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[spellcollect]

[ Frieren's mind opens up; as before, on the surface it's a calm, smooth pond. She's not quite used to this, so the connection (at first) is a touch tentative and then as she feels her way forward it opens more until she thinks she's finally ready. ]

I have a question for all of you. And you may consider it a simple matter of curiosity; I won't take offense at being ignored.

[ There's a pause, as if she's collecting her thoughts. ]

How many of you are long-lived species? Or long-lived by virtue of who you are? My kind are rare, even in my world, so I can't assume others will be particularly more common here, at the end of the universe.

[ It's an open question. ]

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[diegeticmusic]

I haven't lived long myself, but I'm slowly inheriting the memories of the goddess of my line. So eventually, it will be like I have lived for thousands of years.

[Though, she's not counting the 114 years they all just spent asleep. She wonders if that is what the gap will feel like, when she eventually regains her memories of the surrounding time.]

I was wondering if maybe that's what determined who comes here and who dies with our worlds... but there's plenty of humans here, too, so I don't think that's it.

[spellcollect]

...that's an interesting situation to be in. I've never heard of something like that.

[ She's quietly fascinated. ]

I'm not sure longevity has anything to do with it. So far it's seemed... random.

[diegeticmusic]

Yeah, I’m learning that most gods don’t function the way I do.

[It’s whatever.]

It has seemed pretty random… Some people are just humans, or even kids, others are magical or ageless… There’s no immediate connection.

Of course, that doesn’t mean there isn’t one at all. But I’m probably not the right person to ask… I got pretty terrible grades in science.

[spellcollect]

I suppose one could do a survey and try to find commonalities... but that might end up being a wasted effort, depending on how things turn out.

[diegeticmusic]

Yeah...

Too bad the people here don't seem to know. Maybe Yima did, but... can't really ask her now.

[spellcollect]

I never had a chance to meet her, so I couldn't say.

[diegeticmusic]

I met her once, but it was... pretty brief. The attack on Highstorm happened right after that.

[It was quite a welcome.]

Other people knew here better. Not sure what kind of information they were able to get, though.

[spellcollect]

Asking the older Zenith might be worthwhile, then. Getting some more information couldn't hurt, could it?

[diegeticmusic]

Well, they say knowledge is power, right?

Amos might know. He's pretty high up, and has been here... over a year? I think? Giant time gap notwithstanding.

[spellcollect]

True.

Perhaps I can approach him and find out a little more. Although I think you, at least, have been here a bit longer than I have.

[diegeticmusic]

If you're new, then yeah. Just barely, though. I'm still pretty fresh.

If you haven't met him yet, I guess I can introduce you.

[spellcollect]

I'd appreciate that.

[diegeticmusic]

Sure, no problem.

I’m Grace, by the way. Don’t think I mentioned that.

[spellcollect]

Oh, yes. My name is Frieren. Thank you for indulging me.