ITP: Swap Meet

[slashing_canon]

[Outside the Arts and Crafts hut, two young men sit on the ground ...crafting. Well, one of them is crafting, the other is just giving helpful suggestions.]

This is great but...I think we'll probably run out of materials before we make any money, this way...

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[reidealize]

*slows down as he passes by, tilting his head*

... what are you doing?

[slashing_canon]

We're -- we''l, he's crafting. I can't really help, so I'm just watching.

[reidealize]

Crafting, is it ... it has been awhile since I have seen someone do that here.

[slashing_canon]

[Looks back at the arts and crafts hut]

But...this building says-- we're not-- we're not doings something wrong, are we? We really just got here, and don't want to get into any trouble or anything. Really!

[reidealize]

- you are fine. I was merely stating that it has been some time since people have actually done crafting. It was surprising.

[slashing_canon]

Oh, that's a relief. We've got enough trouble, without unintentionally going around making people angry at us.

[reidealize]

Oh?

[slashing_canon]

Well, you know...far from home, separated from the rest of our group...giant monster in the lake?

Are you from here, or is everyone taken from somewhere else?

[reidealize]

Ahh, yes. The same as everyone else. You just arrived then, mm?

... elsewhere. Most are.

[slashing_canon]

Yeah, just a few days ago. Probably everyone goes through this, then.

I can't tell if this is better or worse than the problems at home. I guess, at least those were familiar problems.

[reidealize]

New people tend to arrive once a month, or thereabouts. Most do, yes.

It can go both ways. Only time will tell on that front, though.

[slashing_canon]

That often, huh? Wow. This place must be huge, then, to have that many people in it -- even if it's just one or two.

Well, nobody's mistaken me for anybody else, here, yet, so that's already an improvement. I was getting pretty sick of that joke.

[reidealize]

People come and go. They leave just as frequently as they come.

Hmm, problems like that? Well. For now, I suppose you will not have that issue. ... unless people from your world arrive.

[slashing_canon]

But not until they're let go, right? The Emperor told me that.

Well, there were a lot of monsters, back home, and lately disease and other things wrong with the land. I'm glad to see that's not happening here.

Huh, I hadn't thought about that. I guess there's not anything keeping them from showing up. Maybe they're already here, though I haven't seen them.

[reidealize]

Something along those lines. Emperor? Was this Emperor Peony?

Ahh. There are certain ... quirks of this place as one might say. And it can be rather dangerous. But death is never permanent.

... mm, that may be possible. There are hundreds of people in this one location, after all.

[slashing_canon]

Right, Peony. His, um...Emperorness seemed very kind. Definitely the nicest ruler I've met so far!

...Really? That's incredible! Although, considering how we got here, I guess anything is possible.

I guess I'll just have to keep an eye out for them.