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[dawnblushed]

[She's brought the same... and also her bow and some arrows. Just in case.]

You didn't? [...] I never really thought much about them, when I was growing up. But I looked at them a lot after I left home.

[pulsecannon]

I can't recall if I ever looked up at them once. Just... that they were there.

[ Being quiet for a moment. ]

They are really pretty. You can even trace out shapes with them.

[dawnblushed]

...do any of them look familiar to you?

[Just. Munching on some snacks.]

[pulsecannon]

Not really. Someone did show me a constellation around the beginning of the week from their world though. What about you?

[dawnblushed]

Some of them look kind of familiar, but they're not in exactly the right place.

[pulsecannon]

I can show you the one he pointed out. It's pretty funny! It's...

[ She's looking at the stars. Searching them carefully while talking. Then she kind of pauses to search for them again. ]

Huh. I don't remember what it looked like. [ And then to quickly cover her uncertainty, she launches into a new question. ] What do you normally do when you spend time with friends?

[dawnblushed]

[...she doesn't remember? That's concerning. Did she forget about it because of whatever's been making them lose their memories, or--?

Oh, she's distracting her.]

Well... most of the time, we're traveling. I'll go hunting with them sometimes, or help prepare the meals, but by the time we stop we're all pretty tired.

[pulsecannon]

Sounds like you're pretty busy. [ She plops down roughly on her stuffed critter. ] Shigeo did say you were traveling all over the country. See anything interesting while you're out there?

[dawnblushed]

We got to see a fire festival! I even got to dance in it.

[pulsecannon]

Oh? I've never been to a festival before. [ She's never done a lot of things before. ]

Did you dance with someone?

[dawnblushed]

Never? They're so fun!

...no, I danced myself, as a performance. It was a sword dance, though, so I can't really do it here.

[pulsecannon]

Maybe we can borrow some swords from someone another time then.

[ She's thinking about festivals again... ] I think I saw... a flyer for one, but it had to be cancelled because of everything happening in Orience. What do you usually do in a festival?

[dawnblushed]

Sure! I'd be glad to show you the dance.

[Except she WON'T BE ABLE TO because CATER'S DYING APPARENTLY!! PAN!!]

It depends on the type, I guess. Sometimes there's dancing, or performances, or special food.

[pulsecannon]

I'll look forward to it.

[ IF ONLY they had one more night to dance... ]

Yeah? How many have you been to?

[dawnblushed]

Only a couple! I didn't really get out much, when I was younger.

[pulsecannon]

Guess we have that in common then. We didn't really get out until we were sent out on missions.

[ Her gaze flickers up to the stars again. ]

You ever wish it was different?

[dawnblushed]

...yeah.

[She looks up at the stars, too.]

We can't change the past, but... we can influence the future. So we can make things different for the people who come after us.