[It certainly isn't that Finland has a generous culture or anything, or that Onni himself is particularly generous, as far as he's concerned. He could understand, if it were something like giving someone a boat or farm animal, something of real value. But simple things, like a meal or sharing information about this place...why should anyone pay someone back for something like that? Isn't that something that anyone should give freely?]
It is awful.
[He frowns, thinking back to the photos he'd found at the university, of the Rash and its progression. Tries not to think about the same disease and what it had driven his sister to.]
No. There's no cure. We've been trying for 90 years to cure it, and nothing works. I think once they get to that point, the only thing to do for them is kill them and guide their spirits to Tuonela.
[He looks at the other man thoughtfully, noting that he's looking...affected. It seems he's either exceptionally empathetic or it reminds him of something that hits closer to home. That's about the extent of Onni's ability to read other people, and he's not sure which it is, compassion or familiarity.
When he asks about whether Onni uses his magic to fight the trolls, Onni frowns a little bit, thinking about the times he's used his magic to fight trolls. How useless it had been to protect his sister, despite what a show of powerful magic it was. He also remembers times in the Silent World that he'd killed monsters, with Tuuri guiding him towards the ones he could kill safely.]
Yes. Sometimes. Usually I used my magic to protect and defend the place I lived. In the Silent World, I more often used my spear or bow and arrows to take care of monsters. But I can use my magic for that...it's weak here, though, compared to home.
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It is awful.
[He frowns, thinking back to the photos he'd found at the university, of the Rash and its progression. Tries not to think about the same disease and what it had driven his sister to.]
No. There's no cure. We've been trying for 90 years to cure it, and nothing works. I think once they get to that point, the only thing to do for them is kill them and guide their spirits to Tuonela.
[He looks at the other man thoughtfully, noting that he's looking...affected. It seems he's either exceptionally empathetic or it reminds him of something that hits closer to home. That's about the extent of Onni's ability to read other people, and he's not sure which it is, compassion or familiarity.
When he asks about whether Onni uses his magic to fight the trolls, Onni frowns a little bit, thinking about the times he's used his magic to fight trolls. How useless it had been to protect his sister, despite what a show of powerful magic it was. He also remembers times in the Silent World that he'd killed monsters, with Tuuri guiding him towards the ones he could kill safely.]
Yes. Sometimes. Usually I used my magic to protect and defend the place I lived. In the Silent World, I more often used my spear or bow and arrows to take care of monsters. But I can use my magic for that...it's weak here, though, compared to home.