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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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[airdnd]

[ Sumina must remind herself that despite her human appearance, Amelia isn't entirely human, and besides that, that she comes from a world governed by different rules. It isn't entirely unheard of, too, for individuals to gain a longer lifespan because of something like magic... ]

Ah, that makes perfect sense, of course...! I'm sure you've heard it more than enough times, haha.

[ She will make sure not to point it out again in case it is a sensitive topic... ]

I'm twenty-eight, but because I'm only half-elven, I won't live for quite as long as my fully-elven relatives.

[recluserose]

Huh. [So Sumina does look her age but that's not a comment Amelia will make. Instead...]

Would it be too much to assume you have a notable amount of family members? If your grandmother is 600 years old, I'd imagine that's more than enough time to build up several generations.

[... In the case of witches in her world, it varies. You'd think there'd be more clans and more community, but those were rare. Berna only had two grandchildren after all.]

[airdnd]

[ Sumina shakes her head. ]

It isn't too much to assume, but I suppose that depends on your definition of "notable." Elven births can be... rare. Many only have one child.

By the grace of the stars, perhaps, my grandparents had two daughters, and then their eldest - my aunt - had twins. My mother had a son by her first marriage to another elf, and then had my sister and I, but because our father is human, the likelihood of having us was... more. So my generation and that of my parents' certainly made our family larger, but elven longevity is not the reason that my family would be considered larger than other elven families.

[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.