I'm a little surprised you didn't try teaching everyone while you were here, honestly.
[ smiling, though! ]
Me, too. [ pleased... fwiends. ] Working here may not be that special, but it would be a lot nicer with more familiar faces. And it is still kind of exciting, right?
[ not always in a good way but there is always something happening. ]
I taught quite a few people, but I'm a poor instructor. I can't hold back when I play. You'll be next, if you'd give me the time.
[ a crew tournament might be fun...! something casual with friends, he hasn't had that for a long time. combining the things he loves. ]
Yes, it's still exciting. There's parts that are awful, of course, but I've learned more than I could ever imagine in my time here. It's broadened my understanding of "knowledge" itself.
Well, I could try. Don't know if I'd be that great at it.
[ he is not smart and this sounds like something that requires a lot of strategy. thinks of columbina and cait sith's card game battle... ]
One of those who's always trying to learn something new, huh? [ mostly teasing. he laughs. ] That's not a bad thing! I've been learning a lot, too. It's gotten a lot easier dealing with this stuff... imagining how different all these worlds can be.
That's not true. You have a disposition similar to a friend of mine who is very talented. With the right deck, I think you'd be formidable.
[ you don't always need strategy if your deck just wants to throw hands.
while he recognises the teasing, it's also... just true. that's who he is. ]
I want to know about as many possibilities as possible, yes. Vanguard may be my entire existence back home, but everything I learn here feeds how I view the paths life can take, just like how a match unfolds.
Do I...? [ is that a good thing. ] I suppose I'll have to take your word for that.
[ they don't have vanguard decks here... ]
You'll be working on that for a while, in that case. It's really sounding like there are endless worlds out there. I never would've even guessed that was possible if I hadn't come here.
[ it's a good thing! and he's been making some in the prop room. hos knowledge of the card pool is very accurate. but anyway. ]
Mm, I know. Infinitely, probably. [ nodding. ] When I was in rehab, it gave me a lot of time to think about the world, and my place in it. Even all that considering couldn't have prepared me for the entire universe.
Rehab...? [ you drop this bomb and leng feng doesn't even know what the fuck it means? ] Guess it's hard to be ready for something that big. It goes way beyond all of us.
Rehabilitation. In hospital. [ did he never mention this. lmao. ] Yeah. Some of the others would've been more prepared for it - those with dimensional and space travel. Even then, it's wider than that.
I didn't realize you were sick before. Or... hurt? [ HE DID NOT MENTION IT. ] Maybe... Choi always seems to know about things like that. But for most of us, I think it's new, and even he didn't expect things like the Flame Wars.
Ah. Yeah, I was in a coma for eighteen months. Coming out of something like that, you have to relearn a lot of physical things. Atrophy and such. [ casually. it's part of why he's a stick. constitution score 6. ] Choi also seems the type to roll with any punches as long as he can help with the details, though... a good example of how we should all take this, I guess.
Yeah. I'm doing much better now. [ the last day is not the time to worry leng feng with the details. ] I got to go home and start competing again recently, so it's been good. The time off let me shift my perspectives.
...he really is a good person, hm? He also reminds me very strongly of a friend of mine. The types who will do anything for others without question, if they trust their gut feelings.
[ he's right it isn't the time for this but he is so shook ]
...It's nice that it worked out that way, then. Sometimes a break is good, even if the way you get it really isn't. Sometimes you just need it.
[ but yes... choi. he nods. ]
I don't think he'd be here at all if he weren't like that. And he's been taking care of all of us this whole time... It'll be different without him here.
No, I don't think so. He said he came to make sure no one needed rescuing, and now that he's seen the situation for himself, there's no real need to stay.
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[ he has no insight into your lounges or missions. ]
"Kind of." [ what does that mean. but he nods. ] Yeah, I think so. Stolas and I agreed on that.
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[ ah. smiles, a little... pleased? ]
You're not quite rid of me yet, then. I'll remain in your care as junior crew.
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[ he doesn't actually seem that surprised by this, actually. ]
...So we'd be your bosses, then? Might not be so bad.
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[ droops a little. ]
It's just normal work, hm.
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Sorry about that...? It's not exactly normal for me, though... working on sets and stuff like this.
But it wasn't all bad with our crew.
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[ character profile dislike: leading a normal lifestyle ]
Of course. We had a lot of good times. I'm glad you'll still be with me.
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[ smiling, though! ]
Me, too. [ pleased... fwiends. ] Working here may not be that special, but it would be a lot nicer with more familiar faces. And it is still kind of exciting, right?
[ not always in a good way but there is always something happening. ]
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[ a crew tournament might be fun...! something casual with friends, he hasn't had that for a long time. combining the things he loves. ]
Yes, it's still exciting. There's parts that are awful, of course, but I've learned more than I could ever imagine in my time here. It's broadened my understanding of "knowledge" itself.
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[ he is not smart and this sounds like something that requires a lot of strategy. thinks of columbina and cait sith's card game battle... ]
One of those who's always trying to learn something new, huh? [ mostly teasing. he laughs. ] That's not a bad thing! I've been learning a lot, too. It's gotten a lot easier dealing with this stuff... imagining how different all these worlds can be.
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[ you don't always need strategy if your deck just wants to throw hands.
while he recognises the teasing, it's also... just true. that's who he is. ]
I want to know about as many possibilities as possible, yes. Vanguard may be my entire existence back home, but everything I learn here feeds how I view the paths life can take, just like how a match unfolds.
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[ they don't have vanguard decks here... ]
You'll be working on that for a while, in that case. It's really sounding like there are endless worlds out there. I never would've even guessed that was possible if I hadn't come here.
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Mm, I know. Infinitely, probably. [ nodding. ] When I was in rehab, it gave me a lot of time to think about the world, and my place in it. Even all that considering couldn't have prepared me for the entire universe.
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Rehab...? [ you drop this bomb and leng feng doesn't even know what the fuck it means? ] Guess it's hard to be ready for something that big. It goes way beyond all of us.
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Rehabilitation. In hospital. [ did he never mention this. lmao. ] Yeah. Some of the others would've been more prepared for it - those with dimensional and space travel. Even then, it's wider than that.
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I didn't realize you were sick before. Or... hurt? [ HE DID NOT MENTION IT. ] Maybe... Choi always seems to know about things like that. But for most of us, I think it's new, and even he didn't expect things like the Flame Wars.
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Ah. Yeah, I was in a coma for eighteen months. Coming out of something like that, you have to relearn a lot of physical things. Atrophy and such. [ casually. it's part of why he's a stick. constitution score 6. ] Choi also seems the type to roll with any punches as long as he can help with the details, though... a good example of how we should all take this, I guess.
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A coma? [ BRO. ] What the hell? I'm glad you're okay now, but...
[ you can't just drop this out of nowhere and expect him not to be shocked. ]
Choi just wants to make sure no one is in real danger. That's the main reason he came, not for some wish. [ ... ] He's a good person.
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Yeah. I'm doing much better now. [ the last day is not the time to worry leng feng with the details. ] I got to go home and start competing again recently, so it's been good. The time off let me shift my perspectives.
...he really is a good person, hm? He also reminds me very strongly of a friend of mine. The types who will do anything for others without question, if they trust their gut feelings.
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...It's nice that it worked out that way, then. Sometimes a break is good, even if the way you get it really isn't. Sometimes you just need it.
[ but yes... choi. he nods. ]
I don't think he'd be here at all if he weren't like that. And he's been taking care of all of us this whole time... It'll be different without him here.
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Mm. Sometimes it's the out you need to have time to deal with your thoughts.
[ anyway!! choi, ]
Oh? He won't be returning?
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