Echoes Of The Past

[ Mayari also eagerly looks at Tian for his possible theory of this situation. ]

"Tian, are you there? It's me, Mayari! We need help!"

[ Mayari rushes over while carrying something small in her hands, her hair glowing in white with blue and her eyes blue filled with worry. ]

Mayari? What is it?!

There's a castle on a hill as the story goes!

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Project: Eden's Garden - Another Quadrant - Chapter 2: Ash to Ash

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[ Surprised by him knowing who she's referring to and his plan about it, she quickly stands up and asks. ]

"Wait, what?? How– Wouldn't that be–??"

[ The glowing girl composes herself by taking a few deep breaths, dimming the glow in both of her hair and eyes back to brown before asking the man her question. ]

"......If that were to happen after the trial on my end, can I be there with you?"

"....Um, hi.

It's me, again."

[ She greets you as her hair glows white and her eyes in blue as she looks down in dejection. ]

-🌙🪼

He lights a cigarette, and then leans back against a chair.

“Hello. Do you need something?”

He offers a gentle smile.

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Okay, late post, but I just realized there's one more thing that I wish for Damon other than popping off. What I wish for him.....

Is for him to have a CG where it shows how pissed off he truly is. Like Aqua Hoshino kinda thing

(I'm sorry for constantly yapping about him, I just miss him even tho it's already been a week and a half-ish 😅)

I see. Thank you for the reading, Toshiko!

Hi Toshiko! It might not sound too specific, but I want to know what would happen to my future in general. Like, if there's anything eventful or something....

ah, well that is ok, general prompts work just fine ! the first card i pulled was the queen of swords, which represents independence and honesty, so whatever may come your way you will handle it well. next, temperance, balance patience, and self-restraint, so i see things going well as you acknowledge when things are in excess. the last card is the three of cups, which symbolizes companionship and a support group, so i see you being encourages by those you love. overall it shows that if things go south or north, you will be able to manage and will be supported by others

(The two met up after classes, keeping up the conversation from earlier.)

🌙🪼 - It was no problem at all! I'm just sorry that I left out some answers ambiguous..... it doesn't seem professional of me to do so, does it? By the way, I know I told you my name, but you haven't introduced yourself back then.

(I got inspired by @opossum-on-the-stage 's prompt, so I'm making a non-KG interview for Mayari. This could take place right after Allie's, btw)

🌼 - W-wait! Miss Jouphiet!

*Allie runs off without looking back with a flushed face. The interviewer sighed in defeat for being unable to get her last answer before ending the interview but immediately perked up upon meeting another person, who was on her way to the academy. The interviewer decided to walk up to the girl and start a new interview.*

🌼 - Excuse me!

??? - Yes?

*The girl turned around, and the interviewer had a pretty good look at the girl's appearance. Brown haired in a jellyfish haircut and brown eyes, has glasses with rose gold chains, wearing a black and blue tank top and arm sleeves with a certain pattern.*

??? - Is there something you need? I need to head to class at the academy.

*The interviewer snapped out of their thoughts, realizing they had been staring at her for a while.*

🌼 - O-oh! Sorry! Are you a student of Eden's Garden Academy?

??? - Yes, why?

🌼 - Then, you must also be an Ultimate, yes??

*The interviewer excitedly moved closer to the girl, flustering her. They could've sworn they saw a white and blue glow in her eyes and hair for a split second, it must've been the sunlight hitting their eyes.*

??? - H-huh??? Yes, that's right...

🌼 - Then, can I interview you? I promise it'll be quick since you have classes to attend!

??? - Alright, I don't mind. Though, I can't promise I'd bring interesting answers....

🌼 - That's okay, you can answer them however you like!

*The interviewer cleared their throat.*

🌼 - *Ahem* Alright, let's start! First question: What is your name?

🌙🪼 - Mayari Sadélle

🌼 - That's a beautiful name!

🌙🪼 - Oh, thank you.

🌼 - Ok, next question! What is your Ultimate talent?

🌙🪼 - Ah..... I'm sorry, but I'm not sure I can answer this.

🌼 - Oh? Why is that?

🌙🪼 - You've heard of some students who have been receiving their titles that are not known to the public eye, right?

🌼 - Yes, I also heard that one of the reasons that it's been like this because their talents are extremely dangerous, both in name and context.

🌙🪼 - Exactly, and let's just say....... I'm one of those people. If I were to say my talent, it wouldn't be appropriate for an interview, wouldn't it?

🌼 - I guess so..... Alright, we'll skip the question! Time is of essence, after all! What's it like being a student of this academy and what are you learning?

🌙🪼 - Well, there's never a dull moment here, I can tell you that. As for what I'm learning....... a bit of everything, I guess?

🌼 - Could you clarify that part?

🌙🪼 - I'm basically someone who'd help out anyone with any kind of Ultimate talent by letting them test onto me in order for them to have satisfactory results, that's what I mean by "learning a bit of everything".

🌼 - That must be physically and mentally tiring if that's the case.

🌙🪼 - Yeah, but it's ok. I'm used to it.

🌼 - Ok..... Any classmates in particular you've taken a bit of liking to?

🌙🪼 - Romantically or platonically?

🌼 - Both!

