folklorist | ϡ - Chapter FortySix; Even the rain can't keep away the sweets [action|voice|video]

[ The light rain in the enclosure does not stop Helios today. He's feeling rather happy and in a mood to share the wonderful change to the outside of House 44. Who knows, maybe someone else would like to do it as well, it's only fair to make people aware of the changes allowed. So the video feed with kick on with Helios smiling happily and a rather gorgeous looking castle in the background. ] I'm happy to say that the shift acquired to t-turn one of the houses here has worked quite well so far. I wasn't sure if anyone was into this sort of thing but, ah, it's a nice reminder of home. I just wanted to show people that we can actually change the outward appearances of the houses here. The inside still remains the same however, but it's an improvement I think.

[ And with that happy note he'll close the video feed and continue on his way into town. So any passerby who is around town will note the stand he’s put up covered with delectable sweets and treats. It’s mainly for the new feathers but anyone is welcome to stop by and have some. People are free to stay in the surprisingly dry bubble around said stand when the rain is especially hard. ]

So it seems like new feather arrivals are upon us once more. It’s very nice to meet you all. I-I hope you get situated relatively quickly. It can be a bit daunting, I know, but if there’s anything you need help with don’t hesitate to ask around. Everyone here is very friendly and rather open when it comes to helping out. If you’re in the village this afternoon I’ve setup a stand with, ah, some sweets should anyone want some. There’s no need to be shy either! These are for everyone, old and new, so stop on by if you’re hungry or just need something sweet.

[ Helios is very chipper and it’s clear that he’s open towards anyone taking the baked goods he’s offering. ]

As for more serious business, I’d like to make an announcement to the village as a whole. Last year we had something known as the Cultural Fair in Luceti, wherein people setup stands and booths that displayed and portrayed parts of their home worlds. It can be whatever you want to show; whether it’s food, games, or even pictorial representations of indigenous species in your world. Anything and everything is allowed ah, well, as long as it’s safe and not t-too terribly messy of course! The fair is going to occur in June fifth. There are posters around town if you haven’t already seen them which also advertise the fair as well. If you have any questions I-I’m open towards talking about it. Or, ah, if you attend the school Professor Raine or Professor Layton can help you with any questions you have as well.

[ And then he’ll pause again before humming slightly as he collects his thoughts. ]

Ah yes! There is one more thing. The magic club which was run previously by Harry Dresden has been absent of late. I-I do want to continue the various projects and meetings if anyone from the prior club still wished to partake in such activities. I-I think coming together and pooling our skills collectively could really turn up some…interesting ideas and prospective projects to help the village along. Perhaps we could have another meeting a week or so after the cultural fair to discuss some things in more detail. I-I would just like people to respond if-if you’re still interested in, ah, learning or doing anything with the club in general. Thank you for your time and-and as always I hope everyone has a very nice day.

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I'd like to be involved with the magic club. [And for this, she appears over the feed as Mercury rather than her human form.] I was, a little bit, before, too.

Wonderful! I'm glad to hear that people are still interested in coming to it. I-I know it's been on a bit of a hiatus, but Harry Dresden did leave and I...I wasn't sure if it would be right to-to take it over. But I-I think he would have wanted this, for the good of the enclosure, if nothing else.

I think he'd be grateful to you for honoring his memory. [Or maybe this is projecting herself. If she ever leaves again, as selfish as it may sound to those left behind, she doesn't want to be forgotten.]

[ There's a soft smile on his face when Ami says that. He hums thoughtfully as he thinks on it. It is nice to not be forgotten and he knows Harry wasn't one to really care about such things, but letting his work go to waste seemed wrong somehow. ]

I think you're right. Perhaps I can even help continue his work. He did have some excellent ideas.

[Mercury offers an encouraging smile shown in the picture window of the journal.]

I'm glad to hear that. You can make sure to run it just the way he'd like you to.

Yes I think that's probably what he would have wanted. And I'll certainly try to do my best at any rate to, ah, keep it as straightforward as he would have wished it to be.

I try to keep that in mind, too. There's an important friend of mine who was here for awhile. I try to think about what she'd want.

Ah, I'm sorry that they left. It-it's always hard when the people you care most about leave this place. The only thing we can do is...to cherish the memories and our time with them. Following up on what they would have wanted is always nice too.

It's better that she left.

[This is said matter-of-factly, but she can't possibly feel as OK with that as the correct, unselfish response implies.]

S-Sometimes it is, yes. Returning back home to somewhere less...crazy than this place. Other times though...a person's world is just as bad, or even worse, than here.

[ But at the risk of sounding selfish Helios won't say that he wants people he knows to remain here. But someone like Giles who wasn't even alive back home...it was hard to want them to return when you knew the truth. ]

[Usagi had a lot of hard times ahead of her. Mercury knew that more than Usagi herself did.

But they were things that had to happen to end the senshi's past and give them a present and a future. And in the end, they had to happen so that Usagi could live a happy life. She wanted Usagi to achieve that.]

I've heard that sometimes. But I don't know if we'll ever be able to choose who can stay and who can go.

It would be nice, wouldn't it? But I think you're right. We'll never be able to determine or ask for that. I think it's simply because it's somewhat out of Malnosso's jurisdiction.

They've said so, at least.

[read: She doesn't believe it. It's much more convenient for them to make the claim to duck responsibility, but so much of what they've done suggests the opposite.]

And their word is as good as any... [ which is not very good, given the past interactions they've had with this enclosure in general. It's hardly to take their word for anything but lies, even Helios who is normally an optimist has a bit of an internal struggle with acknowledging such things. ]

But we can't know for sure because they never really tell us much.

I don't believe their words. [Maybe less than anyone else's, really.]

They do the opposite too often.

It's hard to believe anything they say, true, I s-sometimes wish they would stick to one thing or the other. It's so hard to chose a side when you know some people are fighting for you but others are not.

[ It makes an already difficult situation even more so. ]

I think we have to choose the side of each other.

[The Malnosso have no right forcing any of them like this; this isn't their battle to fight. So the way Mercury sees it, the people trapped here should look for each other first. And forget the Malnosso, unless it happens to help that first goal - like the points she'd earned for the patch to keep Usagi safe.]

[ There's a soft but undeniably understanding sigh from Helios' end. ] I-I think you're right. So far it's been going well as there aren't too many people here that, ah, have antagonistic views towards the rest of the residents. It's...nice to see that people can still come together to help better each other.

[ Even if Helios is against the way that they have to do so here. ]

The ones who might not think about getting along with everyone, still want to be left alone to do as they please. So, they keep to themselves, mostly, I think.

[She remembers being that way herself - after a bit of time to calm down and accept the reality of Luceti and its trap. She had fought the people she believed were her enemies, but she'd mostly left the rest alone after awhile.]

ϡ - Chapter FortySix; Even the rain can't keep away the sweets [action|voice|video]

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