Travelogue 7 -- Awake and Alive

[white_disciple]

I still can't seem to get back into the spa. I apologize to the Serenity workers that I've been out so long already.

[Ink droplets if debating whether she wants to write more or not]

Thank you - to the Medics who looked after me, to the ones who helped Fayth, and to those who have been patient with me. I've [pause] learned a lot lately.

Signed

Comments

QL

[white_disciple]

No more unusual than me, I'm sure...

--QL go!--
[She's set up a basic campsite, with a tent and fire-pit. She's huddled by the fire, sitting on a tree stump, when he arrives. Her hunched posture is very uncharacteristic.]

QL

[desertshadows]

[it doesn't seem like her at all, and he does his best to make his footsteps as obvious as he can. It's enough to be bothered, but with an unfamiliar face…]

Hey there. [offers a smile, though it doesn't show around his eyes as much as it should- there's concern in his eyebrows and the wrinkling around his eyes.] Can I help you?

Re: QL - Uh what/who exactly does he look like? XD;

[white_disciple]

[She's a little startled at first] I should ask the same...

[A scrutinizing glance - but who else would be coming out this way?] An unusual face - you sound as if you know me. Perhaps you knew Serenity?

QL- Actual!Eagle- blond, a bit fairer and broader in the shoulders- basically more 'day'?

[desertshadows]

If I could help you, that would be plenty.

I suppose it is that different! I'm Eagle. Serenity? [his expression turns curious, and he shakes his head] Doesn't ring any bells. You resemble her?

Re: QL- Actual!Eagle- blond, a bit fairer and broader in the shoulders- basically more 'day'?

[white_disciple]

[Her eyes widen] Oh! Serenity is- [She looks away] was... what I used to call myself here. I still don't know why. [She looks at him from out of the corner of her eye before turning to face him again.]

But what happened to you?

QL

[desertshadows]

You mean to say you'd been here before? I'm sure it'll come in time.

I think it's something the Tree did- swapping my body for someone else's. It's a little strange, but it's not that bad. [aside from the feelings he gets looking at himself]

Re: QL

[white_disciple]

Well as long as it's not terribly inconvenient for you... that's still strange.

Yes I have, so a few say. So many choose their names, but I didn't choose Rauxes - it's my name. So why 'Serenity'? It perplexes me.

QL

[desertshadows]

[nods] I'm managing.

Maybe it wasn't as clear to you then. Maybe 'Serenity' was something that came through more strongly that time.

Re: QL

[white_disciple]

Perhaps... and perhaps I'll never know.

[She appeared wistful for a moment before balking sharply and scooting to the edge of her makeshift seat.]

There! Oh please, get it away! [It was a small, completely ordinary... frog.]

QL

[desertshadows]

Maybe, but you don't know that for sure.

[He turns sharply to the direction she's facing, hand going for his knife, then relaxes when he spots the frog, and heads towards it.] All right, I've got it! [He doesn't, though, not quite- it's slippery, and not too happy about being caught when he does catch it, struggling to get loose as Eagle takes it away from Rauxes' campsite. When he returns:] Are there any others?

Re: QL

[white_disciple]

[She doesn't laugh at his efforts. Instead, she looks infinitely relieved.]

I don't know. I don't specifically look for them - I just wish there weren't so many of them. [She rubbed her arms as if she was cold, with a slightly distraught look on her face before shaking her head.] I know they aren't out to harm me, but all the same I just... can't bear the sight of them right now.

QL

[desertshadows]

I guess it's the kind of place they like. [He moves to put one hand on her shoulder, with a reassuring smile.] All right. I'll go looking, and you let me know if any get too close.

Re: QL

[white_disciple]

[She tries to bolster herself, sighs, and then looks up at him with a barely-there smile.] I will. Thank you so very much.

[She waits patiently for his return, closing her eyes as she tries to calm her nerves.]

QL

[desertshadows]

I'm glad I can help. [He smiles, and heads off to patrol the area for frogs. It takes a while as he locates frogs and then takes them away, with a couple more loops to double-check before heading back to her.]

Alright, I think you're clear for the night!