[open] harpstring moon catch-all

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Who: Marianne and you!
Where: Around Aldrip
What: Catch-all log
Warnings: N/A


i.

[ Though Marianne has made her life in Aldrip for many moons now, the remodeling of town has her losing her way. You might run into her doubling back around, entering an establishment only to quickly excuse herself, or stumbling into shadier alleys looking terribly out of place for a woman of the cloth. ]

Excuse me— where is this?

[ Apart from running her usual errands, she can also be found putting up recruitment posters around town for the Artzenritter healer troop. Come take a look? Or perhaps lend a hand at graphic design, technology is a struggle. ]

ii.

[ The memories of the other Aldrip linger, an alternate life where she wasn't plagued by her Crest and she held hope and confidence in herself that she never knew she could. On one sleepless night, she writes an anonymous message to the network after much fiddling with the new charms. ]

I still feel troubled by the memories of the other life we lived. Is it the same for anyone else?

[ If you know her already, she may feel comfortable enough to confess in person. ]

Some days, I feel like I don't know which of my memories to trust.

[ ooc: Her usual haunts are the Willow Clinic where she'll be trying to ease pollen symptoms this month and Astralin's farm and the surrounding meadows where she can be found tending to chocobos and her horse Dorte. Feel free to PM or ping me at ahlyo for a custom starter! ]

Comments

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Sounds perfect. [Caitlyn isn't terrible worried, either. Sometimes plans changed when out riding, like debris in the paths, or other hazards that came up, so she knew to be flexible. Just like how her plans today hadn't involved running into Marianne, but it was a welcome change from how she had originally expected today to go.

Once Marianne mounts Dorte, Caitlyn pulls herself up onto Toby. The chocobo seemed to realize what this meant, and chirped happily as Caitlyn guided him over to where Marianne waited.]

Lead the way?

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[ Dorte gives Toby a curious look, but she's always had a calm demeanor and quietly accepts the presence of a new companion on their trip today. Marianne sets Dorte to trotting at a leisurely pace as they depart the farm following the dirt path into the meadows. ]

How have you been, Caitlyn? So much has happened, I'm glad we have a moment of peace like this.

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[Caitlyn isn't far behind, guiding Toby down the path after Marianne. When they're finally past the bulk of the farm, she's able to use the extra space in the path to bring Toby more to the side of Dorte, rather than simply trailing behind anymore.

She doesn't mind the silence, knowing Marianne is more on the quiet side, but she doesn't mind continuing the conversation either, even if it's something hard for her to answer.]

Honestly? Mostly well, other than continuing to deal with my memories being off. It seems like whatever happened when the town changed didn't completely go away for me. [Even if it wasn't the AU memories that she had, her memories weren't right, and with each month that passed without it improving, it was getting more and more frustrating.]

But I'm glad we've had some peace since. It gives me time to work through it. Have you been well, at least?

[At least she knows her memories are wrong. Vi's corrected her, told her the truth, but that doesn't make remembering things incorrectly any better.]