[ We are at.. the beach! Where the stars are beginning to appear so nicely in the night sky. He's seated on the sands, near the shore but not too close to get wet.
Since, well, he's got more of those origami birds beside them. Currently with one cupped in their hands from where they think hard (please work, please work) and it will flutter to life after a glimmer of black stars from their craft.
Watches as it zooms over to fly over to greet Elysia, hi. ] ..Oh. El, hello.
[ When she shifts, they lean more properly against. Bringing their hands to work on another origami bird. Though taking a moment for their magic to cooldown. ]
..I.. [ They fidget with the bird a little, voice quiet. Ah, it's still too hard to say it out loud after all, but that thought is there. (I love you, too) ] So, I'll try.
[ Head lifts at that. Eh? Something for them..? Elysia has already given them so many things, from the pin they still wear on their cloak to all the gifts she's sent them through letters.
But.. they always like gifts. Souvenirs. So their eye gleams a little as they hold their hands out to receive. Hold it in their palm and peer at it with awe and curiosity. Crystal flower.. they have.. heard of something like this before. ]
..It's beautiful.
[ That's the question, isn't it? If they'll be able to keep all these gifts, these memories in the form of items, the phone for communication and so forth.. how nice that would be. :) ]
[ a crystal flower is as much a representation of elysia as anything else. it symbolizes many facets of her, in one way or another, so she would hope the person she gave one to would find it beautiful. ]
I hope it's something you can keep.
[ she remembers their conversations about how the timeloops reset even their inventory. ]
How could I think any differently? It's a gift from you, with memories of us here in this moment, that shines just as brightly as you.
[ Their gaze remains fixated on the crystal, the reflecting lights of the stars and night sky above. How pure and clear it is, a darkless form with peeks of lightless. Their gloved hands cradle it like it's something fragile. Could they reinforce it with Rock craft? To ensure it'll never break? ]
..I'd like nothing more than to keep it with me forever. For every day to come. A reminder. [ (remembrance.) But that is their worry. They'll go back, to right before they die and when they eventually do inevitably die to loop.. it'll be gone. There's blips of fear, grief at the thought of losing gifts so precious to them. ]
[ those are such sweet words from siffrin, and they cause her emotions to stir, a wave of affection. there is more of a certainty to them that shine against the fear and the grief.
more than try, they said will. her smile is bright. ]
I'd be delighted if you could. It'd bring me so much happiness to know you found a way.
[ because it would also mean they could finagle way of part of the timeloop mechanic trapping them. ]
[ Siffrin's eye raises to that smile, bright as it is. To commit to memory, how she looks to them in this moment with her gift in their hand. To remember her name, how she looks, and what she means to them after everything.
Important. Someone dear. Someone he loves and wants to remember for every day to come. If it'll be that easy, it would be nice. To help them to continue pushing forward. ]
If I do, maybe I'll be able to tell you.
[ If that communication is still available.. it would be nice. An extra measure to help ground them. But, they really shouldn't rely too much. They have to learn to handle and manage on their own.. otherwise they might never be able to break out of their loops. ]
..Thank you, El. For... everything. For remembering me. [ (both the good and bad) ] For every.. letter. Gift. Letting me try to understand and see more that there is of you.
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WEEK 7, SATURDAY
Since, well, he's got more of those origami birds beside them. Currently with one cupped in their hands from where they think hard (please work, please work) and it will flutter to life after a glimmer of black stars from their craft.
Watches as it zooms over to fly over to greet Elysia, hi. ] ..Oh. El, hello.
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[ she holds out her hands to the origami bird that greeted her, cupping it gently. ]
Was that what you expected?
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..The results? [ Thinking on it, looking back towards the sea. ] It was but, it was also.. still surprising to see.
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[ she crosses the beach to sit next to them. ]
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..A little.
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I know it's not easy to think differently, but I still love you. Will you remember that next time you think that?
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..I.. [ They fidget with the bird a little, voice quiet. Ah, it's still too hard to say it out loud after all, but that thought is there. (I love you, too) ] So, I'll try.
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That's all I can ask for. I just want you to try. And I have something for you, Siffrin.
[ she holds out a hand and offers them a white crystal flower speckled with a little black like an inverse starry scape. it's palm-sized. ]
For you to remember me by.
[ if they can keep hold of it back in their world. ]
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But.. they always like gifts. Souvenirs. So their eye gleams a little as they hold their hands out to receive. Hold it in their palm and peer at it with awe and curiosity. Crystal flower.. they have.. heard of something like this before. ]
..It's beautiful.
[ That's the question, isn't it? If they'll be able to keep all these gifts, these memories in the form of items, the phone for communication and so forth.. how nice that would be. :) ]
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Thanks for thinking so, Sif.
[ a crystal flower is as much a representation of elysia as anything else. it symbolizes many facets of her, in one way or another, so she would hope the person she gave one to would find it beautiful. ]
I hope it's something you can keep.
[ she remembers their conversations about how the timeloops reset even their inventory. ]
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How could I think any differently? It's a gift from you, with memories of us here in this moment, that shines just as brightly as you.
[ Their gaze remains fixated on the crystal, the reflecting lights of the stars and night sky above. How pure and clear it is, a darkless form with peeks of lightless. Their gloved hands cradle it like it's something fragile. Could they reinforce it with Rock craft? To ensure it'll never break? ]
..I'd like nothing more than to keep it with me forever. For every day to come. A reminder. [ (remembrance.) But that is their worry. They'll go back, to right before they die and when they eventually do inevitably die to loop.. it'll be gone. There's blips of fear, grief at the thought of losing gifts so precious to them. ]
I'll figure out a way.
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more than try, they said will. her smile is bright. ]
I'd be delighted if you could. It'd bring me so much happiness to know you found a way.
[ because it would also mean they could finagle way of part of the timeloop mechanic trapping them. ]
I have faith in your determination.
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Important. Someone dear. Someone he loves and wants to remember for every day to come. If it'll be that easy, it would be nice. To help them to continue pushing forward. ]
If I do, maybe I'll be able to tell you.
[ If that communication is still available.. it would be nice. An extra measure to help ground them. But, they really shouldn't rely too much. They have to learn to handle and manage on their own.. otherwise they might never be able to break out of their loops. ]
..Thank you, El. For... everything. For remembering me. [ (both the good and bad) ] For every.. letter. Gift. Letting me try to understand and see more that there is of you.
I'll remember you by the stars.