[Maya's Heart]

[soulping]

[Everything goes white, almost blindingly, as you enter Eveningstar's heart.... it's so overwhelming that you forget, for a moment, what you're doing, why you're here, and details about yourself start to slip---]

[but then it all stops, abruptly, and your senses return to you]

[OOC: Channel is #quitplayingames]

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[acemedium]

[you get a hug, too!]

[and as soon as you make contact, you feel your remaining injuries disappear, leaving you with light scratches and no pain]

[tothedepths]

[ Miracle of miracles, he does nothing except hug her right back. ]

u wanna play this game with me

[acemedium]

[She slumps a bit against you, and you feel something warm and sticky, but she's pretty content with the hug as is]

...Thank you, Gilly.

the game ends here bc i cannot be an icon repeater

[tothedepths]

[ Ok but where is that stickiness coming from... - he'll figure it out in a minute, hugging is now. ]

Anything I have done seems a pittance.

I WIN

[acemedium]

[it's coming from her]

No... you came all this way for me.

ALSO NO, GTFO

[tothedepths]

You believed I would leave you here?

[ He frowns some and pulls back, looking her over. ]

... Are you injured?

NOPE

[acemedium]

Ah... I'm sorry. I've just never seen anybody else in here before.

[Yep, she's bleeding from several places! A few of which look like your former wounds]

It's not much.... I'll be alright.

fuck subject lines omg

[tothedepths]

... Those came from me.

You took on our injuries?

le problem?

[acemedium]

[nods]

It's the least I could do.

yes your face

[tothedepths]

[ Reaches out and

Smooshes her cheeks ]

I am summoning the words that I hope will be sufficient in this situation, so I would beg you please be silent while I do so.

[ DOESN'T STOP CHEEK SMOOSHING THO this is punishment for being fucking dumb ]

you mean your face

[acemedium]

Ah....

[she just stands there and takes it, going silent as per his request!]

[This Eveningstar sure is a lot more cooperative]

[tothedepths]

[ Thank fuck ]

You are valued, and you might make an effort to not forget that or deny it. Our standing here at all should be testament to that fact, but if it is not, then I am stating it plainly.

In order to honor that, you might also value yourself more, because you will ease the feelings of others in doings so.

[ A beat, before finally dropping his hands. ]

Also, you are an idiot.

[acemedium]

[She only half-got that in between face-smushing, and blinks at you]

A-Ah... I'm sorry....

[tothedepths]

And no apologies! Those are hardly necessary here.

Instead you could say "I'll do my best".

[acemedium]

Okay. [back to grateful smiling, then!]

I'll do my best.