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Mockingbird

Please forgive me for missing your message. I'll be right with you.

The Other Me

He isn't that sorry.

Mockingbird

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[blossominghopes]

If you're sure, then.

Kind of funny considering how long I spent on the run from them, right? The new management genuinely seems like they're trying to do better, though. It's been... honestly more chill than I was expecting, missions aside? And I like the Kaisou team pretty well. One of the members is kind of annoying but, like. He's 19, I think we were all kind of annoying at 19.

[myriadeclipse]

I know what I was like at 19, and I can't imagine a fellow at that age in that organization fairing any better. Give him time.

[ Hugo was much worse at 19, but it was a tumultuous time. ]

It's good that it's working out better with this team. Should that change, however, we can be up and out in a night. We've pulled off riskier maneuvers.

[blossominghopes]

So we have. I'll keep you updated. Hopefully those updates won't be anything worse than me complaining about how annoying or tedious a mission may have been... I appreciate it. Thank you.

[Let's see, what else...]

Oh, you probably haven't had a chance to check out the stable gates around here yet, have you? We could take a few days and I can go with you to check them out, if you want?

[myriadeclipse]

Mundane conversations can sometimes be the best things to look forward to. I will certainly look forward to hearing about your co-workers.

I haven't. I won't say no to company, either. It's far safer not to step into those alone. At least not the first time. It will also give me a good idea of what sort of things to expect in my work.

[blossominghopes]

Hyrule's definitely one you don't want to go into without company. That one might also, uh... take multiple days to look around. It's big.

[At least there will be parts of it they are definitely not getting anywhere near. Lia has no desire to get anywhere near Death Mountain when she doesn't have to, thank you very much.]

A couple of them won't take very long, at least.

[myriadeclipse]

That already sound daunting. It doesn't sound practical to make multiple trips into in order to cover it all. We'll have to set some time aside to do it all at once.

The shorter ones will be good to start with.

[blossominghopes]

Stardew probably isn't a bad place to start, then--a day spent in there is roughly equivalent to ten minutes outside of it.

El Nido, we'll just be in there for a few hours at most I imagine, but it'll honestly be pretty relaxing, all things considered.

Kanto might take a few days, but we do not have to be thorough there, at least.

Hyrule... exploring that one's going to take some planning, I think. I'll say this about both Hyrule and Kanto, do as much as you can to prepare for multiple biomes and wear stuff you don't mind getting dirty or potentially damaged.

And no matter how thorough we intend to be for Hyrule, I draw the line at the desert and the active volcano.

[She's going to start planning and getting supplies together already, though.]

Mind waiting until the latter half of the month on the longer ones, though?

[myriadeclipse]

That's fine with me. I am in no rush to go gallivanting into danger. It gives me time to settle in and take care of some basic errands.

I'm not particularly a fan of active volcano's, so I won't fight you on playing proverbial chicken with mother nature. A desert sounds miserable, too. Definite pass on both.

[blossominghopes]

In that case, just leave the preparation to me! Oh, and also--let me know if you need a hand with anything while you're getting settled in!

I'll see about getting my hands on a physical map of the realm; I can jot down notes about specific areas, so we can account for any other sorts of areas you'd prefer to avoid as well.

[There's only so much that can be prepared for, but Lia's always been a bit of a stickler for thorough information where possible.]

[myriadeclipse]

For the time being I should be fine getting settled. It's the art gallery that might take some time getting settled, but there's a company helping me get that done. Worry not. I've got it handled.

[ Mostly. If he gets distracted by Lycaon again, there will be no promises. ]

That is a good idea, and much better than trying to remember it all. It does bring up a new question to mind.

What do you do when you aren't working?

[blossominghopes]

Alright, just wanted to make sure!

[Lia's calling it now, Hugo's gonna get distracted by Lycaon again.]

