soulping | alectryon / cats / epona

You appear in a near-empty room. But you are not alone—your team is here, and another. Mirrors line the walls on all sides. Reflected in those mirrors are--

Not you.

Flickering in and out of the mirrors are images: flashes of reds, blues, greens; trees and fields and water; faces you know – all of the "reflections" are images of Kyriakos as you know it.

But it seems so far away—covered in a thick layer of grime.

Those of you whose mirrors are in danger of fading away on the outside know instinctively that you can't simply return. At least, not as you are in your current state. Anyone who looks at them will notice that their forms seem somehow insubstantial, almost see-through. More over: you feel emptied of something, something essential. Whatever it is that makes you care, that keeps you tethered to your very existence has weakened—is in fact failing.

Those of you in the room not in danger of losing yourself understand already that you must aid these people in finding both a new source of strength, new, stronger connections – and clearing the way back home.

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[Well, okay, she'll try to shine them with her sleeve]

[ As Star rubs at the surface of the goblet, the reflections on the mirrors around the room begin to swim and change—showing images of the things that make Star SAD or LONELY for everyone to see. ]

[what about abandonment after abandonment after abandonment, starting with your own mother? What about waves and waves of loss? What about being the only Epona who was there since the very beginning?]

[What about the fact that you have no immediate family and the family you do have left wants you dead. What about recent memories of the people you trusted trying to kill you, too? Even playing on your trust to lead you into a trap? What about being hated or unwanted by the people you love or care for deeply?]

[Maya's not even reacting to any of this.]

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This thing is crap.

[ tries to push the cup away, because it sucks! ]

[PUSHES HIS HAND AWAY GENTLY and keeps rubbing with her sleeve]

You should know how it works by now, Yato.

[ rude. ]

So it doesn't have to keep happening! Aren't they trying to help this time?!

This is probably their idea of bonding.

[She's not reacting, but Jaguar is pretty much immediately pushed to anger.]

What the hell is wrong with your family?!

[BUT FEYS ARE A VERY GREAT AND HEALTHY FAMILY??]

What do you mean?

[POINTING AT THE MEMORIES. While still polishing his chalice.]

What do I mean? Your relatives want you dead!

Well.....

[She has nothing to say to that!]

It's, um.. complicated.

It's bullshit.

[HE ALMOST NEVER SWEARS, BUT HE WILL FOR THIS]

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[...no.]

[you know what]

[it is hug time.]

[especially considering recent events, it's hug time.]

[HUGS??]

Is... something wrong?

...I thought my family was crap.

You've got me beat, and that's saying somethin'.

So...

[Squeezes the hug tighter.]

[Leans into the hug a bit.]

[It's not a competition of shitty families, okok]

...It's fine. Really.

Thank you.

[ok it's not but if it was, I'd lose.]

Don't say it's fine, because none of that was fine.

But... I get it. You don't want people to worry about you.

But you were the one who made me give two about your well being, so take some responsibility and let me fuss.

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[ Ah.

That would be why- Yes.

He's not saying anything, but he does frown, and make a note to make a larger batch of sohan halwa to bring to epona, then, if he would make some anyway ]