voice: un: vi

[faceblocks]

Any chance that Princess Alayne Fancy Satchel's around to hear this? It's Lady Sturdy Rucksack.

[She has no idea how long it's been. But ...why the fuck not. And who on the network needs context? Pfft.]

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Voice | un: ClickClickBloom

[onekindsoul]

Your dad named you Sturdy?

That's not even a colour.

lmao

[faceblocks]

[welp. she did kind of ask for this, didn't she? also: the username's clever.]
Y'know, you're half right. Not a color, but it's also not my real name.

voice; un: lady

[dohaeris]

[everyone on the network can probably guess who alayne fancy satchel is. sansa grabs her omni crystal as she rushes about the house, stuffing some spare clothes meant for the sanctuary in that satchel.]

Vi! Where are you? I can't believe I didn't see you! Are you hungry? Do you need shoes? I found my boots in my satchel, the last time.

voice

[faceblocks]

Alayne?

[she didn't exactly expect this - it was more of a casual wish, a general 'why the fuck not', but her mouth drops open when she hears the reply - and a voice from a dream becomes less there and more here. !!!]

Alayne! Same place different ...time, I guess. Different bench, too. The map says Crenshaw. The little book had some more to say this time, so I... [is she sitting outside the orphanage? yes.] The whole thing went a lot quicker this time, like I remembered how to not be a squid, but somehow I didn't remember to ask for a bag with shoes.

[If Alayne is here, are any of the others she remembers? Is her sister here?]

Yeah. Yes. I am definitely hungry. And I'm definitely glad to hear your voice! Holy shit, Princess, how long was I ...out?

[dohaeris]

[sansa laughs, running upstairs to get the sandals renfri found for her. she hopes they'll fit, had vi been the same height as her? something like it, she remembers that.]

You weren't there when I woke up the last time. They called it March? They call it July, now.

[she says the names of the months a little skeptically, even still. that they are different from the moons is just confusing.]

I had to win back my satchel, at darts, [she did not actually throw any of the darts, and the prize games had ostensibly been varied, but all involved throwing things at a target–therefore, darts] at the Moss King's festival, but at least there was food. I noticed The Reckoning's people didn't seem very interested in it.

[at least vi missed sansa's cursed-lemon-induced rampage at the last month's festival, though sansa doesn't doubt that she would have found it very funny.]

Do you see a stone building with a black and white banner that has a sort of gold creature with wings on it? That's the Sanctuary, and you'll find food there. Very often shoes, too.

[she tosses the sandals in her satchel just in case, and proceeds back down the stairs.]

Tell them you know me, and they'll give you anything you want. I could meet you there very quickly. If you see a lantern with imps around it, you could ask them for the Sanctuary too. They'll take you. It's...magic. My friend Adaine calls it...teleportation, I think.

[she smiles to herself.]

I'm very glad to hear your voice, too.

[faceblocks]

[close enough they'll likely fit well enough for the time being, though it's not as if it's in vi to be choosy when it comes to making do. more curious than skeptical, here, but whatever:]

July, huh? [So it's been a ...while.] They've got a lot of names for things here, don't they? Missed a whole festival with games and food and came back just in time for [huff] whatever this is. [bad vibes everywhere. no welcome wagon like before.]

I guess I can see you kicking ass at darts. You were really fast with that needle.

[There'd been the offer of a petticoat, too - she remembers that now - lightly snorting at the idea of it. Ridiculous, but absolutely kind and - it had been cold. She can't recall the last time anyone had made her ...anything. (Well, she could if she tried but that's a path that's not wanted now, and it's easy to give it the slip - as slippery as her mind is just now.) No imps that she sees outside the orphanage, but as much as she's done this before she's never been this far before - that she remembers - and that floating feeling? Yeah. That's a thing, too. It's like Alayne had described before. A little wobbly with the walking. So she'll walk it out.]

I...yeah. I see---

---okay. I see it. Meet you there in five minutes? Unless I suddenly end up back in the ocean until the next March or July or Moss Party. Sorry in advance if that's the deal.

[j/k j/k. mostly.]

private video; un: an.exorcist

[likethelight]

[ Sansa. SANSA... ]

"Princess Fancy Satchel"?

[ He's trying so hard not to sound amused. ]

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[dohaeris]

[it's fine to laugh. it's funny. sansa's the one that named her lady sturdy rucksack.]

I wonder what she'll choose to call you.

[likethelight]

[ He'd be so proud to hear that. ]

Ah... [ Crap. He's had enough of terrible nicknames to last a lifetime. This is what he gets for being cheeky. ]

Hopefully just "Allen."

Voice; un: Dynamight

[detonating]

...are you fuckin' high?

