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● ● ● REACH THE RESIDENTS
For any questions you want to ask Viveca or Degar and receive an IC response, please direct them here. Please indicate in the subject line who you are trying to contact.
// VIVECA
Hi, what can I help you with?
// DEGAR
Today was gonna be the day, but they'll never throw it back to you. And by now, you should've somehow realized what you're not to do.
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[ so it is all about high accuracy and distance — a contest of skill more than anything. she always viewed it as a combination of self-defense and strengthening her hand-eye coordination. ]
I used to compete back home, before... well, everything. [ somewhat wryly, ] Luckily, my hobby ended up quite useful in the years that followed.
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You'll be starting again now, won't you? That sounds like something I have to see.
I haven't done much shooting with guns, but I can shoot my bow and we can take turns. Or, I can be your very ardent supporter and cheer you on as you shoot. Either sounds equally appealing to me.
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[ the first option, but she supposes he can guess which she means. ]
It'll be nice to test my skill against someone of a decent level. Another suggestion I have is that you show me how the bow works, and I'll teach you how to use a gun. I'm sure with your marksmanship, you'll have no trouble.
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Miss Viveca, You have yourself a deal. I used to teach students how to shoot, you know. [A pause and then.]...do you know? Ah, I have to admit, I'm not entirely sure how much of our lives you're familiar with. [At the admittance, his voice becomes tentative and softer than usual, something that given what she knows about his past, she'll likely understand the cause for.]
apologies for the long delay!
[ her tone is soft; she knows it's something that unnerves many, the way she has shifted through the main events of their lives and committed them to memory. ]
It's part of my job description. I have to know who we're bringing in. But I don't judge anyone for what they've done. Everyone here deserves a second chance. [ what she doesn't say is that ultimately, what matters most is that the members of the team are useful, efficient, and able to get the orbs. she's practical, above all else. ]
No worries! <3
It's more of a relief than anything else. I never hid my mistakes—I guess you know that—not that I could have. It's just different here. Announcing them wouldn't exactly be helpful. [He lifts his eyes to offer her a wry smile.]
Is it...is it something you read? Or closer to Empathy? [It occurs to him that unlike most people here, Viveca will have at least a basic understanding of his world then. That part is nice, he thinks.]
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[ all that speaking of his wrongdoings would accomplish is a deluge of others forgiving him for them — she knows how this team works, now — and he seems to want everything but being forgiven.
then again, when you can't forgive yourself, all others' forgiveness does is hurt you. ]
Something in between those. When you're brought in, everything you know becomes known to me, as well. But I don't experience it like Empathy... I don't even look at it all. I try to preserve your privacy the best I can. [ so mostly she goes through what she thinks is relevant, what she hasn't been able to find through general knowledge in the world like she does for the mission files; things that the person being brought in has hidden that she might need to know. ]
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Ah, well. In that case, I'm sorry. [He knows his life and experiences and the idea that she endured them in some capacity even if not as Empathy is, well. It's not something he'd wish on anyone. It should probably be stranger and certainly more upsetting that she's seen so much, but he can't find it in himself to be upset about it. It's part of her job and the reason he's here, and honestly, it really is a relief to get to talk to someone who just knows.]
And thank you, for doing what you can. I'm sure it's difficult for you to see the worst of all of us.
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[ it's not a question she expects an answer to; more it is something to make him think, to show him that he shouldn't apologise for everything he had to go through when it was her and degar who chose to try and contact him in the first place. ]
It's what I'm here for. And it's not all bad... I also see the best of all of you. Funny how most seem to forget that.
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The best of me, hmm? [His heart aches at the thought so he grins, flipping his hair over one shoulder and winking.]
I'm glad someone saw me at my most handsome. [He lets out a wistful sigh.] The other Orbers really don't know what they're missing out on. You're very lucky Miss Viveca.
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What was your rating again, on the list of most eligible men? [ then, under her breath, ] I can't believe there even is a rating list like that.
So we're gonna pretend this was video and I didn't forget this was audio, right...
Fourth! I was fourth! A very respectable ranking, especially when you consider who was first and second. [Pause.] And the peacock was only third because of the Jin wealth, so that barely counts. [It's the first time he's been able to bring himself to make fun of Jin Zixuan like he used to, and it doesn't have the bitterness that used to come attached to any words spoken about the man.]
You'd rank me third, wouldn't you?
absolutely
[ accompanied by a sweet smile. is she joking? quite possibly. but also possibly not. ]
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Which Lan brother have you demoted then?
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[ meaning she's kept lan wangji where he is, and demoted xichen... and if some of her reasons come from the viveca who led a revolution for nearly six years and who abhors inaction above everything else —
well. that's neither here nor there. a part of her job description now isn't to judge people for what they've done or not done. ]
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It is rather unfair, isn't it? Clearly you should have been in charge of the lists. [Who even is in charge of those lists? Is it a vote? Do people actually get together to vote on this?]
Alright, alright, so when do you want to start these lessons together? I'm free now if you'd like.
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[ she says it so matter-of-factly it's incredibly hard to determine if it's a joke just by the tone of her voice... but there's a tilt to her mouth, a sparkle in her eyes. ]
Now seems like a good time. I have missed shooting. I'll see you in the training room shortly.
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I'll meet you there.