Cosmos smiled softly, tiredly, at Iduna. "Thank you," she said, gratefully accepting the starseeds. "They will be okay with me, I promise. I will take good care of them. It's my job." She winked, for good measure, in slightly better spirits now. "Unfortunately…" Her voice trailed off for a moment. "The Negaverse has many dark creatures at their disposal. But do not fear. Good always prevails. But you will always be safe here—on the Moon," she clarified.
"And one day, I think Earth will be safe, too."
One day.
Her attention turned to Irkalla suddenly, reaching out a hand to her. Her eyes lit up in recognition; she did not know her, personally, but she recognized one of her own knights. "Are you all right?" she asked, though turned to answer Alsafi. "If you are ready to head home, then, yes—you will return to Destiny City. Somewhere safe, though I cannot guarantee where. Sometimes the exact location changes, but you should not be too far from home."
She waved to Aegir, and Thyrmr. "Be safe," she insisted
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 12:35 pm
Chibi Oort
The bear lumbering around had been.. Had been different, however Oort had been too tired to puzzle on just how it was managing to lumber around and thus happy enough to watch it from a distance - at least for a little while - because he had also wanted to hear what the Lady (Cosmos) had to say.
He had ended up byOberon, with the taller boy's arm loped around the shoulder that the monster hadn't clawed, withTomlinclose to his feet and the others who had been with him since the barracks close by.
He had listened in silence as others had spoken - well okay mostly in silence - because when Tomlin had asked about what people had against aliens he had said quietly but sincerely"I don't have anything against you at all. I.. I think you're really cool"and then quieter"And I'm glad that you were with me - with all of us."
He wasn't sure what to make about the mentioned senshi courts and knight brigades and it didn't seem like the Lady knew much about them either, although her request about starseeds seemed like something he could do...
Because she was just asking for someone to carry them and Oort kind of thought he could do that since he had already done so already - at least he could once he found out how to get home.
Two women (CórdobaandAlsafi) had stepped in to volunteer before he could say anything and the Lady had answered his question about how to get home and okay so he hadn't asked her directly - but someone else had which meant that in the end that he hadn't needed to.
And so instead he look at first Oberon and then over Tomlin and then at the others as he asked"Does that mean that it's go home time?"Because it didn't look like the Lady was going to say much more - if anything.
"Get by on what now?" Cor Caroli picked up on a snippet of Emily's mumbling. "Naps and coffee doesn't sound like a satisfying way to live. It does sound like a way to lurch around like a zombie forever. Do you not sleep or something?" He couldn't help but shake his head. "That's not healthy. I see the kids who pull all-nighters for studying, and they look awful. Pulling all-nighters for senshi-ing could only be worse." Only after he'd spoken did Cor Caroli realize that he had indirectly revealed a study habit, or lack thereof. Well, now wasn't really the time to judge him for that. Emily could judge him for something else instead. "I'm totally in favor of taking a break after this. I think we have a small window to recover and catch up on lost sleep before the Negaverse goes into full s**t-flipping mode. Hell, I'll find your house and sit on you to keep you from patrolling if I have to. I'll make you do everything but patrol." His gabbing aside, Cor Caroli had a bit of a feeling that Emily would probably be able to toss him off if he sat on her, powered or no.
Laura, meanwhile, was partly in awe of her mentor's work ethic and partly very concerned. "I think Cor has a point," she said to Emily. "Your work ethic is really remarkable. But you can't sustain it without taking care of yourself. I think that balancing your life is as much a part of the senshi job as actually patrolling." Such an idea made her wonder if she was doing an adequate amount of work; sure, there might not be that much a basic senshi with very defensive powers could do, but she had spent a lot of time focusing on her civilian life and not so much on her powered life. Exams were still a thing, especially in Crystal. Maybe she could push herself a bit harder in the future once things let up in school.
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Glitnir, Knight of Mars
Seeing the pain that this senshi was in made Glitnir feel bad. He had just gotten a few flesh wounds, while the senshi had clearly broken a rib or two somewhere along the line. "Oh, her? That Squire... I think I've seen her before. I think I'll be fine to get myself over there, but it sounds like you should just hold still for now. I'll go see if maybe she can help you too." With a grunt of discomfort, he heaved himself up and began to hobble over towards Palatine and the senshi she was with (Varuna). "Excuse me! Palatine, right?" he called out as he approached. "Sorry to bother you, but if you've got healing magic, could you spare some for me? A General tried to carve up my legs. There's also a senshi over there who I think has some broken ribs... do you think your magic would work on him, too?"
