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[soulping]

[ As you all gather into the room, a blinding light floods the room. You're body feels like it's racing against the wind although you stand still. It stops abruptly and the light begins to fade around you.

The imagery is a starling contrast to the city in the sky. While the sky looks clear and beautiful even from here it's waves of water that crashes up between the wooden planks your on. Closer inspection will show you're on a moving island made of salvageable equipment. There's places connected by boats and wooden planks. While towards the edges they've built on with a maze of limber and cottages to make the island even larger.

The whole thing moves swiftly through the sea.

There doesn't seem to be anyone moving around, but once more you see gliders waiting for you if you really wanted... ]

Comments

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[barrette]

You'll be a great aunt!

[ l-laughing ]

But we need to find out what she wants to do, first.

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[princeproblems]

... Right! Okay!

Let's do that.

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[barrette]

[ TURNING TO THE GIRL ]

Do you know what you want to do?

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[soulping]

What... I want to do?

I wanna stay here and play!

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[barrette]

[ ...glances at the girl's parents. ]

What will happen if she stays?

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[soulping]

They will find her. And take her to some place worse than the island of Air.

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[barrette]

[ what is wrong with this place ]

Not if I have anything to say about it.

[ she squeezes the girl's hand gently ]

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[soulping]

You can try...

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[barrette]

Will you help us? For her sake?

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[soulping]

How do we help...?

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[barrette]

You can start by helping us stop anyone who tries to take her away again.

[ she takes a deep breath ]

Can you think of any families this has happened to? If anyone else would be willing to help us, I think it would be people who know what it's like to have assholes like that kidnap their kid.

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[soulping]

We don't remember anyone else. Though it happens. There is no one here that won't answer to the elders will.

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[barrette]

There wasn't anyone that wouldn't. Sometimes, all people need is to see someone else refusing to go along with it.

[ she turns to the girl again ]

One of your classmates was taken before, right? Do you know where he lived?

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[soulping]

[She thinks about it but shakes her head 'no'. It's not something she remembers.]

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[experiencepoints]

And why won't you protect her from that?

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[soulping]

Because what awaits is worse.

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[experiencepoints]

And what is that?

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[soulping]

We don't remember...

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[experiencepoints]

If you don't even remember, how do you know it's true?

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[soulping]

Because we know.

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[experiencepoints]

I know a lot of things, too.

I know you don't deserve to have a daughter if your bond with her is this weak. I'll take matters into my own hands if I have to, but if she wants to stay, then I'll personally beat down anyone who tries to make her leave.

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[soulping]

T...that.

Perhaps not. But fighting will only hurt her more.

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[princeproblems]

So you're too scared to even try to protect your daughter?

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[soulping]

We're not afraid for ourselves...

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[princeproblems]

Your afraid for her?

But doesn't that mean you should still try to protect her?