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[recluserose]

WHO: Amelia Steinbeck (recluserose) and Others
WHERE: Throughout the hotel.
WHEN: October 25th-26this, varying times of the day.
WHAT: Acclimating to the hotel and floor explorations.
WARNINGS: N/A for now, also prompts in comments.



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[recluserose]

[Amelia slowly nods as Sumina gives her the detailed history of her family tree. Elves are proving to be a fascinating topic, but she wants to approach it as organically as possible. Whatever she's freely told is a valuable treasure in itself and she wants to respect that.]

I see... Thank you for the explanation.

[It's only fair if she gives something in return. She closes her documents and fully shuts down her laptop before speaking.]

Witches are generally scattered and few have large clans. It isn't really in our nature to create family lines or any kind of legacy.

[Because the Witch King keeps a very close eye on his children and their children...]

I have theorized that it wouldn't make sense to have many of us. Our magic is great and even unfathomable at times. You don't want the world to be too crowded with our sort, should one of us let it get to our head.

[And it's happened more than once, let's just say.]

So I guess what I'm saying is that... There's value in being able to know and understand your family line.

[airdnd]

[ Sumina's lips draw into a thin line as Amelia shuts her laptop... She can't help but feel that she's fully derailed the other woman from her work. Still, she idly picks at the flaky crust of one of the pastries she'd piled onto a plate for the two of them, and listens dutifully.

As someone whose family is rather tightly knit, even given their jointly chaotic lives (perhaps especially because of their jointly chaotic lives) what Amelia describes of witches and clans seems quite... sad. It hardly feels like the time to dig into it deeper, however, or to ask Amelia about her own family, especially when she considers how Amelia had been reluctant to speak of the plight of witches in her world before.

Moreover, Sumina simply must wonder... how does Ms. Amelia feel about being a witch? Perhaps it's the almost all-too-composed way that she speaks of her own kind, but... ]

I can see where you're coming from, I think. Perhaps... your theory and the outlook of many elves where I'm from aren't so dissimilar, Ms. Amelia.