[Duo gives a shrug, slowly tapping fingers on the railing in no real rhythm.]
No, but I didn't really have a set plan back home, either. I've been feeling like I was just sort of drifting for a while now... that there are people way more qualified than I am to take up the new mantle of peace.
[There will always be those who are better suited for a given task. Somnus watches Duo. But a man who doesn't reap the benefits of a peaceful land is hardly obligated to sow it.]
[Duo slapped his hand down on the railing, wheeling around to face Somnus.]
Are you really gonna stand there and judge me?! I'm not like you! I'm not a leader! I'm just some poor sad kid who shoulda died years ago that got wrapped up in a bunch of bullshit!
[The outburst does nothing to deter Somnus, who holds Duo's gaze.]
You are mortal. Clinging to the past and cowering from the future is the prerogative of your kind. In the millennia I have judged man, this has never changed.
[Spoken in a matter-of-fact tone, his words carry no audible animosity. You do you, boy. He shifts one foot toward the street, ready to depart.]
Stay here if it is your will. That choice is yours to make.
[It's muttered under his breath, but likely still loud enough to be heard. He knew that was just Somnus' nature to be like that, and that they were never exactly friends, but it still hurt to be judged so harshly for wanting to make his own decisions without the burden of his past dictating it.]
One of these days someone is gonna knock you off that fucking highhorse and you're gonna know what it feels like to be down here on the ground with the rest of us!
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No, but I didn't really have a set plan back home, either. I've been feeling like I was just sort of drifting for a while now... that there are people way more qualified than I am to take up the new mantle of peace.
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So be it, then.
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[Duo slapped his hand down on the railing, wheeling around to face Somnus.]
Are you really gonna stand there and judge me?! I'm not like you! I'm not a leader! I'm just some poor sad kid who shoulda died years ago that got wrapped up in a bunch of bullshit!
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[The outburst does nothing to deter Somnus, who holds Duo's gaze.]
You are mortal. Clinging to the past and cowering from the future is the prerogative of your kind. In the millennia I have judged man, this has never changed.
[Spoken in a matter-of-fact tone, his words carry no audible animosity. You do you, boy. He shifts one foot toward the street, ready to depart.]
Stay here if it is your will. That choice is yours to make.
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[It's muttered under his breath, but likely still loud enough to be heard. He knew that was just Somnus' nature to be like that, and that they were never exactly friends, but it still hurt to be judged so harshly for wanting to make his own decisions without the burden of his past dictating it.]
One of these days someone is gonna knock you off that fucking highhorse and you're gonna know what it feels like to be down here on the ground with the rest of us!
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Duo's sentiment is one with which Somnus is not unfamiliar. As it's nothing new, he turns away.]
The end is nigh. Tread with care—death has yet to claim you.
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