Oh! I actually do know this one! It's a word sometimes used in Vorrun literature, usually referring to a specific character type.
"Tsundere" refers to a character that starts off or outwardly presents as tough, harsh or cold, and slowly begins to reveal a soft, tender, deeply caring side.
[To Rosie's credit, Emet-Selch isn't certain if this designation was meant as another jab or as a compliment. There may be some truth to it, however. Ugh... mayhap it was time that he crafted another persona for himself after all if he's become this easy to read.]
No particular reason. It simply came up in casual conversation, and I thought that mayhap someone such as you - with all of your connections - would know what it meant.
[Either way, he was correct! And neither Elidibus nor Obsidian nor anyone else he might have asked can tease him about it now, so bonus.]
But how are you doing exactly? Last I checked you seemed rather under the weather to put it mildly.
[He'd like to argue that it isn't kind and that he wasn't actually worried, but he suspects that would only prove Rosie's point in some roundabout way.]
I could understand that. After all, I imagine most people have topics that are difficult for them to speak upon.
Though I am slightly puzzled why you would feel the need to "catch up" unless I have missed something. Have you fallen so far behind that you must make a concerted effort?
Oh, well yes. I was asleep for several thousand years after the calamity and only woke shortly before the heroes of this land at last rose to save the world once more.
[Yes, yes, he's aware that he shouldn't and that sleep was likely linked to a huge expenditure of energy - not to mention the trauma of all that occurred. But resting uninterrupted for several thousand years? It sounds delightful to him.]
Nevertheless, your diligence is appreciated. And no doubt something we will all benefit from ere long.
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"Tsundere" refers to a character that starts off or outwardly presents as tough, harsh or cold, and slowly begins to reveal a soft, tender, deeply caring side.
Why do you ask?
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No particular reason. It simply came up in casual conversation, and I thought that mayhap someone such as you - with all of your connections - would know what it meant.
[Either way, he was correct! And neither Elidibus nor Obsidian nor anyone else he might have asked can tease him about it now, so bonus.]
But how are you doing exactly? Last I checked you seemed rather under the weather to put it mildly.
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Oh. Don't worry about that. It's just a difficult subject to speak on for me and I find it rather taxing.
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I could understand that. After all, I imagine most people have topics that are difficult for them to speak upon.
Though I am slightly puzzled why you would feel the need to "catch up" unless I have missed something. Have you fallen so far behind that you must make a concerted effort?
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[Yes, yes, he's aware that he shouldn't and that sleep was likely linked to a huge expenditure of energy - not to mention the trauma of all that occurred. But resting uninterrupted for several thousand years? It sounds delightful to him.]
Nevertheless, your diligence is appreciated. And no doubt something we will all benefit from ere long.
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My thanks, though I ask you hold your praise until I am able to produce some kind of tangible boon.