paradisa | ✿ 048 [backdated to afternoon]

[There's nothing strange about coming home to find that her room was empty. After all, Souji and Yosuke were both very busy people. But when she looked around... Yosuke's shoes and jacket were no where to be found, even though he was notorious for leaving both scattered across the room. Big Bro's crafting table was devoid of any model parts or sheets of colorful paper. A worry spread up her spine,and down to her fingers and toes. Suddenly anxious, she put aside her groceries, and began to examine the room more closely.

Their futons, gone.

Their clothes, gone.

Toothbrushes, combs, shoes, movies, things, any sign that they had been there at all-

All of it, gone.

Unsure of what else to do, Nanako stood in the center of the room, frozen and lost. When she felt the curious nudging heads of Nicola and the other cat... the cat that they had all bought together. As she kneels down to pet them both, she uses her other hand to rub at the corners of her eyes. No crying, no crying...

But really, she wanted to cry. Ever since Lilith invited Nanako to live with her all those months ago, Nanako had always had someone. Lilith, Abel, Yosuke, Big Bro.... Dad. There was always family.

However, for the first time in all those months, Nanako sat in her room and felt truly lonely.]

[after spending a few more hours in her room, Nanako has set up camp near Ms. Alexstrasza's tree. This is where she first learned how make daisy chains, even though she wasn't very good at it... She's gotten better though, and she's working slowly and diligently to make a long, sturdy chain. She pauses in her work, and pulls the journal closer to her. When she does speak up, her voice sounds a bit... meek]

Um... if anyone wants one... I'm trying to make flower jewelry outside by Ms. Alexstrasza's tree. So, if people aren't busy...

[she trails off, not quite sure how to ask for company without imposing on anyone. AND, as always, feel free to reply over the journal, or in person!]

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[oh :<]

So... you can't see your daughter anymore?

One day I will sail West myself and join her. [Now that she's fairly sure her banishment has been lifted... Her smile turns a little sad.] Until then, I cannot.

[There's a deep sorrow there, but it's buried, concealed. Her daughter's departure (and more than that, the trauma that led to it) left a wound that never fully healed, but the pain has dulled with time.]

[:( Nanako keeps looking at Galadriel's face. She can sense that sadness, if only because she's felt it too. So, she scoots a little closer so that she's nearly sitting side by side with Galadriel, and puts her completed daisy chain on Galadrie's head]

I'm sorry.

[Aww, Nanako. Galadriel leans down and presses a swift kiss to her forehead.]

Thank you, little one.

[oh ;~; she blushes a bit lkasdhga]

Y-You're welcome.

[She just smiles and places her own daisy crown atop Nanako's head with a little laugh.]

[asdghkasdgh the crown makes her smile... and she rubs at the corner of her eye a little bit. A little bit of this... it feels so much like spending time with Ms. Lilith, spending time with a Mom It evokes that happy yet sad feeling, a feeling she can't quite describe]

A-And... thank you.

You need not thank me, dear one. It is my pleasure. Truly.

[she keeps smiling at Galadriel regardless, before her cheeks flush a bit and she looks back down at her lap to start on another chain. She seems to be content with silence for the moment... just a peaceful moment]

[And Galadriel is content to keep the silence and start another chain of her own. Some things really don't need to be spoken to be understood.]

[and after that silence rests for a moment... Nanako finally asks something]

Do you know why... some people stay here for a really long time?

[She continues to work on the daisy chain, taking her time to answer in a deceptively casual tone.]

I do not. This place is not wont to do things without reason, I think, even if those reasons are unknown to us. Yet, I would not spend a great deal of time pondering it, were I you.

[she nods... it's a good answer, but she can't help but feel a little disappointed]

So... we probably won't be able to figure out why.

Mayhaps one day we will, but I do not think it likely for some time.

[she nods... and sighs a little bit, but she doesn't mean to]

At least it's nice... that no one has to stay here for very long by themselves.

One of few the blessings of the this place is that no one need be alone unless they wish to be. [And, though she's speaking in generalities, it's pretty clear that's directed at Nanako.]

[right... Nanako looks thoughtful for a moment, but then she nods again]

Mm, yeah...

It helps also, I think, that we are not alone in our sentiments. All of us here miss kith and kin. [She deliberately looks at the chain, as if she's concentrating on it.] At times, it is good to speak of such things with another who will understand.

Like... we should talk about the people we miss? Because other people miss people too, and they also want to talk about it?

Yes. And remembrance is good for the soul, I believe. It is a way to keep our loved ones in our lives when they are not here.

[she picks at her daisy chain thoughtfully as she thinks about it, and then she looks back at Galadriel]

Then, can... I tell you about Big Bro and Yosuke? They went home, so... [knowing that it's okay to talk about it feels like a weight off her chest]

You can. I would be glad to hear of them. [That was her goal, so she's glad it worked.]

[sou good....]

Big Bro is my cousin, and Yosuke is his best friend from home. When Mr. Abel and my Dad went home, Yosuke said he could stay with me, so I wouldn't be by myself. We spent a lot of time together, and it was really fun. Then, Big Bro came too, and it was a lot of fun staying together.

I am sure you were as much a comfort to them as they were to you.

[oh... that comment touches her heart, and she looks up at Galadriel]

R-Really? [because if she did somehow... then that would make her happy] I hope so.

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inafadingcrown - 2012-05-29 15:58 (UTC) - Expand