[The nerd is on the way to his nerdy kingdom (the library). He's not far from it, and he has a book tucked under one arm, but Dojima is what gives him pause, just long enough to nod in greeting.]
Before I became the Herald, I was an inventor for the marriage between technology and magic. The books I read were either mechanical, or theoretical concerning arcane concepts.
But now I enjoy reading philosophy and ethics. The nature of man, how to overcome the failures of humanity.
[Help.]
Mary offered me some suggestions, however, and I am reading those. Frankenstein and works by Poe.
[ really hate that daigo isn't even deterred by this. there's a blip of "?" at the mention of magic and the arcane, but you know. he's a normie. ]
Can't say I've read any of that myself, although I've heard of them. I leaned more into business and finance articles, but as I'm sure you can imagine, those aren't exactly fun or interesting things to read about.
Hn. Something that is still tied to reality. It doesn't have to be nonfiction, but I have a difficult time wrapping my head around fantastical concepts.
[ he does have enough sense to know this is not particularly helpful considering viktor's everything. ]
...Maybe something in line with what you were recommended.
I won't be too picky. Not my place to judge, after all.
[ watch as he gravitates towards shitty business books that he's familiar with anyway, because he is just not an adventurous person and he also does not know how to experience joy and wonder. ]
Yes. Inventing was my passion. I enjoyed it for a long time until... I found out I was terminally ill. Then my passion became my desperation. Finding a way to keep the disease at bay.
[There are no loud emotions from him through all of this. His feelings are neutral, but in an artificial way. As if the neutrality is an overlay.
He offers the book to Dojima.]
Healing others was very fulfilling. It is what I always wanted to do with my inventions. To help those in need.
[ he takes the book and opens the cover. flips through a few pages before turning it over to look at the back. he's not really absorbing what he's reading, more interested in what viktor has to say; he understands that neutrality, or some superficial version of it too. but that's a bit too much to get into right now. ]
That's quite a noble pursuit. Shame you ended up here.
[ he doesn't want to assume, but he does in fact assume that somewhere, something went wrong. he's not going to easily forget that line about his soul being 'too damaged.' ]
[The book ends up being a book with pictures, the style maybe familiar to Dojima by cultural osmosis. It is the first in a set, very similar to what would be Vagabond. Manga.
Viktor does not know Earth's anything, but the man it's about has Dojima vibes.]
Something had changed in my former partner... I'm not sure what exactly. He did not hold the same agreement anymore about our dream of Hextech. He said it was a curse. [A casual gesture at himself.] So he killed me.
[Time to become an otaku entrenched in the historic realism of a knock-off version of Vagabond. Or maybe the real one. I don't know if anyone here would have the right time period or era. IT'S FINE.]
I'm not sure why that would be the case. [He has soup Eldritch brain is why he does not understand. Fool.] Hextech is the child of magic and technology. My partner and I created it. His initial dream became the fruits of our labor.
[Jayce did this (he did not do this entirely on his own).]
This is where those with damage souls go to heal. Mine was likely damaged when Jayce killed me, and the arcane within me tried what it could to preserve me.
I do not harbor any anger toward Jayce. I only wish I could understand and, hopefully, convince him of how beneficial this version of our dream is.
Neither do any of you. I hope the connection between this area and the other becomes functional again once what is happening there is finally rectified.
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w4, monday
Have you settled in?
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Probably about as well as I'll ever be. I do appreciate having my own sleeping space again.
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Not a fan of sharing spaces? We did a lot of that in the commune.
[Sorry, cult behavior.]
Do you like to read? I'm going to the library if you wish to come.
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It's been a long time since I read for pleasure, but I wouldn't mind coming along if it's not too much of a bother.
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Understandable. It isn't a bother.
[He motions ahead, then he leads the rest of the way to the library.]
Perhaps we can find you something inside.
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[ maybe their tastes align... maybe it will give daigo an idea of where to start... ]
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But now I enjoy reading philosophy and ethics. The nature of man, how to overcome the failures of humanity.
[Help.]
Mary offered me some suggestions, however, and I am reading those. Frankenstein and works by Poe.
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Can't say I've read any of that myself, although I've heard of them. I leaned more into business and finance articles, but as I'm sure you can imagine, those aren't exactly fun or interesting things to read about.
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It seems as if those may have been a necessity rather than a desire.
[He gestures for Dojima to join him inside the library. It feels very Mary aesthetic really, but Viktor doesn't look too far off with his weird body.]
What do you think you would enjoy reading?
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[ he does have enough sense to know this is not particularly helpful considering viktor's everything. ]
...Maybe something in line with what you were recommended.
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[He's thoughtful.]
There should be books from your world here, if I'm assuming correctly how this library works. I'm sure we can find something with some realism.
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[ watch as he gravitates towards shitty business books that he's familiar with anyway, because he is just not an adventurous person and he also does not know how to experience joy and wonder. ]
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[He will start browsing, though.]
I have been asked this question several times and do not know how to answer it, but: Do you have any hobbies?
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I spent most of my time working before I came here. Didn't have many opportunities for leisure activities.
Add before you ask the obvious follow up, no, there isn't anything I particularly enjoy doing or have an interest in.
[ rgg's most miserable man daigo dojima. ]
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I see. I can't judge you. I did not have much time outside of healing those who came to me, or caring for them afterward in the collective.
I was an inventor before, so I suppose that would have been... not a hobby, a career.
[He pulls a book down from a shelf to look it over slowly.]
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[ there's some hesitance in his voice. his feelings are pretty evened out, but underneath there's some sort of uncertainty. ]
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[There are no loud emotions from him through all of this. His feelings are neutral, but in an artificial way. As if the neutrality is an overlay.
He offers the book to Dojima.]
Healing others was very fulfilling. It is what I always wanted to do with my inventions. To help those in need.
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That's quite a noble pursuit. Shame you ended up here.
[ he doesn't want to assume, but he does in fact assume that somewhere, something went wrong. he's not going to easily forget that line about his soul being 'too damaged.' ]
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Viktor does not know Earth's anything, but the man it's about has Dojima vibes.]
Something had changed in my former partner... I'm not sure what exactly. He did not hold the same agreement anymore about our dream of Hextech. He said it was a curse. [A casual gesture at himself.] So he killed me.
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An ethical concern, perhaps? Although I don't understand what Hextech is, so disregard me if that's out of line.
[ situations like that are always messy. especially if both parties feel justified in their pursuits. ]
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I'm not sure why that would be the case. [He has soup Eldritch brain is why he does not understand. Fool.] Hextech is the child of magic and technology. My partner and I created it. His initial dream became the fruits of our labor.
[Jayce did this (he did not do this entirely on his own).]
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[ it was more vague than that but listen. daigo is an overthinker. ]
...Well, there's no way for me to see the whole picture, so anything I'd say would just be baseless conjecture. Sorry.
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[Idly, he turns to skim the shelves.]
This is where those with damage souls go to heal. Mine was likely damaged when Jayce killed me, and the arcane within me tried what it could to preserve me.
I do not harbor any anger toward Jayce. I only wish I could understand and, hopefully, convince him of how beneficial this version of our dream is.
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[ he'd argue that no one should but, he does believe in viktor. ]
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So you all may return for your second chances.