rose: come to

[fluthlu]

[Waking up to the stark lights of a clinic is never a totally pleasant experience, and after spending precisely a year aboard a meteor in the time since she last recalls seeing Paradisa, it takes Rose several minutes to fully realize her surroundings. In fact, once she finally comes around, it occurs to her that maybe she never left at all. The meteor might have been some elaborate dream, induced by a bump on the head.

But if that were the case, she would not still be in her god tier garb.

The situation becoming completely clear to her, Rose reaches for the journal. She has no idea how long she's been out, and finding that out is the first matter of business.]

... Brushing aside the film cliche of this inquiry - would someone mind telling me what the date is?

[Filtered separately to John Egbert and Kanaya Maryam]

I would like to speak with you if you have the time.

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[fluthlu]

[Rose is still looking pretty pleased with herself as she slips off of the bed and starts to collect her belongings.]

An imperfectly understood mechanism of the castle's.

[rainbowed]

But...

[Kanaya still seems bent on trying to make sense of this herself.] You were always in that bed, though. I never once saw you leave!

[She helps Rose with her belongings, of course, 'cause no matter how calm and okay about this Rose is, she's still hella worried.]

[fluthlu]

[Rose takes a moment to think about how best to explain.]

It's a little like living in two places at once. Once in a blue moon, the castle will see fit to allow someone's consciousness a vacation home, of sorts, while they lie comatose in Paradisa.

[She pauses.]

In any case, you'll be interested to know that I've just come from the meteor.

[rainbowed]

[Kanaya just doesn't respond for a good long while. Her mouth is hanging open, but at least she takes care to shut it after a few seconds.

Finally, she opens her mouth again -- this time, to speak.] So it was I who sent you to the meteor and back?

[fluthlu]

In a manner of speaking, yes.

[Another moment of silence, as Rose steps over to the window and takes a look out at the castle grounds. It's the first time she's seen actual sunlight and greenery in quite a while, and while it does mean being stuck back in this horrible place, it's not totally unwelcome.]

That's why I'm thanking you.