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The Children of Eternity wrote:

Celeste leans against the door-frame, a soft smile on her face, and just listens. This is ostensibly one of the most peaceful days she's had in recent months, and watching her girlfriend create something so beautiful is a perfect way to spend it. The thought that they haven't actually clarified what their relationship is yet, whether it be a one-night stand or something more, or even just a dinner date, momentarily breaks through the music to the forefront of her mind.

Celeste considers this, but shoves it away. Now is not the time for thinking. Now is the time for listening and enjoying.

...

As Katrina eventually brings the musical show to a close and lets the final notes dissipate, a gentle clapping rings out from the doorway.

Celeste glides forward, looking extremely impressed at the performance.
"You know, you're a lot better at this than you had let on. What was that piece?"

Jonathan quickly signed back to Anna;
"There are clauses in the treaty that ensures he doesn't."

He then turned to Kat and waved a hand.
"Please, half the time my adventures begins with me falling into the most strangest and outrageous of situations after trying to do basic tasks that my position entails. Some may even say I'm one of the most unlucky person they are aware of. However, your compliments are acknolwedged."

He gestured to Anna.

"However, as Anna stated, I am but a mere mortal; everyone has the capacity to be able to do what I can, considering they have the proper training prior, of course. but then again, sometimes individuals of significance come from unlikely places, and the most minor of actions could have the most resounding repercussions."

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Katrina gave a small chuckle as she tucks a stray hair behind her ear.
"It's a song my mother used to play to me; it's called the Lullaby of Twilight...this is the harp she played when I was very young."

She smiled wistfully.

"She...ah...well...last I heard she was still under the thumb of Helga."

Her smile turned into a grimace.
"F&%k that bitch."

Celeste frowned.
"Something bad happened between you and your mother?"

"No," Katrina replied with a shake of her head, "Something happened to my mother; I was eight, bunch of men from the Courtesan Union had seen my mother walking down the street and thought she looked hot. Grabbed her by her neck and chased after me. I was lucky; got picked up by the Scrap Rats but...they couldn't find my mother.

"When I became Deputy Scrap Master, I went out looking for her in the Union's territory and found her in one of Helga's more depraived establishments servicing the Hag herself. If it wasn't for them damn Merchant f%$#'s sitting in their little gated community, having guns all around the place, I would've sprung her then and there..."

She hugged the harp.

"It's hard...really hard...to...be so f&%$ing close to saving someone you love...and just...be so damn powerless to save them...it kills you..."

"It kills you..." She repeats.

She sighed.
"I'd literally do anything to help her, set her free, even if it means I lose...all of this..."

Rathoria wrote:

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The rangers in the wooded area find no windows with the target. This is to be expected; one would anticipate an attack coming from the woods and the dry land as it would be the quickest and easiest avenue of escape. Conversely, the window is clear as day for the water teams.

As the sun begins to set, two more boats return and five jeeps return to the base before the crews are swapped out and set out. There are an additional ten jeeps and five boats, suggesting rapid response forces in the event intruders are detected. They count at total of one hundred and fifty troops in this small base. The Waste Rangers, like ghosts, disable all the boats that do not leave, while the water based team prepare to take the shot.

Tyramon wrote:

"Please," Witta said, her voice still coarse. "I'm desperately thirsty. I need water."

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Corali nodded
"Well, shall we move on from breakfast then?"

Ophelia nodded.
"Of course it is! you can't expect to become an expert overnight, huh? Sko Buffs wasnt built in a day."

She gave Vara a comforting tap on the shoulder.
"You'll be fine; the first dozen is a bit hard to do."

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The Aerlanicans ask how they can be of assistance. Likewise offering their services.

******

Iblion smiled.
"Alright...here you go."

He grasped the back of her head, opened her mouth, and poured it in himself.

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"Oh! can we show her the museum?" Eastrid asks.