ethereal moon logs (closed)

[snowslip]

Who: Marianne + friends
Where: Around Aldrip
What: Catching up
Warnings:
Will tag if they come up!


[ ooc: I'm easing out of hiatus and will be doing closed threads this month. If you'd like to plot feel free to PM or reach out at ahlyo! ]

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[snowslip]

I was in quite a bit of shock. It's alright, though.

[ Marianne says with a weak laugh. She will probably have to get the door replaced or painted over in time. Stepping aside, she invites Ethlyn through. The timing is fortunate because there has been something on her mind that she would like to consult Ethyln about as well. ]

Have a seat, I'll make some tea. I'm sorry about the mess.

[ Marianne shuffles around awkwardly gathering misplaced items in her arms to clear up space at the table. Her quarters hasn't seen many tidy days. She's managing better than when she first arrived, but it's still embarrassing how hapless she is at cleaning. ]

[baldrshand]

Oh, don't worry about it. [Ethlyn glances around a bit and wonders if she should offer to help Marianne get her space back into a bit more order--actually, part of her is itching to just get started on it.] Tea sounds lovely.

[She can't help herself from helping at least enough to clear off the table so that there's room to put the tea things down.]

I'll come straight to the point--there are too few of us in the Arztenritter now. Only four... that's not enough. Especially not when something this bad happens. We need to replenish our ranks.

[snowslip]

[ Marianne busies herself with the teakettle. While the tea is boiling, she brings the cups over to the now-cleared table and takes a seat with Ethlyn, looking embarrassed that she's troubled her. ]

We've lost some people these past moons...

[ Including dear friends. Her expression falls to think of it. She prays they're happier back home, all of them. ]

What should we do? The posters didn't draw in any new recruits?

[baldrshand]

[Ethlyn shakes her head.]

I think people might be too used to seeing them around--you know, how when you see something every day you stop noticing that it's there.

I was thinking we could host a workshop, like we did back in April. [Saying it aloud, Ethlyn realizes just what a long time ago that was. So many things have happened--so many things have changed.] ...I can't believe it's been so long since then.

[snowslip]

That's a good idea. Um, I can try to ask around, too.

[ Her social circle isn't large by any means, but she wishes to support the troupe in any way she can. Especially since... ]

A lot has happened since then. Things haven't been as peaceful lately. [ The calm land she had arrived in had been disturbed, and she feels like she's been bracing herself for bad news for some time now. ] It's all the more reason that we prepare.

[baldrshand]

[It's true. Ethlyn can remember how it was at the start... almost hard to believe with how tranquil the place was. The hospitality of the locals veering into uncomfortable generosity. And the worst problem was having to scramble to fix the refrigerators after a fishing contest proved more abundant than expected.

And then the the monster arose from the forest, infecting the town, spreading destruction and chaos. Nothing has been the same since then.]

Something was lurking under the surface here... forces that none of us knew about. [She sighs.] Maybe we should have suspected that this place was too peaceful when we arrived.

[snowslip]

[ Marianne wonders if they can ever return to the peaceful days. Maybe things had never been right to begin with; they just hadn't noticed back then. But now that the cracks have shown themselves, how do they begin to pick up the pieces? ]

I don't really understand what's happening, but I know there are people who need us. If only we can prove the Artzenritter is here to help, we could regain the people's trust.