Oh, I don't mind answering. You can ask me anything. Shifting into a siren is uh the allure I have is stronger and um I have wings and claws if I want them.
i'm sorry - i have a bunch of questions and i don't mean to pry. i wish i knew more about your world, so i didn't have to ask for clarification on so many things.
i bet they were beautiful. like you are.
i think i can live with that. not in a bad way, i mean. that sort of makes me happy, actually.
bring someone with me? hm, i'm not sure. i didn't think to ask!
Okay, I'll just give you a brief history of things here. I was born in the sea to a family of sirens and we are like a mixture of fish and bird to make it as simple to understand as possible.
One day, the sea was cleansed and I should have died with my family but I kind of tricked one of the reapers sent to collect and became one myself.
As a reaper I have to collect those who have come to their end. I'm kind of drawn to those who are about to lose their lives.
Depressing, I guess, huh?
I give them to the hounds to bring to the underworld. I don't go there myself.
As a siren, I can lure and allure people with different things I do to my voice. I'm really handy in water and like I mentioned before the wings and claws.
I'm sorry that's a lot of rambling
Maybe if I don't have to look at the wings it'll be okay.
You don't have to be happy all the time, you know.
it's ok, don't worry about rambling! that helped a lot - and thank you for telling me. i suppose i have some more questions now, but i'll try to ask them in a way that makes sense. let's see.
how did the sea get cleansed? what does that mean? your family...
i'm really so sorry, sungmin. you've been through so much.
and you still have to do work as a reaper? can you not... quit? that sounds like a simplistic way to put it, i'm sorry.
if we could find a way for you not to look at the wings... i know this is probably not my business, i just worry. for you.
thank you. i know i don't have to be happy all the time, but i think i deserve to be when i am, if that makes sense.
sort of! it's someone from the godly realm. they came here to help me. i guess.
They basically sent this being to collect us would probably be the nicer way of putting it. I only survived because of the deal I made. I had a pretty big family and I miss them everyday. You would have liked them I bet.
I don't think I can quit! If I tried, I would probably uhh get collected?
I'm not sure how it really works.
The fact you care means a lot. Thank you, Dash. I guess I just have to get used to them.
who would do that? why? that's terrible. to take your family from you... i wish i could've known them.
isn't there some way to go over someone's head about that? the godly realm seems so bureaucratic, honestly. people shouldn't be forced to do work like that if they don't want to.
i care about you! i don't like the thought of you being sad or uncomfortable. what if you had something else to focus on then?
bad and good feelings both, right?
... i hadn't thought of that. i don't think so though? they seem awfully concerned for me. [ Dash, you sweet boy. That is what they were sent to do, but luckily for everyone, they're not too excited about that. ]
evil?? who would say that about an entire group like that... that's what's evil if you ask me.
i'm not sure, but i wish there were something. i wish i knew more to help...
you could. if you wanted, i mean. i'd be there for you if you wanted.
i need to not forget that! it's hard.
really? you're probably right and i probably knew that, but it was easier to think otherwise. i guess i want to think i have some allies, but in terms of that realm and the palace and the crown and everything, i might be going it alone.
I just have kind of tried to deal with it, you know? It isn't always so bad. It could be far worse. I've seen some of the tasks others have and mine are tame in comparison.
I
Don't have to hurt anyone at least.
I mean
if you wanted to be.
Sometimes it helps make you stronger. The bad things.
Oh. I'm sorry Dash but you don't have to be alone if you don't want to be. I can help.
that's bad too! i mean, sorry, that didn't come out right. it's bad enough if you're suffering as much as you are. no one should suffer that much, much less more. that should change.
somehow. it should change.
i do want to be! if you want me. i'd be happy if i could help somehow.
you're right. i think i just get scared of letting them have too much influence over me, so i try to pretend they don't impact me as much. or maybe my brain does the pretending for me? i don't worry very much, honestly. not usually, anyway.
it could get messy. i wouldn't want to drag you into that, really.
As much as I can I try to not dwell on things I can't change or influence in any way. There's kind of tasks everyone has to do and not everyone gets the pleasant ones.
I'm okay. You don't have to worry.
Just to warn you. Its kind of intense because my wings are pretty big and uh sensitive. That's embarrassing.
I think letting out the bad stuff actually makes you happier in the end.
i suppose that IS true. but still, it's something you were forced into under terrible circumstances. it's not... just. i guess that's what i'm saying. it's not just. or right.
it's supposed to be my job to worry about people, isn't it?
it's not! it's ok! you tell me what to do and i'll stick right to it. i promise. you have my word.
hm. i need to think about that. maybe i'm not very good at letting myself have an outlet.
the things you say, charming one! thanks for caring about me.
i'll try. you have my word. i'll find out if there's something i can do.
my duty then? i don't want to let that just... poof. you know? i should take it seriously, even if i'm still not super enthused about this prince thing.
i wouldn't, no! i want to help. so, i'm here for you.
i think i've already bent your ear a few times, haven't i? let's just say i hope i don't have to do it a lot!
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It would be a terrible thing for you conscious. I'll stay safe!
Yeah? What's going on?
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i'll do my best to forewarn you of any weirdness in the building!
just... figuring out who i am. deciding what to do next. i had a very human vision for my life!
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ask away.
I appreciate it. I'm pretty clumsy oddyly enough.
Have you figured more out about what you are and what you can do?
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you and me both. at least, sometimes. it's better to be careful!
i'm supposed to leave the human realm to learn more. i'm not... in a super huge hurry to do that.
