10-31-2025, 10:05 PM
look how they shine for you
look at the stars
If Starbry would have had to guess, she would have picked the Valley. She had never been there and had never met anyone from there, but she had heard the stories. The legends. Stuff parents would tell their children as spooky bedtime stories. Starbry had loved to listen to legends and stories and imagine the lives and tall tales. Her head tilted slightly as the mare seemed to trail off before almost startling as she quickly focused back on her. She was going to answer about her mind powers, tell the mare that she wasn't really experienced in using them. She would occasionally reach out to see if there was anything on the surface, she could easily pick off the mind of another, but she had never tried to dig around. If she had, she would surely be noticed clumsily picking through another's thoughts. But as she opened her mouth to answer, her mind was filled with Topsail's memories.
Starbry gasped, slightly startled by the rush. She closed her eyes and allowed the memories to turn through her mind. Trying to experience the sounds, the feelings, immerse herself in the views like she was there. It was a rollercoaster. The power, the violence, the love and the hint of longing. A long life, a full life, a life that seemed well lived. As the memories fade from her mind as quickly as they had entered, she snaps her eyes open to stare at Topsail. It left an odd feeling behind, seeing another's memories in her own mind. She almost felt...jealous? No. Not quite jealous, but disappointed. She had nothing of the sort to share with this new companion. Starbry meets her sad smile with a gentle one of her own, "That was...amazing." She said softly, unsure if that was even the proper wording. "A life well lived"
Her soft smile broadens as a genuine laugh weaves through her mind. The kind that warmed her body just as the sun did. There was something even better about laughter directly into her mind and surpassing her ears, and she giggled slightly at the feeling. "I certainly wouldn't say you're boring, old or not." she chuckled again. Her smile faded slightly as her attention was redirected again to the River. She hesitated but then turned her head to look at it. Still innocently rushing along, clean and clear. "Well." She started and then stopped. She wasn't entirely sure how to even explain herself. "I saw a mare standing by the river and I was going to introduce myself." She turned back to face Topsail. "When I got to the river's edge, there was this...green ooze over the water. The mare threw a stick in and it started to bubble up and before I knew it, it was rising over the banks." She stopped and sighed. "I tried to back away but it was like I was cemented in place with it climbing my legs - like it was alive. And as fast as it rose, it retreated, and was gone."
She was sure she sounded insane. She felt insane, recalling what had happened. She was so certain she was going to die in that moment. "And maybe it was a bad dream. I don't see anything on me from it, but I feel odd. I feel different. Something feels different." She didn't know what it was, and being distracted by conversation had helped her forget the feeling so deep in her bones. Like a strange buzzing in the marrow, tingling along the pieces of her where her magic lived. "But there isn't anything different." She laughed again then, "God, I feel insane just saying it out loud."
Starbry gasped, slightly startled by the rush. She closed her eyes and allowed the memories to turn through her mind. Trying to experience the sounds, the feelings, immerse herself in the views like she was there. It was a rollercoaster. The power, the violence, the love and the hint of longing. A long life, a full life, a life that seemed well lived. As the memories fade from her mind as quickly as they had entered, she snaps her eyes open to stare at Topsail. It left an odd feeling behind, seeing another's memories in her own mind. She almost felt...jealous? No. Not quite jealous, but disappointed. She had nothing of the sort to share with this new companion. Starbry meets her sad smile with a gentle one of her own, "That was...amazing." She said softly, unsure if that was even the proper wording. "A life well lived"
Her soft smile broadens as a genuine laugh weaves through her mind. The kind that warmed her body just as the sun did. There was something even better about laughter directly into her mind and surpassing her ears, and she giggled slightly at the feeling. "I certainly wouldn't say you're boring, old or not." she chuckled again. Her smile faded slightly as her attention was redirected again to the River. She hesitated but then turned her head to look at it. Still innocently rushing along, clean and clear. "Well." She started and then stopped. She wasn't entirely sure how to even explain herself. "I saw a mare standing by the river and I was going to introduce myself." She turned back to face Topsail. "When I got to the river's edge, there was this...green ooze over the water. The mare threw a stick in and it started to bubble up and before I knew it, it was rising over the banks." She stopped and sighed. "I tried to back away but it was like I was cemented in place with it climbing my legs - like it was alive. And as fast as it rose, it retreated, and was gone."
She was sure she sounded insane. She felt insane, recalling what had happened. She was so certain she was going to die in that moment. "And maybe it was a bad dream. I don't see anything on me from it, but I feel odd. I feel different. Something feels different." She didn't know what it was, and being distracted by conversation had helped her forget the feeling so deep in her bones. Like a strange buzzing in the marrow, tingling along the pieces of her where her magic lived. "But there isn't anything different." She laughed again then, "God, I feel insane just saying it out loud."
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