--- Interlude: River of Eternity -- Session Start: Thu Mar 08 19:52:23 2001 ~~ INTERLUDE START ~~ Though Neydisa remained with Shane to try to unravel the book more, her weariness returned, and she excused herself from the table to rest and reflect in one of the empty student dorm rooms. « You can decide Jeff's actions. you followed after awhile I guess? ^^ » * Jeff remained a little longer, then also left the room, way over his head amidst the technical details. <> « ^^; » >> As Jeff wanders the halls of the Abbey's student area, he sees one of the doors is slighty ajar. :o You hear a faint humming behind it... <> « okay good. :) » * Jeff pauses outside the door, wondering why someone would be awake at this hour. * Neydisa lies face up in the cot, still fully dressed. She's singing some kind of mariners song, but it's so low, it's barely audible what the words are. her voice is very soft, almost dreamlike, as if she's lulling herself to sleep with it. * Jeff << listens for a moment, figures the singer probably doesn't want to be disturbed, and wanders away. Interlude end.>> « boo hiss :P » << *innocent look* ;) >> * Neydisa stops, thinking she heard something outside. "...is someone there?" * Jeff glances inside, pauses for a moment, then knocks gently on the door. «ooc: *resists turning on porn music* » * Jeff blinks as Neydisa speaks slightly before he knocks. "It's just me." * Neydisa sits up, the knock assuring her she wasn't hearing things. "Jeff?" It's open.. you can come in. * Jeff pushes the door open, and steps in. "Hey.. sorry to bother you." * Neydisa looks a little self conscious for a second. "It's not a bother. I was just trying to fall asleep, but not doing too well..." * Jeff smiles. "I'm not surprised.. this has been a crazy night." * Neydisa swivels to sit on the edge of the bed, fixes her mussed hair a second. "I think I'm half expecting another secret to pop out right when I start to relax. I'm still so nervous." I hope not. I think we've all had our fill of excitement for now. I'll say. So many things have changed, in a single instant... * Neydisa looks down. "With Shane.. with Ellena.. with you, even.." I wish I could say I understood it all. I'm in over my head here, Neydisa. Do you have a minute or two? I need to know what's going on, since.. well.. yeah. And I don't know who else to ask.. *** Mia_Ausa (t-peters@dialup-63.214.117.144.Boston1.Level3.net) has joined #Warpg * Neydisa looks up from the bedside. "Jeff, I always have time for you... I don't know when you might leave me again..." «ooc: *kissynoise* ;) » « Blah. Hey, he died on me before. ;_; » «ooc: I'm joking :D » <> * Jeff blinks, then smiles again. "I think once was enough for me. More than enough." Besides, we're all in this together, right? The Guardians want the same thing from all of us. *** Ashton (flare_star@lsanca1-ar7-218-203.dsl.gtei.net) has joined #Warpg *** ChanServ sets mode: +o Ashton It's because of them that we're both here, right now. * Neydisa gets up and pulls over a simple chair or two in the dorm roo, taking one and offering the other to Jeff. "Let's talk.. I'm obviously not sleeping yet.." « er room » * Jeff sits down. "Thank you.." *** Enygma (enygma@64.24.55.118) Quit (Connection reset by peer) What did you want to ask me? I just wanted to know what's happened since I was gone. I came back, expected to see everyone from the temple.. but you, Hikaru, and Allen are the only people I recognized.. and he doesn't seem to like me much right now. Allen... he's been really one dge lately since he found his sister Samantha, I think. And all this trouble in the Abbey, his old school.. I'm not exactly sure what Marlene is doing now, to tell you the truth, or Joseph. They left together on some kind of journey... I hope they return soon, but I really don't know when. * Neydisa sighs. "Amelia is struggling in Adelhyde, surrounded by her walls and walls of guards. I miss her, too." She's struggling? I'd hoped the curse wouldn't weigh too heavily on