[OPEN] Well. That Didn't Go Quite As Planned

[moneytwin]

Who: EVERYONE
Where: The Temple of Beginnings
When: Immediately After The End.
Rating: PG-13, may vary by thread
What: You fall, you pick yourself back up and you move on. Or at least, you try.


Fished Out Of Water
One minute, you are witnessing the fabric of an entire world implode as it is literally ripped apart by powers unknown. The next, that tell-tale twist somewhere beneath your sternum, before you are bodily YANKED away from Akvos, away from the ocean and the Queen and the King and the Princess.

And land back on (mostly) solid, dry ground.

Welcome back to the Temple of Beginnings. Don't worry, there's no hurry for you to get back up just yet.


Hey, Howya Doin'?
Once you do get back up, now is the time to be taking stock of the situation - yours, your friends, and even those new merfolk neighbours (who may need a hand getting their fins back into the water). There is also the missing members of the Circle to consider: people who disappeared on the journey to Akvos, and those who never made it back..

(There's also that small matter with a certain 'witchess-san' that may be a cause for concern to some more than others.)

Whatever the case, it's a lot to process right now. Take the time you have, because you don't know if it'll be enough for what you need.

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[[ OOC: Here's an open post for threads reacting to the end of the Akvos world hop. Feel free to use the above prompts, and/or make your own! ]]

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[taketori]

[ Miyuki didn't know what really drew him near the lake. He wanted to keep clearing out his thoughts, continue to try to distract himself the best he could. He didn't have the fallback of his student council work anymore, and he didn't necessarily feel comfortable doing any kind of training yet.

It was during his walk that he did find his way back to the lake, overhearing the voice singing nearby. He couldn't help but think it was bad form to not announce himself and just listen, but how sad the song was caught him.

Once she's done, he's silent for a moment, before giving a light applause. ]

So, that's what your singing voice sounds like. It sounds nice.

[fairysong]

[Ordinarily, Sheryl would have lived for that applause. Now it just makes her feel like someone's been watching her at her most vulnerable.

You can't just sing for yourself, idiot, she tells herself. People will hear.

The water makes her teeth chatter as she responds:] I'm not at my best right now. Sorry.

[taketori]

I don't think many of us are at our best right now.

[ He goes right ahead to take a seat right on the ground. It wasn't really worth much, but he felt he should probably get this out there. ]

I'm... fairly certain this wasn't our fault. That's the impression I have.

[fairysong]

Does it r-really matter? [She says through chattering teeth.] We still l-l-let all of those people d-die.

[taketori]

I really don't-- [ A beat. ] You're going to catch cold out there. At least come back from the water.

[fairysong]

It's not that c-cold. [Blatant, blatant lies.

Honestly, a cold she can deal with. Illness she can beat. It's a tangible victory. Maybe that's why she's out here.

Maybe it's just something weirdly masochistic.] It didn't f-feel this cold d-down underw-water, you know.

[Different worlds and all that.]

[taketori]

Isn't that because we adapted to that world?

[ That's his guess anyway. He doesn't know anything about magic, but that sounds like a good magical explanation for it. But, if that's her choice. ]

...From how it sounded, we were doing well up to a point. If it's something out of our control, then that's just how it is. All we can do is learn more from it and see what can be done to fix it going forward.

[fairysong]

[That, and it probably wasn't winter there.

She stiffens when he tries to offer reason and excuses. She really doesn't feel like hearing either one of those things right now.] Great! I'll learn how to b-better sing at magic rifts to cl-close them next time!

[She says, her voice sharp and her tone caustic.]

[taketori]

[ It was of course, starting to dawn on him exactly how upset she was. Was this meant to be some form of self-inflicted punishment as well? It wasn't his place to ask, and he wasn't sure how much further he wanted to belabor the point. If it wasn't their fault, Sheryl surely didn't want to hear about it anyway. So, he decides to stand up after all. ]

I can tell that you just need some time. Sorry for disturbing you. Just one more thing I'd like to say.

[ Deep breath. ]

If you do want to take the blame for anything, don't do it alone. Blame me as well, and anyone else who may have lead to this.