[Voice/Action]

[goldenfirefly]

[At the lake's edge, one will find a journal lying open on the ground, blank and new, waiting for its owner to find it and fill it with messages and memories to look back on. It'll have to wait for a while, so those looking might see nothing but blue sky and hear the river as if it's right nearby

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[Voice]

[skyborne_mage]

[The voice from the page is a quiet whisper, disbelief evident. Arche's face is right up next to the journal, taking up the entirety of the viewing panel.]

Stella?

[Voice]

[goldenfirefly]

[Unfortunately, Stella can't see the view panel, because her head fell right back to the ground as soon as she said that word. But she did hear her name - yes, that was her name - and with it, she opens her eyes again and tries to pull the journal closer.]

Y... Yes?

[Voice]

[skyborne_mage]

[Holy crap this is actually the first time someone she knew here before has come back. Arche is now kind of mentally flipping out.

Though she's a little distracted by how wiped out the poor woman appears to be. Though all she really has to go on is her voice... well frankly that's enough.]

You don't sound too good. Shoot... wonder where they left ya... It's Arche. Do you remember me?

[Voice]

[goldenfirefly]

Arche...

[The name rolls out as if she knew it, and when she hears her own voice say it, Stella glances to the side to try and figure out why it was so familiar, why she could say it so easily. After some time, she takes in a sharp breath and looks back at the journal.]

Yes, I... I do. [She sounds pretty marveled by this.]

[Action]

[mirrorbirth]

[Living in the community building has one advantage over his previous lodging; it means he's a little closer to the lake, his favourite training area. Asch is just about to start the afternoon's session when he hears a lot of splashing nearby, so he unsheathes his sword and runs in that direction. The last time this had happened he'd had to drag a drowning Nephry out of the lake. It's just his luck, isn't it?

However, when he arrives... the one he finds definitely isn't drowning. Asch stops and stares for a long moment, wondering if he's simply mistaken, then abandons his sword in the grass and hurries to Stella, crouching beside her in the shallows.]

Stella?

[Action]

[goldenfirefly]

[There's someone there, isn't there? She heard footsteps, so there must be someone there. And then her name is said and-

She recognizes the voice. She's not sure how, but she does.

Stella grips the pages and the grass to have something to hold on to before she looks up. Red hair, green eyes; yes, he was definitely familiar. She stares for a long moment, and then her eyes widen in pure recognition.]

... Asch?

[Action]

[mirrorbirth]

[Asch is surprised that she knows him, even letting it show a little before he settles himself down and reaches out to roll her over, an arm beneath her back to support her so she's not just sitting in the mud or something. She was dressed like a New Feather, so she must have literally just arrived. What the hell were they thinking, dumping her in the water?]

Are you hurt?

[Action]

[goldenfirefly]

[Yes... This is Asch. A memory flashes in her mind - Her, tired and weak, showing her equally exhausted teriques to him, even close enough for him to touch. It was an ultimate act of trust among her race, especially to an... Orerines, yes.

Stella winces a little when he sits her up, if only because her wings had decided to shake as if they had just come back to life as well, flinging water away from them. She lifts her arm, because she's starting to get a headache and she'd like to press against it and try to make it go away, but it falls back to the ground before it can get there.]

I'm not... sure, I...

[Voice]

[herobydefault]

Hey, are you all right?

[Voice]

[goldenfirefly]

[You might have to wait a minute or two for a response, Cloud, because it takes her a bit to realize that someone's talking to her, and another long while to wonder why that voice seemed so familiar.]

I... y-no... not sure. N-No...

[Voice]

[herobydefault]

[HERO MODE - ENGAGE]

Do you know where you are? I'll come get you.

[Voice]

[goldenfirefly]

[Oh lord, she doesn't want to look around. But with a tiny groan to herself, she lifts herself up on her elbows just a bit and looks around, then almost just as quickly, she falls right back to the ground.]

A lake... there are houses, but... I don't know the... the rest.

[Voice]

[once_knighted]

[... It's been a while since he heard that voice, but--

No way. Her too? Man, just another person he was close with he most likely won't remem--

...

Wait ... did she just say "Luceti"? Then maybe ... hm. Well, he was going to say something whether she had any memories or not, but still--]

... Stella? [Wait, she didn't sound too good--] You all right?

[Voice]

[goldenfirefly]

[Someone said her name - yes, that was her name, wasn't it? Stella gives the journal another uncomprehending stare and pulls it forward, feeling familiarity from the voice that just spoke to her, but unable to match it with a face or a name just yet. Still, he asked if she was all right, so she should answer instead of trying to mull over all the thoughts and memories and fogginess.]

I-I don't... no, I... no.

[Voice]

[once_knighted]

[Hero-complex has been pinged, and Yuri's already getting himself ready to head out the door.]

Where are you? [Please don't say "middle of the woods" Stella, he doesn't want to find you after you've already decomposed and he's reached his 80s.]

[Voice]

[goldenfirefly]

[That means she has to look around, huh? Stella doesn't want to; she just wants to lie there and wait for that peaceful warmth to return to her again, but something tells her to fight that feeling away. So, she steels herself and lifts herself up on her elbows before she takes a quick look around.]

It's th-the lake. Houses... a village. I don't...

[She drops heavily back to the ground.]

Know anymore...

[HOLY CRAP KUKKI]

[corrinesbell]

...

Stella?

[HOLY CRAP VIL]

[goldenfirefly]

[Stella knows that voice, and she knows that name - it's hers, right? Yes... But while that voice sounds familiar, she can't place a name or face on it, so she pauses as she tries to do so with no avail before responding to her.]

Y... Yes?

[VOICED BTW]

[corrinesbell]

Where are you? Are you okay?

[KAY VOICED]

[goldenfirefly]

I... [She tries her best to look around - nrgh, two questions at once, and she winces and just lays her head back down.] Th-The lake... with houses. So...