#chat. rangi

[aiylabaysal]

@faerietothe-otherside RANGI & AIYLA

There hadn't been enough time between her attack and the Ball. She'd had no time to properly thank Rangi for saving her life. Aiyla wasn unsure how to repay something like that, it was impossible she knew. A life for a life even one that can come back again and again the idea of dying again made her sick, she didn't know if she could do this again. The gamble of fate of where she would end up- no. She couldn't think of it, but she could thank the woman who had made it possible for her to draw another breath. "You could have died." Aiyla knew it was obvious, "Chasing after at Catalyst it-" She shook her head free of the violent imagery. She wanted to know everything, but first she pulled a small box from her basket by her feet, "I don't know how I'll ever thank you enough Rangi. You saved my life and have continued to risk yours for this Court and and the whole town." She turned the box over gingerly, "This is the smallest token of what it means to me. What you mean to me and this Court." She turned the box over to Rangi and inside was a small hand carved jewlery box inlayed with mother pearl. "It was my sisters. It is believed mother of pearl heightens intution, psychic abilities and imagination...it's also supposed to protect from negative energy. I'm sure there is more, but I want you to have it."

[aiylabaysal]

@faerietothe-otherside after the attack

BLOOD TW DEATH TW

They say that your body will shut down when pain becomes too intense. The echo of her harbinger Banshee scream curdled into the sky, and a wail of pain echoed around her until the darkness took over. Her deep desire to survive could not keep Aiyal from collapsing her conscience. She didn't want to die- not again. She didn't think her heart could take it again. Another loss, another place where maybe she didn't belong, trying to find her way back here. Would it still be here? Would any of them? She wasn't sure how long she'd been out for, only that the searing pain at her back was compelling her forward into a whimper that wanted to be a wail.

Aiyla went in and out of conscience, flashes of a familiar face, the sticky warmth of her own blood coating her back. She couldn't lift her head more than a few inches before it dropped back with a harsh thud. She was so tired; live, live, live echoed in a voice that sounded like her own, hoarse with the screaming of death. Was it her own? Did she call her own death? Was that possible? There must have been someone else. She needed to live, to find out, to make sure. Her body shivered. The blood loss had to be crushing, sending a chill through her that ebbed and flowed in and out of wake and dreams of death.

Was this her life or a different one? It was a vision of a time that wasn't hers anymore. When Aiyla realized she wasn't alone, she reached out weakly, grabbing at the person near her. She was unsure if they were her attacker or her savior, but if she had any hope at all, she needed them to know she was alive. She was still alive, her heart thummed in her chest where anger, fear and damned hoped made her feel bitterly ill.

[aiylabaysal]

RANGI & AIYLA Free day at the beach early in the day @faerietothe-otherside

Aiyla had been waiting for the right moment to speak to Rangi; so much had happened, and with so much grief on her shoulders, she did not intend to add to it, but instead give Rangi a place to lay it down, if only for a moment. Finding her on the beach, Aiyla wiggled her fingers invitingly. "Come on, we're going swimming." She beamed towards the water, ambling slowly for Rangi to catch up. Once they had waded in waist-deep, Aiyla dove under a crashing wave before resurfacing, holding her hand out for Rangi to take.

[briarreed]

@faerietothe-othersidef

Briar traveled to Celestial Hills at a minimum of three times a week. Yoga, the best fresh baked bread in the entire town, and the coffee alone kept the witch on that side of town. This time it was yoga, a practice she had taken up again after the most recent tragedies in their little haven that was feeling less and less safe these days. She couldn't control it, and she couldn't stop worrying about her inability to control it, so she took to yoga in search of some calm of her mind. And when that wasn't enough she would slip into Sucre to purchase fresh bread and head on her way. At least that had been the plan until a familiar flash of dark hair caught her attention and had her stuttering in step.

Briar had known that there was no way to save her mother once the curse chose her. It didn't stop her from wishing people would try anyway. The horror of that day a permanent waking nightmare that found her at the oddest times. She blinked hard, pushing the imagery down, her teeth biting into the soft flesh of her cheeks. The only person to help despite the end being decided was before her now, Rangi. "Hey..." She said closing the space between them, the depth of her gratitude didn't seem like it would ever end. "It's been a while...is it stupid of me to ask how you are?"

[aiylabaysal]

Rangi and Aiyla - Sunny Harbor - @faerietothe-otherside

Aiyla had been personally seeking out each member of the court, person by person, in alphabetical order. Asking her fellow Banshee to meet her in Sunny Harbor Aiyla visibly perked up seeing the other as she grew nearer Aiyla stood meeting her the rest of the way, "I hope I'm not keeping you from anything." She offered with a nod of her head. "I've wanted to meet with everyone see how you're doing since everything that occurred at the White Elephant. I think it's important for us to all be on the same page more now than ever. Illusion practicing, plan B's for when Chaos breaks loose. That sort of thing."

[daphnebishop]

CELESTIAL HILLS RANGI & DAPHNE @faerietothe-otherside

Daphne had gotten a dog, a large dog—an untrained dog who had been dumped at the shelter by a family who had not anticipated how large he would get. A family who had not had the time to train him, and while Daphne tried not to judge them for it, she was now being drug down the sidewalks of Celestial Hills by a greatdane who weighed more than she did and could easily be mistaken for a small horse. "Echo!" She called after the dog as she slipped from her grasp and ran up to another, out and about, stopping inches from the other expectantly before darting off again. Daphne swore as she run to catch up stopping at the person the dog had inspected, "She'll get tired before me right? She spoke breathless, "Please- could you help. I'll owe you a favor. I don't want her to get lost or hurt".

[briarreed]

Rangi & Briar @faerietothe-otherside

Celestial Hills

How did you say 'Thank you for attempting to save my mother's life? Sorry, you couldn't.' The words were swarming around her mind, a thousand uneven, out-of-order sentiments from the heaviest of hearts, but when Briar attempted to put pen to a card, the entirety of the situation was too surreal. A thank you card? It was asinine, yet there was no way out of the obligation to thank Rangi. She'd been raised to fall into societal politeness, expectations, and realities. How many thank you cards did Alyssa Reed write? Briar couldn't pull the number from memory and instead spent endless hours in a daze in the card aisle, pouring over big-eyed baby animals and puns of thanks that she knew Alyssa would hate. Would Rangi like it? In the end, she'd bought them all and discarded just as many.

On the way to buy pastries after picking flowers, Briar stumbled at the sight of her- she wasn't prepared. She wanted to invite her for coffee. Something polite, something correct and the sudden moment of it all caught her off guard. Her mouth open and closed like a fish out of water, struggling for breath and her stomach sank. Leaden and unsure Briar held out the flowers, "You tried." The words passed her lips with somber gratitude.