[CLOSED] try for the right kind of life

[sunstead]

Who: Clamor & ?????
When: All through June
What: Catch-all log for closed prompts!
Warnings: None at the moment, will update as needed

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((Just closed prompts for now since I'm focusing more on my other character this month. If you'd like to thread something out with Clamor, feel free to hit me up on plurk at BlueFlewFedUQueen, ping me through the game discord, or send me a PM!))

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[mermaidcursed]

We have a few already- the selection's a little all over the place, admittedly. Um... chamomile, mint, lavender... sage, basil, rosemary- oh, and some strawberry seeds! They're not herbs but I think it's super exciting.

( but then the real reason he's here comes out. and it's exactly what she thought it'd be. )

... I do, yes. Did... something happen?

[sunstead]

[so many herbs... and strawberries! something more cheerful to talk about after this, perhaps.]

Oh, no, nothing happened! I guess it's just been on my mind since then... I've started seeing some other things appearing as well, so I thought maybe you've seen them too?

[trying to keep a cheery, casual tone here, because this is a pretty normal thing for Clamor, even if Nene seems kinda nervous about it]

[mermaidcursed]

... There's the gardener. And... something's weird about the tree. And how empty this place is- e-even back home, there was always at least something small around most of the time.

( even as she talks, she fidgets idly. )

Unless you meant something else...?

[sunstead]

[He nods, smile waning a bit at her assessment. It did feel pretty empty here...] Most people can't see them, but lesser spirits can be found everywhere in Elrios. For a place to be completely devoid of them like this... I've only seen something like that once, and it was an ugly sight. A lifeless, desolate wasteland filled with corruption...

[The Henir-infested wastes around Elrianode were pretty disturbing, even if they were only passing through... maybe it's because this world is also connected to a "void"? Just thinking about it makes him worry.]

Ugh. Sorry, we don't have to talk about such a grim topic. I really just wanted to confirm that you could see them... it's unusual for humans to be attuned with spirits where I'm from, so I was a bit surprised.

[unless she isn't fully human?? that's something he's considered, of course... but it would be rude to just ask that. he would know better than anyone how awkward that topic can be.]

clamor: sorry for the grim topic | nene: no its okay i'll make it worse.

[mermaidcursed]

( she could lie. she could avoid saying anything. he's a polite man, he'll let her deflect... but... what has her selective silence done? nothing. )

Its... I won't say it's rare in humans back home. It's circumstantial though. ... ( a deep breath- but when she speaks again, she's quieter. ) Seeing the supernatural is a sign that you're going to die soon. Unless you're connected to it another way, it's... a sign. I. I have maybe a year left, unless Hanako-kun and I can change it.

... Please don't tell Noah-kun.

[sunstead]

[................ oh.

well that sucks.

He's caught off guard, and it shows. But on the other hand... he's already a dead man himself. And while he'd never want to subject a sweet girl like Nene to what he had to go through, death feels a lot less inevitable and inescapable when you've escaped it once before. There are ways of cheating death... and by her own admission, she and Hanako are trying to do exactly that.

He puts a gentle hand on her shoulder, lowering his voice along with her.]

I won't tell him if you don't want me to... but you're always welcome to ask us for help, you know.

[mermaidcursed]

( it sure does! failure is a heavy possibility and no one is okay with it. even the one who'd benefit the most from it hates the idea of her dying. )

... I'm not even sure... where to begin. But. Hanako-kun won't fail me. And I'm not gonna let this place get me.

( she says that, but she has one tally mark and there's no way of knowing what it's from- even if she's not sure what the marks mean. the touch is reassuring, though. )

I- I'm sorry, that was a lot, wasn't it?