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[Well, this is a new username! Meaning this is clearly a new person. His text comes off as mostly curious. Inquisitive as he might be, he hoped this won’t come across as intrusive. ]

Hello there, as I have come to understand…this place is comprised of many people from many worlds.

Call it being curious, but won’t some of you tell me about your home worlds? Do you wish to return to them? It’s quite alright if you don’t wish to answer, call this satisfying my own curiosity.

I look forward to hearing from you!

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Good point. I’ll look into that.

Thank you for entertaining my questions. My name is G’raha Tia. It’s a pleasure making your acquaintance.

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Evangeline, pleased to meet you. How are you settling in?

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Well enough for a guy who hit the ground running.

I suppose my next question for you is…how long have you been here?

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A year and a half or so? I was one of the earliest arrivals, so I'm probably as well equipped to answer questions as anybody.

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The easiest way I can think to ask what I need to ask is, hm…

Is there anything you think that would be important for a new arrival to know?

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Good question! The most important thing is that they are absolutely serious about that 'you have to physically touch people on a regular basis' thing. It's not that hard to satisfy that requirement, but you will turn into a statue if you don't.

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I surely wouldn’t want that to happen.

[ What he doesn’t say is “happen again”, if he had a quarter for every time that happened…well he doesn’t want two quarters.]

So regular touch or you turn into a statue. And their purpose for bringing others here is for some situation that they cannot resolve on their own.

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To save their world from the Darkness. I sometimes forget because here is so much nicer than home already.

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For a change of pace…

What’s your favorite thing to do here, Evangeline?

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[Flirting with cute nonhumans-]

I like spending time in Amberfall's library! I've never seen that many books in one place anywhere else, you could literally get lost in there.

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[You’re so valid for that. ]

Consider me intrigued. I do love a good library. Perhaps we will get to meet there someday!

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Maybe! What kinds of books are your favorites?

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Such a hard question, actually. I like history books, but I’m fond of old tales and fantasy on occasion.

What about yourself?

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I'm a sucker for monster romance - pun absolutely intended - but I'll read pretty much anything. Mysteries, comedies, nonfiction books about science...

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Monster romance? I am not entirely familiar with that subject.

[ Is he opening a can of worms here or—]

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Often called paranormal romance! Similar to other romance books except the love interest is some kind of separate, supernatural species different from the main character. The genre ranges from the pretty tame - vampires, werewolves, the classics - to the really eldritch and wild.

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Oh! That sounds quite interesting. I’m assuming it might not be for everyone, but I will read anything once.

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It's definitely not to everyone's tastes, but I have some recommendations if you want to try one!

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If you’re offering, I won’t say no.

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Let's see, how do you feel about werewolves?

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Well enough, I guess?

it was so hard to think of a cliche title that wasn't already taken

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In that case, I recommend Love Under the Moon's Light. The main couple's relationship develops in a really compelling way and all of the characters are super likable.

duekfheidbd I love it

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Then how about when we can meet in person, I’ll give you the best book review a scholar can give you? :)

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Ooh, a scholar! I can't wait to hear your thoughts.