[ Hilda couldn't agree more. They collectively as friends haven't talked about it at length — and Hilda wasn't eager or willing to bring it up herself — but she knows it's a looming cloud. It draws parallels to Fodlan more than she'd like. But she knows that all the talk of a take over is in jest. They had to go home after all, didn't they? This wasn't their home.
Luckily war isn't half as interesting as the next topic Petra brings up. ]
Werewolves and vampires?! [ Her eyes go as wide as plates as she let's out a small squeal almost forgetting where they are for a moment and drawing looks from some of the merchants. ] Really? What are they like? Are they friendly, or are they as scary as the stories from home say?
Luckily war isn't half as interesting as the next topic Petra brings up. ]
Werewolves and vampires?! [ Her eyes go as wide as plates as she let's out a small squeal almost forgetting where they are for a moment and drawing looks from some of the merchants. ] Really? What are they like? Are they friendly, or are they as scary as the stories from home say?
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[Hilda and Petra are now entering their Twilight phase.]
Oh, they are being quite friendly! Perhaps not always with one another, but they have peace enough between them that they occupy Nocwich together, which is where they hosted many of us Summoned as guests a few months ago.
[That particular trip had ended a bit rough, given the delegates from each faction were all attacked, but Petra doesn't think either the wolves or the vampires were responsible for that... probably.]
They make some very interesting things! Clothing and weapons that are like nothing I have ever been seeing in Fodlan, and their food is quite interesting. I have spent more time among the werewolves, admittedly. Sylvain could tell you more about the vampires, but I was not thinking they were scary at all.
Oh, they are being quite friendly! Perhaps not always with one another, but they have peace enough between them that they occupy Nocwich together, which is where they hosted many of us Summoned as guests a few months ago.
[That particular trip had ended a bit rough, given the delegates from each faction were all attacked, but Petra doesn't think either the wolves or the vampires were responsible for that... probably.]
They make some very interesting things! Clothing and weapons that are like nothing I have ever been seeing in Fodlan, and their food is quite interesting. I have spent more time among the werewolves, admittedly. Sylvain could tell you more about the vampires, but I was not thinking they were scary at all.
[ Which of the girls is Team Jacob and which one is Team Edward?
She can't help but sigh wistfully. Nocwich and it's eternal night sounded like a blissful change especially now that they were walking under it now. ]
I would have loved to be there for the opening of that. But of course you wouldn't be scared of them, Petra. You aren't scared of anything! [ And then she grins up at her, giving Petra's arm a squeeze. ] Can we go together next time? I'd love to explore it with you. And if you know any werewolves, I'd love to meet them.
[ It presented another adventure, neatly wrapped into the one that they were already currently on. Reflexively she can't help but think that she'd love to tell Holst all about this before belatedly realizing that she can't just write him a letter here like she would back home. Her heart tightens slightly, but she pushes it to the back of her mind. ]
She can't help but sigh wistfully. Nocwich and it's eternal night sounded like a blissful change especially now that they were walking under it now. ]
I would have loved to be there for the opening of that. But of course you wouldn't be scared of them, Petra. You aren't scared of anything! [ And then she grins up at her, giving Petra's arm a squeeze. ] Can we go together next time? I'd love to explore it with you. And if you know any werewolves, I'd love to meet them.
[ It presented another adventure, neatly wrapped into the one that they were already currently on. Reflexively she can't help but think that she'd love to tell Holst all about this before belatedly realizing that she can't just write him a letter here like she would back home. Her heart tightens slightly, but she pushes it to the back of her mind. ]
[ One of the first things he does is try to reach out to the others, although it feels so much harder to focus right now. At least she won't be able to pick up on the low levels of panicking from his text. ]
Hild̵̳̄̄́̒a̶̝̻͎̝̎̂̈́͜?
