#existentialismee 01

People are mingling at the dinner party. Some are chit-chatting with Vanth and Sebastian, but eventually the King excuses himself. Before walking away, he gives Vanth a quick kiss on the cheek and then steps away from the dinner tables.

He stands at the near edge of Sky Strewn Isle, overlooking the other floating islands.

"You have a similar presence as that human over there," he gestures at a light brown-haired girl. Hanabi can be seen eating some of the catered food.

“Oh, my apologies.  I believe I took a wrong turn.”  Cotes has...Changed since she was last here.  It didn’t take much for Roll to get turned around and wander into a store front that she didn’t recognize either...Was this here last time?  Oh, the residents were ever changing and she couldn’t keep track of it.

｢𓆄｣ Strange...To think he would've noticed this shop given he used to live in this ward. Perhaps it was too much time in the sky or the like. Regardless, Hawks is a guy that likes to stay informed, and that meant no location left unturned.

And so, when he entered the shop, a bell greeted him first.

"Heeey, anybody home?" Strange, how still it felt in here, like time had paused or something, like not even dust would settle even if it could. Regardless, he found it weird how dead it seemed, how was anyone supposed to turn a profit?

"I wish I could be more help to you as I am now."

Lilli was surprised Watanuki could see her at all. Though she helped with delivering supplies and fortifying the shop, that's the extent of her knowledge on him. Still, sitting here like this... she's itching to start helping out with whatever tasks need doing. It's torture to be forced into doing nothing.

"Is it a normal thing for you, then? Being able to see..." ghosts, she leaves unsaid. The word leaves a bitter taste in her mouth.