[they are maybe a little surprised that she did actually come to visit, but their stance relaxes a little after realizing it's here. little bird can stay. it's hard since they only have eyes, but something in their expression kind of looks like there would be a very slight smile at that though. but they also pull out their phone that is now wrapped in a black kitty cat case.]
Well...I did say that sometimes easier isn't better. It's taking some getting used to, but I think this is okay for right now.
[they're not going to run out into the entire prism and just start screaming, but one on one is okay.]
I think it's been...a really long time since I've used my voice.
[ little bird is 5'1"(?) okay. ( i don't know why i'm trying to prove a point i think my defensive "im not short" mechanism kicked in.) if there's a little crinkle in their eyes, just maybe she can tell it's a slight smile. if she was paying extra attention, that is. she's more concerned that they're pushing themselves. :c
she does lower her phone when she sees theirs, though. oh... a cat... cute.. ]
..Are you sure? [ hmmmmm. her wings flutter a little, putting away her phone but she can understand what they mean. "sometimes easier isn't better." they've said it to her before, after all. ]
I hope.. it isn't too difficult. [ her eyes may have briefly closed, as if she's focusing on listening. ] ..It's a lovely voice.
[ i zetsu personally have no idea what their voice sounds like but that doesn't even matter. meteion would like it no matter what. even if it was mickey mouse asmr voice. i kinda hate writing that but i can't backspace now im just sending thi ]
[birdie...cute. they nod though when she asks that, just to reassure her. i think i read mickey asmr and totally blacked out for a while but luckily that's not what it sounds like! it's kind of soft, like someone who usually only speaks when they have to and generally passive. that kind of tone.]
It's not...too bad, I guess. I'm trying to get used to it again. I wasn't totally sure that I could.
[ i was about to go insane i forgot all about me writing that. and that is a nice tone. given meteion reacts strongly when people raise their voice and get angry, so. passive soft is good. ]
Were you not.. able to at all, at first? [ her, assuming it was a preference, which it was but, it was more than that..? ] Oh, you're free to talk to me.. like this, whenever you like.
You've been patient.. with me, too. [ with her light pauses and stutters. of course she would return the same patience in return. ] It's.. a bit difficult, isn't it?
I don't know. I think I must have been able to a really long time ago, but then I stopped. And then I wasn't able to anymore. [so it was a little of both, maybe.]
It's definitely a little harder than I thought, but maybe we can just practice getting better at it. [here they are, two beings who express themselves way better than actually verbalizing things. neat.] I...maybe it'll be easier to understand some things like this. But I'm not sure yet.
[ no one i would hope!! unless we have a bird hater in this group ]
A long time ago... [ here comes the bird head tilt. how curious. ]
Mm, we can practice, together! [ i'm. yeah i'm crying. it's a good pair. ] You don't have to.. rush yourself, to try and figure it out.
[ it may not be touch week but, it's become a habit now, so she will gently take their hand and squeeze it a little. they can take it easy! ] Your home has changed a bit more, since last time.
[it's not touch week! but here they are, and they're not mean enough to pull away so she can have their hand. they'll even return the gesture, a silent sort of thank you as they nod.]
That goes for you, too. ["With everything." they pause to look around the room again before there's another nod.]
I think it happened because I changed a little, too. [...] I remembered a few things, but I don't think I meant to.
[ you can be mean. you have rights. she smiles a little more when they return the gesture. she'll let go after though! because she is curious, she kinda wants to look around? ]
Hehe, thank you, Riff. [ what's happening in the kitchen, they came from there so!! ]
..You didn't mean to? Were they... not good things, that you remembered?
[i refuse and they also refuse. but they let her do what she wants to do, seemingly fine with letting her explore. she can go wander and she will see that riff was in the middle of opening a package of takoyaki.
they could also lie to her, but that seems equally rude and also like it'd backfire.]
More like...it just happened when I didn't know that it would. [...] They weren't really good things though, no. I don't really understand them, but they don't seem good.
[ hello?? go back to eating. she'll wander on back to the whiteboard from earlier. notes... she looks to her phone again. though, her attention is back on them.
the worst that could happen with lying is she just believes them. ..which i guess yeah. ]
Oh.. [ so, they were unprepared for it. ] That sounds.. a bit scary.
[ she frowns a little at that. to suddenly remember things, it's the implications they've forgotten-- but now she's trailing a little back to them. ] To have.. forgotten, it makes me think of those.. notes we found. Have you seen any of them, Riff?
I have a text.. from the cemetery. [ that was the speculation with it, wasn't it? from what she remembers during a group conversation. she didn't make too much sense of it, there's just.. so much she doesn't understand? so it's a bit to wrap her mind but she is. trying. ]
[no they have a guest now, eating can wait. but also yeah! yeah...that's about the summation of it. they don't linger on that though because she's asking another question and, hilariously:]
Notes? Not really, no. What kind of notes exactly? Or I guess...what kind of text?
