['realms.' it's an unusual bit of vocabulary, and Blue's not sure how true it is. he considers that for a few steps...that and the boy's confusion on planet.]
...In a way. But it may be...difficult to fully explain. But it isn't wrong...to think of it like that for now.
[for now. he will have to learn otherwise, should he linger here.]
[He frowns. He doesn't like working with what is apparently a faulty analogy. But it will have to do for now - there are more important things to focus on, and the man is already having trouble talking.
The beach is flattening out further, and he can see lights up ahead. Indistinct voices begin to carry over to them on the breeze.] A...harbor?
[That's what it must be, he thinks, so close to the water.]
It's called a boardwalk. [Blue's pace slows again, tiring faster.] No ships...come and go from this stretch of beach. But the people...they've built up this place...to greet those of us who wash ashore.
[The boy slows down to match his companion, starting to feel worried about the man's clearly flagging strength. He may need someone to catch him if he falters.]
[Blue lifts his eyes to the child once more - now virtually eye-level with him in this way. with a chance to rest, he can take a moment to try and understand the facts of a little person in front of him.
whatever he'd been through...it's sharpened him like steel. echoes of strife and injustice lead to some familiar reverberations within himself, like a water's surface tension just barely disturbed.
should he fear for him now? or be encouraged by a hope that, perhaps, whatever might be ahead of him will be less an ordeal than what's behind?
it's a bit too soon to say.
as for the question:] I just...need time. You needn't worry.
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Date: 2021-09-30 06:22 pm (UTC)...In a way. But it may be...difficult to fully explain. But it isn't wrong...to think of it like that for now.
[for now. he will have to learn otherwise, should he linger here.]
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Date: 2021-10-05 08:15 pm (UTC)The beach is flattening out further, and he can see lights up ahead. Indistinct voices begin to carry over to them on the breeze.] A...harbor?
[That's what it must be, he thinks, so close to the water.]
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Date: 2021-10-06 10:29 pm (UTC)...So it seems...
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Date: 2021-10-15 07:33 pm (UTC)...They're expecting us?
[He's not sure how he feels about that.]
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Date: 2021-10-16 02:12 pm (UTC)It's a mystery...I have yet to unravel...
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Date: 2021-10-22 09:54 pm (UTC)He nods, with a small hmm. He has plenty to think about already, so he may as well let his companion catch his breath for now.]
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Date: 2021-10-22 10:30 pm (UTC)he doesn't bother hiding the relief he feels in getting just a hand onto the back of it for support, his body ready to drop.
with or without help, he sets himself down and lets himself exhale heavily.]
Here...there is food. Clothes. Answers...
Some...answers. Not all.
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Date: 2021-10-24 08:34 pm (UTC)Thank you.
[He surprises himself by following up.]
Will you be alright?
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Date: 2021-10-24 11:33 pm (UTC)whatever he'd been through...it's sharpened him like steel. echoes of strife and injustice lead to some familiar reverberations within himself, like a water's surface tension just barely disturbed.
should he fear for him now? or be encouraged by a hope that, perhaps, whatever might be ahead of him will be less an ordeal than what's behind?
it's a bit too soon to say.
as for the question:] I just...need time. You needn't worry.
Go- find your answers.