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aquaveiled) wrote2021-06-10 12:41 pm
aquaveiled) wrote2021-06-10 12:41 pm
Abraxas IC Inbox
[ Letters | Network | Domain | Action ]
[ Letters | Network | Domain | Action ]
[wanda sets the package neatly in himeka's room while the other woman takes a dip in the lake (isn't it too cold?), allowing her the perfect opportunity for secrecy. inside, an amount of homemade goods have been stacked atop each other: teas, soaps, and moisturizing lotions. these should be very familiar, as they are often seen around the treehouse.
something else lies wrapped, though, and once opened, it'll reveal itself to be a cooking apron, with a pattern of stitched lizards all over, in a minty green.
a small note sits under the box.]
something else lies wrapped, though, and once opened, it'll reveal itself to be a cooking apron, with a pattern of stitched lizards all over, in a minty green.
a small note sits under the box.]
Happy Winter Solstice.
𝓦anda 𝓜aximoff
Dearest Himeka
I hope this Dimming finds thee hale and hearty, as thou always seemest. I greatly miss thy company — almost as much as I miss thy cooking, which didst inspire this Dimming gift for thee. I hope it brings thee much joy in the kitchen, and that thou art able to share thine exquisite dishes with all who know thee.
Your friend,
Urianger
( Himeka's package contains a set of custom-made measuring cups, plated in something that looks a lot like gold. Is Urianger that ridiculous? Possibly! Happy Dimming! )
[ Oh. Well.
That.
Makes a lot of sense, actually. Now that she thinks about it. ]
That would make you qualified, I would think...although that's kind of the reverse, isn't it?
That.
Makes a lot of sense, actually. Now that she thinks about it. ]
That would make you qualified, I would think...although that's kind of the reverse, isn't it?
To be honest, I'm not sure what they really believe of the afterlife... They seem to just rely on the gods themselves to carry it out.
But funerary rites and whatnot? That does seem important.
But funerary rites and whatnot? That does seem important.
How strange. In my world we know well the afterlife, and how to reach in and take someone from it if need be.
I am not completely certain, to be honest. It... involves putting things to rest. Only one was alive before -- the rest are certainly dead when I am led to them.
Is this when someone's aether can't return to the lifestream?
After they pass...
To the underworld? What do you call where you go after you die?
To the underworld? What do you call where you go after you die?
That depends. To the Fugue Plane, first. There they await the arrival of someone that acts with the authority of one of the gods -- or powers -- of my universe and are then ushered to their final plane of existence in the realm of that power. But even that isn't always the case, for they can never reach the Fugue Plane, or they can be called back. They can be swayed by devils coming to find those they can turn into more of their kind.
It... is strange to think of there only being one destination for the deceased. Limiting, even.
So there are multiple final planes?
Not so much strange as interesting? I feel that every star has a different way things have
arisen? Set up? I'm not sure what the right word is.
arisen? Set up? I'm not sure what the right word is.
Himeka, I need your help. An artifact has been taken and they have a powerful ward on it, with a rune. I need to know if you recognize the rune. I'm asking Wanda too. Hold on I'll draw it.
[ooc: Istredd draws the rune he saw, you can probably ask the mods about this!]
[ooc: Istredd draws the rune he saw, you can probably ask the mods about this!]
[ The right thing to do would be to respond right away with "of course!" and do a bit of thinking. But upon seeing the rune, it gave her pause.
Curious, curious pause...
It's a bit later that the only reply he gets is: ]
Help I'm drowning
Curious, curious pause...
It's a bit later that the only reply he gets is: ]
Help I'm drowning
What???? You're what??? Hold on I'm coming!
[ With the storms raging all across the continent, it's no surprise that Thancred would reach out to check on Himeka. He does his best to keep up with her, even with both of them busy in their own territories. And there is quite a lot of work to be done in Nott right now.
But... this message isn't just about that. He's searched all over, even so far as checking in the Horizon — where he'd found Urianger's domain, indistinct and fading. ]
Himeka,
I hope dearly that I'm not adding more to an overflowing plate, but I felt I needed to let you know as soon as I confirmed it with certainty.
Urianger is no longer here.
[ Gone back to Etheirys, or so he hopes. ]
But... this message isn't just about that. He's searched all over, even so far as checking in the Horizon — where he'd found Urianger's domain, indistinct and fading. ]
Himeka,
I hope dearly that I'm not adding more to an overflowing plate, but I felt I needed to let you know as soon as I confirmed it with certainty.
Urianger is no longer here.
[ Gone back to Etheirys, or so he hopes. ]
[ It isn't as if they haven't lost companions before--
--no, mayhaps "lost" isn't the right term. Their stay in Abraxas was always meant to be temporary and the hope has always been that to leave meant to return to their own star and their own problems.
But it feels like a loss no matter what. Especially when it's someone who has been around as long as Urianger has. The gut instinct is to ask "are you sure" but even if he hadn't said as much, she would know that Thancred would do his due diligence. ]
He isn't?
But for how long?
--no, mayhaps "lost" isn't the right term. Their stay in Abraxas was always meant to be temporary and the hope has always been that to leave meant to return to their own star and their own problems.
But it feels like a loss no matter what. Especially when it's someone who has been around as long as Urianger has. The gut instinct is to ask "are you sure" but even if he hadn't said as much, she would know that Thancred would do his due diligence. ]
He isn't?
But for how long?
[ It's true that this is ultimately a good thing, just as it had been when Y'shtola left, or when Estinien did before that — though Thancred did not experience that himself, only Himeka. He doesn't feel the same about the Ascians or Ancients, of course.
He and Urianger have grown close, not just here in Abraxas but before that, and so yes, it does feel like a loss. Even with the knowledge that Urianger has returned to where he's meant to be. ]
I noticed his absence about a day ago, and he wasn't replying to any of my messages. I wanted to be certain before I told you, however.
He and Urianger have grown close, not just here in Abraxas but before that, and so yes, it does feel like a loss. Even with the knowledge that Urianger has returned to where he's meant to be. ]
I noticed his absence about a day ago, and he wasn't replying to any of my messages. I wanted to be certain before I told you, however.
[ Their friends, she believes they will meet again. But the ancients? Well, at least after gaining new memories, she is at peace that Emet-Selch and Hytholdaeus will find rest. And that is the best she can hope for them. ]
I know you wouldn't.
Do have time to meet? In the Horizon.
I know you wouldn't.
Do have time to meet? In the Horizon.
Of course.
[ It would be a gift to be able to see her right now, given all of this. While it stings that they're currently blocked from Nocwich, that was their choice at Epulum and they have to live with it.
The Horizon will do. ]
Mine or yours?
[ It would be a gift to be able to see her right now, given all of this. While it stings that they're currently blocked from Nocwich, that was their choice at Epulum and they have to live with it.
The Horizon will do. ]
Mine or yours?
[In the weeks following this post, Himeka will receive an embroidered badge, designating them part of Aloy’s monster hunting crew. There doesn’t seem to be anything special about it—it can be sewn anywhere the wearer likes, and appears to have been stitched with a practiced hand.
If the wearer is incapacitated, a spell woven into the threads by Haelva will activate, allowing the user to send an emergency message to another member of the group—use it wisely.]
If the wearer is incapacitated, a spell woven into the threads by Haelva will activate, allowing the user to send an emergency message to another member of the group—use it wisely.]
[ Himeka is going to wear this SO PROUDLY, Aloy! ]
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