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[aldebaranshit]

(April 18th - 19th)

So upon asking around in Hugel, you've learned that Arunafeltz has been abandoned for some years now. Something about the majority of the city disappearing off until the remainder moved off to Lighthalzen and left the city as a ghost town. Many of them have heard of the traveling machine, but never had seen it for themselves, except for a few who can recount their friends or family members going off world.

The journey to Arunafeltz shouldn't take more than a day. Once you get there, you should start rooting around the city center. Explore a little bit, and enjoy yourself. Your company. You're this much closer to getting home.

[Mission: Explore the city and rig your ride home.]

(plot post )

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[recurred]

I assume since it's abandoned, there isn't anyone to charge us.

[cabineyes]

You're also assuming that abandoned machinery will work?

[ he's very doubtful. ]

[recurred]

It will if we have a doctor.

[she has a lot of faith in him. watching him zip off with his screwdriver with a small smile]

[cabineyes]

[ looks at him too, not convinced. ]

He? No offense, but to me it seems like he's most likely to set everything on fire.

However if you trust him...

[recurred]

I do.

[looks over at him for a moment. then down as if she's considering something]

Did you happen to hold onto any rings you got from the curse town?

[cabineyes]

[ don't look at me like that. ]

Rings? I didn't know you were married, lass.

[recurred]

[you have it don't you you little weasel]

I'm not, but I still have them and they meant something to me.

[cabineyes]

[ bitch i might. takes one of the little purses off his belt and hands it to her. it contains golden coins and diamonds rings. ]

What kind of a ring?

[recurred]

[takes it and starts sifting through it. distractedly:]

Silver with an opal.

[cabineyes]

[ goes through another purse while she's busy with that one. ]

Silver, you say? I doubt I picked up anything like that.

[recurred]

[frowns and gives the pouch back to him as she watches him go through the other one]

[there's no appropriate response for that, you just crushed her dreams]

[cabineyes]

[ babby don't cry. stops and looks at her. ]

It wasn't just any other ring, now was it?

... Your mother's?

[ or granny's. who else would have the same finger size. ]

[recurred]

[she's ...she's fine.]

[shuffles her feet a little]

My mum's, yeah.

[cabineyes]

[ not alive is she. ]

I'm sorry.

[ both for the mum and for the fact that he didn't find it. puts the poach away. ]

[recurred]

[smiles a little. yeah she's gonna cry. you made her cry]

Well, thanks for looking.

[itches her nose like oh my god im not tearing up i just have a branch in my eye and turns to walk away]

[cabineyes]

[ madehercry. ]

No, wait, lass.

[ it's not like him to let crying girls walk away from him. (ok it kinda is). ]

When was the last time you saw it?

[recurred]

[gonna keep walking until she gets it together. dont look at me im hideous]

Back in the orchard. It was pawned with the rest of our stuff but never made it to the logs if it got bought. I looked all over Marge's house and whoever else might have stolen it. You were the last place to look because maybe you kept it or stole it, but you don't have it so it's just...It's gone and that's okay.

[its not okay but they're 3 days out and about to hop the train home. she gave it up once she might as well come to terms with giving it up again]

[cabineyes]

[ he'll be a gentleman and ignore the possible tears. walks with her but keeps his gaze fixed on the road. ]

I can't remember seeing it at our shop. Perhaps someone else took it.

[recurred]

I guess...

[it could be anywhere by now, really]

[cabineyes]

[ here's to hoping it wasn't the only thing her mum left behind. then again she's not taking this lightly so it could have been. ]

Well, no matter, what's done is done. Try looking at it this way, you might be back at home soon.

With your father...?

[ is he dead too. ]

[recurred]

[nah she has the book, but the ring meant a lot too. laughs a little and looks down]

Yeah, my dad's around. [ a bit crazy, but he's around]

[cabineyes]

That's something.

[ you don't sound too happy about it. ]

[recurred]

[dont take it the wrong way. she's happy to see him too, but she can see him again and again and again. she can't have that with her mum]

[looks up at the city center, trailing dippily behind the other two parties as they go venture inward]

Yeah. You lot though, if this works, I don't think we'll be seeing one another again. [its about as much as being dead]

[cabineyes]

You never know.

This isn't the first time we've traveled between worlds.

[ trying to make it sound light but yeah. she's right. ]

[recurred]

True.[look at you, being optimistic]

[raises eyebrows at him before stepping inside]