tenth feather [text]

[charcoalfeather]

[It's late, very late in fact, on this friday night. But it's not late enough that someone won't be posting on their pokegear.

In this instance, Rakka has decided to be that person by making a text; short and sweet, though it has the inclusion of a small video clip.

The clip is of the night sky, snow falling lightly through the air, not as much as it had the past few days. The stars are shining brightly tonight, but they are simply outmatched by the aurora borealis stretching across the sky as far as the screen, and Rakka, can see.]

This is so much better then the cats and snow monsters.

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[sunnysidewalkstreet]

[ Prompto tends to stay up late, as he sits looking though the network - many pictures taken of the aurora borealis. It's... ]

idk, i befriended one of those cats and never saw any snow monsters on my way but

yeah, this is pretty great.

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[charcoalfeather]

The cats were okay, but then those snow pokemon started appearing outside our house. At least they're gone now.

[Not like rakka knows they were made by some of the other people in the house.]

but, yeah. it's beautiful.

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[callbacks]

well
ok
i guess winter doesnt have to constantly be the worst

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[charcoalfeather]

I actually like winter.
you know, when uh it's not being awful.

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[callbacks]

so like
when

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[charcoalfeather]

sometimes!!
like right now!
Just look out your window!

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[callbacks]

i mean sure
the visuals are alright
but its still ass cold out there and thus terrible

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[charcoalfeather]

Well
Right now it is
yeah it's cold.

[That argument deflated quickly...]

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[cyan_maid]

Isn't it lovely? And so peaceful, too!
Why, I think I've been glowing all day myself in an unknown anticipation.

[Jane has indeed been radiating a calming, happy blue all day. She thinks it's a trick of the light.]

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[charcoalfeather]

[Rakka's aura had been a soft red, something akin to a sunset. But she'd spent most of the day outside, so who was to say what it was.]

Hehe me too! In fact, it kind of looked like everyone was glowing today.
it felt like... I guess it felt like I had my halo again.

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[cyan_maid]

Well, we're not glowing anymore, so who knows? Maybe the light left to go flit about the sky to give us a show.
Did that halo of yours react to how you felt and such?

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[charcoalfeather]

That's a great way of looking at it!

oh,well no.
It didn't really do much of anything besides fall off my head occasionally.

And smell like cake.

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[cyan_maid]

Goodness! It smelled like cake?
Don't tell me it'd fall into bowls of batter!

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[charcoalfeather]

You're not wrong? but, not completely true.
I can tell you about it if you want?

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[paladinlost]

It truly is beautiful. This world might have its inconvenients, but when it shows its true beauty it could be stared at forever.

[Which might or might not explain why Cecil is responding from the skies.]

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[charcoalfeather]

[Rakka looks. tired. It's late and she's a teenager, so at least there's a bit of energy?]

It makes me think about my home... and, this place is so similar sometimes.

It makes me feel happy, like I deserve this.

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[paladinlost]

Of course you deserve this. This land is perfect for those who need rest, or a proper vacation.

[Even if those vacations can get overly long.]

Which aspect of this world resembles your world the most?

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[charcoalfeather]

Well, I have been here for over a year now... [Longest vacation she's had since... ever, as a matter of fact.

She yawns, placing a finger on her chin.]

I don't know for sure. The towns, maybe?

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[paladinlost]

You've barely just arrived, then. There's still plenty left for you to enjoy.

[Cecil's standards for 'barely just' might be slightly warper.]

The smaller ones, like Azalea and Cherrygrove? If your home is even half as pleasant, your life must be very peaceful.

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[charcoalfeather]

Ah... yes, it's something like that. [Rakka's standards may be a bit warped herself.]

It's very nice, especially in the spring time. Last year, I spent a lot of time thinking about it.

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[schachmeister]

It's really beautiful.
I've never seen anything like it before.

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[charcoalfeather]

Neither have I but I know it's called an "aurora"
or something like that.

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[schachmeister]

That's right, an aurora. I asked Mr Pines and he explained it to me.
He said that they are also sometimes referred to as the Polar Lights or Northern Lights and that they usually seen in high latitudes. They occur when the magnetosphere is disturbed by solar winds. When this happens, the charged particles -- which is to say, the electrons and protons -- in the magnetospheric plasma and in the solar wind are pushed upwards into upper levels of the atmosphere, namely the exosphere and thermosphere. Here the energy in those particles breaks down and leads to the emission of light which is what we see.

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[charcoalfeather]

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Wow, neat.

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[schachmeister]

[It is hard for Armin to sometimes read tone while talking, let alone in text.]

Isn't it? Electrons, protons, I never knew any of those things existed until Mr Pines told me about them here.

[His knowledge on them is still pretty basic, mostly owing to the fact that he is trying to catch up on about a century worth of interesting research developments, but he knows more than he used to know.]