faithfulflame | Twelfth Prayer: Some Flames Never Die [Action/Video] Late Afternoon

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[A video feed flickers to life, showing a teenage girl dressed in long, thick looking priestess's robes sitting outside the little shrine on the riverbank. And for once in her Luceti life, Rei Hino looks genuinely happy with how things are going. Everything has gone...strangely well...for her lately. Despite the invasion, the discovery in the tunnel, and all of that, everything was actually alright in Rei's little world. So much so that it seemed like an ideal time to have a little celebration for an event that had been pretty significant for her a year before. It's not much, she never expects a large crowd for anything she does, but then she's never been one for that sort of thing, either. And who knows, it may even help to lift people's spirits after their own troubles.

There's no sigh, no subtle frown, no vaguely irritated look in her eye. She's even smiling at the camera as she addresses it.]

Good afternoon Luceti. My name is Rei Hino, and as some of you might know...and some might not...I maintain a small shrine here across the path from Community House 2. I haven't broadcast about it in a while, but I thought today might be a good day to extend an invitation to anyone who might want a peaceful place to spend some time before the weather changes. It was one year ago today that Brave Vesperia completed building it, and it felt appropriate to mark the date with a little something.

[She gestures to some tables of food she's prepared or gathered from the shops and bakery, a variety of snacks, along with curry, pasta, and various other easy meals really. Rei can cook alright, but this was kind of last minute, after all.]

So please, come eat and relax. If you like, I'll read your fortune and give you a good luck charm too. I know things have been stressful lately, so please consider it. It may do you some good.

[A pair of crows flap into view, landing on her shoulders as she turns to look at the building. With a laugh Rei playfully runs a finger under one's beak and looks to the journal.]

And you know...it's strange, having been here as long as I have. I've had a lot of friends come and go, and seen a lot of strange and unsettling things. But looking at this building...it makes me happy. Maybe it's because it's like my home. My...real home. [Rei's smile grows almost wistful, weary even.] Does anyone else have a place like that here? A place that makes you feel at peace, maybe even a little nostalgic? I'd like to know...even if you don't come eat.

[And then she waves a hand, whispers a word, and the book closes with a sudden gust of wind. Harry would've been proud...]

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[Rei will be available at the shrine all afternoon after around 2:00, or if you like you can catch her earlier in the day in the shops with armfuls of food. Nothing too fancy is going on, just a little impromptu anniversary party.]

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[she blinks and then laughs softly]

Unfortunately I'm taken...twice over. I doubt either will be happy about a third claim.

[she gestures to it]

Can you...?

[A flick of her wrist and the paper returns to Rei's fingers and disappears up her sleeve.]

Of course.

[Robin is impressed. It's rare to see spiritual power, whatever else it may be, actually work.]

You seem talented at that, Rei-san. Do you get a chance to use them often?

Ofuda? Not as often as at home. But I've had ample opportunity for my other powers. With...this place being what it is.

Mm. [this place is what is--but she doesn't wish to dwell on it] Will you show me around? I haven't had much opportunity to visit shrines like these.

Of course. There's not much to see, but I'll do my best.

[She starts with the obvious, pointing to the gateway.]

This is the Torii. It's sort of a marker. The boundary between sacred and normal spaces. Can you feel that, when you pass through?

Only intellectually. [she gently brushes her fingers over the striking red gate]

I'm not particularly sensitive.

[if there is anything to be sensitive to. That kind of thing has always been more Zoro's area than her own]

What stops evil spirits from simply going around?

[Rei smiles at the question and walks over to a nearby fence. There's one going around the entire shrine, painted the same red. Only there are charms and symbols on the posts that are absent on the gate.]

This, actually. It's covered in wards and keeps things from passing that shouldn't.

I see... [she takes out her journal and begins to copy a few of them down to cross-reference later, as well as the view of the torii and fence itself]

Did you make this place yourself? Or did it simply appear?

Brave Vesperia and I built it together. It's not a Malnosso building.

Then it's something to be protected... [she looks at it with a new light. It's not some copy made by Malnosso hands but with great affection by her and....Vesperia?]

Let me know if I can ever be of assistance... I'm well versed in preservation, should you have need of it.

Twelfth Prayer: Some Flames Never Die [Action/Video] Late Afternoon

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