Week 10 Wednesday

[mnasthai]

[ It's around the same time as last week that Grell's Furry Passing will notify her like it did before. She said he could come back, so here he is.]

Good Evening, Miss Grell~.

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[erythristic]

[she hears the alert go off, and she finds herself picking up the datapad much quicker this time. true, it's equally possible that last week's miracle isn't taking place, but the only confirmation is to see.

a shame, that he can't see the smile that appears on her face.]

Welcome back, Kazuma!

[it means that for another week, he'd stayed safe.]

[mnasthai]

[ The exclamation point by itself says enough-- it's still a weird feeling to actually be a welcome presence.]

I brought something for you. [ Well it's kind of silly, but he has a lot of free time on his hands. After a moment his avatar will drop red roses on the ground for her. There's no trading in Furry Passing, but this should work close enough he thinks!]

I thought they would match your hair, I hope you like them.

[erythristic]

[he couldn't have known, there's no way, and yet...there they are. digital, but still lovely.]

I love them. How did you know roses were my favorites?


[picking them up, she knows that later she'll try to put them outside the little house, and see if she can wear one. but the time it'll take for her to fiddle with it all will cut into the short time she has with him right now - so she'll keep them safe.]

[mnasthai]

Ah- are they? I'm glad you like them.


[ It was really just a lucky coincidence-- he had wanted to give her something, and she reminded him of roses.]

Are you doing okay? We received a weird message this week from someone who wasn't the Captain.

[erythristic]

We found some things out a few days ago - but who was contacting you, if not the captain?

[someone who wasn't the admiral? it couldn't be Alice, because he would have said...who else could be talking to them?]

[mnasthai]

?

It was actually three people, it was a transmission. Their name started with an "N", but it was hard to make out what they were saying. We couldn't respond, but they wanted us to.

[erythristic]

They might be trying to help you, if they want you to respond. They want to know you've heard them.

[and then, quickly, she's trying to type quickly and get the information out.]

We found the captain. She died a time back, so all we found were her bones. And we found some information that says the people here were able to look at our worlds - photos and notes.

[mnasthai]

From what I could understand, it sounded like they wanted our help, it was weird. They said " send over...there's another" before the connection dropped.

Mmmn, I'm not surprised. She told us she was probably dead even though she tried to survive as long as she could against the aliens.

[ The next sentence comes later than the rest, though thankfully he's a lot faster at typing now so it doesn't shorten their time too much.]

I...really want to go home.

[erythristic]

Maybe if we find the truth, if we end this project, you can.

[and as she writes it, she knows she's so selfish in thinking that she prays they can't go back. or at least, that there's a choice.]

I think I'd stay, if it were possible.

[mnasthai]

I need to or- if I actually do die trying, that's okay too. [ What he wanted to express was hard enough to explain in person, let alone in text. It's been what he's spent the majority of the time working out in the graveyard, and it's not been an easy journey. And as far as he's concerned he's not actually dead yet.]

Maybe those people can help, like you said. They'll probably contact us again, I think.

[erythristic]

Be ready to respond to them if they do. Or see if there's some way to trace where they came from. If the message can get in, there has to be a way to get one out.

[whoever they are...they better be allies, or else.]

But you're not allowed to die yet, understand? Not until this is over.

[mnasthai]

[ His avatar nods-- he doesn't have the time to spend on words just now, at least for that anyway.]

...okay. Please don't die either. [ Even if it meant he would probably see her again in a more manageable way, he still didn't want to see her hurt.]

I'll come back s███.

Week 12 Monday

[mnasthai]

[ Sometime Monday after the motive, Grell's Datapad will light up and vibrate. It's not the same sound as when there's a visitor, but it's probably worth checking out!

She'll find two flowers (a dandelion puff and a rose) outside her house with a note written in lime-green stationary.]

Dear: Miss Grell,

Sorry it was so short, but I was happy to see you again. I know you can do it, and we're all fine.

-Kazuma