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[the-vault-apprentice]

How do you feel about lighting candles? Why do you think skykids light them every day?

I like it cuz it's fun to light one and watch all the other ones around it go fwoosh. I like that I get to keep little bits of light from them. I like it because it helps me keep track of where I've been. And it's how I get to see Cosmo.

((I think if candles as currency is something that happens in-universe, which I think it is, then the reason they do it is the same as ours. They want the candles.))

[the-vault-apprentice]

How do you feel about the lifts in the Village of Dreams? Do you think they move at the right speed?

Normally, I would say I like the flying boats. But just yesterday, one wouldn't go... And then when it DID go, I fell off. So that one in particular is no good, but the rest are just fine!

[the-vault-apprentice]

❤❤

I do not know you as well as I do Alef, but I am very happy that you trust me! I do my best to be someone people can feel safe around.....

[the-vault-apprentice]

Have you seen the big red flowers in the butterfly fields? I don't think those flowers appear anywhere else in the realms. They're so fluffy and I want to give them all names!

Hmmmm....... The big red flowers? In the butterfly fields....? I'm not sure which ones you mean.... I've seen these!

[the-vault-apprentice]

What do you think about the starter Sky pants? How would you rank them?

Hi! I hate them!

Maybe it's because I was raised as a Latter-Day Saint, and I have those standards of modest clothing- Shoulders and knees covered.

Maybe it's because I'm always cold, or I've never liked short sleeves or shorts anyway. I don't like people.... Seeing my body. I don't know why, but I like to be covered.

That, and there are no shoes for the poor babies?!?!

[the-vault-apprentice]

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Fighting? Not really something I've ever had to do.... I usually avoid conflict, ha ha.... I guess I'd be alright. Kinda depends on what I'm fighting.

[the-vault-apprentice]

I've pretty much given up on going through the Prophecy trials again. Just one time is enough for me because it's too stressful. How are you doing with them?

I don't go through them right away, but I'll always take a shot at them.

I just went to Eden, so I'm working on gathering my Winged Light again, so I'll be taking another run through the Trials soon enough....

Water is. So slow. I get INCREDIBLY frustrated! There's a jump about halfway through that always takes me AGES. I never seem to get it. I am fairly patient. But holy MEGAN, it's not just a matter of patience, it's also a matter of excellent timing, and I'm... Not always the quickest.

Earth is my FAVORITE Trial! To be quite honest with you, I don't even consider it much of a "trial", it's just a fun little maze! When I miss a jump, which I always will, I only slip up once, not over and over in the same spot like with Water.

I love it there, even if the Prophet's mask unnerves me.

Trial of Air..... It's fun? I like it? But I also hate it. I don't like the wind blowing all up in my face, and I don't like the big emptiness underneath me. I don't like flying without my cape. I don't TRUST the wind, and I feel a bit helpless in this one.

I have reached the end unaided, but only once. I hope to get better at it.

The Trial of Fire.

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[HONK] no.

I am not afraid of the dark. I hang out in the Vault! Archives and the higher levels! It's dark there, too! But this is not darkness. This is straight-up DEATH. It's not just the lack of external light, it's a vacuum that will rob you of your OWN light. Even with a map, I cannot find my way. I needed to be pulled along by another.

I have faced my fears, I have tried again and again and again and again. I am honestly not even AFRAID anymore. Just sick and tired of being lost in the dark.

[the-vault-apprentice]

I've seen you interact a lot with Alef. How are the two of you getting along?

Pretty well, I think! He's very sweet and he knows a lot of things. I'm glad to have him as my friend. We both like the Vault and mantas, so that's nice. And I especially enjoy the fact he can tell me about the way things USED to be, too, if I ask.

I care about him a lot, but in a way that doesn't feel like my brothers. It's like- It's like BIGGER than a friend, but not SHAPED like a brother, if that makes any sense?

I don't know how to explain it, but I like that kid. We are good friends, as far as I can tell. Wouldn't you say so, Alef?