Empatheias Mailbox/Amulet

[lostapprentice]

[God forbid you have to deal with this absolute mess, but he has a mailbox and can be contacted through the crystals.]

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[boundbynaught]

Retrieving them? She acted like she always had them.

[ But the impression is a memorable one. Now he knows their proper names, at least. Doesn't mean he won't stop calling them puffballs, but okay, they're Sprites. ]

Yes, she did seek me out... one of those sprite things just hugged me and ran off, so I chased them, not even knowing they were tied to Aiada at all.

[lostapprentice]

She did, initially. Most of them were destroyed a few years ago, and I suppose she didn't have enough energy at the time to create more.

[Kylo won't be the one complaining about it, whatever Arden decides to call them.]

What did you talk about, once you found her?

[boundbynaught]

[ Completely side-tracking in his mind is a burning question. ]

You're way more interested what happened to her than I thought you'd be. Do you go see her often?

[lostapprentice]

Often, no. But I've spoken with her several times in the years I've been here.

[Perhaps he should give her a visit soon, however.]

It's been a while.

[boundbynaught]

I imagine you talk to her about very different things nowadays than when you first met her. It was like that for me too. I wanted to know why she thought of me as family and that's when she explained she didn't have more than a dozen people aligned to her.

[lostapprentice]

[He hadn't expected his own question to be answered without further probing, but it's a pleasant surprise. More than that, the answer itself is news to him.]

I'd had the sense there weren't many of us. [Still, his tone suggests he hadn't thought the number was that low. The next thought slips out without him meaning to, thanks to the amulets' continued malfunctioning.]

She must be lonely...

[boundbynaught]

[ He feels really strange... like he misjudged Kylo almost as badly as others have judged him. This person would consider the fact that Aiada might be lonely? He'd never have guessed, private or public thoughts. ]

Where do you normally find her in-person? I didn't get to see her full form. I'm not sure I'd be allowed either, but if there's someplace I could look for the puffballs too... rather than waiting for her to come to me for another 3 years... I could try to go see her myself more often.

[lostapprentice]

I haven't met her larger form more than once. She was resting on a hill at the time, after the island no longer needed her to remain afloat. Perhaps she's tired of staying in one place for so long.

[Kylo can relate. He supposes there was some benefit to that whole love-fueled Elios rampage. ... it's not that great compared to how much he hated being forced to feel a certain way, though.]

Call to her through the crystals and I'm sure she'll answer.

[boundbynaught]

Call to her, sure, but...

[ He's a little stunned by the other aspect. ]

She was... carrying the island at one point?

[lostapprentice]

Partly. Her original form is like a giant snake, large enough to curl around it from underneath.

[He'll send an image of her for reference.]

Wrapping up older threads due to his canon update

[boundbynaught]

[ He's confused, surprised, and genuinely stunned to see that image. ]

I... guess that would make it harder to meet us one-on-one like she did with me...

Uhm, thanks I guess.

[lostapprentice]

I doubt you'll find her there much anymore, now that the island is rooted. But you'll likely have to leave the city to meet her directly.

[Instead of saying you're welcome like a normal person, a noncommittal noise comes through instead. That's... about as much as Arden is gonna get as far as a parting remark.]