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[goodtome]

[The wording sounds a bit strange and unfamiliar, but the sentiment behind it gives Armin a warm feeling in his stomach. That's what a friend says when they give you a boost up an apple tree, and even coming from a stranger it's oddly reassuring.

It might be a mistake, but Armin only debates a few moments longer before he reaches out and hesitantly accepts the potion.]

Thank you. I won't let you down.

[He hopes he won't, at any rate. If this man is willing to spare supplies on him, then he'd better do his best to use them well.]

[bropane]

[ and because of video game logic, armin will immediately feel better upon downing the potion.

for now, tadashi just watches him for any more signs of injury and whatnot. ]

[goodtome]

[Oh!

Armin's expression says pretty clearly that instant cures are a new and wondrous thing to him. He even pats himself down in surprise, taking stock.

But he's fine now. A moment ago he was sore and miserable, and now he feels just fine! His eyes are wide when he glances back up at Tadashi.]

How did you do that?

[bropane]

It's a potion. It's supposed to heal.

[ ah... but just in cases it confuses armin further, he adds- ]

You can buy it at the shops in the towns here. In ViViD, I mean.

[goodtome]

[This is all so confusing. Armin rubs at his forehead a little, feeling utterly lost.]

There's a civilization beyond the swamp lands?

[But, who would live in a civilization that doesn't actually exist?]

[bropane]

Kind of.

[ yeah, he gets what armin is thinking. what would people be doing living here when it's just a video game? ]

They're non-playable characters; the people who live in the towns outside of the swamp, I mean. [ and just in case armin has no idea what npcs are, tadashi goes ahead and clarifies that for him. ]

They're not real people.

[goodtome]

I see.

[He's trying to, at least. It's just that it makes a shudder run up his spine. It's too foreign as a concept. It makes his mind reel, and it feels inexplicable, even if Tadashi says it so that it sounds perfectly normal.

He suddenly really wants to leave. Badly. Far worse than before.]

Can we go back now?

[bropane]

Right. You can try-- [ mostly because newbies have a difficult time logging out during their first vivid game. anyway, tadashi explains to armin how to log out, and he tells him that he'll find himself in a white room wearing a headset when he does leave the game. ]