The Nineteenth Trial

[hot_mess_express]

Who: Everyone
When: Day 43, evening
Where: The Mermaid's Beach

Come on, come on heroes...! Come hither!

[ There's a playful giggle and the sound of splashing as the Mermaid's beach appears in the clearing. ]

Let's play a game...!

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[bluediligence]

[ a quiet but sharp intake of breath ... ]

[ and lets say they've finally found somewhere with water that isn't, you know, from the sea. here you go, please drink this ]

... I'm sorry you had to find out about it like this.

[daydreamshimmer]

[Will take it and drink deeply.]

....I mean....there's probably worse ways.

Probably.

[Gonna drink some more.]

[bluediligence]

[ Haha ... ha ]

Probably! [ Definitely, if she's honest. ]

Still. How are you feeling?

[daydreamshimmer]

Getting there.

I mean, I've been adjusting to a million and one things, at least I get it all out of the way.

[Paaaause, looking at her.]

Are....you okay?

[bluediligence]

[ Blinks back at her ]

Me? Yeah ... I'm more worried about you.

[daydreamshimmer]

....I'm just wondering because like you....seem to internalize self worry a bunch?

[YEAH, SHE GOT CONTEXT]

[bluediligence]

[ ????? ]

I'm not sure what that means, but seriously, I'm okay. I'm more worried about my new friend who just got that sort of memory dumped into her head without warning.

[daydreamshimmer]

....listen, I'm a unicorn who didn't even know what a human was when she woke up in the body of one.

This has just been my day, it's all weird or horrifying revelations.

It's basically at the point I need time to figure it all out, but like if you're....hurting? I'd rather not be causing pain because of a weird accident?

1/2

[bluediligence]

[ wait ]

[ wait wait waIT ]

[ opens and closes her mouth a couple of times, because that sounds like some serious body horror ]

[bluediligence]

[ then she just, lets out a breath and smiles slightly, rubbing the back of her neck ]

It's a little uncomfortable, but seriously, it's okay. I'm okay. You're not causing me pain.

[daydreamshimmer]

[YEAH, IT HAS BEEN.]

[THEN SOMEONE DESCRIBED A NORMAL PONY TO HER AND THAT WAS TERRIBLE.]

[Basically her entire life right now is terrible, but damnit, she's not causing inadvertent damage to a girl whose been through something horrific.]

[She looks her over seriously and she sighed and just lets her head thud on the table.]

All right. I'm believing you. But like....if you're having existential dread feels, it DOES actually help to let it out.

[bluediligence]

[ omg, please ]

Don't worry, I will. [ before she can think twice about the action, she reaches out and lightly pats her on the head. ]

... You know, I don't think I ever got your name. Mine's Faito.

[daydreamshimmer]

[No white out eyes and no dramatic reactions this time. Mostly because she let the question go so there's that.]

I'm Solar Flare.

[bluediligence]

[ quickly perks up! ]

That's a pretty one. D'you prefer the whole name, or would Solar or Flare be okay?

[daydreamshimmer]

[Shrugs.] It's pretty normal for a nickname. Solar or Solar Flare would be the norm.

[bluediligence]

Then I'll call you Solar. [ it's SO PRETTY and it suits her so well. ]

Have you remembered much yet-?

[daydreamshimmer]

I woke up yesterday.

[And we can't all be Dusk.]

[bluediligence]

[ and we can't all be dusk ]

I could help you get some sparks, if you want ...

[daydreamshimmer]

....I really should.

Plus I might need to buy a magical artifact and that might be a lot.

[bluediligence]

[ oooh ]

Well, in that case, I'll definitely help you out! You can count on me, Solar!

[daydreamshimmer]

....

[Oh my god, she's adorable.]

Well, then, how about some advice then for what to do?

[bluediligence]

Hmm ... the first thing to remember is, if you wanna earn sparks, you need to be deliberate. I miss out on a lot of sparks because I don't think about it when I'm doing things.

If you're good at cooking, you could do something fun like make a meal or some snacks and give them out as gifts!

[daydreamshimmer]

I can do that. Pretty aware of most interactions. [Unless she is Upset and then she's a trashfire.]

I don't know if I can cook. [Pause.] I'm not even sure what I can eat. There was cheese pizza in the fridge in that one car. [Leftover from movie night.] But there was stuff on the other ones I couldn't recognize.

[bluediligence]

Can you describe it? ... Or maybe it'd be easier to wait until after; I could help you figure out what it all is.

[daydreamshimmer]

Yeah, there's probably still some left. Figure I should know what something is before I eat it.

[It's meat. It's going to be Terrible.]

So food might be out. I do know how to draw though.