MokouFriedChickenI'm gonna start taking liberties with science here. Unlike back in the village, we're gonna go off the rails here. I don't have extensive knowledge in physics and chemistry as I do with medicine, so bear with me on this one. Care to give me Gems? It helps my motivation to do better.
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The Least Common Denominator LXV.III Formula
The rest of the minutiae were hashed out in a quick and efficient fashion after the talk about all of the Runing shenanigans was completed. We settled for the usual strat of building up and going from there while I moved to ramp up and 'invent' more stuff for us to use. And while I actually had the chance to make some small talk with Grigori, I still haven't managed to tell him about my rather peculiar case of dual-wielding both Essence types. In hindsight, I probably should've just went out with it instead of skirting around the issue using my sister as a smokescreen, but I guess some things were just not meant to be."Now that everything's in order with our plans, I guess I should continue with my self-pity session."I gave everyone a smirk as a somber atmosphere immediately replaced the serious, thinking session of yester-minute. In a sense, I really shouldn't be doing this
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"I guess I'll go next on the chopping block."I raised an eyebrow as Phillipe took to the metaphorical stands. Contrasting his usual contrarian scumbaggery, the half Vaion surprisingly looked like he was taking this seriously as opposed to just casually slinging mud all over my face like usual.Giving me a stern look, Phillipe looked like he was staring straight through my soul as he said his piece, "You're insane."Livia's grip on my hand tightened to an iron grip. I squeezed back to let her know not to make a scene."You risked your life to save us without so much as expecting something in return," Phillipe continued. "In fact, you even let us choose if we wanted to go with you or not." The Den chuckled to himself in a way that denoted some form of self-awareness. "I just know that we made the wrong choice, but someho
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H-huh?! I thought we were over this!"I'm not pushing you away, Livia," I gently reasoned. "I'm doing what's logical to-""To keep me safe, right?"Fucking shit... I couldn't even deny her claims even if a part of me knew I was in the right. I could only wait patiently as Livia finally let go of my hand. Standing in between me and the campfire, her conflicted gaze almost made me want to throw up as tears built up in her sorrowful eyes."Right?!"I reluctantly nodded; my own instincts for avoiding conflict kicking in as I mentally prepared myself for the verbal onslaught. My sister probably had all the ammunition she could ever need to rip me apart if she really wanted to. And while I already gave her a chance to vent earlier, I guess it was cut off way too soon if she was still riding a high
The Least Common Denominator Interlude XXVII: Olivia X
Olivia had never felt more ashamed in her life than right now."We have to go after her!""Olivia! You have to stay here, okay?!"The roiling swirl of conflicting emotions threatened to overwhelm her own thought processes. She might say that it was the same as when she was at that... bad place in time, but the way she was feeling right now was arguably worse than having to lose all of her hope and drive in life...She had argued with her Big Sis... Olivia! Arguing with Sis! It was both exhilarating and terrifying to even think of herself going into a screaming match with the one Person that she cared about most in the world. To think that screamed at Her right in the face... and to experience first-hand her Sister's ire...Her chest felt like it was going to explode."I-I did this
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How many times do I have to fuck up like this? Sure, I've once said something in the terms of 'failure being just being more experience,' but if I'm not going to use those experiences to at least better myself, then was I even doing with my life? I mean, I acknowledge that me changing would require such a Herculean effort to the point that it would probably be better to just move on and ignore it, but I still couldn't believe that I was this monumentally stupid in terms of emotional control and illogical insanity. "You okay, Sis?" Waking up after almost succumbing to hyperthermia was an experience I thought I'd never go through again. But while the first one was caused entirely by accident, this was.... kind of deliberate now that I was thinking more clearly. Some things never change...
The Least Common Denominator LXVI.II Parts Per Million
"Y-you can let go now..."Feeling my sister release me from her comforting grasp, I took a deep breath as I kept my sobs locked into my chest. We've been crying into each other's arms for a good while now, and I really think we should move on to other things. We really shouldn't even be doing this, in my opinion; especially since it was all my fault, to begin with."Feeling better?""W-well enough," I weakly chuckled as I brushed a few of my sister's own tears off her face. "I have something to tell you..."I almost flinched as Livia leaned in closer as if wishing to relish whatever new nugget of wisdom I was about to bestow upon her. Meanwhile, I could only think if doing what I was about to do was a good idea. I never really liked it when characters from an isekai tell the native population that they were from another
The Least Common Denominator LXVII.I Quadratic Equation
Ideas. Plans upon plans upon plans. Unlike last time, they all fell in line neatly in my head as I mentally tallied them up to a line of priority and possibility. With our location and available resources, the steam engine was probably the most cost-efficient way to provide a lot of what we were already using to stay alive in this blistering cold. Couple that with a decent building up of the cave and other refurbishments and we'll have a beautiful hideout that's both warm and impenetrable. There was only just one problem."We're really lacking in manpower, huh..."After Grigori's first attempt at harvesting coal with Ruby, the clear lack of a proper receptacle to put them forced me away from my own projects to build a rush job that could hopefully contain the ridiculous amount of coal this Prime dragged back out of the cave. I would've left it to the others, but with Lace busy
The Least Common Denominator LXVII.II Quadratic Equation
"What are we supposed to build again?"I resisted the urge to frown as I faced off against the nominal Denominators of our party. Livia hasn't come back from the trip yet, so that meant me having Lace and Phillipe standing lackadaisically in front of me. Ruby was standing nervously beside me, and I made it a point to look knowledgeable as I pointed at the various schematics and improved designs scribbled onto the chalkboard behind me. Not gonna lie, I was getting pretty miffed at the lack of understanding.Well, at least it's only Phillipe that's really questioning everything. God knows my shitty patience had its limits."Like I said, it's a railway system designed to make transporting materials faster and easier," I sighed. "With coal acting as fuel, the engine would turn the wheels and make it go across the designated track."
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