Let there be, let there always be

[withoutasign]

Who: Signless and various campers
When: five days after drowning, early afternoon
Where: the Plaza
Style: action jackson
Status: semi-open to close CR; the video part is open to everyone!

Signless is dreaming. He's dreaming, and it's beautiful. He's surrounded by the neverending light, surrounded and engulfed by it, but there is no fear. How can he be afraid when surrounded by such vast, indescribable beauty?

Nor is he alone; he can feel them with him, all the friends he's known and lost along the way. Sometimes they stay beside him for a time, dancing next to him and sharing a beam of light; others slip past shyly, brushing against him and then disappearing. Disciple is there, and Lulu as well, and if Psii were there with them, they would be complete.

But the light begins to fade, and though he is sorry to lose it, he understands. It's not his time, not yet his turn, and he sinks willingly into the darkness, watching the neverending light as it retreats and glimmers into nothingness.

He opens his eyes.

It doesn't take him long to recognize the dome above Vatheon, and he sits up, looking around him. He's not surprised to see that some of his friends have gathered there with him.

"Hey. What's going on?"

~*~A few hours later, open to everyone!~*~

[The video feed clicks on, and there's Signless, brought back by Vatheon's miracles. He's sitting somewhere with his back to the bubble, tropical fish swimming and darting behind him, and someone has taken the time to weave him a crown of flowers, which almost completely hides his nubby horns. His expression is serious, as is his voice.]

Vatheon, I am back. I'm aware that there has been some fighting and violence regarding my death. Let me say, here and now, that what happened was an accident. Dualscar did nothing wrong, and should not have been held responsible. Anyone who would further trouble him about these happenings should first come and see me, because if anyone persists in bothering him will find they have a problem with me as well.

Leave him alone.

But yes, I am back. I missed you, Vatheon, and I'm very grateful to have another chance to be with you all.

[He looks into the video feed, like he wants to say more, then shuts it off.]

Comments

[bestestfurrend]

A shriek splits the air and a small bundle of grey and green flings itself at his chest, his tiny adopted daughter of a kitty troll burrowing herself against him with single-minded determination. She never wants to let go of Signless ever again!

[withoutasign]

"Uh... hey, little kitten." So many hugs today! What on Alternia is going on?

[bestestfurrend]

"Signless! Signless, I missed you so much!" Not going to cry, not going to...totally bawling against him.

[withoutasign]

Signless just pets her hair in confusion. "I'm... I'm here now?"

[bestestfurrend]

"Yes...yes, you are, you're back now, and you're okay, right? It was so hard waiting for you, everybody was so upset, Miss Disciple was heartbroken and...don't you remember?"

She looks up at him, eyes going wide as his confusion registers. "Signless, you..." She simply can't say it.

[withoutasign]

Signless thinks back; he remembers swimming with Dualscar, and then getting caught on Dualscar's cape, and... oh. Oh!

He looks at Nepeta with wide eyes. "I drowned, didn't I?"

[bestestfurrend]

She just nods, face tear-stained translucent green, and then she's reaching up to wrap her arms around his neck and rub their cheeks together. "It was so furry hard knowing that you were hurt, that you were gone."

[withoutasign]

"I'm sorry, little kitten. I didn't mean to make you cry, or make you hurt." He reaches up and brushes the tears off her face. "But it's okay now. I'm back, and I'm not leaving again."

[bestestfurrend]

"It's not your fault," she tries assuring him, although that's rather difficult to do when she's still crying and trying to insert herself beneath his cape to cling to him as close as possible. She quietens a little at his fingers on her face though, letting him wipe away the signs of her grief.

"It's you that I didn't want to be hurt, you don't deserve to hurt ever, you're just...you're you." It's not even the usual awe and admiration of the Signless that makes her say those words. It's the hero-worship of a child, a wiggler, for her father-figure. Signless isn't supposed to be able to get hurt! Signless is Signless.

[withoutasign]

Signless laughs quietly at that, and uses his other hand to pull his cloak around them both. It's a cloak, Nepeta, not a cape. Capes are dangerous!

"Then that's as good a reason as any to be careful in the future, I think."

[bestestfurrend]

It looks like something to roleplay in! There doesn't seem to be much difference to her. But yes, all right, no more capes for Signless. He doesn't seem to have much luck with them at all.

"Yes...please, please Signless, promise you won't let anything else happen to you??" She seems to be begging this of all her nearest and dearest lately.

[withoutasign]

"I promise, little kitten. I'll be more careful from now on."

[bestestfurrend]

"I should probably let you go say hello to everyone else...but can I come home with you and Disciple afterwards?" She's reluctant to let go of him at all.

[withoutasign]

"Of course, little one."

[bestestfurrend]

There's a kisspap to his nose and then she somehow manages to tear herself away. But she'll be waiting for him at the fringes of the crowd, ready to take his hand and head home once he was done with everyone else.