Remnants of a Dying World

(Independent Modern-fantasy OCs RP blog)

[seekingomnion]

How much longer can you keep your balance?

- - - Everything falls apart eventually.

Rules || About Nabe || About Hvo

[seekingomnion]

Nabe is lying on her little crow back. In the shade. Suffering from the horror that is a hot muggy day.

She's also holding a pencil in her little bird feet but that's probably irrelevant.

[seekingomnion]

Beebz and Symphony pitched in to give Nabe a wonderful music box! What song it plays is entirely up to the mun.

@heroesxdemons

"A present? For Nabe?" She clapped her hands, resisting the urge to pull them both into a hug - some people didn't like that, after all - "You're so thoughtful!"

She wound it up to give it a listen, then gasped in surprise! "This is one of Nabe's favorite songs! How'd you know?"

[seekingomnion]

It's Nabe's birthday! Truly a caws for celebration!

[heroesxdemons]

"Uuuuh earth to Nabe, ain't the whole point of a birthday, I mean Hatch Day, supposed to be all about you? Look, the food thing I get but you don't have to invite like EVERYONE you know nor make sure they're all happy with the music. Just go with the flow, ya know?"

"In fact, ain't ya supposed to have someone else do all the party plannin' for ya? Your 'job' as the Hatchday gal is to just sit back, relax, and watch as the cake and presents just roll right in!"

[seekingomnion]

"Nabe wishes she could invite everyone, but it's really hard to do that sometimes. People live in all kinds of different worldiverses, and they've all got jobs and schedules stuff. But if you don't at least try to invite everybody they'll feel sad!"

"And!" She pointed a finger up in the air. "Nabe is pretty sure that rule about making other people plan a party only applies to surprises, and it's not a surprise if Nabe already knows about it!"

[seekingomnion]

"She does this every year," Nabe's mother lamented.

Hvo hummed, shaking her head. "I tried to rent a private island for a party once, but when I brought the idea up to Nabe she burst into tears because she has friends who are scared of the ocean."

"When did that happen? I'm surprised you never brought it up with me."

Hvo ran a finger along the rim of her teacup, thinking. "A couple of years ago? Like I said, Sisi, it never actually happened."

"A shame, a vacation would've been nice."

[seekingomnion]

Nabe suddenly turns into her human form, her eyes wide.

"Nabe's hatchday is coming up!" She's now restless, bouncing on her heels and fidgeting. "What's she going to do??? She doesn't have time for something big and special, does she?"

[heroesxdemons]

"Hatch day...? Ooooh, that's like a birthday but for birds. Pffft, Nabe why are you worried about? You've got plenty of time to have the most badass of parties ever! Why? Cause I'm helpin' ya out! Me and my...." Oh right, no Demon Queen means no more access to the infinite wealth of her castle.

"....M-Moderately sized budget!" That sounded a lot cooler in her head...

[seekingomnion]

"But a party is so much work! Nabe wouldn't know who to invite or what kind of musics to play. And she'd have to make so many labels for all the food so everyone knows about allergies and restrictions and stuff!"

"And it's gotta be more than just food and music, cause Nabe wouldn't want anybody to be bored, so there's gotta be a ton of fun stuff to do and"

It would seem the issue is that Nabe wants something 'perfect' that everyone would enjoy instead of just being about herself.

[seekingomnion]

Nabe suddenly turns into her human form, her eyes wide.

"Nabe's hatchday is coming up!" She's now restless, bouncing on her heels and fidgeting. "What's she going to do??? She doesn't have time for something big and special, does she?"

[seekingomnion]

"Honestly I hate phrases along the lines of 'staring into the void'." Hvo made a show of rolling her eyes. She wasn't being fully serious, after all, and wanted to at least be clear that this wasn't directed at anyone in particular.

"I mean... Frankly I don't want to spend any amount of time in the vicinity of anyone in that family. They're all bad news."

[kingdom-of-mxginica]

@seekingomnion replied: And this is why children need to be taught to be mindful of what they post on the internet.

