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soul_campaign2012-07-19 08:37 am
dissenter) wrote in soul_campaign2012-07-19 08:37 am
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003 (mar. 7) / video.
[it's been over a month since qilby last showed his face in a personal post on the network, and since then the pile of books on his workspace have grown to obscene levels. either he's been spending all his food money on these things -- he certainly isn't looking any less gaunt than usual -- or someone's been seriously ignoring their due dates at the library…
due dates don't apply to kings, anyway. and that's the truth!
he smiles a tired smile.] Believe it or not, I think I'm beginning to exhaust Shibusen's library of its resources. A word to the wise -- the selection is smaller than it first appears, when the majority of books are restricted to the public.
[is that a subtle jab at the way things are run? probably not. he's still generally-cheery looking, after all.] I wonder what the policy on traveling outside the city is, when one's not accompanying their partner on a mission. It's dangerous out there, of course, but I'm curious about the rest of this world outside the city's walls. It's not every day that I-- [well, that'd be a lie] ... That most people get to see a new planet, and I'm sure I'm not the only un-partnered individual who's got an itch to explore. The libraries of the world await...
... Perhaps, when things calm down a bit. [you know, when you mighty warriors can afford to sit around and lounge by the pool all day.] In the meantime, does anyone have any suggestions as to other ways of acquiring study material? A man needs to keep himself occupied.
[you have no idea.]
due dates don't apply to kings, anyway. and that's the truth!
he smiles a tired smile.] Believe it or not, I think I'm beginning to exhaust Shibusen's library of its resources. A word to the wise -- the selection is smaller than it first appears, when the majority of books are restricted to the public.
[is that a subtle jab at the way things are run? probably not. he's still generally-cheery looking, after all.] I wonder what the policy on traveling outside the city is, when one's not accompanying their partner on a mission. It's dangerous out there, of course, but I'm curious about the rest of this world outside the city's walls. It's not every day that I-- [well, that'd be a lie] ... That most people get to see a new planet, and I'm sure I'm not the only un-partnered individual who's got an itch to explore. The libraries of the world await...
... Perhaps, when things calm down a bit. [you know, when you mighty warriors can afford to sit around and lounge by the pool all day.] In the meantime, does anyone have any suggestions as to other ways of acquiring study material? A man needs to keep himself occupied.
[you have no idea.]
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Well, my siblings and I have been around for thousands upon thousands of years -- since the dawn of time, when our universe was created. And while the twelve of us live and die like the rest of our people do, we're the only ones among them who reincarnate upon each death. It's said that our Goddess created us this way so that we'd be uniquely suited to ruling our race through the ages, as a council, with me as their king.
Indeed, our countless lives have provided us with a good context in which to continue governing -- contrary to what you might think, my siblings and I tend to keep the same talents and personality traits throughout each lifetime. This consistent atmosphere, coupled with the accurate records we've been able to keep of our entire race's history, ensured that our world experienced a long, unbroken peace.
[a pause.] Not many people would call reincarnation "immortality." But that's what it is, effectively: though our body dies, our soul remains. Somewhat like the way things work here.
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[ Interesting. Re-l seems to take a moment to really soak that in, settled back in her seat to properly take it all in. Reincarnated time and time again with the same general abilities and personality - it was a bit like immortality, wasn't it? Still, to be offered such a thing in life had to be a burden and a blessing, if you wished to call either of them those things.
And yet, she can't help but think of Romdeau with the air of consistency and the turn over of time again and again. ]
... Does it ever grow boring for you?
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It would, if the Council Eliatropes didn't have the good fortune to forget their previous lives upon the turn of each new one. But as I said, we keep very good records -- especially me, in particular. [a none-too-humble smile, but one that seems justified and not mere bravado. he glances to his side, at a small stack of books.] Imagine picking up the work where it left off in your last life, and realizing that you hold the cumulative effort of not only that life, but hundreds of lifetimes. And not only that, but having it dawn on you that that's a reaction you've had hundreds of times before.
[it's easier for him, of course. he doesn't forget. and really, in truth, that's not "easier" at all.] I've accomplished much in my time. No end of diseases have been cured thanks to my work, so many technological advancements have been made... And we shared them all, when we could, as was our duty.