are you t̵̻̐͝h̴̖͊ȅ̸͎̀r̵̠̀̋ë̴̗̬́?̸͚̏̋ ̷̪̲̀͂A̷̳̍͠ͅr̵̙͗e̶̩̾̋ ̶͈̹̈ẙ̴̟̯̚o̴̱͝u̵͇̫͋ okay? i don't know w̵̲̏h̷͕͐̈́ě̶̬̑r̶̛̪̀e̵͕͐ ̸̥̎̈́w̶̠͚͠e̶̬̺̿ ̴̺̼́̈a̴̖͆͛ṟ̶̽̾e̸̜̭̔,̶̟̐ ̸̼̮͆͠t̸͙͚̆ẖ̷̊̄ė̷͕͝ỵ̶̓ ̴̧̀c̸̱̑a̷̰͑m̵̻͆e̴̊̈́ͅ out of nowhere. be careful!
Hild̵̳̄̄́̒a̶̝̻͎̝̎̂̈́͜?
are you t̵̻̐͝h̴̖͊ȅ̸͎̀r̵̠̀̋ë̴̗̬́?̸͚̏̋ ̷̪̲̀͂A̷̳̍͠ͅr̵̙͗e̶̩̾̋ ̶͈̹̈ẙ̴̟̯̚o̴̱͝u̵͇̫͋ okay? i don't know w̵̲̏h̷͕͐̈́ě̶̬̑r̶̛̪̀e̵͕͐ ̸̥̎̈́w̶̠͚͠e̶̬̺̿ ̴̺̼́̈a̴̖͆͛ṟ̶̽̾e̸̜̭̔,̶̟̐ ̸̼̮͆͠t̸͙͚̆ẖ̷̊̄ė̷͕͝ỵ̶̓ ̴̧̀c̸̱̑a̷̰͑m̵̻͆e̴̊̈́ͅ out of nowhere. be careful!
[ Hilda thinks she’s seeing things after sleepless nights curled up in Sylvian’s bed. Her annoyance flares up again thinking that the jumbled text is somehow another elaborate joke but the words leave her with a sense of dread. She sits bolt-up right, trying to quash the fear in her throat. ]
𝘚𝘺𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘯? 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥? 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦?
[ She has half a mind to run straight back to her room and curl around Petra. ]
𝘚𝘺𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘯? 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥? 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦?
[ She has half a mind to run straight back to her room and curl around Petra. ]
Shortly after Sam's announcement during the disappearances
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2023-02-22 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
This is Natasha, Sam said he was putting you in charge of patrolling the Horizon? If there's anything I can do to help, please let me know.
Also I had no idea you knew Sam.
Also I had no idea you knew Sam.
𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘢?
[ She remembers the cunning, fox-like woman from the boat and it also doesn't occur to her that she's acquainted with Sam. Sleepless nights were really making her miss out on things she wouldn't normally otherwise. ]
𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘰 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺! 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵.
𝘐 𝘥𝘰. 𝘏𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳. 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦?
[ She remembers the cunning, fox-like woman from the boat and it also doesn't occur to her that she's acquainted with Sam. Sleepless nights were really making her miss out on things she wouldn't normally otherwise. ]
𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘰 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺! 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵.
𝘐 𝘥𝘰. 𝘏𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳. 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦?
Don't worry, I'm used to juggling a lot of plates. It helps to stay busy when there's not a lot of other avenues for me to follow up on yet.
And yeah, we are. We've known one another a long time. Steve, too, if you've met him yet. We've been through a lot together.
And yeah, we are. We've known one another a long time. Steve, too, if you've met him yet. We've been through a lot together.
𝘋𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵?
𝘐 𝘮𝘦𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦! 𝘏𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘵 𝘚𝘢𝘮'𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳. 𝘋𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘞𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘵𝘰𝘰?
[ Sometimes it helps to have some light hearted conversation in times of absolutely panic and stress. ]
𝘐 𝘮𝘦𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦! 𝘏𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘵 𝘚𝘢𝘮'𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳. 𝘋𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘞𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘵𝘰𝘰?
[ Sometimes it helps to have some light hearted conversation in times of absolutely panic and stress. ]
I guess if you know Sam and Steve, I can probably talk about it. Those two can't keep a secret to save their lives.
