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This Most Familiar Chain: Tale of Spirit and Magician

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[X] Walk the Silent Path. Few would think your grandfather a master of stealth, but the winter cossack is a man who prefers to trick and fool. You will go through the dream sneaking past the creatures inside, avoiding obstacles and dangers that you do not need to fight as you proceed towards its center.

Starfall can tie a headband around her head and become Solid Starfall.

Also, Ariela being good at socialing seems counter to her previous characterization and also would interfere with the wacky hijinks, I think.
 
[x] Walk the Silent Path. Few would think your grandfather a master of stealth, but the winter cossack is a man who prefers to trick and fool. You will go through the dream sneaking past the creatures inside, avoiding obstacles and dangers that you do not need to fight as you proceed towards its center.

I do wish to vote for the burn through option...starfall does seem to be the direct kind of person.

However, she also always seemed to be more considerate when it involves dreams, and we're working with someone else who....im not sure wants to tussle with the dream of an ancient spirits shard
 
[X] Play your part and smile. Akin to your father's ability to blend seamlessly into any situation that involves a transaction, you may opt instead to act as part of a crowd, incorporating yourself into the barge's dream and playing along with the story as much as you can, even in the face of an unpredictable situation.
...Your father is a wise man, though my parents were even harsher on me." Ariela says, her chest swelling with filial pride, before she clears her throat.
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I wonder what Ariela's reaction to Starfall being the adopted daughter of Magnus will be? I imagine she'll do a double take on calling a chronic scammer wise.
"I don't understand. They don't go away. They're right there. They're just dead," you counter. "Even if mother died, she'd still be with me. Just as a ghost. I could ask Dea-" something stops you in your throat. "Ask deat-" You cough. What in the world...? "Ask de-urgh." You grip your throat. It's like bony fingers are stabbing into your windpipe and stopping you from forming words. You get the point, even if the sensation is needlessly unpleasant. Fine. You won't tell her about Death. "She's still with me, just as a ghost."
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So I'm getting the impression Death is actually rather nice, and just maintains a facade of being the big bad Death to keep the cogwheels of life moving forward.
 
Okay I guess I was wrong before, Pariya probably doesn't have very short arms. StarDustfall's arms are just always at least slightly longer than other people's, with the probable exception of her grandfather.

Also, rats don't eat dirt, and I'd be surprised if her mother ever bothered to learn to read instead of setting books on fire, so he called his wife a rat, and he better hope she never finds out. Is eating snow better or worse than eating dirt though? I'm not sure.

Regardless,
[X] Walk the Silent Path. Few would think your grandfather a master of stealth, but the winter cossack is a man who prefers to trick and fool. You will go through the dream sneaking past the creatures inside, avoiding obstacles and dangers that you do not need to fight as you proceed towards its center.
 
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[X] Play your part and smile. Akin to your father's ability to blend seamlessly into any situation that involves a transaction, you may opt instead to act as part of a crowd, incorporating yourself into the barge's dream and playing along with the story as much as you can, even in the face of an unpredictable situation.
 
[X] Walk the Silent Path. Few would think your grandfather a master of stealth, but the winter cossack is a man who prefers to trick and fool. You will go through the dream sneaking past the creatures inside, avoiding obstacles and dangers that you do not need to fight as you proceed towards its center.
 
[X] Walk the Silent Path. Few would think your grandfather a master of stealth, but the winter cossack is a man who prefers to trick and fool. You will go through the dream sneaking past the creatures inside, avoiding obstacles and dangers that you do not need to fight as you proceed towards its center.
 
REACTION POST! Because I refuse to try and contain my reactions this time.
Cetashwayo said:
"What does a cat say when it has no money? I'm paw!"
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It took me a few tries to get this one. Hah.
Cetashwayo said:
You remember that by the end, everyone was smiling, even the skeleton! Wait, there was a skeleton? No, different memory. Get out of this one, skeleton.
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Why do you have random skeletons in your mind Starfall. You're supposed to put those in your closets, and keep yours in your body.
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The black and blue tricorn has been changed into a splendid crest-shaped headdress with the design of black stars, blue sky, and white pearls, tied in the back with a bow that caps the white-gold braid of your hair, with two trails of hanging pearls on either side of your face.
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I imagine this as a hat shaped like a cowlick-hairstyle with white pearls serving as trim, so it's still roughly looks like a nautical hat, if a bit to ostentatious to be proper Navy and more like a Privateer's hat.
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Bits of red appear on the inside of the Parasol's canopy.
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Hey! I think I see the Red Thread write-in there! Hi Red Thread!
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Oh, I see now! Yes, your name is Dustfall, and you are fallen from the moon! Oh, what a wonderful image that is, you truly are a visionary, mistress! Oh, and what's this?! A parasol comes to earth with her! When she descends from the sky to bring the sugar of the heavens to all, it carries her all the way through! And, oh, oh the Parasol and her, they share a single kiss-

You open your eyes. "Um."

S-sorry, Mistress, I just-

"Oh, no, I just didn't quite imagine that, but we can work it in! Like a kiss between good friends! The best of friends!"

Y-yes. Friends. Of course, Mistress...

"Parasol?"

