[[ ooc: So sorry for the delay on this. And please feel free to ignore if this tag is too old. ♥ ]]
[ Zhongli follows Link back toward the tree, a slight shocked look on his face at being asked such a question so openly and brazenly, but also slightly amused as well. Ah, he did always appreciate how brightly the passionate fires of the Meridian burned. Too hot perhaps for a heart of stone like his to maintain. ]
I am.
[ Zhongli is silent for a few moments as he gathers his thoughts, fingers unconsciously coming up to lightly tap at his chin. There are many answers he could give to such a question, but they all boil down to one defining reason. ]
I suppose I do not think of it as abandoning my world. If what we have been told is true, then the world I loved has been destroyed, and it is already gone. [ Semantics ] So now a different question is posed to me. Do I spend my efforts trying to bring it back or trying to make this new place I live into a better one?
As one whose most recent employment was involved in helping guide the departed to the next life and assuage the grief of the ones left behind, I suppose I am more inclined than others to say goodbye to that which has gone before us.
[ Still keeping step with Link, he turns to face him as they walk, curiosity etched on his features. ]
no subject
[ Zhongli follows Link back toward the tree, a slight shocked look on his face at being asked such a question so openly and brazenly, but also slightly amused as well. Ah, he did always appreciate how brightly the passionate fires of the Meridian burned. Too hot perhaps for a heart of stone like his to maintain. ]
I am.
[ Zhongli is silent for a few moments as he gathers his thoughts, fingers unconsciously coming up to lightly tap at his chin. There are many answers he could give to such a question, but they all boil down to one defining reason. ]
I suppose I do not think of it as abandoning my world. If what we have been told is true, then the world I loved has been destroyed, and it is already gone. [ Semantics ] So now a different question is posed to me. Do I spend my efforts trying to bring it back or trying to make this new place I live into a better one?
As one whose most recent employment was involved in helping guide the departed to the next life and assuage the grief of the ones left behind, I suppose I am more inclined than others to say goodbye to that which has gone before us.
[ Still keeping step with Link, he turns to face him as they walk, curiosity etched on his features. ]
Do you view things in a different light?