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[by_my_will]

I am assuming I am not the only one who's... fairy [He just couldn't get used to that]... suddenly self-destructed?

Fairy explode! Fairy explode! [Haro commenting from the background.]

I am certain it likely means something, however I have been unable to determine what so far. Is there anyone here with knowledge on what the fairies were for?

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[by_my_will]

We were working on a project in outerspace. [He wasn't really sure yet about going into huge details despite the different worlds in this place. Revealing his origins was still a bit awkward for him. Thankfully, the curse was over as far as revealing too much about himself against better judgement.]

[ravenly]

[Yes...good for everyone, Rue imagines. She was lucky enough not to be affected at all by that mess. But his answer is a curious one, regardless of whether or not it's true..]

Outer space? [She has never heard of such a thing.] Where...might that be?

[by_my_will]

...........................

[So there was a pretty long pause there as Tieria was completely baffled that someone didn't know what outer space was.]

You... do not know?

[ravenly]

[...She comes from a fairy tale and was trapped in a city created by a mad mans writing. She frowns, remembering that not everyone knows this about her.]

...I do not.

[by_my_will]

[Okay... that was fine, really. After all, some people might be from far enough into the past that they didn't refer to it as outer space. It could just be... something else.]

Outer space is up in the sky. Above the clouds and among the stars. [He hoped that made some sense?]

[ravenly]

[That does make some sense.

She did so like to lie beneath the sky and stargaze with her prince, when she was young. But she had no idea there was a name for such a place; a place no one could even reach. Or at least, that's what she thought.]

I see...and the two of you were working on something, all the way out there?

[by_my_will]

Yes. It was an important project, but a secret.

[ravenly]

[...Ah. Well, she didn't really mean to pry.]

It must have been frustrating to have that work interrupted.

[by_my_will]

It was. However, we are getting closer to finishing.

[ravenly]

That is good to hear. You will have something to look forward to, then, when you return.

[by_my_will]

Yes. I hope so.

How did you know Setsuna?

[ravenly]

He lived in the Larmline apartments for a time, when he was in Vatheon...

The same building as me.

[by_my_will]

Yes. I was there with him after I arrived until he was gone. I have since moved to a smaller place. [It had felt oddly empty without Setsuna there.]

So you were in that building as well. I was not there for very long. We must not have passed each other.

[ravenly]

[She nods.]

It's a very fairly large building, so it wouldn't surprise me if that was the case.

But, where have you moved to, then...?

[by_my_will]

I'm in Ikashun now.

[ravenly]

I see. Are you...happy there?

[She tilts her head a bit. Happy isn't the word that comes to mind, when she looks at him, but...]

[by_my_will]

Happy?

[He had to pause. No one had ever asked him about being happy before.]

I am as well as can be, I suppose.

[But... was he happy? He wasn't sure.]

[ravenly]

[She isn't so sure, either! What are emotions...mmm. She has to wonder whether that is why she asked him in the first place, but...

She doesn't really know why, exactly.]

Well, then...that's good. I wonder if 'Haro' feels the same way.

[by_my_will]

I do not know. Haros were not created to feel emotions specifically, but they have some understanding of them, I believe. [Perhaps even a bit more than himself.]

[ravenly]

Their programming seems fairly advanced. There isn't anything like him, where I'm from...

[...a pause...]

But at the very least, he must be a better companion than those fairies that exploded.

[She forgot hers existed, to be perfectly honest.]

[by_my_will]

He is certainly more interactive. The fairies did not respond to queries. Haros will even initiate interactions at times.

Haro fun! Haro fun!

[ravenly]

Indeed. I remember Setsuna’s Haro was the one who called attention to me in the first place…

[Else he might never have noticed her that day at the festival.]

…But in any case, if I do happen to obtain any information about what happened, I will keep you informed.

[by_my_will]

That does not surprise me. Haros are extremely observant.

Thank you. It would be appreciated.

I will let you know what I find out as well.

[ravenly]

I would expect no less.

[It would be rude to withhold information from her, when she'd offered it so freely after all. So she nods, staring at him for a moment…and realizes she can't think of much else to say.]

…Goodbye, then.

[by_my_will]

[He nodded. That had been one of the reasons he offered it in return. He was learning a bit about sharing and not being rude.]

Goodbye. [And he would be off if there was nothing else.]