her.. No, it's not the curse... it's more just everything in general. Royal affairs are beyond me, but now she's the only person who can handle the entire country... And you said our enemy is in Adelhyde, so I have a lot of reasons to worry even more. She should probably be warned. The Guardians are doing what they can for her, but.. * Neydisa slumps her shoulders. "I sometimes wonder if I really am doing as much as I could... I'm trying so hard, Jeff, but I still feel so helpless and afraid sometimes, when I think about how much danger everyone is in. That I'm in..." Neydisa.. I can't say you're wrong about the danger.. but no one can ask more from you than that you do your best. None of us can do this alone.. we just have to stick together. * Jeff smiles. "Besides, the Guardians are with us. In a funny sort of way, we're their hope, just as they're ours." * Neydisa smiles slowly. "You really are a shaman of hope..." *** Ashton (flare_star@lsanca1-ar7-218-203.dsl.gtei.net) Quit (Quit: See 'is, Delimeats? 'IS is my ace in th' 'ole. And you don't got a chance, boy.) The more I think about it, when you died.. you gave me hope to go on. something to aspire to... * Jeff frowns for a moment, then smiles faintly. "I'm glad some good came of it, then." * Neydisa laughs a little. "It's funny. I kept thinking about you, praying for you, so that you wouldn't be forgotten. And now that you're back, it almost seems as if you never left..." * Jeff grins. "I'm flattered.. I never imagined I'd make that big of an impression." * Jeff chuckles. "I couldn't believe it when you recognized my fighting style.. how on Filgaia did you DO that?" * Neydisa blushes faintly. "I'm not sure.. I've seen many brawlers at home and abroad, but you're different." Now, it's even more so. Back in front of the Abbey... even in that armor and amsk you wore, something stood out. It was bothering me this whole time... * Lucca is gone (%Dinner is yummy for growing Luccas! :o(%log(none))%) (pec) * Neydisa nods to herself. "I just felt a strong, pure, and familiar presence I just couldn't place. up until the moment you saved me again." * Jeff grins. "I needed a better way of keeping that mask on, apparently. It's a relief to be out from behind it, though." It must have been painful to hdie, wasn't it? I know how that feels. * Neydisa smiles. "But I'm glad I know who's really under there." I only hope everyone else can accept this as well as you have.. I'm still not sure how I feel yet. I say I take it all on faith, but... * Neydisa rubs her arms, warming herself. "...deep down it make me wonder about what will happen to me someday." Probably the same thing that happens to everyone else, I'd guess. But what matters is what you do while you're alive, right? * Jeff smiles. "Plenty of time to about that decades from now, I'd think." *** Mia_Ausa (t-peters@dialup-63.214.117.144.Boston1.Level3.net) Quit (Ping timeout) *** Nicole (t-peters@dialup-63.214.102.114.Boston1.Level3.net) has joined #Warpg *** Nicole is now known as Mia_Ausa You're right. But I still can't help it. * Neydisa looks at Jeff. "Everytime I see your face now, my mind races to think what youw ent through.. what happened after Ge Ramtos took you..." There's really not too much to tell. It was a few weeks to you, but just a day or so to me. Is that how time passes in the River of Eternity? * Jeff blinks. "River?" Oh.. yes. I don't know if there is a river of eternity or not. I.. 