ⅹⅲ - [video]

[mnementomori]

[Xion looks happier than she's been in a while, and she waves at the mirror, practically bouncing up and down in place. Her black coat has been replaced by a dress and hoodie combo, and her feet are bare for once. There's what's unmistakably a coconut tree behind her.]

[and miles and miles of open water.]It's been so busy, with those robots and

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[mellifluently]

Oh, it's still there? I thought it might have disappeared, but I hadn't gone back to check.

[She smiles.]

I'm glad it hasn't. That's wonderful.

[mnementomori]

I'm glad, too. Now everyone can enjoy it together.

[mellifluently]

Yes. Although... [Her smiles dims a little.] I wish I'd remembered, before Paderau left.

[mnementomori]

[she sobers a bit as well.]

She would've liked it, too...?

[yakuza_otaku]

A-an ocean? That's... pretty big.

[mnementomori]

I thought it might be too big, but I guess not. After all, it was a lot of sand we used...

[yakuza_otaku]

Yeah... so how long did that take to make?

[mnementomori]

I'm not really sure. Mahalia and I just imagined like you always do with the magic sand. It's hard to say...you know how when you're imagining something and it's like dreaming? You're not sure how much time went by when you open your eyes.

[restlessdevil]

Oh. Oh! The ocean! The beach! What a great idea! And I just got a swimsuit, too. Can I come down there right now? Would that be okay? [Zenobia is really really excited about this.]

[mnementomori]

[Xion can't help but smile back.]

Of course! It's for everyone.

[restlessdevil]

[Zenobia arrives on the beach wearing a bikini that might look something like the one in this picture. She finds Xion and runs to her.]

Oh wow! Oh damn! This place is amazing. Thank you thank you so much!

[mnementomori]

[that enthusiasm is catching.]

You're welcome. You really like the ocean, then?

[rueandwolf]

[She's gaping at the screen.]

An entire ocean?

[mnementomori]

[she tugs her hood closer around her face self-consciously.]

Well, all you can see is the beach, and a lot of water. I don't know how far it goes in the other direction.

[rueandwolf]

It's still quite a feat, I think. Or, I've never heard of anything that big that someone made, anyway.

[mnementomori]

I know people can make really big buildings, but...well, we made sure to do it a special way. We didn't move any of the sand before we imagined it--we did it right at the edge of the wild dunes.

[gentlecuteside]

A whole ocean?

...wait, does it have a beach?

[mnementomori]

Well, it was the beach we wanted to make, really. So yeah.

[gentlecuteside]

That sounds fantastic. Thank you!

[mnementomori]

You're welcome. I'm glad so many people are going to enjoy it.