[ As you approach a house you know to belong to blue and white starbird... well, in this case actually Meteion now, it's like the feeling of living in paradise. There is lush green all around, with plentiful of trees, with a stone building with a small and ancient-looking spire seeming located on what looks like could be a floating island. In the background, you can see other floating islands, with blue crystals likely linking them together. Whether it's real or not will require some investigating.
There's an archway to greet you made of wisterias to enter, where you're greeted by the flyby of three-- no, four birds. The first is a blue bird, quick and shooting across like a star with a bright yellow one right beside it. A four-winged dark blue into pink ombre one seems to follow them both close behind with a rather larger raven with little beads interspersed in its feathers following not far behind.
A glance up at the sky shows it to be split right down the middle... one half being a welcoming dark blue with glittering gleams of stars whereas the other half is a rising sun horizon with blends of red, yellow and orange. Once you enter the building, there's a floating giant moon lantern in the center of the ceiling that seems to be in a current moon phase. Plastic glow in the dark stars are littered across all the walls and ceiling, the lighting only dim enough to show off these pretty stars.
One side of the wall has a tank where a familiar little ambystoma can be seen swimming around. Meteion, however, will be found seated in a round comfortable bed with lots of blankets, much like that of a nest! She has a sun pillow in her arms and her wings perk up in greeting. She also happens to be wearing a necklace that looks like a flower glowing a bright sunny yellow. ]
Oh, hi Clarity! [ she seems quite cozy but she'll leave her nest to come over to greet them. ] Did you come to take a look at the house?
That's true. I do want to enjoy it while it lasts.. [ she fiddles a little with the flower necklace, peering at the room. Squish peeks out of the tank with a bwee ]
If it's like anything when we worked on giving the residents their new homes, I'm sure everyone worked hard. [ well... new now broken homes for them. ]
They do.. I can see how much thought, and feeling everyone put into it.
[ she's just a birb bubbling with happiness. but she will gently take a hold of Clarte's hand, to lead them over to sit on the edge of her nest bed. so they aren't just standing around. ] Have you been feeling any better?
I watched the trial and execution... [ there's that familiar concern on her face. ]
[ gingerly, she holds their hand in hers and she peers down as the moon lantern overhead shifts into its next moon phase. ]
..I'm glad they were able to cure you of it. [ she brings her other hand to gently touch their chest. ] But I'm worried about how you feel, too. What you're thinking.
[ she gives them a small sad smile. ] I refracted, too. So I'll worry.
[ she will shuffle a bit to reach her hands up to gently take a bit of their hair in hand. unless it's obvious they haven't been brushing. then I guess she will brush it. either way, a gentle touch. ] Only a few of us suffered on going through the refraction...
When I told Sunlight, he told me we have no control over what happens to our colors. What came of it... we can't really blame ourselves. [ a sad smile. ] It won't change we did hurt others because of it.
[ a light hum. ] I don't blame you though. Despite everything, you held on. That matters.
[ she will drop her hands after, leaving behind a small braid in their hair. ] One step forward now, right?
[ that's okay. she will spend any extra time brushing it out then!! clarte can have nice untangled hair. before she's adding little braids. ]
I am a bit worried about what will happen tomorrow but... as you said, together. We can handle it together. [ maybe wishful thinking. ] Hehe... it hasn't been very long since I last saw you, but I keep thinking how I missed you.
[ nice. ] They have, haven't they? I was still able to text our residents, and visit Sunlight but.. it wasn't as if we could visit everyone else.
[ ah, that reminds her. ]
Oh, I don't know if it was shared in the letters but, the backalley was actually made by Sunlight and Riff both! Which is when they began to lose their memories of each other the more they worked on it in the beginning..
And.. I'm sure you remember the graffiti art that started to appear after Kazuma and Ryunosuke died? And everyone else that died after? That was a project they more recently picked up.
[ she speaks fondly as per the norm when she speaks of Bass and Riff. ]
Hehe, it was. Even if it started as a project... I think it really helped everyone else here too. To remember.
[ but, that does remind her. ] ...They still don't have their names back though... I wonder what we can do to help them? They're stable, and remember a lot, but that's still missing.
[ it feels like they've gotten really close to figuring everything out but... just how much exactly? ]
[ at least dreamer is... probably ok with all those... eyes hanging around.. ]
Well, I only ever met Dreamer and Thinker. Ryunosuke would probably be able to tell you more. Their bodies weren't stable when I met them.. "ghost-like."
Dreamer is... I'm not sure. They felt like the researchers back home? Observing, calm... a bit hard to tell what they might be thinking.
Thinker was very kind though. It was almost like talking to Shale. They were patient, gentle with their suggestions and encouraging. They didn't want us to just cause destruction here.. it was their suggestion to try and transform things, and to have us encourage the other residents to want to go back home so we can all leave here.
Ah, but they don't like being called Thinker I heard. They prefer Momo or Ghost.
Dreamer seems pretty insistent on the destruction part, from what we know but... we already know it has to be more than that.
That we don't want to repeat what happened before. [ conflicting indeed.. ] I only really saw them on two occasions since I woke up on the other side so I don't know them as well as the others. Sorry.
