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[on this fine day, aerith is leaving the church in her usual outfit, hair in its braid and pink ribbon holding it all together. the bracelets on her arms jingle just slightly as she walks, hands clasped behind her back as she begins to wander off on her own to check on the area. nothing really seems to have changed (that she's aware of immediately), but she does stop when she sees someone familiar.
she'd read a little of robin's poster after they met, but it's still better to do things the proper way and this is why she offers her a smile.]
Hey. I don't think I ever got your name earlier. I'm Aerith. [nice to meet you, etc. this is simple and it's a gauge to see if she's open to conversation, really.]
she'd read a little of robin's poster after they met, but it's still better to do things the proper way and this is why she offers her a smile.]
Hey. I don't think I ever got your name earlier. I'm Aerith. [nice to meet you, etc. this is simple and it's a gauge to see if she's open to conversation, really.]
[not the brother...she does glance briefly at the word, but she's not going to acknowledge it unless robin does, really.]
It's nice to meet you. [sincerely! we are all in a terrible situation but aerith is still working off of the idea that the least they can do is keep trying to band together and figure out how to stop everyone from dying.] How have you been holding up? Hearing everything yesterday was a little bit of a shock.
It's nice to meet you. [sincerely! we are all in a terrible situation but aerith is still working off of the idea that the least they can do is keep trying to band together and figure out how to stop everyone from dying.] How have you been holding up? Hearing everything yesterday was a little bit of a shock.
[okay she's not wrong, and aerith nods along because yeah it could be worse. she's seen worse? (and sometimes you really just go from one threat wanting to destroy you right to another so you know.)]
That's a really nice way of looking at it. [actually she kind of wishes a few more people felt that way, if only because it might make things a little better for all of them rather than some of the people who truly have assumed everyone was going to die immediately.] As long as we keep at it, I think we really do have a chance of avoiding the ritual. We just need to learn a little more about what it takes.
That's a really nice way of looking at it. [actually she kind of wishes a few more people felt that way, if only because it might make things a little better for all of them rather than some of the people who truly have assumed everyone was going to die immediately.] As long as we keep at it, I think we really do have a chance of avoiding the ritual. We just need to learn a little more about what it takes.
If what they said wasn't wrong, we have two months. That's two months to learn how they're preparing, two months to devise how to dismantle it, two months to figure out how to escape.
[ it may not be easy, but she thinks it's possible. it's quite a while for being suddenly summoned. ]
[ it may not be easy, but she thinks it's possible. it's quite a while for being suddenly summoned. ]
It almost feels like we're meant to save ourselves no matter what. If they really wanted to use us for a ritual, why call us here so early? It doesn't seem like they need to prepare us for two months. Just themselves. [...] It almost makes you look at that question about fate a little differently, doesn't it?
[ oh. that does make her think. she hasn't thought about the profile questions since the ritual sacrifice reveal.
her expression turns pensive. ]
It does. That's a little... sinister, if that was on purpose. I don't think they care too much about us other than that we're here.
The fog is their security system.
her expression turns pensive. ]
It does. That's a little... sinister, if that was on purpose. I don't think they care too much about us other than that we're here.
The fog is their security system.
There's always a way to dismantle a security system, no matter how tight it seems. We may not be able to get through the fog yet, but it can't be that way forever. [a pause.] They probably made it that way knowing so many of us would likely try to find them and end things ourselves.
[she's afraid to ask what that means in that context, actually.]
I wouldn't take it as a final answer either. They brought us here. So they have to know that we'd want to meet them and try to reason with them. [or, as gojo said, beat up the bad guys. but reasoning is better for now.]
I wouldn't take it as a final answer either. They brought us here. So they have to know that we'd want to meet them and try to reason with them. [or, as gojo said, beat up the bad guys. but reasoning is better for now.]
[she deflates just a little.]
True. For now, we're really just numbers to them for a bigger picture. [which she understands as a concept but also she dislikes that. but then again she dislikes being special and someone who stands out entirely. it's a hard call.]
If they don't care too much about us, at least that means we have more of a chance to find a different solution without them blocking it right away.
True. For now, we're really just numbers to them for a bigger picture. [which she understands as a concept but also she dislikes that. but then again she dislikes being special and someone who stands out entirely. it's a hard call.]
If they don't care too much about us, at least that means we have more of a chance to find a different solution without them blocking it right away.
[she mimics the motion! and this means her bracelets kind of slide down her arm, and it means that robin gets to see a peek at the word they were initially covering: loss.
but she doesn't seem to mind much because if we just...stay positive! maybe it's okay.]
Who knows? Maybe we won't even need the full amount of time to find our way.
but she doesn't seem to mind much because if we just...stay positive! maybe it's okay.]
Who knows? Maybe we won't even need the full amount of time to find our way.
[ she sees the loss, perceives it, but is too polite to comment on it or even let her eyes linger long on it. ]
That would be the ideal. [ she is also trying to revive her pep. ] With enough of us, it could be more than a dream. We only have to find an avenue to go down first.
[ where the heck do you start investigating how to sabotage a ritual sacrifice ]
That would be the ideal. [ she is also trying to revive her pep. ] With enough of us, it could be more than a dream. We only have to find an avenue to go down first.
[ where the heck do you start investigating how to sabotage a ritual sacrifice ]
[very glad that's the set-up for this cr is "too polite to perceive."]
Some of us were thinking the best first step is seeing if we can go any further through the fog without getting turned around. We know that our overseers came through it, so...how did they do it?
Some of us were thinking the best first step is seeing if we can go any further through the fog without getting turned around. We know that our overseers came through it, so...how did they do it?
[hello robin, aerith is having the same idea which means she easily falls into step with her. sorry for the smoke and the raspy voice she's sporting here.]
Better than some, I think. [so not good, not bad.] Were you out there looking this morning?
Better than some, I think. [so not good, not bad.] Were you out there looking this morning?
[there's a nod because technically, yes, she supposes.]
Cloud, Camille and I found ourselves at the swamp. Everything was burning. All of the trees...we couldn't find a source, but the smoke was really thick.
Cloud, Camille and I found ourselves at the swamp. Everything was burning. All of the trees...we couldn't find a source, but the smoke was really thick.
[ ohhh the catchall theme.... pretty (i wrote this during inves and then YUUL STABBED ME AND I HAD TO DIVERT MY ATTENTION)
she nods. ]
They had an area of their own. It's like they had more access.
[ she's thinking about it like they're security permissions. ]
she nods. ]
They had an area of their own. It's like they had more access.
[ she's thinking about it like they're security permissions. ]
I'm surprised, too. It stayed with us the whole time, but I'm surprised we didn't see it last night either. We were outside all night...but we did fall asleep at one point. I don't remember when. [she frowns again.] It's like some kind of magic kept it contained to just that place.
[though it would have been a convenient sacrifice just to burn a whole village.]
[though it would have been a convenient sacrifice just to burn a whole village.]
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