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[implanta]

[Cloche is out in the village, getting what may seem like a late night snack from the store. However, she looks as if she hasn't been sleeping well. She might blame it on her injuries that are still healing up from her mallynap, or something else entirely.

You can catch her either on her way there, stopping to rest at the fountain on her way back with food, or on the path back to her community housing.]

Comments

[falenanthief]

I don't feel very tired, so I decided to go on a walk.

[He walks closer to her.] And what about you?

[implanta]

Oh... I couldn't sleep. I haven't really been able to since I was returned. So I thought i'd get something to eat.

[falenanthief]

Wait, you couldn't sleep? For how long now? [He looks worried.]

[implanta]

[...let her think.] About a week or so. I sleep, just... not a lot.

[falenanthief]

...Cloche, have you told anyone about this before me?

[implanta]

[Let her think about that...]

No, I don't think so.

[falenanthief]

If you're having trouble with sleep, you should've told someone!

[implanta]

Th-there was no reason to, it...

[Arm to her jacket being shoved up to show skin underneath-- still bruised and healing cuts are shown now.] It still hurts. I can't heal it right now.

[falenanthief]

You can't? Dammit, someone around here should be able to heal it.

[He move closer to take a better look at her arm.] I got a wind rune with healing spells, so let me try.

[implanta]

It's everywhere. Not just here. [...she'll look away but nod a little.] It's why I can't sleep. [Among other things.]

[falenanthief]

[This...reminds him of that uncomfortable experiment with the horoscopes.] Geez...everywhere, huh?

You don't mind if I cast a spell?

[implanta]

[Precisely. Only now, the roles are reversed!] N-no, it's fine, you can cast a spell. [But a spell without singing? THAT IS MADNESS, and don't mind Cloche if she watches you curiously, Roy.]

[falenanthief]

[It's hidden under his glove, but the wind rune on his right hand would be glowing if she can see it. A moment later, the soothing energy from Healing Wind sweep around her to heal her. Hopefully.]

...Better?

[implanta]

[...oh wow his hand is lighting up how is it doing that-- ok this magic is really pretty, and--

...that worked pretty well. She's still got an ache from the larger injuries, but not near as bad as before.]

Y-yes, thank you. Why was your hand glowing?

[falenanthief]

I'm glad.

[He really is.]

My hand? That's because my wind rune's on it. [He take off the glove to show the rune on the back of his right hand.]

[implanta]

[Woah. Cloche will take his hand to look at it closer, trying to figure out this rune thing.] It's pretty. You cast magic with it?

[falenanthief]

Yep. With this, I can cast a healing spell, some wind spells and a sleeping one. As long I have the energy for them.

[implanta]

Energy? [Wondering if it's different from how she casts magic; as long as she has magic power, she can continue to keep singing.]

It's so much different than how I use magic... [Yes, this is very, very interesting to her.]

[falenanthief]

Yeah. With my skills, I can only cast, say, the healing spell about six times before I need to recover. [It's generally why he'd only use it if it's necessary.]

[implanta]

How do you recover? Is it just by sleeping? I know when I stop singing, I can start singing after a minute or two.

[falenanthief]

Pretty much, yeah. A nap's enough for me to use those spells again. It would be better if I have a rune that recovers it for me quicker, but the better magic-users got them first.

[implanta]

'Better magic users'...? W-well I think you're a fine magic user! [Yes, she's trying to cheer him up.]

[falenanthief]

Hahah! I know I'm not the best, but thanks. [His role was as a decoy and to cause confusion over magical support. Rune magic is just to help him in the worst case scenario.]

[implanta]

It's true! I think you're just fine! You could compete with some of the Reyvateils I know! You'd certainly be an anomaly if you were to ever to visit Metafalss, but I'd know that you were just as powerful.

[falenanthief]

Thanks, Cloche. [He's rather tempted to pat her on the head.] If I remember right, you said songs have magic in them in your world?