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Starlight Date, 2024

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"Oh, Remke!" Clarity! Clarity! Meiko had so much to worry about, but upon seeing her fellow Viera, it was like all the puzzle pieces slotted into place in her brain. It wasn't the big, important puzzle, but it was one that mattered nonetheless! She bounded over to the kitchen area and gave a wave, excited words already spilling out in a jumble, "Have you ever made coffee biscuits? Or, rather, do you have a recipe for them? They're like wee...wee..."

She tried to describe what she had seen with words. Couldn't for whatever reason, instead trying to make the approximate size by forming a circle with her hands.

"About this size, yeah? And -- sweet, but not too sweat? And... uh, taste like...coffee. But not th'bitter part! I think." Her brow pinched as she reviewed all she had said, trying to recall if there were any more details she knew. Ah! The reason! "I've friends in th'First who love 'em but can't afford t'keep buyin' them themselves. And you're my go-to for anythin' that tastes good!"

This seemed to happen fairly consistently. This, or at a stroll, but almost always with some new excitement did one enter the Rising Stones. The Minstrel who so regularly lingered seemed prepared, too, until he realized who it was, seeking whom.

Still a matter of note, certainly, yet it was nothing new.

Remke was already cataloguing ingredients in her mind, surprise settled.

"Well," she proposed, "To be certain, I would need to try some of these biscuits myself. Recipes may vary broadly from one to the next." She smiled at the woman across from her, features softened with affection and amusement. "Perhaps you could bring me some? To sample?"

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cactuars are the sanrio of eorzea, actually

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Blessed full (super) moon in Aquarius

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MEIKO MOCHIKOKO

SISTER. DANCER. SCION OF THE SEVENTH DAWN. ENDWALKER.

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Casually taking engagement photos, nbd.

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Remke in her second-most natural environment.

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when your girlfriend tells you she wants you to live on her private island

when you change your last name to reflect your response

when she jumps out of a window in panicked joy

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Meiko is gifted her private island by Tataru between 6.0 and 6.1 (as opposed to post-6.1), and eventually decides she wants to name it something close to Elpis II, similar to how she named her sailboat Amaurot. Elpis II or New Elpis doesn't quite sound right to her for an island name, however, so she ends up seeking out Erenville to ask what the plural of Elpis flowers are.

Elpae is the term he provides, and so she takes that for her island's name.

A'kihiko was, of course, offered a private island as well -- he was supposed to share it with Meiko -- but he politely declined, as he said he likely wouldn't have the time or attention span to properly maintain it. Of course, Meiko said he's always welcome to visit when he needs to get away. It as just as much his sanctuary as it is hers.

Upon discovering that the mammets on the island had blueprints available to build a tree house and other small abodes, Mei asked Remke ( @vieranbow ) if she would like to move to the island. This was mostly out of low-key paranoia considering all the danger Eorzea/the Scions/anyone Meiko cares about often faces. Remke agreed! She also went on to explain to Meiko that, per Viera tradition, this change of home would prompt her to change her surname as well.

So from post-Endwalker on, Remke Hyskel is known as Remke Elpae.

Meiko would eventually offer a place for her parents to live on Elpae for the same reason, but they prefer to use it as an occasional vacation home or sanctuary instead; they intend to die in Wadewick, is what they actually said. A bit grim, but understandable.

Meiko has offered at least temporary lodgings to all of her friends, but only her retainer Bomorhi Ura (@aurigold) has taken her up on it.

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Mei kisses her wife in celebration of international lesbian day.

Remke is not familiar with this holiday. She is pleased no less.

"Do I taste of cider?"

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whatever was left, that was ours for a while.

sunrise - louise glück

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“The secret of attraction is to love yourself. Attractive people judge neither themselves nor others. They are open to gestures of love. They think about love, and express their love in every action.”

— Deepak Chopra

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Voyage pittoresque et historique au Brésil - Jean-Baptiste Debret - c.1834-1839 - via Gallica