03 ☘ voice

[necrocabbage]

[Trahearne's tone is usually slow and measured, but today, it's practically melancholy. It's at odds with the otherwise good news that he has to share.]

I recently found employment.

It's at a place on the north end of the shopping district named Anovel's Antiques. I stopped in recently to ask where some of the pieces came from, and it seems that my interest was enough to land me the job. If any of you are eager to learn more about the cultures here, you're welcome to stop by. Every item here has a story, and leaning those stories is by far the best part of my job.

[Here he pauses and draws in a breath, as if bracing himself, but what comes out isn't what he meant to address. He's not sure he can say it out loud, not yet.]

I likely won't be at the Dreaming Bridge very often for the next week or so. I - I need some time to steady myself. I'll keep my yimo on me to stay in touch.

Comments

[makebelieveavenger]

You don't sound particularly pleased about it.

[Aaaand because she's nosy...]

Is something the matter?

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[necrocabbage]

I apologize. I didn't mean to be quite so maudlin.

Someone I was fond of is... gone.

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[makebelieveavenger]

I'm the last person to have any right to take offense at a melancholy disposition. You don't have to apologize for that. But it certainly explains the discrepancy in tone.

It seems people are vanishing left and right. Do you know where they've gone?

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[necrocabbage]

According to the Bridge staff, they've likely been returned to their home worlds. It seems that the Dreaming is fickle when it comes to who remains here and who doesn't.