[ Howl shrugs his shoulders. The movement makes the Shard embedded in his upper chest catch the sunlight and glint. ]
No need to worry. Those of us who arrived here first, we remember what it was like, and we understand that the struggle isn't particularly conducive to congeniality or politeness.
[ The struggle being shorthand for, or perhaps a euphemism for, an Aion's acceptance of the Kenoma. That being said, Howl guesses that he's answered Liem's question in the course of commenting on his apology, but he continues anyway. ]
I can only speak for what I saw when I was reborn in this world — I don't know about all of the others who came later when you did. But, for those of us from the initial batch, yes.
Some of us listened to the Kenoma, as unpleasant as the truths it told us were. That would be you, and me, and the others here. [ gestures at the Aions doing the training exercises around them. ] Then there are the stubborn ones, the people well-versed in telling themselves lies and clinging to the impractical. They suffered through the same 'welcome' as the rest of us, but did not come to the same conclusion.
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No need to worry. Those of us who arrived here first, we remember what it was like, and we understand that the struggle isn't particularly conducive to congeniality or politeness.
[ The struggle being shorthand for, or perhaps a euphemism for, an Aion's acceptance of the Kenoma. That being said, Howl guesses that he's answered Liem's question in the course of commenting on his apology, but he continues anyway. ]
I can only speak for what I saw when I was reborn in this world — I don't know about all of the others who came later when you did. But, for those of us from the initial batch, yes.
Some of us listened to the Kenoma, as unpleasant as the truths it told us were. That would be you, and me, and the others here. [ gestures at the Aions doing the training exercises around them. ] Then there are the stubborn ones, the people well-versed in telling themselves lies and clinging to the impractical. They suffered through the same 'welcome' as the rest of us, but did not come to the same conclusion.