"No." Rather than first explain his work before, Elidibus responds to the latter query with a single word that holds an eternity's worth of absolute certainty.
Rue is likely no stranger to long and longer still lifespans. In the moment, the twenty-something looking human has a presence that is many millennia old.
"The full weight and scope of my duties, I did solely for my home and people. Such was its meaning that I could not accept such a burden on the behalf of another's. Nor would I wish to." He speaks in a calm tone and without anger. Elidibus is wanting nothing more than to convey to Rue who could not possibly have known, that it was simply not a matter of doing on Earth that which he gave his all for on Etheirys, his own native world.
That those particulars were so much a part of him that the position had been nigh literally his very life. To the people surrounding them he may have seemed unusually dedicated to his hometown population with the phrasing. Directed at Rue, it may be a small hint that he's away she's not an ordinary citizen.
The feeling of presence fades and with it the emphasis on the gravity of the matter. Elidibus, whose expression had become solemn, allows a brief smile to return.
"Rest assured, much of what made me suitable for my duty will make me qualified for many positions within the organization which has aided me in adjusting to life in this city. I shall not want for work." There it is again, a moment's sadness for those lost peoples. "But for the sake of friends who are no longer here, I would honor their memory and seek the occasional diversion from it."
Perhaps it is for the best Rue didn't have a chance to pat the shorter figure on the head. Or pity him his friends and hobbies for that matter. It is clear those friends were just as beloved as his people and home.
"I would not mind pursuing some form of art. Yet sports..." Elidibus frowns slightly in thought, seemingly back to his former self. "There may be some concerns for now with purely physical activities."
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Rue is likely no stranger to long and longer still lifespans. In the moment, the twenty-something looking human has a presence that is many millennia old.
"The full weight and scope of my duties, I did solely for my home and people. Such was its meaning that I could not accept such a burden on the behalf of another's. Nor would I wish to." He speaks in a calm tone and without anger. Elidibus is wanting nothing more than to convey to Rue who could not possibly have known, that it was simply not a matter of doing on Earth that which he gave his all for on Etheirys, his own native world.
That those particulars were so much a part of him that the position had been nigh literally his very life. To the people surrounding them he may have seemed unusually dedicated to his hometown population with the phrasing. Directed at Rue, it may be a small hint that he's away she's not an ordinary citizen.
The feeling of presence fades and with it the emphasis on the gravity of the matter. Elidibus, whose expression had become solemn, allows a brief smile to return.
"Rest assured, much of what made me suitable for my duty will make me qualified for many positions within the organization which has aided me in adjusting to life in this city. I shall not want for work." There it is again, a moment's sadness for those lost peoples. "But for the sake of friends who are no longer here, I would honor their memory and seek the occasional diversion from it."
Perhaps it is for the best Rue didn't have a chance to pat the shorter figure on the head. Or pity him his friends and hobbies for that matter. It is clear those friends were just as beloved as his people and home.
"I would not mind pursuing some form of art. Yet sports..." Elidibus frowns slightly in thought, seemingly back to his former self. "There may be some concerns for now with purely physical activities."