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[heron]

[ the feed starts to show a large, dainty looking man with large white wings peering at the feed before pulling back, satisfied. ]

Greetings. My name is Prince Reyson of the Heron Clan.

As you know, we have trouble lately with the breach. To ensure such a thing does not occur so suddenly, I thought about proposing a part-time perimeter guard of the walls. I think we would be better prepared should anything happen again.

Also, as I know some people were hurt or struggling, you are welcome to see me. I have the power of the galdr which means I can soothe one's spirit, trauma and pain. Should you have need of my abilities, do let me know.

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[pinkmin]

Right now I am just shaped like a person, but I could not be called a human.

[heron]

What would you be called then?

[pinkmin]

I am a pikmin.

[heron]

[ never heard of it but okay. reyson doesn't need to know all the details. ]

Do you feel lonely here? In a place like this?

[pinkmin]

[That made Vianca pause. That question had never come up before so directly, so she rarely had to confront that feeling that was tucked away behind all the stories and trivia and nonsense she picked up over the years. It'd been a bit closer to the surface lately, but now all she had to do was close her eyes to see it.

It didn't feel like something she was allowed to say though. That still felt too similar to saying she wanted... something.

So after a moment or two, Vianca compromised, giving a nod of her head.]

[heron]

[ he thought as much. he adored tibarn and appreciated all their help, but reyson always felt disconnected from the hawks. from everyone else. ]

It must be difficult. Some things can be a struggle to communicate.

[pinkmin]

... Yes.

It... hasn't just been here, either, but knowing things won't go back to how they were makes it a stronger feeling than before.

[heron]

No. You can never turn back the clock.

[ at the very least, he's learned to live with that. ]

[pinkmin]

[She had met legendaries that governed time, and even they were not masters of it. Only able to traverse, and to watch, as life kept going.

Vianca nodded, watching Reyson on the screen carefully. She was always soft-spoken, but there was extra care in her question.]

Do you get lonely too?

[heron]

Yes. But I've gotten used to it.

[ sometimes it gnaws at him, but reyson knows he's lucky. lucky to be alive, lucky to have found leanne. lucky to have made a difference. ]

[pinkmin]

Ah... I suppose that is how it goes.

[heron]

[ reyson shrugs. ]

I am fortunate, so I try not to linger on it.

[pinkmin]

I should try harder to do the same. Usually I read, and it helps.

[heron]

There's nothing inherently wrong with feeling lonely.

It is not something you need to try harder to fix.

[pinkmin]

[It was just as he said. Some things were a struggle to communicate. Vianca didn't know how to express how that felt wrong, she did need to fix it. If she weren't so lonely, maybe she wouldn't be so... whatever it was that set her apart from her sisters. Whatever it was that made her lonely in the first place.

Maybe there wasn't actually anything wrong with it, but she did not like it. That in itself was a selfish thought, wasn't it? If she wasn't here on her lonesome, she wouldn't have been anywhere at all.]

But doesn't it feel bad?

[heron]

[ reyson shakes his head. ]

Feelings are inherently not bad. They simply exist, as a part of us.

[pinkmin]

[Vianca nodded, though she couldn't say she entirely understood. It still felt like something was broken, but maybe that was why she didn't get it?]

... I will try to keep that in mind.

[heron]

Try. I know it's not easy when emotions get overwhelming.

[ says reyson who was so furious, he tried to wipe humanity out. ]

[pinkmin]

[Well, you know, that's fair.]

I will.

... Thank you, for speaking with me. It is comforting to know that there is at least one world where Rhys and Ulki are safe and home.

[heron]

Of course. Ike and Tibarn would never let anything happen to them.