fortunefail | - 86 [Written / Action]

[It's been three weeks now. Three weeks since Mithos died. Yuan should know, he's the one who killed him. Now everything is quiet- too quiet. Revivals don't usually take this long, which means Mithos could very well be hiding out somewhere. Finally, he decides to put this to the test and makes an attempt to contact him.]

[Mithos]

I know you've returned. Have you finally learned your lesson about keeping a low profile, or is that too much to hope for?

[This was an absolute bluff. For all Yuan knows, the Malnosso have decided to keep Mithos for additional experimenting. Still, if that's so, then he won't even see this entry and no harm will be done.]

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[Shortly after this, from early in the afternoon on, Yuan can be found sitting on the roof of house #8. He'd been patrolling the village perimeter every so often for the past week, but today he'd rather stick close to home. The roof is a good place to keep an eye on his surroundings and it's relatively quiet.

After an hour or so, he lies back to stare up at the passing clouds. To think, Presea and Zelos were sent home recently, only to be replaced by Lloyd of all people. Luceti never ceases to catch Yuan off-guard, even after this many years.

Anyone is free to spot him and tell him to get down from the roof! Or join him up there. Whichever.]

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What do you want to know about it?

[Yuan knows far too much about that world. Specific questions will help him narrow down what to share, but also what to keep to himself.]

[Can she just say 'everything'?]

What were the people like?

... More close-minded than the people here.

Really? Why is that?

... There are so many different people here, with so many different customs... One has no choice but to be accepting.

[Which is, of course, Yuan's pessimism speaking for the most part. But it can't be a coincidence that most humans back in Aselia are prone to racism, while the humans here are all pleasantly surprised by new races.]

I suppose that is true.

[She's sighs a little] I assume that in your world, people dislike diversity?

Most of them do, yes. They're content to live in their own little world, refusing those who are even remotely different.

[There's exceptions, of course, but... The great majority of the world is extremely close-minded.]

I see. It's disappointing that even in different worlds, people still continue to behave in such a way.

[Not that it's as severe as that back in her world but there are still people like that... and she would know]

Yes... It's the same in your world, then?

It isn't uncommon to see people like that in my world, no, but I can't say it is quite as severe as yours. People in my world are fairly accepting of those who may be different than they are, perhaps due to the constant foreigners that travel throughout the world and bring their own culture with them. Though there are those that refuse to see and accept what they're aren't accustomed to.

[A sigh]

I suppose it's human nature to reject those that are different. It's a defense mechanism of sorts, as it's hard to accept what you don't understand. That's why this village is so surprising. Nearly everyone is willing to learn more about other worlds and races, so that they can understand and accept them.

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