The Great Fear: Starfall

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

14 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She nodded.

"We- we have to wait for Felicity though," she said softly.

He nodded right back, though seemed slightly annoyed.

[Through the Living Hope]

2 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She nodded.

"We- we have to wait for Felicity though," she said softly.

“As long as you’re safe, I’ll be fine.” The voice was still the same, but it sounded different somehow. More mature?

2 hours ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

He nodded right back, though seemed slightly annoyed.

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Spark of Hope said:

“As long as you’re safe, I’ll be fine.” The voice was still the same, but it sounded different somehow. More mature?

 

Her eyebrows creased with worry. She didn't like Felicity's tone . . .

"Are you sure?"

[Through the Living Hope]

14 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Her eyebrows creased with worry. She didn't like Felicity's tone . . .

"Are you sure?"

“Yeah. As long as you’re okay, I’ll be fine.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

11 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

“Yeah. As long as you’re okay, I’ll be fine.”

She sighed and hugged Felicity tighter.

[Through the Living Hope]

7 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She sighed and hugged Felicity tighter.

She sat there limply. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

13 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

She sat there limply. 

She hugged her even tighter.

Felicity . . . she thought mournfully. Please, no . . .

[Through the Living Hope]

11 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She hugged her even tighter.

Felicity . . . she thought mournfully. Please, no . . .

“I’m fine,” she said. 

@Through The Living Glass

Edited February 4, 2025 by Spark of Hope

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

5 hours ago, Spark of Hope said:

“I’m fine,” she said. 

@Through The Living Glass

"But I don't want to to change . . ."

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"But I don't want to to change . . ."

"Aela, I'm fine. I promise. Nothing's happening now."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

23 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

"Aela, I'm fine. I promise. Nothing's happening now."

She sighed.

"Fine. Let's just go."

She let go and stood.

[Through the Living Hope]

11 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She sighed.

"Fine. Let's just go."

She let go and stood.

She stood too. She looked behind Aela, almost paranoidly.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Spark of Hope said:

She stood too. She looked behind Aela, almost paranoidly.

". . . What's wrong?"

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

". . . What's wrong?"

"Hm? Oh- nothing. I'm just making sure you're safe."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

4 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

"Hm? Oh- nothing. I'm just making sure you're safe."

She cringed inwardly.

So what, was the Felicity she'd known . . . gone? Just like that?

She didn't feel sad about it, oddly. Just . . . kind of numb.

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She cringed inwardly.

So what, was the Felicity she'd known . . . gone? Just like that?

She didn't feel sad about it, oddly. Just . . . kind of numb.

"Are you okay?"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Spark of Hope said:

"Are you okay?"

She shook her head.

"No. Are you?"

Edited February 4, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Through the Living Hope]

3 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She shook her head.

"No. Are you?"

"What's wrong?" It wasn't obvious whether she was ignoring the question or hadn't registered it.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

"What's wrong?" It wasn't obvious whether she was ignoring the question or hadn't registered it.

She looked at the ground.

"Nothing. Are you okay?" she repeated.

[Through the Living Hope]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She looked at the ground.

"Nothing. Are you okay?" she repeated.

“But you said something was wrong…”

She blinked. “I mean, I’m not hurt or anything…”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Spark of Hope said:

“But you said something was wrong…”

She blinked. “I mean, I’m not hurt or anything…”

"Emotionally, then? Mentally?"

[Through the Living Hope]

1 hour ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Emotionally, then? Mentally?"

“I… yeah? I think so?

@Through The Living Glass

Edited February 4, 2025 by Spark of Hope

[Argenti he/him]

"My worlds legends talk about something like this. A mantle of power changing the wearer. Possession."

Jakob shrugs

"She'll be fine."

[Through the Living Hope]

19 minutes ago, Argenti said:

"My worlds legends talk about something like this. A mantle of power changing the wearer. Possession."

Jakob shrugs

"She'll be fine."

"I'm not possessed," she said, disgusted.

[Argenti he/him]

Just now, Spark of Hope said:

"I'm not possessed," she said, disgusted.

"If I understand correctly, you just had the remnants of what passes for a god enter you. Sure sounds like possession." Jakob flips his staff in the air.