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Hope you don't mind Glitnir bothering Palatine!
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Because Varuna is there too.
Megrez and Sadachbia
Sadachbia had latched on to a particular thing that Cosmos had mentioned. "Senshi Courts, huh?" Something about discovering ancient powers that the last senshi had worked together to create appealed to her. It didn't sound terribly different from exploring her planet and finding details about her past life (something she needed to do again sometime soon), though perhaps details would not be quite as forthcoming. Cosmos didn't seem to know about it, but the thought of finding these details herself and teaching an apparently powerful being about them was exciting.
Megrez had similarly latched on to this concept. "That's what she said. I was thinking of maybe starting a coalition of people interested in senshi culture... I wonder if maybe it would be possible to make a court around that?"
"You'd have better luck making a court than I would. Who's going to form up under a basic senshi?" Sadachbia sighed. "I wonder who'll make teams first? Guess I should keep my eye out for anyone who's recruiting."
Oberon found himself grinning at Tomlin’s comment about what they would need him for, but he didn’t get the chance to comment, or to add to his thought about aliens. He kept his arm over Oort’s shoulder as Cosmos announced that there were powers she hoped they could access.
“Ever heard of something like that, Tomlin?” he asked the cat, frowning in thought. “I don’t think the Jovian Court ever unlocked any secret powers,” he explained to the other, but figured maybe Cosmos was telling them about magic that no longer existed, even if it did at one point.
Either way he shrugged, looking to the others to make sure they were okay. “Yeah, we should probably get ready to go home if we’re done here,” he said to Oort, looking from him to Ambrosia, and then to Perdita and Chara.
“I do want to make sure you guys get home okay, but we should probably see if we could ferry some of the others that can’t hold their transformation any more. You guys okay with that, or did you want to head out now? What do you think, Deets?” he asked Perdita, completely straight faced. "Kid here probably should get to a hospital for his arm," he added about Oort, lifting his arm from around the other's shoulder to place his hand on top of Oort's head.
He didn’t want anyone left behind, and he doubted they could come back since it wasn’t a full moon.
Varuna didn’t resist when Esquiline pulled her hand away, watching as she went to ask Cosmos about the man named Caedus. She didn’t mind, of course. Esquiline showed her more concern than she had to, and Varuna was grateful.
She looked up at Palatine when she said they would go home soon, nodding in agreement, but not in any rush. Her hands were feeling better with the help of her auntie’s magic.
The apology surprised her, and she shook her head, not wanting Palatine to feel like she had anything to apologize for. They all did what they had to, and Paris was her kid, so of course she would be concerned.
Varuna pulled away from Palatine for a moment, maybe to offer her another hug, and opened her mouth to say something, possibly to tell her it was okay, but jumped in surprise at the sound of another voice approaching them. Varuna turned quickly to see another knight (Glitnir) approach them, Palatine specifically, and felt herself flush lightly in embarrassment and quickly shut her mouth before she could voice her thoughts to her aunt.
Palatine was much more useful with her healing magic than she could ever be, so Varuna pulled herself out of her aunt’s grasp and offered her and the knight a forced smile and quick nod. Palatine should be focusing on helping the others instead of wasting energy on her.
She took a few steps back and turned to find a place to sit against the rubble and wait.
“Paris,” he let out a breath of exasperation, wishing she wouldn’t be so stubborn all the time. If she expected him to listen to her when she voiced her concerns, she should do the same for him when he voiced his.
As it were, they still had a while to go before they could fully rest. And just as Paris insisted on helping the others with the last of her energy, Chris planned on powering up again if necessary, despite what Paris wanted.
They had to get home somehow, after all.
Chris could tell how distressed Chailee was getting about having almost been corrupted and now with her missing memories. All he could do for her right then was to hug her tighter. She had to be his brother’s age.
And Oberon seemed to have known her, with the way he tried fighting off the General Queen.
