Event Twenty-Five.

[awashmods]

I'd like to creep into the wood And see the bonnets blue, And hear the bluebells ringing loud, I wish I could -- don't you?

t's another day, another month, and another time for people to show up in the well. You'd better go rescue them! Never mind the fact that you woke up with a flower in your hands. It's probably fine. Don't mind it at all. It's not like it's hard to ignore a little flower. (At least, not until the effects start to kick in. Better go rescue the people in the well before they do.) Oh, right. Even the people in the well have flowers, so... things are going to be a little ridiculous very quickly, when all of those side effects kick in. Have fun! Welcome to Awash's Twenty-fifth event log, everyone! Further information on this event can be found here at the OOC post. You are welcome to make your own logs and posts for this event! If there are any questions, please ask them here. Thank you!

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[parakalein]

[ ...okay, so, he has a point. but the whole believing that they're put here for a reason is not something he takes to, naturally. ]

Exploiting, you mean.

[meridio]

I suppose there's a difference.

[ although the flower speaks for him now, he's acutely aware that he felt this way sometime in the past. ]

Do you mean to defy them?

[parakalein]

It depends on what they want. Right now, it seems like all they want is us to do things to restore color to the town.

[ keith's not the type to follow anyone's directions when it doesn't make sense, but if he can help, why not? ]

Although the quests seem more and more morbid. You?

[meridio]

[ kill someone, was it? he cocks his head to the side, and it's a very noncommittal answer. ]

They possess the power to resurrect the dead from different worlds. What meaning does death have here?

[parakalein]

I don't know. Haven't personally tried.

[ maybe it's permanent, maybe it isn't. ] Are you asking if you can die again?

[meridio]

Perhaps.

[ there are lives more important than his here. he asks for them. ]

If those who die are returned to life later, the quest's price is no longer so steep.

[parakalein]

[ ...okay, so. this looks like it'll escalate quickly...? ]

You want to kill someone?

[meridio]

[ he doesn't mean it. but now that they're here, he keeps going. ]

You could kill me. What difference would it make?

[parakalein]

[ THE HELL ]

What? Why? What if you don't come back?

[meridio]

[ he's died once, lost his mind once. there's at least one soul here who would enjoy his suffering at any level. what does it matter if he dies again?

somnus shakes his head. he knows this to be an irresponsible way of thinking. unfortunately, his lips don't agree. ]

Then you'd have put a monster out of its misery.

[ but he supposes that, in some ways, he's the real monster of eos. ]

[parakalein]

A monster.

[ he echoes, raising his brows. he's never really been the kind of guy to draw the sword on someone who looks pretty damn sad, and he's not going to start. ]

If you really are one, then that's the easy way out for you, isn't it?

[meridio]

I was told that I always choose the easy path.

[ but that's enough forced reminiscing. he has no intention of courting death for the sake of it. ]

Those were the words of dead men. What meaning they once held has no bearing here.

[ there's a beat to allow that dust to settle before he moves on, swiftly. ]

Bonds restore color to Chroma, while quests reward those who would undertake them. What else is there to do?

[parakalein]

You could choose the other quests, for one.

[ keith, ever practical, offers. ] The ones that don't involve dying.

[ because right now it really looks like this dude has some sort of a death wish. ] Do you have anyone you know here?

[meridio]

[ somnus is more likely to kill someone first, but that's not important right now— ]

There is one. Why do you ask?

[parakalein]

[ SOMNUS. keith, unaware of the complicated mechanics of somnus' family tree, simply goes: ]

Then that makes things less difficult, at least there's a familiar face here for you. Easier to deepen existing bonds?

[meridio]

[ with ardyn? ]

Perhaps.

[ he supposes it'll deepen, though not in the way that keith must intend. regardless, how difficult something is for him has never affected his performance, and so he makes this clear. ]

I was brought to this world for a reason. In order to restore this world to what it once was, I will do my part.

[parakalein]

[ WELL HE DOESN'T KNOW YOUR BROTHER IS AN IMMORTAL GENOCIDAL MANIAC

keith, unable to help but be fascinated by this guy's incredible sense of purpose, can't help but ask: ]

What part do you think it is?

[meridio]

[ nobody needs to know . . . ]

To do what must be done.