Oceanfalls – Author: Nights

Once upon a time.

10-Sep-2022

Nino: Uh... are you talking to me? Lacia: Yes! You are an aspiring hero, are you not?Nino: A what now... Nino: Uh, I'm afraid you've got the wrong guy?Lacia: That could never be the case!Nino: I don't know where the "heroic" part you're talking about is.Lacia: Oh no, I do believe it is you who brought peace to our little island.Lacia: Thanks to your actions, um... Lacia: The captain of the sea patrol finally earned the recognition he deserves!Lacia: Resolving years of misunderstandings regarding him...Lacia: Was that not your doing?Nino: Oh, that's what you meant!Nino: Sure, I guess it was me!Lacia: Yes! Us sea folk are most grateful for what you've done,Lacia: For the captain is dear to us all.Lacia: So on behalf of this entire sea, and all that…

Party: Inspect map.

03-Sep-2022

Meimona: Woooaw... this is so cool!Meimona: But um, I don't know what I'm looking at.Meimona: It looks like an incomplete jigsaw puzzle!Reed: Uh, so... this is a map built off of the data I've "gathered".Reed: By that I mean, these visible areas are locations I've previously been to.Nino: So these blocky parts are places you've never been to?Reed: Yeah.Aria: It's mostly concentrated in the monster world, I see...Reed: Well, because we don't really have a ready-made map of it,Reed: It could only be constructed bit by bit, like this.Meimona: Oh! It really is like putting together a lil' puzzle! :oReed: But for our purposes, this much data should be more than enough.Reed: Look at that northernmost part of the monster world. Reed: Up until "0001", that's the part that really…

Check your preparedness.

27-Aug-2022

Hell yeah! It's about time you got this bunch more organized. And "organized" is certainly the word, you're about to sort everything by following a checklist. Literally. You've got a list of basic checks in mind - which you as a group must pass - to confirm that you're well-equipped for this daring detour of yours. Let's get this started. Check #1: Firepower. First check - everyone's weapons, their means of self defense! Reed steps up as the first to demonstrate. And in terms of raw power... he certainly is unmatched. Reed: Use LEVEL 02 - BEAM. Meimona: Whoa! COOL!Aria: You have a different "shot" from this one, don't you?Aria: I remember it was some kind of wind-ish thingy!Reed: Oh, yeah.Reed: It's faster, and I don't need to charge for…

Nino: Well? Do you plan on explaining yourself?

20-Aug-2022

Nino: You're more perceptive than I thought.Nino: Are you... hurt?Aria: ...I'm a little upset, I admit.Aria: But I'm not hurt.Aria: I'm worried.Aria: You make me worry so much, Nino.Nino: What...?Nino: ...What are you talking about?Aria: You want me to help, but...Aria: You won't even talk to me first.Aria: Instead, you thought of all this trickery. Aria: Wait, what does Nino not recognize? Nino doesn't recognize this awful treatment. Not of you, but of himself. He really doesn't see how bad it is. Aria: I'm not the one who wasn't able to trust the other party.Aria: I'm not the one who felt the need to manipulate, just to get what I want.Aria: So... why would I be the hurt one here?Aria: That was all you.Aria: Why was this your first thought,…

Nino: Reveal your plan.

17-Aug-2022

Reed: ...What?Aria: ...Meimona: Huh... ummm? Reed: Are you still half-asleep or something?Meimona: Ooor did you forget like everything from yesterday? Meimona: Nino, if the ports are closed, we can't enter anywhere!Meimona: And we don't even have a ship, dummy!Nino: Don't judge so hastily. Nino: I wouldn't have said anything if I didn't have any plans.Nino: Right... there's still a way forward.Nino: Let's take a shortcut by crossing the barrier twice.Meimona: Wuh?Aria: What...?Nino: These two worlds are connected, after all.Nino: If we can cross the barrier at a good point from here...Nino: Then we can travel to a point close by the capital, but from the other side.Nino: And if we cross again, we'll end up in our destination.Nino: That means we can enter the capital, even if the docks are…

Nino: OW OW OW! YOU'RE UP! PROCLAIM YOUR AWAKENESS!

13-Aug-2022

Nino: Stop, stop! I'm awake already! Nino: Ugh, who... what the heck... Nino: Uh... Five?Five: Yay! Nino finally woke up!Five: Hello, Nino! Nino: Augh, it's so bright. Meimona: Heeeey, it worked!Five: See! Five can do it! Meimona: Good job, Five!Aria: Aaah, even though I told you not to wake him up so forcefully... Nino: Kindly ask Five to not do that again. Nino: Please, don't do that again!Nino: But, Five... you were trying to wake me up?Meimona: ALL of us were!Meimona: You were NOT responding though, lazybones!Nino: Huh.Nino: I think... I heard your voice in my dream, Five.Five: Whoa! Really!?Five: What did Five say in Nino's dream?Nino: Uh...Nino: You just called my name.Nino: I think that's what woke me up.Five: Oh...Five: Nino, that's boring.Nino: !?Five: In a dream, Five wants…

How Do You Pronounce That?

