...I don't think it's a bad thing to want to do something for others. I'm just worried that you won't be satisfied with whatever you do because you'll just keep thinking something you do doesn't count.
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It's not that I don't think being with others doesn't necessarily count, it's just—
I'm kinda stuck in the pasture. I don't go out into the fog for obvious reasons, but I also don't go into the forest much unless I have people with me... but even if I went into the forest or the fog, I'm not that much of a fighter yet, and Clover's skills rely entirely on luck. I want to be able to do something—
[she has to pause for a moment to think]
Tangible? I think that's the word I want.
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[considers this quietly, for a moment, looking up at slowly gathering rainclouds]
I have a friend who hates fighting. On my world, when dungeons first started appearing, the only thing people were interested in was making sure they could fight. That's how they judge Hunters too, by their combat abilities. So when he first awoke he was kind of awkward. He knew he wasn't suited for fighting but he tried to push himself anyways.
He is good at making things. And that's what he's most comfortable doing. I told him to focus on that--on doing something he knew he loved to do.
[beams like a proud parent]
And now he's the world's only blacksmith that can create S-Class weapons and higher! He still hates fighting, and honestly he doesn't like making weapons much either. But I've never had food that tasted better than his. And he's made me all kinds of protective equipment. I'd be dead a hundred times over without him.
I guess what I'm trying to say is...You don't have to be in the thick of the fighting to make a difference. You just need to find something you're passionate about and hone those skills. So, maybe start by thinking about that?
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... That new weed that kinda reminds me of a cat offered to teach me about plants and stuff. I was thinking of taking her up on it anyway to try to find a really good bitter tea for Zenith but... maybe for other things? But foraging would still be hard for anything that's not in the pasture.
[A sigh]
I don't actually know what I want to do aside from be an idol, though. It's not really a practical skill here though, you know?
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She knows what she's talking about when it comes to plants. If you're interested in what she has to share then I don't think it's bad to at least try it out!
And having that idol training has been really useful for you already. I've seen how good your footwork is.
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Using your chakrams is fighting, sure. But footwork isn't exactly fighting even if it's part of it. Maybe it's better to call it dexterity? If you're sturdy on your feet you can dodge an attack; you can also intentionally draw someone or something's attention before you dodge that attack, if you're looking to keep hits off of your friends. Or you can draw attention and make a quick getaway before someone gets the chance to attack. You can do the opposite of all that too! You can sneak into someplace while someone else is drawing all of the attention.
All of those scenarios might still sound like situations where you'd be attacked, but they aren't necessarily ones where you'd have to fight back. You just have to think about what you can do when a situation comes up. Learning to think on your feet is the hardest part.
And you might not think of this as a skill...but you did just say that Red's only given you easy quests so far. That's a worthwhile ability to have too. If you can talk to Red or Miss Daisy or Blossom or anyone else here and get information out of them--that's way safer and more effective than any of us running into the mist.
[he just has a lot of feelings about using every single skill you have to be best of your abilities,]
As for little miss dandelion, I've just been calling her "Miss Apothecary". I didn't want to just pick a name for her, and she doesn't seem to care enough to pick one either.
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[She listens pretty intently, leaning heavier as she watches the gathering clouds]
I never thought of it like that... at least as far as the fighting goes. It just feels like people should be doing way more in those kinds of situations because that's what fight usually implies, right?
As far as Red goes, I don't know if he was just taking it easy on me or just thought it was funny, though. Like the slingshots are probably because he thought it was funny, but I have a picture of my family and all I had to do was hug someone. The chakrams were part of the concert.
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[makes a "hmmmmm" noise as he thinks. his eyes mostly stay on the clouds as they chat, but he is looking around. she can tell when she's sitting this close. he tilts his head to listen to distant sounds and very casually turns his head to watch some movement out of the corner of his eye.]
I'm honestly used to dungeons, so it's hard to compare fighting at home to fighting here. In a dungeon everyone has something to do. There's a damage dealer to take out the big monsters, and of course there's usually a few people to offer support by acting as distractions, giving buffs, healing, or taking out smaller monsters in the area. But there are also people doing research, gathering supplies, looking after the injured, and keeping everyone on target. Helping out Miss Apothecary covers a few of those and it's something tangible, so it sounds like what you're looking for.
Maybe as a test you can ask Red about the sakura trees and see what kind of quest he gives you. If it's a pain you don't have to take it, obviously. But that's part of gathering data too! If we know for sure that he just gives easy quests for things he thinks are funny, we'd just have to give him an explanation that he finds amusing for whatever we want. Like, "I want to grow some sakura trees because I think it'll make Styx and Minuet get emotional and cry, which is funny."
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He gives Yata stuff for pranks so that Yata can keep getting more prank stuff... I know that. I can test it out more, though, just to see.
[She hums for a moment, though, thinking.]
I never thought I'd be an actual fighter, anyway. The only thing I ever really wanted to do was go on stage and perform and wear sparkly dresses and—make people happy. It's kinda naive to think it's only just that, and I know that now, but... that's the sort of thing I like to do. It's the sort of thing I always wanted to do.
Zenith insists I have something to protect myself, though, and I get it. I don't even disagree with it. It just doesn't feel right... but not being able to do much doesn't feel great, either. That's why I'm gonna talk to the apothecary girl, though. We're gonna do some experiments to see if singing helps the limbus plant stay super fresh.
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Basic self defense is still a must. Zenith has the right idea. Anything past that is up to you.
