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[heron]

[ when the feed turns on, there is a man with large white wings standing too close. he squints at it quizzically before moving back with a frown that barely mars his beauty. his wings flap erratically behind him. ]

My sister, Leanne, seems to be missing. I have searched everywhere but she cannot be found. I — [ reyson bites it off, frustrated before taking a deep breath. ] — I will assume she has returned home as I know there have been cases of people . . . leaving. And I have no reason to suspect foul play. The Gods have deemed it so.

[ but, oh, it is a bitter pill that for a moment his face cracks from the effort from it. but reyson has borne worse. ]

Perhaps . . . if you could, please share some words or prayer to your own Gods to watch over her. Or share me stories of your deities. Are they kind? Cruel? Are Gods strangers to you?

Comments

audio; I'M SNEAKIN' ONE BEFORE BED

[whenyouneedme]

... Hey, where are you?

[heron]

[ a pause. ]

I am outside Diacht's temple.

[whenyouneedme]

Got it.

[And that was the end of that. It was easy enough to figure out why, since it wasn't terribly long after that that Kai came jogging up to Diacht's domain.]

[heron]

[ reyson was standing outside the doors with a pensive expression. he presses his hand against as if debating to push it open but it does not budge and he does not move until kai arrives. ]

You didn't need to come.

[morality_pet]

Oh no [ D= ]

Rin is very sorry. Does Prince Reyson want company?

[heron]

I'm . . . not sure.

[morality_pet]

[ She ponders this and then nods ]

Rin will come and sit next to Prince Reyson, and if Prince Reyson wants to talk, you can, or Rin will just sit next to him and draw.

[ She offers ]

[heron]

[ a long pause. ]

All right. Thank you.

[whenyouneedme]

I didn't.

[Yet here he was.]

But I wanted to.

[heron]

I do not understand why they took her.

[morality_pet]

Where are you, Prince Reyson?

[heron]

I am outside Diacht's temple.

[morality_pet]

Rin will be right there!

[ But first, she stops to gather some flowers from the garden, because flowers help, right? Here Reyson, have a little boquet. ]

Rin will sit here and draw, and if Prince Reyson wants to talk, just say so, kay?

[heron]

[ he blinks at her. ]

I'm not sure if it's a good idea to keep you here.

[morality_pet]

[ She smiles at him ]

Rin doesn't mind. Rin's got nowhere else to go today. Miss Aqua's gone off to fight badguys too.

[heron]

[ what. ]

Bad guys?

[morality_pet]

Uh huh. [ She nods ]

Miss Aqua said she normally travels all over the universe fighting badguys! So, it's okay that she's not here anymore, coz that means she's saving people!

[heron]

[ doubt ]

That is nice to hear. I hope my sister is that lucky.

[whenyouneedme]

I... [He paused, searching Reyson's face for a moment.] I don't know.

She's okay.

[morality_pet]

Rin is sure she will be fine, coz she's Prince Reyson's sister.

[heron]

. . . Do you know how many siblings I lost before the fire?

Two. Too many. Leanne — Her existence was a miracle.

[heron]

[ he shakes his head. ]

That means very little. Many of my siblings have perished.

[ like. all of them. ]

[morality_pet]

Oh no!

[ HAVE A HUG REYSON ]

That's so sad... Princess Leanne was really nice!!! Rin really really hopes she's okay.

[heron]

As do I.

[ but his luck in that area has been rather shitty. ]

[Audio]

[original_is_best]

Did she suffer from the Vanishing Disease previous to her departure?

On our world, I would say gods are mostly indifferent to mankind. Sometimes malicious, sometimes giving. I believe their actions are all self-serving in the end, and not out of any great love for humanity.