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[monolike]

Who: Sorey et al
Broadcast: Yes
Action: Iskaulit
When: Shortly after drifting (late September)


.voice.

Hi everybody. My name's Sorey; I'm First Mate on the Huntress, but uh...

[He pauses. Sighs and starts over.]

A lot of people are missing. People we love. People who we don't know if they'll be back; there's a chance, definitely, a good chance, but that doesn't mean the pain and fear and the grief will go away. Sometimes, it even gets worse. The uncertainty is almost as terrible as the loss itself.

I'll be conducting memorial services in the Interfaith Center for the next week, every day at noon. Anybody is welcome to attend. It won't be anything fancy; lighting candles and burning incense, tea, reading some things from texts I've picked up along the way. If you don't want to come but you'd like me to say something for you during the service, feel free to leave it here. I'll add it to everything.


Also, if you'd like to come by just to have some quiet, or for a listening ear, I'll be here most times. There's an area where you can pray or set up altars or anything that you'd find more comfortable; we just ask that you cover up any symbols you make when you finish. If you need any help building anything, please let me know, I've got a shop area back on my ship.


Religious ties aren't necessary, either, and there's a meditation room next door if you just need some space to think. Please come by if you need anything.


.action. - Iskaulit

[Sorey can be found puttering about the Interfaith Center on most days during the current drift. He's usually in the kitchen, sometimes with Mikleo, as well as praying at the small elemental altar in a corner of the prayer chamber, separated from the lounge area by a curtain.

Sometimes he's curled up on one of the couches in the lounge with a book or a set of hand-drawn maps, frowning as he scribbles notes and erases lines.]

Comments

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[hylights]

[It's been a while, but Zelda knows the way to the Interfaith Centre. After Sorey's message she makes her way there quietly, stepping into the space and taking a deep breath. When she peeks into the lounge and sees Sorey intent on his book, she smiles to herself.

Zelda announces herself by knocking lightly on the doorframe.]

[monolike]

[Sorey glances up at the sound, eyes widening when he spots Zelda and tossing his book aside onto the couch, jumping up and hurrying over to her to lay a hand on her arm.] Zelda! You're okay, you're awake! How- how are you feeling?

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[willynilly]

[Ochako shows up later than most might, tiptoeing in quietly and uneasily. For once she's dressed in dark clothes, as close to black as she could get, her hair tied back, and she's carrying a small box with her. She looks lost. She also looks like she's been crying a lot.]

[monolike]

[Sorey hears her at the door from the seraphim altar so he blows out the candle and flips the cover down before poking his head out into the lounge-

Oh geez. She looks so terrible, she must've-] Uraraka, [Sorey breathes out gently, immediately coming to her side to pull her into his arms because lords, she looks like she needs it.]

[throwsdown]

[Takeshi's there for some of his own friends -- for Okita, for... for Miss Furiosa, and Aizawa. Miss Looma. Kurt. Why are there so many? It's entirely unfair. When he sees Ochako, he can't help but reach out and carefully grip her wrist. He's not sure if she's a hand-holding type, but maybe she doesn't mind someone touching her arm to show she's not alone.

His eyes aren't red, but they're shiny; he's trying not to cry in front of the others, though.

He's here to pay respects and to be strong, or... try to be. Other people need it, too, don't they?

Support.]

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[bythewaves]

[ He's only just woken but... ]

The little memorial tree garden is also open Sorey - feel free to let people know. I.. think my brother or cousin was maintaining it while I slept, but it is doing well, and won't mind visitors, if people want to sit and remember.

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[monolike]

Maglor! I'm glad to see you doing okay, how are you feeling? [He knows from personal experience it can be disorienting as heck waking up from an Atroma coma.]

voice;

[helmsplitter]

[His voice is rough and he's got the video covered up for Reasons™ but he's alive at least.]

Can I just ask you to put in a prayer...word... or whatever for someone for me? Can't...really move.

voice;

[monolike]

I can, absolutely. [But he's real concerned dude, you sound like s h i t] Do you need some help? I have friends who can heal you if you're hurt.

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[airily]

[ Zaveid hasn't spent a lot of time at the center, mostly because he never really felt as though he had a place there - it was nothing to do with him and it was more Sorey and Mikleo's thing. Right now, though, he's head over to spend a little more time with Sorey, not that he would ever admit it, and he goes to settle down at his side near the couches, leaning back against the arm with a quiet hum. ]

Kinda nice in here.

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[monolike]

[Sorey was a little surprised to see him come by actually, not that he's ever going to refuse. With that last shred of discomfort between them finally gone, he can't help but bask in Zaveid's company unfettered from the persistent guilt and hesitation that always hung in the background like a bad smell.

When Zaveid settles down beside him Sorey peers at him past his book, grinning a little.] Thanks. I didn't change much from how it was before, but a friend helped me move things around. And Mikleo keeps a bunch of sweets and stuff in the kitchen if you want any.

action;

[tsunergy]

[anybody want a food delivery? there's been the smell of something sweet in the kitchen for a while, and when Mikleo finally pokes his head out he has a platter of fresh goods on the counter, ready to replenish the supply for visiting folks who need a bite. It's mostly biscuits and some cookies- chocolate chip, strawberry thumbprint, and shortbread. Easy recipes that are suitable for a water seraph to bake without burning.]