[ i zetsu am personally offended by the fact nobody has shown riff notes. smacks hei first who told me she would
anyways, Meteion looks surprised by this too. ] Eh? Really..?
Well, I know people like to explore the new places we get, and sometimes they happen to find something to share. [ anyways she literally sees no reason not to share? so she pulls up the screenshot of said text and hands them her phone. sharing is caring.. ] Some of them... talk about how they're starting to, forget.
[stop no they're fine! but meteion explains that and they nod because they do know about that part. the exploring. and then they take her phone and sort of squint at it...]
...um. [they sound a little regretful here.] Meteion, I can't see it.
[please sparknotes it for them, it's just showing up blank.]
she is a confused bird. she can still see it though, and it worked with others? is it.. just their residents then?
alright, spark ones meteion edition. I think the aymeric version would be much better just saying. ]
It reads like... they're talking to someone. How they've been here for a while, and.. they've managed to make this place feel like. Home. [ she is geuninely sounding like she's reading something, but alas. her way of speech has always made it difficult. "read word for word" no ]
But, they've noticed something seems to fade. Forget. They.. almost forgot someone's name. They do remember a memory?
They were called, because they were needed, so they.. came for them. So, they feel like they can't stay, that they have to find a way out.
[ those seem the most important details. she finally looks up from the message. ]
No, I don't think it broke. I think it's just...something weird. [they sound unsure, but it seems faintly plausible.
so they listen to her explain, arms loosely folding over their chest as they think this over.]
...I don't think I've heard of anything like that before. But it does sound important. If it's real. [which is the question here, what's real and what isn't?]
If it's real... [ it's certainly something Buzen thought of. grips that depression. but, she tries to think about the other note. there is absolutely no way she's remembering it all, she does remember one bit though! ]
The other mentioned that, staying here means.. draining into nothing. [ she rubs at her hands, brows furrowing with thought. ] Maybe it is a good thing then, you're remembering?
[they...take a little while to answer her, and it's hard to say what they're thinking since they are still only a pair of eyes, but they don't seem entirely sure.
"...draining into nothing...how? What does that even mean? This has to be something stupid. A prank. Someone's dumb attempt at making the Prism seem bad. But...it's not, right? Everyone seems to think it's a good thing we're remembering, but...remembering just feels worse."]
...maybe. I don't know what it'll do, but maybe it is.
Yeah? [they sound a little amused.] I'm not good at that, but I think a few people would probably join you if you tried again.
[...there's a little pause then.] I think music was popular before. Wherever I came from. We can go right now if you want. Maybe find something you'll really like.
It.. isn't much, coming from me. If.. I could with my abilities, though, it might help.
[ a song of hope, with dynamis. it would be a much different feeling. ]
We can go. [ shoutout to the poor abandoned takoyaki ] I think, I'll like whatever everyone else likes. If it makes them happy, it makes me happy, too.
[ she really does just reflect everyone's tastes. it's funny. ]
I think...you really need to give yourself a little more credit, even without your abilities. People would like it if you were just you.
[the takoyaki is abandoned forever but it's fine? riff wouldn't eat in front of her anyway so it's for the best. they just step forward and gesture for her to follow so they can open an archway and head out.]
There's a lot of music that makes people happy. I can show you some of the best ones.
[through the archway!! it will take them directly to the music store, at least.]
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Well...I did say that sometimes easier isn't better. It's taking some getting used to, but I think this is okay for right now.
[they're not going to run out into the entire prism and just start screaming, but one on one is okay.]
I think it's been...a really long time since I've used my voice.
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she does lower her phone when she sees theirs, though. oh... a cat... cute.. ]
..Are you sure? [ hmmmmm. her wings flutter a little, putting away her phone but she can understand what they mean. "sometimes easier isn't better." they've said it to her before, after all. ]
I hope.. it isn't too difficult. [ her eyes may have briefly closed, as if she's focusing on listening. ] ..It's a lovely voice.
[ i zetsu personally have no idea what their voice sounds like but that doesn't even matter. meteion would like it no matter what. even if it was mickey mouse asmr voice. i kinda hate writing that but i can't backspace now im just sending thi ]
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It's not...too bad, I guess. I'm trying to get used to it again. I wasn't totally sure that I could.
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Were you not.. able to at all, at first? [ her, assuming it was a preference, which it was but, it was more than that..? ] Oh, you're free to talk to me.. like this, whenever you like.
You've been patient.. with me, too. [ with her light pauses and stutters. of course she would return the same patience in return. ] It's.. a bit difficult, isn't it?
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I don't know. I think I must have been able to a really long time ago, but then I stopped. And then I wasn't able to anymore. [so it was a little of both, maybe.]
It's definitely a little harder than I thought, but maybe we can just practice getting better at it. [here they are, two beings who express themselves way better than actually verbalizing things. neat.] I...maybe it'll be easier to understand some things like this. But I'm not sure yet.
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A long time ago... [ here comes the bird head tilt. how curious. ]
Mm, we can practice, together! [ i'm. yeah i'm crying. it's a good pair. ] You don't have to.. rush yourself, to try and figure it out.
