#13 | Esdham Times

[shinrasfinest]

Who: Sephiroth, OPEN; particularly military-comrades  
Where: Shuttle to/from and at the Republic of Esdham
When: Throughout November, (6th - 10th, 13th - 17th)
Summary: Between the duties he really should get back to in Esdham and those responsibilities he has back in Aqures Ixen, it does seem that the majority of this month will be spent trying to balance everything; it's a good job that military personnel can travel outside of Shoopuf but at the same time it wouldn't do to scramble a shuttle in every five minutes. I might add an additional prompt later, post-Expedition. Prompts in sub-comments for ease of posting. 
Warnings: N/A (Lets go in with none, see if I need to update later)

1) Esdham Shuttle
2) Military Headquarters / Training
3) Otherwise On duty - General OPEN Mingle
      (i)Around the City
      (ii)On Patrol toward the Oasis (aka quiet Heran Frontier)

Comments

[damn_juicebox]

Centuries. Millenniums. A shinigami cannot die of old age. The soutacihou is well over 2000 years old.

[She remains where she is, turning to face him fully.]

I myself have lived many decades, whereas my captain has lived centuries in spite of his illness. But given the dangerous nature of our duties, a long lifespan is not guaranteed.

[shinrasfinest]

[Blink. Blink. It's unsure what he was expecting but it clearly wasn't that. Usually he's the one pining for power that he's lost in coming to Crystallis so Rukia's comment is very sobering. At least he wasn't an...immortal. Or anywhere near it...yet.]

That's really something.

[How does one comprehend such age when they themselves know they are of a race of a finite lifetime.]

It's difficult to keep in mind there are so many different worlds, with different parameters, brought here.

[damn_juicebox]

[It is true, she's not accustomed to being without her powers. But it's not necessarily a sore spot for her like it is with Sephiroth. At least, she doesn't seem to exhibit any signs of frustration, given that she has a fist on her hip and a smile on her face.]

True. But it's interesting. The differences are quite remarkable concerning the afterlife each world claims to have. ...Of course, few have the knowledge to comment on such, but from what I can tell, our version is unique.

[It's not like she can go around expecting a cheerful discourse on what happens to people when they die; people don't usually like to be reminded of their mortality, after all.]

What of your world? Are all of your people like you?

[shinrasfinest]

[Considering he quite often beats himself up for not being able to get over it as well, that it's still a sore spot just further demonstrates how important it was to him. There is something about Rukia's comment that stirs an eyebrow into being partly raised.]

I'm sure there are.

[He could go on, at length, about the great cycle of life energy on his own Planet -or at least the theories he's read- but aside from reading about his own future he doesn't know about it so personally. Sephiroth is glad for the subject change when Rukia turns it into a question; he huffs lightly and draws a light smile over his face.]

Not at all. I'm very much not like most people.

[He's not keen to share much more than that, especially within a work environment. So Sephiroth offers just one more comment, in passing as he heads for the exit to the training area.]

I was once called legendary.

[damn_juicebox]

Only once?

[Ah, but he's making ready to leave, so Rukia huffs a small chuckle and shakes her head.]

Keep up your training, then. I have a feeling that's a title you'll reclaim soon enough.

[She waves her hand slightly in a far less formal means of farewell before she departs as well.]