Besides, it shouldn't all be about strategy and survival and ways to help. If you only work and don't play, you'll get stressed out and wear yourself down. Do some stupid stuff every now and then too.
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You're too young to be saying that. If I can have days where I relax and have fun, then there's hope for you yet. Do I need to plan fun days like I plan nap days?
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I wish we had stuff like karaoke or have better ways to do purikura or something. That's the kind of stuff I used to do with my friends aside from get crepes or something...
Or we'd do those dance challenges kpop groups like to do. Tiktok filming... Most of that stuff doesn't exist here.
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Most people here don't have a phone, let alone anything to film with. Even if we could get Tiktok filming here, it's probably not the same without a bunch of other people commenting, right? That's the draw of social media.
It'd be easy enough to ask for a karaoke lounge after a ritual though.
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You're helping me right now. Is that not enough?
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I want to be able to do something for people aside from be with them, though.
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I'm kinda stuck in the pasture. I don't go out into the fog for obvious reasons, but I also don't go into the forest much unless I have people with me... but even if I went into the forest or the fog, I'm not that much of a fighter yet, and Clover's skills rely entirely on luck. I want to be able to do something—
[she has to pause for a moment to think]
Tangible? I think that's the word I want.
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I get what you mean, just...fighting isn't the only tangible thing to do. But it sounds like that's what you're thinking of.
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I have a friend who hates fighting. On my world, when dungeons first started appearing, the only thing people were interested in was making sure they could fight. That's how they judge Hunters too, by their combat abilities. So when he first awoke he was kind of awkward. He knew he wasn't suited for fighting but he tried to push himself anyways.
He is good at making things. And that's what he's most comfortable doing. I told him to focus on that--on doing something he knew he loved to do.
[beams like a proud parent]
And now he's the world's only blacksmith that can create S-Class weapons and higher! He still hates fighting, and honestly he doesn't like making weapons much either. But I've never had food that tasted better than his. And he's made me all kinds of protective equipment. I'd be dead a hundred times over without him.
I guess what I'm trying to say is...You don't have to be in the thick of the fighting to make a difference. You just need to find something you're passionate about and hone those skills. So, maybe start by thinking about that?
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[A sigh]
I don't actually know what I want to do aside from be an idol, though. It's not really a practical skill here though, you know?
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[he knows the one]
She knows what she's talking about when it comes to plants. If you're interested in what she has to share then I don't think it's bad to at least try it out!
And having that idol training has been really useful for you already. I've seen how good your footwork is.
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[she sighs]
Does she even have a proper name yet? Or is she just "Miss Apothecary"?
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All of those scenarios might still sound like situations where you'd be attacked, but they aren't necessarily ones where you'd have to fight back. You just have to think about what you can do when a situation comes up. Learning to think on your feet is the hardest part.
And you might not think of this as a skill...but you did just say that Red's only given you easy quests so far. That's a worthwhile ability to have too. If you can talk to Red or Miss Daisy or Blossom or anyone else here and get information out of them--that's way safer and more effective than any of us running into the mist.
[he just has a lot of feelings about using every single skill you have to be best of your abilities,]
As for little miss dandelion, I've just been calling her "Miss Apothecary". I didn't want to just pick a name for her, and she doesn't seem to care enough to pick one either.
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I never thought of it like that... at least as far as the fighting goes. It just feels like people should be doing way more in those kinds of situations because that's what fight usually implies, right?
As far as Red goes, I don't know if he was just taking it easy on me or just thought it was funny, though. Like the slingshots are probably because he thought it was funny, but I have a picture of my family and all I had to do was hug someone. The chakrams were part of the concert.
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I'm honestly used to dungeons, so it's hard to compare fighting at home to fighting here. In a dungeon everyone has something to do. There's a damage dealer to take out the big monsters, and of course there's usually a few people to offer support by acting as distractions, giving buffs, healing, or taking out smaller monsters in the area. But there are also people doing research, gathering supplies, looking after the injured, and keeping everyone on target. Helping out Miss Apothecary covers a few of those and it's something tangible, so it sounds like what you're looking for.
Maybe as a test you can ask Red about the sakura trees and see what kind of quest he gives you. If it's a pain you don't have to take it, obviously. But that's part of gathering data too! If we know for sure that he just gives easy quests for things he thinks are funny, we'd just have to give him an explanation that he finds amusing for whatever we want. Like, "I want to grow some sakura trees because I think it'll make Styx and Minuet get emotional and cry, which is funny."
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[She hums for a moment, though, thinking.]
I never thought I'd be an actual fighter, anyway. The only thing I ever really wanted to do was go on stage and perform and wear sparkly dresses and—make people happy. It's kinda naive to think it's only just that, and I know that now, but... that's the sort of thing I like to do. It's the sort of thing I always wanted to do.
Zenith insists I have something to protect myself, though, and I get it. I don't even disagree with it. It just doesn't feel right... but not being able to do much doesn't feel great, either. That's why I'm gonna talk to the apothecary girl, though. We're gonna do some experiments to see if singing helps the limbus plant stay super fresh.
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Besides, it shouldn't all be about strategy and survival and ways to help. If you only work and don't play, you'll get stressed out and wear yourself down. Do some stupid stuff every now and then too.
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I feel like I don't remember how to do any of that. I've been working nonstop for so long now...
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Or we'd do those dance challenges kpop groups like to do. Tiktok filming... Most of that stuff doesn't exist here.
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It'd be easy enough to ask for a karaoke lounge after a ritual though.
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I guess... if Clover wins another one of those, we can. It'd fit our other choices of stuff like the gym and the arcade.
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