THE BABY PARTY

[afineknight]

WHO: everyone!!
WHERE: The Rec Room
WHEN: Day 33, around lunchtime

[ Since it is a Daffodil rite, the Daffodils (at least, the ones that are not children who have no idea what they're doing and therefore aren't Tart, the best baby shepherd ever) have set up a little party in the rec room for all the kids and their poor beleaguered adults!

They've set up snacks and pulled out a few games as well as some pillows from the library for naptime and books — including picture books — nearby before putting the word out to others to stop by the rec room around lunchtime. And hey, if they have anything they can bring along, all the better! ]

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[secondbornsun]

. . .


[ waves back with the expression of 'idk if i even want to ask' ]

[afineknight]

Should I say "welcome back"?

[secondbornsun]

Oh, I feel so welcome.

[ with a groan ]

Fuckin' kids, seriously . . .

[afineknight]

Keep humoring them! It helps with the rite.

Probably.

[ he has no idea. ]

[secondbornsun]

I swear t'Seven, if we ain't win this ritual . . .

[ sssigh ]

No sign of Charon?

[afineknight]

[ He shakes his head. ]

I talked with Minuet for a bit about it and what they're going to do. I can tell you now, or it can wait.

[secondbornsun]

[ stands himself up, going to the exit ]

Outside.

[afineknight]

[ He follows along after a moment. ]

[secondbornsun]

Go ahead.

[afineknight]

Okay. First off, have you heard about the running theory about what happened to Charon?

[secondbornsun]

No, but I'm gonna guess it's gotta do with the mist.

[afineknight]

Okay, so— do you remember when Thistle went into the mist and blew up a demon? Do you recall everything about that particular demon in relation to the mist?

[secondbornsun]

The demon took sacrifices in the form of sheep turned to gold statues in exchange for pushin' back the mist. I remember.

[afineknight]

Charon disappears. The exact same day, the mist is pushed back, revealing a sizeable area.

It cannot be a coincidence. The theory is that the demon survived and took Charon, and we got the beach in "return."

[secondbornsun]

Got more space 'cause he's a Shepherd, huh?

[afineknight]

Correct.

So. Minuet and Lily are looking into how to rescue him — or at least, they will be once this ritual is over. I know he's anxious and so is the rest of Lily, but hopefully they take the time to really think it over.

In the meantime, I'm working on coordinating people to gather resources from the beach. We figure that it's a safe assumption that once Charon is rescued, we'll lose access to it.

[secondbornsun]

. . . What resources we lookin' at?

[afineknight]

Salt — from the salt water in the sea, my assistant is currently working on bring buckets back, actually. Seaweed is also quite nutritious and keeps well. Fish, of course. And we're investigating to see if there's anything else.

The salt is my highest priority.

[secondbornsun]

. . .

Bring the buckets t'me and I'll make it happen. Faster the process is, the more salt ya can get, yeah?

[afineknight]

[ He immediately brightens at that. ]

Yes, of course! We've been staging them over in the basement. And the more salt we get, the more we can preserve, too.

[secondbornsun]

Mmh. Anything else I need'a know?

[afineknight]

That's it for now. When they rescue Charon, my assistant and I will have some medicine made for him. We're going to collaborate later.

[secondbornsun]

Medicine?

[afineknight]

Mostly to help him sleep.

[secondbornsun]

. . . That a problem for him?

[ spoken like a person who has never once in his life struggled to fall asleep barring outside distractions ]