034: No Reply

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[Hei appears on the Plane--with a cat. A relatively normal black cat, aside from the purple eyes. The cat looks sleepy and somewhat disgruntled, bristling a bit at the suddenness of the Plane. It lets out a meow.]

This is the Astral Plane, Mao. All those times I disappeared, all the weird things that were happening? That was because of this place.

[The cat struggles in Hei's arms so Hei sits down and sets the cat on the Astral Floor. Mao crouches down, eyes wide as he stares out across the Plane.]

I always wanted to show you this place. You and Yin. I thought you'd like it. I hated not being able to bring you two here. Though I guess I can now.

[Mao meows loudly. Hei smiles, a genuine smile--though some might notice a hint of sadness there.]

Comments

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

If you mean a mage, then no. Kora's guess is he's a wandering constellation.

[contract_star]

Oh. [Slightly relieved.] ...Wandering constellation?

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

Mm. Named 'the Cat', originally enough. [Laughs a little] Disappears from the sky sometimes.

[contract_star]

...Wow. [Really just isn't sure what to say to that.]

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

[Twitch of a smile] Doesn't happen in your world, I take it?

[contract_star]

Well, the stars have all disappeared, but it's pretty permanent. And before that I never heard of constellations wandering around on Earth.

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

...all of them. Disappeared.

[contract_star]

All of them. The moon, too. [Looks upward.]

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

You have no stars. No moon. [....just so she's clear on this.]

[contract_star]

Yes. For the past ten years.

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

No lights in the sky at all?

[contract_star]

All of the stars were replaced with false ones.

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

That... how?

[contract_star]

It happened when the Gates appeared. All of the stars were replaced with fake ones. Have I told you about the Gates?

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

[Focuses on petting Mao, because that makes sense.] Might've mentioned them.

[contract_star]

No one knows how they can do things like that. Ten years and we still don't know why.