20th Card [dictated]

[legacydeck]

[There's a muffled yawn, and then, clear, a voice that is familiar to some and new to others:]

Oh dear. I hope I haven't been asleep in this chair the whole time since summer...

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[peacockherald]

_{[ He gasped, hearing that voice. A voice he thought he would never get to hear again. Was it really -? Would he remember? ]}

Clow? Clow Reed? Is that you?

[legacydeck]

The last I checked, yes.

[peacockherald]

I... do you remember be? It is Vanyel - Vanyel Ashkevron.

[legacydeck]

You are rather difficult to forget, Vanyel. And it's only been a few days since I last saw you, from my perspective.

[peacockherald]

_{[ He let's out a sigh of relief, laughing. ]}

Only a few days? Truly? It feels... it feels like so much longer than the months since you departed.

I kept your chair for you.

[legacydeck]

I noticed - thank you.

And yes, days - I only realized quite how long it had been when I opened my journal up.

[peacockherald]

I am glad that you remember us. I would be saddened if you forgot the things we had experienced together.

[Dictated]

[strangewonders]

Oh, certainly not. We would have decorated you if that were the case.

[Because heaven forbid he let on that he's glad to hear from you, Clow]

[legacydeck]

Like a Christmas tree? That would have been quite the spectacle.

[strangewonders]

It would have brought joy to us all, I'm sure. It's really a shame you didn't give us the opportunity.

[legacydeck]

I'm terribly sorry, in that case~ I could leave an illusory double, if you'd like.

[strangewonders]

No, no. We'd know it wasn't you. There's no fun in that.

I hope you won't be wanting the chair back. I've become rather fond of it.

[legacydeck]

Well, I'm rather fond of it too, though I suppose I can concede that it's really Chimera property, at this point.

[pompous_today]

I suppose it is possible; stranger things have been known to happen here.

[legacydeck]

Indeed. This would be low on the list of oddities, really, though apparently it wasn't the case.

[pompous_today]

Also true. I have not known many to return here still knowing where they are, however.

[legacydeck]

Well, I do try to be an exception to most rules~

[pompous_today]

Well, then, I would congratulate you on breaking this one, but I am not sure that is much in order, considering...

[legacydeck]

I'll take the congratulations just the same, I suppose.

dictated;

[lord_wizard]

[He knows that voice and absurdly, though he'd be loathe to admit it immediately, part of him is glad to hear it]

Would that be better or worse than the alternative?

[legacydeck]

I'm not sure, actually. It would have been a touch more embarrassing, I think.

[lord_wizard]

I'm sure you'd recover, regardless.

[legacydeck]

Oh, certainly. And I've deprived Howl of his fun this way, tragically.

[lord_wizard]

Howl will recover as well. Though this might make it a little harder to keep him on task.

[legacydeck]

You've managed to figure out how to herd cats while I was gone, then? Quite impressive.

[Because in his estimation cats are as bad as wizards, really]