Helianthus Named after its tendency to turn to face the sun. Helianthus comes from Greek helios, "sun" and anthos, "flower" Adoration, loyalty, and longevity
[yay flowers :) the emotions are still fairly steady and content with that, even with the underlying anxiety. anyway yeah thought he'd recognize that. wild.
anyway she just. there's a spike of anger for a moment, plummeting deeply into worry and then settling (forcibly) back into something calm.]
Are they alright? I was hoping it was only us, but that's...ten people out of everyone. That's too many.
[ it's so kind and so like aerith to ask after the others - there's a soft ripple of compassion in rondo's emotions, affectionate for aerith and just as worried. and thankfully their breakin is relatively chill too so there's that. ]
I feel as though I should be asking that after you, Miss Aerith... you gave us all quite the fright.
[there's a little thread of worry because, well, she understands the sentiment. people will always be okay eventually, but getting there is what's difficult. she didn't want that for either of them.]
It's always about time, isn't it? [like she finds it amusing, even if the emotions are more contemplative than anything.]
I don't think any of us planned on ending up in that fish tank. It's...different. You can hear about these things multiple times, and listen to multiple peoples' individual experiences, but it still won't change how different yours will be.
[ his gaze flicks to her neck again - almost absently, he reaches up to touch two fingers against his own neck. familiarity, worry, anxiety. ] If you don't mind me asking...
A little of this and that. [which isn't aerith being vague, it's aerith going "there were multiple things happening for us."] We spent our whole lives on that island, but the last three days we were all working together to try and solve a mystery and capture a serial killer.
...Caelus said something similar - he thought that he was living an entirely different life, too.
[ what a strange thing to have in common. he's glad his trip to hell didn't have that, weeks ago - it's a reminder of all that memory loss, too, and rondo bites his lip, frowning. ]
It... [ memories, an island, her neck... ] ...Was it based on Mathis' memory, do you think? Like mine was on Karlach's.
A few of the others have said similarly, too. I wonder why it's like that for some of us but not others. [like genuinely, how do they pick? and can she get a refund?
there's a moment's pause, seemingly thinking this over. but if rondo's asking...he must have some idea. so she nods.]
As far as I can tell, yes. It was his. Which makes it even stranger, considering he's on the other side now.
[ in whose memories they take from, in who gets possessed by a monster - it is really equal opportunity suffering in this club. we hate it here. ]
...I'm sure the others on the other side must have told him. [ there's a flare of sympathy and worry and sorrow in his emotions, all at once. ] From what I've seen, he's... been through a lot of terrible things, and I know many of them have been kept secret. I hope that everyone - well. I'm sure they will be kind. But, still.
Oh, I'm sure they did by now. I'd be surprised if Anisphia didn't say so right away. [she seems to be lingering on a thought, but doesn't express it.] I just hope he'll be alright hearing about it. I can't imagine it'd be easy for him to hear his memories were used to harm friends.
[but there's a nod.]
If anything, I'm sure both Anisphia and Yuffie will be a little more careful with what they say for that reason. It's pretty sensitive. I knew a few things that Mathis and I have discussed, but even so...going through it is much different.
[ rondo lifts his hand, briefly, touching against his throat - the scars from his prior injury are still there, and it's just a reminder of mathis's strength, from hell and beyond. he watches aerith for a moment, worried, biting his lip. ]
... I know it was hard for Miss Laudna, and... definitely Karlach, too. [ there's another pulse in his own emotions, there - something guilty and unhappy, but he lets it go, too, unvoiced. ] Still... I'm glad that you've made it back to us... and at least on our side, the healing is a touch kinder than it is with the living.
Yeah. They'll have to be gentle because some of it was...pretty bad. But they know both sides of things, so they'll be able to explain if that's what he wants to hear.
[but she's still a little worried because it's rough.]
The healing spring has been really helpful to us. Aqua and I were surprised it showed up so soon when we were discussing it, but maybe this place knew we needed it. And it doesn't seem nearly as dangerous. [she says, looking like a vampire with headlight eyeballs.]
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
anyway she just. there's a spike of anger for a moment, plummeting deeply into worry and then settling (forcibly) back into something calm.]
Are they alright? I was hoping it was only us, but that's...ten people out of everyone. That's too many.
no subject
[ it's so kind and so like aerith to ask after the others - there's a soft ripple of compassion in rondo's emotions, affectionate for aerith and just as worried. and thankfully their breakin is relatively chill too so there's that. ]
I feel as though I should be asking that after you, Miss Aerith... you gave us all quite the fright.
no subject
It's always about time, isn't it? [like she finds it amusing, even if the emotions are more contemplative than anything.]
I don't think any of us planned on ending up in that fish tank. It's...different. You can hear about these things multiple times, and listen to multiple peoples' individual experiences, but it still won't change how different yours will be.
no subject
[ his gaze flicks to her neck again - almost absently, he reaches up to touch two fingers against his own neck. familiarity, worry, anxiety. ] If you don't mind me asking...
no subject
no subject
[ what a strange thing to have in common. he's glad his trip to hell didn't have that, weeks ago - it's a reminder of all that memory loss, too, and rondo bites his lip, frowning. ]
It... [ memories, an island, her neck... ] ...Was it based on Mathis' memory, do you think? Like mine was on Karlach's.
no subject
there's a moment's pause, seemingly thinking this over. but if rondo's asking...he must have some idea. so she nods.]
As far as I can tell, yes. It was his. Which makes it even stranger, considering he's on the other side now.
no subject
[ in whose memories they take from, in who gets possessed by a monster - it is really equal opportunity suffering in this club. we hate it here. ]
...I'm sure the others on the other side must have told him. [ there's a flare of sympathy and worry and sorrow in his emotions, all at once. ] From what I've seen, he's... been through a lot of terrible things, and I know many of them have been kept secret. I hope that everyone - well. I'm sure they will be kind. But, still.
no subject
[but there's a nod.]
If anything, I'm sure both Anisphia and Yuffie will be a little more careful with what they say for that reason. It's pretty sensitive. I knew a few things that Mathis and I have discussed, but even so...going through it is much different.
no subject
[ rondo lifts his hand, briefly, touching against his throat - the scars from his prior injury are still there, and it's just a reminder of mathis's strength, from hell and beyond. he watches aerith for a moment, worried, biting his lip. ]
... I know it was hard for Miss Laudna, and... definitely Karlach, too. [ there's another pulse in his own emotions, there - something guilty and unhappy, but he lets it go, too, unvoiced. ] Still... I'm glad that you've made it back to us... and at least on our side, the healing is a touch kinder than it is with the living.
no subject
[but she's still a little worried because it's rough.]
The healing spring has been really helpful to us. Aqua and I were surprised it showed up so soon when we were discussing it, but maybe this place knew we needed it. And it doesn't seem nearly as dangerous. [she says, looking like a vampire with headlight eyeballs.]