I don't know what that means... pensioner... ( he sounds wary, like he can guess from context he's been had.
but he shakes his head. ) No, of course I do. But the alliance was made to combat the enemy. The enemy is long defeated, and I felt it was time to dissolve the alliance and give rule back to the individual peoples again.
Imperial. Yes. An empire, almost. ( that is what Bashat wanted. Kai's edge wanes a bit at the thought of Bashat, but he snaps out of it at the rest of Nate says.
he scoffs and rolls his eyes. ) I'm not important. I just acted. Bashasa was important. He's the one that taught me it's important to act.
[ it is important to act. Important not to turn away. Important to care. That part, at least, Nate can relate to. It makes him feel somewhat seen, and so he drops his gaze, and leans back a little. ]
Is that your friend, the one who was high up in the alliance?
What? [ That startles Nate enough to make him laugh. ] No, like when they stop work, and then they live off their pension. Hence the term. Like when they're seventy.
Well, yeah, that's because you're living in a feudal type of place, like this one. In my world there's workplace pensions, and healthcare, and benefits for people with disabilities, and all that jazz.
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but he shakes his head. ) No, of course I do. But the alliance was made to combat the enemy. The enemy is long defeated, and I felt it was time to dissolve the alliance and give rule back to the individual peoples again.
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[ This involves way too much politics for Nate. He'd hate to have responsibility for what entire countries are doing. ]
That's a lot to deal with. Like, a lot to be all on you. I didn't realise I was walking in on someone, like. Important.
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he scoffs and rolls his eyes. ) I'm not important. I just acted. Bashasa was important. He's the one that taught me it's important to act.
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Is that your friend, the one who was high up in the alliance?
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I'm sorry.
Can't be easy, watching them age while you don't. Or losing them.
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[ Like Thorn will have to, if he has to remain a demon. Nate hates that thought. ]
Pensioner, it means like...when people get old and retire, that's what they're called.
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Well, yeah, that's because you're living in a feudal type of place, like this one. In my world there's workplace pensions, and healthcare, and benefits for people with disabilities, and all that jazz.
Might be in your world's future. Maybe.
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[ That's the benefit to immortality, right? You get to see the world get better.
Presuming you get past all the bad stuff first. ]
Once we get out of here, I mean.