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[afterword]

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[malewife]

A hike is not that much enjoyable blind…

[ But. fine. He brings Dokja along. ]

There are a lot of trees, a lot of foliage, but barely any flowers where we are right now.

[ This… is an attempt to describe to him the sights. ]

[afterword]

It's alright, I had a glimpse of it earlier so I can put my imagination to work.

[ There are no complaints with hiking around, though the... example of descriptions has him snorting softly. The corner of his eyes crinkles with mirth as his head tilts in his companion's direction. ]

Are we on a trail?

[ Jin, seeming assured that Joonghyuk has Dokja, will pay more attention to their walk and Niah. ]

[malewife]

We’re taking the easy trail.

[ Niah will lead them then, more so he will scout after seeing Dokja is FUCKING BLIND. ]

[afterword]

How's the view so far?

[ be nice. sometimes you just lose your vision? Jin follows after Niah, sniffing along and ensuring the path is safe. ]

[malewife]

[ if he was from an earlier canonpoint he would really be "i don't like landscapes." ]

... It's nice. What trails used to look like before the apocalypse.

[ ... ]

Do you even know what that's like?

[afterword]

Mmm.

[ blinks, though it doesn't do anything for his vision. ]

From before? Not really, I was a salaryman. I slept, woke up and went to work, came home, and slept again for work the next day.

[ ... ]

But we do some hiking now. [ back home. ]

[malewife]

... Do we?

[ Is Dokja going to tell him stories of home, of the future?

He isn't sure if he's ready for that, or if he wants to hear—it would mean he would hope more, then the fall when he fails would be far more severe. Still, his mind already paints a picture of all of them hiking... Lee Hyunsung leading them because of his military background, maybe too excited to chaperone them.

Jihye complaining about Hyunsung's enthusiasm, maybe complaining about the heat beating on her. The other two kids and his sister running off ahead, excited to get to the top as the rest of the adults take their time. ]

[afterword]

[ all he can do is talk, since he can't really look around so. he talks. ]

Sometimes with the group, sometimes just us.

When the holidays rolled around, we went ice skating. I'm pretty sure I impressed you just a little with my skills.

[ he's a fucking liar but he says it confidently.]

[malewife]

I doubt that.

[ HIM? BEING IMPRESSED BY DOKJA?

Okay, possible. ]

[afterword]

It's true.

[ nods along. mhm mhm mhm ]

[malewife]

You never hiked before the scenarios and you're trying to tell me you can ice skate well. Well enough to impress me.

[ Joonghyuk is barely impressed ever. ]

[afterword]

I can be skilled in other areas despite that.

Unexpected, right? That's exactly how I impressed you.

[ he's bullshitting ]

[malewife]

That makes it more unbelievable.

[ Just a flat stare. ]

I'm more likely to believe that you prevented another apocalypse.

[afterword]

[ he can't see your flat stare, still blind. ]

Well, it's too bad there's no ice skating rink otherwise I'd be able to show you.

[ more like lucky. ]

[malewife]

We can ask the staff to see if it's possible.

[afterword]

I don't think it is. If it was, I'm sure there are other things to have in more demand for other than a mountain.

[ speaking of, as they reach to other parts of it it... he isn't sure if it's him, if because his other senses are heighten a little but.

it is a bit hard to breathe. he coughs a little, taking a shaky breath and squints. ] Did we go higher?

[ it didn't feel like they went up hill...? ]

[malewife]

They will provide what we ask, but we do not get to keep it.

[ Sometimes you ask for a thing every week to have and the NPCs are like uhhh not this week. ]

This is the easy trail, so you won’t notice that much elevation.

[afterword]

Sounds tedious.

[ smh. still, he has his free hand rub a little at his chest. ]

Does anything look off in this direction? It isn't a lot but.. there's something about the air.

[malewife]

The air?

[ Joonghyuk has been good on just following the trial so far. Hasn’t gotten enough time to explore. ]

… I do see strange patches and clearings scattered around the mountain.

[afterword]

It isn't that I'm out of breath already but it feels that way. Like there's a bit of a strain in breathing.

[he frowns mostly in thought, because it's rough when he can't see anything? ]

Not a constant thing, but in some parts. I wouldn't really have noticed it right away normally.

[ but with one sense gone, he's focusing more on others so it was something. ]

[malewife]

You know higher elevation means less oxygen to breathe, but...

[ Hm. ]

But I noticed Niah tends to avoid those patches. We'll do our best to avoid them.

[afterword]

Which is why I asked.

[ but it didn't feel like they went too high up. he nods, frowning though. ]

If it's something with those patches.. I can only imagine what can do to someone on Thursday.

[ which it does indeed become a murder scene damb. ]

[malewife]

It would be an easy way to murder without needing weapons or opium. No prints as long as you have a power to keep them in place.

[ A sigh. ]

I’d prefer if they killed elsewhere. We have a lot of areas for death.

[afterword]

[ frowns more at that because joonghyuk is right. it allows more options on how to Kill. which normally he wouldn't particularly care but, to make use of something like this is. sighs. ]

A lot tend to make use of the newer locations.

[malewife]

… It is annoying to consider that new locations could inspire people when possessed by the shadows.

[ There’s no derision. He doesn’t find killing so heinous, but he’s again angry that this is all entertainment. ]

I wouldn’t use the mountain.