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[ well, that's quite the mental update. while ishmael isn't reeling from the download's sappy effects, she is in the mood to yap and gossip -- which is typically unlike her at all. and so, while they're all still waiting for the download to finish, she's got this to ask on their shared network. ]

Looks like this is going to take a while. And I know that most of us here were haunted by certain dreams a while back, me included. It's something I've already gone through back home so I'm not too bothered with it now, but I'm going to go ahead and ask anyway.

What are some of your happier memories?

That's probably easier said than done, though. You don't even have to think too far back and just share whatever made you happy since coming here. It's corny, sure, but we could definitely need some cheering up after all that on top of this horribly hot weather.

Of course, if you're too shy to share them to everyone in the class, I get it. I know I am. You can just tell me privately if you trust me that much, or you don't have to say anything at all and just read or react to everyone's contributions instead. Also if anyone's gonna come here to say shit like "Oh I'm not gonna share anything :/" then do us all a favor and not waste our time. Thanks. 👍

[ ish is too embarrassed to share hers right now, if anyone's wondering 🧍‍♂️ of course, feel free to threadjack if needed. happy yapping!! ]

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I guess that's true. It does get boring after a while, especially when you're so good at it.

There are plenty of strong people here in Brimstone alone, though. You tried taking them on sometime?

what, and humiliate 'em all?
i'm already as strong as they come, but
... guess i could stand to size up the rest

Then... who do you want to fight in the future?

I'd vouch for Vergilius, if you've met him. He's my superior back home, and one of the strongest Fixers in the City. You might learn a thing or two.

( v ergilius— )

he's your BOSS?

Well, if we're being technical here, he's our guide in the company we worked at before coming here. He's usually the one who keeps Rodya and I in line.

( how the hell did it take him this long to learn this? )

pretty sure i've already seen how he works
and i'm the one who's gonna...
i'm already workin' on a way to show him up

( ten minutes later: )

and whaddya mean
"learn a thing or two"?
i've told ya plenty of times that i'm a genius
if anything, people on this team oughta learn from me

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I mean, that too. But there's always going to be room for improvement even when you're a genius. You can't keep showing the same tricks forever or your opponent's going to figure out how to counter them all.

( and if it weren't ishmael... )

tch...
i hear you
my swords only good for one thing: bein' the strongest
so, ... i'll do exactly that
adapt

( it's a work in progress, then. )

That's the spirit. 👍 You're already pretty strong in my book, so you may as well show them who's the best with the blade around here. And you can't do that without training, obviously.

Who else got your eye on here?

yuwon, for starters

( not that he ever takes the bait. )

then, i guess... lae'zel

[ tilts head ]

Lae'zel... I'm not surprised. She's told me bit and pieces about her kind and how they learned how to fight at a very young age.

[ yuwon, though... nodnod. jots that down for future reference. ]

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