EVENT: ORIGIN'S ORIGINS (Aftermingle)

[fairwind]

Who: everyone
When: Day 32, morning
Where: the clearing

[As the final session of exploring the town ends, it's getting close to dawn.

There's a break of about an hour, while the explorers return, licking their wounds. Then, a flash of dark, violet sparkles, and a petite young man with many many wings appears, standing atop the train.

Some of you have heard his voice before, speaking of justice in Trials. You might've heard about him, and how there's "something wrong with him", too. This is The Angel, and his wings are dyed a deep black, with feathers falling out in a sickly way. He doesn't look too pleased, but he also doesn't look like he's about to attack.]

So, you searched. What did you find out? I want to know if you really think this universe is worth saving.

If it's not... Then there's no point to your existence, is there?

[Well. He's not attacking yet, anyway. He is taking a moment to gesture at your deertaur companion though -- a wisp of black wind is pulled out of his mouth.]

I'll give you one chance.

[At least your dead companions are safe? They're waking up now in their rooms, none the worse for wear. But they remember dying, and they have a deep sense that they've seen a kind of void no person should ever look into.]

Comments

[fairwind]

I said I wouldn't hurt them too much. They're all alive now, aren't they?

[rottedwood]

People died, Thyme! How the hell are you supposed to prove anything to me when people fucking died!?

[fairwind]

We'll all die, when it's done with. Why does it matter if they had an early preview?

[rottedwood]

...I can't believe you just asked me that.

[fairwind]

[Sorry, darlin'.

His feathers have no white left, at this point.]

Can you answer it?

[rottedwood]

It's not right. You're better than this.

What would you have done if I had died?

[fairwind]

I'd have killed all of them. Of course.

[rottedwood]

--That's not fair, damnit! You can't make grand gestures about how much better it would be to disappear and then say shit like that! How am I supposed to believe you're trying to convince me at all?!

[fairwind]

I am trying! I'm showing you there's no point. They can't protect eachother, and they can't save anything, and I don't even want them to!

[rottedwood]

I'm not going to give up just because you have! I haven't gotten this far by just-- deciding it's over on my own!

You can't have missed the good in them, after all the trials you've run!

[fairwind]

That's--

[Well. He did see they have good. He just can't stop feeling hopeless. But he is finally realizing he's corrupted, and that if he drives Hazel to despair, he could be warped too. That wouldn't be a peaceful drift at all, would it?

But. But everything hurts so much it's hard to care.]

Even so, it's not enough!

[rottedwood]

It can be. If we support them, it can be enough. It has to be.

[fairwind]

You still won't understand, huh?

[rottedwood]

You haven't proven anything to me.

[fairwind]

You haven't convinced me, either. But I'd rather not say goodbye to you.

[rottedwood]

Then don't. Stay with me.

[fairwind]

[dsmaknadsbh feelings??

He'd argue but now Naeva's gonna throw him.]

[rottedwood]

[this is

a lot???

and kind of embarrassing

but it seems to be working? a little?]