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[suboceansong]

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“Aha, very punctual, I like that. Lucky for us both that I’m no longer as constrained by time so that we may properly enjoy any time together.” 

Tuyin nodded as Maria approached, a slight smile on her lips. The kraken was dressed somewhat simply, linen pants and shirt complete with a shawl and beret. Earthly tones for the most part other than the pastel basketball shoes.

“Quite glad am I that you decided to accept my invitation. Reflecting on such places and pieces can be... Interesting with another. I’m something of an artist myself, you know.”

The woman stood there almost expectantly, though what she expected wasn’t particularly clear.

[haemoneiron]

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Time, as always, was fake and strange. It felt like both little and much had happened since this time last year, since the last time there was this many people in the castle. And despite thoroughly enjoying all the company, she was spending a few moments out on the deck at the castle’s rear, a drink on the bannister and a phantasm dancing idly nearby. 

Her eyes had been focused thusly, out towards the garden. But a faint sound and a more familiar scent caught her attention before she turned to see Maria.

“Hello, is everything all right?”

She even mustered a smile, to prove she was trying. 

“Thank you, by the way. For coming. You’re always welcome here but it’s especially nice to see you on occasions like this.”

[greenishmoon]

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Gravity... Still a terrible experience honestly. Not only did she have to be as feeble as a person. but she had to carry a whole person’s weight around, all the time? Even worse when you had to carry other things too. Like a box of books. Awful. Still, she might have spotted a saviour from boredom at the very least. 

“Ahh, hello dear, long time no see. You’ve been well I hope? Do you think you could lend me a hand? A tall, strong lady like yourself.”

“I’m dying here, Maria.”

[scherwiz]

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Faris had gone to sleep one night in a city full of snow.

Awakening to there no longer being snow wasn’t so strange, in theory; what was strange was finding herself once more waking up by the hole in the centre of Spirale, once more being treated like she was new to the city. But she had been here before. She had been here just yesterday, hadn’t she?

Only when she glanced at her phone, only when the car pulled up to an apartment complex that was most certainly not the house she had been in before, did she realize otherwise.

It wasn’t January.

Three months had passed in the blink of an eye. Three months where -- she hadn’t gone home, had she? Everything felt the same. There were no new memories from home, and yet three months had come and gone in Spirale.

What came next was a little too rushed. She didn’t even bother heading up to her new housing; she could explore the apartment later. For now, she just kept herself to the lobby, her phone held tightly in her hands.

She seemed to be in one piece. Still had everything important to her. It was like nothing had happened at all, but clearly something had. There was only one thing she was still missing.

Perhaps the most important thing of all.

Her name was still in Faris’ phone.

TO: Lady Maria FROM: Faris Scherwiz

[TEXT] long time no talk, i suppose, eh? [TEXT] didn’t mean to up and vanish like that, but seems like i did [TEXT] sorry bout that

[medicinial]

whilst spirale was indeed a place of majesty from the grand + picturesque locales to the simple aesthetics of the markets, the trails and pathways to the diverging branches, it was not a place free of trouble + strife. as much as jakurai was welcomed to the island he was also warned quite sternly of the suspicious islanders present, those who did not have the public’s best interests at heart, those that might take advantage of a fresh-faced newcomer. he had thanked them for their advice, which included remaining in the well-lit areas at night and not immediately rushing into the darker parts of the island. simple advice, but even he understood that it was often the simplest suggestion which made a difference between life + death.

with that in mind, when nightfall did come and the doctor was left wandering back towards cotes, it seemed that even that simple suggestion would soon become tested. although it wasn’t particularly late at night, merely a low hang into the evening with the sky a still rather warm shade of purple, the lanterns were aglow + people were beginning to filter back into their homes, thus leaving the streets bare. a few wild foxes sprinted across the road, darting into the bushes. the hoot of an owl overhead could be heard, along with the sound of jakurai’s heel as he walked.

but the sound stopped. blue eyes had caught sight of something drifting along in the river feeding beneath the bridge. in the darkness, it looked almost too difficult to discern, but after squinting through the blackened waters, he spied it was a series of floating bandages, stained with something he could not make out from such a distance. perhaps it could have been nothing. all sorts of things get washed into drains, lost in the sewage and fed into the ocean. but a loud groan caught his ear and the doctor continued across the bridge at a quickened pace.

a bloody trail greeted him at the other side of the waterway, splotches of deep red against the pale wooden decking which led down into the river itself. and yet there was no body or even the suggestion of someone being there at all. puzzled, jakurai ventured forward along the bank, sliding down from the path of the street to the darker area below. with no lanterns to guide the way, he was almost fumbling in complete darkness, until he spied a bobbing light in an underpass up ahead. a person? was it the injured victim, or someone else on the trail of whomever the blood belonged to? “ excuse me? are you alright? there seems to be quite a bit of blood loss. if you requite medical attention, perhaps i can be of assistance... “ ♬ ¦ starter for @beckonsosweetly​

[tcndtheflame]

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“Are we quite certain this is not some kind of...afterlife? A limbo perhaps? I still feel alive..and those around me are even more so..” She hadn’t spoken this much in ages. It seemed like the disconnection from the First Flame had caused the chatterbox within her to spring forth. That wasn’t necessarily a bad thing, but she still felt out of place acting in such a manner. “I apologize to thee for speaking so frankly. I am simply...trying to understand what has happened.”

[cosmooze]

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What a weird place this was! Granted it wasn't the first, second or even third time she'd awoken somewhere that looked different from where she'd fallen asleep, but she was almost certain she'd fallen asleep on the ship. Pretty sure they'd decided to lock the flight controls after the last time they'd had a party up there.

It had looked like a regular old city at first, or maybe she'd just imagined that... Because now wherever she went she just saw these gross meaty vines choking the dilapidated buildings all around. She'd poked a fair few of these fleshy roots but that didn't seem inclined for conversation, and she couldn't find conversation anywhere else! Every now and then she could swear she heard rubble shifting, but nothing ever responded to her calls.

Where was Chemi? Where was her ship? Why had she come down here with like, nothing? It was all starting to get a little much when her spirits were raised considerably just at the sight of another humanoid person. Human? She squinted? Humanish from this distance.

"HEY LADY! Hey! Over here!" She waved as she started jogging over to her. "Do you live here? Totally great! Yeah! Have you seen a- Oh hey you're pretty tall." She slowed now as she drew closer. "Have you seen a ship?"

[arnath]

“ Hm? “ Turning her head upwards at a familiar face, Arnath caught a glimpse of Lady Maria, a woman she knew originally from a rather.. unfortunate set of events that made Arnath kind of look like a pushover and a kiss-ass in front of her. Since then the two were on relatively good terms, Arnath pushing the chair in front of her outwards to offer her a seat. 

“ If you want. I heard this place makes pretty alright food, that reminds you of home. Wanted to see how legit it was. “ 

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