Eiden seems like a good guy compared to Huey (he does not know how badly just yet but give it a few days), so he isn't exactly thinking of casting him underneath a veil of suspicion or anything like that.
...Thus far, anyway. ]
Nine is a rather safe number, especially if the individuals involved are talented themselves.
What's the best part about working with Eiden? Having made friends, or is it being proud of the work you do?
[That is a surprisingly loaded question, but Blade will spare Anaxa the mind-destroying details.]
Making friends is a big part! But Eiden is a really special person. Most people with a lot of power like that are arrogant or see people as tools. Huey was polite, but our bonds with him were a means to an end. With Eiden though, he loves and treasures all of us. He's right there with us, facing danger and protecting Klein. He takes interest in our hobbies and helps us with personal stuff, even if it's small things like reading together in the library or washing laundry together. It's hard not to cherish being with him.
But, no, Anaxagoras listens closely as he shifts through the description in his head. ]
The difference between night and day. Essentially, Eiden is a far more concrete pillar - an upstanding sort, at that - who believed clearly in the companionship of others. And not for appearance's sake, either.
I can see why you'd get along with him better than that other man, and find some sort of enjoyment in your work. Though there is something to doing something you want to, those you work with ultimately are instrumental to your experience.
[ He is mildly thinking about how it was with his students versus fellow colleagues at the Grove. Or even how he got along with some of the other Chrysos Heirs (or didn't, in Aglea's case, but eh.) ]
[ This doesn't come as a surprise to him, considering the way this Eiden presents himself. ]
Sculpting is an artform that would be difficult to do while on the move. Like painting - although I don't indulge in either.
[ Too much on the sciencey side of things. ]
That said, I'd be surprised if any of your allies seemed to dislike him much from your description of him so far. People like that tend to easily have others gather around them, mostly for the better. A force of change in the grand scheme of things.
Mhm~! He's a great leader for our group. But the way you talk, it sounds like you have someone like that too?
[Blade will talk for ages about all the favorite things in his life, but he likes to hear about other people's lives too. Especially when it seems like they have a lot in common.]
[ Anaxagoras' tone doesn't change much, but there is a hint of approval within it. ]
Although I wouldn't call him 'the' leader, he is something like a pillar most gravitate to, regardless of their background.
He gets along with most with as much ease as breathing air. But that is because he also happens to know when to listen to others too, and adapt accordingly. Whether it is by assisting them or otherwise.
[ They definitely do not...not necessarily in that way.
As far as Anaxagoras knows, anyway. The Trailblazer can be going around doing that if he feels chaotic enough, who knows. He can be up to anything, lbr. But, ultimately? ]
As for your question...
The Trailblazer doesn't. Does that Eiden you know go around doing that?
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Date: 2025-11-09 07:46 pm (UTC)Eiden seems like a good guy compared to Huey (he does not know how badly just yet but give it a few days), so he isn't exactly thinking of casting him underneath a veil of suspicion or anything like that.
...Thus far, anyway. ]
Nine is a rather safe number, especially if the individuals involved are talented themselves.
What's the best part about working with Eiden? Having made friends, or is it being proud of the work you do?
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Date: 2025-11-10 04:09 am (UTC)Making friends is a big part! But Eiden is a really special person. Most people with a lot of power like that are arrogant or see people as tools. Huey was polite, but our bonds with him were a means to an end. With Eiden though, he loves and treasures all of us. He's right there with us, facing danger and protecting Klein. He takes interest in our hobbies and helps us with personal stuff, even if it's small things like reading together in the library or washing laundry together. It's hard not to cherish being with him.
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Date: 2025-11-10 04:39 pm (UTC)But, no, Anaxagoras listens closely as he shifts through the description in his head. ]
The difference between night and day. Essentially, Eiden is a far more concrete pillar - an upstanding sort, at that - who believed clearly in the companionship of others. And not for appearance's sake, either.
I can see why you'd get along with him better than that other man, and find some sort of enjoyment in your work. Though there is something to doing something you want to, those you work with ultimately are instrumental to your experience.
[ He is mildly thinking about how it was with his students versus fellow colleagues at the Grove. Or even how he got along with some of the other Chrysos Heirs (or didn't, in Aglea's case, but eh.) ]
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Date: 2025-11-10 05:00 pm (UTC)Eiden definitely makes the work enjoyable~! I haven't heard anyone say they dislike regulating essence with him either.
I do art too! But it's harder to do on the road, so I keep it to when we're back at the mansion.
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Date: 2025-11-11 04:27 am (UTC)Sculpting is an artform that would be difficult to do while on the move. Like painting - although I don't indulge in either.
[ Too much on the sciencey side of things. ]
That said, I'd be surprised if any of your allies seemed to dislike him much from your description of him so far. People like that tend to easily have others gather around them, mostly for the better. A force of change in the grand scheme of things.
[ Like the Trailblazer. ]
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Date: 2025-11-13 03:22 am (UTC)[Blade will talk for ages about all the favorite things in his life, but he likes to hear about other people's lives too. Especially when it seems like they have a lot in common.]
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Date: 2025-11-13 01:53 pm (UTC)[ Anaxagoras' tone doesn't change much, but there is a hint of approval within it. ]
Although I wouldn't call him 'the' leader, he is something like a pillar most gravitate to, regardless of their background.
He gets along with most with as much ease as breathing air. But that is because he also happens to know when to listen to others too, and adapt accordingly. Whether it is by assisting them or otherwise.
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Date: 2025-11-14 01:35 am (UTC)[Caelus my beloved trash raccoon.]
Does he like kissing everyone too?
[He's trying to draw parallels between the Trailblazer and Eiden that might not necessarily exist.]
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Date: 2025-11-14 08:37 pm (UTC)[ They definitely do not...not necessarily in that way.
As far as Anaxagoras knows, anyway. The Trailblazer can be going around doing that if he feels chaotic enough, who knows. He can be up to anything, lbr. But, ultimately? ]
As for your question...
The Trailblazer doesn't. Does that Eiden you know go around doing that?
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Date: 2025-11-15 01:46 am (UTC)Not with everyone, but with us yes. He's very amorous~
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Date: 2025-11-15 03:37 am (UTC)Then, that is his right.
It's clear he has kept those he cares about happy, and that is what ultimately matters.
[ Not that he finds it particularly odd, mind. ]
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Date: 2025-11-15 04:30 am (UTC)Mhm~ Oh, but Lord Jackass complains so much, only to be happy when Eiden pats him on the head and tells him he did a good job. It's so funny~
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Date: 2025-11-15 04:42 pm (UTC)Lord Jackass? What an unfortunate name.
[ Unless it's a nickname?? But he doesn't want to ever go around being called that. ]
Though, it is only natural that there are people like that.
And, while we are at it...what about the others?