A look back toward said temple, too; there's a little flickering, fleeting frown.]
—Nah, not really. I spend some time in 'em, though! The best ones are bustling and full of people, but the ones that are quiet and well-kept are pretty soothing, too. [A beat.] But the thing is, they're houses for spirits, y'know? And spirits can't interact with the living world, so they rely on humans to keep their houses clean. When a temple's in this kinda state, it's like seeing that connection broken... Like an abandoned cemetery or something, right? No one left on this side to remember it.
... I see. For someone who has only spent "some" time in them, you sure have a lot of thoughts about temples. [She hums, lightly.] Or is it that there's someone on that side who you're invested in?
[He's invested in humans, after all! They should have another conversation after profile info drop so he can stop being elusive and pretending that he's on the opposite side of the ghostly veil, god.]
I... suppose that's true. [Maybe? Probably? She lets her eyes drift to the temple again, and then back to the river.] To be honest, I've never given much thought to what comes after death. Only that the person is gone, and you won't see them again.
[Even if spirits are out there, Lurking, it's not like they can freely contact the living or vice versa... He sighs, his shoulders rising in a little sloping shrug.]
If people spent too much time thinking about things like that, it probably wouldn't be good for 'em, anyway.
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So, in other words, it's only calming if you close your eyes and pretend you're somewhere else entirely.
[The hilarious fact that the temple is going to get extra cursed later.]
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Yep!
[Helpful. He seems to notice the slight tension, though, and shifts so he's just a little bit further away, giving her some more space.]
Especially this place. Looking at it just makes me sad - temples shouldn't be left run down like this.
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Does it? [gazes at the temple...] Are you normally responsible for one, yourself?
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A look back toward said temple, too; there's a little flickering, fleeting frown.]
—Nah, not really. I spend some time in 'em, though! The best ones are bustling and full of people, but the ones that are quiet and well-kept are pretty soothing, too. [A beat.] But the thing is, they're houses for spirits, y'know? And spirits can't interact with the living world, so they rely on humans to keep their houses clean. When a temple's in this kinda state, it's like seeing that connection broken... Like an abandoned cemetery or something, right? No one left on this side to remember it.
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[He's invested in humans, after all! They should have another conversation after profile info drop so he can stop being elusive and pretending that he's on the opposite side of the ghostly veil, god.]
But I think a whole lotta people do.
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I... suppose that's true. [Maybe? Probably? She lets her eyes drift to the temple again, and then back to the river.] To be honest, I've never given much thought to what comes after death. Only that the person is gone, and you won't see them again.
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Makes sense! It's final, after all.
[Even if spirits are out there, Lurking, it's not like they can freely contact the living or vice versa... He sighs, his shoulders rising in a little sloping shrug.]
If people spent too much time thinking about things like that, it probably wouldn't be good for 'em, anyway.
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Well, y'know. Everyone's different and all, right? So I can only guess.
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Right.