#emelin

Very excited to finally be able to wear Fordola's actual gear on her! Goodbye and good riddance to the approximation glam I'd been using until now. 😌

The gear unlock also applying to retainers will come in handy if I ever change Hrudolf or Emelin's jobs too. Or try to make Ansfrid and Charlet, maybe.

*snatches wholesome vibes and sends some back to you* Thanks :D

27th Sun of the Third Umbral Moon

We got dressed up, found proper armor for Arik, managed to hold down Saphy long enough to get her cleaned up and then out the door we went. Jun wore this amazing tux and I put on my proper robes for an event in Gridania. Rosette was on point as usual. Mafrea was very handsome at her side, even if he did not understand he was filling suck a position. Catherina and Reiyah were the epitome of grace. And our good friend O’vissu came along with us. 

So what is all this excitement about? Last night was the wedding of our good friends Cosa’ir Boon and Katalin Hunter. It was a strange and beautiful affair. One I was happy to share with Jun, to help him better understand traditions. 

Once we went through the ceremony we were invited back to the Boondoggle for the reception. I was asked to speak alongside Captain Yohko to the crowd and happy couple.  I copy my speech here for the sake of memories for this day. 

‘Love is a strange thing. Some claim it is not for them, some claim it is all about the open road and never being tied down. But in the end, love is universal. It is of the heart for all to have. Love is not something that can be manufactured, constructed or only meant for a certain ‘type’. And in this love, sometimes two people rise to its pinnacle and take the bonding ceremony to entwine themselves. There is a beauty in days like this, where we pause in all the madness around us to celebrate the union of those we care so deeply about. To put aside strangeness and uncertainty to put our faith in those who celebrate love and thank them to include us in this day. Katalin, Corsa’ir...this day you have opened your hearts to us, and your wine cellar....to be a part of something so precious and special in the times we find ourselves in. I thank you for this beauty, I thank you for your friendship, as all those gathered do. For two people who swore this would never be their path, you seem all the better for letting your hearts open to it. May you always be blessed, may you only find fortune and may every day be a day where you wake up to confess your love to each other. Twelve be with you.’ 

It seemed to be a normal night after that. Catherina played a bit of the harp, we met some lovely people, caught up with some old friends. But that did not last long as there was a raid of Corsa’ir’s Ex’s stormed the bar, attempting to save Katalin from a life with Cor. It was humorous...and a little violent. 

I look forward to seeing them all again. I should host a gathering. 

This is Emeline’s childhood love. Her dolls that she keeps safe. 

9th Sun of the Sixth Astral Moon

Mafrea was found on the ship, but this time the Captain allowed him to leave to handle it himself. He was going to go to the Cabal that taught him his ‘tricks’. He then left the ship. The next day we were called to Catherina’s office. The 'we' being myself, Rosette, Saphyra and Arik. She received communication from Mafrea as to his plan to save his arm and frankly, his life.

She asked us to join her to visit with him, to show emotional support. We all agreed with and soon found ourselves sloshing through the wet sand of Camp Drybone to find Mafrea near the church.

We met him to discuss the plan. A chance to go back to the ones that taught him the dangerous magic that got us here in the first place. He used the term ‘cabal’. 

You could see all of us place concern to the side. This is for one of our own. Not a new face, not a soft forged bond. Us. The small family of six that we are. Sometimes apart, never alone....something I recall us saying to each other many a time. Even Catherina fell in with us. 

The plan made real within a moment as Arik realized we were so close...why turn back and try another day. We’ve trecked longer and through worse. A trip across the desert and into a horrible hidden place...full of possible cabalists and void. 

Catherina’s temporary ward would be put to the test. 

There we went to find a dwindling guardian failing at containment of a voidsent. Small rips in the world opened as its servants flocked to their master. Mafrea had to step in, forgetting his own blight to help the binding the guardian was failing at. 

Arik snapped to attention, laying out the plan with barely a heartbeat going by. Saphyra and Rosette dashed off and starting pummeling but the creature seeping through. Arik took his own spot as well, slashing his sword through them. Catherina took her’s by surprise using fire at range. I was still recovering from the earlier events of the week and decided to use the gun Kat gave me, actually hitting an impish creature at some point. 

It was a quick fight, going in with familiar precision makes all the difference. Catherina was struck a hard blow in the midst, losing consciousness. Arik, Rosette, and Saphyra took injuries as well. 

Because of our assistance, the Cabal agreed to help remove the bound voidsent in Mafrea’s arm. He would be required to stay there. Arik and I took Catherina back to med bay. Rosette and Saphyra remained close. 

One more issue closed, hopefully.