Vitae Memorandum

53-Friendly Reception

Having had a bit of time to relax, the four girls were again inclined to return to a regular routine. They had been distant from their home for quite a while, and there was plenty to revisit.

Lwyn had finished putting the game away and was trying to relax with some late afternoon chores. More than not being used to how things work anymore, things weren't used to them anymore, the day moving onward without them. There wasn't actually much she could help with right now, things had already been finished. All of her offers to help out ended up rejected, with nothing left for her to do. Even dinner was well on it's way to finishing itself.

Lwyn found a place to sit down, still feeling troubled. She had been deprived so much of her own contributions in the Fortress, one thing she had been really hoping for was to revisit demand for her contributions back home. However, it seems things wouldn't be that simple. As she sat there pondering everything, Yuxzn wandered by. He appeared to be already occupied, but noticing Lwyn was lost in thought alone, he stopped to lend a hand.

"Anything on your mind?" "Well, I was really hoping to find something to help out with, but it seems everything is already taken care of." "Oh, only all the ordinary things. In truth, there are things to still worry about. For example, did you know that after that last battle, the weaponry and engine here are both in need of repairs. Seems they were pushed far harder than normal. Don't forget, you are capable of far more things than just the normal and ordinary, you don't need some simple every day task handed down to you. You four came up with a bunch of extraordinary things, and we've had none since you were gone." Yuxzn might have usually be nervous of such unpredictable elements as the four girls, but instead he recognized their potential. He personally believed in Lwyn too, understanding just how smart she could be.

Even while Lwyn was not believing in herself, Yuxzn was catching on to her own tactical prowess. An unnurtured mind, capable of her own ideas. While they had been lost in their game, he had even wandered by and watched for a while, witnessing her employ victorious strategies in a game he didn't even yet understand. It had left him realizing that she had a lot of potential in areas even he himself didn't. He was capable of the ordinary, but only she seemed to have any grasp of the extraordinary. Considering she was the heir to the Arch-Magus, that planning potential of her's in the extraordinary almost intimidated him. He felt nothing but respect for her in this.

Thanrie wandered around, looking for something to do. She was coming back to her original concerns, worried about her control over her gift. She was certain that most of the problem was within her mind, her head pulled in different directions. Earth stuff was often made with safety mechanisms for this very reason, but all of this was being constructed on the spot in her head, having safety mechanisms automatically was impossible, she would have to figure out how to add them manually. The whole concept of balancing things manually was still stressful for her, considering that her mind was by current design not the easiest thing to balance out anyway. There were still certain points of conflict left to worry about.

In her wanders, she came across Ihzyhur and Zyuixqs having an argument. They had been in a dispute in how to properly lend support for Thanrie now that she was back. Zyuixqs was certain that she needed the opportunity to relax first, to do things at her own pace. "You seem to miscount situations that demand action and decisions, being so timid. This is when we need to make an assertive move, to ensure a clear set decision that would.." "Oh hey, Ihzy, Zyuixqs, how are we doing?" Ihzyhur paused in his explanation as his sister interrupted. He knew for certain that after her being so worn out, expecting her to stress over her own decisions would just make everything worse.

"Nothing, totally nothing at all." Zyuixqs was already in a cold sweat, put on edge at Thanrie's presence. It didn't help that the actual topic of discussion was not one he wanted to be caught speaking about. He backed off completely, eager to get out of the way. Ihzyhur however held his grounds, cool and composed. "My dear sister, don't worry your pretty little head over the lesser details. This is just a matter between men, not something you would understand anyway." Ihzyhur was so confident in his assessment, knowing that this was the obvious solution.