December FamMeet

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Who: The Grove
What: Town Hall
When: Mid-Late December
Where: Inn Lobby
Warnings: Child death mentions, torture, body horror all probably will be brought up.

[ In the morning, Irene will trek around the Grove to knock on doors and let everyone know she's setting up a information sharing meeting in the Inn's lobby. She figures there would be best, considering the new fireplace (thread pending on my behalf) set up and the fact it's about as safe as they're going to get.

Irene also lets everyone know that any fights and any blatant drama starters will be met with punishment. She doesn't elaborate on this further. Zahliya is invited. Irene tells Moder if she wants to sit by the door to listen, she can. She does not invite the merchant siblings, however - though she'll make no objections if someone else does.

She seems to be writing things down in their shared journals this meeting so people can reference this later. ]

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[mooninthewater]

[ Mizuki comes in wearing his hoodie pulled up, and for the most part sticks to the walls and keeping out of sight, out of mind. Specifically, he is keeping to the wall opposite of the fireplace, his eyes occasionally flicking over to it, but for the most part just keeping up with the conversation.

He's glowing, too, so maybe the "trying to be inconspicuous" thing is not going to be easy. Blue glowing freckles on his face and the light blues of his hair glow like plankton in the sea. He will chime in with the rest of his Terran buddies, though. ]

I'm also from Terra. My name's Mizuki.

[ …

That's it, apparently. ]

[oleaeuropaea]

Hi, Mizuki! [He's pointing to Mizuki very excitedly.] This guy is super nice. And good at video games!

[mooninthewater]

Hi, Mister Vash. You're also super nice, you know.

[oleaeuropaea]

Aw, shucks!

[He rubs at the back of his neck.]

I try! But I'm also just speakin' the truth, yeah?

[mooninthewater]

Implying I'm not~? I mean, everyone here is honestly real nice and all, but… there's just something about you that's really… heroic, Mister Vash. You've gotta sorta aura I really like.

[oleaeuropaea]

I - I mean. You don't have to go that far, really! I'm just... some guy. That's it!

[mooninthewater]

I think a lot of us here are just "some person". But I think that a lot of the time, that's how heroes start, right?

[oleaeuropaea]

I-I mean, I guess but... Really. That's not me.

[Why does he sound upset.]

[sesa]

[Sesa will, at some point, drop by briefly to check on Mizuki since he's participating in Camouflage over there.]

You doing alright over here?

[mooninthewater]

[ Please, if he wanted to be camouflaged, he would be invisible right about now. He just doesn't want to be a bother. ]

Yeah.

…

It's real warm in here, huh? I'm glad Irene got that fireplace for us. [ Even if the Originium fueled flames were meant to literally kill his kin and the gods in his head are Not Happy About This. It's fine, he's fine, this is fine. ]

[sesa]

It is. I appreciate the warmth very much. If you hadn't noticed, I haven't been handling this cold weather all too well.

[He chuckles, shaking his head a little.

But! He can still tell that Mizuki is struggling a bit, even if he doesn't fully understand why. That's why he'll take it upon himself to have a seat beside him, whether that be on the floor or an actual chair.]

[mooninthewater]

I had. Unsurprisingly, really, considering you’re from somewhere hot, anyway.

[ They can both sit against the wall on the floor together. That’s fine. Mizuki leans his head against Sesa’s shoulder. ]

You didn’t have to come hang out with me, you know.

[sesa]

[Thump thump thump, goes his tail against the floor. Are we sure he isn't a Perro pretending to be a Vouivre-]

Nonsense! I've already said my piece for this meeting so I am content to listen in from here. I'd much rather sit with you, it's warmer over here anyway.

[mooninthewater]

…It's warmer further from the fireplace, Sesa? Ehe… You're very silly. I'm alright if you want to sit over there or in the chairs, you know. Just being here with everyone is nice.

[sesa]

Ah ah ah, you misunderstand. There is a difference between physical warmth, and the warmth derived from being with friends.

[Is there? U sure u not bullshitting?]

And I, as it turns out, need a healthy dose of both to survive.

[amhran]

[ You know she just wants to check in on him!! After he seems a bit more on his own. ]

Mizuki... How are you doing?

[mooninthewater]

[ Oops, no longer distracted by the fire, he's gonna give Caoimhe a warm hug. Hi, hello! She's getting squeezes. ]

I'm glad you're here!!!! I have something to tell you!!!!!

[amhran]

[ She gives Mizuki a comforting hug in return. It almost feels so natural. Her head looks towards him. Ocean-swept eyes, glimmering gently with a warm light within them. ]

Oh? What news do you have to share?

[mooninthewater]

I was talking to Mister Heimr. He mentioned something to me - that the "me" that was here before had a sibling. Which I thought strange, since I don't have siblings or nothin' on Terra, but... it turns out that it was you, Caoimhe.

[amhran]

[ Caoimhe takes a moment to draw that into her mind, regarding everything she knew growing up as well. For elven people who barely had children, siblings were regarded as those who took the time to teach their younger generations. Closely knit communities, where one simply decided whether or not they were sister and brother. Or in the rare chance that two children were born around the same time, they were treated as siblings.

Siblings to her and her people did not necessarily mean a blood bond - but a strong bond nonetheless. It was not a strange notion, nor peculiar - but it did feel odd.

Odd to feel that she always felt so close to Mizuki, felt as if they were wholly bonded more deeply.

Almost as if... In that moment, everything made sense to her. ]

I wonder then, [ A warm smile, leaning into Mizuki further. ] if that is why. This whole time, it always felt as if you were home, whenever I am beside you.

[mooninthewater]

[ In Mizuki's hometown, it was much the same, but his memories of growing up there… hurt. Instead, he draws inference from his time growing up in the cult church. And anything that could be "siblings" there was… questionable. He supposes Highmore counts as his sister, maybe. Everyone else, though…? The seaborn that all succumbed to the call? We Many? They're less "siblings" and more just… part of him.

Which is all the more reason he's excited about this revelation. ]

Maybe!! Maybe… we were supposed to end up in a world together, but… when that didn't happen, it found a way to connect us, anyway?

[amhran]

Hehe... Yes, I suppose that is right. [ She accepts it, because there is more than enough room in her heart for more family. Especially when family to her ultimately meant everything. ] Even if we are disconnected ever again, I know in my heart I will remember. I will not let myself forget you. I will always long to find you, even in my memories. You are a wonderful friend Mizuki... It is only - ah, yes... [ Thinking as if the right way to say this is - ] Only an honor, to even know here we were as siblings.