03-Aug-2022

+1500 Years Later... +3000 Years Later...

Nino: Answer Nino.

30-Jul-2022

Nino: What will I run out of time to accomplish? Nino: It seems that you do not remember right now.Nino: So I do not, either.Nino: But listen, and notice that the clock is ticking in the back of your mind.Nino: Don't you feel an ever-present sense of urgency?Nino: It's been eating away at you, ever so slowly. Nino: My memories were reaped away...Nino: But it won't stop me. There's still a way forward.Nino: You're bound to remember, as long as you keep moving forward.Nino: Don't foolishly fall into the trap of complacency.Nino: If you don't hurry, this would all have been for nothing.Nino: You shouldn't be wasting any time here. Nino: If you leave everything up to such people...Nino: It'll only end badly for them.Nino: They follow you, but you…

The companionship of the deceased.

Spirit: -.-. .... . . .-. / ..- .--. .-.-.-Kotori: Oh...Kotori: Sorry. I'm okay.Spirit: .- .-. . / -.-- --- ..- / .-.. --- -. . .-.. -.-- ..--..Kotori: It's fine. I am used to solitude.Kotori: I am a weirdo that talks to you guys, after all.Spirit: -.-- --- ..- / .- .-. . / -- ..- -.-. .... / -- --- .-. . .-.-.-Spirit: -.. --- / -. --- - / -... . / ... .- -.. .-.-.-Kotori: Please, don't worry about me.Kotori: I would rather hear about you, lost one.Kotori: Tell me, do you remember who you were?Spirit: - .... .. ... / .... ..- -- -... .-.. . / ... . .-. ...- .- -. - / .-. . -.-. .- .-.. .-.. ... / .-.. ..…

Even if you must give everything up for a peaceful future?

23-Jul-2022

So rather than acting only as a supervisor for training, you chose to take a more friendly, collaborative approach in assisting her. As a result, the two of you went from mere co-workers to good friends. And then, you eventually... Augh. Never mind all that. Reminiscing about the past never does you any good. Your thoughts linger solely on the good parts, your old friendship with Kotori, Corona, and the prince... How deeply you wish it could be reconstructed. It rings impossible, and yet, a part of you still wants to try. Solis: It wouldn't hurt to open your heart again just a touch, would it? Kotori: What are you spacing out there for?Kotori: You've been staring at my face for a while.Solis: Crap! ...Sorry.Spirit: -.-. .-. . . .--.…

Suvillan: Break out of your awkward silence.

Suvillan: ...I see.Suvillan: Having one name makes you mononymous. Suvillan: It is the custom of this world to give such people the chance to adopt a surname from royalty.Suvillan: Kotori, would you like to take my surname?Kotori: Whoa...! No, no, no! Kotori: Absolutely not, how could I!Kotori: You're a prince, and I'm...Kotori: I am... just some homeless person!Suvillan: ...Right. I do have an idea of your standing.Suvillan: I extended the offer with that in mind, but I understand your reservations.Suvillan: After all, something of mine would not be fitting of your status.Kotori: It is fine, your highness!Kotori: A surname is not of importance to me.Kotori: I am... Kotori. Kotori: And that is all I can be.Suvillan: ...As you wish, then. Suvillan: Rise. Suvillan: But, young lady Kotori.Suvillan: Don't call yourself…

It was the first dawn after war.

17-Jul-2022

Corona: Talk to Suvillan. Corona: Look how friggin' excited you are...Corona: They have no idea you were bawling your eyes out back there, huh?Suvillan: Ah! Corona, no!Suvillan: Don't talk about that, please!Corona: Mwahahaha!Corona: Man... this name's gonna take a bit to get used to.Suvillan: Do you prefer your old name?Corona: Nah! "Andromeda" is a goddamn mouthful.Corona: Besides, something new is much better.Corona: Cuz now, nothing ties me with the shitty angels up there at all.Suvillan: I'm glad you like it.Suvillan: And, by the way...Suvillan: I don't ever cry, okay?Corona: Aha, sure thing, crybaby.Suvillan: It's true!Suvillan: I was simply... rather shaken up back there.Suvillan: After what I saw, I thought all hope was lost.Suvillan: But then, you showed up.Corona: Mmm... really?Corona: I don't think I looked like hope, did I?Suvillan: Hahahaha!…

Solis: Didn't you and Kotori plan to patrol the border to try and catch the assassin? How's that going along?

09-Jul-2022

...About as well as it could. Kotori's idea is to stand guard in two key locations. Here in Red Tulip, and back in your village, Buried Oasis. She cutely draws a diagram to illustrate for you, using one of her countless spears. Not that you really needed one, as knowledgeable as you are of your world's terrain, but you let her continue because it's cute. Anyway. Somehow, she believes these to be the two most likely spots for an assassin to infiltrate through, but when you ask her why, she offers no reasoning behind it. Yet, the more you think about these locations, the more reasons you find for them to be a good choice, based on your own knowledge. Kotori & Solis: Make & discuss how to execute the…

Nino: Stab yourself.

