vision

[calescent]

Kiri's up early the next morning, restless with various low-level simmering concerns, and wanders out of her room.

Comments

[pyrophyte]

"Intelligence, flexibility, resolve," says Ekador.

[calendarofcrime]

"Clarity, vision, talent," small sigh, "determination."

[salt_of_the]

"...Insert obvious question?"

[calendarofcrime]

"Absent-minded father neglected to count properly," she summarizes. "Now my twin and I have four blessings each. Which, as you may imagine, is why I don't wear them."

[salt_of_the]

"Makes sense. And I guess in Malinqua you can't buy sets of blessings in a dozen configurations and more materials so you don't have yours yet?" Patience asks Ekador.

[pyrophyte]

"Correct. And I think I will make them myself," he says.

[salt_of_the]

"Ooh, I hadn't even thought of doing that. I like my hairclips, though, I've had them forever. Maybe if I lose one I'll make myself a new set. I haven't tried doing anything yet."

[pyrophyte]

"Are you going to try doing something, or will you wait?"

[salt_of_the]

"Probably going to go out on the grounds and mess with... the ground."

[pyrophyte]

He chuckles.

[calendarofcrime]

Sarelle smiles.

[salt_of_the]

"Maybe I will make statues. I've never been much of an artist though, Kiri, do you think -?"

[calescent]

"I bet Aleko would sketch you some designs."

[calendarofcrime]

"I would be interested to see this."

[calescent]

"Aleko draws pretty well. Usually he doesn't spend enough time on a specific piece to leave it 'finished' to the point where it looks like it belongs in a frame, but he'd be perfect for helping Patience play with the ground."

[salt_of_the]

"Yeah, it'll be great. I guess if I'm gonna do it here Loel should have input too, in case he doesn't want weird Alekomonsters statue-ing around in his yard."

[pyrophyte]

"Statue-ing," giggles Ekador.

[salt_of_the]

"Well, once I'm gone they're sure not gonna do anything else. I guess while I'm here I could make them move around. We could make a giant bluestones board and I could move the stone pieces and you could turn some trees into wood pieces and it would be only useful when we were both here, does that sound like enough of a pointless display to suit the occasion? Oh and speaking of occasions are we gonna do the magic handholding thing?"

[calendarofcrime]

"An excellent question," says Sarelle.

[salt_of_the]

"Because we are all here, now, and I've never tried it."

[calescent]

"I'd like to, and I think the choreography works if I stand between you and Loel, since order doesn't matter. But there have been some misgivings." Kiri gestures in the direction of the misgivings.

[pyrophyte]

Ekador sighs. "Yes. Although I suppose, given that we have the opportunity, and you've said we will have to do it eventually regardless..."

[calescent]

"Well, with that level of enthusiasm I can't believe you're not bouncing in your chair waiting for Loel to get back. It's pleasant, I swear."

[salt_of_the]

"Grandpa said so," agrees Patience.

[pyrophyte]

"I believe you that it is pleasant. The question is not whether it is pleasant. The question is whether I want to do it."