'woke up' in an ocean. * Neydisa blinks. "An ocean...?" A big one. Ge Ramtos said it was primal death.. but I don't know if that was just how I saw it, of if it was really.. * Jeff shakes his head. "I don't think I can answer any philosophical questions about it." * Jeff sighs. "I don't think what I went through was typical, anyway." * Neydisa folds her hands. "I guess there's some truth to the tales... about where she takes the departed souls..." But, if you woke up in the ocean, that meant you didn't flow with the tides away to whatever is beyond Filgaia... something held you here. You might be right.. She said she suspended my soul.. * Neydisa sighs. ..I don't think I'm comfortable with this either.. * Jeff looks down at his hands. "It's all very strange." I really don't know... death is the greastest mystery in the whole world. * Neydisa runs her eyes over Jeff, sympathetically. "But if you're here, it means that there are things even stronger than it, right?" I suppose in the end it can't be cheated, but I can take a really long time about it... *** Mia_Ausa (t-peters@dialup-63.214.102.114.Boston1.Level3.net) Quit (Quit: bbias!) *** Ashton (flare_star@lsanca1-ar7-218-203.dsl.gtei.net) has joined #Warpg *** ChanServ sets mode: +o Ashton * Neydisa smiles. "I hope so. This is a chance not many people get..." At least now, maybe I can stop wondering about the 'could have beens', and work towards showing you how far I've come since our first meeting... Don't sell yourself short, Neydisa. You've already done more than most shamans will ever do. * Jeff smiles. "If you think about it.." * Neydisa tilts her head. "You really think so?" * Lucca is back (%gone: 41mins 28secs ) (pec) Sure.. you're stronger than you give yourself credit for. You've helped track down a gang of thieves, you helped the princess of Adlehyde investigate and clean a monster from a mine, you're fighting to protect the planet itself.. How many people can say something like that? * Neydisa looks to the side. "Even so.. there's this emptiness inside of me..." ...emptiness? Empty desires, broken dreams... they haunt me every waking moment, jeff. You don't know how painful it is to be a savior who can't save themself. «ooc: Cody cheers with Neydisa cuz he's BEEN there, man! ^^ » * Neydisa rests her head in her hands. "Back when we fought Sevena, I was paralyzed with fear, fear that if I did anything I would disappear forever into that hole and never come back..." « ^_^ » « *hugs Cody » «ooc: Cody: ^_^ » * Jeff reaches over and puts his hand on Neydisa's shoulder. "It's all right to be afraid sometimes. No one blame syou for that. As long as you try your best.. we'll be here for you. I'll be here for you. We'll all do this together.." *** Rasis (jesse@166.102.7.172) has joined #warpg « er... lagged? ^^ » *** Jeff sets mode: +o Rasis *** Jeff (rasis@208.42.21.225) Quit (Quit: Shell accounts can eat it.) *** Rasis is now known as Jeff <> « Heh :) » « *knows how you feel* » * Neydisa reaches up to touch Jeff's hand, holding it tigthly. "I know I need help to get through this... that's why I worry about you all. I don't want to be alone in this sea of uncertainty..." «ooc: This ...sea of insanity! » * Jeff smiles a little. "I can promise you one thing. As long as we're both ali-... both.. er.." * Jeff makes a face. * Neydisa gets caught a little off-guard at the face, blinking. ^^ * Jeff smiles. "Well, I botched that. Sorry. But if you every need help.. I'm here. Just ask. we shamans have to stick together, right?" * Neydisa nods. I told the same thing to Ellena... * Neydisa chuckles a little. "Yes, even that thief Chartruese too. In the end, I think we'll all be bonded by that..." Chartruese? Wait.. wasn't he one of..? * Neydisa looks a little cheerier. "You certainly missed alot. But the Pastels haven't changed much either." ^^ * Jeff laughs. "It's nice to know some things are the same.." Yes, it sure is. :) « hmm.. ncie place to quit, or more discuiin'? ;) » * Jeff stands up. "I should let you get to sleep... I should try to myself." Thank you, Neydisa. * Jeff smiles. "I needed to talk to a friend.. and it's good to know I have one here." <> * Neydisa nods her sapphire head. "And it's good to know that a friend has been returned to me." Sleep well Jeff. I think we both deserve it. :) You too, Neydisa. Good night. * Jeff smiles, and walks out, closing the door behind him. * Neydisa sits on the edge of the bed again, reclining back onto the soft pillow. "I wonder what morning will bring..." ~~ INTERLUDE END ~~ Session Close: Thu Mar 08 23:59:34 2001