homophonic: setsu

[camena]

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[camena]

The coliseum sounds cool, and even being pulled into the games sounds cool—until someone gets hurt and has to go cry to another team to get healed.

[ EMBARRASSING. ]

I think the museum is more my speed.

[gnosia]

If it isn't chariot racing, there's a chance of being dragged into fighting a lion too.

[ they don't need to seek out healing again any time soon, alright. let's try and go one week without that happening. ]

Let's check out the museum then. It's still pretty new to me so I don't mind going again.

[camena]

Yeah, uh, pass.

[ don't let setsu get hurt every week i'll cry. but yes. onward to the museum!! ]

Had you been to anything like that before coming here? Like, I guess a museum wouldn't really be in... space.

[gnosia]

[ i somehow find a way-- no i'm kidding, setsu deserves a break. i say but look at mini event warily now ]

No, I haven't. Like most places here.. it's pretty new to me. Maybe if I one day get to take a visit to Earth back in my universe. [ but museum is quickly in sight, welcoming them to all the goodies and relics to behold. ]

Have you seen one? I know you said you came from a small town.

[camena]

Not a real museum. But we have a lot of local art galleries, so they're like the same thing but way less fancy.

[ ... ]

Is Earth just—there waiting for you?

[gnosia]

Local art galleries... I see. [ well, the museum has some paintings on display? so they can sorta picture it. ]

...Mm? Well, there are numerous planets outside Earth within my universe that are travelable. To be more specific, I originated from Base Fifty-Two but my loops always begin with us having just left the planet Liu-An. A planet that ended up overrun by Gnosia, which is where their threat comes in.

Unfortunately, so long as the ship has Gnosia detection aboard, we aren't allowed to go within any planet's vicinity or we risk spreading the infection further. If we even attempt to, the interstellar cruise will self-terminate itself. [ and killing everyone on board, for protection measures and all. ]

[camena]

So you've never even been to Earth...? Not even when you were born?

[ that's kind of sad, she thinks. ]

And now you're quarantined.

[gnosia]

No, I haven't.

[ but, they've become accustomed to likely not seeing anywhere new for some time, if not... well in any case, they aren't too bothered by the thought. after all, they're managing to experience a new place here technically. ]

I am. But, the captain of the interstellar cruise I've been on is actually from Earth.

[camena]

I guess that's cool...?

[ but it doesn't really make this less sad, setsu!! ]

[gnosia]

[ THEY'RE ACCUSTOMED TO THEIR LIFE BEING THIS... ]

..I've also gotten to experience this and, though it's with unfortunate consequences, it normally wouldn't have happened otherwise. [ so don't be sad... it's okay...

but ianyways, it is museum time! which seems to give off a lot of exhibit information. ]

What are you interested in looking at first?

[camena]

Yeah. Yeah, that's something.

[ PLEASE STOP BEING ACCUSTOMED TO IT... anyway yay the museum. alex is just kind of walking along—a bit slowly, though. she's not stopping at each display, but she is looking at anything they pass. ]

I dunno. We can just wander and see what we find?

[gnosia]

[ fight them on it then. no but the museum!!! they'll match Alex's pace, curiously inspecting everything but not stopping so far. ]

I'm sure we'll find something.

[ they say, and well, a few minutes later they're stopping in front of.. this one? ]

..What is that doing here?

[camena]

[ alex stops as well... so stare at. that? ]

What... is it?

[gnosia]

A motorized cart.

[ there's no touching the display, so they just stare at it a bit more. ] Someone back in my universe used one to get around. Her name was Otome, she's an intellectualized beluga whale that was capable of speaking human.

[camena]

Sure, that—that's uh—why not?

[ WHAT IS YOUR CANON ABOUT ]

[gnosia]

[ lol. lmao. ]

When interstellar traveling is a thing, you learn there are more than just humans out there.

[camena]

Sure, but I was picturing, like... green aliens with buggy eyes? Not just... whales.

[gnosia]

Well, the planet she's from is full of intellectualized animals like her.

[ it's so normal to them that, admittedly, it's pretty interesting to see other people's shocked and or surprised reactions. ] Someone kinda fits the description you mentioned though. Except... he's not actually an alien, he's human.

[ help me. ]

[camena]

... I literally only have more questions the more you tell me.

[gnosia]

You're free to ask all the questions you want. I'll do my best to answer.

[camena]

Why's a guy green?! Are there other aliens on your ship? Wait, do you count as an alien if you're from a base and not Earth? Are there any people with cool powers?

[gnosia]

He's actually grey, and it's because it's artificial skin due to an accident. Everyone is human except for Otome, who I told you about. Though one human is technically also a cat, there's an AI android and also an Autonomous Doll sometimes among us. And I'm technically human as well even though I'm not from Earth. No one has cool powers.

[camena]

... I don't trust your judgment on what powers are cool.

Also how is a person a cat?

[gnosia]

Eh? [ HELLO, THIS ATTACK? ] Powers aren't normally a thing is all, outside what the "Silver Key" can do.

Well, to be more accurate, he's transitioning into cathood.

[ yeah. ]

[camena]

Nope. You've been to space. Opinion revoked.

[ :/ you see too much cool shit to even know what's cool. ]

What. That didn't—I don't understand any better from that.