[harrow is just leaning out utterly without fear of death. sometimes you're an incredibly powerful magic user when not nerfed so you don't have a normal sense of danger. if she fell would her skeletons not simply catch her? but she isn't anywhere precarious.]
I wouldn't have imagined it to be good to look upon, but I like the lights. Places like this, existing only for amusement and entertainment, are not typical where I am from. Perhaps on the Third House, or even the Fifth. I do not know how to imagine what those places are like.
[it is harrows impression that gideon would only say you were ninth as an insult.]
Most of the members of our household are there in some way to worship. Our facilities are designed for that - those who grew up with us, but nuns and pilgrims as well. One might describe it as spartan.
[listen. canon points are a thing here, gideon meant it as a compliment for sure.]
...Our God is the Emperor of the Nine Houses. He has lived ten thousand years and is the founder of our Houses. The Ninth was founded to guard a tomb where he placed his greatest enemy.
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[though she does not volunteer to help.]
Perhaps we can break one.
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Maybe we can just...
[he turns the knob? and it
opens?]
...Hm.
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[she leans out of it, looking out at the island below. truly, no fear of heights.]
...It is lovely, actually.
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...It's less blinding to look at from up here, for sure.
[He sits on the floor of the carriage, near the door, so he can peer out.]
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I wouldn't have imagined it to be good to look upon, but I like the lights. Places like this, existing only for amusement and entertainment, are not typical where I am from. Perhaps on the Third House, or even the Fifth. I do not know how to imagine what those places are like.
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What kind of places does the Ninth House have then? Gideon said that I reminded her of the it.
[he was assigned ninth... surely, that is a wondrous compliment]
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[it is harrows impression that gideon would only say you were ninth as an insult.]
Most of the members of our household are there in some way to worship. Our facilities are designed for that - those who grew up with us, but nuns and pilgrims as well. One might describe it as spartan.
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What do you guys worship exactly?
[he's realized he's never heard]
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...Our God is the Emperor of the Nine Houses. He has lived ten thousand years and is the founder of our Houses. The Ninth was founded to guard a tomb where he placed his greatest enemy.
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[but he hasn't gone anywhere, really.]
He spends most of his time with the imperial fleet, as I understand.