finally joining the migration. or something.

[lareina]

Hey hey hey.

Yes, I have been very noisy. But you're the one who's hell-bent on the Camelot thing just because of that show you've been watching lately. It's pretty obvious by the username, you know.

Look, it's a long way to go before I become queen, alright? I'm still kind of getting the king to notice me. Or maybe he's noticed, but he's surprisingly as much of a prude as Marcus is.

... Still, I'm glad to be back. ♥

xoxo,
Nausy

PS. OKAY WHY DID YOU CHANGE MY FACE?

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[albus_albel]

I'm sure he'll recognize you no matter who your face is, Nausy.

Though that username does seem a bit premature. Or arrogant, depending on how you look at it. Most girls are content with being a princess.

[lareina]

It wasn't my idea. I even just want to be a knight. Though I have to say "princess" is overrated, and if there's a princess in our universe, it's... [coughs] Khrista.

But, anyway... [clings] I missed you, Daddy! Fia says hi, too.

[albus_albel]

Funny, I thought she and Marcus tended to trade off who was the princess and who was the knight.

[is clung to!] I missed you both, too, sweetheart.

[lareina]

[giggle} You're not supposed to know that, Dad.

And Mom misses you the most! ♥ But she said she'll catch up with you soon enough. She said you'll know what she means.

[albus_albel]

There's really only so much they can hide from me when Marcus and I live in the same head.

Tell her I'll catch up with her, too. ♥ Trust me, I know. I'm not that oblivious.

[lareina]

Poor Marcus. He's never gonna see the end of that, now.

You guys are just the sweetest! ♥ I think being sappy runs in the family.

... Could you say hello to Arzei for me? Please, Dad?

[albus_albel]

You say that like you're just now figuring it out.

Of course, Nausy. I'll let him know.

[lareina]

It's been a while, Dad. I wasn't really sure if the sap could survive that long, until I saw Mom practically throw a gleefit at finding out that you're still around somehow.

... I wonder if Uncle Demetrio was ever sappy? [makes mental note to ask him, haha]

[albus_albel]

You obviously aren't familiar enough with sap, or you'd know better than that.

You'd have to ask him.

[xiaoxing]

She needs more experience with it, don't you think, angel?

Helloooo~♥ [bats eyelashes at you. just because.]

[albus_albel]

Oh, maybe~

[And she is getting a giant hug right now.] I missed you, Morning Star.

[xiaoxing]

They need to take a lesson or two from us. [wink]

I missed you, too, angel. [kissu~] Finally my mun's stopped moping and dragged us over here. You wouldn't believe how miserable I've been without you. :(

[albus_albel]

Mm, I think I would. I've been miserable without you, too, you know. [kissu back~ Also still not letting go of her.]

[lareina]

I'd say how adorable you two are but I'd rather not interrupt so I'm gonna go bother someone else now.

[xiaoxing]

Oh, I know. Because I'm awesome. And stuff.

[o hai not letting to either] So how's the state of the headspace? Marcus doing alright?

[albus_albel]

[nods] And stuff.

Marcus is surviving. I'll admit that I'm surprised he actually managed to stop moping about not getting to see Khrista, but I suppose even he can't keep it up forever. Though he'll be happy to see her again if they ever get journals.

[xiaoxing]

Oh, knowing our mun she'll probably have all those journals up by the weekend. Especially Khrista's, because she's been persistent.

Fia's not as mopey as we are because Nero's here with us, but she says she misses Kakali. And I do, too.

[albus_albel]

I guess our mun will have to work on getting journals up, too, then. Especially Marcus, since it would be a shame if Khrista showed up and he wasn't here.

Kakali's muttered something about temptation occasionally - don't tell Khrista about that - but other than that she seems to be holding up well enough. She does miss you all, though.

[xiaoxing]

Well, you know what they say. All's fair in love and war. I mean - don't tell Marcus I said this - but Heitor's in the same headspace as us and Khrista. So... yeah.

On the other hand, Marc's older self has been pretty active in the headspace lately. Though he insists he's from the universe that Fia and Nero save.

[albus_albel]

Um, yeah. I think I'll definitely not tell Marcus that.

Considering he's Paris's son, I should hope he's from that universe, or it wouldn't bode well for Arzei in our world. Unless I've confused universes, in which case that seems very strange.

[notvanquished]

Paris' stepson, actually - but that's in the other universe. I've been telling the lady mundane that I wish to be from the one in which Airyglyph and my father survives.

