shí èr ; 十 二

[getsomesleep]

My condolences to the friends of the disappeared. Cissus is gone as well, and her absence dims the sunlight over these fields, faint already in this cold and dark season. Parting is worst when it is sudden; but all the bonds we make are ultimately contingencies against a mute and chaotic world. Storms pass. We build again.


The restoration of the fields continues to be a challenging project; I consider myself responsible, and am attempting to devise an alternative solution. I must beg your patience.


[There is a pause, and then a sketch appears, quickly and with Huo's usual neat precision. Looks like gears of a pocket watch. Beneath it, fainter writing.]

And still. I am grateful.


-- 火

Comments

[lingeringlegacy]

So her disappearance is confirmed?

As for the field, I suppose there is some relief that the onslaught had taken place in the first half of winter.

[mythgravenblade.livejournal.com]

Might there be a way to make use of the current happenings in the restorations?

[spandexisyouth]

Oh. So she is indeed gone. Thank you for saying.

[He's very curious as to how Huo knows, if he's been able to probe a bit into the Sphere, but he's trying to be careful on the journals.]

[remember_cephiro]

Allow others to get too close and it will undoubtedly prove to be a liability later. Yet what choice do we have?

[hanakioku.livejournal.com]

Cleaning fields. Pieces gone. Blood left.

[feathered-earth.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry. She always seemed like a sweet person.

And I'll help cleaning up the farm too, with Paladin. But don't be too sorry. That combine harvester really saved us out there.