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[welcome_home]

From: Nanshe
Date: April 19th

[ Nanako appears on the video screen this morning (because video is still easier than typing out longer messages) looking a little confused. And... maybe a little different? Is her hair longer? Has something else changed? It's hard to tell. But she's frowning very seriously as she records the video and looks to be trying to figure something out herself. ]

I... I'm back? I'm back in my temple again. Hello? Was I gone a long time? Are people still here? Sora's not here anymore - I can't feel him at all - but Chikusa? Ken? Is everyone else still here? How long was I gone for? I don't know what happened. I was home again and... now I'm back.

[ For a moment, she looks like she's about to cry over that, so she quickly closes the video again. ]

Comments

video ♔ from apol...lo....?

[priforprince]

[ Nanako? Hibiki blinks at the screen, surprised. She's older, and her aura...it's different. Another case like Hibiki's own, of departing and returning? But what about her makes her more intriguing to Hibiki now? She's still a child, with all the vocabulary issues that entails....

Hibiki's puzzlement will have to wait, however, as a bunch of spygoats all swarm up onto the couch somehow to say hi. It's the girl who wanted to name all of them! She's back! She's back! Oh, they LOVE her!!

Thus it is that a button gets bumped, and Nanako is greeted back to the Far Shore by a bunch of plush noses, ears, and camera eyes all clamoring for a good view. HI HI HI HI HI HI HI HI HI HI HI IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN ]

Hrk!

[ A silver curl sticking up in the back is the only indication that these goats have...rolled atop someone....to get into place. ]

[welcome_home]

[ If anything is going to shake Nanako out of her somewhat-homesick mood, its a screen full of adorable plush goats squeezing in to greet her in response.

Although she blinks for a moment, but the memory quickly comes back to her and her entire face lights up with happiness to see them.

At least someone is still here to remember her! Sort of... ]

Hello friends! You're still here!

[ Because clearly she is perfectly okay with having a video chat with a horde of plush goats. ]

[priforprince]

[ They are! They are all still here! In fact, from the looks of it...there appear to be even MORE now. But the newcomers have been filled in on this important personage, and are equally thrilled to see the real thing on the screen. Maa-verybody clamors for a better look at Nanako. Dozens of wheels roll across this uneven surface. ]

Hrk--

[ The camera is starting to tremble, but maybe it's just being jostled by goats. After all, they're so happy! And they are wearing new ribbons, too. So they want to show those off for her. Look. These are from Maa-ster. MAA-AREN'T THEY PRETTY. ]

[kokuyoyo]

Coming.

[That's it, a single word. But he really is coming, with Ken either close behind or speeding ahead. Hopefully your pelicans can differentiate between him and the nekomata.]

[Needless to say, he's also carrying food with him. He always is, but especially for Nanako. A good thing they live so close to one another.]

[welcome_home]

Chikusa!

[ There is such stark relief in Nanako's voice she almost cries with it. ]

You're still here!

[kokuyoyo]

[Oh, they're going to keep talking, okay. Chikusa keeps it on voice while batting away a pelican.]

Mm. Of course. Ken too. He just... never uses his phone...

...Hakkai too.

[artificialrose]

Oh dear...

[Nanako and Garry might not know each other very well, but Garry doesn't think that's necessary when it comes to a clearly distressed child.]

There are still people here, so you needn't worry about that. Are you alright?

[welcome_home]

[ She still sounds a little upset, but she's trying to be strong. She manages a nod. ]

Y-yeah, I think so. I just don't know if I was gone for a long time, or what happened.

[artificialrose]

Well, let's try and think. What was the last thing you remember happening in the Far Shore?

VIdeo; from Kairi

[pure_radiantics]

[ She does want to give Nanako a hug right about now, and say sorry about Sora, and so many things but... right now she's trying to distract instead. ]

Welcome back, Nanako. I'm very happy to see you today. Why are you looking for Chikusa and Ken?

[welcome_home]

Kairi!

[ Nanako looks relieved at the sight of a familiar face. ]

You're still here! And I was worried about them, I thought they might not be here anymore, too, like...

