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Has that ever worked? I've heard you can still feel pain in your dreams...
[Conversationally. Like, a fun little casual tidbit! She gives them a once-over as she approaches, trying to eyeball, like. Adulthood? How tall are they compared to her?]
Though, I wasn't talking about... well, our situation. It's just that sending a message in a bottle and getting any kind of reply at all sounds like something out of a novel, you know?
[Conversationally. Like, a fun little casual tidbit! She gives them a once-over as she approaches, trying to eyeball, like. Adulthood? How tall are they compared to her?]
Though, I wasn't talking about... well, our situation. It's just that sending a message in a bottle and getting any kind of reply at all sounds like something out of a novel, you know?
Wouldn't know, I've never tried it.
[ feathers rustle as they shift. they're taller than monika, at least 10 cm! hard to tell their age, but they hold themself with confidence! ]
Oh. It is kind of like that, isn't it? [ did... they never consider that? ] I'd rather be here than some deserted island, though.
[ feathers rustle as they shift. they're taller than monika, at least 10 cm! hard to tell their age, but they hold themself with confidence! ]
Oh. It is kind of like that, isn't it? [ did... they never consider that? ] I'd rather be here than some deserted island, though.
[Buddy...]
Oh, yeah, totally. I bet there are people out there who'd take the island to challenge themselves, but there's no way I could give up running water.
[A pause, as she continues to size them up, and then—]
Huh. Okay, you don't look like you're into nuns.
Oh, yeah, totally. I bet there are people out there who'd take the island to challenge themselves, but there's no way I could give up running water.
[A pause, as she continues to size them up, and then—]
Huh. Okay, you don't look like you're into nuns.
Hello, Miss Monika!
[ accompanied by a dense brown bear is satariel, enjoying their time in the courtyard as they try to pick berries off the trees here. they're a little sparse at the moment. ]
What can I do for you today?
[ accompanied by a dense brown bear is satariel, enjoying their time in the courtyard as they try to pick berries off the trees here. they're a little sparse at the moment. ]
What can I do for you today?
[Bear? Bear??? She stares at it for a moment, just a teeny bit shocked, before she shakes it off.]
Hey. [A smile and a wave, before she clasps her hands behind her back.] Well, you know... Your job is to watch over us, right? But it feels so weird to let you do that without knowing who you are. So, here am I.
Hey. [A smile and a wave, before she clasps her hands behind her back.] Well, you know... Your job is to watch over us, right? But it feels so weird to let you do that without knowing who you are. So, here am I.
[She's probably still somewhere on the beach, tbh. Enjoy the seabreeze, Baraqiel! Monika turns around when she hears them approach, looking momentarily surprised before she offers them a smile and a nod.]
... Hi, yeah. I overheard that you can share more information with members of your team, and that you can only elaborate on some things in private. Is that true?
... Hi, yeah. I overheard that you can share more information with members of your team, and that you can only elaborate on some things in private. Is that true?
Some people here are from worlds without indoor plumbing and it sounds like a nightmare.
[ the dark ages... and monika will get the feeling that they're rolling their eyes behind the mask. ]
Not really. They're weird, and they don't take anything seriously.
[ the dark ages... and monika will get the feeling that they're rolling their eyes behind the mask. ]
Not really. They're weird, and they don't take anything seriously.
[ it seems friendly enough, chuffing at monika gently from behind its person, before resuming berry picking. ]
That's totally fair, I think. And I want to get to know all of you as best I can, on a one-on-one level, so that it's less... weird. Invasive? It's kind of invasive, I think, calling us Watchers.
That's totally fair, I think. And I want to get to know all of you as best I can, on a one-on-one level, so that it's less... weird. Invasive? It's kind of invasive, I think, calling us Watchers.
It is. [ they'll come join her on a beach walk? they do look a little out of place, in their dark colors, but don't seem particularly bothered by it. ]
There's still some information that we can't share, even in private or with our teams, but we can speak more freely when it's with the members we have.
There's still some information that we can't share, even in private or with our teams, but we can speak more freely when it's with the members we have.
It's a little invasive. I mean... I don't know about you, but I would feel like a complete voyeur if my job was to watch over a bunch of strangers like this.
