[Dragonmail: Reilanin]

[transfer_student]

Reilanin!

I heard you've finally gone to earth! I'm sure you're very busy but I'd love to hear about your experiences when you're back!

[so... why is he mailing now...? Well everyone left to go fight a war or be on earth or whatever the fuck Artemis is doing right now he never wants to hang out :,(]

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[winterwhite]

Busy, yes, but nothing exciting. I am teaching an Earth boy about being a mage.

[transfer_student]

They haven't got the Asha, have they?

[HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW. HE'S JUST PARANOID.]

[winterwhite]

The Asha is here.

Right beside me, actually...

[transfer_student]

[WHAT]

What?

Ours? Or has he been replaced?

[winterwhite]

Ours, for the time being. He will be replaced soon.

[transfer_student]

...You point that out so matter-of-factly.

Why will he be replaced? Is it someone's plan?

[winterwhite]

It is our own. The longer he lives, the more this world is plunged into chaos

[transfer_student]

What do you mean by that?

[winterwhite]

A means of encouraging the succession of the organ, I suppose.

[transfer_student]

[does something like that exist?! ugh!]

And you're helping? ...Are you going to become the next Asha? Could you?

[much better Reilanin than some earther, but she doesn't have natural organs...]

[winterwhite]

Ah, yes. His successor is here. I am simply giving him some lessons first.

Mm, no, I cannot take on the organ, nor support organic life. It is questionable if I will live or not upon his death, actually.

[transfer_student]

Reilanin! That's terrible!

Do Alex and Ravindra know?

[D: Reilanin might not come back...]

[winterwhite]

Alexander has known for some time. Ravindra only recently. He said I should have said something... I did not think to as there was nothing he could do. He said as friends I should have?... do you feel the same?

[transfer_student]

I've kept secrets too, so I don't mind. [although he's usually very nosy so is this really consistent with his past behavior?]

It's upsetting to learn, though. I'll miss you if you don't return.

[winterwhite]

Ah... will you?

I wouldn't miss you at all. [she's not seeking sympathy or pity, and she isn't trying to be harsh at all. it's just a moment of realization. she misses them now. she's scared now. but if something in the negative happens, she really won't have the capacity to do any of that then]

It sounds as though it is very busy in Zenderael right now...

[transfer_student]

[R-Reilanin! Did you just say something REALLY MEAN AND UNNECESSARY or


...was that a factual statement about what happens after golems die

he genuinely cannot tell

She gets a pass because he doubts she meant anything bad by it even if it was a piece of unfortunate honesty regarding shits she does not give]

I would. I haven't known you very long, but these months have been more important than the false ones before.

It's busy, but not here. Everyone's gone to war.

[it's like everyone he knows is conspiring to make him worry for their lives at the same time. obviously that is the only reason people go to war and somehow Artemis doesn't factor into this generalization]

[winterwhite]

I wish I were home. I did want to come to Earth, but not for a reason such as this. Alexander asked me to bring some things back... whatever catches my eye... it is difficult to think of such things and wonder if I will be able to bring any of it back.

[gone to war? oh, she knows about bastan, but...] Everyone?

[transfer_student]

Well, all right, not everyone. Iravati and Ravindra and Alex, though.

Is there anything that could be done to make your chances better?

[winterwhite]

Alex? What is he doing?

If there are, I have not discovered them. I am stalling for time, but that is all I can do, and it does nothing to help.

[transfer_student]

I didn't ask. Following Ravindra into battle to make sure he stays alive, it sounded like.

[have a little penguin drawn and cut out like a paper doll and coated in a clear resin for a makeshift charm]

For luck!

[winterwhite]

Oh... Alex is going too, then...

[she's torn... part of her wants to speed things up, but not knowing the end result, what would she be racing towards? and she wants to make sure they're safe, too... it's sort of a stifling feeling, being stuck here at a time like this...

ah... what is this? she forgets her worries for a few moments while she inspects the gift]

Oh! It's very cute. [:>] I wonder... did Alexander ask you to look after Pendleton?

[transfer_student]

He didn't -- do you suppose he's got somebody else on it?

[winterwhite]

Who else would it be? [seriously who else would it be]

[transfer_student]

Well, I don't know...

[is he really the only one you know who could be entrusted with penguin duty? :3]

I could contact him to check, though.

[winterwhite]

[well they're all kind of homebodies so there really isn't anyone else to know, except super nosy people like nova

Oh, no, that's all right. I'm sure he'll be fine with it.

[transfer_student]

Well, all right...

[he might check anyway what if they came home to a starved penguin that would be TRAGIC]

[winterwhite]

[omgosh don't you ever mention that to reilanin nova it would really be pretty tragic]

The fish is down in the cellar, though we've been trying to reintroduce them into the pond... well, not dead ones, anyway.

[transfer_student]

It's hard to reintroduce a dead fish to much of anything...

Have you got a key I can use to get in?

[winterwhite]

A key?

Ah, no. I just warp in...

[transfer_student]

[well he can't exactly do that]

Has Alex got a key?

[winterwhite]

Oh, yes, I'm sure he does. [he must... if she follows him in, he's already got the door open... so that would indicate he has a key...?]

[transfer_student]

I'll ask him for it, then.

Besides, if he thinks of it at the end of the week and doesn't know anyone's been taking care of it, he might assume the animals have gone hungry.

[even if Alex doesn't like them, he'd feel bad for Reilanin probably]