[seasonality] catchall for nier

[wtfox]

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[wtfox]

...

[she takes a breath.]

Right. We're going to want to be as clearheaded as possible, so we can figure things out.

[it's going to be such a long year.]

[amain]

[ i cannot be in a mg for a full year help

Clearheaded, bright-eyed, bushytailed... They have to look forward. ]

I read that there are constellations in the sky at night. Do you recognize any?

[wtfox]

[she looks up at the sky (while i check the questions for mods channel)]

...none of them really look familiar to me, but uh, that one kind of looks like a bear?

[she points.]

[amain]

[ ... He squints. ]

How?

[wtfox]

[she sort of traces a line between the stars to make a shape]

Like that, see?

[amain]

... I guess I can see it.

[ Him: constellations are fake ]

Not that I've seen a lot of bears before. The Principal is actually the girst.

[wtfox]

Really? I've seen them before, but usually in the wild - like, you can see them on nature walks or when you're hiking, but you have to be really careful so they don't attack.

Oh, and I've seen pictures of them on the internet, too.

[amain]

There is a decline in land animals in my world, so that explains most of it. I haven't seen a lot of things, actually.

There are some books in the library, but not all of them have pictures.

[wtfox]

Huh... I guess I kinda took taking what they know like for granted.

What kind of pictures did the books have?

[amain]

Hmm... It depends on the book. Some cookbooks I saw had photos in them, but the colors are washed out. There are some books about animals and flora that have pictures, but they're more like drawings.

There's probably more. Not like I read all the books in my village's library.

[wtfox]

I see... well, schools usually have libraries, so maybe once some of the construction is done you'll get to see even more books!

[amain]

That'd be nice... I do miss reading fiction.

[wtfox]

Ooh, what's your favorite genre?

[amain]

My sister and I enjoy fantasy a lot. Stuff with castles and dragons.

[wtfox]

Oh, like fairy tales?

[amain]

Yeah, like fairytales... Usually, those don't have bad endings, though I remember some of them being unsettling.

Sleeping Beauty is one of them.

[wtfox]

Really?

[she tilts her head to one side... hm]

How does the story go where you're from?

[amain]

... Isn't it the same? She's asleep for a hundred of years or something.

[ like




what the fuck ]

[wtfox]

Oh, is that all? I thought maybe there was a different ending in your world.

It's because of a curse - but she wakes up thanks to true love's kiss. It's pretty romantic!

[amain]

... But if you sleep for a hundred years, everyone you loved and knew would...

[ Die? ]

[wtfox]

There are some versions of the story where everyone in her kingdom fell asleep, too. So she wasn't alone when she woke up.

[amain]

... That's nice. The one I read did not have that.

[wtfox]

Ohhh... yeah, that would be pretty freaky, then.

[amain]

[ He sighs. ]

I had to stop since my sister was getting scared about never waking up.

[wtfox]

[oh, yikes, that would do it]

But I'm sure you found much nicer stories to tell her instead, right?