june catch-all

[coldjustice]

Who: Neve Gallus & various
Status: Open + some closed starters
Where: various
What: MANTA board
Warnings: the thread with Lace Harding will have MANY BIG IMPORTANT Veilguard spoilers, be aware if you are trying to avoid those! Any other warnings or spoilers will be marked and updated as needed.


[ i will match whatever format the replies are in, don't feel compelled to prose if that's not your preferred format.

I'll probably add some other starters as time goes on. Special interest quests are: Ink It Til You Make It, Glory in the Hole, Closing Loose Ends, Sarht's Treasure. If you'd like anything specific, please feel free to hit me up at sixflights, by journal PM, or by pinging me in the game discord. ]



WHALE MEMORIAL

In all honesty, Neve feels a bit like an outsider here. Checks out, given that she's not a native of this... location, area, culture?It's not her home and she wasn't around for the important events. She has done her best to learn as much as she can, but predictably she continues to have just as many questions as she finds answers. That hasn't prepared her for the similarities in what she's learned about recent events here. The crystallizations and what they mean for the people, and for the whales.

Then she'd heard about the memorial and it struck a chord within her. She might not be able to help everyone, but honoring the dead? Remembering the lost? Yeah. She could do that.

So, she'd asked Lace to accompany her for an initial memorial visit and at some point finds herself alone at the site. There's no real way for her to know how many were killed here, but she can offer a few of the paper lanterns. The night sky is dark, but the land and water around them are as bright as day. Pinpricks of light shining all around the water. Once hers is in the water, she glances sideways in an attempt to hide just how this memorial is affecting her, spying someone nearby who seems to be having a little trouble getting their lantern boat to move in the water.

"Here," she says softly, stepping over and kneeling down next to them. She doesn't reach for the lantern itself, but she lifts her hands enough to give a gentle rush of cold air, using her magic to push the boat forward until it joins the lights around them.

"This... is a nice memorial. Reminds me of what we do at home."

And hopefully, it'll help Elah feel more comfortable around them.