Noel sat in her room at the inn, glad that Historia hadn't taken her gates back after what Unseason tried to do with them, though she had concerns for what would happen if Unseason somehow got a human body, though that would be weird, Spring assured her that Unseason was incapable of generating a body while bound by the power of the four Seasonal Spirits.8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72w76gWL3M 維尼
"Why do I feel unconvinced...I want to believe her...but I feel like I know something they don't know." suddenly she had an idea that she believed could work, she would go to the Mosiac Rosetta that one of Historia's gates took them to, and try to review herself.8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡpczQjvEFjB 維尼
She crept downstairs, but the manager of the inn caught her trying to sneak out.8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKK8Zb1qab 維尼
"Out for a walk, Miss Noel?" the pig Animen spoke with an accent, he was always in a tie and suit, as far as she could tell.8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡNayJRN2e3k 維尼
"Yeah, I'll be back soon." she turned around before leaving and waved, "Goodnight, Jack." 8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kvPelEJDp 維尼
Jack shook his head after she left and smiled, "Poor thing really has lost her memory, else she would know you don't have to say goodnight every evening parting."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡM31tsEcnHR 維尼
Noel looked around to find her bearings and started in the direction of the woods, but noticed one of the inn's windows had the curtains pulled back, "No light...either they're watching me, or asleep, Jack probably doesn't trust me, especially not after I left last night...better not give him a reason to think poorly of me."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡnuOUqmbRLv 維尼
She walked past the woods and kept walking, behind the Sea Side Wolfe--which she couldn't stop frowning at, something about it seemed odd, but she couldn't put her finger on it--and towards the beach, following the rocky wall next to her as it descended, fin-like, into the earth.8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIqqCGSnod 維尼
She stared at the stars over the ocean, the distance seemed solid, as though the stars would land on a solid surface if they fell from the sky. Noel heard someone behind sigh and turned around Maria facing away from her, on her knees, "That strange bunny Animen told me she liked looking at bugs on the beach...pill bugs, I think they were."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvk2tFq5K0 維尼
Noel stepped forward and knelt next to Maria, then bent forward, "Is it a nocturnal bug?"8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQ73y98tKi 維尼
"Hmm?" Maria turned around and smiled, "Nah, it's my parents...grave markers...all I was told is that they were the only casualties from a scuffle with the Company...aside from a letter they wrote for me before then, that's all I know."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPpqRdWA8U 維尼
"Oh...s-should I leave for now?"8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡcEyM99o2t8 維尼
"Nah, you can stay, I was...just thinking about things, apparently they were going to try to take out the captain, they were that strong, that everyone thought they could take out the majority of invaders before it got worse, but something happened and they...were found under water later."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQETjnF60Y 維尼
"Parents...I wonder where mine are?" Noel looked up at the sky and found a horde of stars above them, she turned back to Maria and cleared her throat, "So-"8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkWql6afXB 維尼
"I just wish...I still had my parents, seeing Kokoso and the others with theirs forces me to face that I don't have have mine."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXg3NUtg1v 維尼
After a while Noel finally spoke, "Lot's of stars out, huh?"8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡVz65vkunN2 維尼
"Yeah, there really are...I haven't looked up there in a while...I actually haven't been back here in a while, I prefer to just spend my nights in that upside down boat I live in."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3OxOvpZVp 維尼
"That explains why it looks...wrong...like if the windowsills were above the windows, instead of below them."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPUiXVdSFv 維尼
"If you had questions, you could have just asked me."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTtOOCd2jY 維尼
"I was thinking about it...maybe tomorrow."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9U92pwsrU 維尼
"Well, now you know...the story around here is that it was called the Sea Side Wolfe because the ship had been the S.S. Wolfe, I guess there was no use for a ship, so it was turned onto it's head." Maria stood up and turned around, "Speaking of tomorrow, it's about time to turn in for the night...so, why were you out so late?"8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhkHrgVeJH 維尼
"I was going to...y-you know, it's just such a nice-" Noel looked away from Maria's inquisitive stare and sighed, "you know the Mosiac Rosetta? Well, apparently you can review knowledge on anyone you've met, I wanted to see what I know about myself, if I can...if I can see that at all."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCNKfdDTtD 維尼
