Laugh at them? Ahaha -- [ he laughs now, in fact. ] Indeed, I could do so! And the fools might well deserve it. Yet, what else should I gain? I, too, am already a mage. Some of my powers have even begun to return. Thus, as you said, so shall I: what use have I for a beginner course? Laughing, indeed, would be about the only end.
[ maybe, down the road, there would be more powerful magic. and it might rival or even exceed that which Gilgamesh knew on their world. if so, all the better. yet he is not certain he has the patience to get there. but that, in fairness, was not his primary reasoning. ]
I shall explain it in these terms. As the linchpin between the humans and the gods, it is innovation I favor. Forward progress. I chose the side of humanity.
[ against the gods. against herself, even, and that alliance, but also against half of Gilgamesh's own birthright. he was the insider-outsider, the one who was neither fully human nor fully god. ]
And the forward progress of humanity has been, with time, the growth of technology. Synonymous with innovation. The future. If you are also walking this path, then... [ his eyes meet hers -- same hue -- steadily. ] let us embrace it, boldly.
[ for he is not one to be put off by a challenge, and above, the metal insects spark with pulses of Bios, as if awaiting commands. ]
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Laugh at them? Ahaha -- [ he laughs now, in fact. ] Indeed, I could do so! And the fools might well deserve it. Yet, what else should I gain? I, too, am already a mage. Some of my powers have even begun to return. Thus, as you said, so shall I: what use have I for a beginner course? Laughing, indeed, would be about the only end.
[ maybe, down the road, there would be more powerful magic. and it might rival or even exceed that which Gilgamesh knew on their world. if so, all the better. yet he is not certain he has the patience to get there. but that, in fairness, was not his primary reasoning. ]
I shall explain it in these terms. As the linchpin between the humans and the gods, it is innovation I favor. Forward progress. I chose the side of humanity.
[ against the gods. against herself, even, and that alliance, but also against half of Gilgamesh's own birthright. he was the insider-outsider, the one who was neither fully human nor fully god. ]
And the forward progress of humanity has been, with time, the growth of technology. Synonymous with innovation. The future. If you are also walking this path, then... [ his eyes meet hers -- same hue -- steadily. ] let us embrace it, boldly.
[ for he is not one to be put off by a challenge, and above, the metal insects spark with pulses of Bios, as if awaiting commands. ]