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[Hei again, looking quite disheveled, some time after this.]

I-is anyone else having trouble with their new realities? Like...having really weird, dangerous stuff happen to them?

The temple I'm in is completely surrounded by roses that I think are actively trying to kill me. And I had to lock the armor in a closet because it kept attacking me. This is all after the earthquake and the fire.

Anyone know what's going on?

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[leschath.livejournal.com]

[The sound shocks Milo but he grins slowly, shaking his head a bit.]

Sadly it's a possibility. Though I guess it's fine as long as you stay here.

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[Still chuckling a little.]

It's a good thing I don't mind the idea of spending a few days on the Plane, then.

[leschath.livejournal.com]

Indeed. This place is better than most at the moment, at the very least the company is tolerable.

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And the stars are always nice.

[leschath.livejournal.com]

You like the stars? [Milo seems almost curious.]

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I used to. I mean, I still do. [Pauses.] It's complicated. See, the stars in my world are all fake. They were replaced ten years ago.

[leschath.livejournal.com]

So you like the real stars.

[He seems thoughtful for a moment and almost a little sad when he speaks.] Stars are the essence of our existence in my world. That they can be replaced in another reality seems...ridiculous. It was the one thing that should have been constant.

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Yes. I miss them.

I figured, considering all the temples are named for constellations. ...None of us thought the stars could disappear either, but...the Gate is capable of pretty much anything. [Falls silent, looking out at the stars.]

[leschath.livejournal.com]

... I see.

[He's quiet as well, almost respectfully so, for a long moment to let Li...contemplate the stars.]

It's not just the names, the constellation rules the temple and the cloth and the saint. [Milo seems far off for a moment, remembering something told to him a long time ago] Every saint is taught that a fragment of the universe is within them. Power to protect and fight for our Goddess is drawn from that. [He shakes his head with a slight grin.] Most people though, aren't aware of that.

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[Long pause as they're both silent and Hei picks out some stars he knows.]

That's pretty amazing. Power from the universe, huh? ...And it's always nice to have something worth fighting for. I didn't meet Athena when I was in your world, but the others spoke of her with such respect.

[leschath.livejournal.com]

It's the only thing I live for.

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[Smiles, but says nothing.]