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I already picked this up about you.
Can you not come back?
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no way! how? 😋
i can, but i guess it still feels sort of final. like up until then, i can still be regular old dash. if i go... then i'm the prince.
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haven't since I've been on the ground. my wings changed after the cleansing and they're not good now.
How you move around!
You're kind of the prince either way but if you go you can decide how and why.
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ah, i give myself away, huh? oopsie!
that's the thing i keep trying not to think about. i mean, of course it's true! i guess it's not very princely to try and live in denial.
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It turned them black. They used to be blue.
You do but not in a bad way.
Eventually, it catches up with you.
Can you bring someone with you?
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i bet they were beautiful. like you are.
i think i can live with that. not in a bad way, i mean. that sort of makes me happy, actually.
bring someone with me? hm, i'm not sure. i didn't think to ask!
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I think they're ugly now. Just another thing I lost with the sea.
I'm not sure if there are issues with never shifting.
But charming!!
I like you happy.
You should ask. It might help.
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i wish you could have them back. i wish... things weren't this way for you.
is there any way you could shift comfortably? if there's a chance it's not good for you not to...
i'll try to stay happy, ok?
i will. there's... well, i have sort of an assistant. i'll ask them.
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I'll just give you a brief history of things here. I was born in the sea to a family of sirens and we are like a mixture of fish and bird to make it as simple to understand as possible.
One day, the sea was cleansed and I should have died with my family but I kind of tricked one of the reapers sent to collect and became one myself.
As a reaper I have to collect those who have come to their end. I'm kind of drawn to those who are about to lose their lives.
Depressing, I guess, huh?
I give them to the hounds to bring to the underworld. I don't go there myself.
As a siren, I can lure and allure people with different things I do to my voice. I'm really handy in water and like I mentioned before the wings and claws.
I'm sorry that's a lot of rambling
Maybe if I don't have to look at the wings it'll be okay.
You don't have to be happy all the time, you know.
You have an assistant? How fancy!
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how did the sea get cleansed? what does that mean? your family...
i'm really so sorry, sungmin. you've been through so much.
and you still have to do work as a reaper? can you not... quit? that sounds like a simplistic way to put it, i'm sorry.
if we could find a way for you not to look at the wings... i know this is probably not my business, i just worry. for you.
thank you. i know i don't have to be happy all the time, but i think i deserve to be when i am, if that makes sense.
sort of! it's someone from the godly realm. they came here to help me. i guess.
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I don't think I can quit! If I tried, I would probably uhh get collected?
I'm not sure how it really works.
The fact you care means a lot. Thank you, Dash. I guess I just have to get used to them.
If course! You should feel everything you feel.
Are you sure they aren't monitoring you?
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isn't there some way to go over someone's head about that? the godly realm seems so bureaucratic, honestly. people shouldn't be forced to do work like that if they don't want to.
i care about you! i don't like the thought of you being sad or uncomfortable. what if you had something else to focus on then?
bad and good feelings both, right?
... i hadn't thought of that. i don't think so though? they seem awfully concerned for me. [ Dash, you sweet boy. That is what they were sent to do, but luckily for everyone, they're not too excited about that. ]
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What could they even do?
Like focusing on you?
Yes. Both are important.
Dash, you're a prince. I'm pretty sure that means they're monitoring you and like probably getting you ready for the realm.
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i'm not sure, but i wish there were something. i wish i knew more to help...
you could. if you wanted, i mean. i'd be there for you if you wanted.
i need to not forget that! it's hard.
really? you're probably right and i probably knew that, but it was easier to think otherwise. i guess i want to think i have some allies, but in terms of that realm and the palace and the crown and everything, i might be going it alone.
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you know? It isn't always so bad. It could be far worse. I've seen some of the tasks others have and mine are tame in comparison.
I
Don't have to hurt anyone at least.
I mean
if you wanted to be.
Sometimes it helps make you stronger. The bad things.
Oh. I'm sorry Dash but you don't have to be alone if you don't want to be. I can help.
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somehow. it should change.
i do want to be! if you want me. i'd be happy if i could help somehow.
you're right. i think i just get scared of letting them have too much influence over me, so i try to pretend they don't impact me as much. or maybe my brain does the pretending for me? i don't worry very much, honestly. not usually, anyway.
it could get messy. i wouldn't want to drag you into that, really.
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I'm okay. You don't have to worry.
Just to warn you. Its kind of intense because my wings are pretty big and uh sensitive. That's embarrassing.
I think letting out the bad stuff actually makes you happier in the end.
Well. You're worth it. I can take messy.
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it's supposed to be my job to worry about people, isn't it?
it's not! it's ok! you tell me what to do and i'll stick right to it. i promise. you have my word.
hm. i need to think about that. maybe i'm not very good at letting myself have an outlet.
the things you say, charming one! thanks for caring about me.
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I wouldn't say job. More like care for others. Look out for them.
I trust you, Dash. I know you wouldn't do anything against me. Or to hurt me.
You can talk to me if you want. It can help sometimes.
You're very easy to care about.
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my duty then? i don't want to let that just... poof. you know? i should take it seriously, even if i'm still not super enthused about this prince thing.
i wouldn't, no! i want to help. so, i'm here for you.
i think i've already bent your ear a few times, haven't i? let's just say i hope i don't have to do it a lot!
that's... thank you. that's a kind thing to say.
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Sometimes change can be good. You can end up with something amazing.
We can try and see what happens.
I don't mind. Talk to me anytime you want to and about anything.
Did I fluster you, Dash?
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