“We’ll go home soon. I know it’s scary, but you’ll be okay. You’re still alive, and you can make new memories, but… if you ever need to talk about anything… please don’t hesitate to call,” he told her, knowing it would be rough for her. Or it was rough for him, at least. He was sure the depression would be worse if it weren’t for Paris and his family and friends helping him.
Altais watched as Denebola headed out first, and after Cosmos said her piece, he retained the idea of a court for later. Maybe they could all form one together!
He shifted over towards Corvus and made a 'ahem' sound.
"Corvus, My dear friend!" He waited, "Do you know how we get home?" He knew it had to do with senshi phones, cause Dene showed him that, but was it the same button like from his homeworld? Or would he press it then they would be sent off to Altais?
He wracked his head with the eternal senshi then stared at her phone that was much older then his, like Nokia was to Galaxy and blinked.
"WELL WE CAN JUST TRY IT RIGHT?" He held her hand tightly and puffed up, "I will get us home, GOODBYE PRETTY COSMOS LADY!!" He waved before pressing the button, taking the eternal senshi with him back to earth.
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WE'RE DOING THE THING
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 11:29 pm
Terry Hyatt
Terry looked over at Gevaudan when he came over and spoke up. "I think a hospital should be fine. How about for you?" He winced at what Chris had to say about Paris not being able to hold her transformation. It said a lot about how much power she used since she was a Princess. While he didn't know how much power they had it had to be a lot right?
His attention was caught by Paris' explanation on her thoughts of Royals and Knights. It made sense in a way he supposed and he wondered if there was a way to confirm the theory. He shook his head and told himself to stay on task as they got closer to the other half of the small group. When she released them then tried to help them sit down he frowned when she collapsed. Once he was sitting down by her he gave a nod after a quick glance at Seung to see if he was sitting down yet as well and not having too much trouble. "Alright. We could swap numbers at the hospital? From the looks of things you need to go as well." He said hesitantly, not knowing how well his observation would be taken since he didn't know her.
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Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2016 1:52 am
Seung Kim
Having listened to Paris' answer to his question he was still, even now, thinking about it. Moon knights would be interesting but like she said, maybe a royal senshi wasn't needed for a knight to exist of that planet or star. he was still very new to things and to hear she didn't know...well maybe they could find out from someone? Just to answer the curiosity. Right now though...right now Chris was saying Paris couldn't hold a transformation and they had to get home somehow - right? He knew he needed to get home...sooner rather than later. As Paris brought up hospitals, doctors, and paying for such things he shook his head, he had insurance here. That was one thing his father had through work that extended to him at least for a few more years. He just didn't want to go and have such needs show up wit hthe company or his father find out somehow.
Knowing his weight had to be stressing Paris he pulled away just as she was letting him go, he could stand on his own. Letting himself sit on the ground, leaning on whatever he could to help him in getting to the ground. His dark eyes glanced to Gevaudan. "I'm fine...bandages will be good...pain medication maybe...is fine if not" Actually pain medication would be really good but he'd suffer it if he needed, he'd dealt with pain before - beauty was pain sometimes. But he didn't want to deal with a hospital and spend the time there, he needed to leave in the morning. The time spent at a hospital, and risk of being kept so long he got no sleep, was not what he wanted to deal with. He also did not need any record of his injuries turning up with his fathers insurance - no traces.
"I should be able to power up...not injured too much." Looking over the others. One had almost been corrupted, he wasn't sure what all that entailed but it sounded bad. Chris had taken a beating he was sure. Paris couldn't power up and he knew Gevaudan had taken a hell of a beating and Erebus had been thrown down some steps. He was sure though that he couldn't get everyone down to Earth...he still couldn't believe he was seeing earth and where he must be - the moon.
Tilting his head and turning it his dark eyes landed on Chailee, whom he had never met nor seen till here tonight, and he gave her a once over. "Will get you home, someone will." He tried to reassure even as he shifted and moved to scoot closer to Terry.
"Hospital for you...then home." Which meant that as much as he didn't want to go to a hospital, he needed sleep and sleeping in a hospital was nearly impossible for him, he would wind up spending time there tonight. He was not letting Terry go on his own. "Want me calling your brother?" To let him know, as he knew that Terry's brother knew about him being a knight. Maybe it would help to have the elder brother know where Terry was, he could cover for him if need be?
