[ wow... cute. but also, he sits... as best he can. zora are truly so much torso and the image of her sitting across him is comical, but he doesn't seem to mind. ]
Thank you. I was wondering... if I could speak to you of your skills. The ones on your profile, regarding the dead.
I would like to be able to do that as well, but my abilities do not function on this ship. As I am now, I can pray for their souls to travel to the afterlife, in accordance to my customs, but those will only be wishes.
[ there is a swirl of powerlessness that is not foreign to her, but but it is foreign to her in this specific situation.
what use is being a vessel if I can't use my powers? ]
[ in the last hours of memshare, his sympathy is clear. powerlessness is one of his least favorite sensations—that tall feeling that looms overhead, leaving you no course of action but to look up and watch something far beyond your reach.
he shakes his head, tail swaying with it. ]
My abilities fail me here too—we've all lost those powers.
[ which is frustrating, but no one's fault or weakness. ]
It must be frustrating, but a prayer is still something. More than I could offer myself.
[ i hope sidon is happy and still in love even if his romance distracted me from my inbox last night
she shakes her head, too. ]
I will mourn for all of them, whatever their circumstances. [ even if they're all evil somehow. how much she knows or cares for someone has nothing to do with how she thinks they should be in death. ]
[ she has little love and care for murderers, but she also thinks suffering is for the living, not for the dead. ]
It is a power granted to me. [ she touches a peony hanging out in her hair. ] I can conjure a guide of some sort like a flame or imbue an item significant to the dead as a way to call and guide them.
How interesting... [ he wishes he could borrow some of the people here and take them home, sometimes. ] Is it difficult? In a place like this, I imagine they are so far from home. [ it's a long way to guide, but maybe the distance isn't a physical thing. ]
The distance may be an issue. It is a distance normally, as if you must cross an ocean on the strength of your own wing. I cannot say how space will affect the journey.
[ it is something both physical and metaphorical (spiritual? soulful?) in her world. ]
[ these are questions she is used to hearing, in one way or another. usually with less multiverse and with less space in mind, but it's not as if the living are made to know what the afterlife is like. ]
It is why it isn't difficult for lingering regrets and wishes to keep the dead from crossing.
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Thank you. I was wondering... if I could speak to you of your skills. The ones on your profile, regarding the dead.
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it is comical. she realizes her mistake as soon as she sees him sit, but she can't take it back. teenage stupidity. ]
I will answer what I am comfortable with. Go ahead.
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Then I'll be frank. I was hoping you could ensure the souls of our dead could be free of this ship.
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I would like to be able to do that as well, but my abilities do not function on this ship. As I am now, I can pray for their souls to travel to the afterlife, in accordance to my customs, but those will only be wishes.
[ there is a swirl of powerlessness that is not foreign to her, but but it is foreign to her in this specific situation.
what use is being a vessel if I can't use my powers? ]
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he shakes his head, tail swaying with it. ]
My abilities fail me here too—we've all lost those powers.
[ which is frustrating, but no one's fault or weakness. ]
It must be frustrating, but a prayer is still something. More than I could offer myself.
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she shakes her head, too. ]
I will mourn for all of them, whatever their circumstances. [ even if they're all evil somehow. how much she knows or cares for someone has nothing to do with how she thinks they should be in death. ]
Your thoughts have as much meaning as mine do.
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Then I will give the dead all my thoughts and well wishes.
[ ordinarily, he might be a little less gracious than she is for a murderer, but that's why he's not the exorcist here. ]
But it is usually possible for you to send off souls...? May I ask how?
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It is a power granted to me. [ she touches a peony hanging out in her hair. ] I can conjure a guide of some sort like a flame or imbue an item significant to the dead as a way to call and guide them.
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The distance may be an issue. It is a distance normally, as if you must cross an ocean on the strength of your own wing. I cannot say how space will affect the journey.
[ it is something both physical and metaphorical (spiritual? soulful?) in her world. ]
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...An ocean is a very long journey. [ even thinking about it as someone who can breathe in water. ] I can see why they would need a guide.
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It is why it isn't difficult for lingering regrets and wishes to keep the dead from crossing.
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I can see why you are so proud of your ability. What difficult travel our dead have ahead of them...
[ my god this is emotionshare. he's sad about it, genuinely. ]
If we can make it even that much easier with our well wishes, I will be thankful.
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I do not know just how much it will help, but it will help at least a little.
[ if not the dead, it will help the living. ]