@ciri.lla

[persists]

I think we should all meet up on a monthly basis to go over any useful information. Weekly is too much — I'm not looking for that kind of commitment. While this... correspondence can provide use, does anyone else feel more comfortable face-to-face? Not relying on this thing to discuss our secrets?

[ She doesn't understand it, really. Barely understands how to utilize it to communicate. So... here comes the challenge: showing her discomfort without feeling vulnerable. ]

I'll buy the first round of drinks if the lot of you agree.

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[forcevisions]

I never said it was.

[ now she's just having fun. ]

[persists]

Stop being cheeky - I’m trying to work on my flaws here!

[forcevisions]

What flaws? You've got a good idea, and a good way to convince people to come. You don't need to work on anything.

[persists]

That’s... kind to say...

But.

Hm.

I simply like handling my business alone... reaching out to you all is different. Challenging, truthfully.

[forcevisions]

I understand.

[persists]

I am sorry, I don’t mean to make things odd.

[forcevisions]

You haven't.

I had a feeling.

[ she doesn't want to be like 'ya i pinned you for a scrappy neglected orphan the minute u were digging under the cots' but also like ... she did. ]

The city's been a lot for me. I've never seen so many people in my whole life.

[persists]

[ less of orphans and more of problematic girls all up in the safehouse lbr ]

I can’t say the same. I’ve seen bustling townsfolk and cities much like this - it just never gets easier. It’s not home and we don’t know why. I’d like to change that.

[forcevisions]

Likewise.

I don't like feeling as though I keep hitting dead ends.

[persists]

It may be all we have. At the very least, we can begin narrowing down to what isn't useful. So we can warn others not to waste their time.

[forcevisions]

Yeah. Ruling things out is still something.

When are you thinking we should do this?

[persists]

Before the end of the month, I would say. Give newcomers a chance to settle — give us time to find something. Right now, I'm empty handed myself...

[forcevisions]

Likewise. All sorts of theories, but nothing solid.

[persists]

[ Unfortunate. ]

And which one have caught your attention? Admittedly, I haven't heard much of any...

[forcevisions]

1. there's a connection between our arrival and the creatures.

2. we were a weapons shipment after all.

[persists]

[ That second one, hm. ]

If there's a connection, that means there's a source. Something that brought us from multiple worlds — a portal of somekind that also allowed those beasts to pass through.

[forcevisions]

Portals are outside anything I've ever dealt with. Have you seen something like that before?

[persists]

Yes. Plenty. My...mother was skilled in them. Annoyed most of us with her flippancy in casting. I always enjoyed them.

[forcevisions]

How does it work?

[persists]

She thought of the place she'd like to go and if she could discipline herself or focus her emotions, she could go there. It's bloody brilliant, but it's not for the faint of heart. It takes a lot out of you to pass through!

[forcevisions]

Can you do it?

[persists]

I could do something similar at times. Not in a real manner like her. Mine were more circumstantial... accidents, you see.

[forcevisions]

You accidentally opened portals.

[persists]

Ah... more like leapt from one location to the next across time and space. Technically not a portal... yet similar?

[forcevisions]

Sounds like an advanced hyperdrive.