Good for you. I really ought to do the same. Things here have all gotten a bit weird these days.
[ Still, he feels reluctant to leave. He's not sure why. There are plenty of sensible reasons for him to stay; this is where his friends and community are, this is where he has a job, a home, stability of a sort. But it feels deeper than that. Like the idea of leaving even temporarily is... wrong. Something is gluing him here.
Seimei here isn't in the same boat. At least he can leave. ]
Rumours about our quarry, huh...? That would be the most excitement this place has seen for a long time. [ He plants his hand on his hip. ] Pity there was nothing to them. But in exchange for the favour I paid you -- maybe you'd be willing to regale me with stories of the world outside of this poky little town, and precisely what rumours drew you here.
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[ Still, he feels reluctant to leave. He's not sure why. There are plenty of sensible reasons for him to stay; this is where his friends and community are, this is where he has a job, a home, stability of a sort. But it feels deeper than that. Like the idea of leaving even temporarily is... wrong. Something is gluing him here.
Seimei here isn't in the same boat. At least he can leave. ]
Rumours about our quarry, huh...? That would be the most excitement this place has seen for a long time. [ He plants his hand on his hip. ] Pity there was nothing to them. But in exchange for the favour I paid you -- maybe you'd be willing to regale me with stories of the world outside of this poky little town, and precisely what rumours drew you here.