—Mikazuki did, too! You should go talk to him. He thinks the bouquets might have a different meaning. He asked me to let him know if I heard of anyone else who has one... It's okay if I tell him, right?
I can tell you, in case it's important. But - to understand it, I think I'm probably going to have to tell you about some stuff that happened back home, and it's... not really a happy story. Just as a warning.
[he nods, though his voice gets more somber as he continues.]
Right before I came here... My kingdom was destroyed by a threat that I didn't take seriously enough beforehand. Everyone who lived there was killed apart from me.
I - I don't know exactly how the monster that took them works. Some people here have wondered if everyone might come up once it's defeated. I won't know until I find a way to stop it, but - it's something to hope for, at least.
There's always hope. If not that they'll come back, then... At least that I can stop this from happening other people's homes or families. The thing that took them - the only thing that motivates it is pain and fear. If it isn't stopped, it'll destroy the rest of the world like this.
[he takes a breath.]
But - the dream, right. Um, all of them... All the people who are gone, they reappeared, but as skeletal versions of themselves who just wanted to attack me for failing to save them.
I was traveling through a forest I recognized to find Amir. Every time, I'd just get far enough to find those figures, but I never saw him, and when they were done attacking me... It'd just start over. I'd be at the start of the forest again, and it just replayed until I woke up in the coffin.
Maybe it's possible to combine the meanings of flowers. For example, Mikazuki's dogbane and mirabilis together could form a warning of "false dreams"...
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mustbepurged) wrote2022-06-04 02:17 pm
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This week, I got a bouquet of flowers! [She looks very pleased about that.]
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[She just brings her other hand over, now she's holding Rupert's hand with both of hers.]
We found some similarities in the arrangements we received.
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[he reaches over with his free hand. multiple handholding time now.]
It's a relief, right? Now that we have a real reason to think the people who sent it are still out there somewhere.
[they'd guessed before, but it was only based on all of their previous experiences, not anything concrete.]
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In flower language, his said, "think of the dearly departed," and in mine... "think of me."
It's them, right? I... I'm just so glad...
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Now that we know... We just have to keep trying to find a way to get them back over here.
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[She looks so happy she might cry, but she manages to hold it together.]
There was another meaning that seemed to be present in both of our bouquets...
"Sweet dreams."
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What do you think that might mean?
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That's it!
Every week, some people have dreams related to the murder... but the people who get buried have a different kind of dream, don't they?
Rupert, did you have one?
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Yeah, I did.
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I heard they were more personal in nature...
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I can tell you, in case it's important. But - to understand it, I think I'm probably going to have to tell you about some stuff that happened back home, and it's... not really a happy story. Just as a warning.
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Okay... If you're all right with it.
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Right before I came here... My kingdom was destroyed by a threat that I didn't take seriously enough beforehand. Everyone who lived there was killed apart from me.
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[The color drains from her face.]
Rupert...
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[he takes a breath.]
I - I don't know exactly how the monster that took them works. Some people here have wondered if everyone might come up once it's defeated. I won't know until I find a way to stop it, but - it's something to hope for, at least.
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So... there's some hope, then?
I'm sorry, Rupert... That's such a horrible thing to go through.
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[he takes a breath.]
But - the dream, right. Um, all of them... All the people who are gone, they reappeared, but as skeletal versions of themselves who just wanted to attack me for failing to save them.
[yikes!]
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S, so it was a nightmare...
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I was traveling through a forest I recognized to find Amir. Every time, I'd just get far enough to find those figures, but I never saw him, and when they were done attacking me... It'd just start over. I'd be at the start of the forest again, and it just replayed until I woke up in the coffin.
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I really don't know what kind of greater meaning a dream like that could have, if it really had one...
[It just seems kind of cruel and painful?]
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Maybe it's possible to combine the meanings of flowers. For example, Mikazuki's dogbane and mirabilis together could form a warning of "false dreams"...
... Or am I overthinking things?
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