[EVENT] Phase II reunions!

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Who: OPEN!
When: Week 32
Where: Bastan/Fall City/Underwood
Before/After: After the Phase II merge
Warnings: TBA

[Suddenly we have almost the entire cast of the game in the same place at the same time! What does that mean? REUNION THREADS!]

[Here is an open post for all your threading needs! This should make it easier to have mingling threads, open threads, random encounters, multiple participants, etc etc etc]

[Basically any characters you'd like to have meeting up in the new, merged Bastan may do so here. Stick a time in your subjectline and if you're doing it on a day other than Sunday (this post is good for all of week 32), add a date tag for it. Go wild!]

Comments

[firecracker_hopping]

[Lera has Lynea and Anais's arrangement completely wrong. She assumes they're more like roommates stuck with each other. The idea she'd really have doubts about Lynea doesn't come to mind. This, though, makes sense.]

Ah... like you might have gotten attached to how things were for you on Earth? Do you wish it could stay the same?

[vallinar]

I do not know.

[That's the part that kills her, because, really, she wants to be happy she has the paladins around her again, but, at the same time, she's had a few months to adjust to not having them be there. And now that Tavan's gone, she imagines it's only a matter of time before Lynea leaves, too.

She feels like she should be happy about that, but she's not and she isn't sure why.]

Is it normal to feel that way?

[firecracker_hopping]

Well... yeah. You make friends with people and they leave. I think there's no way that'll feel all right.

[She frowns a little and looks to the side for a moment.]

I made a few friends [...and then some...] with the paladins who had been staying in the Nenakret. I'm glad that we retook Bastan, but I don't look forward to having to say goodbye. Given the circumstances, I wish I could have both -- have Bastan back and still have them around every day. I think it's natural that you feel that way.

[vallinar]

[Anais frowns a little.]

But you cannot have both, can you?

[firecracker_hopping]

[Lera hesitates at that, before she shakes her head. No, you have to be able to have both. The alternative isn't acceptable; it means being the Mazda and not only giving up Ezra, but her friends back here. Missie, Rasmus, Anais. Maybe even her family. Nope nope nope.]

It just takes some work, I think... making time to visit them and managing your work and all...

[vallinar]

[She shakes her head.]

Paladins would not be welcome where he is from.

[firecracker_hopping]

[...ah, that makes it harder.]

Maybe ask him to meet with you somewhere? Like Mianeh or in Safta...

[vallinar]

I suppose I will have to try that.

[Never mind that Anais isn't sure Tavan wants to see her again, considering he left without so much as a good-bye.]

[firecracker_hopping]

It's about all you can do, I think, unless you... don't want to be a paladin anymore, which would change things.

[vallinar]

[Anais hadn't even considered that to be a possibility, at least not until Lera said it. Could she really do that, though? Just leave the paladins like that?]

I... do not know what I would do if I were to leave my guild.

[firecracker_hopping]

If you could do anything you wished, what would it be?

[vallinar]

[Anais frowns.]

I do not know.

[But that's more because it's never come up before for her. There's only ever been Bastan and the guilds in it.]

I have never considered it before.

[firecracker_hopping]

It's worth thinking about. You have the freedom to choose.

[At least, she thinks so. But she wouldn't be the first one to seek a new career or path after all of the changes. Dallen comes to mind...]

[vallinar]

[Anais isn't so sure about that, but that's okay. Damn players.]

I will have to keep that in mind.

[firecracker_hopping]

I'd tell you to not make the decision lightly, but... ah, somehow I doubt you ever would.

[vallinar]

That is not something I would do, no.

[It gets a little smile from her, though.]

[firecracker_hopping]

[Lera smiles back and nods.]

Well, I'd better get out of your hair... I've some things to check on back with the legion we have here, too. If you do need to talk more, give me a call anytime.

[vallinar]

Yes, of course. Is your phone number still the same?

[Anais remembered to save it this time!]

[firecracker_hopping]

It is! Mercifully. It came over with me.

[vallinar]

That is very good.

[Anais smiles a little more at that.]

I understand you are out of your usual attire, but do you require an escort back to your camp?

[firecracker_hopping]

[Lera shakes her head.]

No, I have an escort. Captain Villiers is in plainclothes, down the hall.

[And probably glowering at students.]