[A tinny man's voice gives what is clearly a default answer machine message. Vira-Lorr is still figuring the phone out it seems.] "Hello, we are not available now. Please leave your name and phone number after the beep. We will return your call." *Beep*
I'll be at FEAR a lot. But I'll take a moment here and there to check the library, to make sure who's staying there. It will be good to keep stocked on incense.
My home is available, but I'm going to let Susan and the Doctor handle things there. There's too much to do, I think you'd agree.
In early October, a gift will be left on their doorstep, or in their mailbox. There's a bottle of something called 'Firewhisky', wrapped in silvery paper and placed in a giftbag. There is a note from Luna which reads the following:
Dear Vira-Lorr,
I thought you might like a bottle of Firewhiskey, a drink from my home. I've heard it does cause a little burning sensation when drunk, but it's said to fill one with courage. Sláinte!
[This was a truly wonderful gift. She sighed as she looked at it and very carefully put it aside inside of a good cupboard. There were only a couple bottles there anymore, ones for the Doctor or guests, and this was going to have a special place. Poor Luna. She didn't have the heart to tell her that she'd given up alcohol, because god that sounded good.]
You are a peach of a girl, you know that? We could all use a little more courage these days, couldn't we? I will have to treat you to dinner once the power's back on.
Vira-san... This is Sana Futaba. I... I'm still not sure what happened, but I think I went home for a while. It's difficult to tell how time passes here and there... but I just wanted to make sure you were okay.
[She sounded... tired for lack of a better explanation. There were some obvious nerves going on, but Vira-Lorr was maintaining as much a commanding voice as she was able.]
It is the middle of October. As I'm sure you have guessed, things have gone collectively to hell in a handbasket, but it's October. I expected that.
I am... ok. No more physically harmed than I was before October, and I've gotten through some of the worst of this with a bit of help. I think I'm fairing better than average right now.
And you? Are you ok? Was it October when you dreamed of home?
Aside from a few very powerful monsters and beings rearing their ugly heads, it hasn't been much worse than the last few days. Be careful around the noon hour... and avoid a figure clad all in white. She's not something yo should encounter alone.
Otherwise, I ... don't think much else has changed.
... I'm... I'm trying to be of more use. To help those around me... because... I feel like I actually can, now. So... if you ever need my powers for anything, for any mission... please let me know.
That so? Well, good. I'm glad to hear that you're feeling more confident in your abilities. Keep that thought. You're perfectly capable after all. I remember working with you in the past.
I might call on your abilities in due course. You can likewise call on me if you need magical support.
I can't pretend to understand in truth and fullness, but I think I get the idea. To know that you matter, it changes how you view things, doesn't it? And being told it a thousand times isn't the same as having it in your own heart.
Of course, Sana. Just so you know though. I don't consider you a burden. [She chuckled.] You're actually quite skilled with the shield and your powers.
Ah. [She gave a bit of a nervous laugh.] I will be honest? I was under the impression that the two of you were a bit more ... how do I put this? Intimate?
Just in case the chocolates re-appear I can tell you which varieties to not tell him about if you would like. He is quite the ... active sort is he not?
[She was a teeny bit embarrassed there. She had honestly assumed they were ... uh... doing it more often.]
[Being brutally honest, she never expected the two of them to remember about the tie rule, heh. She was used to them being rather naked around the house at times.]
Ah, so you're having to address different forms of intimacy between the two of you then? I'll try not to bring it up, as I have a feeling the two of you might need some time to err... sus it out?
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