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[sacredpath]

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[sacredpath]

Lucas.

[nodding at him, a little warmth with it.]

It is very wonderful to see all of you again.

[faithkept]

[There's some warmth in return! Despite everything, he is still doing well and is happy to see everyone again.]

I'm glad. I know that quite a few people missed being able to speak with you directly, even if they acted out a bit over it.

[Said fondly, though...]

[sacredpath]

Acted out?

[amused.]

What do you mean, exactly?

[faithkept]

I did catch wind of prying letters... Without much else to focus on, love lives became quite the topic.

[Yves and Elysia... He blames them. Fondly.]

[sacredpath]

Oh, that.

[laughing, though her emotions are embarrassed.]

I'm sure they were just bored.

[faithkept]

They were, somehow, despite the fact that there were quite a bountiful number of things to do over there... But I think they also just missed you a great deal.

[And wanted to lighten the mood a bit since the living side is always going through it...]

[sacredpath]

[awww. fond feelings.]

Well, I was always happy to receive letters. Even the nosy and cheeky ones were a bit funny.

[faithkept]

[There's a little warm smile in return, because he's glad! Shadowheart deserves to know that she is loved.]

I'm glad. I do believe that it was a mixture of boredom and an attempt at creating some levity that drove some of them to send theirs, after all... A bit of distraction and a reminder that we weren't completely distant entities.

[sacredpath]

I know you weren't there for that long, but I did miss you. Only you could describe such mischievousness so well.

[faithkept]

[A tiny little huff of a laugh, genuinely amused and warm.]

You're too kind. ...But thank you. I did miss you, as well, even if it wasn't a long parting. I've found that writing letters isn't my strong suit, unfortunately.

[sacredpath]

You seemed decent enough at it to me, though I will never know how Elysia and Yves always right such long ones, and say whatever they feel in them.

[faithkept]

Thank you—but I do agree with that. They have quite a way with words both in person and on paper, don't they? To be able to express oneself without any limitations like that is quite a remarkable talent, indeed.

[sacredpath]

Yes. I don’t know how they did it. I’d try to write my return letters and find myself at a loss for what to say.

[faithkept]

It's a shame we only have so much time left. I think the two of them should lead a course on how to write letters like they do...

[He is mostly joking though, and there is mostly gremlin energy except for the bit of sadness and something kind of lonely at thinking about how they'll all part ways soon.]

[sacredpath]

I suppose I would hope that we do not need to write so many letters.

[or at least that it would be possible to do so. a bit of sadness at that as well.]

[faithkept]

[Slightly sad party...]

It would be nice if that were the case. [There's a little beat.] ...With how long these past two months have gone on, it's strange to think that it's almost over, isn't it?

[sacredpath]

It's very strange.

[...]

It's hard. I'm not ready to have to say goodbye, but I suspect I will have to.

[faithkept]

[A soft little hum.]

I suspect so... I know that most of us are choosing to return home, and many have unfinished business that must be attended to, but I do selfishly wish that we were able to have more than one week together in peace.

[...]

...Well. Peace is perhaps a bit too strong of a word.

[sacredpath]

In mild chaos, with all of our locations miserably dangerous, but relatively little bloodshed?

I wish the same. Perhaps we could even ask it, at the end - even if god cannot help us see one another after this, maybe we could have more time.

[faithkept]

Ah... I wonder if such a thing would be possible. [Quiet and thoughtful with a little prickle of a lonely feeling.]

...Well, there's no harm in asking, at the very least. Even just a bit more would be nice, though I imagine some are antsy to return. It helps to know we'll be sent back to a point that allows us to avoid our deaths, though.

[sacredpath]

Right. I think many would hate having to wait any longer. I wouldn't, although I suppose it leaves more time for things to go wrong.

[but she shares some of that sadness about goodbyes.]

[faithkept]

[Same sad hat. Though it's understandable, too...]

...Even knowing that we'll be returning to that earlier point, it does make me anxious to think that more time will still pass in the interim, so I can understand it, myself. I could also understand worries about more things going wrong... Ah, if only it was an easier thing, to simply have everything we want even when those things are at odds.

[Said with some wry amusement.]

[sacredpath]

I know.

[a slightly crooked smile back.]

There's never any easy way to get everything, but it's harder to see what it could be.

[faithkept]

Perhaps that's what makes it particularly vexing in this case.

[He is still smiling peaceably, but there is a tiny rile of something slightly agitated in his vibes about it.]

...Well. I suppose even this much is more than many of us could have hoped for at the beginning of it all, given how we came to be here in the first place.

[sacredpath]

[nodding.]

I certainly didn't expect to be given a second chance, so I won't complain.

[but she'll complain a little.]