Sorey, I'm done the next batch. Are you hungry? There's a few that ended up overcooked, they'll get hard if they're not eaten right away.

[Everybody's down in the dumps, so he's going to make sure that Sorey keeps his spirits high and his body fed, too.]

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[monolike]

I've eaten about two dozen cookies already today, Mikleo. They're amazing, but... [Like, he's going to get as chubby as he was when you were little kids, dude.] I'm sure they'll be really good.

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[aetherflows]

[Alphinaud had been hoping to grow a few plants in the med lab, but the sudden destruction of a planet and its people warranted trimming some of the blooms. They would probably fall off in a few weeks' time anyway, and he wasn't totally sure if the plant would bloom again. They're white and daffodil-like, which only reminds him of his fallen friends.

Maybe he's doing this for them, too.

He sits through one of Sorey's sessions, quiet and with a broken look. When Sorey is finished and everyone else has wandered off, he approaches Sorey.]

Excuse me, if you have a moment-- I wanted to thank you for your words. Is there a place to leave these? [He draws his small fingers through the bouquet.] They resembled the flowers we use on Eorzea to remember those who have passed, so I thought I would bring some.

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[monolike]

[Sorey had seen him, a boy in the back he didn't recognize with an armful of flowers, and it's not hard to guess what they're for. When he approaches as Sorey is blowing out the candles and wiping up the wax that had dripped onto the cloth, Sorey smiles up at him.]

Thanks so much; would you mind if I kept them with the altar? That seems like the most fitting place.

[heroofcocoon]

[Here's a face you haven't seen before.]

So, you're just letting people come in and spend some time in a quiet space?

[monolike]

[That it is. Hey there stranger.] Yeah. If that's what you need, you're more than welcome.

action.

[throwsdown]

[Takeshi will be there at the interfaith center, hands clapped together in quiet prayer. He's trying not to cry, trying to be stronger if he can -- he knows it's okay to be emotional and sad, even if you want to be brave, but some part of him just wants to help comfort people more than anything... He's planning on looking for Sorey afterward, to give him some appreciative words. The guy was really nice, to host something like this, because Takeshi also is far too familiar with mourning even with the person returning. People back home, killed in the Gantz missions.

When he catches sight of him on the couch, he moves over to greet him.]

Mr. Sorey?

[He hasn't lost the 'mister' thing. Too used to it since the Tranquility.]

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[monolike]

[Sorey sticks his finger in his book to keep his place, closing it onto his lap and moving his leg down to make room to sit if Takeshi's so inclined.] That's me. You're...Takeshi, right?

[action]

[the_tailor]

[Lance doesn't come for the memorial itself; he's been to too many of these kinds of things back home, and though he might come for one later in the week, right now he'll pass. The center still seems like a good place to go to calm the noise in his head, however, and he does have to pick up the tea he's fully intent on giving to Shiro.

There's one other person in there when he enters, and he gives a smile and a wave, even if the guy's attention seems pretty focused on a book.]

Hey there. You're...Sorey, right?

[action]

[monolike]

Yup, that's me. You're Lance? [Sorey gets up and holds out a hand for him to shake, if he'd like. He didn't expect to see him drop by during the services anyway, religion didn't seem his thing.]

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[alwayscomeback]

[Sokka shows up for one of the memorials. He isn't sure what Tetramand funeral rites are- the thought had never occurred to him to ask Looma before now (largely because only a crazy person would do something like that). He knows that's what she would have wanted, and it bothers him that he can't give her that. The only thing he can give her is a little time here.

When Sorey finishes, he heads over with a small, tired smile.]

Hey, man. This is a good thing you're doing.

[monolike]

Oh, hey Sokka. [Yeah, it's kind of a somber occasion all around, isn't it? So many people dead, and so many people with no idea how to honor them...or just plain unable to.] Thanks. It doesn't feel like much, but I suppose we all do what we can.

[He gestures toward the kitchen.] Do you want anything? I was gonna make some tea and honey.

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[aspearing]

[ She makes her way to the Interfaith Center once she knows the directions to get to that very location - not wanting to delay going there for too long. Though, paying her respects is a priority - she wants to take this opportunity to speak with Sorey face to face, as well. She's sure that the others are looking after him, but.... Are they holding up alright?

Alisha waits until Sorey is done before she speaks. ]

... Thank you, for everything, Sorey.

[ A part of her wonders if there's anything she can do - but for now, she'll start with offering a prayer soon. ]

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[monolike]

Oh, yeah, of course. [Sorey smiles, his own expression just as strained as hers. He closes his notebook and slides it aside, getting up from the altar.] Hey, actually, I've been wanting to show you the shrine Mikleo helped me make. It kind of looks like the little ones you'd always see on the side of the road.

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[rockily]

[ It was in part curiosity that urged Eizen to the Interfaith Center; curious about the alter, about Sorey's offer to pray to his vessel. Maybe it would help keep it safe from malevolence maybe it wont, but they won't really know unless they try it.

So that's what brought him there, hands stuffed in his pockets staring at the shrine that Sorey built. ]

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[monolike]

[Pokes his head out of the kitchen, not really surprised to see Eizen there, but...okay, maybe a little. He's from a time when seraphim were treated as slaves, not gods. Maybe the shrine is weird to see.]

Eizen, hey. I'll be right over, let me finish up in here.