Event Log - Malnosso World

[lucetimods]

Who: Everybody!
What: A field trip for the entirety of Luceti!
When: October 27th, until the end of November 2nd
Where: The Happiest Place on the Moon, Malnosso World!
Summary: So you remember all those times Luceti was transformed into Luceti Land? Welcome to Malnosso World, Luceti Land's bigger, cooler brother. Be sure to keep all hands inside the rides at all times, and refer to your map if you get lost. Trust me, you'll get lost.
Rating: F for Fun!

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[winds_voice]

[Eley's not sure if he would say that... Not that he felt that there was more in particular that he could do for Rudy, but saying it like that just made it feel so final. The Spirit was sure he would be by his side again if he needed him.

Honestly, he can't help but be a little reflective over it.]

I rarely feel this protective over others. It is... a strange feeling. Perhaps the 'other me' had some influence on how I feel about you, though I am sure I must have sensed something long before that.

[ofwesternwinds]

[... Huh?

That's not something he expected Eley to bring up. It's true the invasion (as well as its immediate aftermath) led to some conflicting feelings - ones that took a while to shake off. He's not even sure if he's completely shaken them off yet.]

That other life, huh... [His gaze becomes contemplative, still focused upwards.] You still think about it?

[winds_voice]

[Eley gives a nod. When he had first woken from that strange dream he had felt utterly confused and he had put everything he felt towards his previous family down to his other self. It wasn't him feeling that way, just residual feelings brought on by the changes they had gone through.

Now though... while it was true the feelings weren't exactly the same or nearly as potent, Eley couldn't shake them off completely. Maybe he wasn't supposed to.]

I did not know what to make of it at first. I felt uncomfortable and I did not know how to react. I have never... had a family before, nor have I thought about it as a possibility.

I had hoped that the feelings would fade in time. Yet they have not gone completely... and now I am not sure if I really want them to.

[imatreenow]

[It is at this time that Mithos is slinking through the clusters of villas, wondering where he'll find shelter. He should have claimed a house sooner, but he had been too paralyzed to leave the crowds behind; he had finally come here on the tails of the crowd, like something washed in by the tide, and by then all the villas were already occupied.

So with fear steadily unfurling inside him, he lingers in doorways and strains to hear just who is inside. The streets are nearly deserted. Panic rises in his throat, gripping tightly, and he feels helpless to combat it.

On the verge of giving up - wanting to collapse and just try to hide from his fear, hating everything about that thought - he hastily bangs his fist on the next door he sees. He won't wait there. Should the person who answers his desperate knock be someone undesirable, Mithos doesn't want to be found out, and so he hides around the corner from the door.]

[ofwesternwinds]

[It takes a short moment for Eley's words to sink in. The implications aren't immediately obvious to the boy at first. But when they do, Rudy looks at the spirit with an expression best described as uncertain. Did Eley mean he wanted that life, the one they shared? ... Or did he mean he desired his own family in general? Even now, it wasn't always easy to read Eley, because oftentimes he didn't always understand the full implications behind his own words. He opens his mouth as if to speak up...

Of course, a sudden and unexpected knock at the door quickly cuts off his train of thought. Sitting up, his attention turns towards the sound, then back at Eley, puzzled. Getting up, he'll move to open the door, only to find... no one?]

'lo?

[He peeks outwards, taking one look to the left, then to the right. ... This was weird.]

[winds_voice]

[The knock catches Eley off guard just as much as Rudy. Looks like he wasn't getting an immediate answer from him, but that's all right... now the Spirit was rather distracted himself.

He waits for Rudy to open the door, but it's soon clear that something isn't quite right. Curious to find out what was happening himself now, Eley gets up and heads for the door, peeking out behind Rudy.

There... certainly didn't seem to be anyone on the other side of the door to speak to. Surely they weren't both hearing things, those were pretty definite sounds.]

Strange... why would someone try to attract our attention if they do not need it?

[imatreenow]

[He recognizes the voices and he hesitates, frozen between two fears. But the cloying emptiness around him feels more immediate than anything he could risk with closeness to others, so he steps into view, trying to keep his gaze steady and his expression unreadable. His fear quivers just beneath the surface.]

I require somewhere to stay.

[This is far better than if he had stumbled upon anyone from his world, or someone he does not know. He's forced to admit that these two - at one time his "family", and the memories sour inside him, bittersweet - would not harm him. Not with any immediacy; his brittle "trust" - forced and exposed only through desperation - cannot extend beyond here and now.]

[winds_voice]

Mithos?

[He's not sure who he was expecting really, but somehow Mithos wasn't particularly close to the top of the list. He always seemed so distant towards others, particularly abrasive towards Eley especially since previous events, but here he was now requesting somewhere to stay. And... well, since he's here, the Spirit can only assume he wishes to stay with them, yes? Surely he didn't need an escort elsewhere.]

If you wish to stay here then I would have nothing against it. I am sure Rudy would not say otherwise either. [Though of course, only he could confirm that.]

But... I must ask, why here? Why with us?

[imatreenow]

[His entire body is tense, arms rigid at his sides, fingernails digging into his palms as he tries to hold himself together. He doesn't know how to explain his actions, because he doesn't understand it himself.]

...I have no other choice. [An evasive answer, but it reveals at least a fraction of the truth.]