Posts from Horizon of Darkness Auto-translated

*Whispered during lunch*
-- You, Lin, almost managed to subvert the trope from movies where the boss forces a helper onto the group, and that helper turns out to be either a double agent or the main villain. But typicality seems to be stronger than us, it's probably ingrained somewhere in our subconscious.

"Where are your Knights?.." he thought with a sigh. - "This will be tedious."

Now you are her Knights. So you will have to guard her while she shares her mercy with those in need. 😁

*Whispered during lunch*
-- You, Lin, almost managed to disrupt the script from the movies, when the boss forces an assistant onto the team, and that assistant turns out to be either a double agent or the main villain. But still, typicality seems to be stronger than us, it probably sits somewhere in our subconscious.

- Are you talking about Arael? Maybe she is the main villain, anything can happen in life... She is stranger than any fiction. But still, it's not worth focusing on such unlikely scenarios. I had a friend who read a lot about microbes, viruses, and so on, and then she constantly washed her hands, didn't take off her mask in public places, and so on. In the end, she was fired from the agency because of eczema on her hands...

– That’s awful… – replied Henry, who had no idea what eczema was, but was glad for another reason to delay taking out the trash from the apartment when (if) he returned to the normal world. – Of course, you shouldn’t dwell on it, otherwise it might turn out to be one of those silly comedies where trying to deviate from the predictable plot only makes things worse.

Now you are her Knights. So you will have to protect her while she shares her mercy with those in need. 😁

Hold a candle for her?

- There's not much point in dwelling on it; instead, tell me – he says with a conspiratorial smile – what do you think of our new companion? Do you like her?

Should we hold a candle for her?

Yes

- There's not much point in dwelling on it; instead, tell me, - he says with a conspiratorial smile, - what do you think of our new companion? Do you like her?

Henry didn't seem to have seriously considered this question; after all, he's come up with all sorts of women, right? But the question made him think. He puckered his lips and carefully examined Arael for a few seconds.
-- She's beautiful, but something is missing, -- he finally said. And then he realized. -- Ah, I understand. She's not pixelated enough. Have you ever played video games? I mean, not Zelda or Mario, but Metal Slug, for example. Well, never mind, I was just expecting something closer to my favorite characters, not just... a woman. And a three-dimensional one at that. I guess I'm asking for too much.

- No, I'm hearing these names for the first time... I'm more into Idolmaster, Sekiro, and Neptunia.

-- An axe? I don't really like these newfangled games, but Sekiro is good. It's a shame there's nothing to play it on here. By the way, if you haven't played Silent Hill, I'll warn you that our daughter might come up with something equally horrific... -- Henry wanted to say "shit," but Gwen stopped him, telling him not to do it at the table. -- Leave me alone, Gwen, just eat. Anyway, if it goes according to that scenario, we'll have to shoot it with pistols, or whatever we have on hand, because otherwise it will plunge the world into darkness or something. Honestly, I don't remember why I was shooting that monster with a pistol in the game, but I remember it was scary and it wanted to kill me.

They play backgammon. For each loss, Lynn removes an item of clothing, even if she didn't lose.

- We'll blast them with rays of goodness and love, and then darkness will give way to light... Or not. I've noticed that dark deeds often hide behind bright intentions and words. I had two acquaintances – Lin, it seems, had many acquaintances – both of whom held very opposite views on almost everything, whether it was taste preferences, worldview, or political affiliation, but when it came to my profession, they surprisingly agreed and believed that it was not right to do such a thing and show it to the public, and that it should all be banned. One argued that it undermines spiritual values, and the other that it supposedly objectifies us women. But what's the reality? If they had their way, they would deprive us of our careers and disregard the tons of sweat, tears, and thousands of hours spent on training.

Henry, who didn't really understand show business and had never been interested in it, took a few seconds to process the information, and then nodded.
-- Yes, I also think that SJWs have become too arrogant; they don't play themselves, and they don't let normal people enjoy the games. If they like unattractive women so much, let them look in the mirror; I don't know, but they shouldn't interfere with games and everything else.

Overhearing her companions' conversation, Nikta made an effort not to slap her forehead, but decided to remain silent. She didn't really see any difference between beautiful and unattractive women (or men), and had always judged people regardless of their appearance. Sometimes, the dependence of people in the upper world on their vision saddened her, as it caused her to miss out on too much information. However, such episodes clearly indicated to Nikta that being fixated on appearance could cause more problems than it solved. Seriously, sympathizing with someone because of their pretty face or revealing outfit? The latter was also terribly impractical and unhygienic.
Speaking of not judging people by their appearance, the huntress listened to her new companion, trying to understand what kind of person she was, and, if she was lucky, to catch some interesting conversation with the abbess.

Let's bet on when I'll get tired of making stupid jokes about one of my champion's physical flaws and switch to another, starting to bombard everyone with my favorite jokes about height.

let's go