Persephone's ideal world session 1

[idolpro]

In the flicker of a candle-flame, in the stir of still water, in the fluttering of flower petals, there is a voice.


Once, there was a maiden...
...who was the living embodiment of everything right in the world.
While she lived, no real harm could come to anyone. Oh, wounds, disease, even death, sure. But she stood between the world and anything worse.
"Except," she said, "I'm going to die." And no one listened.
"I'm going to die tomorrow," she said. And no one heard.
Into the silence, she said: "There's always an ending, after all."

Comments

Re: katabasis: the wisteria maze

[dreamingophelia]

When I'm older...[kind of wonderingly.] Just the flowers. And the solitude.

Re: katabasis: the wisteria maze

[proceedwithcautus]

...mm. Do you mind if I walk with you for a little bit?

Re: katabasis: the wisteria maze

[dreamingophelia]

If you really want...

I don't mind being alone, though.

Re: katabasis: the wisteria maze

[proceedwithcautus]

...you're used to it?

Re: katabasis: the wisteria maze

[dreamingophelia]

[nods] The other children don't really...play with me anymore, like they used to. But I'm usually too busy anyway.

[i forgot to mention that child Kaede is wearing a shrine maiden outfit]

Re: katabasis: the wisteria maze

[proceedwithcautus]

...are you going to the shrine, then?

Re: katabasis: the wisteria maze

[dreamingophelia]

One of the priestesses told me to take a little walk...while I wasn't busy.

Re: katabasis: the wisteria maze

[proceedwithcautus]

It is important for one's health to get exercise...

Re: katabasis: the wisteria maze

[dreamingophelia]

[nods] So I'm here.

Re: katabasis: the wisteria maze

[proceedwithcautus]

Ah—by the way, what should I call you?

Re: katabasis: the wisteria maze

[dreamingophelia]

K̷̙̟̽͗̀̃̊̆̒̍̕a̸̮̦̝͎̩͇̳̖͕̙̘̗͐̈͜͠ͅë̵͕͎̠̥͙̤́̇̀͛̆̎͋̏̏͆́̓̐̚d̶̛̞̻̦̝̘̬͖̩͍̣͇͆͑é̵̪͕̱̳̗̹̹̓̓͋̀̎̐̎͆͠͠
̸͔͕̘̇́͊̌̈́̅̀̌͊̂̒̆̋͝͝

[he says something, but it statics out.]

Re: katabasis: the wisteria maze

[proceedwithcautus]

...um.

I don't think... I can call you that, or—I can't hear it.

Re: katabasis: the wisteria maze

[dreamingophelia]

You can call me whatever you like, then...

Re: katabasis: the wisteria maze

[proceedwithcautus]

Well—

—let's continue on, then, friend.

Re: katabasis: the wisteria maze

[dreamingophelia]

[and continues to lead her through the wisteria maze. the maze seems to get darker and darker as they traverse through it, but the child shrine maiden is unfazed by it.]

Re: katabasis: the wisteria maze

[proceedwithcautus]

...Is it getting late in the day? I don't actually know what time it is, here.

Re: katabasis: the wisteria maze

[dreamingophelia]

Oh, it sometimes does that, this deep...

Re: katabasis: the wisteria maze

[proceedwithcautus]

...does it...

...is the shrine back this way?

Re: katabasis: the wisteria maze

[dreamingophelia]

It's only a little longer...

Re: katabasis: the wisteria maze

[proceedwithcautus]

Ah, good! I was hoping to visit. It sounds like... a lovely place.

Re: katabasis: the wisteria maze

[dreamingophelia]

It's very pretty. The places for visitors are the nicest of all...

Re: katabasis: the wisteria maze

[proceedwithcautus]

Ah—what about for you?

Re: katabasis: the wisteria maze

[dreamingophelia]

I have my room.

Re: katabasis: the wisteria maze

[proceedwithcautus]

...would you mind showing it to me? It's so rare I get to visit a place like this.

Re: katabasis: the wisteria maze

[dreamingophelia]

I don't mind... [from somewhere up ahead, you can hear the sound of flowing water. a river...?]