Digitalis Old English folklore said that foxes wore the flowers on their paws to silence movement and stealthily stalk prey. Healing, pain, insincerity, insecurity
Just feels like we're always getting together to talk about pretty serious stuff all the time.
[ Oh, but right. He digs into the bag he's gotten into the habit of carrying around, sifting through a few sheets until he finds the right one. ]
Rondo told me about something he'd discovered this morning. He surmises it'll be fine to spread as long as it's in private spaces. Let's see...
[ He helpfully hands over a piece of paper to her, penned down in his own neat handwriting. ]
"...caution, for the ritual is not without its troubles. The god we seek to bring into our realm might still be a fledgling. A newborn. It needs to be protected and the steps to bring it into the realm completed perfectly, else it just become just as mortal as those who brought it into the world."
Theeeen the next time we get a place that looks fun, let's make a day of it. You, me, and no serious stuff. Just enjoying ourselves.
[they had tried on the beach and then that got serious, too. so she can at least try again. but she perks up a little, hovering closer to look at his sheets before taking this from his hands to read it.]
This is the one, yeah. Yuffie showed it to us not long after I saw you. But...kinda sounds like the cult themselves aren't even sure what they'll end up with if they aren't careful. Maybe that's why the practice summons of those monsters?
[there's a little hum that seems to say that's good enough. she'll just have to keep asking him as the weeks change.]
Some of us did wonder before if this was some sort of last resort for them. But you're right. Even one wrong move could end poorly for them and good for us. We don't even know if a mortal would be able to grant any kind of power at all.
[she looks at him with utmost serious for a moment.]
I cannot lose them. [...] I'm grateful for the time and all of the moments here, even the bad ones. It's experiences, but it's meeting people and knowing their stories and having something to fight for. Even if survival is it, that's a success.
[but she's also thinking about the people they've lost, and trying to think of how to find a way to reach them, too. if that's even possible. maybe death really is the end here, but that's hard for her to conceptualize.]
[ Far be it from Daan to impose thoughts on people whose worlds have an actual afterlife, because he sure as hell doesn't know if his does despite what the various churches propose. ]
Then let's hope you won't come to regret these experiences too much. Reflect back on them without over-bitterness.
[things she remembers he doesn't really want to talk about, and she's okay with that. she respects him enough not to press her beliefs too strongly.]
I can only hope the same for all of us, Daan. [aerith has her own reasons she can't be bitter because this really is more time than she figured she'd get.] But I know things are hard for some people when everything feels directionless.
...Yeah. That's the roughest part of it all, talking objectively.
[ The deaths and losses and stuff are obviously difficult but at least they'd feel like they're getting somewhere with direction. Being forced to sat around with only more death as their solution sucks
NOT THAT YOU'D KNOW AERITH THIS PARTICULAR PAST WEEKEND GIRL!!!!! ]
On the other hand, we can at least anticipate certain things being the same. Mondays new side effects appear and target everyone. Wednesdays there's a big activity. And Sunday afternoons, there's a reward of some kind for making it through. Feels like those are getting a little more in-depth, so maybe that's a sign of things settling on a path.
[but she gets the being forced to acknowledge more death as an answer is...bad. sorry about adding to that.]
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[ Oh, but right. He digs into the bag he's gotten into the habit of carrying around, sifting through a few sheets until he finds the right one. ]
Rondo told me about something he'd discovered this morning. He surmises it'll be fine to spread as long as it's in private spaces. Let's see...
[ He helpfully hands over a piece of paper to her, penned down in his own neat handwriting. ]
...Whatever you make of that.
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[they had tried on the beach and then that got serious, too. so she can at least try again. but she perks up a little, hovering closer to look at his sheets before taking this from his hands to read it.]
This is the one, yeah. Yuffie showed it to us not long after I saw you. But...kinda sounds like the cult themselves aren't even sure what they'll end up with if they aren't careful. Maybe that's why the practice summons of those monsters?
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[ He sighs though. ]
Yeah, it was kind of obvious by the time they apparently decided any god summoned will do. It's a pretty dumb move.
Perfectly leaves wiggle room though, doesn't it? Just need to find out the steps and do a bit of meddling.
[ He's not saying let's kill a baby but a mortal baby god is going to be definitely easier to deal with than an immortal one. ]
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Some of us did wonder before if this was some sort of last resort for them. But you're right. Even one wrong move could end poorly for them and good for us. We don't even know if a mortal would be able to grant any kind of power at all.
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We'll just have to take what we can get.
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Really taking that last statement to heart, huh.
[ Seriously scraping the bottom of the barrel here. ]
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I cannot lose them. [...] I'm grateful for the time and all of the moments here, even the bad ones. It's experiences, but it's meeting people and knowing their stories and having something to fight for. Even if survival is it, that's a success.
[but she's also thinking about the people they've lost, and trying to think of how to find a way to reach them, too. if that's even possible. maybe death really is the end here, but that's hard for her to conceptualize.]
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Then let's hope you won't come to regret these experiences too much. Reflect back on them without over-bitterness.
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I can only hope the same for all of us, Daan. [aerith has her own reasons she can't be bitter because this really is more time than she figured she'd get.] But I know things are hard for some people when everything feels directionless.
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...Yeah. That's the roughest part of it all, talking objectively.
[ The deaths and losses and stuff are obviously difficult but at least they'd feel like they're getting somewhere with direction. Being forced to sat around with only more death as their solution sucks
NOT THAT YOU'D KNOW AERITH THIS PARTICULAR PAST WEEKEND GIRL!!!!! ]
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[but she gets the being forced to acknowledge more death as an answer is...bad. sorry about adding to that.]