@fuckthis (text)

[evocation]

hey
so me and wash and gene were gonna go on an adventure in the woods
see what we can find, you know?
but we're looking for a couple of people to bring with us
maybe two or three
gene's a medic, wash is a marine, and i'm a wizard with experience dealing with monsters and nasty magic
anyone that thinks they could round that out would be great
but no serial killers or anyone that would like
murder us in our sleep
and sorry, but no kids yet
i know some of you are gonna argue that, but we have no idea what we're dealing with and we don't want that on our consciences
anyway, let us know
thanks

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[nonscriptum]

[ Yeah, it's not news to Nate. He died multiple times in another world, too. ]

he's died at least once here already. you really think he's the kind of guy who wants to go out and do it again?

[dualikey]

i'm not saying that we should ask him to go

i'm saying that he knows what happens when you die here. i asked him about it

[nonscriptum]

yeah, i know. that's why he's got those scales.

this isn't the only expedition that's ever going to happen here. this is just the one where a friend of mine who's seen a lot of kids die doesn't want to see that happen.

i don't think that's unreasonable.

[dualikey]

i don't think it is either. i know that people do things when they're scared

but that's not the way he's explaining it to me, so even though i see your point of view, it also feels like one of you is lying. and that won't help anything either.

[nonscriptum]

i don't know what else to tell you. no one can stop you from doing what you want to do, because i was the same way at your age.

you guys might be master swordsmen for all i know, but i don't want to see kids die while i'm parsing out terrain. i know you'll say something about us not being responsible for you, but that's just

[ He almost says when you're an adult you'll understand, but that's inaccurate, and just makes his chest hurt again. ]

we'd feel responsible either way, it's just what being an adult is. i know you just wanna help.

[dualikey]

thank you for telling me. there are people i don't wanna see die infront of me either.

[It's a sentiment he can understand, even if he's also accepted the inevitability. But he can't expect everyone he meets to have grown enough to reach that place.

In the space between those two points he can listen to the needs of the people around him, and make sure that he doesn't put someone vulnerable, like Nate, in that position while he's here. And that's fair to ask.]

but it's worth remembering that there are plenty of ways to help that don't mean going along with you

and you'd be better off preparing for what's out there by asking around first