HOMOPHONIC 🌺 SETSU

[piteous]

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[piteous]

Sounds good! If you end up having questions, I'd just field them to Wolfwood. He's better at this kind of stuff.

[ Vash just putting responsibility elsewhere for teams, cause yeah. USED TO JUST DOING HIS OWN THING. ]

I've shared a couple, but I'm open to sharing some more if you don't mind the other ears.

[ Squirrels. Chonky and here. ]

[gnosia]

Thank you, Vash. So long as you're sure your team is interested, that should be fine for now.

[ this is fine. they do glance at the squirrels. will you spill the secrets... ]

...It's alright. As long as you're willing to listen, I don't mind sharing with you.

[ in which, they'll reach into their pocket and... pull out this. something blue, flecks of gold, shimmering inside a transparent cube on their palm. ] This is the "Silver Key." It's the item I've brought from my universe with me. Though... it isn't really simply an item.

It's a living organism, a parasite.

[piteous]

I think my team would like to avoid as many casualties as possible.

[ Which may be funny because Shenhe is here, but listen. First, he listens, then his eyes widen.

Hello?? ]

A parasite?!

[gnosia]

[ we love shenhe but it's fine. still, vash's panic is very valid in this scenario. though, setsu raises their other hand up in some reassurance. but also still keeping the silver key in plain sight while keeping it close to themselves. ]

Don't worry, it's currently dormant right now. And, even if it wasn't, it has fixated on me as its host so. It doesn't pose any danger or threat to anyone.

[piteous]

But it's a threat to you, right?!

[ THIS IS CONCERNING! HIS FEARS HAVE NOT GONE DOWN. ]

[gnosia]

Not... necessarily? I mean, my fate is intertwined with it because of its affixation, yes. But it only consumes information.

[ SO IT'S NOT TOO BAD. ] I was.. actually able to survive because of it.

[piteous]

Oh, okay. I thought you meant parasite... Like it depletes your energy and lifelivehood.

[ whew. ]

That's still kinda odd.

[gnosia]

It's... a special kind of parasite. Different from those kinds though, yes.

[ technically?? ]

Normally, I'd be able to keep it inside me. But, like some people in our group that have normal abilities before coming here, it seems to have been blocked.

[piteous]

[ still... weird, but... ]

What does it allow you to do in exchange for information? You said that it helped you survive.

[gnosia]

...It's a bit complicated. [ which, they seem a bit hesitant to properly explain. ]

Without it though, I would have died. [ though, if we consider them all actually being "dead" here.. ] Well... a lot sooner.

[piteous]

[ He can tell when he should ask certain things, so... ]

Well, I'm glad that you got to live longer.

[gnosia]

[ maybe someday... but, ] I'm glad as well.

[ genuinely... even though they have end up here, it's fine. they will carefully set their silver key away.. goodbye parasite. ] ..Thank you for listening. It's not exactly.. an easy topic to talk with most people, as you can see.

[piteous]

... I think parasite is just an alarming word. It might be better if you use... A different term. Maybe.

[ Yeah. ]

[gnosia]

Mmm.. [ a considering look. ] Well, as it says on my profile, it is a "Silver Key."

[ it just. visibly looks nothing like that term but. y'know. it's fine. ]

[piteous]

[ nodding ]

That doesn't sound as grave!