"All of you need to go." He said glancing about the group, leaving himself out on purpose, as he nodded his head once to sort of confirm the words to himself.
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Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2016 3:22 am
Falias, Squire of Earth
Falias wasn't sure what he had said to prompt the 'laugh' from the other, however he was certain about something
"We just finished levelling a strike at the Negaverse - all off us did."Because when it came down to it all of them gathered had played a part no matter how small - even the kids had - although it didn't stop him from feeling any less disturbed about their presence here.
"And we survived their comeback"because even though the white-haired Lady,Cosmos, had had to pull them out of the Rift and at what looked to be at no small cost - at the end of the day they had survived - at a cost yes and a big, horrible one at that - but that did not negate the fact they had managed to hold on for the most part too survive.
"I don't know about you but I wouldn't call that not doing anything"he said as he shrugged and then really wished that he hadn't, unable to hide the wince that crossed his face as his body's myriad aches and pains let themselves be known.
Perhaps he would have said more or perhaps not, however at that moment a feminine voice called out, the source an unfamiliar dark-haired Senshi.
Although she and the Earth Squire appeared to know each other if the fact that she was on name terms with the other was anything to go by.
And her greeting meant that he had a name for the other,Newgrange.
For one brief moment the name seemed familiar or at least seemed as if it should be familiar, but Falias was too sore and too tired to try thinking too hard on things and it didn't take long for the moment to pass.
He looked over to the senshi who had given her name asAltair, managing a small smile as he said"Hi Altair, nice to meet you - I'm Falias"looking over to include Newgrange in the greeting as he admitted"Although I wish the circumstances were better."
He sighed for a moment before continuing"You wouldn't, by chance know if anyone mentioned how we get back to Earth would you?"
Because he knew that at some point - and perhaps one that was sooner rather than later - he would have to think about heading home.
Teams? Brigades? That made a bit of sense. Especially seeing how unorganized they all were when it came down to it. Hell, he thought back to when they first learned of this whole shenanigan with going into the rift in the first place, where everyone was arguing back and forth about what was right and what was wrong. Having a team that was smaller would be so much better than being a single voice alone. That way unified decisions could be made and they could all keep track of one another.
With that in mind, Chara pulled out his Senshi phone, ready to take on the numbers of the Senshi he had worked so closely with this time around. How did these work again? Was it just point and click? He was pulled out of his distracted fiddling when addressed by Oberon who seemed to be thinking about helping the wounded, especially Oort who was dealing with one hellava burn.
"Yeah, sure. I'm game to give a ride back. Can we choose where we pop out at? If that's a case, we can pop back near my place. There's one of those Urgent Clinics not too far from my place. A few blocks. They know me enough there that they aren't gonna ask too many questions. And what of you two?" He gave a kinder smile than was ever really given to anyone to Ambrosia and Perdita, seeing just how battered, but still standing strong they were. Wow. Just WOW.
"Ya'll up for being chauffeurs, or will you head home?"
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Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2016 7:41 pm
Andronicus Squire of Uranus
A wave of exhaustion took over Andronicus then, and she let out a heavy sigh. It was time to go home and to sleep off the... event. That was the really only way she could describe it. It wasn't successful, it wasn't complete, but it wasn't a complete failure either. It simply... had been.
She just had to think of earth, huh? She was definitely ready to return home, that was for sure. Andronicus thought of home, of her bed, and she flickered out of existence.
[ Andronicus Exit ]
Sailor Skoll, Senshi of the Pack
A team huh? Well, wasn't that fancy as hell. Not that she needed any time other than her brother and her, but maybe it could be a consideration. Someday. Down the line. If it absolutely had to be a thing. The least amount of people who could get hurt by her shortcomings and faults, the better.
Skoll stood from where she sat, still trying to flex out her fingers and keep them from healing shut, and wandered over to her brother Hati. She looped an arm around his shoulder and distinctly concentrated on home.
Not much of a home, but it had a hot bath waiting and some really, really strong booze.
[ Skoll & Hati Exit ]
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Bifrost Knight of Chronos
She listened quietly, watching the tired guardian talk and express her gratitude about the saved starseeds. It was all fair and while cryptic, made sense. An odd time to tell them about it, but better late then never.
