A smile tilted my lips at his words of being proactive, and I shrugged, not denying the words. The "good" thing about compartmentalising your emotions like me, was that you could pack away the trauma to deal with it later, at a more convenient time (never), freeing up the present time to get on with life. I'd be the first to admit it was unhealthy, not an ideal way to live, but I had survived this long. Granted, I had never been transported against my will to a completely different plane of existence, but hey, here I was, continuing on with old emotional habits, making 'em work.
He grinned a rather pointedly toothy grin then, and I arched an eyebrow as I took in the expression, and the implications. "Huh," I say with a nod as he explains that he is both Ascended and Abandoned, which I assumed meant he had received the upgrades the Voice promised, but maintained the magical abilities his (original?) Abandoned form held. "Oh, it's not an issue to me," I reassure Neron with a small wave of my hand. "I've heard some, uh, unfavourable things about the Voice. But I do my best to refrain from casting final judgement until I've experienced some things directly for myself."
He grinned a rather pointedly toothy grin then, and I arched an eyebrow as I took in the expression, and the implications. "Huh," I say with a nod as he explains that he is both Ascended and Abandoned, which I assumed meant he had received the upgrades the Voice promised, but maintained the magical abilities his (original?) Abandoned form held. "Oh, it's not an issue to me," I reassure Neron with a small wave of my hand. "I've heard some, uh, unfavourable things about the Voice. But I do my best to refrain from casting final judgement until I've experienced some things directly for myself."
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