IX. audio [dated to sunrise]

[aslandish]

[ And so it is, that at dawn on the 21st of December, a familiar Song rings out, breaking the stillness with a resonant light. It dips and soars, an earthy sound that speaks of towering mountains and rolling hills, of leafy columns and golden shores, of beginnings and so much else

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[pullsheavendown]

Aslan!

[He knew it, he knew it, he knew it-]

We've been waiting for you.

[aslandish]

Roxas.

[ Wild and deep, and almost growl -- it's his happy voice. ]

I am here.

[pullsheavendown]

Where are you? Can I come see you?

[aslandish]

[ The video flickers on, revealing a patch of woodlands on the outskirts of Sector 7. Though Aslan is not there, that is where Roxas will fine him. ]

[axemeaquestion]

So you're the one everybody's been talking about.

[From previous happenings Rochelle knew what was up. Even if she hadn't talked to him in the past.]

Welcome back.

[audio]

[aslandish]

I am.

[ Said simply, without embellishment. He does not boast. ]

My thanks to you.

[audio]

[axemeaquestion]

No problem. I, uh--[For all the weird she's seen she can handle chatting with a talking lion, but that doesn't mean it's still not weird.] You're all good now, yeah?

[audio]

[aslandish]

As well as I have ever been.

[voice]

[madvaporskillz]

[With Underland recently being freed from the terror that was the Red Queen's rule, Chessur can't help but stop to listen to the song. Once it finally ends, he's silent for a good long moment before speaking up.]

I believe I could agree with the sentiment.

[voice]

[aslandish]

[ Oh hey there, fellow talking feline. ]

It is one may have sought after.

[voice]

[madvaporskillz]

Sought or seek to have sought, yes. So many people trying all at once.

[voice]

[aslandish]

One can never truly gain without the willingness to lose.

[audio]

[limitedrun]

[Griffin is arguing with one of the nurses. Again. Hospitals agitate him to no end and make him even more unbearable than usual. He's only half paying attention to her, the other half paying attention to his NV. He's been obsessive about checking it lately.

A beautiful voice from the NV shuts them both up. Griffin perks up, recognizing the sound. Aslan.

It's the first time in days that Griffin's felt something akin to happy.

He shoos the nurse away before making a comment.]

Just in time for Christmas, then?

[audio]

[aslandish]

[ Though Griffin cannot see it, Aslan smiles at the comment. ]

For that and more.

voice;

[servingfather]

Welcome back, Aslan. Didi had a feeling that we'd be seeing you again.

[He missed you, Jesus!lion. Can he come see you now because he saw Shadow!Daddy. T_T]

voice;

[aslandish]

She knows me well.

[ Having already taken him once before in his own world, of course, she would.

And yes. Yes, he can. ]

The time was right.

action;

[servingfather]

[He doesn't even bother talking over the NVs and instead steps through the ethereal plane, moving to the brilliance that can only be Aslan before slipping back into the mortal world near the lion. Hands tucked away into his coat pockets even though the chill doesn't bother him in the least.]

I don't think it had anything to do with timing. All the same - thank you for saving the city...and my brother. [While there may have been hesitation in saying those last words they are no less sincere than the part before.]

action;

[aslandish]

[ He hears the angel before he comes, turning to face the other as Michael approaches. He is not surprised to see him, not at what he says. The bond between siblings is strong, indeed. ]

I could do no less.