november catch-all

[ushiri]

Who: Kyle & folks
When: All through November
Where: Thorne
What: Monthly meetings
Warnings: None yet!

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[kingforboth]

"What would you call yourself then?" Wisdom comes from learning and adapting. It seemed to Kelson that Kyle had both learned, and not died doing it. He'd call that wisdom. At least he didn't have to be told and was able to figure it out himself.

Kelson likewise blew on his tea, taking a careful sip before setting it down again. "And so, we're stuck. Trying to mitigate already poor circumstances. But you seen to have navigated them well. You've developed a sort of....life here despite everything. "

[ushiri]

To the question he only shrugs. Lucky, maybe - although most luck is just another thing he ascribes to Parfir's will.

"The people that seem to fit in best here are usually the ones who don't care so much about returning home," he says with a wry smile on his lips.

It's easier when your attention isn't divided. This land has become something like a home for him, that much is true. He has people here. He has his mission. It's as close to a life as he's ever gotten, except for that brief, dream-like year he spent sharing that house with John.

"You seem to have a lot waiting for you back in your world, though."

[kingforboth]

Kelson gave the man a weak smile. "I suppose I shouldn't be shocked that my unhappiness here is completely obvious." He hadn't exactly been hiding it after all. This wasn't after all where he wanted to be. Like Kyle had said, he had things he needed to do. Things that did not involve being here in Thorne.

He took a sip of his tea, finally deeming it cool enough. "I'm sure it's easier to adapt when you're not constantly looking backwards at what you once had, or what you need to do. I do have a lot I want to accomplish. And had started to accomplish, finally, before I was Summoned here. As," he paused, trying to find the right word, "Privileged as I'm sure I should feel, it doesn't mitigate the circumstances. Although I've met some who seem to take this as a lovely vacation or new home. I'm not entirely sure I can do the same."

It would be easier if he did, if he accepted what was and put his own plan on pause until circumstances deemed him able to go back. But, that wasn't in Kelson's nature.

[ushiri]

He shakes his head with a scoff.

"This world may be beautiful, but a vacation? I'm not sure for who."

Not for the Summoned. For as long as the factions exist, they will remain pawns. He thinks of Inej, her plans to forge a new home for them. A neutral faction. When she'd contacted him about the idea, he'd given her a very long list of all the reasons that it would never work.

Even so, he hoped she might prove him wrong. There are many here who deserve their freedom.

Anyway, he should probably get back to the current topic...

"There's two others who are also taking on this work. Wilhelm and Dion. Wilhelm's around your age, he's been here even longer than me. Dion is new."

[kingforboth]

"For people whose lives are so full of hardship they'll take this over going back home, that small glimmer of hope that there might be a way out, for some. Who would rather be pawns. But it's no matter. They can choose whatever they want. I certainly don't feel that way."

Kelson listens, taking in the information that Kyle is sharing. "Wilhelm I know, Dion I don't, but I can keep a look out."