There was a cavalry charge dropped into the middle of the conversation. Jigano took a few moments to simply savor the information, feeling the delicious click of puzzle pieces slotting into place. Not the whole puzzle, not by a long shot, but more than he'd had before, and every little piece helped. "That is knowledge that has been lost to those here, I think," he said quietly. "Nor passed along to the more recently Ascended. Many of those born within the Barrier don't even question it anymore. But those who have come from without... we have been scrambling to try and understand this place and the purpose of the Barrier. Whether it was meant to keep something out... or keep us in."
He tilted his head at his companion, examining her more closely again. "From what you have said, it sounds as though it was indeed created to keep in certain beings. 'Creations' I think I've heard your lady call you?" He took a deep breath, letting it out slowly as he raised his face to the moonlight, feeling snow settle on his skin and lashes. "I have so many questions..." He murmured, lips twitching into a wry smile at the question. "But no, I have not spoken with humor. I am attempting to be straightforward with you. Though I am beginning to think we have a... a lack of connection in understanding each other. Have you been walking among the Settlement for these past 200 years? Or have you been... apart? And do you have a name by which I can call you?"
He tilted his head at his companion, examining her more closely again. "From what you have said, it sounds as though it was indeed created to keep in certain beings. 'Creations' I think I've heard your lady call you?" He took a deep breath, letting it out slowly as he raised his face to the moonlight, feeling snow settle on his skin and lashes. "I have so many questions..." He murmured, lips twitching into a wry smile at the question. "But no, I have not spoken with humor. I am attempting to be straightforward with you. Though I am beginning to think we have a... a lack of connection in understanding each other. Have you been walking among the Settlement for these past 200 years? Or have you been... apart? And do you have a name by which I can call you?"
