Ah, for some optimism

[hurog.livejournal.com]

[The surroundings have decided to be a cavern at the moment. (The one underneath Hurog, in fact, not that anyone else would recognize it.) Oreg isn't entirely sure what to do with the fact that it looks like it should but he still can't sense the keep, especially since he can't decide if that's a good or a bad thing. He's standing and looking at where the dragon bones should be, arms crossed]

What's the point of this place if nothing here changes anything in the real world?

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[hurog.livejournal.com]

It isn't what it appears to be, so why should the appearance matter?

[darkercalling]

[He shrugs a shoulder.]

Would you rather be somewhere you haven't been before?

[hurog.livejournal.com]

Neither holds much appeal.

[darkercalling]

[He smirks and gives an amused "Heh".]

Let me guess, you just want to go back to where you came from?

[hurog.livejournal.com]

Not particularly, no.

[darkercalling]

where, then?

[hurog.livejournal.com]

There isn't one. Is there a place you would rather be?

[darkercalling]

At home, or the beach. Nothing wrong with this, though. I like seeing new places.

[hurog.livejournal.com]

Even if they're not what they appear to be?

[darkercalling]

Actually, the mystery sort of adds to the appeal for me.

[hurog.livejournal.com]

Why?

[darkercalling]

Everywhere has something to hide. Figuring it out is just half the fun.

[hurog.livejournal.com]

What can places hide?

[darkercalling]

Places can have just as many secrets as people. Things as simple as hidden passages, or underground caverns, [He gestures to their surroundings] or maybe a past that everyone wanted to bury. Or scandal.

[hurog.livejournal.com]

[He smiles at that]

Hard to find a scandal just by looking at a place.

[darkercalling]

Not always. [Riku gives a smile of his own, though his is more like a secretive smirk]

[hurog.livejournal.com]

You spend a lot of time traveling, then?

[darkercalling]

It's my job these days. Though, you could say I traveled a lot before that, too.

[hurog.livejournal.com]

Your job is to travel? Why?

[darkercalling]

Sort of. I'm a Raider. Raiders go to different worlds for various reasons. Usually, it's to keep the peace, or get something for someone who isn't capable of traveling between worlds.

[hurog.livejournal.com]

And you have time to pay that much attention to your surroundings?

[darkercalling]

[He shrugs a shoulder.]

Sure. Sometimes, it's necessary. The best way to learn your way around a world is to learn the ins and outs, right?

[hurog.livejournal.com]

It seems a lot of effort for a place you might not return to.

[darkercalling]

I do return missions a lot. So, if I return, I've saved myself a lot of time. If I don't return, it's not like I've lost anything.