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[nilhilistic]

[ there is a man with very pale hair and red eyes, addressing the network stiffly. ]

Greetings. I am a new arrival to this world. I will assist to the best of my ability.

However, I must ask . . . is it true that we must be . . . touching? What does that mean? What level of touch is acceptable?

Are there tiers of touch? Surely, someone must have worked out a system.

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[nilhilistic]

Perhaps. But as I said, I don't see how hand holding is particularly meaningful. It is nothing but physical contact. What can be gained from it?

[roundandaround]

Doesn't it feel nice when you do it, though? It's friendly and reassuring!

[nilhilistic]

No.

Granted, I have never done it. I haven't touched anyone in over a thousand years.

[roundandaround]

How are you alive?!

[nilhilistic]

I do not understand your question.

[roundandaround]

You're a thousand years old and you still haven't gotten lonely from not being close to or touching anyone?

[nilhilistic]

No. I did not ponder such things.

[ he had other concerns on his mind other than how utterly alone he was. ]

[roundandaround]

That just sounds really sad... But now you can make up for all your lost time, and this is the perfect place for it!

[nilhilistic]

I will do what is needed to aid this world, but I'm not interested in anything more.

[roundandaround]

Aww, really? But I don't think anybody would want you to get hurt or turn into a rock.

[nilhilistic]

[ hm. ]

No. I suppose not. But I fail to see what I should do about that.

[roundandaround]

Huh? But weren't we just talking about how you should make friends and touch them?

[nilhilistic]

What I mean is I'm willing to do what is necessary to survive.

But as I've already stated, I don't see touch as a necessity to friendship.

[roundandaround]

Huh... Okay, I think I get it? I hope you have fun here anyway. I bet you'll make a ton of friends.

[nilhilistic]

That is a baffling statement to make.

[ him, with many friends. laughable. ]

[roundandaround]

Why's that? There's a lot of nice people here. And the city's huge! And the world's even bigger than that!

[nilhilistic]

I am not nice. Thus, I find it hard to believe other nice people would be endeared.

[roundandaround]

You don't seem that bad, just really confusing. And stubborn, but stubborn is a good thing! People call me stubborn all the time!

[nilhilistic]

Confusing?

[ he supposes his attitude is unclear now. balancing who he is now and who he has to be for the divine dragon. ]

[roundandaround]

Yeah. But that's okay! You don't have to understand everything to like somebody, anyway.

[nilhilistic]

I suppose that is true, though I'm not sure I would accept it so easily.

[roundandaround]

Why not? It's a good way to think, isn't it?

[nilhilistic]

Perhaps. But it would make me wary, not to understand.

[roundandaround]

Maybe... But I don't really understand a lot of things, so I guess it's okay either way.

[nilhilistic]

It is not a terrible thing. I meant no offense.