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w7, wednesday
There's an archway to greet you made of wisterias to enter, where you're greeted by the flyby of three-- no, four birds. The first is a blue bird, quick and shooting across like a star with a bright yellow one right beside it. A four-winged dark blue into pink ombre one seems to follow them both close behind with a rather larger raven with little beads interspersed in its feathers following not far behind.
A glance up at the sky shows it to be split right down the middle... one half being a welcoming dark blue with glittering gleams of stars whereas the other half is a rising sun horizon with blends of red, yellow and orange. Once you enter the building, there's a floating giant moon lantern in the center of the ceiling that seems to be in a current moon phase. Plastic glow in the dark stars are littered across all the walls and ceiling, the lighting only dim enough to show off these pretty stars.
One side of the wall has a tank where a familiar little ambystoma can be seen swimming around. Meteion, however, will be found seated in a round comfortable bed with lots of blankets, much like that of a nest! She has a sun pillow in her arms and her wings perk up in greeting. She also happens to be wearing a necklace that looks like a flower glowing a bright sunny yellow. ]
Oh, hi Clarity! [ she seems quite cozy but she'll leave her nest to come over to greet them. ] Did you come to take a look at the house?
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I came to see you... but I do hope you like your house as well.
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[ she smiles back at the house, wings fluttering excitedly. ] I love it! It'll be a bit sad when it goes away but... we all need to go back home.
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[so it's a relief that meteion likes it.]
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If it's like anything when we worked on giving the residents their new homes, I'm sure everyone worked hard. [ well... new now broken homes for them. ]
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I hope their feelings come shining through.
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[ she's just a birb bubbling with happiness. but she will gently take a hold of Clarte's hand, to lead them over to sit on the edge of her nest bed. so they aren't just standing around. ] Have you been feeling any better?
I watched the trial and execution... [ there's that familiar concern on her face. ]
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... Don't worry. Emet-Selch and the others cured me of the refraction.
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..I'm glad they were able to cure you of it. [ she brings her other hand to gently touch their chest. ] But I'm worried about how you feel, too. What you're thinking.
[ she gives them a small sad smile. ] I refracted, too. So I'll worry.
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sometimes, it's almost odd to know that they have a beating heart in their chest—as if it's something they shouldn't.]
... I'm a little used to losing control. [so in a way, the thought doesn't horrify them.] But I am sorry for the people I hurt.
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I'm sure most know you're sorry... [ more quietly ] It still doesn't feel good, to lose control.
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No, it doesn't. I won't argue with that.
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When I told Sunlight, he told me we have no control over what happens to our colors. What came of it... we can't really blame ourselves. [ a sad smile. ] It won't change we did hurt others because of it.
[ a light hum. ] I don't blame you though. Despite everything, you held on. That matters.
[ she will drop her hands after, leaving behind a small braid in their hair. ] One step forward now, right?
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they smile.]
Of course. Together.
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I am a bit worried about what will happen tomorrow but... as you said, together. We can handle it together. [ maybe wishful thinking. ] Hehe... it hasn't been very long since I last saw you, but I keep thinking how I missed you.
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For now, let's enjoy the memories while we can.
[before things possibly go to hell.]
I missed you a lot too. These weeks have felt very long.
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[ ah, that reminds her. ]
Oh, I don't know if it was shared in the letters but, the backalley was actually made by Sunlight and Riff both! Which is when they began to lose their memories of each other the more they worked on it in the beginning..
And.. I'm sure you remember the graffiti art that started to appear after Kazuma and Ryunosuke died? And everyone else that died after? That was a project they more recently picked up.
[ she speaks fondly as per the norm when she speaks of Bass and Riff. ]
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Marigold told me once and asked me to keep it a secret. It was very thoughtful of him and Riff, wasn't it?
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[ but, that does remind her. ] ...They still don't have their names back though... I wonder what we can do to help them? They're stable, and remember a lot, but that's still missing.
[ it feels like they've gotten really close to figuring everything out but... just how much exactly? ]
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Mm-hmm... also, the other residents aren't with you? We thought they were with you on the other side...
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But after Dreamer retrieved their journal, and we gave Ghost-- Thinker, their item back, we stopped seeing them.
[ It's a bit weird? ]
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[maybe they're in the pizza zone]
Can I ask what they were all like?
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[ at least dreamer is... probably ok with all those... eyes hanging around.. ]
Well, I only ever met Dreamer and Thinker. Ryunosuke would probably be able to tell you more. Their bodies weren't stable when I met them.. "ghost-like."
Dreamer is... I'm not sure. They felt like the researchers back home? Observing, calm... a bit hard to tell what they might be thinking.
Thinker was very kind though. It was almost like talking to Shale. They were patient, gentle with their suggestions and encouraging. They didn't want us to just cause destruction here.. it was their suggestion to try and transform things, and to have us encourage the other residents to want to go back home so we can all leave here.
Ah, but they don't like being called Thinker I heard. They prefer Momo or Ghost.
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Momo or Ghost... Got it. [...] The residents over here seem to have conflicted feelings about Dreamer. I'd liked to have met them for myself...
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That we don't want to repeat what happened before. [ conflicting indeed.. ] I only really saw them on two occasions since I woke up on the other side so I don't know them as well as the others. Sorry.
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