Ah... [She smiles a bit sadly.] A lot of our comrades have disappeared recently.
[ It's a bit weird, honestly... Or maybe it's always happened and she's just taken notice of it because they're people she was friends with. Hopefully they're doing just fine in their homeworld. She nods at him regardless and picks an aquamarine-colored vase she hands over to him. ]
That's the color of this month's birthstone. Perfect to celebrate the birthdays of friends we can't currently reach.
[ Thanking Ereshkigal once more, Yesod takes the vase, holding it against himself with one hand while the other carries the bouquet. He moves to pay for the item, though he pauses to regard it for some moments first. ]
No doubt you knew them well yourself: Malkuth and March. I imagine that they would have made plans to celebrate with all of their friends here, this year.
[ Last year, they were all recent arrivals, and the situation was complicated in some ways. ]
[ She's been wondering why some of them disappear just like that, but not others... What makes it that they stay summoned but some are unsummoned with no warning? Probably a fatal flaw in LILITH's technology, but it's worrying. It could happen anytime and makes things even more uncertain,. ]
We'll need many more flowers. There is no way they would have settled for only one bouquet to celebrate their birthdays. [Especially March, she could be very eccentric with her tastes in decorations. She closes an eye.] I'm sure they'd do the same for us.
[ The people who have disappeared have left their mark here. Once again, Yesod finds himself wishing that they had some control over the technology that brings Outsiders to this world. ]
Yes, I can attest to Malkuth's extensive preparations.
[ That is, Malkuth filled his room to the brim with streamers and balloons last July, in addition to baking a colorful cake that featured trick candles. I wanted to make sure one of us had a real one, she'd said. He has to admit that he did hope that they would have the chance to celebrate her birthday properly this year as well. ]
[ Nevermind that the base will be in ruin so none of those plans shall come to pass... B-But they have no idea just. Cruel and unjust future that awaits them! ]
We could maybe have a little gathering around it to remember our friends who are no longer here.
[ And since she'll work on the flowers, that means she'll have an excuse not to socialize if her anxiety gets too bad! Perfect plan, if she says so herself. ]
[ Yesod smiles a little for the suggestion. It's a feasible idea, something achievable even if he isn't someone who has any personal experience planning social gatherings. ]
That would be a fitting location. If you're interested in a joint effort to organize it, let us do so when the time comes.
[ Little do they know that this won't be what the future holds... But there may be different gestures to express the sentiment instead then, and they won't be the only ones to remember Malkuth and March and the others. ]
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[ It's a bit weird, honestly... Or maybe it's always happened and she's just taken notice of it because they're people she was friends with. Hopefully they're doing just fine in their homeworld. She nods at him regardless and picks an aquamarine-colored vase she hands over to him. ]
That's the color of this month's birthstone. Perfect to celebrate the birthdays of friends we can't currently reach.
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No doubt you knew them well yourself: Malkuth and March. I imagine that they would have made plans to celebrate with all of their friends here, this year.
[ Last year, they were all recent arrivals, and the situation was complicated in some ways. ]
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[ She's been wondering why some of them disappear just like that, but not others... What makes it that they stay summoned but some are unsummoned with no warning? Probably a fatal flaw in LILITH's technology, but it's worrying. It could happen anytime and makes things even more uncertain,. ]
We'll need many more flowers. There is no way they would have settled for only one bouquet to celebrate their birthdays. [Especially March, she could be very eccentric with her tastes in decorations. She closes an eye.] I'm sure they'd do the same for us.
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Yes, I can attest to Malkuth's extensive preparations.
[ That is, Malkuth filled his room to the brim with streamers and balloons last July, in addition to baking a colorful cake that featured trick candles. I wanted to make sure one of us had a real one, she'd said. He has to admit that he did hope that they would have the chance to celebrate her birthday properly this year as well. ]
What would you recommend, in that case?
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[ Nevermind that the base will be in ruin so none of those plans shall come to pass... B-But they have no idea just. Cruel and unjust future that awaits them! ]
We could maybe have a little gathering around it to remember our friends who are no longer here.
[ And since she'll work on the flowers, that means she'll have an excuse not to socialize if her anxiety gets too bad! Perfect plan, if she says so herself. ]
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That would be a fitting location. If you're interested in a joint effort to organize it, let us do so when the time comes.
[ Little do they know that this won't be what the future holds... But there may be different gestures to express the sentiment instead then, and they won't be the only ones to remember Malkuth and March and the others. ]