"You're a pretty long way from there, Noel."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡW49qV5zhs4 維尼
"I thought I might have been being watched."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVVxoTxT1t 維尼
"Jack?"8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcSOcw6bj2 維尼
"Yeah, I don't think he trusts me, not after I disappeared yesterday, looking for you guys." Noel stared at the ground and shrugged, "I mean, I don't blame him or anything...I did sneak out."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhOf5MnPbL 維尼
"Well, I don't see how he'd find you untrustworthy, maybe he's anxious because you're not an Animen."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJJQVOEe3d 維尼
"I never thought of it that way...I guess I am pretty suspicious, in that light."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpNsOrr2gG 維尼
"Not all non-Animen are bad, and I'm sure there's plenty of bad Animen somewhere."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OIo8FnXSC 維尼
"Maybe here?"8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39ZNMFHVoA 維尼
"Maybe, but Mother Goose isn't someone I'd want to cross, I'm glad she's on our side."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3iNrkq1bu 維尼
"Hmm...which side is that?"8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPybibacH3 維尼
"The...side of people who just...wish that people would stop being stupid."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡu80sDYHVaM 維尼
Noel smiled and closed her eye, "Smiling kind of hurts...like something my face wasn't built for."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oIfbgwZfJ 維尼
"Ha, ha, your face wasn't built, I'm sure." Maria opened the door to the inn and waved at Jack, "Goodnight, Jack, Noel."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50k68i0jeZ 維尼
"Hmm?" Noel stared at her and Maria smiled.8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4X50EChnP 維尼
"Um, it's...like there's a silent, 'and you, too' when I said your name...that counted for both of you."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDaDAZFofR 維尼
"Hmm...so, goodnight Maria, Jack?"8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3YUnIjFh6 維尼
"Yeah, it's weird, huh?"8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡijISTebIkN 維尼
Noel nodded and waved at Maria, "Goodnight, Maria, Jack."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLdWq0QrLe 維尼
Re watched Noel visit Maria, writing down what she saw, laughing in some places, "'Just wish that people', how inspired, I'll just borrow that line sometime...you know, I could stand to meet these guys, but I need a good disguise...I guess I have the night to think it over."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YFtN5ZnFL 維尼
Re switched to another window and stared at the king and advisor, "Meanwhile these two are being stupid, and I can't say anything about what's going on to the heroes of this story, they'd just throw themselves into danger, they need the other two Seasonal Spirits to stand a chance against what Unseason has cooked up for them...nice, I just made myself hungry."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡu03D5Q2bNX 維尼
Re got up from her chair in her green, book pattern pajamas and pulled a lamp that acted as a lever, which lowered a bookshelf, revealing a refrigerator at the end of a short hall. She opened the door and grabbed a smoothie. Turned around and left, pushing the lamp forward, it automatically fell back into place and closed the bookshelf, while she took out a journal for a short story she'd been working on and set it on the bed, there were no words yet, only ideas, misshaped sketches that represented people and events.8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2kIjBMWrr 維尼
Maria woke early and waited outside for the others, fishing to pass the time. She heard Cathryn and Byrd talking, then heard Kokoso call them over, "Hey, guys, she's over here!"8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfwozhzLPE 維尼
Maria turned around and waved at the six companions, "Party's all here, then? Good, I was getting bored anyways."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3ZQrAiu43 維尼
"So," Kokoso began, "Byrd brought up a good point on the way here--rare, I know."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡPm6ItPZ6xZ 維尼
"Hey, I always-" Byrd began his objection, but Kokoso hopped between him and Maria.8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡiB86BE5uFH 維尼
"Now, our folks have all commented on the fact that the Wolfe isn't reliably open, and that Byrd's bad at making macaroni...I'm kidding, Cathryn's youngest brother said that." Kokoso cleared his throat, "Anyways, so Byrd and Cat were tossing ideas back and forth, and we got to the point where everyone had the same idea: Split the party, half of us go to the woods to get stronger, the other half stays here and mans the Wolfe."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVri7453bh 維尼
"The best part about it," Spring announced cheerily, "is that you don't have to worry about being the fact we're acting as Guardian Angels for you, our power is yours, but if someone in your party was given one of your Seasonal Strings and designated by your as the authority of the party, then our gift of special attacks and Spirit Strikes would go with them, all it takes is one of those strings, and it'll be just as good as wearing both, since you're still wearing one, and the other person's wearing one, and both of them are Seasonal Girl Strings, and we're both you're Guardian Angels...just don't remove it from your neck while your friends are in battle, or things could be bad."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡmW34wWfraM 維尼
