[Action - Campfire Post I] [Locked to people in Terra]

[nomerevessel.livejournal.com]

[Night has fallen and a small fire flickers in the dark, the only bright thing in a landscape that's utterly black. Terra has no moon and if there are stars, one cannot tell since the sky is shrouded by clouds. Mikoto is sitting cross-legged by the fire, her hands tucked in her lap.

This is a great place to camp, right? It totally is. Let's toast some muffins and have a chat.]

[ooc: Here is your first weekly campfire post! It's completely optional: your character can be tucked up in bed if you like, but this is a good chance to have some interaction that doesn't involve being attacked by dragons. Mikoto is available if you want to ask questions, but please feel free to threadjack and create as many subthreads as you like.]

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[dewdrop-pebbles.livejournal.com]

[Mjrn's eyes grow dark as she seems to recall something.]

I have seen the destructive power that one soul can unleash, yet not on this scale. Never such devastation as this. I will continue, but...I am afraid.

[for-cosmos.livejournal.com]

There is nothing wrong. You simply seemed upset by something, and it caught my attention. If you are not offended that I ask, what were you thinking of?

[nomerevessel.livejournal.com]

You have not done the same.

[knowshermachina.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well, this seemed like a 'bring out the big stuff' situation, ya know?



Yup! I made sure to stock up on stuff before we came here.

[melodiesoflute.livejournal.com]

[Edward chuckled lightly once the mage fell over. He had to admit, he was glad to see the other slumber after such a tiring day. His comrades were trying their best to forsake sleep, not at all realizing how important rest truly is.]

Sleep well, little one.

[dewdrop-pebbles.livejournal.com]

[For a moment, there's a wry smile on Mjrn's lips as she nods.]

It is much the same, with me. I mean not to intrude, but perhaps...perhaps troubles shared may ease them for a time. If you wish, that is....

[dewdrop-pebbles.livejournal.com]

[She stares at the fire for a moment in silence.]

No. I do not believe isolation would save us. To ignore the world outside and pray that in doing so, its troubles will never intrude...this is a pleasant illusion, nothing more.

[nomerevessel.livejournal.com]

[Mikoto falls silent, her expression thoughtful.]

Yes... I agree.

[morehatthanmage.livejournal.com]

[He crouches down, looking into the fire.]

I'm gonna miss everyone too. But everyone's gonna get thier families back.

[morehatthanmage.livejournal.com]

Is she from your world? I don't think I ever saw anything like her here.

[dewdrop-pebbles.livejournal.com]

[Mjrn nods.]

Chit is from my world, a domesticated cockatrice from the Giza Plains. She escaped from the nomad village one day, and eventually found herself in the Wood. That is how we met. She comforted me at a difficult time, and then she returned to her own kind. I will not forget her kindness.

[dewdrop-pebbles.livejournal.com]

[A small, wry smile.]

If only the Viera as a whole might listen, as well. The Wood was not brought to Gaia along with the village. Behaving as though She has, that their life is unchanged...I fear it will be their undoing.

[xredthespianx.livejournal.com]

We can all be afraid together, then.

[xredthespianx.livejournal.com]

That's impressive. Where did you learn a skill like that? Must be really useful all that knowledge and stuff...

[notathiefcole.livejournal.com]

Not everyone.

[Stares off into the fire as well.]

Edgar told me that Rachel doesn't make it.

[notathiefcole.livejournal.com]

[Turning towards the Viera, his eyes twinkle with a genuine smile.]

Oh. I was just thinking about Edgar.

He's going to be surprised when he gets back to the castle and I'm not there.

[Another chuckle comes out unbidden.]

[morehatthanmage.livejournal.com]

...Rachel?

[He pauses, not sure what he should say. Death is still not something he knows how to deal with.]

...Were you close?

[dewdrop-pebbles.livejournal.com]

[Mjrn perks up at mention of Edgar.]

The King of Figaro?

...you were supposed to remain behind?

[dewdrop-pebbles.livejournal.com]

[Mjrn smiles at that, a genuine rather than forced one. She reaches up to cover his hand with hers, adding a gentle squeeze.]

Blank, I...I am very glad that you joined this journey. Your company at this time means more than I can say.

[nomerevessel.livejournal.com]

They will be saved with the rest of us, if we succeed.

[knowshermachina.livejournal.com]

Back home, mostly. I could make stuff out of almost anything there, when I had to. On Gaia it's kinda different 'cause they really don't have a lot of machines there, but I can manage with stuff.

And you can do amazing things with certain normal objects too.

[xredthespianx.livejournal.com]

Well... the Regent has been good to me and the rest of Tantalus, I couldn't ignore a call for aid, especially since I got a chance to fly the Invincible.

And I am thankful that I at least get to spend a little time with you before things go back to how they were. Even if the circumstances are less than pleasant.



Your place in your own world... is it a happy time?

[xredthespianx.livejournal.com]

That's really cool. I know my way around an airship and a stage, and I know how to be light on my feet and quick with my fingers, but I could never do anything like this.

[dewdrop-pebbles.livejournal.com]

Aye...at least for the time being. I know not if they will endure as they wish, returned to my world.

[dewdrop-pebbles.livejournal.com]

[Mjrn ponders that in silence for a moment, then nods. Her tone is slightly hesitant.]

I was still discovering my place within it when I was drawn, but...it was. Once, my world contained only the Wood. Since departing, it has expanded considerably. Dalmasca is a place of many possibilities....

...and yet, I have now lived in Gaia longer than I have in Ivalice. I have no wish to depart.

[She bites her lip.]