"I am NOT a child! I was young and stupid when I made that!"

Is literally the same age now as he was then because hooray for canon divergence.

[seekingomnion]

"You're not even fifty yet."

Ah, the impossible standards of a species that ages differently than humans.

The woman squints at him, trying to asses his age. "You probably haven't even finished your training yet."

[housofmisfits]

Shylow stares up at the other for several long seconds before tilting her head curiously.

"What's a staaar?"

[seekingomnion]

"Oh, Nabe knows this one!" she perks up, leaning forward as she prepares to share her infinite wisdom with Shylow.

"They're teensy tiny little holes in reality through which the lights of other realms shine through!"

She pointed upward. "They're actually there all the time, but we can't see them cause it's brighter in here than it is in there, kind of like how those one-way windows work."

[the-unsung-lament]

“Ahh. You actually bring up a good point—my biology may not be of any field of knowledge for you or your doctors. I take that back. An appointment is not needed.”

What Nils doesn’t know is that his condition is relatively easy to diagnose regardless if he is human or bird—it just needs comparative study and, of course, a trained specialist who knows what to look for.

“In that case, I hope I have not taken much of your time,” he says with a smile towards Nabe. “I hope we see each other again soon.”

[seekingomnion]

Nabe's face fell. She wanted to help. She liked helping!

She wasn't anything if she couldn't help people.

"Oh," she said, doing her best to keep her smile on her face. "If you're sure, but the offer's still open!"

She stuck a hand out to shake. "Nabe hopes to see you again, too! Bye!"

[the-unsung-lament]

"Nils. Chaplain or Elder Nils. No surname." He adjusts his necktie after feeling silly for a while. "I am not a tourist, no, but I am a visitor who hopes to obtain more information of other worlds outside of mine. You see, my world is Broken, its state of physics completely in denial of any form of law in the universe. Floating islands, waters falling up, geysers of fire coming out of nowhere despite no source of combustion, and all that nonsense that plague my home. Perhaps if I study true stability in other worlds, I can have something of an idea on how to help in mine.

"...Are... you from the Earth World, madam?"

[seekingomnion]

"Chaplain Nils, then," she hummed. "It's rare to meet men of other faiths. I know this is irregular, especially here, of all places, but feel free to call me Hvo."

Would such blatant familiarity with The Blessed Voice of the Goddess be met with odd looks this close to the temple? Yes. Did she care that she was setting him up to be scrutinized like that? Not really.

She listened to his story silently, her lips pressed into a thin line. But such candidness deserved some truth in kind.

"It pains me to hear of a world more broken than ours," she said after a pause. "But I doubt there's much you can learn here. The measures the Powers have taken have only slowed the formation of Rifts."

"Speaking of Rifts... How did you come to be here? The world-hoppers I've met are usually quick to realize Omnion isn't like their various Earths at all."

[sins-of-the-sea]

"Oh, no no no. You're quite fine--I'm rather adept at several languages, I can figure it out. Pleased to meet you, Miss Hvo. My name is Abena. Abena Frascona. Though 'Be-Na' will do, and sometimes I am called 'Abbi' by family.

"I am rather curious--how are you actually related to sweet little Nabe here?" Abena asks as she reaches to give Nabe some scritches. Moar scritches for the crow!

[seekingomnion]

"A pleasure to meet you as well, Ms. Frascona. It's always good to meet some of Nabe's friends." If, for nothing else, to verify that they weren't being a bad influence on the crow.

"By momma!" Nabe answered.

"She was raised by my hvilist," Hvo said, nodding her head. "It is a difficult term to translate, but is commonly described as being a close, almost familial bond. So we call ourselves sisters."

She paused. "So, I suppose if we wanted to be specific, Nabe is an adopted family member's adopted daughter?"

[seekingomnion]

Nabe is looking something up on her phone.

...

"Snails... with boobs?"

[seekingomnion]

"Nabe doesn't even know what that is!"

[seekingomnion]

Nabe is. Very tempted to pull some tailfeathers all of a sudden.

The bird thoughts are strong today.