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Shimmer, Glimmer, & Gleam - A Quest of Loss & Gain

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[X] Scared. Scared Jill won't see you as a Good Friend. Scared that you'll have to get more people k̶͓̒í̵̎̏ͅl̵̡̮̥̀̎l̵̢͍̥̾e̵̬̣͈̊ḏ̷̓-̴͇̄̈́̐ hurt. Scared that someone is going to fill your voided Identity with something you don't want... Scared that next time someone is going to get hurt... you'll run away again- hurt someone again if it means saving yourself. Scared that you aren't worth the effort for people to care. Scared what you being you currently means- You're Scared.

Hehehehehehehehehehe- Trauma dump let's gooooooooooooooo
Edit: Also I feel like this flows well into Orchid's talk with Jill before. Of what she did, of how it shook her, how she's had to do something like that 3 times already.
Of course she would be scared, but I feel like we need to be clear what she's afraid about. Not just general "I'm Scared", but clarify what our fears ARE

Edit Edit: I'm also interested in Switching, because it shows that this Dream Magic was already in this world before, and the Refraction only made it easier to do/manifest more easily. Interesting stuff!
 
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Kermie said:
Things that we learned:
  • How transness works in this world (known as Switching, damn, that's some fancy egg-cracking)
  • Oh cool Jill's trans
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I'm gonna peel back the curtain just a little to note explicitly: these folks are part of this world, part of this culture. Their understanding of these ideas can be, will be, and are socially mediated. Keep that in mind as details continue to be revealed.

ThaTrueRealmWalk said:
Edit Edit: I'm also interested in Switching, because it shows that this Dream Magic was already in this world before, and the Refraction only made it easier to do/manifest more easily. Interesting stuff!
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I've actually been trying to get that across for a bit now, but there was finally an excuse to be super fuckin' explicit xD

Incidentally, I'll be updating the Butcher's Bill this weekend.
 
[x] "Scared. But I still wanna try my best, for Jill and the others."
[x] "Sad, helpless too maybe? I... I don't know how to help those who are trapped, all I can do is hear them."

Orchid is scared, yes, but I think they're also dealing with the issue of the Glassed People. They can be heard, they can FEEL, and Orchid doesn't know what to do. Just what NOT to do
 
So for reference folks I will not be updating until either after work or after I go to bed again. I'm hoping both to potentially see discussion and to give hypothetical new readers time to catch up. That said:

Aftershocks will be ending soon. If Impact was the Prologue, Aftershocks was more of a level one; its purpose has been to help characterize Orchid, give me an idea of your (and its) priorities, and set a stable home base from which to launch an initial plot line. And in that task y'all have been admirable. I can't give an exact timeline, I'm kinda out here wilding, but now is a good time to think of priorities that might possibly be bigger than initial survival.

And maybe bring some friends. We're still a smaller Quest, but I use feedback and reader discussion in place of food, water, and self-love.
 
Well
My current long term goal is to bring some cookies to our new Lady friend. I mean it's only kind right?
 
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