"Hmm, so we can keep making money to buy more supplies, while still keeping the monsters at bay." Maria nodded and pulled off her Autumn String, "Byrd, Autumn, and Cathryn, good luck...Cat, I trust you and Byrd keep Autumn safe and...come up with some kind of cleaver battle formations, the rest of us are stuck on restaurant duty."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHHUX1epbx 維尼
"Well, since she uses claws--yes, I asked her on the way here, what's that face for? Anyways, since she uses claws, we'll keep the same attack patterns we've been using."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡyITeHrPYPs 維尼
"So, I'm staying?" Spring inquired, Maria turned to say something, but Spring cut her off, "No objections here, Boss, just making sure! You'll love some of these ancient recipes from years ago, like gorgon noodles...don't worry, they just call them that."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqSeGXQ7HD 維尼
"W-why?!" Maria cried, eyes stuck on Spring.8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡNyxeIux4I2 維尼
"Because, they're, what, thousands of years old? People back then had crazy names for things...Record would give you a more detailed history on it, but...she's not here right now."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbYgNxBkB7 維尼
"So, how do you make...gorgon noodles?" Maria turned to Kokoso, "Aren't those monsters supposed to make you freeze if they saw you?"8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQtMP6seTH 維尼
"Yep, they were the ones!" Kokoso confirmed with a nervous smile, "Hopefully they were just back then and not...present day monsters."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TGfs8ny7w 維尼
"You make gorgon noodles with a special kind of noodles--Perseus noodles, just like regular noodles but soaked in lemon juice and garlic--olives, and eggs, soft boiled is preferred--take notes--and insert the olives into a small crater in the egg, use your choice of sauce as adhesive, and set them aside," Spring clasped her hands excitedly and continued, "ideally you should have been boiling the noodles until they were nice and noodle-like, so they should be done boiling by now. So, take those noodles give them some gorgons' bane, so named because they were the only way to prevent the blight of gorgons' eyes, often taken before battle, otherwise you'd make a broth and soak the victim in a tub until they were soft and human again, but that's another snack. Now, take the herbs--they're spicy, so boil the heat out of them without taking out all that flavor and gorgon's bane goodness--and dry them, in the sun if you have time, but the oven works too, and then blend them with pepper and basil. So, for the finally! Time to add the eggs that you may have noticed have an uncanny resemblance to eyes to the noodles, then sprinkle the seasoning and bake them until the noodles are crunchy, serve hot and eat with a fork...and maybe a knife."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡPo6pArZaDS 維尼
"U-uh...Spring?" Maria scratched the side of her head, struggling to remember the recipe.8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6Klm3YTbi 維尼
"It's okay, I remember it." Noel promised, "If I get it wrong, Spring's still here."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9C1PSBioM2 維尼
"And it'll be here until Summer!" Autumn added, smirking.8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEhzXF4Qpi 維尼
"Oh, Autumn, that reminds me, could you find some gorgons' banes for me?"8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4zKlW0ycg 維尼
"Sure, Spring, how many leaves?"8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMt6dXxxsh 維尼
"Just bring the whole plant, I want to make a garden around the fish pond behind the Wolfe." Spring turned around and went inside the Wolfe.8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LiUkJ4QVc 維尼
"Well, guess we should have breakfast before heading out." Byrd shrugged.8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgJJ9MLkcR 維尼
"A lot of foods grown can be influenced by the power of the Wilds," Autumn informed, "certain foods can help you out, increase the Wild's effect on you--always a good thing--and keep certain things from happening, like...for example, if gorgons still walked the earth, then you'd eat gorgon noodles to keep from getting turned to stone."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Mlx1exgUa 維尼
Kokoso nodded, "That sounds good, we already brought full meals with us on the way to the Refractory Construct."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvLWGfBykw 維尼
Byrd agreed, "Yeah, our logic was that we could, so we did."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWGlF2SfHy 維尼
Autumn nodded slowly, "That makes sense...you guys really do get all the use out of your supplies that you can, I respect that, no ands, ifs, or buts about it."8964 copyright protection499ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0XvNG6Gc2 維尼
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