[Glass Reverie] Some Like It Hot (Krys)

[Krysanthe]

The offer was accepted, and both members of the pair were equally excited. Krys was uncertain where her excitement came from, if it was from going to the underground forest or some uncertain feeling stemming towards Juni offering to escort her. She didn’t really want to think about that feeling, but needless to say she looked forward to the evening. Their journey to find Juni something for his burns didn’t take much longer, and next thing you know, he had some ice and ointment and they parted ways. Later that evening, the two of them, along with Twig who spent most of his time lagging behind the pair, ventured into the underground forest, careful to not go too deep, wary of the many dangers of the somewhat foreboding location. Once Krys first stepped foot in the damp, humid, haunting, unnatural climate, she was hammered with memories. Perhaps this wasn’t such a good idea. It had been so long since she was here last, and there were a lot of emotions that she had been refusing to face. Cutting open those old wounds could be more dangerous than the giant bats that called this place their home. Then again. She stepped lightly, as if not wanting to disturb the scene, as if one wrong move would destroy her surroundings. She would occasionally reach out to touch the stem of a large mushroom, occasionally swatting away an obnoxious small insect, occasionally offering a comment to Juni, which were never anything more than an answer to question. All in all, she was lost in a different world, a world without Twig and Juni and without heartbreak and without pain, a world made entirely of happy memories. She really felt as though she was the only one there. She was lost, distant, disconnected, and she didn’t seem to notice if Juni felt as though she didn’t care. This wasn’t the case, she really did care, but there were just a lot of untouched secrets in these unnatural trees. She really didn’t mean to leave him behind. She just couldn’t help it. This place was sacred to her. It was mesmerizing to be back in a location that she had only since dreamed about for the past few years. But this self induced trance didn’t last too terribly long, for as one moment lead to the next, Krys found herself stepping back to reality. She realized how awkward she felt. She realized how out of her comfort zone she was. She realized how much she wanted to go back and hide in her room. She wondered how much longer this was going to take. After a few short goodbyes, she found herself in near complete darkness, staring at a leather bound journal for another night of loneliness after another failed attempt at making a friend. And so her life went on. This night with Juni barely made a blip on the radar of her life. And yet he’d pop into her mind occasionally. She’d find herself looking at him from a distance in the Glass Reverie, and as soon as she caught herself, she would look away, uncertain why she felt embarrassed afterwards. But then he left. He left to go sell some work somewhere else. He left without really saying goodbye. Krys wasn’t sure why, but that made her sad and a little bit angry. She found herself missing him. She found herself regretting the day in the underground forest when she acted as if he didn’t exist. But then as the days wore on with no contact, not even being able to look at him, any feelings passed, and Juni became nothing but a forgotten memory. Another page ripped away. Another lost piece of a puzzle that seemed like it was never meant to be completed. NOTEMkay. So, not exactly how I intended for this thread to end, but I went MIA for like two months, and by the time I came back, Juni was gone, and now Juni is back but understandably didn’t want to continue such an old thread. Soooo I felt it was wrong just to close it off so abruptly, so I thought I’d squeeze something that seems like an ending into it. Krys is so depressed all the time, so I figured I’d give her another reason to be upset. I’m kind of disappointed that it ended like this, but so it goes. Thanks for reading!

[Phoenix]

Juni

Experience

Skill	XP Earned
Glassworking	4
Medicine	1
Observation	5

Lores

•	Lore Earned
•	Knowing the meaning of Hard Work
•	Medicine: Burn care

Krysanthe

Experience

Skill	XP Earned
Glassworking	4
Leadership	2
Observation	5
Wilderness Survival	1

Lores

•	Lore Earned
•	Responding quickly in a chaotic situation
•	Reminiscing times past
•	Finding beauty in the Underground Forest

The Order of the Phoenix

I'm sorry this thread had to end so suddenly! It could have been something great

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