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[bugcharmer.livejournal.com]

_{[Nausicaä stands atop one of the taller pieces of ruins, one leg up as she peers away from the mirror. A breeze whips at her flying jacket, the dark blue cloth rippling around her legs. She finally turns back to the mirror, looking thoughtful.]}

These ruins... they remind me of some of the ones back home; the cities and towns that were swallowed by the Sea of Corruption. Except here there's no miasma. No spores. I wonder what happened...?

_{[She pauses and shrugs.]}

At least we're not going to starve to death anytime soon. But still....

_{[Feel free to come upon her. Or just talk.]}

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[thevenusian.livejournal.com]

I'm really not great at figuring out what things mean.

[She clasps her hands behind her, and rocks back on her heels a little, looking out at the spectacular view.]

I don't know if I asked your name. Did we talk already? On that... Vine, that thing?

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[bugcharmer.livejournal.com]

I think so, yes. You're Minako, aren't you?

[She offers her hand.] I'm Nausicaä.

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[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

An elixir of immortality.

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[bugcharmer.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if that's right, humans trying to step outside of the cycle.

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[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

Right or not, it happened.

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[morelikemeteor.livejournal.com]

[Ibis grasps onto the ledge and looks down at her foot, pulling one up at a time.]

Just focus on one thing at once...right?

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[bugcharmer.livejournal.com]

True. There's nothing you can do to change it.

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[bugcharmer.livejournal.com]

Exactly!

_{[Nausicaä stays just above her as she climbs, seemingly at ease with both the height and clinging to a rockface.]}

Almost there.

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[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

By the way, what of beings that are not human who wish to leave whatever cycle they may be in?

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[bugcharmer.livejournal.com]

I think that depends on who they are and what their situation is. I can't really say without knowing more.

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[morelikemeteor.livejournal.com]

[She doesn't mind height too much. Bailing out of a crashing mecha will do that to you. But she's working her way up though stopping to take a breather every now and then.]

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[bugcharmer.livejournal.com]

_{[True! Pilots can't afford to be afraid of heights. She perches at the top and waits, willing to offer a hand to Ibis if she needs it.]}

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[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

I was only curious, as you only mentioned humans and nothing more.

[misfortunewheel.livejournal.com]

Hina comes from the mountain.

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[morelikemeteor.livejournal.com]

[With a bit more help, she drags herself up to the top.]

Whew, that was difficult.

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[bugcharmer.livejournal.com]

Well, there's also the ohmu and all of the other insects.

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[bugcharmer.livejournal.com]

If you practice, it'll get easier.

_{[She leans back to admire the view, a little smile on her lips. Even this far from home, she feels at peace.]}

[bugcharmer.livejournal.com]

Ah.

_{[She's already seen someone flying, so it's not too surprising.]}

Which mountain, if you don't mind my asking? And I'm Nausicaä.

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[morelikemeteor.livejournal.com]

That would be the idea, I guess. I definitely wouldn't want to try it out alone though.

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[bugcharmer.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure how long we'll be here, but... if you keep at it, I'm sure you'll be able to do it all on your own.

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[morelikemeteor.livejournal.com]

Thank you. No harm in trying. Maybe a few bumps and scrapes will help too.

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[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

[... Waaait a sec. Sure, she has no idea what an ohmu is. But it's hard not to notice there was a severe lack of anything else.]

Is... that all that you know of?

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[bugcharmer.livejournal.com]

What, insects? No, of course not.

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[bugcharmer.livejournal.com]

It's how we learn!

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[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

I just can't be too sure with people from places I no nothing of.