morningdewsvalley | WEEK THREE

WEEK THREE

19 Villagers

They say nothing is healthier for the mind and body than physical labor - especially if you can hold the fruits of it in your hands and store it in your kitchen. Whatever cruelties you have witnessed or endured in the past week, your fields need tending to and they reward you with as quick as harvest as always.

If drowning your grief in work is not enough for you, there are new spots to explore in Puffin Town. Allow the novelty to distract you from your dwindling numbers!

Always remember, the value of a community is not measured by it's size.

(( OOC: Murder proposals are due by Tuesday at 4 PM EST / 1 PM PST for this final week! Get your bloodthirst in or forever hold your peace! Gift submission is still open as well!

If your character has been planting Astera, here's a reminder to report it at the Astera tracker - this does not need to have been threaded, we're just taking stock on an OOC level.))

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[ ... you know what, he's just going to springboard off of this. ]

If we... if we could get our powers back, and it wouldn't take too much of the Junimo to reconnect us with them.

What can we do that would be helpful?

[ what can everyone do here. what are our skillsets. and like, what would be useful skillsets.

though vayne seems a little unsure to even be voicing this question, perhaps a little bit overly so for how expected it should be. ]

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[Baldr hesitates for a very, very long moment before speaking.]

I... might be of use to all of you, if love is in fact what is needed.

[ Oh? He raises an eyebrow. ]

Well, go on.

[There's really no point in hiding it now that he has the memory back, so:]

I am not a human. I am a Wraith... an amalgamation of unbalanced memories and emotions in the shape of a human. I was created out of the real Baldr's love for our lord and our desire to remain by his side, so if love is required, then... I may be able to use my existence for that.

[ Oh... that's quite the reveal. Honestly, Kurapika thought he was going to reveal that he liked someone here, but this... is so much more. ]

I'm sorry, Baldr, but no.

[ He appreciates the sentiment, however. ]

I'd rather not use you as a means to an end.

It's all right... I shouldn't even exist in the first place. If I can help the rest of you return to where you belong, then I don't mind.

[He means it, too. He wants to be sure that everyone else here can go back home.]

But you exist now.

[ And so in Kurapika's mind, there's no "should" or "shouldn't". ]

Are you sure you're alright with something like that? I'd rather you think it over for a while before jumping towards that as a solution.

Yes. You all have been kind to me, even though I don't deserve it. I wish to repay that kindness.

[It's more complex than that, but he'd rather avoid sharing all of the details in public for the time being. Kodama is the only one who knows the full truth, after all.]

[ He fully understands the sentiment, and it's why he pauses, though it's for just a moment. ]

I'd rather try find a different way for you to repay that kindness first.

Kurapika-san...

[...]

Thank you. I promise you that I will do everything in my power to help everyone return home.

Regardless of what those packages say, that's one gift I'd rather not receive.

[Oh my god the gifts say to "spread the love"... they'd seemed so small and so silly, but maybe all along... the small and silly things were also lovable.]

... I won't take another needless sacrifice when your life has so much meaning while you're alive.

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... if that's the reason you're willing to do this, you're not the only one who shouldn't exist.

[ simply. he's leaving it at that for now. ]

[Though he says nothing, the look he shoots at Vayne is one of sympathy and understanding.

This is a terrible club to be in, huh?]

I'm gonna have to repeat myself a lot with both of you, aren't I?

... If we want to talk about it, not here. Later, if you want me to explain.

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[ He looks at Vayne before allowing his gaze to drift elsewhere. After all, Vayne already knows his thoughts on that matter. ]

[ He meets Kurapika's gaze briefly, but also doesn't maintain it for long. They've sure talked about it. ]

[ child soldier here thinks yall need a therapy ]

[ listen, he has his reasons. ]

Not happening.

[ sir. ]

Shinobu-san...

Come on. Your existence means something more than just being some kind of tool.

Don't throw it away so easily.

[ You're right, Noah. ]

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No.

[ That's all they say. They refuse. ]

[Yeah, he expected that from you, Enkidu, and honestly he's glad to hear it.]

... thank you.