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[lucentia]

HELLO

"Greetings."

GOODBYE

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[vacuous]

I really only stopped after my masters because realistically, I needed money.

[ To like, you know. Live. ]

[lucentia]

... Right. Money does tend to be the deciding factor in these things, unfortunately, even if education should be more freely available...

[vacuous]

Education is pretty accessible in Japan. Getting a doctorate is pretty privileged. Especially for something like literature...

[ But hey, it's his interest. ]

[lucentia]

[he is momentarily distracted by thinking about his public education projects back home, but.]

Any particular reason you chose that field of study?

[vacuous]

I just think it's interesting. They have a lot of stuff to offer.

[lucentia]

[i am trying so hard not to ask questions that would make you cry lowe]

I can understand that, perhaps. I've always been rather interested in international cultures and literature myself.

[vacuous]

[ You can ask I'd just either make shit up or be like idk so pretend he said something... we persevere

Also you deserve to when I keep doing this to you because Tokinaga would. Observe: ]

Yeah? Where?

[lucentia]

[tearfully opens a playthrough to try and a find a scene where other countries are mentioned]

... I don't think you would recognize the places.

[vacuous]

[ The face of someone who is like I'm pretty sure I know my Earth geography but he doesn't want to come off as some pretentious asshole because geography was not his actual field of study. ]

[lucentia]

[the problem is that lucien can't just name off random earth countries because he doesn't know any!!!

...]

Wallent, Rizoh, Gripa, Oratio, and Machinae.

[vacuous]

[ These sound fake as hell... he thinks/I say when we inexplicably have Rugname ]

Oh, that's a lot of places.

[lucentia]

[YOU CAN'T JUDGE WHEN YOU HAVE RUGNAME!!]

They we—they're the ones I'm most interested in.

[or rather the only other places on his continent.]

[vacuous]

Can't choose between them all? Maybe you can do an international program.

[lucentia]

[admittedly lucien is just internally making himself depressed again when he thinks about how anastasia implied that he's not suited for travel, but anyway.]

An international program?

[vacuous]

Yeah, a program where you get to go abroad for study? Some universities have something like that. I wanted to go to Rugname but scheduling didn't totally work out for me.

[lucentia]

Ah, I'm sorry to hear that.

... I'll consider it, then. [continues lying.] Though my... parents would also likely be concerned on whether or not it'd be safe for me.

[vacuous]

Guess that's the same wherever, huh?

[lucentia]

Mm. You understand well—to understand that people are concerned for you, but to also wish they weren't.

[vacuous]

...Yeah.

[lucentia]

[wryly,]

I would suggest a toast to our mutual troubles, but I suppose we're not holding any sort of drinks.

[vacuous]

You can't drink anyway. That's illegal.

[ The Problem Here ]

[lucentia]

I also don't care for alcohol to begin with.

[vacuous]

That's okay.

[ You go, Lucien. ]

[lucentia]

I'm glad to have your support?

[vacuous]

I hope you get to do something you like though. Whatever it is you're doing right now.