cloud

[undread]

Comments

[residentmerc]

There's no may. No one who's gone through this much trouble to get us here in the first place would let us go that easily.

[undread]

Assuming it was intentional, and not some sort of... convergence of leylines.

[residentmerc]

Leylines? [ does it matter actually-- ] With all the info they've got posted up, doesn't seem like an accident to me.

[undread]

I don't know - maybe they're spying? There was an incident, recently. With leylines. Anyone close to certain epicenters was transported across the world. Various types of magic were no longer usable.

[residentmerc]

If they're spying and we show up, that's still not likely to be a coincidence.

[ but that is... interesting. he inclines his head because he wonders if that would be possible back home too ]

That was only people who were close to it, though. Right? Most of us weren't anywhere close to each other.

[undread]

Well. People close to certain points. But those points were scattered all across the world...

[residentmerc]

You seriously think it could be the same thing here?

[undread]

Well. It's the closest thing to this that's happened before... getting shunted away without my friends, no ability to find them.

[residentmerc]

[ he is briefly surprised that she is NOT a weird hermit who lives in the woods ]

Magic was probably involved, but I doubt any of it was an accident in this case. [ a pause ] You worried about them?

[ her friends... who are real and probably not talking rats??? ]

[undread]

[well. it's not a wrong assumption.]

No! If I don't think about any of the peril that they could be in or the horrible things that might happen to them, I won't have to be worried!

[residentmerc]

[ ... well that is very believable... ]

They've probably got each other anyway. Should focus on yourself first.

[undread]

...Yes. They probably all have each other, and I'm here all alone.

[tugging at her hair again, pulling out a few little clumps.]

[residentmerc]

[ DON'T PULL OUT YOUR HAIR? ]

You've, uh... got your rat familiar. With you.

[undread]

You're right. I have Pâté here with me. Imogen might be all alone. I should be glad that at least I have Pâté.

[residentmerc]

... Who's Imogen?

[undread]

My...friend. She's who I was with before I came here.

[residentmerc]

Was it just the two of you? [ and the rat, cloud, wow. ]

[undread]

[shaking her head.]

We have other friends we travel with, too. But I've known Imogen the longest and she's the most important one.

[residentmerc]

[ he looks like he is thinking about someone himself when she says that ]

Then... she's probably still with the rest of 'em. She'll be alright.

[undread]

[she nods. and doesn't immediately spiral and come up with another concern.]

...Yes. I'm sure she will be. Thank you.

[residentmerc]

I haven't... done anything.

[ except spy on her a lot technically ]

[undread]

[yes his constantly spying when she's just having a conversation with herself like a normal person.]

You made me feel better about it.

[residentmerc]

[ yeah???? obviously laudna is normal and cloud is the nosy weird one!! speaking of being weird he seems uncomfortable being told this outright ]

Oh. Well... Good.

[undread]

Good!

[she seems to miss his obvious discomfort, since she's just insanely awkward herself.]

[residentmerc]

[ there is now an awkward moment of two people just staring at each other, one very aware they are being awkward and one not

anyway ]

...Find anything else interesting? Besides your box.