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[hopelessdreamer]

[there's a very tired-looking face half-obscured by a gloved hand tapping the mirror. When it draws back, Gal is fully dressed, her new arrival gown in a heap on the grass next to her.]

Oh...hey. I remembered how to work it. But man, this place...

[she leans back, scratching the back of her neck and looking around for a moment.]

It still feels like some kind of weird dream. Okay, who's still here? Jessica? ....Akiha? Kris?

Is Martha okay?


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[hopelessdreamer]

[she has to put her face in her hands for a moment, though.]

You know, I...tried to swear off that dirt after the first weird thing happened, but I ran out of materials, and...

Kris wasn't mad or anything?

[ritsu_kouyou]

I don't believe so. That idiot just didn't listen to me when I told her it wasn't real.

[hopelessdreamer]

Wait, does she still think we're married?? [oh, Kris. Never change.]

[ritsu_kouyou]

She knows now that it wasn't real. I think she just didn't listen to me when I told her the first time.

[hopelessdreamer]

She...doesn't listen much ever, so I'm not surprised.

I think I really confused Lambda, though.

[ritsu_kouyou]

Most likely, but again, don't worry about it.

[hopelessdreamer]

[a sigh.]

As long as you guys are all right. Did I miss anything exciting?

[ritsu_kouyou]

Fairies.

[hopelessdreamer]

...can't say I've heard of them.

[ritsu_kouyou]

Um... pixies?

[hopelessdreamer]

Doesn't ring a bell...are they some kind of monster?

[ritsu_kouyou]

Less monsters and more mischievous small winged women with magical dust. We were... infested with them for a while. It created a lot of wild chaos.

A lot of the buildings we've made by the dirt are gone.

[hopelessdreamer]

That explains why things look a little different. Did anyone get hurt? Man, I knew it was too good to be true...

[ritsu_kouyou]

Little more than their prides.

[hopelessdreamer]

The small blessings, right? [she runs a hand through her hair.]

So I guess that means the dirt isn't as reliable as we thought.

[ritsu_kouyou]

It seemed the larger the structure, the more we invest in it when making it, the more stable it is.

[hopelessdreamer]

Well, that's a little more comforting, but still kind of eerie.

I mean, it might take longer, but if we used regular building materials...I just don't know how kindly the queen would take to us cutting trees down.

[ritsu_kouyou]

I wouldn't know how to build something like that.

[hopelessdreamer]

I sort of do, but--

Man, I come back and start babbling about architecture. Not very smooth, huh? [she laughs nervously.] I'm just glad you're okay.

[ritsu_kouyou]

I don't see why it matters whether you're 'smooth' or not.

[It's not like Gal likes her or something. It was a fake marriage with fake feelings, after all.]

[hopelessdreamer]

[she does like you, Akiha! Just...without makeouts.]

I have a reputation to maintain.

[she doesn't sound entirely serious.]

[ritsu_kouyou]

It's unnecessary with me.

[hopelessdreamer]

It was mostly a joke. [her smile is a little tight. It seems more like she's trying to cheer herself up over anyone else.]

Sorry. Still sort of disoriented, I think. When I woke up all these memories just got...dumped on me.

[ritsu_kouyou]

...what was it like? Going back.

[hopelessdreamer]

[she falls silent for a moment, face darkening.]

I...never knew I was gone. I didn't remember any of this place, any of you...until I woke up here again. It was like it never happened.