3rd Orb - 19th of Rebirth's Decline; Evening

[shadedsunlight]

[It's been a long day. Too many long days, but today was particularly taxing between being set free from a curse and injuring the two people she loves most in the process, briefly attending a farce posing as a wedding, and returning as many of her ill-gained goods as possible.

That Ginia happened to find a piano in one of the rooms of the castle was perhaps one of the best things to happen all day. So seated at the piano, having traded her armor and dark clothes for a dress and the only jewelry a beautiful emerald and silver necklace, Ginia sets the orb on the piano, offering the briefest of smiles, being she begins to play.

After she finishes the first song, she pauses before she begins playing her next song.

There's another pause before her third song. It's one that takes a bit of thought and she's not even sure if the person who she wants to hear it is listening, but even if he isn't, maybe someone else will get the message for themselves. So taking a deep breath, Ginia begins to sing and play.

Her fourth, and final song, may be a little strange to anyone familiar with it. However, as Ginia sings and plays Silver Bells, it's intended for one recipient only. Everyone else can simply enjoy it.

Once she's finished, she bows her head modestly and smile as the orb.]

I hope you all enjoyed that. If... you'd like to hear more, I'd be happy to oblige.

((ooc; Yes, that's right, Ginia is talking. As per this log, Helios enchanted a necklace (picked out by Giles) that allows her to talk. The necklace only works if she's wearing it, magic-canceling abilities will prevent the necklace from working.))

Comments

[folklorist]

I suppose the dinner last night just go to me. [ He laughs sheepishly as he rubs the back of his head. ] Ah! That's a wonderful idea, actually. I-I made enough at least to share with probably both neighbors.

[ Helios looks at the food cooking and then the table and then Ginia. He is totally ignoring the shirt, okay. ] Help me set the table, if you don't mind?

[shadedsunlight]

Of course I don't mind.

[Ginia heads to the cabinet and begins pulling out plates.] We really need to have dinner together more often. [Mostly, they need to stay together more often. But in those words is a silent sign she'll be staying around.]

Any plans for the day?

[folklorist]

Yes, we do. [ And there's a silent question of whether or not Ginia was staying, but he knew from her answer that she was, and he's secretly relieved to here her speak those words. He'll set down three cups on the table, along with napkins and forks and knives too. ]

Oh. Um. N-Not particularly, no. Just some, ah, r-reading. [ He miiight be going to collect some things from the Two-Faced forest too. But he is not mentioning that. ]

Do you and Giles have any plans?

[shadedsunlight]

You're welcome to help yourself to some of the books I brought back. [From the monastery. Unspoken, but also there. However, the books could potentially answer some questions about the world, so even if some thievery was involved, it was for a good cause, right?]

Hmm, I don't know. I think I was going to do a bit of shopping later. See about some business.

[folklorist]

O-Oh yes! I almost forgot about those... [ he's mildly guilty in looking through them though. But, well, it might be beneficial to do so in the long run. Maybe once he and Giles looked through them they could return them. ]

Business? It's a lovely day out, too. Perfect day for a walk.

[shadedsunlight]

Business. Actually, there's something I wanted to ask you about. A... [Was Liara a friend? Goodness, after all their conversations and staging a heist for her, if not friends, then what? Well, there was always allies.] friend is taking a trip to the ocean to do some research. She wants to find a second location to use as a base. Do you know of a spell or anything that could somehow link the base here with whatever she might find there? Some kind of teleporting spell or portal or something.

[folklorist]

Oh? It's...possible, yes. I might need sometime to figure out how to do it. But...there's no spell I know of, off the top of my head that, ah, can readily do that. [ It might also be very taxing on his body. But he isn't sure yet. ]

There is a way to etch a teleportation sigil into a specific amulet or-or piece of jewelry to be used over and over again. You would have to replace it once in awhile, since the spell would wear it out but...it could be a substitute solution while I try to puzzle out how to, um, do this. You'd have to use your own blood as well. I assume she would want it to be constantly open as well, correct? Like an instant access to the destination point?

