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[wise_maiden]

[Voice]Hello, everyone

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[Voice]

[derek_bliss]

How many people arrive on these cycles, per average?

[Voice] 1/3

[wise_maiden]

There's --

2/3

[wise_maiden]

[Something about that voice and she gets a glimpse of the image...

... But would he be asking such a question if he didn't already know?

...]

[Voice]

[wise_maiden]

[ ... Well. Time would tell for that. For now, composure.]

... At the least, I tend to lose count somewhere between fifty and sixty.

[mikangirl]

[Five years... that's right. Some people have been here since the very start.

...she's curious, actually.]

Who made those original maps in the guide? Do you know?

[wise_maiden]

Hm? They were made by Brave Vesperia some time ago, but I've been trying to keep it updated.

[mikangirl]

Ahh. Karol, right? [She vaguely recalls that was the name of the mapmaker she heard about.] Albert told me about him a long time ago.

[wise_maiden]

Yes, it was Karol specifically. Is there anything missing from them, or was it only a passing curiosity?

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[once_knighted]

[After more or less holing himself up for nearly a week, trying to get everything straight in his head, Yuri's finally gotten sick of staying indoors. He's got most things figured out by now anyway, so he really doesn't have much of a reason to be doing that anymore. So, regardless of the snow, he decides to take a walk around the area to re-familiarize himself with it.

It's while he's out and about that he notices Raine near the stores. Seeing her makes him slow to a stop - he can remember her, and he knows he's got a ton of memories with her, but ... what the heck was her name? How did he remember everything else and not that?

While he tries to remember that bit out, he'll be more or less standing in the middle of the path, looking like he's trying to figure something out.]

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[wise_maiden]

[It's still light outside, making Yuri a very recognizable figure in the middle of all of that. Once Raine actually turns her head in his direction, that is, and she has to blink a little. Does he remember? ... Better not to assume just yet.]

... Are you all right?

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[once_knighted]

[A blob of black surrounded by snow? ... Yeah, that'd probably stick out a bit. Regardless, he looks over at her when he hears her.

...

Maybe he'll figure it out later. He doesn't need to actually say her name or anything, right? It'll be fine, somehow.]

Ah, yeah. Sorry, I was just ... thinking about something. [ ... ] ... It's been a while, huh?

[Action]

[wise_maiden]

It's been a few months, now. [She moves closer so they can speak normally.] Has it been longer for you?

[sketchingideals]

[At some point, Raine may cross paths with Jeb. He's standing in front of one of the shops, staring up at the light snowfall with a bit of childish wonder, hands held out to catch snowflakes.]

[wise_maiden]

[She wasn't expecting to see him so soon after the end of the school day, so she'll give him a wave as she approaches.]

[sketchingideals]

[He notices that wave out of the corner of his eye, looking to her and waving back.]

Good afternoon, Miss Sage!

[wise_maiden]

Good afternoon, Jeb. Everything all right?

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[chikaidestroyer]

[Whenever Raine arrives in the house for night, she will find Albert in the kitchen, looking out at the snow with a cup of coffee. His journal sits on the table, and he glances in the direction of the front door when he hears noises over there.]

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[wise_maiden]

[It's been a long day.

By the time Raine returns to the house again, it's gotten colder outside, and dark, given the sun has been setting earlier of late. She brushes the snow off of her cloak while on the porch, and can be heard in the foyer removing her boots once she's in the door.]

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[chikaidestroyer]

[The sounds of Raine entering the house knock Albert out of his thoughts, and he shakes his head as he steps away from the window. He goes to fill a pot with water so that he can begin cooking something.]

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[wise_maiden]

[She'll take a few moments before arriving in the kitchen; since after being in the stables and around with Noishe for a bit, at the very least she wants to get cleaned up and comfortable. And her cat is wanting for attention, sneaking out the bedroom door when Raine opens it to leave.

... Well, it's not as if she's going anywhere else tonight. But it probably is feeding time anyway, so she heads over to the kitchen to bring back something for Fabio as well. And there's Albert.]

Good evening.