[ Other than the fact it was where they first met, he wasn't sure if detailing the kind of place it was would be entirely appropriate, but... ]
A vast experiment. [ He finds himself explaining, because some part of him still considers her a friend, despite the fact she's so different now more than ever from the woman who swept the bar while he collected empty bottles from the tables. ]
An island separated into four settlements, with these were the locals and the marked -- you and I were among the latter. Over time, these marks would darken and signal the locals to urge us to participate in these social experiments through coercion and other forms of control.
[ He keeps some details out, but it makes this place sound tame by comparison... but they were not forced into fighting another's war in Attollo either. ]
...It was not unpleasant, so long as the marked performed to our wardens' expectations.
action;
A vast experiment. [ He finds himself explaining, because some part of him still considers her a friend, despite the fact she's so different now more than ever from the woman who swept the bar while he collected empty bottles from the tables. ]
An island separated into four settlements, with these were the locals and the marked -- you and I were among the latter. Over time, these marks would darken and signal the locals to urge us to participate in these social experiments through coercion and other forms of control.
[ He keeps some details out, but it makes this place sound tame by comparison... but they were not forced into fighting another's war in Attollo either. ]
...It was not unpleasant, so long as the marked performed to our wardens' expectations.