a letter.

[adelicateflame]

[ A message in a bottle will appear on a newly made beach. It's located at the edge of the Gardens, but is not a wild place. Why? When did it appear? Nevertheless, if the beach is not visited, the letter will unravel itself from the Vine. The handwriting is messy and sharp, and the corners of the letter seem to be frayed. ]

Come one, come all!

To my welcoming ceremony. Celebrate by the 20th on this fine beach and I'll be on your coast by the next month, if the winds are fair.

I'll give you summer nights of excitement, delicacies you can't even imagine--or maybe some you'll recognize from before your kidnapping, eh? I've been so many places, after all. Just don't tell your head bitch.

Seeing you soon,
The Pirate Queen

Comments

[of_the_highest_caliber]

I think there was a cave. [ She tried not to think about what Akiha was implying, about the blood. ] I'm not too sure on that.

[ Subaru folds the "skirt" of her barrier jacket under her as she flops down onto the sand. ] Emotions are tricky like that, huh? You miss people, so of course you want them to be close to you, but at the same time... trapping them here along with everyone else is, well. Kinda selfish. [ She smiles sadly. ] I have similar thoughts from time to time. I think it's just natural.

[mnementomori]

[she hesitates, then sits down next to Subaru.]

They were here, a while ago. But they went back. It's better that way.

But it's...good to know I'm not alone.

[of_the_highest_caliber]

I'm sorry to hear that. I haven't experienced that too much, yet... but it can't be easy. [ Excellen leaving didn't hit her hard, but it did surprise her. A few others, too, who ceased answering the Vine, but she wasn't as close to any of them.

If something happened to Vivio, though... or Katina?

No! She won't think about it. She smiles big. ] That's the way to live on. To make new friends and cherish every moment you have with them and, if you run out, make more!