[The forceful incredulity in Kratos's voice is enough that it makes the air catch in his lungs, and he coughs again; though at least this time there's no open lung wound getting in the way. It's still a little bloody, just because the refresher can't remove liquid stuck in his lung as it was repaired, but it's not really any worse than the perpetual colds he'd suffered while his body got used to not having the exsphere to account for illness.
[He catches his breath and turns his head back toward Yuan, whom he still can't see.]
He doesn't -- he wouldn't agree with you about that.
[A pause, and then more quietly:]
It reminded me of mana threads. It made me feel as though I could bring ... things ... together.
[Things. Mana. Worlds. Unspoken, at the end -- instead of tear them apart.]
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[The forceful incredulity in Kratos's voice is enough that it makes the air catch in his lungs, and he coughs again; though at least this time there's no open lung wound getting in the way. It's still a little bloody, just because the refresher can't remove liquid stuck in his lung as it was repaired, but it's not really any worse than the perpetual colds he'd suffered while his body got used to not having the exsphere to account for illness.
[He catches his breath and turns his head back toward Yuan, whom he still can't see.]
He doesn't -- he wouldn't agree with you about that.
[A pause, and then more quietly:]
It reminded me of mana threads. It made me feel as though I could bring ... things ... together.
[Things. Mana. Worlds. Unspoken, at the end -- instead of tear them apart.]