[No beating around the bush - if they can talk, they can work, and Guy's been around flowers enough to know what basic weeds look like. He's careful to keep the uprooted plants far away from the cleared ground, working the soil enough to make sure the plant doesn't snap from the efforts.]
[ he's just going to kneel and get right to work, careful not to disturb the flowers or other plants while uprooting weeds and tossing them into a basket. ]
The citadel is always expanding, so the garden has to be grown to accommodate us all. We have about... forty to fifty right now, so we need more to make sure everyone has enough food.
[ he pauses, wiping his forehead with the back of his arm. it's hot? he maybe smears a bit of dirt on his face? for better or worse, he is not at all concerned by this as he immediately reaches for the next weed. ]
They don't fight. But they give us our missions, and assign us the chores. And they're the one who does the summonings, so none of us would even be there if not for them.
[Hm. That's... kind of new, but maybe not as much as he thought. He'll give a sheepish sort of bow of the head, as polite as possible before returning to a more stubborn plant in front of him.]
My apologies for the misunderstanding, then.
To be able to summon that many spirits must take a lot of personal skill, I'd imagine. Does it happen very often?
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I won't take you for too long, I promise. I just figure it will go faster with two sets of hands.
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[ he casts a glance over the gardens. ]
This garden's smaller, too.
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[No beating around the bush - if they can talk, they can work, and Guy's been around flowers enough to know what basic weeds look like. He's careful to keep the uprooted plants far away from the cleared ground, working the soil enough to make sure the plant doesn't snap from the efforts.]
How big was the garden you were used to before?
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A little.
[ he's just going to kneel and get right to work, careful not to disturb the flowers or other plants while uprooting weeds and tossing them into a basket. ]
The citadel is always expanding, so the garden has to be grown to accommodate us all. We have about... forty to fifty right now, so we need more to make sure everyone has enough food.
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I see. So you're more of a self-sustaining location, rather than relying completely on an outside source for supplies.
Is everyone at that citadel a swordsman like you, or is there more variety in roles?
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[He stands up for a moment to brush excess dirt off his legs.]
What position does your master hold, then? Are they a teacher of sorts, or a commander?
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[ he pauses, wiping his forehead with the back of his arm. it's hot? he maybe smears a bit of dirt on his face? for better or worse, he is not at all concerned by this as he immediately reaches for the next weed. ]
They don't fight. But they give us our missions, and assign us the chores. And they're the one who does the summonings, so none of us would even be there if not for them.
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[That's... a fancy term to use for what sounds like a bunch of soldiers in some sort of autonomous base.]
Do you just mean an invitation for the work in general, or am I misunderstanding?
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I did say I'm not human.
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[So, if it's not a summoning of the paperwork and political sort, then--]
You're... a sentience of some kind, then. A spirit, maybe?
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My apologies for the misunderstanding, then.
To be able to summon that many spirits must take a lot of personal skill, I'd imagine. Does it happen very often?
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Every few weeks or so, maybe? At least once a month. I don't really keep track of them all, except to know how much we need to cook.