Huh, maybe it's not all the same. You just reminded me of someone I once knew.
You know, I was jealous of her the first time I met her? It's silly but she was so naive to everything she had and maybe I was just a bit bitter about it.
[He looks at the orb in his hand, thinks about that for a moment, then suddenly throws it down at his feet. It doesn't get as much of the mess in it's radius but it hits him.
He waits for the energy to fade and then smiles and shakes his head. That feels better somehow.]
So, last attempt at guessing. This corporal guy. Is he the stoic, chip on his shoulder, always play by the rules type or the strong, reliable when you need it most type whose bad at self preservation?
[He pulls out another orb, still not explaining why he needed to douse himself a moment before. This time he thinks about comrades, friends, and manages to not dwell on the darker thoughts he has no answers for. The orb begins to glow like the rest.]
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You know, I was jealous of her the first time I met her? It's silly but she was so naive to everything she had and maybe I was just a bit bitter about it.
[He looks at the orb in his hand, thinks about that for a moment, then suddenly throws it down at his feet. It doesn't get as much of the mess in it's radius but it hits him.
He waits for the energy to fade and then smiles and shakes his head. That feels better somehow.]
So, last attempt at guessing. This corporal guy. Is he the stoic, chip on his shoulder, always play by the rules type or the strong, reliable when you need it most type whose bad at self preservation?
[He pulls out another orb, still not explaining why he needed to douse himself a moment before. This time he thinks about comrades, friends, and manages to not dwell on the darker thoughts he has no answers for. The orb begins to glow like the rest.]