@anonymous

[unalign]

Has anyone ever lost one of their tethers?

Not find them broken or destroyed, just lose them.

The information on our devices says losing one would plunge me into a Harrowing, but that didn't happen. At least, not that I know of. But it's just gone. Completely gone.

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@songbird

[windsongs]

[ Hibiki really debates going anonymous on this one, but concern overrides common sense. ]

are you ok? is there anyone you trust who can stay with you in case something happens?

text ↪️ un: retort

[nagano]

That's rather strange, and I don't recall reading anything about it in the libraries.

Are you okay? Stable? You said no Harrowing occurred, but if you need someone around I can be in your area within five minutes.

[ Assuming his magic doesn't sputter. ]

@anonymous

[rumination]

[ he contemplates not responding for a minute, but the need to provide information overrides any habitual dislike of sharing personal information.

luckily, there is that anonymous feature. ]

Yes. My tether to a specific person disappeared. I later discovered they had arrived here.

[unalign]

Yes, I'm all right.

[ moment of panic, but she's slowly settling back down. ]

And it's okay, I think I can manage by myself. Thank you for asking.

[unalign]

[ "assuming" ]

I have not read anything about it, either. So my assumption is that it's never happened before.

Stable for now, yes. I'll be fine, thanks.

[nagano]

[ Listen, December's gonna be a bad month. ]

There's a higher chance that it simply hasn't been documented before. We'd be going out on a limb to assume every single occurrence under the lack of a sun here has been recorded in history.

Worse yet, it could be knowledge that's sealed from public view.

But either way, you can message me if you need anything—within reason. I'm good at making comfort food.

[unalign]

[ hi5 on that. that, and she doesn't want to worry certain people. ]

Did they appear after your tether vanished?

[unalign]

[ day 1 and it's already started, so she shares the sentiment ]

I know.

[ .................................... so much for staying anonymous, lumine. but she's not thinking straight, give her a minute to realize her mistake. ]

I wonder if messaging one of the Hierarchy would give some answers, at least.

1/2

[nagano]

[ He squints at his phone. ]

2/2

[nagano]

Hmph. That narrows it down to three people.

Don't make me fuss over you, got it? [ Nice. ]

You might get something useful out of Assana. Of the Hierarchy's rankers that I've spoken to or seen, she comes off as the most invested in giving a single crap about us.

[rumination]

I noticed the tether was missing one morning and discovered him a day later.

[unalign]

I'm being considerate.

[ by not making people worry :( ]

That's who I was thinking of as well. Amun wasn't exactly very forthcoming last time.

[nagano]

You're spiking my blood pressure. 🙂

[ Worrying is his literal purpose in un-life!!! ]

He was good enough for confirming that our messages are available for the Hierarchy to peruse at any given moment.

That, or he's really used to the all those 'stick up the ass' comparisons...

[unalign]

[ this information is making her blank out for a moment ]

And the tether was related to them, right? Or was the tether the person in question?

[rumination]

It was the person in question.

[unalign]

I'm sorry. Let me know how to bring it down.

[ this entire thing is giving her a headache she doesn't want or need, but yknow. still trying to be considerate. ]

It's probably the latter. He didn't even answer my question as he said he would.

[unalign]

I see.

It makes sense, then, that they'll disappear, given their purpose. But

[ she trails off ... this isn't the reunion she wanted!! ]

You didn't experience the Harrowing when you lost it, did you?

[rumination]

I did not.

[nagano]

I will when I learn how to stop worrying so much about my friends.

[ Ramen's pretty good for headaches. Or a healing spell. ]

Yeah, he didn't bother answering me either. Then again, I was giving him a backhanded insult to the face.

[unalign]

Let me know if you managed to learn how.

[ she's torn between eating like paimon and not eating at all. she wants to do both and also wants to sit down at the harbor and fish all day. no thoughts, just fish. ]

It makes me wonder if he even wanted to answer anyone in the first place.

[unalign]

[ that's a relief, even if it's not very clear what a harrowing is. still. ]

Thank you for the information.

If you want anything in return, please let me know.

[ she's willing to reveal herself!!! just to return the favor ]

[windsongs]

[ Doubt. But she also understands not wanting to admit weakness. ]

you know, I probably wouldn't be considering the situation
I'd probably be freaking out right now
I guess what I'm saying is that it's ok? maybe just have some people you know keep tabs just in case

can I ask what it was?
you don't need to answer obviously. just wondering if there might be some correlation

1/2

[rumination]

That is unnecessary.

[ while it's not information he would ever share if he didn't have the anonymous feature, it's useful knowledge and he doesn't need anything in exchange for that ]

2/2

[rumination]

[ on second thought... ]

However, information would be appreciated if you discover what happened to your tether.

[ for research purposes. why did it happen? ]

[unalign]

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.

[ sorry hibiki, she appreciates it very much. but she'll!! probably tell someone once she's sorted it all out ... ]

It was a person. Someone very close to me.
Someone said it's happened to them prior. The tether disappeared and the person it represented reappeared the next day.