And yes, I've known Wanda almost as long as those two. We were very close back home.
And yes, I've known Wanda almost as long as those two. We were very close back home.
𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳? 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘐 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯.
𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘰 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵. [ She doesn't get the impression Wanda is lonely, but she's glad that she's got plenty of friends from that isn't just Sam. ] 𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺? 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘞𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘦.
𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘰 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵. [ She doesn't get the impression Wanda is lonely, but she's glad that she's got plenty of friends from that isn't just Sam. ] 𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺? 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘞𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘦.
Something like that.
[ She hadn't gotten a lot of impressions of Hilda's background yet, but her way of speech made Natasha think she might be a from a world pretty different from the one Natasha is used to. So phrasing was probably going to be tricky here. ]
I guess a more accurate term would be sort of... protectors? Guardians? Our world ended up drawing a lot of attention from questionable powers thinking we'd be an easy mark. There was a group of us set apart because of our skills to keep people safe.
[ She hadn't gotten a lot of impressions of Hilda's background yet, but her way of speech made Natasha think she might be a from a world pretty different from the one Natasha is used to. So phrasing was probably going to be tricky here. ]
I guess a more accurate term would be sort of... protectors? Guardians? Our world ended up drawing a lot of attention from questionable powers thinking we'd be an easy mark. There was a group of us set apart because of our skills to keep people safe.
[ There's a hum of understanding that doesn't get translated from Hilda's end. ]
𝘎𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. 𝘐 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵! 𝘐𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦. 𝘞𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴? [ She's running through Sam, Steve and Wanda — all mostly ordinary looking in their own right (well except maybe Steve; he was as built as Raphael was) — but she knows better than to assume anything based on appearances alone. ] 𝘖𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩?
𝘎𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. 𝘐 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵! 𝘐𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦. 𝘞𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴? [ She's running through Sam, Steve and Wanda — all mostly ordinary looking in their own right (well except maybe Steve; he was as built as Raphael was) — but she knows better than to assume anything based on appearances alone. ] 𝘖𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩?
Most of us were trained, although most of us were selected because of our training, if that makes sense. A few of the members were born with what we labeled enhanced abilities. Others got some through accidents or other sources. And then a few of us were just normal and very good at our jobs.
𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦?
[ The enhanced abilities bit particularly reminds her of Crests; Hilda didn't know how forthcoming the others might be to sharing information like that with someone considering it was related to their blood, but if Sam trusts Natasha, it's enough for her.
After a moment more of contemplation she quickly sends the following — ]
𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤.
[ The enhanced abilities bit particularly reminds her of Crests; Hilda didn't know how forthcoming the others might be to sharing information like that with someone considering it was related to their blood, but if Sam trusts Natasha, it's enough for her.
After a moment more of contemplation she quickly sends the following — ]
𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤.
I am, yes. Showing up here and suddenly having magic was very strange, let me tell you.
[ She can almost feel that hesitation as Hilda debates, but she just waits, letting her make her decision all on her own. ]
Is it something they are born with? Or something they receive?
[ She can almost feel that hesitation as Hilda debates, but she just waits, letting her make her decision all on her own. ]
Is it something they are born with? Or something they receive?
𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘥𝘭𝘢𝘯.
[ There's another pause. No harm in admitting that she has one now that she's nudged this particular door open. ]
𝘐𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘵. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥.
[ There's another pause. No harm in admitting that she has one now that she's nudged this particular door open. ]
𝘐𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘵. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥.
You're not the only one with that problem. There's a lot of people in Thorne who aren't used to it either. Although it makes for some very interesting misunderstandings at times.
[ Hmm. That's a distinctive way of phrasing it. ]
Is it passed down generationally or just something that has a chance of appearing in anyone?
[ Hmm. That's a distinctive way of phrasing it. ]
Is it passed down generationally or just something that has a chance of appearing in anyone?
𝘈𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘳𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵?
[ Kidnapping definitely isn't on her list of interesting though. ]
𝘈 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩? 𝘐𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺'𝘴 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 — [ Her thoughts briefly flit to Sylvain and his older brother. ] 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨.