[shadedsunlight]

There's no rush on it, I'm sure it'll take her time to even find a suitable location. And goodness, I'm being so rude, launching into business and asking you all this without even considering how you'd feel about it.

[She begins carrying food over to the table.] No more businesses, let's just enjoy this morning.

[folklorist]

[ Helios blinks as he watches Ginia take food and set it on the table. ] It's really no trouble, a-and it's not rude. I do like talking about such things, you know. But I'll keep it in mind and I'll keep you informed when I-I've managed to make a good lead in it. [ He smiles and shrugs looking back at the stairway leading up to the second floor. ]

Sh-should we, um, wait for Giles to come down?

[shadedsunlight]

[Ginia's smile is a little innocent and a little secretive as she carries another plate to the table.] Oh... I think he'll be delayed a little longer. Resting up and all. I think everything is nicely sorted between us.

[However, how things are between her and Helios is still a standing point. She looks at her friend, eyes flicking down to look at his injured arm, bandages hidden by his sleeve.]

...How are you doing?

[folklorist]

[ Helios lets out a light, relieved, sigh and nods as he leans back against the counter. He winces a little as he uses his injured arm to pick up the heavy tea kettle to pour out two cups of tea. ] Good, good, that's wonderful news! I-I'm glad everything is...is better.

[ He smiles as he takes the cups and puts them down on the table. He stops and looks a bit worn in that brief second, very tired, almost like nightmares had kept him awake most of the night. But it's merely a shadow as he shakes his head and smiles. ] I'm perfectly fine. Doing very well, actually.

[ He doesn't blame her, could never really blame her. He couldn't even blame his own brother for doing the things he did. Ginia wasn't in the wrong that early morning. As far as Helios was concerned it wasn't her at all, but a byproduct of the necklace's powers. ]

We should probably start eating b-before everything gets cold.

[shadedsunlight]

We had a good talk. I... told him some things I should have told him sooner. I think we're at a better level of understanding with each other. [And a level of hope. Marriage, spending the rest of their lives together, it's almost silly for two people dead in their world to dream of such things, but the dreams are there and they'll hold onto it.

Though even as she says that, she knows there are things she needs to tell Helios. It seems almost a pity to ruin such a peaceful moment, and Helios himself looks a little unwell, but if not soon, then perhaps never.]

I'm glad. If there's anything you need, or anything I can do, please don't hesitate to ask. [Otherwise she'll be a hovering, worried thing.]

Yes, we probably should. Sometimes I miss the modern conveniences of microwaves and fridges and all.

[folklorist]

Ah that's good. Sometimes it just...takes a little while to, um, talk about things. [ He sounds incredibly guilty when he says those words. Having some secrets of his own still, he has yet to tell Ginia. ]

Oh, no, you don't have to worry about thing. I'll, um, be perfectly alright. [ He gives another smile as he sits down at the table. ]

It would be nice to have a refrigerator. I wouldn't have to use ice magic all the time to keep things cool. But it's still amazing living in these times...very interesting to see how everything was done. [ And sometimes a bit inconvenient. ]

[shadedsunlight]

So it does. Time and comfortable and so many other little factors. [The two of them and their secrets. Ginia has a hunch Helios has more than his share, but she won't press. He'll share what he'll share in his own time.

She reaches for some eggs and bacon, scooping some onto her plate.] We are such spoiled people, coming from the future and with all the technology it holds. What do you think, find a way to create a fridge with what we have here, strike it rich?