[ She trails off, and then looks a little guilty bringing Sora up. Kairi must be sad, too. Did she know? ]

Umm...

[pure_radiantics]

I just didn't know you were very close to them, that's all.

[myblueskies]

Nanako! You went home? Back to another world? [How had that happened? He hasn't seen her in a long while but her temple had not disappeared, so she hadn't gone...]

I'm sorry Sora is gone.

[welcome_home]

Yeah, I... I went home for a long time. [ She pauses, her voice going soft, before she forces a cheerful smile once more. ] But I'm back now!

...And yeah, me too. I didn't even get to say goodbye. [ Again. That's always the hardest part about someone disappearing. ]

[myblueskies]

You really went home... [Nanako's a god, so of course she can go home but it was still really strange to think about. Did it make her miss it more now she was back? Had she missed them all whilst she was home?]

Do you want to come over Nanako? Elfnein will be happy to see you too!

video/ from Cú Chulainn

[futhark]

Heey. I'm still here! [ They met very briefly, means he can speak here right? ] Welcome back, tiny. Was the trip back home any good?

[ Caster had heard a confirmation from Add, that sometimes people who fall into deep sleep head back home. But it's good to have a confirmation from another source, so to speak. ]

[welcome_home]

[ Hey, it's you! She remembers you! You liked to fish, too!

Nanako's face brightens at his question and she nods vigorously. ]

Yeah! I was home for a looooong time. And I got to do a lot of things!

video

[cleansingstrike]

[How does one activate the "video" function on this contraption, again. She musn't forget Ovelia's teachings!

Ah, there we go.

Crisis averted for now.]

Might there be anything I could do? The sames you speak of remain unfamiliar to me, but you need only to ask.

[welcome_home]

Ah, hello!

[ Nanako smiles brightly at the sight of her before giving a thoughtful hum. ]

Ummm... I don't know. I just wasn't sure how long I was gone for. Or if I missed anything important happening! I didn't know I was going back home.

What are phones we just don't know

[junkyarddog]

[Chikusa was right; Ken practically never touches his phone. He hears about Nanako's return from his partner, and rather than making even the slightest effort to respond to her on the network, he simply bolts over to her temple and just...bellows for her.]

Nanako-sama!! [He won't be hard to find. He's looking around wildly for her, listening for her calling back to him with ears that can probably hear her from anywhere in her temple if she's loud enough.]

Overrated, clearly.

[welcome_home]

[ It's okay, she's fine with being bellowed for. She was actually expecting it, after she'd let everyone know she was back.

At the sound of Ken's voice, she peeks her head out the side door, spotting him in the Temple Courtyard. Lifting a hand, she waves at him as she calls out. ]

~Keeeeeen!

Video

[handsome_genius]

[ Yoon sees how everyone else is responding and knows that he should follow suit. It's just hard for him to put on a brave face right now. However, Nanako lost someone too, so he tries to think of something... anything... hm... ]

Hi Nanako. I'm still here. It looks like a lot of people missed you too, but if you're not too busy tomorrow or the next day, I could use an extra set of hands with something.

[ What, he's not entirely sure about just yet. ]

[welcome_home]

Yoon! Hi!

[ She looks very happy to see him, and turns very intent and serious when he relays his message. ]

Sure, I can help! What do you need, Yoon?

[ She peers at his face in the screen because... did he look more tired? Something seemed different. Maybe he'd been working too hard and that's why he needed help? She definitely wanted to help, in that case! ]

Action

[redmare]

[ooc: if it's too late I understand /rolls ]

[ The change in Nanako was very apparent, but more than that, how scared she was struck Chinatsu more. It's not long after watching the video that she's knocking on Nanako's temple door. ]

Nanako! It's Chinatsu! Are you there?

its never too late for a Mikah tag

[welcome_home]

[ The little girl is quick to answer the door to her temple. She'd expected several of her friends to show up to check on her, but Chinatsu's face outside is a bit of a surprise.

She blinks for a moment before beaming at her. ]

Chinatsu! Hi! Do you wanna come in?