i'll wait, so show me why you're strong

[ravagers]

[ Generally, people need time to cope and gather themselves after a... thing... like that. Unfortunately, that's not how Vanille sees it. Her thing is avoid, and once she gets out of that hellhole that's the courtroom, she makes her way to the supplies closet, then to the library. She spends some time setting up things, pushing things aside to make room. Once she's finished, and she's met up with the Party Brigade, she makes enough invitations for everyone. She slips them under everyone's doors, or hands them out if she sees someone walking around.



Inside the library, there are candles set up to provide some soft, comforting lighting. There are pots of tea, courtesy of Mercy, pancakes made by Viktor, and books (picked out by Estelle, of course) laid out on the surrounding tables. The others have provided their own touches, and Vanille's even managed to make something: sugar cookies, which are actually very good. They're flavored lightly with all sorts of flavors--not all in the same cookie, okay--and each plate is marked with whatever flavor she's put in them.

After a successful trial, it's healthy to indulge, right? Let's mingle. ]

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[ ... ]

Are you okay being out of water for this long? [ IF YOUR ENTIRE PLANET IS OCEAN... THEN... ]

[iamthatsea]

Oh, yeah! I'm fine, actually, I come from a different planet, but my parents left me there when I was born. So I'm built for out of water, but they gave me gills surgically so I could live with them at the monastery.

[stepout]

[ OH okay, good. ]

That's lucky. [ ...Also incredible. ] What's it like under the ocean? I've never been.

[iamthatsea]

Well... it's dark. We're pretty far from our star, so we don't get a lot of light, but it's quiet and peaceful. Kiiind of prime monk real estate, if you can handle the pressure. ... the water pressure, not... you know.

[ She giggles a little at her own joke, because she's a loser. ]

But it really is beautiful. We only have the range of vision our Syl can provide, but... [ She glows a little to demonstrate! ] It's enough to really focus on what you can see with it, you know?

[stepout]

[ ...that was actually really cute and funny, Alani no... ]

It sounds amazing. [ The glow thing's pretty cool, too. And pretty pretty. ] Has it been hard to adjust to here?

[ as it's distinctly not... dark. ]

[iamthatsea]

It's really bright and dry, but... I'm managing alright. As well as anyone else, anyway.

[stepout]

I guess if you're really missing "dark and wet," you can just turn off the lights and sit underwater.

[ ...given that i asked dal the stupidest question about this today and confirmed, the showers are like a shower/tub thing, god damn. ]

[iamthatsea]

I do do my morning meditation in the bath, so that kinda gets me my fill.