[ He'll just go ahead and accept the compliment before he sounds too much like a nut, though he hopes - stupidly - that Solas somehow intuits his slightly awkward sincerity via text. ]
Humans have come a long way, where I'm from. It's a huge culture shock for me, being here, but I have to hope that if my ancestors could get their shit together, anybody can.
Such is what we are all faced with. Stranded among an unfamiliar land with unfamiliar customs, the most we can hope for is to carry the remnants of our lost cultures upon our shoulders. We represent that which has been lost, and what is important is that you have represented yours without imposing it upon those here.
[Perhaps speaking more from previous experience himself. It wasn't like this had been the first time he woke up with the world as he knew it destroyed, it just was far less "salvageable" now. The young captain was handling his loss valiantly and with grace, which was worthy of noting.]
[ Without imposing it. Something he's used to, in a way, with the Prime Directive. But it clashes fiercely with the Natha's wish that they make this a better place-- there's nothing 'better' about either of these societies, there's no way to pick one or integrate. This feels like an elaborate test.
Jim's a good test-taker, but when he's cornered, he has a habit of just kicking the rules in the teeth. Grumble. ]
Mind if I drop in on you sometime, make sure you aren't secretly falling to pieces?
[Ah, not exactly the position he would like to be in. If he declined the other would likely visit out of concern anyway to figure out the reason. He would best allow it, and be given time to prepare. At least these contraptions could not convey reluctance.]
If you would like, though I should warn you it is simple in a way most would turn their nose up at.
[ .. So, his inquiry was half kneejerk desire to check in on everyone he knows who was kidnapped and half vague, maybe slightly thinking Solas is reserved enough to not ask how to order pizza delivery if he needs to, but Now He's Concerned. Good job, Solas. ]
[In all fairness, it was something of a genuine warning. While he did hope it may dissuade the other, he also lived in a run down cabin on the outskirts of the city where he willfully neglects most relatively modern appliances in favor of magic.
That he would rather live primitively to spite these so called "advances" in technology that were so vastly different from what he knew 'back in his day'. That probably said a great deal about him but he never bothered to read that much into it.]
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[ He'll just go ahead and accept the compliment before he sounds too much like a nut, though he hopes - stupidly - that Solas somehow intuits his slightly awkward sincerity via text. ]
Humans have come a long way, where I'm from. It's a huge culture shock for me, being here, but I have to hope that if my ancestors could get their shit together, anybody can.
You set up okay where you're staying?
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[Perhaps speaking more from previous experience himself. It wasn't like this had been the first time he woke up with the world as he knew it destroyed, it just was far less "salvageable" now. The young captain was handling his loss valiantly and with grace, which was worthy of noting.]
My lodgings are humble, but comfortable.
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[ Without imposing it. Something he's used to, in a way, with the Prime Directive. But it clashes fiercely with the Natha's wish that they make this a better place-- there's nothing 'better' about either of these societies, there's no way to pick one or integrate. This feels like an elaborate test.
Jim's a good test-taker, but when he's cornered, he has a habit of just kicking the rules in the teeth. Grumble. ]
Mind if I drop in on you sometime, make sure you aren't secretly falling to pieces?
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If you would like, though I should warn you it is simple in a way most would turn their nose up at.
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No nose turning, I promise.
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That he would rather live primitively to spite these so called "advances" in technology that were so vastly different from what he knew 'back in his day'. That probably said a great deal about him but he never bothered to read that much into it.]
Very well I will send you the address.
[Which he does. Very begrudgingly.]