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nexus_crossings2020-06-17 11:41 am
coffee_elf) wrote in nexus_crossings2020-06-17 11:41 am
working out complications
People who have met and are familiar with Rondo are relatively few and far between in the Nexus. He appears here and there, and occasionally introduces himself, but for the most part he’s been an observer. It helps that he’s small and quiet; his ability to be overlooked is almost supernatural. Those who have met him, though, may notice that he looks slightly different today. He’s colored his hair, for one thing. The soft brown is full of streaks of plum-purple and there are a couple tiny braids decorating the back of his neck, each with a pair of little jewels stuck in the end, like the eyes of a dangling snake.
His clothing is mostly black, too, where he normally wears earthtones and green. Otherwise he seems the same, though, seated on a bench outside the library, surrounded by books but scrolling through his tablet screen. Rondo is obviously not human, significantly under five feet tall, with an elongated face and pointed ears dotted with chains and earrings. He looks young, though. A student, maybe? The large cup of coffee at his knee makes that idea plausible.
“Um…” he’s hesitant to speak publicly in this place. There are so many humans, and other species he doesn’t even know anything about. But he does have a couple questions. “So, uh, for people who come and go from this place, assuming you can’t just openly announce to your neighbors and friends that you have a gateway to a multidimensional realm—how do you keep it a secret? How strictly do you separate Nexus stuff from home stuff? Are you worried about cross-contamination?”
“And—I’m kind of thinking about renting a room here. Because I keep finding books I want, and things I’d like to have access to, but can’t take home. Tech, instruments, even food and clothes. I’d only need, like, a studio, I guess? Anyone looking for a very part-time tenant? Or roommate?”
His clothing is mostly black, too, where he normally wears earthtones and green. Otherwise he seems the same, though, seated on a bench outside the library, surrounded by books but scrolling through his tablet screen. Rondo is obviously not human, significantly under five feet tall, with an elongated face and pointed ears dotted with chains and earrings. He looks young, though. A student, maybe? The large cup of coffee at his knee makes that idea plausible.
“Um…” he’s hesitant to speak publicly in this place. There are so many humans, and other species he doesn’t even know anything about. But he does have a couple questions. “So, uh, for people who come and go from this place, assuming you can’t just openly announce to your neighbors and friends that you have a gateway to a multidimensional realm—how do you keep it a secret? How strictly do you separate Nexus stuff from home stuff? Are you worried about cross-contamination?”
“And—I’m kind of thinking about renting a room here. Because I keep finding books I want, and things I’d like to have access to, but can’t take home. Tech, instruments, even food and clothes. I’d only need, like, a studio, I guess? Anyone looking for a very part-time tenant? Or roommate?”
and my internet goes out during the weekend
"Your world's really different, huh? I wonder if there's a place with a lot of water that would send your world some."
basically, I just lag constantly, pls forgive
He pauses and looks apologetic, putting his fingers over his mouth as he takes a moment to attempt to adjust his thinking to something a bit more diplomatic. "As far as I'm aware, no humans have the ability to cast magic in my universe. Some other races do."
"You're not human, yourself, though, right?" Definitely doesn't look human, but Rondo thinks it's better to check than put his foot in his mouth. "You're on good terms with them, I guess? That, uh, that's good!"
He shakes his head a little and smiles wryly at the suggestion. "I think bringing water from off-planet would throw off our ecosystem, but that's not something I've really studied. I know there are ice planets in our system that sometimes get mined for the frozen water, but that's a controversial practice, even if they're void of life."
me too!
He's not offended, just puzzled. "I'm not human though, maybe some other goblins would disagree with that. You're an elf, right?"
Re: me too!
"I'm...kind of an elf," he says. "But more like an alien, to you, I guess. I'm from a planet called Arraka'ar. Humans, um, visited our world thousands of years ago, and we resembled their folklore about elves, so they started calling us that, and it stuck. If you know any Earth-elves, I'm not the same thing as them. As far as we know on my world, they're just a legend, but I guess legends have more weight in a place like this."
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"Oh. Huh!" The conspiracy theory part of his brain immediately leaps to wondering whether elves have ever had space travel.
"Are you sure it's not just legends? I mean, it's a weird coincidence, right? I wouldn't...be all that surprised if our elves had space travel and just never mentioned it. Or used it.
But your humans definitely have space travel, so different worlds."