[ Kidnapping definitely isn't on her list of interesting though. ]
𝘈 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩? 𝘐𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺'𝘴 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 — [ Her thoughts briefly flit to Sylvain and his older brother. ] 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨.
[So far, Jayden hasn't bothered trying the network; he knows it's garbled and he's had nothing worth trying to communicate anyway. But after learning something that might be potentially important he decides to make an attempt, and with Hilda being one of the few people he knows that isn't among the lost, she's the logical person to try contacting.]
Cultḭ̶̓̌͌͝s̵̨͖̝̮̉͑̑͘t̷̘̥́͗̚s̶͔͓̍ͅ h̶̬͑͘͝a̴̘̺̮͑v̸͓̱̲̳́e̷̥̱̕.̸̧͈͐̈̅͝ no eyes, jus̶͈̯̥̭̆̏t̶̨͉̱̥̊̀ ̵͙̫̖̽̑̌̈́ͅkeyholes ̵͕̥̲̇͊̀͜͝M̷̱̌̀̕i̵̬̜̍́̔͝g̷̺̹̀̃h̶͓̩̄͋t̸̜́͊́̚ͅ ̸̖͚̽̈͜ see thrǫ̴̌̽̈́͠ų̸̯̩̿̑g̵̻͑̃̏̑h̴͇̰̍̇̌͆ ̷͙̳͕̐͐͠t̸̲͕̱̑̉h̸̨̏̋ē̷͓̦̅͝ masks.
Cultḭ̶̓̌͌͝s̵̨͖̝̮̉͑̑͘t̷̘̥́͗̚s̶͔͓̍ͅ h̶̬͑͘͝a̴̘̺̮͑v̸͓̱̲̳́e̷̥̱̕.̸̧͈͐̈̅͝ no eyes, jus̶͈̯̥̭̆̏t̶̨͉̱̥̊̀ ̵͙̫̖̽̑̌̈́ͅkeyholes ̵͕̥̲̇͊̀͜͝M̷̱̌̀̕i̵̬̜̍́̔͝g̷̺̹̀̃h̶͓̩̄͋t̸̜́͊́̚ͅ ̸̖͚̽̈͜ see thrǫ̴̌̽̈́͠ų̸̯̩̿̑g̵̻͑̃̏̑h̴͇̰̍̇̌͆ ̷͙̳͕̐͐͠t̸̲͕̱̑̉h̸̨̏̋ē̷͓̦̅͝ masks.
[ Hilda should really become used to seeing these kinds of messages at this point, but that certainly isn't the case. The jarring feeling hasn't quite yet worn off and she can't help but jolt in her seat when Jayden's words flash across the surface of the desk she's seated at. ]
𝘑𝘢𝘺𝘥𝘦𝘯?
[ Panic that she's been trying to keep at bay most of the week starts to churn in her stomach. Not him too. It's concerning enough to realize that the man she had met only recently had been taken but for her to then realize what exactly he's trying to tell her. She's taken to keeping her notebook by her for moments like these in an attempt to decipher messages after they had long since faded and she quickly scrawls them onto a blank page, trying to puzzle it out.
The reality is enough to make her stomach churn a little more violently this time as a chill runs down her spine. ]
𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵? 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘺𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴? 𝘈𝘮 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵?
𝘑𝘢𝘺𝘥𝘦𝘯?
[ Panic that she's been trying to keep at bay most of the week starts to churn in her stomach. Not him too. It's concerning enough to realize that the man she had met only recently had been taken but for her to then realize what exactly he's trying to tell her. She's taken to keeping her notebook by her for moments like these in an attempt to decipher messages after they had long since faded and she quickly scrawls them onto a blank page, trying to puzzle it out.
The reality is enough to make her stomach churn a little more violently this time as a chill runs down her spine. ]
𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵? 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘺𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴? 𝘈𝘮 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵?
[The message doesn't come through clearly, appearing on a nearby rock, smudged into the dirt and grime that's everywhere in this place, but it's enough that he gets the idea and is incredibly relieved that she seems to have understood enough on her side too.]