02-Jul-2022

Nino: ...!? Nino: It's okay.Nino: I know your foggy mind is panicking, Nino: But listen to the memories of your body instead.Nino: Put your hand over your heart. Nino: The rest will come naturally.Nino: Now, this is what I mean when I say that I'm you too. Nino: How do you feel? Although your wound is completely erased, the pain remains. It's a strange feeling, to suddenly remove the injuries you're still reacting to, leaving yourself hurt from no visible causes at all. Even though it's a dream, the effects of this pain are quite familiar. Your grip on the hilt of your sword, the way you halt your thoughts when you face danger, and leave control entirely up to the instincts ingrained in your body. Not only do you…

Nino: Do you even remember that phrase?

It is not something you've ever uttered, however... It's an ever-present thought, a feeling that loomed behind your every action since the very start. And just now, you've managed to put it into words for yourself. To you, those words sound like they should be a constant truth. However, what you had so much faith in now seems a bit... unpleasant. Nino: Refute the phantom. They're your friends, and still are. They may not say it, but it's true. Nino: "Phantom"? That's awfully rude.Nino: Anyway... are you trying to lie to yourself?Nino: That's ridiculous. Nino: It's not a lie! Nino: Kaji isn't just some fallen angel...Nino: And those guys being with me isn't bad at all.Nino: They've got my back, and I've got theirs. Nino: Though you tried to bury…

Nino: What are you dreaming about?

25-Jun-2022

It's you. You're looking at yourself. Yeah, you must be dreaming right now. You appear a little different, however... On the inside, are you still the same person as you are? Nino: Talk to Nino. Nino: Is it that fun being here?Nino: Everyone's nice to me.Nino: But is that even what I wanted? Nino: Answer Nino. Nino: Is it...? Nino: I'm asking you.Nino: We are all the same, in the end.Nino: Except for... you.Nino: You're acting like those complacent royal fools.Nino: Hey, where has your resolve gone?Nino: Why do I feel nothing from you anymore? Nino: Aren't you getting a little carried away?Nino: I expect better from myself.Nino: But you stood by, and smiled to such people...Nino: Surely, you don't think you have the right to do that, do you?…

Reed: If Nino did so, surely it's not a stretch that you chose to pursue your quest despite the dangers it posed.

Nino: Reed has a point, but Reed is speaking as though his life doesn't have much value in the face of his quest. Remind him the opposite is much more true. Nino: ...I understand where you're coming from now.Nino: But Reed, sometimes you talk as if you yourself don't really matter.Nino: It's not that you're nonchalant about taking precautions.Nino: But you see accomplishing your goal as more valuable than your own... wellbeing.Reed: Oh, no. Don't look too deep into nothing, please.Reed: That's not the case at all.Nino: I-I'm just saying, whenever you speak about yourself...Nino: Your language sounds a little concerning.Reed: Ha, I'm just not fond of acting too self-serving like a certain someone.Nino: I'm being serious! Nino: It's not a bad thing to want to keep yourself safe...Reed: OK,…

Audience: Be ever the skeptics.

18-Jun-2022

Lune: Look at this, Solis.Lune: She's talking to me like I'm younger than Five.Lune: What have you signed us up for.Solis: Sorry... I have no idea at all.Diana: Silence! Don't talk during the lecture!Lune: You're not a professor, Diana.Lune: Not even a graduate yet.Diana: Hmmm, so what!?Diana: I'm at least good enough to school you both!Diana: You guys obviously NEED it.Solis: Hahaaa, this is all my fault.Solis: I talked about my ability without thinking, and now...Diana: And you seriously thought I'd let that DISINFORMATION fly?Diana: You offend the entire field of SCIENCE when you blabber on like "oh nah baby we don't know how this magical shit works" sooo casually!Diana: And then Lune just believes you without a second thought because she's Lune. Diana: Ridiculous.Solis: Dia, I don't talk like…

Party: Come to any conclusions?

11-Jun-2022

Five: Everyone said bye-bye to Five and sis, after Five's birthday.Five: But, when Five woke up...Five: No one was waiting for Five.Five: Home was... dark.Five: Five couldn't find big sis, or anyone...Five: Five doesn't really understand what Five did wrong.Five: Everyone always praised Five.Five: So Five thought, everyone likes Five...Five: But why did they all leave Five alone and go?Five: Did Five do something wrong?Five: Then... Five wants to fix everything, and apologize!Five: But, Five doesn't understand...Five: What is Five's mistake?Reed: ...From the sound of it...Reed: You didn't do anything wrong.Reed: It's just that... they didn't tell you anything, really.Aria: That's what it sounds like to me, too...Aria: Feels like there was more going on beyond helping Five regain her health.Reed: Dammit... the professor has a bad habit of leaving…

Idle Sibling Chatter

22-May-2022