true. most of the others i've spoken to don't seem to come from spacefaring civilizations to begin with.
[ there's a long pause, almost long enough that cassian might think dan heng has finally fallen asleep from the late hour.
what was the luofu like? what was it like growing up there? darkness and isolation, no sound but the chains binding his hands and the occasional lights as the judges instructed him. dreams of the sea, of his past life's mistakes and joys. an empty marketplace with the first kiss of artificial sunlight on his neck. what else was it like? he can't say anything about what he experienced himself that sounds good, but he misses it all the same, the words on the page giving him glimpses to things his heart yearned for. ]
to be honest, i haven't been there in many years and don't know that i can do it justice. visitors are apparently often struck by the scale of the older delves, or the number of people living in them.
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[ there's a long pause, almost long enough that cassian might think dan heng has finally fallen asleep from the late hour.
what was the luofu like? what was it like growing up there? darkness and isolation, no sound but the chains binding his hands and the occasional lights as the judges instructed him. dreams of the sea, of his past life's mistakes and joys. an empty marketplace with the first kiss of artificial sunlight on his neck. what else was it like? he can't say anything about what he experienced himself that sounds good, but he misses it all the same, the words on the page giving him glimpses to things his heart yearned for. ]
to be honest, i haven't been there in many years and don't know that i can do it justice. visitors are apparently often struck by the scale of the older delves, or the number of people living in them.
i remember it was very beautiful.