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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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[spellcollect]

I think they have, for the most part. But there are always exceptions.

[tattooism]

There are always fools, you mean?

Yes, yes.

That is true. No matter how long one lives.

[spellcollect]

Something like that. Although since humans live short lives, I can't really blame them for repeating mistakes their ancestors made.

[tattooism]

Blame is so very the domain of the short-lived, after all.

[spellcollect]

Perhaps. Do you have experience with that?

[tattooism]

Being or doing?

[spellcollect]

Both, I suppose.

[tattooism]

I do, yes.

[spellcollect]

Do you feel like being on both sides of that helped you learn anything?

[tattooism]

Beyond the fact that I could live a thousand more years and still never see all that the world had to offer... ?

[spellcollect]

A good listen to learn.