She flickered out of existence once it seemed it was time to go home, though Bifrost did not return to Destiny City. Her wonder was more of a home now than the city, and somethings took a cup of tea and sitting among a mass of stars to comprehend.
[ Bifrost Exit ]
Chibi Iduna, Senshi of Apples
Earth would be safe too someday... That was good to know. Iduna yawned and looked over at Cadmus, tired and ready to go home. There was much more to do, and the rock was not as comfortable as her bed at home. The chibi internally winced at the idea of going home, of the scolding she'd get for being out, of the yelling between her parents she'd have to listen to.
Or maybe she'd see if she could hide in Cadmus' closet and go home... tomorrow.
Iduna gave a little curtsy to Cosmos as the older woman's attention was drawn away. She wobbled slightly, reaffirming her idea that yes, it was time to go home.
"Cadmus... time to go home?" she asked him, smiling tiredly.
From what she was further able to catch of parts of continued conversation that kept drifting in her direction: though one could get home from the moon, where one arrived at exactly in Destiny City was uncertain. Perhaps then she may not be able to manage to get to where Caedus and the portal were from her present location on the moon. Where she would end up in Destiny City from the moon would determine her next move from there, Aptera supposed.
At this time, she now temporarily set aside the puzzling yet persistent concern she had of Prince Castor's present well-being and whereabouts.
And from her brief gaze at the earth once again, she shifted her gaze with full intent to give Goretti her undivided attention that she presently in her mind placed apart from the still throbbing but thankfully more dull pain at her side currently and whirling thoughts.
She smilingly gave her next reply with a bit more of her usual calm, "Likewise, I'd like to see you again and how you're doing, Goretti." She recalled the pen and notepad in one of her pockets then. For whatever reasons, she had yet to be able to follow through and use it for the original purpose behind her bringing it around with her to note down any memories that came back to her. But she was certainly glad to remember it now as she pulled it carefully out of said pocket upon also just recalling her wound on top of the first recollection.
"Admittedly, Goretti, I don't think I have a scan-y thingie," Aptera went on to send him a curious glance before her gaze returned to her writing hand at work while she spoke. "What is a scan-y thingie for?" And with her question, she extended the sheet of paper the separated cleanly from a stack of them. "And this is my phone number. Please feel free to call if at anytime I may be of help to you going up against any threats or in trying to figure out any magical mysteries as well, Goretti," Aptera added as her smile broke into a grin she intended to reflect some of her tenaciously determined optimism through.
And then in a smaller smile with amusement at what else she could hardly believe, she added one more serious question regardless of the small, still lingering amount of disbelief of all things fight-to-protect-magical that was occurring in her life, "Also, Goretti, would you happen to be able to instruct me as to how exactly we can get back to Destiny City from here, on the Moon, please?" She still was having such a hard time wrapping her head around having overheard as well where they presently were.
Sailor Altair
"I-I honestly am am not so much alright as I am t-thankful thankful that the outcome isn't isn't even worse, Newgrange," Altair gave a slight smile that was all she could manage at the moment in attempting to let her hopefulness shine through from within her. She was grateful for Newgrange's reassuring gesture surely and yet the tearful nature about her was still a creature of habit she was struggling with. A tear slipped down one of her cheeks but she sniffled and hastily wiped it away with one hand.
"I'm I'm also happy to meet you, Falias, and and I agree in wishing the circumstances were better," Altair persisted and managed to accomplish her attempt to steady her smile when she veiled its momentary tremble with that motion of her hand at the tear that had escaped. "How are you both faring as well?"
"And and um I admittedly don't know how we can go about returning to Earth. I I only heard that we would be able to get back to Destiny City. I'd I'd like to learn as well, and um perhaps we could try asking Goretti and Aptera." And with those words, she gestured with an upturned palm in the direction of the individuals she suggested that they could altogether consider approaching as well with their queries regarding how to get home.
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 7:11 am
Eternal Athene and Mauvian Liryn
"I've been better, but I'll live" Athene admitted quietly as Grus inched her way over to where he was sitting, concern slipping into his eyes as he looked over his former team mate.
