Not Again | Catch All for Ash

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[applechemist]

No, that's definitely not the case.

[ alchemists are still relatively rare, despite the technology in Central. the land has had a lot of time to recover and it. won't. ]

... But it would be nice.

[voidbreaker]

You can't ... put nutrients back in the ground or something?

[applechemist]

It's too far-gone.

We can make strong fertilizer for the land that isn't completely lost, but...

[voidbreaker]

...

So you're just watching the slow decline of the world and trying to make it even slower?

[applechemist]

... I... I guess so.

[ Hrm. ]

But I would like to think that there's something we can do.

[voidbreaker]

Maybe.

[ he's no expert. ]

Giving up's not really an option is it.

[applechemist]

Right!

I'll just keep trying, no matter what...! [ even if. hm. she's been pretty open that it's debatable if she's going home after this or not. ]

[voidbreaker]

[ hm. we won't talk about that. it'll be sad. ]

You don't really have another option though, do you?

[applechemist]

No. Because I have the talent to be an alchemist.

I can't waste it.

[voidbreaker]

It’s not something anyone can just decide to learn?

[applechemist]

Well... They can, over in Central. They have technology there that really opens it up to people without the innate talent... From what I hear.

[voidbreaker]

But they still need to be able to use alchemy to use that technology. Apparently.

[applechemist]

Yeah...

[voidbreaker]

So, basically... alchemy's a limited resource, then.

[applechemist]

I never really thought about it like that, but I guess so.

[voidbreaker]

[ hm ]

Guess that just means whatever you do with it’s more important.

[applechemist]

That's how I like to think of it. It's a power that we need to be careful with, but it's how we use it that matters.

[voidbreaker]

So in general: more using it for good, less using it for selfish reasons and you’re golden?

[applechemist]

"Good" and "selfish" aren't always so separate from each other.

[voidbreaker]

Dangerous when put together though.

[applechemist]

Yeah.

[voidbreaker]

It's all about that balancing act, huh?

[applechemist]

[ She nods. ]

It's difficult, but it's not a black-and-white issue.

[voidbreaker]

Complicated stuff never is.