[07] move along, move along just to make it through

[judicialassistant]

Who: Susato and anyone
Which: Open catch-all log for September + network option
Where: The Wild Harvest garden, but open to other locations.
What: Yujin Mikotoba has left Songerein.
Warnings: Will add if needed.

🌸 A. an apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Sender: Susato Mikotoba
To: Everyone
Subject: Reverein's clinic

[ It's short, and to the point. Susato doesn't use the journal often to broadcast like this, but now that she is, she feels it prudent to be as direct as possible. ]

To whom it may concern:

For the past couple weeks, the Reverein communal clinic has been without a proper doctor to run it. If you are in need of aid, please be patient, as the volunteers are doing the very best they can.

If you have medical experience and would like to help, please let me know. Thank you.

Regards,
Susato Mikotoba

🌸 B. move along, move along, like i know you do.

[ Within the garden of the Wild Harvest, among the faint hissing of snakes and the lull of the waterfalls, Susato closes her journal and tucks away her pen. She takes a deep breath as she moves to stand from her favorite bench, and she walks with purpose into an area littered with stars that look like stepping stones upon the ground.

For a moment, she stops and simply stares. There it is. A blank star, waiting for a name. Perhaps it appeared some time ago. Perhaps she simply ignored it, but after digesting recent events, she has no time to wallow in the remaining stages of grief. He's not even dead, but she wonders if that doesn't make things worse.

Either way, she doesn't even need a pen. She slowly bends down, spending another moment feeling the rough surface of the starfish with her hand before she commits with her pointer finger.

The strokes appear in a glow, and the end result looks engraved. ]

御琴羽 悠仁

🌸 C. wild card.

[ If neither of these fit! ]

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Comments

[refire]

It took a while but I found out what it was for eventually. The mask was there to save my life. People don't normally age until they're centuries old but thanks to that mask I was able to keep my mind in tact. I can't say I hated it after learning that much.

[ There was a good reason for it being there. His life was saved so he should appreciate it more. ]

I'm better off now so I should be alright. You seemed worried.

[judicialassistant]

... [ At the very least, Susato seems to ease a bit after hearing the context behind the mask, and after being somewhat called out. She always has been an open book. ]

I suppose the idea of an iron mask doesn't call forth the most pleasant of memories for me. If it saved your life, however, then... in a roundabout way, it also allowed us to meet! So for that, I am grateful.

[refire]

Did you see something like an iron mask before? Anything can happen in this world.

[ So the possibilities are limitless. ]

I'm thankful we're friends too. You're always looking out for everyone in your own way.

[judicialassistant]

[ She tries to look out for everyone she cares about, for whatever that's worth. His words are a comfort, even if she doesn't verbally respond. ]

Not here. Back home, there was a...

...someone who was forced to wear a mask like that, to hide his identity. It was even locked with a key so that it couldn't be easily removed.

[refire]

That sounds like the worst possible thing that could happen. I'm sorry to hear it.

[Alphen is sympathetic with his tone and language. When he wore a mask it was for good intentions but it sounds like this other mask had a different purpose. He frowns.]

When you're forced to do things against your own will you only feel miserable. Did you ever find the key and get that thing unlocked?

[judicialassistant]

[ When you're forced to do things against your own will you only feel miserable. She appreciates the sympathies, though she can't help tensing when she hears that. Genshin Asogi, he...... ]

...Yes. We eventually found out the truth.

[ There's a smile to help reassure him. She can tell he's getting worried, and getting the full story here certainly won't help. For now, she'll leave it at that. ]

[refire]

I hope you got the answer you were looking for. Sometimes the truth is hard too.

[ He remembers how he felt when his memories came back. Alphen had to confront the truth many times. So it might have been a struggle for Susato. ]

Life is never easy but that's why we have to be kind to others.

[judicialassistant]

[ It was definitely a struggle, though perhaps more for others rather than herself. ]

It's especially hard when the answer you find is not one you wanted. [ But he seems to know all about that. ]