Oh, it's nothing! Don't stop by my account! I was just being a silly, fluttery parasol. So stupid! Haha! Please continue, Mistress. Please.
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Right. Red Thread. Uhhh that's going to be awkward moving forward.
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You get your answer when you lean over his shoulder. There is a huge stack of blank pages on one side of the desk. Without even needing to so much as glance, Boas takes a document, scans it from top to bottom, and then takes his steel pen, writing over the document incredibly quickly, before stamping it and then moving to the next document. He continues on this process for a few minutes, barely taking his eyes off the page, his hand never stopping or slowing down.
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Oh hunh I guess that's what a...Nutcracker Spirit is good for, doing the same thing over and over and over again like a machine. I think. That or he does this sort of thing that often, but I'm inclined to think the former.
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(Starfall don't you dare play me against that butt-kissing umbrella)
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What's your beef Parentheses? You sound like you're jealous~.
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You're really rather dizzy, though, so you let Parentheses take over the description
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...Starfall can't even be allowed around Fourth Walls. Seriously.
Cetashwayo said:
When a fragment is bound to an object, it gains the wishes of that object, and almost all objects have only one wish: to be used as they were created (see, parasol doesn't really like you, he's just-) Shush. Pariya continues.​
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I see a bit where Starfall moves to shush Parentheses and confuses Hevan and Pariya until Airela says not you, parentheses and Hevan and Pariya share a look because who heard of a Spirit with an imaginary friend?

Aaand reaction post done, here's my actual vote:
[X] Burn Your Way Through. Taking inspiration from your mother's impatient and unstoppable attitude to problem-solving, It is possible, given the power of your parasol, to force your way into the dream and fight your way through the enemies that the dream sends at you to thwart your approach.

Let's face it, killing things and making boots out of them is a fine tradition! Right Countess picture?
 
[X] Walk the Silent Path. Few would think your grandfather a master of stealth, but the winter cossack is a man who prefers to trick and fool. You will go through the dream sneaking past the creatures inside, avoiding obstacles and dangers that you do not need to fight as you proceed towards its center.

Based on gramps and a sniper thing? Sounds nice.
 
[X] Play your part and smile. Akin to your father's ability to blend seamlessly into any situation that involves a transaction, you may opt instead to act as part of a crowd, incorporating yourself into the barge's dream and playing along with the story as much as you can, even in the face of an unpredictable situation.
 
[X] Walk the Silent Path. Few would think your grandfather a master of stealth, but the winter cossack is a man who prefers to trick and fool. You will go through the dream sneaking past the creatures inside, avoiding obstacles and dangers that you do not need to fight as you proceed towards its center.
 
[X] Burn Your Way Through. Taking inspiration from your mother's impatient and unstoppable attitude to problem-solving, It is possible, given the power of your parasol, to force your way into the dream and fight your way through the enemies that the dream sends at you to thwart your approach.

One boom please.
 
[X] Play your part and smile. Akin to your father's ability to blend seamlessly into any situation that involves a transaction, you may opt instead to act as part of a crowd, incorporating yourself into the barge's dream and playing along with the story as much as you can, even in the face of an unpredictable situation.
 
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Bits of red appear on the inside of the Parasol's canopy. Oh M-mistress, you do flatter me so...! But, I must control myself! Now the dream! Mistress, for this, it is best that we concoct a story! All dreams are stories that are told to us in sleep, disjointed though they may appear to mortals. If we are to enjoy this dream, we must create a story for it!

Of course! That makes a lot of sense. When you flew up in the air with Ariela and almost crashed, that was because of the dream you remembered! Maybe not the crashing part, but the rest of it was! So all you need to do is think of a suitable dream...you close your eyes and imagine it, forming the picture in the canvass of your mind.

Oh, I see now! Yes, your name is Dustfall, and you are fallen from the moon! Oh, what a wonderful image that is, you truly are a visionary, mistress! Oh, and what's this?! A parasol comes to earth with her! When she descends from the sky to bring the sugar of the heavens to all, it carries her all the way through! And, oh, oh the Parasol and her, they share a single kiss-

You open your eyes. "Um."

S-sorry, Mistress, I just-

"Oh, no, I just didn't quite imagine that, but we can work it in! Like a kiss between good friends! The best of friends!"

Y-yes. Friends. Of course, Mistress...
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I ship it
 
[X] Play your part and smile. Akin to your father's ability to blend seamlessly into any situation that involves a transaction, you may opt instead to act as part of a crowd, incorporating yourself into the barge's dream and playing along with the story as much as you can, even in the face of an unpredictable situation.
 
[X] Walk the Silent Path. Few would think your grandfather a master of stealth, but the winter cossack is a man who prefers to trick and fool. You will go through the dream sneaking past the creatures inside, avoiding obstacles and dangers that you do not need to fight as you proceed towards its center.
 
[x] Walk the Silent Path. Few would think your grandfather a master of stealth, but the winter cossack is a man who prefers to trick and fool. You will go through the dream sneaking past the creatures inside, avoiding obstacles and dangers that you do not need to fight as you proceed towards its center.
 
[X] Play your part and smile. Akin to your father's ability to blend seamlessly into any situation that involves a transaction, you may opt instead to act as part of a crowd, incorporating yourself into the barge's dream and playing along with the story as much as you can, even in the face of an unpredictable situation.
 
[x] Walk the Silent Path. Few would think your grandfather a master of stealth, but the winter cossack is a man who prefers to trick and fool. You will go through the dream sneaking past the creatures inside, avoiding obstacles and dangers that you do not need to fight as you proceed towards its center.
 
[X] Play your part and smile. Akin to your father's ability to blend seamlessly into any situation that involves a transaction, you may opt instead to act as part of a crowd, incorporating yourself into the barge's dream and playing along with the story as much as you can, even in the face of an unpredictable situation.
 
[x] Walk the Silent Path. Few would think your grandfather a master of stealth, but the winter cossack is a man who prefers to trick and fool. You will go through the dream sneaking past the creatures inside, avoiding obstacles and dangers that you do not need to fight as you proceed towards its center.

One day we will steal back all the artifacts we were supposed to receive on our birthday, and more besides!
 
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