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[prayingone]

[Accidental Voice]

[The journal clicks “on” to reveal a pair of skinny ankles and bare feet in the picture area, the toes wiggling experimentally in the mud. The sound of the river can be heard in the background. There is a voice talking, that of a young woman; she sounds nervous (scared, even) as if she’s trying to calm herself down by talking to

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[ratatosk_knight]

Um, hello...

[prayingone]

Oh, wow, it really responded ...

I'm a little, um... confused. If -- if it's not any trouble... could you help me?...

[ratatosk_knight]

I'm Emil... what's your name?

[prayingone]

It's nice to meet you, Emil... my name is -- Shirley.

[ratatosk_knight]

Are you in the forest right now?

[prayingone]

Ah, yes. If it helps, I'm by a river...

[ratatosk_knight]

If you follow the river upstream, it should lead you to the village.

[prayingone]

Go upstream, to the village... okay. Thank you very much. Oh! Um -- does the village have a name?

[ratatosk_knight]

Yes, it's called Luceti. I don't know who named it that, though, or what it means. I should ask someone about that.

[prayingone]

That's a pretty name... um. Or -- or maybe there is a record somewhere, that you could find?... some village keep track of those things...

[ratatosk_knight]

I wonder if the library would have records of something like that. I haven't really looked around in it much since I arrived here.

[prayingone]

Oh, maybe! Libraries are good places to look for records. Senel told me that some libraries keep things for generations...

[ratatosk_knight]

You know Senel?

[prayingone]

Yes. We've ... we've traveled together for a long time. How do you know him?

[ratatosk_knight]

Oh, he's here too. We've only spoken a few times, though.

[prayingone]

Senel's here? That's... I suppose it's a relief. I hope I'll be able to find him...