the last bloom of summer

[lilyberation]

Hello, everyone. This is White Lily Cookie.

I'm so sorry about what happened with my corruption and how the Forest was able to use my magic alongside his to harm everyone. If you're still feeling any after effects, please let me know.

Otherwise... Mephisto is insisting I take a vacation and I'm letting myself be bullied. I'll be on the beach for a few days in the cabanas, though if anyone wants to visit or anything I'll gladly welcome the company!

That said, my resurrection from the Garden has left me deaf. I'm still adjusting and expect to be doing so for a while... Once I return, I'll be using magic to map out the clinic so that if anyone enters, I'll know, rather than relying on sound as I used to. I'll be doing something similar to my home as well. Telepathy does work on me too, but not everyone has that.

I'll see you all very soon. ♡

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[fluffiestsoul]

Try to enjoy your vacation without planning too much work.
You deserve it.

I'm... glad you're alright. After all of that.

[lilyberation]

I think if I try to do too much, one of you is going to manifest me to throw me back into bed.

I'm doing better than I had expected, though. Will you all be alright?

[fluffiestsoul]

Count me among that number. Just in case.

I'm glad to hear it. You had me worried.

[He is absolutely ignoring that question, thank you.]

[lilyberation]

( she sees you, sir. )

Oh, I'm aware. You've always been good to me.

It helps to know that almost every cruelty experienced was built on a lie; it hurt at the time but none of it was true.

[outofsynth]

Is there anything we can do to make sure we can still talk to you if telepathy isn't an option?

[lilyberation]

I'm

Honestly I'm not sure. I know before he left, Gnosis had taught multiple people sign language. I know writing is tedious but possible. Lipreading escapes me, though... It's going to be a learning curve for all of us, I think.

[outofsynth]

I can spell my name in sign. That's about it though.

[Which feels incredibly unhelpful in the scheme of things.]

[lilyberation]

We can practice together. :)

[bladeascent]

[The most, and I mean THE MOST overdone fancy calligraphy appears in the notebooks. It's like talking to Enciodes all over again. Uh oh call the cops rich boy incoming—

(also what fucking flavour are all these goddamn cookies supposed to be he cannot keep up)]

It's nice to meet you. I'm newer here — my name is Vildred Dayern, knight of Ezera. Ordinarily I wouldn't have anything to say about something I wasn't involved in, but I wanted to give you well-wishes.

[...god he needs to work on being more casual, help. It's like paper is put in front of him and his brain clicks into business mode.]

I don't know any sign, unfortunately, so I'm happy to continue writing things out to talk to you until I pick anything up.

If you see a man with long white hair floating around, that's Ras Elclare, my close friend. He can't read (we're working on it), so if you need to talk to him, I can act as a go-between. We're rarely apart for long.

[fluffiestsoul]

If it helps you, then that's all that matters.
I only wish I had a similar comfort to fall back on. Ruminating on what could have been... it doesn't do anyone any good.

[lovelyredthread]

[ He's upset. He shouldn't be. He has to wrestle with this for a bit before anything is put to paper. ]

You're leaving?

[lilyberation]

( oh, goodness. something about it reminds her of home... though, the last bit is very, very good to know. )

I appreciate it, and I hope to meet you properly upon my return!

And thank you for your help there as well. Though I'm not the only one there, I do run the clinic so I need to be sure I can communicate with everyone properly.

[lilyberation]

Just for a week or so... And I'd be really happy if you came to visit me, too. It's just so I can recover away from everything.

[outofsynth]

I'd like that. Do you know who Gnosis taught?

[lovelyredthread]

[ He knows he's overreacting about this. Why does it feel so final? ]

Maybe... I doubt I'd be able to contribute much. I should probably keep away.

[lilyberation]

I'm afraid I don't remember. There should be books in both the archives and the Divine Library though?

[lilyberation]

Why?

[lovelyredthread]

I'm part of why you need to recover.

[lilyberation]

... Pavlova Cookie.

Sweetest child in the Grove.


No. No you are not. I need to recover because that absolute nutjob in the forest pretended to be all three of my dead husbands and tormented me for months. You have done absolutely nothing wrong.

Has someone been saying something? I'll have words for them if they have.

[lilyberation]

Don't I know it. I have many mistakes I've made.

But

I have things to do, and people to love, too.

[lovelyredthread]

I mean... no, but...

[ Then why leave, his mind finishes. He knows the answer, but his emotions are not being reasonable about it.

Maybe he backslid more than he realised. ]

[fluffiestsoul]

Hm...

I think, one day — when you're feeling better, that is — I'd like to pick your brain about something.

[lilyberation]

Come visit me. Please? I want to see you.

[lilyberation]

Yes, of course. :) I'd be happy to help.

[fluffiestsoul]

How did I know you were going to say that?

Enjoy your rest, Lily.