Hello, Grandfather.

[albus_albel]

Ah. Sorry, Marc. We keep running into so much time travel and parallel universes that I have trouble keeping track. I suppose I must be getting old.

[notvanquished]

It's fine, Grandfather. It's something you don't really get used to - Mother had warned me.

[small chuckle] Old? It doesn't show.

[albus_albel]

Mm. I don't know whether that's reassuring or not.

You don't have to flatter me, Marc. Though I suppose it makes sense; my family tends to age well.

[notvanquished]

You would be glad to know, Grandfather, that your efforts will not be in vain. And Mother, she... she's a great queen.

[laughs] Grandmother insists her side does it even better.

[albus_albel]

... That's good to hear. Maybe this time around she can do it back in Airyglyph. Or however things end up by the time we're through; Marcus is planning to take a more strategic role this time around, I think, if only because of the rune. So your father's probably going to be the most visible face of things. If a new country forms, I think there's a good chance he'll be on the throne.

Does she? Well, then, I suppose you're going to look good for a very long time.

[notvanquished]

You're right, Grandfather. My parents are the king and queen of New Aquor. The name's not very original, they say, but it's the principle that matters more. Though surprisingly, the Church still stands... some things are difficult to do away with, I suppose.

Some days I'd rather not "look good," really. It gets tiring being followed around by a fan club.

[albus_albel]

Hm. Well, I don't have a problem with the Church, just a few of the individuals being pompous stuffed shirts. I've always considered that the Sphere employees weren't really the gods they claimed to be in the first place.

You too, hm? I think it must be a family curse. The ladies don't seem to have it quite as bad, but that may be because their fans know they aren't too nice to make them keep their distance.

[notvanquished]

[shrugs, and when he says the next bits, it's obvious he doesn't really believe any of it] Hard to stop the Aprisians when they believe that it was Apris himself who came to destroy the heretics. Him and his consort - Irisa, the estranged moon goddess. Apparently you don't see her hanging around with her sisters because she follows her own path, to be with him.

Yes, it's a family curse on the Nox side, unbroken for generations. [chuckles]

[albus_albel]

... Seriously? Did they miss the part where he was here to kill everyone?

It certainly seems that way. Apparently my father had the same problem as well. Though your grandmother acquired a fanclub awfully quickly.

[notvanquished]

Actually... Apris, the stories say, was reborn a mortal. The Church authorities are still arguing about the various personas he'd seemed to have taken up in the course of history, but the form that was confirmed to be him was that of a Glyphian soldier, a member of the Storm Brigade. But he seemed to have shown up from out of nowhere; his name isn't on the official records. Irisa's mortal identity, on the other hand, was identified to be Iri Cavanagh, an Aquarian runologist. Of course, at the end of the war, they both just... well, disappeared. Gone back to the sky, or something.

[a knowing smile] Mother finds that story particularly funny. And she insists that the runologist's name was Eri, not Iri as the Aprisians have adapted.

[now he laughs] Her most popular story is still how she beat up a Black Brigade soldier. Then the fan club - but she says it's not as amusing as your Surferio experience.

[albus_albel]

Huh. All right, that makes... a bit more sense. Except for the part where the story's managed to get so very corrupted in just a generation. They're going to make the Terrans think we're all primitives again. [He grins a little.]

[He rolls his eyes.] She never gets tired of that one, does she? Marcus had one, too.

[notvanquished]

It makes them feel better, I suppose, rather than admitting that there are other worlds out there. I mean, Lord Fayt's arrival on a starship? They've managed to twist the story enough that he's now historically known as the Emissary of Apris, sent as an advance party for the sun god's coming. [rolls eyes] Aunt Khrista's not particularly thrilled.

She says yours was more exciting, if only because she was there. Grandmother, she's so... perky. I know Mother got it from her, but at her age she's still a tireless ray of sunshine.

[albus_albel]

[a sigh] Honestly, it's like these people don't even talk to their parents. More of the people who keep saving them are from off-world than not.

[smiles a little] That sounds like my Morning Star, all right. And mine wasn't that exciting, really. I'm afraid I got mobbed by some overexcited Featherfolk girls.

[notvanquished]

Well, having a "higher power" around seems like a good excuse for not getting something done, I think. [shrug]

Featherfolk? [he swallows nervously] So, ah, I guess I'll have to avoid the Sanmite region...