Insanity Clinic: Season Two

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said:

"If I'm trying to avoid my powers..."

She turned into a flock of crystal birds, very colorful ones. I'll be back, she said, and swept off through the walls. 

@Spark of Hope A swarm of crystal birds coalesced into a person, hiding beside Trevor. "What's going on?" She whispered. 

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She turned into a flock of crystal birds, very colorful ones. I'll be back, she said, and swept off through the walls. 

@Spark of Hope A swarm of crystal birds coalesced into a person, hiding beside Trevor. "What's going on?" She whispered. 

“All I know is we’re under attack.”

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

“All I know is we’re under attack.”

"Was that a battering ram?" 

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

"Was that a battering ram?" 

“I don’t know; I ducked under here before I could see. They had flaming arrows, though, and who knows what else.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Aora looked at the circle.

"So . . . do you want to go or should I?" she asked Vey.

@Halcyon The Only

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

“I don’t know; I ducked under here before I could see. They had flaming arrows, though, and who knows what else.”

"Scud." 

4 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Aora looked at the circle.

"So . . . do you want to go or should I?" she asked Vey.

@Halcyon The Only

"We can both go." 

Another circle appeared next to it. 

"You first, though." 

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

She turned into a flock of crystal birds, very colorful ones. I'll be back, she said, and swept off through the walls. 

@Spark of Hope A swarm of crystal birds coalesced into a person, hiding beside Trevor. "What's going on?" She whispered. 

TAAron waited anxiously, still aware of her mentally through the connection. Should I cut that? No, it's not really using my powers, it was just set with them. 

Lerac cleared his throat. "Hey, TAAron. If it does happen..."

"What?"

"I was going to say it'll be all right, but that feels like lying. It might not be. Death says that the most important thing for an immortal to have is purpose. Mortals kind of have an innate one, which is to live. And they are driven by limits on time. As an immortal, it's easy to just... drift, for millennia."

TAAron stared at him, still barely able to comprehend that this kind of conversation might become very important to him very soon. 

"And don't be too afraid to get attached. It's better to grieve than to feel nothing. It won't get easier to lose people, but you'll get better at getting better. Also don't try to make nothing you care about change. It's not possible, and it'll drive you insane."

TAAron was more afraid than ever, having to actually think about the practicalities of living forever. "I could always just... end it. Right?"

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Haly can't hear their conversation or anything, but she can feel his fear and get a vibe.

 

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

"Scud." 

"We can both go." 

Another circle appeared next to it. 

"You first, though." 

“Probably the best way to put it.”

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said:

TAAron waited anxiously, still aware of her mentally through the connection. Should I cut that? No, it's not really using my powers, it was just set with them. 

Lerac cleared his throat. "Hey, TAAron. If it does happen..."

"What?"

"I was going to say it'll be all right, but that feels like lying. It might not be. Death says that the most important thing for an immortal to have is purpose. Mortals kind of have an innate one, which is to live. And they are driven by limits on time. As an immortal, it's easy to just... drift, for millennia."

TAAron stared at him, still barely able to comprehend that this kind of conversation might become very important to him very soon. 

"And don't be too afraid to get attached. It's better to grieve than to feel nothing. It won't get easier to lose people, but you'll get better at getting better. Also don't try to make nothing you care about change. It's not possible, and it'll drive you insane."

TAAron was more afraid than ever, having to actually think about the practicalities of living forever. "I could always just... end it. Right?"

 

Haly put TAAron's feelings aside for now, but made a mental note to give him a big hug.

3 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

“Probably the best way to put it.”

"Maybe I should go beat them up." 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

5 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

"We can both go." 

Another circle appeared next to it. 

"You first, though." 

"Um . . . okay."

She stepped through.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

"Um . . . okay."

She stepped through.

When they'd fallen and were upright again, they found themselves next to Haly and Trevor. 

@Spark of Hope

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

When they'd fallen and were upright again, they found themselves next to Haly and Trevor. 

@Spark of Hope

Aora eyed the other girl suspiciously.

". . . Trevor, you can come hide with us. We already got most everyone here . . . there're only a few left."

@Spark of Hope

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

Lerac shook his head. "Don't go into it thinking that. It's true, but there are ways to get through things that seem impossible at first. You could do a lot of good. Immortality is an opportunity, though a burdensome one."

TAAron felt a bit of comfort at the idea, but he couldn't stop thinking about Haly. He would stay young while she got older. He might be pulled away from her by whatever godly nature, or stop caring about her the way he did now, even though that felt unimaginable to him. She might just leave him entirely, and he wouldn't blame her.

It was unthinkable, impossible. "I hope you're wrong, Lerac." His voice came out strained and hoarse, and he realized he was on the verge of tears. He let them flow. 

"Me, too."

[Through the Living Hope]

2 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Haly put TAAron's feelings aside for now, but made a mental note to give him a big hug.

"Maybe I should go beat them up." 

“Maybe you shouldn’t.”

2 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Aora eyed the other girl suspiciously.

". . . Trevor, you can come hide with us. We already got most everyone here . . . there're only a few left."

@Spark of Hope

 

“Alright.”

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Spark of Hope said:

“Maybe you shouldn’t.”

 

“Alright.”

"Just fall backwards." 

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

"Just fall backwards." 

He did. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

He did. 

Vey was surprised at how easily he did. 

Trevor fell through the floor and back onto his feet. He was in a dark hallway. A golden glowing circle of light shone on the floor beneath his feet, shifting with his steps. The walls were lined with doors of various colors, designs, and shapes, and tiny blue glowing motes floated in the air above his head. 

Vey and Haly followed, likely a long with Aora @Through The Living Glass.

[Through the Living Hope]

3 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Vey was surprised at how easily he did. 

Trevor fell through the floor and back onto his feet. He was in a dark hallway. A golden glowing circle of light shone on the floor beneath his feet, shifting with his steps. The walls were lined with doors of various colors, designs, and shapes, and tiny blue glowing motes floated in the air above his head. 

Vey and Haly followed, likely a long with Aora @Through The Living Glass.

He didn’t seem phased. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Spark of Hope said:

He didn’t seem phased. 

Vey beckoned him down the hallway. 

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

Vey beckoned him down the hallway. 

He followed. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Spark of Hope said:

He followed. 

He led him to a warmly colored dark wooden door. He opened it to the interior of a barn, nicely furnished, with a barn dance going on. 

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He led him to a warmly colored dark wooden door. He opened it to the interior of a barn, nicely furnished, with a barn dance going on. 

Trevor turned into a bird and flew up to the rafters. He didn’t look back down 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

Trevor turned into a bird and flew up to the rafters. He didn’t look back down 

Vey thought that was cool. He closed the door and returned to Aora. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

36 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Vey was surprised at how easily he did. 

Trevor fell through the floor and back onto his feet. He was in a dark hallway. A golden glowing circle of light shone on the floor beneath his feet, shifting with his steps. The walls were lined with doors of various colors, designs, and shapes, and tiny blue glowing motes floated in the air above his head. 

Vey and Haly followed, likely a long with Aora @Through The Living Glass.

She did. She tripped this time, unfortunately, and landed somewhat painfully on her stomach.

21 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Vey thought that was cool. He closed the door and returned to Aora. 

". . . There are a few more. Almost done," she said quietly.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She did. She tripped this time, unfortunately, and landed somewhat painfully on her stomach.

". . . There are a few more. Almost done," she said quietly.

He frowned in concern. "You fell kind of hard back t here. You feeling okay?"