Where the hell've you been anyway, Fisty?

[Cocoon? Probably a cocoon. Or maybe this mouthy asshole got herself killed and took for-fucking-ever to squid her way back.]

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[faceblocks]

[WELL, OKAY THEN. of course, this sort of response is almost never going to elicit offense anyway, so have a little huff of a laugh, mouthy person who ...s e e m s t o k n o w her (??) maybe they just know of her. FISTY. She doesn't not like it.]

Nope. But it would sure explain some things. Well, I was here for about ...I dunno ...some hours, and then I was uh, not. Just back in the water, I guess. And then back on the beach. Did I hit you in the face with ice?

[Is that how I know you?]

[detonating]

[Dude.

What????

It might not sound like confusion, since his gravely voice is just permanently pissed off sounding but uh.

He is. None of that makes sense, from where he stands. Context is important. ]

No, just with your fists. And your thick ass skull. [Still genuinely salty about the broken nose she gave him while he was trying to save her, don't even @ him. Not even gonna remind her about the foot to the groin that followed and dropped him like a sack of bricks. Fuck you eternally for that, Vi.] If you're not high, why're you rambling like you don't even know which fuckin' way is up?

[At least he's to the point. ]

voice

[faceblocks]

[Hitting someone with her face? That is 100% something she would do - maybe more than a lot of things, honestly, but she feels like she'd remember that. Knows she'd remember it.]

Maybe it's this thick skull of mine.

[She likes to the point. But is she choosing route-->smartass? ✔✔✔]

voice; un: an.exorcist

[likethelight]

[ A blink. Wait. Out of all of that nonsense, part of it actually wasn't nonsense. ]

You know Miss Alayne? [ fancy... satchel??? ]

voice

[faceblocks]

I do. First friend I made here.

[...before she slid back into the sea]

Only friend, actually. [Would she normally share this much? Probably not. But these are strange times, she's not fully herself, and this has really caught her off guard in the best possible way.] You a friend of hers?

[likethelight]

[ Her first friend? How is it he's never heard of her before? Curious. Still, the question makes him smile—which yes, gets into his tone. ]

Mn. [ A curious pause, smiling more. ] She's one of my best friends, actually. For quite a while now.

I'm not surprised if the two of you are close, she's a very reliable sort of person. [ Easy to be friends with. ]

My name is Allen Walker.

[faceblocks]

Yeah. I kind of ...slid back into the ocean a couple "moons" ago, I guess. I don't remember doing it. Kinda wish I hadn't. I'd probably have a few more friends by now, who knows what else. [maybe less grumpsome trenchers?] Reliable's always a good thing.

[faux formal, and also smiling]

Pleased to meet you Allen Walker. I'm Vi.

un; Oracle, video

[adaine]

...Princess Alayne Fancy Satchel...

I'm a friend of hers. Hello. I'm guessing your name isn't actually Lady Sturdy Rucksack?

voice

[faceblocks]

Good guess. What gave me away?

It's good to know she had people here. Has people, I mean. I guess I expected her to be gone, too.

[adaine]

As you can see from my username, I'm an Oracle. It means I know everything.

[There's a smile on her face to indicate she's clearly joking.]

I think I understand what you mean. I've only been here a few months, and in that time a fair few people have left.

[faceblocks]

How many fingers am I holding up?

[she knows it's a joke, but she can't not test it. it's two, and they're actually (shockingly) not her middle fingers.]

That's what I'm hearing. Does anyone know why so many? I'm not complaining, because damn, it's great being lucky for once, [kinda.] but...

...is it the usual for this place?

voice; un: lookingforshinsengumi

[tealeafs]

[ Chizuru is well aware this message is obviously not meant for her, but..

Well, she's so confused by it that she can't help but reply all the same. ]

Are we.. using codenames here now?

[ That's kind of what the ones this person is using sound like to her, anyway. ]

voice

[faceblocks]

More of an inside joke than a codename, but close enough. I can't say what anyone else is doing, but hey, maybe it'll catch on. I figured there was nothing to lose.

[tealeafs]

Oh!

[ Give her a moment to process this. Chizuru at least gets the concept of codenames, but inside jokes are a little more new.

She catches on to the meaning though, softly humming once she thinks she understands. ]

I guess it's.. kind of cute. I mean, having a special way to call someone that only you know.. It's a sign that you're close!

voice

[faceblocks]

[close in that weird way of "we met upon a beach of squids, and stuck together until I was a squid again". but yeah, she's not wrong.]

I didn't expect it to stick either way, at the time. But it did, and it was just ...me that didn't stick. [huff

[vague? why, yes. she's not used to being this open with her feelings - it's a temporary byproduct of being not quite herself yet.]