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[silversnowfall]

Well. I seem to be in the forest now...if one can call such a place a forest.

Shiemi is totally leading on her three best friends!

Despite their...grave appearance, it appears the trees are still- ... adopted. His parents haven't even told him! - quite capable of causing trouble. My apologies, Shiemi and...ah, Billy.

That said, I have no landmarks. The trees and undergrowth look like...well, like skeletons. Bone trees, if you will.

I think Moro's getting kind of lonely, she's almost never at her den anymore.

How thoughtful of you to be concerned. [No, see, that deadpan tone is not a nice one, Nephry. Not at all.] At any rate, I could use some assistance in getting...somewhere recognizable, please.

[Then, they all start at once. Prepare yourselves, Luceti, she's walked into a small ring of very excitable trees!]

Hey! The Avatar's seemed really happy this month, right? But he also feels guilty now that Luceti's granted him his secret wish for a family.
You know all of Molly Carpenter's tattoos are lick and stick, right?
I heard that Lowell guy has a thing for cat ears.
Adell and Fenimore keep peeping on each other's baths!

Do stop that. I'm trying to send a message. [The trees are so not interested, Nephry. In fact...]

I heard Nephry was forced to marry a guy she hardly knew!

That's enough!

[But she can't close the journal. How else will she know if people reply? All she can do is keep walking and hope to get away from these creepy skeleton trees.]

[[ooc: Feel free to be actiony-lost with her too! She would welcome the company for sure. We can be plenty random if that floats your luceti boat!]]

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[silversnowfall]

[And she sits with him, giving him a quick look of appraisal before glancing at the forest around them again.]

There is that. Any place like this is better with company.

[distressedude]

Yes, especially when the forest has been so--

"--Tear loves kissing and teasing, it's why she's gotten hold of the lips of so many men in this place!"

[...........]

[What.]

[silversnowfall]

...So pleased to hear the sound of its own voice.

[Probably not how he was going to finish that sentence. There's some ice in the words; the things they say about her are none too friendly, even the true ones.

There they go now, the one about being in love with an emperor.]

[distressedude]

[...yeah, he hears that, but understandably feels it best not to say anything. Especially when it has Nephry looking so upset. Was it talking about Peony...?]

Perhaps it would be for the best that we try and move on now? I think I've gotten all the rest I need.

[silversnowfall]

[It is indeed talking about Peony. Jury's out on whether it's true or not.]

If you're sure, I would like to leave this place as soon as we can.

[distressedude]

[Just to prove that he is, he stands and then offers a hand to Nephry to help her up.]

I can't imagine we're too far from the village, but the sooner we leave, the better.