text; un: reiner

[hometown]

I've got a question for anyone willing to answer.

Would you say you come from a generally peaceful world or a violent one?

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text; un: wukong

[retirementsnotsopeachy]

I'd have to say mostly peaceful. But when it's not, it's REALLY not.

[hometown]

What do you mean?

[retirementsnotsopeachy]

Oh, you know. Demons or spider mechs attaching the city, or ungodly powerful beings conquering the world to try and reshape it but nearly tearing the universe apart instead. The usual stuff.

[hometown]

[ His eyes are so wide. Good thing he's hidden behind text! ]

That's "usual" for you?

[retirementsnotsopeachy]

I know! It gets crazy back home. But at the same time, it's never boring for all that long!

[Yeah, even through text, he's just that casual about this.]

[hometown]

That's one way to look at it.

[ Whoops, that might sound sarcastic in text. He hastens to add: ]

What I mean is that you seem to have a positive outlook despite everything.

[retirementsnotsopeachy]

I mean, as long as the world gets left a little better than we found it, right?

[Can you tell he's using voice to text?]

Anyway, why the heavy question? What's your world like?

[hometown]

[ Leaving the world a better place than they found it…? It's a nice thought. Too bad Reiner has personally made his world far, far worse. ]

Was it a heavy question? Sorry, that wasn't intentional.

My world is violent. It's not "ungodly powerful beings" levels of violent. Still, it's more violent than the worlds of most people I've spoken to. Historically, things were a lot worse.

[retirementsnotsopeachy]

Naaah, it's fine. I've carried a mountain, nothing really's any heavier than that.

If it was worse historically, that means it's getting better. Even if it's not in the same league of violence.

[hometown]

That's a good way to look at it.

[ Reiner types and then deletes a confession: "I'm trying to prevent it from becoming even worse than it was before." He doesn't know how to make things private, and that's more than he wants his enemies to potentially see. In the end, he writes: ]

It's nowhere near as bad as it could be.

[ And then, because he has to ask: ]

Do you mean "carried a mountain" literally?

[retirementsnotsopeachy]

See? If it's not as bad as it could be, then it can also still get better!

It was actually two, but yeah. I was being literal.

[I he was using voice you'd hear how casual he's being. It's not even boasting right now.]

[hometown]

[ That is. So much. So much! ]

How did carrying mountains work, exactly?

[retirementsnotsopeachy]

[You have no idea.]

I just put one on each shoulder. Simple as that.

[hometown]

That doesn't seem physically possible.

[retirementsnotsopeachy]

That's because only mortals worry about physics.

[hometown]

[ … ]

You know what? That's fair.

[retirementsnotsopeachy]

On the bright side, if you ever need anything moved, I'm your monkey. And my prices are super reasonable too.

[hometown]

I'll keep it in mind.

[retirementsnotsopeachy]

Great!

Oh yeah, you can call me Wukong. Or Monkey King. Whichever works.

[hometown]

I'm Reiner Braun. Just "Reiner" is good.

[retirementsnotsopeachy]

Nice to meet you, Reiner. So, how long have you been here?

[hometown]

Around two months now. You?

[retirementsnotsopeachy]

Almost a week.

[hometown]

Oh yeah? How are you adjusting?

[retirementsnotsopeachy]

It's more crowded than I'm used to being, but it's not bad here.

I'll be sold if I can find a place that sells peach chips though.