"How about you? Should you really be moving?" Because whilst the General Queen had managed to get the two of them Athene was pretty sure that Grus had ended up getting the worst of it.
He managed a small smile, albeit one that was tinged with pain that he wasn't able to quite hide as he continued "It's.. It's been a while Grus." Although he wished that they could have met in better circumstances.
He opened his mouth to make some introductions, or at least try to but got distracted when a couple of voices cut over the general chatter another small smile crossing his lips as he recognised the approaching pair "Submara and... And..." his voice tailed off as he realised that he still didn't know the red and yellow-haired senshi with Subamara's name, although before he could apologise and ask her for it the other senshi gave it to him - well to him and the others gathered round.
"I wish we could have met under better circumstances Ananke, but it's nice to meet you and I'm glad that you made it out" he looked at Subamara as he added "That both of you made it out..."
His voice trailed off to emcompass the group "I'm glad that we all made it."
The chatter around them had continued whilst he was speaking, as had the arguments and the bickering and Athene leaned back tiredly against Alcor, eyes half closing with an exhaustion that he wasn't able to hide.
He had heard a voice talk about senshi courts and knight brigades and had heard the self same voice ask for someone to help take something.
However Athene was too tired to really focus on it and too tired to offer any opinion of his own to the conversation.
Besides there had been too much talking and talk-over as is without him adding anything.
He did force his eyes to open at Ananke's question about how to get home, as he said quietly "You should be able to use your senshi phone to get back and if not then one of us can probably ferry" his attention moved towards Gorner as he added "I'm not sure how it works for Knights, but there are enough of us with a senshi phone so that we can give you a ferry."
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"You need to sit and rest Athene"Liryn said firmly as he peered out at Athene from Eleonora's hood.
"And as do you"this he directed towards the senshi in red and white who had inched her way over in their direction and who he was guessing was called Grus given that Athene had called her by that name.
He looked over at Subamara and at the red and yellow-haired senshi who had given her name as Ananke as he continued"But I'm glad that everyone is safe too."Although to be honest he would be even happier once they were back in Destiny City so that Athene and Grus and anyone else who needed it could get checked over.
"I'm Liryn by the way and with me is Eleonora and Gorner"he paused for a moment before continuing"And over there is Athene and Alcor and Grus?He made the last a question for the senshi in red and white to confirm before turning his purplish eyes back towards Subamara.
"By the way Subamara are you okay?"Because he remembered that the the youma dragon had knocked into her earlier with enough force to knock her down and as he waited for her answer a part of him couldn't help but mentally add her to the list of people who he thought should definitely get themselves get checked out once they all made it back to Destiny City.
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Gorner -- general mention, am assuming that she is by the overall group but lmk if I should change anything
Goretti blinked. "No scanner! Oh, that's weird! I guess Knights and senshi are different like that. My cat gave me one when I got my phone, so maybe there's something you can do, too! But I have no idea! But I'll text you when I get home so you have my number, too!"
A part of him could have just kept talking about the phone and scanner; the fact was, he'd never been to his own homeworld and he was incredibly sheepish about it. He didn't want to admit that he was a super senshi and had next to no idea how to get home. He swallowed and shrugged, trying to recall what Lenka had done the last time they were at her planet, but he'd been more preoccupied with how pretty she was. Her phone had something to do with it, he was certain, but…
He just laughed awkwardly and then finally confessed, "I have no idea how to get home, though."
Newgrange
Newgrange's attention immediately shot to Falias' face and his lips pursed in thought; he couldn't quite place anything, but he couldn't remember where he'd heard that name before. He had to shake his head to clear his mind; he'd have to think about it later when he wasn't already overwhelmed.
He offered Altair a sympathetic look but did not tell her not to cry. She was entitled to it, after tonight.
"We can ask them," he said, following her gaze to Aptera and Goretti. "I haven't done much space travelling, but if it's anything like visiting your wonder you just need to clear your mind and think about home. But, if we do that, I'm not certain we'd all wind up back in the same place. I'd like to meet up with both of you again, sometime."
Falias, because he couldn’t remember where he knew that name and he knew it would eat away at him until he caved and ask, and Altair because he needed to know she was doing all right—and needed to know if there was anything he could do for her.
"That way we can say we've met under better circumstances."
