─「エデン」─ despite them getting off on the wrong foot initially, the TRAILBLAZER had nothing but admiration and respect towards the commander of the silvermane guards. the brief time they had spent together trying to resolve the issue in the UNDERWORLD already gave her enough impression and understanding as to what kind of person the other was. regardless of her strict ways of doing things, her determination to help people of BELOBOG as a whole was genuine. the truth she had to face was much harder than one could imagine.
being chosen means you're carrying the hope and expectations of those around you. CHOSEN ONE is not a blessing, it could easily become a shackle if one wasn't careful enough.
" and you'd always have it. a friend, in me. " whether she was upon this planet or not, or no matter how many worlds she might visit in the future, the fact that they had forged a bond of friendship and companionship would never change. if anything, to know that she would become SUPREME GUARDIAN made the future of belobog looking rather hopeful. eden wondered if the other was aware of that.
" i want to see what kind of future you'd bring to this world, bronya. " her gaze softened, and lips curled into a quiet smile, followed by a reassuring nod. " i'm sure it's going to be a bright one. "
"Seele... I'm sorry for the distress we've caused you &. the underground."
' Ugh , Bronya ... '
( The groan that escapes you is not rooted in residual annoyances , nor a refusal of the apology she is so kind to offer . No , that's the real root of the tension weighing your chest : she is so noble , so willing to throw herself 'pon the cross for years of sorrows she did not cause . Hardships that she did not know about . And how could she ? Why would her mother , so steadfast in her endeavors to conceal the truth , shed any truth upon the daughter she had intentionally kept in the dark ?
Your chest aches for what could have been . )
' I already told you — stop apologizing to me ! You didn't do anything , Bronya . You didn't cause anything . ' Seele runs a hand through disheveled bangs , another groan slipping out ; the realization she has to talk about feelings hitting at once .
' ... Y'know , before now , I'd only seen the real sky once . Not for very long , either . I didn't realize I had forgotten how annoyingly bright it is . How , even with the chill , it manages to make you feel a little bit warmer . '
A shift of her weight , from one side to the next .
' Kind of like you . So stop beating yourself up for something you didn't cause , and get it through your head how much everyone appreciates what you're doing to fix it ! '
Ah , greetings . I hail from Jarlio-VI . What is this world?
' Welcome to the Xianzhou Luofu , esteemed guest ! ~ '
Honeyed tone sings a greeting of warmth , a giddy excitement she always holds in heart when someone new arrives ... in ideal circumstances , at least : nothing like that mess the Astral Express crew walked in on ! Fan opens with a quick flick of wrist , waved towards Tingyun to beckon Bronya forward .
' Jarilo - Vi ... I think I've heard of that one ! ' Of course she has : keeping up with potential business partners is important . Jarilo - Vi was always out of reach , long assumed deserted . It's an interesting opportunity to learn something new ... maybe even get ahead of the game !
txt ➤ BRONYA !!! : ... ... ...
txt ➤ BRONYA !!! : seele, did you take bronya's phone again ? you know she's totally gonna kick your butt if she finds out !
you're filthy . i can have the maids prepare a bath post haste .
' NOOO way !! 'Tis my NATURAL FILTH for the day , and no maid — certainly no mortal — will subject me to such torture ! Call them of immediately , lest they suffer my WRATH ! '
@silvhers sent: ‘ how many people have you killed? ’
🕸 — · A sound of amusement leaves her lips as she studies the woman's face, « I don't think you'd like the answer to that question. »
Kafka was detained not long after setting foot in Belobog. No doubt the Astral Express crew had told Bronya all about Kafka's little escapades. She smirked, leaning on the guardian's desk, « You don't have to worry, I'm not here to cause trouble. Just sightseeing. » Not her most impressive lie, but it might just get her a little closer to freedom.
He had always been an observant person, after all he was the one in charge of the archives in the train, always recording small details and findings he made along the way during their expeditions and his very own researches. Human emotions were harder, but not impossible. Little changes in usual demeanor, actions, words... challenging to see for an untrained eye, but easy to notice once one had examined someone's behavior long enough.
"Their gestures" he explained "Before, they were more erratic, careless even. They started being more concise once they began hiding the truth from us." the man noticed that in their attempt of looking less nervous, they had accidentally exposed their true intentions.
Just arriving into the town called ponyville Scarlet hearth was having second thoughts about selling some of her hard cider. Dispite the encouragement from her granny Silver song Scarlet felt overly nervous having not sold hard cider before now.
Stopping her reinforced cart in the towns open market Scarlet took a deep breath and starting setting up her stall and barrels of fresh hard cider.
"That should do it! taahm ta git sellin' some cider. Ah hope guh-ranny silvher was raahyt about sellin'."
Hoping behind her stall and causing a clanking sound from her blacksmithing hoof covers. Scarlet started filling sample cups with weak infusion of the hard cider as to draw in a large crowd of customers.
❝ um, hellooo ? did you really think we're gonna let you sit this one out ? nuh - uh. ❞
not even a moment is passed before march hurries around to stand in bronya's path, hands placed upon her own hips with a determined glint in her eyes — after everything they've been through, it was only fair that a party was in order to celebrate before the trio's return to the astral express. it was, mostly, easy enough to convince everyone else to go ( aside from dan heng, though she's used to feeling like she's pulling teeth with him, ) though march had a feeling that bronya was going to be the most difficult one about it. she's too humble for her own good sometimes !
❝ you do know you're our friend too, right ? and you've totally been kicking butt this entire time and deserve to celebrate with the rest of us ? ❞ there's a brief pause as march's face turns downward into a pout, reaching out to grab one of bronya's hands with both of hers. ❝ pleaaaaase ? you don't have to stay too long if you don't wanna, but it'd be sooo lame without you there for at least a little bit. seele's gonna be there too, if that makes any difference — hehe. ❞
HEHE JETT BELONGS TO @lemonzestyyyyy we were chit chatting about ocs and they showed me this gem of an audio
So I did what any sane person does and spent my afternoon doing this
Things I get reminded about a lot, all the universes that the gem of reason showed Bronya she was happy in but Bronya still refusing to stop moving towards the gem and authority of reason because she'll never be happy in any universe as long as Seele remains in the Sea of Quanta.