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[occupiesvitalregions]

[Ol' Gil has a lot on his mind lately, one of which is this:]

hypothetically

if the door stopped doing it's thing and bad shit stopped happening, and the gods were able to send us home,

would you choose to stay here? why??

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[utulien_aure]

[Gilbert can't see Fingon laugh through the text, but he definitely does.]

Been on the battlefield yourself, have you?

[occupiesvitalregions]

of course!! but not in a long time cuz

cuz of reasons

it's complicated

but since i got here i've picked up a sword again and i'm out most days in the caves fighting off monsters, it's totally cool

[utulien_aure]

Most things are, sadly.

I've been fighting for nearly five centuries; by now it's hard to imagine not being at war.

It is! I've been out a few times with an old friend, and I've never seen anything like some of the creatures here. Now if the caves only had dragons....

[occupiesvitalregions]

[!!! Five centuries!? This is exciting.]

well i've been around for over 8 centuries and you're the first person i've met in a long time that even comes close

i mean next to some people i know back home

and don't hold your breath when it comes to dragons, dude. knowing this place, it's only a matter of time

[utulien_aure]

You are? You have my apologies; there are so many Men here that I had assumed you one of them.

My people's war has lasted near five hundred years of the Sun; I was grown when it began, though it sometimes feels otherwise.

[Depending on how one looks at it, he's either about 240 or 2500. Ish.

...It's a long story.]

So there are more people like you in your world?

Something to look forward to, then- I've been hoping to get the chance for some time now. Are there any monsters you've been occupied with, in the meantime?

[occupiesvitalregions]

[Prussia's been through a few phases - Knights Templar, Brandenburg-Prussia, etc. - but he's been him for a well over 800 years. Even among another nations, few are as old or older as he is.]


i'm human. kinda. sorta. I look human. it's hard to explain over text. someday in the bar over beer and war stories i can explain it. there have only been a few hundred like me on a planet of currently 7 billion

ok so in the caves there are these little green monsters with knives and lanterns. they move really slow and look totally harmless but those knives pack a punch!! they're really weird!

[utulien_aure]

My people look like Men too- though we prefer to say Men look like us, of course. And I'd be glad to hear the explanation, just as I would to go for a drink.

There are seven billion people on your world? [Wow. Just...wow- but how does everyone feed themselves?]

I haven't yet seen any of those! A fair number of bugs, and two unpleasant flying monsters. But there's always the next time!

[occupiesvitalregions]

7 billion. like all of a sudden technology got good and people realized you need to sanitize your medical equipment then BAM! population overdrive!

ok man you got it. i totally owe you a beer sometime then

i think i need to know your name for that tho

[utulien_aure]

Seven billion. If we'd had a population so large.... Well. What's done is done.

I didn't mention my name? How rude of me; my mother would be appalled.

Fingon Fingolfinion, most recently of Hithlum. Well met, and may I ask yours in return?

[occupiesvitalregions]

idk introductions over text aren't so formal so don't worry about it. i'm gilbert beilschmidt

[utulien_aure]

Sadly, that's likely the most informal greeting I've given in some time.

I think I'm out of practice.