Revolutionary

Myriad Reality

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I need to know what was going through your mind in that moment.

@Artifact

Almost exclusively “I have to make a good impression with this handshake!” I was told people respect a good, firm shake, so I interpreted it as a bit of a sliding scale, where a firmer handshake meant a better first impression.

Myriad Reality

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*Laughs*
So you just take out this guy's hand. I hope he's not still mad at you.

@Artifact

Didn’t stay that way forever. I helped a bit, and it was when we met, so he got to learn afterward exactly what I was and what my deal was.

Myriad Reality

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No, I believe you, I'm just impressed. Did you realize that his hand would break if you squeezed it that hard?

@Artifact

I admittedly was smart enough to know. But with priorities as jumbled as they were, it got totally dismissed from my mind.

Myriad Reality

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*Raises both of my eyebrows*
That’s... yeah, wow.

@Artifact

*Laughs*
It wasn’t malicious, I promise.

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Hmm. Iveb een working on establishing trade route with them for a while, but didnt really have a proper way to contact them about it.

@souleaterfan320

*Taps my chin*
Yeahh, I’ve got no personal ties to the government itself. But if anyone could point you in the right direction, it’s… Well, it’s Lewis, but he doesn’t exactly frequent this place, huh?

Myriad Reality

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What’d you find out about the handshakes?

@Artifact

As simple of an answer as you’d think. They’re for greetings, first meeting people, agreements. I broke a guy’s hand after I learned people respect a firm handshake and I made mine a little too firm.

Myriad Reality

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I feel like the voice part would be either really easy or really hard.

@Artifact

It wasn’t easy for me. I’ll say that much.

Myriad Reality

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Give me an example?

@Artifact

Learning for the first time what handshakes are for. What money is for and why people use it. What a wink means. The eternal learning of all the different meanings behind the inflection and emphasis in people’s voices when they speak.

Myriad Reality

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Of everything being new?

@Artifact

Yes. Even loads of trivial stuff you probably take for granted, and that I probably take for granted now. There was mysterious wonder in literally everything.

Myriad Reality

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Was there anything better about your time back then?

@Artifact

Mm… The awe was probably the one thing.

Myriad Reality

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I did! I listen to a lot of stories, and that’s not the kind of journey I get to hear about very often.

@Artifact

I’m glad. I don’t get to reminisce often. It’s fun to think about the good times, but I like me now way more.