[ Tiresome... definitely. Psyche already feels tired, deep in her bones. ]
...Maybe it is. But, maybe that's not a bad thing? I have a friend who told me something like that once. "You make people want to be like you." I don't know if that's true, but... I think of that when I see the way you are in front of the others.
[ Maybe that's it's own kind of pressuring, too? Psyche glances away with a sheepish laugh. ]
I'm sorry. I came to make sure you were alright, and I ended up bringing up difficult things anyway. What would you normally do for something like this? Do you want some tea, maybe?
[ That is a sweet compliment. With the easy way Psyche gives it, Lacus can understand why it was said about her in the first place.
For Lacus herself the topic is a bit more complex. There had once been a girl who'd wanted to be like Lacus, to become her... It's a story for another day, that does not need to taint these kind words. Lacus smiles. ]
Tea sounds lovely. And... hmm, usually when I have something difficult to process, I find myself going someplace with a view. Staring off into the calm water or the endlessness of the stars reminds me of what a beautiful world we are living in even despite it all.
[ Psyche brightens a little again, and gives that a firm nod of agreement. A place with a view... they've been through some terrible things. But it will help to remind herself of what she's gotten past, too. ]
So it still seems that way to you, when you've seen space? [ Space! ] Or maybe it seems bigger... I don't think I could ever get tired of looking at the sky. Sometimes it feels comforting to think that people are so small.
[ She moves to start steering them towards the bar as they talk; maybe the kitchen isn't out of commission yet, after Beelzebub, but she isn't really cherishing any hopes there. ]
[ The bar certainly seems like a safer bet - and it is directly facing the beach, which is a plus. The sea is a mysterious thing - even seeing it day in and day out, Lacus finds it loses none of its charm. ]
Well, given that my home is in space... Looking up at the stars makes me feel like I am looking towards it. Even having traversed the distance a few times, it is still hard to truly comprehend the scale of the distance, honestly.
I can't really imagine it. I've never been further than a day's ride from the city I grew up in.
[ Psyche smiles sidelong at her, glancing up almost reflexively. The stars aren't quite familiar to her here, but they're just as beautiful nonetheless. ]
Does that make you feel like you're closer to home? Wherever we are, maybe you've already traveled further before.
[ A day's ride...? Ah, so that's the kind of time period Psyche is used to. The world must have felt far too small and way too big at the same time, then. ]
A little, mhm. Even if my country is not really up in this sky, it feels like through the endless stars I may be able to spot it yet.
[ It's the beauty of fantasy - there's absolutely no way you'd see a colony from Earth with naked eye, no matter the world. ]
Ah, but if you've never left your hometown for long - is this climate all new to you, then?
That's a nice thought. I know you said that it was — decorated to look more like Earth. But I can't help but picture it more like living among the starlight.
[ Psyche is absolutely not the type to discourage flights of fantasy, after all. She gives Lacus' question a little smile. ]
A little. I've visited a beach once in Vasilios, and it was a bit like this. The sea really does look a little familiar everywhere! But the foods and the devices here, the clothes... most of that is nothing like home.
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...Maybe it is. But, maybe that's not a bad thing? I have a friend who told me something like that once. "You make people want to be like you." I don't know if that's true, but... I think of that when I see the way you are in front of the others.
[ Maybe that's it's own kind of pressuring, too? Psyche glances away with a sheepish laugh. ]
I'm sorry. I came to make sure you were alright, and I ended up bringing up difficult things anyway. What would you normally do for something like this? Do you want some tea, maybe?
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For Lacus herself the topic is a bit more complex. There had once been a girl who'd wanted to be like Lacus, to become her... It's a story for another day, that does not need to taint these kind words. Lacus smiles. ]
Tea sounds lovely. And... hmm, usually when I have something difficult to process, I find myself going someplace with a view. Staring off into the calm water or the endlessness of the stars reminds me of what a beautiful world we are living in even despite it all.
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So it still seems that way to you, when you've seen space? [ Space! ] Or maybe it seems bigger... I don't think I could ever get tired of looking at the sky. Sometimes it feels comforting to think that people are so small.
[ She moves to start steering them towards the bar as they talk; maybe the kitchen isn't out of commission yet, after Beelzebub, but she isn't really cherishing any hopes there. ]
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Well, given that my home is in space... Looking up at the stars makes me feel like I am looking towards it. Even having traversed the distance a few times, it is still hard to truly comprehend the scale of the distance, honestly.
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[ Psyche smiles sidelong at her, glancing up almost reflexively. The stars aren't quite familiar to her here, but they're just as beautiful nonetheless. ]
Does that make you feel like you're closer to home? Wherever we are, maybe you've already traveled further before.
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A little, mhm. Even if my country is not really up in this sky, it feels like through the endless stars I may be able to spot it yet.
[ It's the beauty of fantasy - there's absolutely no way you'd see a colony from Earth with naked eye, no matter the world. ]
Ah, but if you've never left your hometown for long - is this climate all new to you, then?
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[ Psyche is absolutely not the type to discourage flights of fantasy, after all. She gives Lacus' question a little smile. ]
A little. I've visited a beach once in Vasilios, and it was a bit like this. The sea really does look a little familiar everywhere! But the foods and the devices here, the clothes... most of that is nothing like home.