[His core crystal is visible enough, at least, a chunk in the open collar of his coat that shimmers through variations on the theme of red like an opal.
Her reaction is... weirdly relieving. Asch sigh slightly, and then shakes his head slightly.]
Don't worry about me - I don't have any intention of partnering with a driver. I wouldn't have partnered with Jade at all if he didn't have a great need for it, but that's not super important at the moment. Suffice it to say, about three years ago, a bunch of kids walked up to God and yelled at him until they were able to change the way blades work, and we don't have a physical need for resonance anymore.
[Psychological needs... Vary by the blade, which is why he's here with Jade, instead of flying completely solo.]
But - I think you underestimate how awful some drivers could get.
[There's a darkness to his voice that speaks to experience.]
The worst of them - they used the forgetting to their advantage. Blades are hardier than humans in the long run, but we die to a knife in the back the same as a human. There are blades whose drivers killed them specifically to reset their memories.
[The layers of remove - forcing the description of the experience to arm's length - is probably more telling than anything he might actually say.]
And you're right that we didn't get any voice in it - hell, dormant core crystals were traded like commodities, not even just on the black market, either, at least in my time.
no worries i've been Bad at tags this month anyway
Her reaction is... weirdly relieving. Asch sigh slightly, and then shakes his head slightly.]
Don't worry about me - I don't have any intention of partnering with a driver. I wouldn't have partnered with Jade at all if he didn't have a great need for it, but that's not super important at the moment. Suffice it to say, about three years ago, a bunch of kids walked up to God and yelled at him until they were able to change the way blades work, and we don't have a physical need for resonance anymore.
[Psychological needs... Vary by the blade, which is why he's here with Jade, instead of flying completely solo.]
But - I think you underestimate how awful some drivers could get.
[There's a darkness to his voice that speaks to experience.]
The worst of them - they used the forgetting to their advantage. Blades are hardier than humans in the long run, but we die to a knife in the back the same as a human. There are blades whose drivers killed them specifically to reset their memories.
[The layers of remove - forcing the description of the experience to arm's length - is probably more telling than anything he might actually say.]
And you're right that we didn't get any voice in it - hell, dormant core crystals were traded like commodities, not even just on the black market, either, at least in my time.