Y̵͔̟͚̟͕͆̏͐̂ě̵̬͒̾̇͜͠͠s̴͖̞̣̩͈͈̩̊̎ͅ.̵̳͌̉̓̐ Correct. You got̶̡̖̝̮̩͇͕͐̍ ̴͙̥͗̈́͑̔̑͘į̵̡̩̦̩̥͚̄͑͌̍͠ͅt̵͖̯͇̫̎́͂̇́̚.̵͍̜̱̏͒
[He figures the more he reiterates, the more likely at least part of the message that comes through will get the sentiment across.]
S̵̝̱͓͇͂͗ḙ̸̣̟̈́ͅȇ̴̫͉͆̌̄̈́̑̐̐med blind̷̜͍͛̽ͅ ̴̳̞̄͆̾ẁ̷͕̤̳̗̘́̈̈̑ͅi̸̻͕̓̊̏̈́́̚͝͝t̶̳͌ͅh̶̡̧͇̙̾͂̚͜out the mas̴̪̦͂̊k̵̳̜̈́̈́͝.̴̡͈̘͓͚̓̎͌͑.
Y̵͔̟͚̟͕͆̏͐̂ě̵̬͒̾̇͜͠͠s̴͖̞̣̩͈͈̩̊̎ͅ.̵̳͌̉̓̐ Correct. You got̶̡̖̝̮̩͇͕͐̍ ̴͙̥͗̈́͑̔̑͘į̵̡̩̦̩̥͚̄͑͌̍͠ͅt̵͖̯͇̫̎́͂̇́̚.̵͍̜̱̏͒
[He figures the more he reiterates, the more likely at least part of the message that comes through will get the sentiment across.]
S̵̝̱͓͇͂͗ḙ̸̣̟̈́ͅȇ̴̫͉͆̌̄̈́̑̐̐med blind̷̜͍͛̽ͅ ̴̳̞̄͆̾ẁ̷͕̤̳̗̘́̈̈̑ͅi̸̻͕̓̊̏̈́́̚͝͝t̶̳͌ͅh̶̡̧͇̙̾͂̚͜out the mas̴̪̦͂̊k̵̳̜̈́̈́͝.̴̡͈̘͓͚̓̎͌͑.
I could do with a little less 'interesting' right now, to be honest.
[ She thinks of what she knows and how that would affect things if added into the mixture. It probably makes things rather complicated. ]
Screws up straight lines like lineages and succession, I take it? Are those with crests treated differently than those without?
[ She thinks of what she knows and how that would affect things if added into the mixture. It probably makes things rather complicated. ]
Screws up straight lines like lineages and succession, I take it? Are those with crests treated differently than those without?
[ Normally she'd disagree but considering everything that's going on... ]
𝘠𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘦𝘴. 𝘈𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘪𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘧 𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯. 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨.
[ There's another brief pause before she admits — ]
𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘰 𝘐 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘦.
[ The Gonerils, she thinks, are an odd exception to the generalization of noble families and their take on Crests. Which only leads her to wonder what life would have been like for her if Holst hadn't been the way he is. ]
𝘠𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘦𝘴. 𝘈𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘪𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘧 𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯. 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨.
[ There's another brief pause before she admits — ]
𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘰 𝘐 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘦.
[ The Gonerils, she thinks, are an odd exception to the generalization of noble families and their take on Crests. Which only leads her to wonder what life would have been like for her if Holst hadn't been the way he is. ]
[ She normally relishes in being right about something; it's like a little prize even if it's the equivalent of a participation star. But she didn't want to be right about this.
His message comes through repeatedly, laying over itself like someone is tracing the lines on top of another another until the ink in their pen decides to work.
She follows suit, sending it out several times and deliberately in hopes it'll reach him. ]
𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵? 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺?
His message comes through repeatedly, laying over itself like someone is tracing the lines on top of another another until the ink in their pen decides to work.
She follows suit, sending it out several times and deliberately in hopes it'll reach him. ]
𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵? 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺?
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