THE PANTS OF THE HOT

[disestablishment]

i don't know what i'm looking at

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[fleshedout]

...

[A little pause here.]

I don't mind it. I used to do it as part of chores, years ago. But it's a nice activity. Gives you peace of mind.

[disestablishment]

[ wait do i get to request sad stories ]

How resourceful. The Coerthas cold only allows resilient plants to grow, so I had little opportunity... Not with being the heir to a noble house, either. But I've spent some time with Lord Shale in their garden. 'Tis nice and at times has me long for a simpler life.

If it's of no trouble, I would ask for your expertise when handling the greenhouse. To grow some flowers for memorial is my motive.

[fleshedout]

[do you think your social link level is high enough in this otome route, hei]

...Sure. I'm no big expert, but there are a couple of books in the library that are helpful. [...] You know, it isn't surprising you're nobility. Not at all.

[disestablishment]

[ HELLO IT WAS A W1 EFFECT it is fine ]

Then I'll peruse the library with my next visit. I've mostly read some cookbooks since I cannot seem to work the kitchen lately.

[ Verdant... TV Dinners. ]

I would bring shame to my family name if I don't practice the decorum taught to me from young. My parents were kind... I could have easily led a different life if they were not.

[fleshedout]

[HEI IT WAS ONLY ON MONDAY U DORK!! HAVE YOU BEEN SHARING SAD STORIES ALL WEEK]

Hm. It must be nice. [A noble life...] But I guess it's a lot of pressure too, huh?

[disestablishment]

[ I THOUGHT IT MEANT IT STARTED ON MONDAY i can't read but no fortunately my sad story pcs are monday ]

Aye... Mostly due to expectations. Unfortunately, it leads nobles to gossip for stress relief. The rumors I'd hear range from real to nonsensical. [ Thinking. ] One I am fond of is nobility of my age believed Estinien to have nine paramours at once.

[fleshedout]

[okay good pats ur head]

[HUH??]

Nine.......what.

[disestablishment]

[ thank you i have no eyes ]

... Lovers. Nine lovers.

[fleshedout]

....

Seems farfetched for a rumor.

[MEAN]

[disestablishment]

Mistress Hot Pants.

[ .............. ]

How kind of you. He would thank you for saying that.

[fleshedout]

...I guess he would, huh? He's that kind of guy.

[disestablishment]

Aye, he is. A heartbreaker, I daresay.

[ Anyway. He does a little watering too for the pots that seem dry. ]

Most are unsavory and harsh, sometimes the result of infighting. [ Eh. ] What of your life before, Mistress Hot Pants? I know you an adventurer of some kind...

[fleshedout]

I could see him running away from people he doesn't like.

[He's just the type to.]

...Me? [Hm. She considers that for a moment.] Would it surprise you to learn that I had a quiet, uneventful life before I went adventuring and traveling?

[disestablishment]

The same could be said for the people he does like.

[ He shouldn't dunk on Estinien so much. ]

Surprise? No. I wouldn't imagine what kind of life you must have led to that detail. 'Twould be too presumptuous of me. I would instead ask what motivated you to adventure and travel.

[fleshedout]

Oh, so he runs away from you?

[Just saying.]

Motivated me... [Hm.] I was...restless. You could say that I needed my soul to be soothed, in a way, and I realized that quiet life wasn't going to give that to me.

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[ He goes quiet and squints at her like... What is she trying to say? Estinien would never like him. Like that.

Avoids it so he doesn't get bullied. ]

Have you yet found fulfillment, if for a moment?

[fleshedout]

[AYMERIC YOUR HUSBAND]

No, not yet. I'm still looking.

[disestablishment]

[ he is not the wife and doesn't have 3 kids ]

Then that's something to look forward to at journey's end... Once we find the path to return.

[fleshedout]

[She's....silent at that, for a moment.]

Aymeric...in your world...is it common for adventurers to die?

[disestablishment]

[ He's quiet, too. ]

... It isn't uncommon. The life of an adventurer is glamorized, so you see many take leave to live their dream. Unfortunately, only few have the strength to survive. The wilderness on my star is relentless, monsters abound.

Mistress Hot Pants, is there something you are insinuating?

[fleshedout]

...

[She closes her eyes and moves to a different row of pots.]

No. I was just curious.

[disestablishment]

Whatever is on your mind, I hope some day you’ll be open to sharing it.

[ He doesn’t think he should press and continues to just mist the plants… But since they’re talking about dying. ]

Does your world believe in an afterlife? On my star, we return to the aetherial sea.

[fleshedout]

[................]

[An afterlife...]

Yes, there is. There's two...or I guess three, technically. Most believe in a heaven, a hell, and a purgatory. Where you go depends on how you've acted during your life. If your heart is full of sin, then it will drag your soul down to hell, where it will burn forever.

[disestablishment]

'Twould seem the concept of heaven and hell is universal. How austere... But I cannot judge when my own religion speaks of Halone's Halls to be where we all wish to go. Allegedly, strict it is for whom it'll open its gates.

[ ... ]

I do know of the afterlife on my star, not based on beliefs. 'Tis the aetherial sea where all life returns. All forgotten memories are returned to you and you may reunite with those you've lost. There you wait until you are reborn anew.

In ways, a fallen adventurer's journey does not need to end.

[fleshedout]

That's a nice thought. To see your loved ones, and be reborn.

[Reincarnation....hm. She thinks over it a moment.]

I don't know if I'm worthy enough to be reincarnated though. In fact, I don't think I would want to, unless I had a chance to set things right. If I can't...then things have to end.