[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 can't sleep. She tries, but her mind and body remain tense, expecting an ambush as soon as she becomes drowsy. Rest is needed, she knows, but her body doesn't seem to want to listen.

Giving up for the time being, Mjrn stretches and sits up once more, drawing her knees up to her chin. A idle glance over reveals Blank still awake, and so after a moment's hesitation -not wanting to bother him- she settles down near him.]

...Blank?

[xredthespianx.livejournal.com]

Hey Mjrn, you can't sleep either, huh?

[dewdrop-pebbles.livejournal.com]

[She shakes her head, not about to deny it.]

No, I cannot. This world...it is too unsettling. Even when I close my eyes, I see it still. Should I sleep, I am certain it shall plague my dreams.

[xredthespianx.livejournal.com]

Hard to think that one man did all this, huh? A crazy man, but one man nonetheless.

[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.

[xredthespianx.livejournal.com]

We can all be afraid together, then.

[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.

[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?

[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.]

[xredthespianx.livejournal.com]

I wish there was something I could do to help...

[dewdrop-pebbles.livejournal.com]

[For a moment, Mjrn can only stare at him anxiously. It was easy not to think about her -their- uncertain fate before, when focused on preventing ambushes, but now....]

We cannot see the end of this path, not yet. Perhaps events will not unfold as we believe. If there is opportunity to change my fate, without condemning those who have no wish to remain...I would welcome your aid, Blank.

[xredthespianx.livejournal.com]

I'll do whatever I can for you Mjrn, you can count on me!

[dewdrop-pebbles.livejournal.com]

[Mjrn's anxious expression evaporates, at least for now, replaced with a self-conscious but warm smile.]

Thank you, Blank....

[And she leans in to place a soft kiss upon his cheek.]

[xredthespianx.livejournal.com]

Any time, Mjrn. That's what friends are for.

[dewdrop-pebbles.livejournal.com]

[If Mjrn's blushing, it's harder to tell...still, that sheepish look probably gives her away.]

...I should let you rest.

[Reluctantly said, since she doesn't want to leave...but trying to be considerate, all the same.]

[xredthespianx.livejournal.com]

You could lay with me for awhile, if you wished.

[dewdrop-pebbles.livejournal.com]

You...you do not mind?

[Mjrn felt foolish for asking a moment later. If he did, he wouldn't have offered it, right. But as much as the offer caught her off-guard, she found herself nodding.]

I do wish it. Thank you.

[And she moves in close to settle in beside him.]

[xredthespianx.livejournal.com]

Try and get some sleep if you can, Mjrn.

[dewdrop-pebbles.livejournal.com]

[Mjrn sighs a little, getting comfortable. It's not a difficult task, now. She nods.]

I shall try...if you do the same.

[A moment later, her eyes begin to close.]

[xredthespianx.livejournal.com]

Mm. I'll try.