[ it may not be touch week but, it's become a habit now, so she will gently take their hand and squeeze it a little. they can take it easy! ] Your home has changed a bit more, since last time.
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That goes for you, too. ["With everything." they pause to look around the room again before there's another nod.]
I think it happened because I changed a little, too. [...] I remembered a few things, but I don't think I meant to.
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Hehe, thank you, Riff. [ what's happening in the kitchen, they came from there so!! ]
..You didn't mean to? Were they... not good things, that you remembered?
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they could also lie to her, but that seems equally rude and also like it'd backfire.]
More like...it just happened when I didn't know that it would. [...] They weren't really good things though, no. I don't really understand them, but they don't seem good.
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the worst that could happen with lying is she just believes them. ..which i guess yeah. ]
Oh.. [ so, they were unprepared for it. ] That sounds.. a bit scary.
[ she frowns a little at that. to suddenly remember things, it's the implications they've forgotten-- but now she's trailing a little back to them. ] To have.. forgotten, it makes me think of those.. notes we found. Have you seen any of them, Riff?
I have a text.. from the cemetery. [ that was the speculation with it, wasn't it? from what she remembers during a group conversation. she didn't make too much sense of it, there's just.. so much she doesn't understand? so it's a bit to wrap her mind but she is. trying. ]
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Notes? Not really, no. What kind of notes exactly? Or I guess...what kind of text?
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anyways, Meteion looks surprised by this too. ] Eh? Really..?
Well, I know people like to explore the new places we get, and sometimes they happen to find something to share. [ anyways she literally sees no reason not to share? so she pulls up the screenshot of said text and hands them her phone. sharing is caring.. ] Some of them... talk about how they're starting to, forget.
This is, the only one I have, though.
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...um. [they sound a little regretful here.] Meteion, I can't see it.
[please sparknotes it for them, it's just showing up blank.]
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[ I'M.
she is a confused bird. she can still see it though, and it worked with others? is it.. just their residents then?
alright, spark ones meteion edition. I think the aymeric version would be much better just saying. ]
It reads like... they're talking to someone. How they've been here for a while, and.. they've managed to make this place feel like. Home. [ she is geuninely sounding like she's reading something, but alas. her way of speech has always made it difficult. "read word for word" no ]
But, they've noticed something seems to fade. Forget. They.. almost forgot someone's name. They do remember a memory?
They were called, because they were needed, so they.. came for them. So, they feel like they can't stay, that they have to find a way out.
[ those seem the most important details. she finally looks up from the message. ]
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so they listen to her explain, arms loosely folding over their chest as they think this over.]
...I don't think I've heard of anything like that before. But it does sound important. If it's real. [which is the question here, what's real and what isn't?]
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The other mentioned that, staying here means.. draining into nothing. [ she rubs at her hands, brows furrowing with thought. ] Maybe it is a good thing then, you're remembering?
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"...draining into nothing...how? What does that even mean? This has to be something stupid. A prank. Someone's dumb attempt at making the Prism seem bad. But...it's not, right? Everyone seems to think it's a good thing we're remembering, but...remembering just feels worse."]
...maybe. I don't know what it'll do, but maybe it is.
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when she responds, it's softly. gentle. ] Maybe, we'll learn more, with other notes. There's always thinking about it later.
[ no pressure... hrmm. ] Have you gone to the... music store yet?
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[maybe they can determine if they're real, or not. but then she mentions that and they blink a little.]
It's one of my favorite places...we can go if you want. It's probably new to you, isn't it?
[they're assuming, but. considering what they do know of meteion it makes sense.]
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It is! I've.. tried to do a little singing, yesterday. But other than that, we've never really had.. music, and such back on Elpis.
[ instruments? a mystery... ] I'd like it, if I could go with you. [ they seem knowledgable in it so!! she'll learn something she's sure. ]
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Yeah? [they sound a little amused.] I'm not good at that, but I think a few people would probably join you if you tried again.
[...there's a little pause then.] I think music was popular before. Wherever I came from. We can go right now if you want. Maybe find something you'll really like.
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[ a song of hope, with dynamis. it would be a much different feeling. ]
We can go. [ shoutout to the poor abandoned takoyaki ] I think, I'll like whatever everyone else likes. If it makes them happy, it makes me happy, too.
[ she really does just reflect everyone's tastes. it's funny. ]
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[the takoyaki is abandoned forever but it's fine? riff wouldn't eat in front of her anyway so it's for the best. they just step forward and gesture for her to follow so they can open an archway and head out.]
There's a lot of music that makes people happy. I can show you some of the best ones.
[through the archway!! it will take them directly to the music store, at least.]
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she follows on after, through the archway! ] Okay! Does that include, your favorites?
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here they are at the music store and riff stops to look around for a moment.]
Yeah, definitely. There's a lot of stuff I like because...music is really good for expressing things you're not sure how to say.
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