Less than I'd like, if I'm being completely honest. I help out in Meropide's kitchen and do stuff for the Aides du Meropide, but I'd do those things anyway since I live there. The abundance of free time isn't bad, necessarily, but I've been kind of restless. :(

[myriadeclipse]

[ He is willing to ignore Lycaon exists. It's Lycaon who won't do the same, he swears. ]

Meropide? Wasn't that the name of some prison?

[ He didn't know much about it, just the whispers that would go around in the places he frequented, and Lia herself. Prison didn't sound like a wonderful place to hang out. ]

[blossominghopes]

Yes, it was. But aside from some stuff better left alone that was done by the Order's old management, it hasn't been one for roughly a year?

... Also, when it came to the "no rent" options, it was either the underwater fortress or the weird tower in the center of the city that if reports are correct, got turned into a monster-infested hellhole twice in the span of a few months.

[myriadeclipse]

Lia, if you needed help getting a place, you should have asked.

Even if you were looking to save money, choosing between prison or hell seems extreme in both ways, does it not?

[blossominghopes]

I didn't want to bother you with it when you were already busy... I'll keep it in mind if I move out of here, though, okay?

... This city doesn't do anything by half-measures?

[Lia no]

But also... I dunno, a lot of it's the people here, you know? We're all varying shades of unhinged, but it's a nice little community down here.

[Well, at least she's honest/self-aware?

She does attach a few photos she's taken around Meropide though, the place isn't as bad as it sounds, she swears!]

[myriadeclipse]

My dear, you decided to go to prison of your own volition. They're all going to be unhinged.

[ She can't see it, but he's sighing. He's not even looking down on them. It's just unthinkable that since they last met, she both rejoined the organization they had been running from AND also decided to live in one of their renovated prisons.

He has to be supportive. ]

If you're happy, that's all that matters.
If it's been reformed, who's running Meropide?

[blossominghopes]

[There's a part of her that can't help but feel like she's disappointed him a bit... well, she can at least explain her "join the Order" decision later.]

Will it make you feel better if I at least start looking for somewhere else to live?

His name's Wriothesley--he actually apparently came here from another world and the Fortress there was his. He's a pretty decent guy!

[myriadeclipse]

No, you need not do that. I meant what I said about your happiness. Sometimes the best thing for someone is also the most unorthodox.

[ There is a few minutes pause in his texting that is clearly him looking into whom this Wriothesley fellow is. ]

He looks like someone shaved Lycaon and hit invert colors in photoshop.

[ There is absolutely no telling if that's positive or negative. ]

[blossominghopes]

Still... looking probably couldn't hurt, at least. Having a kitchen that's solely my own does sound nice, thinking about it...

[Don't get her wrong, the one at Meropide is great but also god only knows if any given day there'll be a certain set of siblings using it for making cursed-ass food from TikTok.

... Her next reply takes slightly longer than it normally would, if only because she had to compose herself after laughing pretty hard at that.]

Now that you've said that, I can't unsee it, thanks.

[myriadeclipse]

If you want someone to come along to look at places, you know I will.

[ The more this new cursed information sits in his head, he has to battle with himself to leave it alone. It's a coincidence! There was no reason to get more invested than just a glance.

He can leave it alone. It wasn't important. It was just some random other man. He was in complete control of himself. ]

Maybe I will pay this Meropide a visit. It's always better to see with your own eyes, yes?

[blossominghopes]

It'd definitely be more fun with you along!

Definitely. I can show you around, if you want!

[myriadeclipse]

Good. It seems we have plenty of outings lined up to accomplish in the near future.

Once I finish setting up the art gallery, we can begin with a lunch.

[blossominghopes]

Great! Looking forward to it, then~

[...]

Oh, and by the way... I'm glad you're here. I missed you.

[myriadeclipse]

[ He doesn't need this dastardly attack on his emotions. At first, it seems he may just leave the declaration on read. Given time, his last message is sent after much deliberation. ]

Time has changed you. Although I have no hand in this change of outlook, I would say it so far seems to have done you good. I look forward to scrutinizing your new friends, and seeing you.

[blossominghopes]

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[There isn't more to say here, but she doesn't want to just leave him on read after that. So kaomoji it is.]