You may have a better chance of understanding the Tree better than any of us can, so I hope it shows you something useful.
[ he has prepared for this, which has meant some degree of self-care. he takes his work seriously. he has kept his own Discord low, and the lines that branch from his fingertips upward are about as managed as they're going to get for someone whose thoughts turn dark as often as john's do. it's a variable he's accounted for because his physical body hardly matters in this process. a minor weakness is negligible. he anticipates both will worsen before this is over, so it's best to start from a good baseline.
he isn't averse to the touch, growing to expect it to a degree. it's just how set is, which is more tolerable in every way than it would have been if set were human. ]
Say when.
[ he finds himself in an unusual place; john speaks very flippantly of death, but he does feel them. he enjoyed destroying his enemies because he wanted vengeance badly, but it's different when it's like this. there is no pleasure in this, even if he is eager for answers. their prior encounter was enough to establish camaraderie, and now they are taking the next step. whatever they uncover will be theirs, and they will be in this together. even knowing set will return, he can't help but feel bad that he has to die. a sudden death is violent even when it's painless. it's a shock to be torn loose from one's body suddenly. would it be different for a god?
he retreats within himself, the human part of him buried beneath all that isn't. now is no time to feel when he needs to see. it's a subtle shift, but set has felt that part of his soul before. now, he's ready. ]
no subject
[ he has prepared for this, which has meant some degree of self-care. he takes his work seriously. he has kept his own Discord low, and the lines that branch from his fingertips upward are about as managed as they're going to get for someone whose thoughts turn dark as often as john's do. it's a variable he's accounted for because his physical body hardly matters in this process. a minor weakness is negligible. he anticipates both will worsen before this is over, so it's best to start from a good baseline.
he isn't averse to the touch, growing to expect it to a degree. it's just how set is, which is more tolerable in every way than it would have been if set were human. ]
Say when.
[ he finds himself in an unusual place; john speaks very flippantly of death, but he does feel them. he enjoyed destroying his enemies because he wanted vengeance badly, but it's different when it's like this. there is no pleasure in this, even if he is eager for answers. their prior encounter was enough to establish camaraderie, and now they are taking the next step. whatever they uncover will be theirs, and they will be in this together. even knowing set will return, he can't help but feel bad that he has to die. a sudden death is violent even when it's painless. it's a shock to be torn loose from one's body suddenly. would it be different for a god?
he retreats within himself, the human part of him buried beneath all that isn't. now is no time to feel when he needs to see. it's a subtle shift, but set has felt that part of his soul before. now, he's ready. ]