constellates | [ he's the last ash standing ]

Ooh - Tokyo is the same. I miss the stars in city too.

[but she'll reach out for his hand with her uninjured one so she can just gently tug him over to the spot in the room that she's found the best for looking at the stars]

But... Дом. In Russia, very full set of stars - here there are many too. I am learning them, so I can show you -

[though she seems to catch herself and adds sheepishly - ]

If you want.

[ welp. he's being dragged over now. but he doesn't tug himself away or snap at her or anything. ]

S'fine. Would they even be the same kinds of stars to the sort I'd see back home, anyway?

[ but hey. he's here. he's gonna flop down and get comfortable. ]

[ash is a good boy - and she smiles at his agreement, then plopping down next to him and looking up at the view as she waits for the sun to disappear over the horizon so she can show the stars as they show up one by one]

Mm... Do not think so. These are not my stars, not Artist Kim's stars.

С уважением? If they are your stars, please tell me the stories.

If not... we can make own stories.

[ С уважением to you too, anya. ]

I don't know about my own stars. They're just up there.

Wonder who's sky it is, if it's not all of ours.

Do not know but... my dream was always to find a new star. Here, I found very many. Спасительная благодать. It is... one thing I like.

[and then she's going to look up to the darkening sky, pointing out one of the first stars to show up - ]

I call that one Phoenix.

[ Ash squints up at it... and after a moment: ]

Does it tell terrible jokes and challenge you to poker?

[ aSH ]

[it's horrible but she like

giggles a little bit at that]

Почти. Almost! [she'll trace out a few stars with her index finger for him, connecting them with the gesture] Shapes like... hat!

[like his beanie. he hopefully still has his beanie in his fancy dress or else this is just silly]

It is... one of first stars in sky - warm and guiding before other stars.

Galo will come out soon too.

[did she

name all the stars after people here]

[ it's right and he should say it. ]

... [ he follows the path she's trailing through the sky and-- huh. ] Oh. Yeah, I think I see it. Kinda slouchy?

...

Does that one blaze more than the others?

[ did she dana? DID SHE? ]

Mm-hmm. You see it!

[she's proud of him - but then she's just going to hum happily when he asks]

Да. Yes - Galo is bright like sun, so he is brightest start. Lio is next to him, because like Polaris - made up of more than one star, but shine brighter together.

[ash didn't want all these science facts but he's GETTING them]

[ Anya ships GaloLio, confirmed. ]

How many of these stars have you pinpointed and worked out? [ Didn't this place just open up like two days ago? Anya, have you slept? ]

Mm...

[she's actually

going to pull out her notepad then, and then flip to a page to show it to ash, dated to the last saturday, so before the room even opened. it looks like she's made her own star chart, writing little names next to a bunch of constellations. phoenix. galo. jin ling. lio. beau. a few others -

ash has one c: ]

I am happy... My chart is right.

[ hopefully he’s the coolest star in the sky because that is the only true way to reflect him in star form. obviously. ]

You were kidding about being into this. The tower literally just opened up... only other places you’d get a view of the sky would be the garden or maybe from a balcony.

[ he’s trying to see if he can spot the one labelled jin ling in the sky. hopefully it will give the aura of a brat star. ]

[she does look rather proud of herself - ]

I would go outside and... watch. Менее одиноко. They make me think... it is not so alone here.

But to see stars like this... Very beautiful. I would like to stay here a long time. Спасибо. Thank you for sharing with me.

[ binch give me one good reason why i should tag this!!!!!!!!!!!! ]

... It's no big deal. Better than sitting around waiting for Friday to roll around, yeah?

They look different when you've not got all that light pollution.

[um because it's cute?? let it be cute, it's not like it'll kill anyone!

:^) ]

Mm! To see every star... it makes it easy to forget Friday is coming.

Maybe if there is - метеор? Shooting star, we can make wish.

[

]

Who knows, maybe we'll get a miracle and we'll have a quiet Friday for a change. That's something you could wish on that shooting star of yours.

[STOP

but she looks thoughtful at that even as she looks up at the sky, as if watching to see if any of them will fall]

... Mm. A time where no one gets hurt... Идеально. That would be a wish I will hope for, again and again.

What would Ash wish for?

[

Shan't. ]

Pretty farfetched, given what people are like.

[ ... what WOULD he wish for? ] I'd be up for just getting my ass back home, right now. I'm not so selfless.

[she tilts her head at that, a little surprised]

You are not?

[she seems to not buy it right away]

Nah. Sure, it'd benefit all of us here, but I'm not going for something that'll benefit the masses.

[ let! them! home! except anya, who is d e a d. ]

[haha yea she's super dead]

Правдивый? Do you mean that...?

[she looks a little dubious]

Mm... but I hope that if it is what you want, you get it.

[she won't hold it against him if it is the truth, at least]

Right now that's the biggest concern. No point in worrying about brighter futures if we're gonna end up in the morgue here.

[ ha ha ha.... ]

Guess we'll see.

Mm... It is true that we should be careful now.

[she'll admit that, but also - ]

... but I think hope for the future is important too. Or else it is easier to give up.

I'm just stubborn. That usually helps with not giving up in general.

I think it is good stubborn.

That depends on who you ask.

Mm... I think you are good person - so I think it is good stubborn.

[and apparently that's all it takes for her]

[ hm. ]

Doesn't take much to please you, huh?

[no, her expectations are on the floor]

Mm... well, many people try in their own way. Kindness can be hard to see right away... Внимание. So better to pay attention.

[so she'll take literally anything she can get]

[ wow. ]

... I'm not sure bending over backwards does anyone any good. If you're gonna be kind to someone, soft isn't always the best idea.

Mm.... but if world is already mean to them - I do not want to be mean too.

[but she's fine with leaving that to ash?]

Being firm with them isn't being mean, y'know.

[ he's the last ash standing ]

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