[She supports this bear and their chuffing. A thought seems to occur to her, though.]
Wait, do you know what we're up to even while we're not talking to you?
[She supports this bear and their chuffing. A thought seems to occur to her, though.]
Wait, do you know what we're up to even while we're not talking to you?
Okay. If I ask a question you can't answer, just tell me to stop and I'll do it. I mean... if you turned to dust here...
[She assumes they wouldn't get swept away by the wind but, like. Can you imagine? Horrible.
Anyway, starting off simple—]
There's a difference in opinion between the teams, right? What can you tell me about it?
[She assumes they wouldn't get swept away by the wind but, like. Can you imagine? Horrible.
Anyway, starting off simple—]
There's a difference in opinion between the teams, right? What can you tell me about it?
It definitely a little invasive. [ laughing sympathetically, but with a little bit of a wince. bad. ]
Temporals have a bond with their Temporals, and Celestials with their Celestials, that kind of lets us see what you guys are up to when you aren't talking to the other side? Like the Celestial Watchers wouldn't be able to overhear this conversation we're having.
I try not to pay too much attention to what you guys are getting up to, unless you're exploring. Mostly so that, if you get in trouble, we can come help if you need it or ask for it.
Temporals have a bond with their Temporals, and Celestials with their Celestials, that kind of lets us see what you guys are up to when you aren't talking to the other side? Like the Celestial Watchers wouldn't be able to overhear this conversation we're having.
I try not to pay too much attention to what you guys are getting up to, unless you're exploring. Mostly so that, if you get in trouble, we can come help if you need it or ask for it.
It's mostly an annoyance. [ they won't blow away, but could you imagine? monika's valid in not wanting to risk it. ]
From what we've been brought to understand, the two sides find each other dangerous and have warned their numbers that they're a risk to the worlds around us. So far, it's been... ideological differences, I believe is how best to describe it, at this point.
From what we've been brought to understand, the two sides find each other dangerous and have warned their numbers that they're a risk to the worlds around us. So far, it's been... ideological differences, I believe is how best to describe it, at this point.
Guess it's a matter of not knowing what they're missing? Maybe being here means they'll bring the idea back to wherever they're from.
[ please take indoor plumbing back with you, guys, your hygiene. ]
It's fine once they drop the playfulness and actually focus. They can get the job done, it's just a matter of how much they want to joke around before they do. Satariel's good at getting them to work, at least.
[ please take indoor plumbing back with you, guys, your hygiene. ]
It's fine once they drop the playfulness and actually focus. They can get the job done, it's just a matter of how much they want to joke around before they do. Satariel's good at getting them to work, at least.
Man, can you imagine? They would literally change their worlds forever.
[She will be personally offended if none of the ye oldes take back the concept of indoor plumbing and electricity with them. Like, come on.]
Well, that's a relief. Although... what is the job? Like, you know, is watching us all there is to it?
[She will be personally offended if none of the ye oldes take back the concept of indoor plumbing and electricity with them. Like, come on.]
Well, that's a relief. Although... what is the job? Like, you know, is watching us all there is to it?
Ehehe... I guess you have a point there! I mean, food can tell you a lot about a culture, right? [She turns the veggie in her hand, humming.] Though, to be honest, this isn't what I expected when I dreamed about living somewhere else. Like, at all.
[Cannot wait to have a glowing tongue for a couple of hours, wowie.]
... By the way, about yesterday. I think someone said that Baraqiel was the only one who had already seen a spectre. Did you see them yesterday, too?
[Cannot wait to have a glowing tongue for a couple of hours, wowie.]
... By the way, about yesterday. I think someone said that Baraqiel was the only one who had already seen a spectre. Did you see them yesterday, too?
[She nods along, humming.]
If I understand correctly... the two sides already existed before you all got here. You were just drafted into them, so to speak. [A tilt of her head, as if asking them to confirm or deny.] So, what do you guys think about them? Like, personally.
If I understand correctly... the two sides already existed before you all got here. You were just drafted into them, so to speak. [A tilt of her head, as if asking them to confirm or deny.] So, what do you guys think about them? Like, personally.
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