[Video] Chess

[geniustheveil]

[The heartless have been getting to quite a few people lately. It's hard to tell at first whether Ami is one of them. She's inside, seated at a small table and playing chess against herself. Masters of the game would note the arrangement of the board as a very famous end game maneuver. She's testing it again, noting its weaknesses and the ways to defend against it.

It's keeping her mind off the shadows, and the things that always seem to not-quite-be-there when she looks. It's keeping her mind off the doubts, the worries, the insecurities. But there's very little of her usual gentle smile despite the seeming calm. She has a perhaps not-so-incongruous question.]

What are the things you do to relax and unwind your mind?

Comments

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[geniustheveil]

I understand, but I can still learn about the large events that shaped it, like studying other countries back home.

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[iscursednomore]

I never really thought about it like that.

[Though there wasn't much in terms of countries where he was from.]

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[geniustheveil]

That's why I always wanted to travel back home, too. There's always more to see and learn.

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[iscursednomore]

I think I'd prefer to learn about other worlds, than my own. But, that could just be me.

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[geniustheveil]

This is the world we have to live in right now. It's only natural to want to learn about it right away.

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[iscursednomore]

It's natural to want to learn about the worlds and the people. Everyone you talk to, you want to know more about.