No, no. I went to see it, the first week I arrived. I felt it was important for me to get a lay of the land, even for places I never want to journey to myself. I got as far as the outskirts, but...
[ He crosses his arms, thinking. It had looked like a desert, or what pictures he's seen of desertland in books and in movies back home. There must be more to it, he thinks. The city is well-populated, and filled with towers that fill the sky; why wouldn't they extend city bounds if that was all there was? What dangers are out there? And what lies beyond it?
Kim doesn't know, and he lacks the enterprising spirit to find out. He's cautious by nature, and he would prefer for others to take the risks and for himself to reap the benefits of that investigation. He would not call himself fearful by any measure - you cannot be fearful and still become a cop in Revachol - but he has the common sense to know when certain things should be avoided. ]
Frankly, the Pale is far more intimidating than what's out there. Pale is odourless, colourless -- nothingness, as far as the eye can see. But what's out there looked as though it's simply inhospitable land. There must be more to it, though I don't care to find out for myself.
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[ He crosses his arms, thinking. It had looked like a desert, or what pictures he's seen of desertland in books and in movies back home. There must be more to it, he thinks. The city is well-populated, and filled with towers that fill the sky; why wouldn't they extend city bounds if that was all there was? What dangers are out there? And what lies beyond it?
Kim doesn't know, and he lacks the enterprising spirit to find out. He's cautious by nature, and he would prefer for others to take the risks and for himself to reap the benefits of that investigation. He would not call himself fearful by any measure - you cannot be fearful and still become a cop in Revachol - but he has the common sense to know when certain things should be avoided. ]
Frankly, the Pale is far more intimidating than what's out there. Pale is odourless, colourless -- nothingness, as far as the eye can see. But what's out there looked as though it's simply inhospitable land. There must be more to it, though I don't care to find out for myself.