🌙🪼 - Ok, well.....There's Elsiya, the Ultimate Priestess and Shahin Nareeman, the Ultimate Falconer. They're my best friends. There's also Cecile Thuy, the Ultimate Promoter. I see her as my older sister figure. I think of Luciano Tubig, the Ultimate Deckhand, as a distant cousin figure, since we both came from the Philippines. They are the people I get along the most. As for the romantically part.......well, there is one.

🌼 - Ohhhh~? Pray tell, pray tell! I'll cut this part out from the interview if this is too embarrassing for you to explain. Treat this as a question from a friend.

🌙🪼 - A-alright, I'll keep your word on that....

*Mayari's face became slightly red, and the glow coming from her hair and eyes from earlier reappeared. But this time, it was slightly more evident. Her eyes averted to the side as she took a deep breath before explaining.*

🌙🪼 - I..... have a certain interest in Damon Maitsu, the Ultimate Debator. I can't exactly pinpoint this as a "crush" yet because I doubt he acknowledges the fact that I exist, I see him as a person who's in the league higher than I could ever reach, and I don't even understand why do I have these sort of feelings in the first place or if this is just mistaken for "admiration".

*She takes another deep breath and fan herself a bit to calm down, causing the glow to dim.*

🌙🪼 - And even if I were to consult this to Toshiko, the Ultimate Matchmaker, or any of the people I mentioned before, I doubt that'd end in the good note.....

*The bell from the academy rings out, signaling the two that Mayari's late for class."

🌙🪼 - Ah! The bell! Was that the last question?

🌼 - O-oh! Yes, it was! You can run off now, thank you for your cooperation.

🌙🪼 - Right, thank you for the interview. That actually cleared my worries for a bit, bye then!

*Mayari waved her hand to the interviewer before sprinting off to the academy. She knew that she might be reprimanded for being late, but she didn't care at the moment and smiled to herself. Because it was as she said to the interviewer, talking about her life at the academy cleared a fragment of her worries.*

Another motherless child 😔😔😔

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[ Surprised by her friend bursting into tears, Mayari panicked while her hair glowed into white and her eyes blue, thinking that she might've offended her on accident. But when Hazel said that her gift was perfect, she stopped and gave her a small smile, one of her eyes turning into glowing white. ]

".....I'm glad."

[ She gave Hazel a gentle hug, slowly making small circles on her back, and said the words that the assistant needed to hear. ]

"Happy Birthday, Hazel."

"Hi Hazel! It's Mayari. Your birthday's on the 20th, right? I made something for you..... I know it isn't much, but I wanted to give you something."

[ She hands you a jar filled with colored paper stars. ]

“ … Huh, Mi… I mean, Mayari, what do you…? ”

[ She eyes the jar and looks up at Mayari, now fully processing the words spoken. ] “ … Oh… It’s my birthday today… My birthday… today…? “ “ … The 20th… April 20th… That’s right… “

[ They look down at the ground slightly. ]

“ My apologies, I appear to have forgotten… “ [ She gingerly takes the paper-star filled jar from Mayari, holding it in her hands as if it’d be taken away if she ever let go or let her eyes off of it for even a moment. ] [ It’d been… too long, truly, too long since she’d remembered a birthday of hers. How long had it been…? Three years…? Four years…? It was a miserable haze of time she’d failed to recollect, and she let her focus back on the gift. ]

[ How… how long had Mayari spent making all of these stars, just for her birthday? They were only mimics of stars, much like her hairclips, never truly reminiscent of the lights above. But… they had love and care crafted into them. How long had it been since she’s felt that? ]

[ Now she’s holding space in her hands, the stars in her eyes, and it’s hers, all hers, nobody else’s but hers. Her love, and it’s all for her to keep, never to give away. ] [ They’d always thought they could never touch the stars, after all the sacrifice. Ever since the tiger convinced her to stay. Even with all of her dreams… They were always nothing more than dreams. But… maybe, even if she couldn’t fully change… Maybe she could touch the stars, she could at least try to stay strong. ]

[ She didn’t realize it, but she was crying. Tears fell from her eyes and clouded her vision, but she didn’t wipe it away and hide… She just stayed like that, a small smile creeping up on her face. ] [ Even with all the money she could use, all the money she could buy gifts and food and hell, even businesses with… She was swarmed with a feeling she couldn’t buy before. ]

[ Happiness. ] ” … No, no, Mayari. This is… this is enough. This is more than enough. Thank you… thank you so, so much. I… I don’t know how… How I can re… “ [ She sniffs, voice becoming high-pitched and wavering. ] “ … I don’t know how I can repay you. This is… Perfect. “

“ …It’s perfect. Thank you…. “

"Eh? Hazel? Is that really you?"

[ Mayari noticed a tiny assistant, squatted down and cupped her into her hands. ]

"What happened to you? Did someone or something happen to turn you into this?"

[ a tiny hazel comes up to you!! ]

“ … “

[ er… what do you say? ]

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Honestly, this is one of the moments where I'd wish for Damon to actually have this voiceline. Because imagine how HARD and RAW it would sound due to the stress of.... well, everything.

Also,

LET 👏 HIM 👏 CURSE👏 PLS

He probably deserves to snap in the future trial, whether it's to shut EVERYONE up or him saying that he can't do this anymore or anything at all.