homophonic ❆ ylfa

[bindings]

ylfa

Monster to monster.

CODE

Comments

[bindings]

[a pause. and then she holds out a hand! a few people have just led her around by the hand here and there and she finds she doesn't mind it so much.]

I've noticed that not many of the competitors here have elemental powers like we do. I wonder why that is.

[honkinbigteeth]

I guess it's nice that there's a lot of healing magic around.

[yes she will hold hands. or paws, she can hold her fuzzy paw.]

But I don't think it would suit me so much.

[bindings]

[she will hold paw. she doesn't seem to mind that it's a paw.]

I don't think it would suit me either. [she says, almost wryly.] Why not for you?

[honkinbigteeth]

I like to be in the action! Healing is Mother's job, he's more comfortable on the sidelines. Wouldn't want to steal it from him.

[bindings]

Mother? One of your teammates from your world, I assume.

[honkinbigteeth]

Yeah. He used to tell stories to all the kids in the town I grew up in. He took me in after things broke bad back home. I really hope he's doing okay, I usually have to look out for him.

[bindings]

Well, he isn't here. That must be a relief and a worry.

[honkinbigteeth]

Yes. It's possible he's okay, that they all made it out, but also what if he died too but just didn't come here?

[bindings]

Hm. Good point.

[but.] I wouldn't worry about the what-ifs. If he is, you can't do anything about it here.

[she means this is a nice way, but it comes out kind of rude, in her typical fashion.]

[honkinbigteeth]

[no, she gets the point.]

I have to focus for now on what I can do, and figure it out from there.

[bindings]

Exactly. He may be in the same situation elsewhere, or he may be alive.

Focus on not being erased. I wouldn't want our alliance to be in vain.

[honkinbigteeth]

...Neither would I.

[bindings]

[she gives her a little paw squeeze!]

Have you seen the park? There's a tree. [the one tree...]

[honkinbigteeth]

[oh.]

You really like trees, don't you?

[bindings]

Well, where I was before I died, I lived in the mountains. I miss their presence.

[honkinbigteeth]

Were you on your own?

[bindings]

No. My Master, as well as the other adepti, also live in the mountains of Liyue.

[honkinbigteeth]

Oh. Your master and adepti...? Are they your friends?

[bindings]

[she shakes her head.]

More like caregivers. Teachers.

[honkinbigteeth]

...Oh. Authority figures, huh? Do you want to get back to them, or is that more complicated?

[bindings]

I wouldn't mind. I care about them.

I don't feel strongly about staying or going.

[honkinbigteeth]

...Yeah. I know that feeling.

[bindings]

[she tilts her head a little.]

But you want to revive yourself, don't you?

[honkinbigteeth]

[she nods.]

...When this first happened to me, it felt like I was made strong enough to survive just about anything, but I didn't have anything left to survive for. It seemed really pointless, like I was going on out of habit until I inevitably ran into something stronger than I am.

It's different now, because I know what this is for. I'm like this so I can protect the people who matter to me for a little while.

[bindings]

[it's a little funny how much sense this makes to her, actually, even with how rough around the edges she might be.]

That is a good way to look at it. [she says, thoughtfully.] I'd like to use what I am to protect the people I care about, too. It's taken me longer to figure out than I think it has for you.