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I'm not giving up...
I'm just giving in.
Eons ears went back by Sage's excited tone. Why couldn't he feel the same? It was true he wasn't fond of his past, but that didn't mean that all of it was bad… why couldn't he just concentrate on the good without this sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach? Instead, he had arrived drunk - probably not giving the best impression to Sage, who had never been anything but kind to him. Still, behind the emotions that boiled up inside him, he forced himself to smile back in her direction. After a moment, it didn't feel as forced. Fake it to you make it, he guessed. He placed his bottles on the table where Sage had directed him to. "Thank you for your hospitality, Sage. We will definitely have to catch up." he'd say, as thoughts began to swirl in his head. How much of his situation would he be willing to share with her? Would it be worth it? Could she possibly help him through it? It was now beginning to occur to him that this festival wasn't as bad as he had thought. It made sense he wanted to separate himself from the bad that plagued his past… but that didn't mean he had to separate himself from the good. Maybe it was the alcohol, but he had suddenly clung to the idea that telling Sage may help relieve some of the pain. Now wasn't a good time though. At least he was down-to-earth enough to know that. "There's a lot I'd like to tell you…" He looked at her, and a slight pause passed as he breathed. "but not here… some other time… if you don't mind." He glanced over at the stranger who had joined the party, introducing themselves as Shifty. Suddenly, he felt a bit more light-hearted. He just wanted to enjoy the evening as well as he could as listened to what they had to say, inquiring if Sage and her brother were the ones responsible for setting up the place. He was about to complement them himself until he heard a strange word leave the stranger's mouth. Humans… he thought for a minute. The name sounded slightly familiar - as if he had heard it in some distant dream or something - but nothing came to mind as he contemplated it. Sage stated she did not know of it either - and just like that, the word was all but forgotten. Something from some other world he had no way of knowing as the conversation moved on in another direction. He followed behind to look at the booths, trying to get a glimpse of the mentioned necklace, though it was hard to do while Shifty was moving. No matter… he would simply have to check it out later. He listened from the back of the crowd as Sage informed Shifty that he would likely never see his Savannah home again. She then went on to explain how she had just woken up here herself. His ears perked in interest. “You… just woke up here?” he’d reply - a bit confused. He had a different experience, but perhaps not everyone in the realm entered the same way. Perhaps it sucked up life forms from all over - each of them finding themselves here by different means. It was an interesting thought for sure and would add more to their theoretical future conversation - if that was ever to occur. He then looked over at Shifty - noticing as tears slowly filled up his eyes. He frowned, feeling for the African dog, giving a nod in agreement that he wasn’t alone - not anymore, and neither was he. His ears perked in surprise the moment he heard his name - inquiring about the bottles. He’d smile warmly. “I’d love some help - it's just a bit of moonshine I made - although….” he paused for a second. “One of them isn’t exactly full… anymore.” he’d chuckle slightly. “To be completely honest I was a bit nervous to come - but I feel a lot better now. You all have lovely vibes.". NOTES |
[AW] Harvest Moon