[January 23-etc Open Mingle]

[ex_resound725]

[WELL THAT'S OVER! Here is your post-alien open mingle. Relax! Enjoy not being attacked by aliens! Take a nap! Also you could explore, or do useful things, or otherwise be a productive member of crewciety.

The OOC plotting post has all the info on missions and going-ons. Or: nap!]

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[guidance]

[like a blue bird, Fi flies down from the sky, going to where the crystal's location was. where it used to be. it's an instinct for her. she is not soon enough to prevent wobbling, and she does not have arms to hold out and stabilize, but she's there, smiling a tiny bit, and if Zelda needs to hold onto something steady, she can cling onto Fi. or something.]

[ex_resound725]

[She does not cling to Fi to steady herself; she throws her arms around Fi and holds her close.]

Thank you so much, Fi. Thank you.

[guidance]

Why do you thank me, Zelda? I only did as you would have wished.

[even as she says it, there is still that faint touch of something warmer that inhabits her smile in her words. is this that feeling closer to something like happiness? to see her awake and well?]

[ex_resound725]

Isn't that reason enough?

[She doesn't let go of Fi. Fi is cool and smooth and real. She holds her close and knows she is no longer dreaming.]

Were you safe?

[guidance]

I was, and so were the others. The creatures could not cross - they attempted to lure some out, but we were safe. And they have departed. Whatever their purpose was, it is over.

[one of these days, Fi will understand how to perhaps return an embrace, for what reasons that might hold. if she can understand the spirit enough for that.]

Your rest, was it untroubled?

[ex_resound725]

It was peaceful.

[She draws back, but she keeps her hands on Fi's shoulders. Her smile is warm and open.]

I knew you would protect me.