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fambly time is a go

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Though she doesn't know this Warrior of Light specifically, there's a comfort in finding her and immediately feeling at ease. The return of her powers meant that she could sense the light of others again, and she knew right away that this was someone from her home that she could trust.

"It looks like a primal, doesn't it?" She refers to the dweller a ways ahead of them.

"But I'm afraid it's much stronger... What do you think we should do?"

@crimsonharvests

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She just barely manages to block an attack from a Latcher, but the impact sends her skidding backwards across a large difference. When she tries to stand again, her body screams in protest and she drops back down to her knee.

The enemy, of course, uses this as the perfect opportunity to strike again. Ryne lowers her head and braces for impact again, arms shakily rising to try and block --

Only for the blow to never come.

Her head snaps up in surprise, and she's greeted with a familiar face. One she met during the festival.

"Break?!"

@schleckermaul

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"It's all the way in the sky..."

Concern knits her brows together, hands on the hilts of her daggers in preparation for any attack. She looks to Nobara, who seems to be itching to get the fight going. The sight of two young girls facing down a large dweller would surely be a funny one to some, but they'd quickly be surprised at what they could accomplish.

"Do you have any ideas on how we can reach it?"

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"Are you alright?!"

After defeating a rather stubborn Latcher, Ryne and her spiramonster crouch beside the unfortunate person who got caught off-guard.

"It didn't hurt you too badly, did it? I can help get you to safety!"

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She fears that she looks silly, trying to contain her excitement but failing rather miserably at it. Ryne had accepted Lyra's invitation to go clothes shopping without hesitation, even if she doesn't quite know what exactly her 'style' is. That was something more up Gaia's alley.

"The season will be changing soon?" It's safe to say she hasn't really experienced it before, thanks to the flood of light that once plagued the First. "Hm..."

She watches as Lyra thumbs through the rack, quickly becomes shy when she's told that she can choose anything. The task before her suddenly becomes much more daunting.

"Thank you Lyra, I appreciate this. But I... I'm not really sure where to begin." Her gaze lowers, sheepish. "What would you suggest?"

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there was already a warm feeling residing in her chest, going on a day out with ryne like this. when she brought up the idea to thancred, he urged her to go through with it. after all, it would give them more time to bond, and ryne was also moving in with them soon. now here they were, at mermaid cove mall— making a stop at one (of what lyra hopes would be many) clothing stores.

❝ perhaps we might buy some sleepwear for you too, and some warm clothes for the autumn... ❞ she thinks aloud, fingers going through some hangers on a rack. her eyes look over her shoulder to glance at the oracle. ❝ is there anything you would like to try on? you're free to choose anything you'd like. ❞

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"I think that's the last of them!"

There's relief in her tone as she approaches Thancred, hands resting on her knees shortly afterward as she attempts to catch her breath. The large wasp-like creatures weren't quite what she was expecting when she dropped from Selene Station, but thankfully they were easy enough to defeat.

She straightens, looks over her shoulder in the direction they helped usher others to. The barriers, from what she can tell, seem to be holding up well enough. For the moment, she catches herself thinking, and quickly shakes her head and claps her hands onto her cheeks. That sort of thinking wouldn't do here, even if she feels an immense amount of dread.

Ryne carefully steps over a piece of rubble, places herself at Thancred's side and follows his gaze into the darkened tunnel.

"You're not thinking of going down there, are you?"

She wouldn't put it past him. He's always been the reckless sort.

@sankureddo

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hi hi, just coming back from vacation and catching up on things. i'd like to toss ryne in for some mini event things so please feel free to like this for a starter! i'll cap at 3 for now, ff castmates exempt!

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not to worry everyone if u have bad parents i've got the best dad ever and he'll adopt all of you

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“there we were, laughing as if we had not a care in the world. fleeting though it as, in the moment, i was content.”

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"You think so?" It's a bit embarrassing for Lyra to be a witness to this, but very reassuring at the same time.

"I don't doubt how he feels, and I really wish to surprise him... But I still feel so nervous and I don't understand why."

❝ oh, ❞ lyra eyes widen, but also brighten at the question. her heart warms in thancred's place, had he been here to hear the question.

❝ he already thinks of you as his daughter. there is nothing you need to fear. ❞ she reassures the oracle. ❝ you simply need to find the right time. it might come as a surprise to him, but... i can imagine he would be overjoyed to hear you call him 'father'. ❞

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Oh.

She's not sure what she expected, but it's certainly not that. She immediately dissolves into laughter.

"I-I'm sorry, I --" She takes a deep breath. "This is harder than I thought."

"Arms folded. Gotcha." And she has that down to a T. Her arms are folded perfectly across her chest, but it's the accent that Kugisaki catches that is throwing her off.

"Uh...." Clearing her throat, she attempts "Like this?" so bad. So, SO bad. "Call me father." ABSOLUTELY not.

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Ryne straightens up as well, matching her friend's energy and determination for this exercise. She nods.

"He stands with his arms folded a lot. He talks like..." A pause. "Like I do...? I don't quite know how to describe it."

"You just have to look at me, picture this guy and call me Father." That sounded way weirder than it needed to. "The more you practice, the better and more natural you'll be at it."

So, with that being said, Kugisaki adjusts herself. "So, what are key pointers? How should I stand? How does he talk?" Are they really going to roleplay this out? ALL to help her friend, of course!

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Her expression turns thoughtful, taking the other's words to heart. Having another person who knows exactly what she's going through is incredibly helpful, though she still feels a bit unsure.

"I was hoping to surprise him," she admits. "It's as you say, he's done a lot for me... He gave me my name after I was burdened with something else for so long." First and last name.

"I wanted to show him how grateful I am, but I didn't think I would get so nervous just thinking about it..."

❝ Haha. It's easy to say not to be, but that doesn't resolve anything. It's natural to be, ❞ he reassures, his smile softening a little at how forward she is on the matter. still, he can't help but feel a tinge of understanding and consideration, given it all. ❝ From my perspective, if he took the effort to go to that degree for you, then chances are he wouldn't mind. It took some time for me to call my adopted father at the time the same, if it helps. He's the one who kept insisting I did, in fact. ❞ crossing his arms, he thinks a little more on it, tilting his head thereafter. ❝ How about this. Why not ask him if it's alright to start calling him it? Maybe it might ease the nerves if he's the one reassuring you. ❞

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"I think he will, I'm just nervous to say it for the first time. It'll be much more different than what we're both used to." The thumbs help absolutely helps, though.

"Well... is there anything stopping you from starting now?"

He offers her a small smile and an encouraging thumbs up. "I think you should just go for it, if you think he'll take it well."

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"Really?" Her entire demeanor immediately changes to a more positive one. "Thank you, Kugisaki! I don't know how well I'll do, but this is very kind of you."

"I don't think I look anything like your dad--," she says, but she pumps her chest out and beats it with her fists, "But you can try it out on me. I'll even act like him. Just say the word."

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"I --" She clearly hasn't considered that she did in fact just do exactly what she's asking. A hand reaches up to awkwardly rub at the back of her head.

"Yes, I am very, very nervous. He's... He's my adoptive father. But I've only ever called him by his name."

❝ Well, for starters, you seem to be doing fine doing so right now. ❞ spoken with only a minor contemplation after seeing the young girl with such a pensive look on her face. ❝ Is there something stopping you from doing what you just did now to him? I would assume nerves, but... ❞