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backdated to 6/20 its important

[imsorey]

[as few hours after they return from El Minha, Eliza gets a text:]

Eliza!!! once the rain stops we should go exploring!!!

[bowtiedbones]

yes?? okay? exploring where???

[imsorey]

everywhere???

[sorey no]

there's really only the temple buildings and the forest to explore, so one of those areas. i thought it would be good to see if there are any clues about how exactly astoria brought us here, or how to get her un-stuck.

[bowtiedbones]

everywhere is cool

[but sorey yes??]

I went through the woods last time we were here, but that was 99% spent watching wyverns.

stuck??

[imsorey]

[that attitude is why he thinks she's cool]

there are wyverns? no way!! i didn't see those at all. you'll have to tell me where you spotted them. first order of business can be checking the wyverns out.

astoria's stuck here for some reason and can't go to help other worlds, which is why she brought us here to help. i thought there might be clues around here to figure out how she got stuck and how to un-stick her.

that might not be the right terminology, but that's the general idea.

[bowtiedbones]

sure! they're easy to find if you have food-- as soon as one knows there's a treat, they ALL find out.

I thought she just didn't go because maybe her magic didn't work that way. like she can teleport other people but the caster can't teleport themselves.

[imsorey]

wyvern treats. got it.

[he doesn't have wyvern treats, but he can ask Geir what he likes to eat. that might be close enough.]

that could actually be what it is. she didn't sound sure what was keeping her from leaving when i talked to her, so i thought that there might be a solution to it. being nice about kidnapping people doesn't make it okay to kidnap people, you know? so the sooner we can figure out how to let her leave this place to go to other worlds, the better. she should be able to send people home if they have things they need to do there.

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[quakeitoff]

[SO. sometime after returning from El Minha, while new and old Circle members are milling around the Temple, Eliza's going to hear a knock!! on the sill of her door, and if she glances over a certain chatterbox is poking his head around the corner]

Hiii, Eliza-san!

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[bowtiedbones]

[there's a bunch of her chalk eyes on the wall watching in all directions, but ~manners~ means she'll actually look up herself]

Hiii, Keiichi?

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[quakeitoff]

[pops the rest of the way around the corner, holding a little bowl of slices of the fruit that can be scavenged around the forest]

Want a snack? I know I was feeling hungry, but it's kind of hectic out there right now--! There's a lot of new people, did you see?

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[bowtiedbones]

Oh! Sure, thanks.

[she was sitting at a table she'd hauled into the room to make a large workdesk out of, but she gets up and moves to sit on the bed, waving Keiichi to the chair. please, sit!]

And yeah, they're all over the place. I thought we were the only people she was going to send out, but I guess not?

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[quakeitoff]

Oh, thanks--!

[he takes a seat, offering the bowl toward her!]

Oh! I guess since I showed up out of nowhere the place I was before this, I kind of expected us to get new people here, too... I'm excited to meet everyone, but maybe after a little break! Since we just got home, too.

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[bowtiedbones]

[accepts fruit!]

Did the place you were at before have big breaks between places? I feel like I need a break before I meet people and before we move again.

[tranquilforest]

I have a project I'm working on for the next week or so. Do you think you might have time to help me, Eliza?

[bowtiedbones]

sure! I'm not busy

(sorry! forgot to tag this with Text and the late June/early July timeframe...)

[tranquilforest]

I'm planning a party for next week for everyone, including all the new arrivals. Is there anything you might want to help with? I'm still not sure exactly what to do, so I'm definitely open to suggestions...

(np! context wasn't a hard guess)

[bowtiedbones]

!!!! like what kind of party? more cookout or more drinks&snacks?

[tranquilforest]

[She's trying her best to answer!]

I'm hoping to have some simple food and activities outside. Around this time of year back home we would usually have special festivities for the summer, but I want to include more things from everyone's home worlds, if we can.

[bowtiedbones]

That's a great idea!

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[purrtagonist]

[hey Eliza! how are you doing today? you've got mail!]

Do you know any good lizard puns, this is important. Respond asap, emergency emergency.

[I. what?]

[bowtiedbones]

[...]







Iguana help, but I don't know a lot.

[purrtagonist]

[gasp]

I knew I could count on you. I couldn't think of anything that didn't use the words "claws" or "scales."

[bowtiedbones]

It's Tokay, lizard puns are hard.

[purrtagonist]

[. . . . . . he is out of his league]

Well, at least Anole I can count on you the next time I'm stuck.

[eh? eh???]

[that one might be stretching]

[bowtiedbones]

[points for effort always count]

Of course! It would be too cold-blooded not to help when I can.