[folklorist]

[ He laughs at that and takes a few pieces of bacon himself, and some eggs. It's been a challenge getting acclimated to using such little technology. He might not use fancy computers or ipod things, but he did love having a working, renovated, kitchen. ]

That would certainly change quite a few things around here. I-I think it'd be wonderful...but it might take away a certain charm to the rustic nature of the place. [ But Helios did love his new age appliances. ]

[shadedsunlight]

Luceti was full of rustic charm and nature, and we still had electricity, fridges, and stovetops. [She sighs at the memory of the quiet village. The years have faded and muddled many of her memories, but she remembers key things. The feeling of peace in the forest, the moments shared with Giles and Helios, dear Grune and her garden, she remembered enough to think fondly of the place.]

...Do you miss your home? First Luceti, now here, it's been awhile since you've seen your world, hasn't it.

[folklorist]

Sometimes. [ He does miss home, a lot. He misses his students, his castle, even Ra and his boisterous attitude. There were things that he could do without, and things that he wouldn't want to go back to without Ginia and Giles with him. He has a small sad look on his face. ]

I don't know if it would be the same without you and Giles there with me now, though.

[shadedsunlight]

It's hard imagining life without the two of you. I know we've only know each other for a few months, but it really feels like much longer. [Except Ginia can remember life without the two of them. She has years without them. Would things have turned out differently if she had them there?]

...I really hope we can go to your world.

[folklorist]

It is hard to imagine, now. [ He pauses and looks down at the table and his hands. ] Everything we've been through...I-I don't know if I would want to leave you two behind.

[ He rather not go back at all if they didn't come with him. ] I'll f-find a way. There has to be a way just like...like the world of Luceti used. [ But maybe it was a power far out of his reach and control. ]

[shadedsunlight]

We were brought to Luceti. We were brought here. Talking to Bakura, there are other worlds where people from all over can be taken to. There has to be way to let us go from here - or anywhere - back to your world.

[Or if not Helios' world, at least another world where they can stay together. It's almost unfair, living on in other worlds, stealing a few more precious minutes of life because in her world, the timer is at zero. But she wants to live. She wants to live with them.]

...I need to tell you something. ...You won't like it.

[folklorist]

It's a possibility. A-And magic might have brought us here.

[ Helios looks up at Ginia, confused, a slightly wary. ] What?

[shadedsunlight]

[Ginia stabs at her eggs with her fork, but there's no putting it off any further, not when she's already brought it up. She could lie, find something else to say, not ruin Helios' day and hurt him even further, but one day it would come out.]

...I told you I went back home. ...I didn't tell you I died there.

[folklorist]

[ It's with a very great effort that Helios doesn't drop his fork into his plate. But the force and sheer amount of pain of her words is almost unbearable. It was just like when Giles told him much the same thing, when he came back to Luceti all those months ago. His green eyes widen as he looks back at Ginia his hands slightly shaking from trying to keep his composure. ] Oh gods. Ginia. I-I'm so sorry.

[ He doesn't know what else to say, what else to do. He manages to get up out of his seat and walk over to her to give her a hug. It's awkward and slightly tentative but it's there nonetheless. ] I-I'll find away. I'll find away to bring you both back with me.

[ It wasn't fair that they were gone. It wasn't fair that such good people like them were gone. ]

[shadedsunlight]

[Yet another thing Giles and Ginia have in common. Ginia can only look down at her hands after she reveals the truth, hands balling into tight fists. Two people have her secret now and though she wishes she didn't have to burden the two she loves the most with such a terrible thing, it makes her feel better knowing they know.

Helios' hug surprises her since she's looking down, but her hands come up and rest lightly on his back.]

...I made my choice. I just... I just wish I knew if things were successful in the end. That's my only regret.

[folklorist]

[ His hug only gets tighter as she continues. Gods he can't even think of what to say. Both of them, his two best friends, his family, they were both gone in their own worlds. It breaks his heart not being able to do anything for her. So when he pulls away he manages the most optimistic look he can manage. ]

I'm...sorry. [ He wishes he could say that things would be alright, but he knew her world. He'd been there before. It was a cold, hard, place to live. And it had taken her away just as it had taken so many others. ]