7rings- PCs with Ming Yi

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Week 2, Monday

[notaccurate]

[MING YI MING YI I don't know where he is but come get an interesting memory! Though on that last page, it ends after that first thought box and the memory cuts off with "now wanted something from me." Look, you can even see the moment hope leaves his eyes!

Luca seems embarrassed too, and he's glancing away as soon as the memory is over.]

Ah. My apologies.

[maelstroms]

[ Honestly he's just minding his own business - perhaps they're both en route somewhere else, which is certainly appropriate, given the memory. And he tracks it despite his surprise, following along and feeling that slow drain of hope until it's completely gone.

The look of surprise on his face starts to fade, a little, until it's just a dark shadow in his eyes after that. Something almost understanding. ]

... just another trick this place wants to play on us. It's - fine. [ sorry that you had to share it tbh ]

[notaccurate]

[The "It's a shame about that" in regards to Luca not being a student was, in particular, hope-crushing. That's a very sensitive subject for Luca.]

Mmm. I suppose it's only an annoying trick, at least. It's better than forgetting important talents.

[He hated not being able to do math last week.]

[maelstroms]

[ boy do I know what memory Luca's going to get ]

My loss in appetite wasn't particularly enjoyable, I don't imagine your mathematics was either.

[ Because forgetting something that you've specifically nurtured like that is about as crushing as that memory. ]

[notaccurate]

Mmm, indeed. I had no idea your appetite was so important, though.

[He's not doubting that it is, he's just curious about the story behind it now.]

[maelstroms]

It's - somewhat complicated. [ He might as well semi-explain. ] As a mortal, my stomach was basically ruined after two years of starvation. Not having much last week wasn't that odd for me, but I prefer when my appetite isn't wiped out like that.

[notaccurate]

...ah.

[There is a flash of sympathy in his eyes there.]

That would explain it. My apologies.

[maelstroms]

It's fine - something that happened over 500 years ago, but still stuck around, unfortunately. [ Just a general annoyance every now and then. ] Everything or nothing, basically.

But your math is something that you worked for, is it not?

[notaccurate]

Oh? Are you one of those...er, humans who became a god, like the wine-drinker here?

[And then, to answer Ming Yi's question.]

I did, yes. Over twenty years of personal study for it, though I'm sure that's not too impressive for a long-lived person such as yourself.