Hmmm. Cold.

[Jerking out of her sleep, Chikane mumbles a few phrases before sliding herself up and off the ( Read more... )

"Wishes"? [A soft chuckle.] How pleasant.

Hm... but I really don't have any. After all, I already have everything I could ever wish for within my heart. [These words are spoken with a rather blatant affection, the object of such quite obvious.]

Isn't that more than enough?

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[As the sun sets, the usual darkness overcomes the sky. There is no moon in the Gardens, and there are no stars. The only lights are fireflies, whatever marks the necessities, and the distant glow of actual fires.

Tonight, that changes.

It starts with a tiny *pop!* noise, and a single bright star appears in the sky. Tentatively, a * ( Read more... )

[A moment, and there is the voice of- presumably- a young woman on the other end. Hinted throughout her tone is a strange mixture of irritation, confusion, oblivious care, and, even worry.]

I never quite expected to be placed within such a... quaint area. Is this a ploy of the enemy, of the Nine Days?

[A pause, she obviously heavily considering ( Read more... )