They cover you like a warm mother

[00:10] Caleb Arborea says, "I'll be home, Sara."
[00:10] Saranta Hellaxis exclaims, "Bye-bye Caleb!"
[00:11] Caleb Arborea says, "Oh and you do live with me as home. You know that. Thought I made it clear and thought you just enjoyed having many places."
[00:11] Caleb waves as he turns around and departs.
(Caleb Arborea)
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[00:12] Saranta Hellaxis says, "Hmm, homes usually have families though. . . Hehee~ Strange to have the Ookami as such, strange and bizarre."
[00:12] Revan Task asks, "... Adopted?"
[00:13] Saranta Hellaxis says, "Oh no, never."
[00:13] Saranta Hellaxis says, "If your bandages help you see, you could see so much. I wore bandages like that once. Once with my old family."
[00:14] Revan would turn his head to stare at the girl as she spoke in riddles. It wasn't aggressive or malicious, simply trying to figure her out.
(Revan Task)
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[00:15] Revan Task asks, "Right.. You had another family.. And the Exarion's were your.. Not-family?"
[00:15] Revan Task asks, "But.. Bandages to help you.. See?"
[00:16] Saranta Hellaxis says, "Yes! I had a family, I have no family now. And yes, bandages cover things, but they let you see that you are hiding."
[00:16] Saranta Hellaxis says, "Your body must have scars, maybe burns, maybe tatoos! or something youwish the world not to see."
[00:16] Revan Task says, "... Bruises.. Cuts.. Scars.. Many fresh.. Many old.."
[00:17] Revan Task says, "I.. I see your point now.. "
[00:17] Revan Task says, "It.. Puts something else between us.. I find them.. Somewhat comforting.. I guess.."
[00:18] Saranta Hellaxis says, "So many markings upon the flesh. I have bandages too! On my mind! "
[00:18] Revan Task says, "That.. Makes sense. "
[00:18] Saranta Hellaxis says, "Bandages are a part of you, they mend, they connect. They cover you like a warm mother."
[00:18] Saranta Hellaxis says, "You wear them too long and it hurts to remove them."
[00:19] Revan felt like he just cut in the mind, very, very deep.
(Revan Task)
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[00:29] The more she spoke, the more he felt like he was being targeted. It was already a poor day, given he had just came from a funeral. Revan was searching for Danica, she spoke of revenge earlier, and he had no need for it until now.

Though Saranta had touched on several delicate subjects for the young Task. He would admit the bandages were originally meant to heal his injuries, but over time, they certainly became a mask, much like the one his own father wore. He hid from the world, hid the emotions he didn't know how to handle, hid the weaknesses that screamed their presence across their body.

Every morning and every night was a ritual for him, removing the dirty bandages, soaking them over night, and then redonning them. His mother died during child birth, and he took it upon himself to look after his brother's, both providing food, and treating their injuries from their sparring.

It's what he took as a duty as the elder brother of the triplets, but the way Saranta described them, a warm mother- was this something he did subconsciously? Something to replace the maternal touch he so desperately craved.

His hand would shake before he tried to get a grip, and clench it into a fist. ".. W-who are you.." He would ask, looking at her for answers. His father had told him one only grows stronger through struggle, overcoming your injuries bother physically and spiritually. "What happened to you.. To make you so.." He struggled to find the word. It wasn't quite the strength he imagined one to have, and it wasn't your traditional wisdom either. ".. Insightful?"
(Revan Task)
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[00:38] Saranta stood there, bouncing on her heels, a wide grin on her face. She felt those hidden words rising up in the young teen, expressions that even bandages couldn't hide. She felt she touched something, unwillingly and unknowingly.

As her mind ponders the slow loops of what she might have stepped on, he speaks and asks questions. The Rhoynur's smile only widens, showing her pearly white canines as it grows ever wider.

"I am Saranta." She answers the simple question. A long black figure moves behind her two-toned hair. A long, writhing figure that lurches out from the white folds and onto her face. A long black centipede was revealed, and it crawled down her features only to be re-hidden in her clothes.

"What. . . happened? Oh so many things. So much pain and toiling bells. Ringing, writhing noises that break the bones and sever the chords of infants. My own family, is what happened. Such corrupted wisdom came from them until my mind couldn't take the chains. It broke free, and became broken on that same note!" Her body trembles as her eyes flash a sick green. She struggles in holding back a laugh, a loud chuckle. Her hand quickly rises to cover her lower expression.

"S-sorry. Such ill. . . memories! Hehee~" She said in explaining her sudden fit of excitement and joy. She trembles as each giggle wants to break free, only to be replaced by a rasped breath.

Soon, she returns to her more calm state and lowers her hand. Resuming a much more calm and relaxed grin, that was still, a little bit too wide.
(Saranta Hellaxis)
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[00:50] There was a desire to make sense of it all, to find reason or make sense of her words. Studying her posture, facial expressions, the tone of her voice. His golden eyes growing wide as he watches as the large, inky centipede reveals itself, before slinking back into obscurity.

Was Saranta the result of someone who had faced those torturous tribulations of the spirit, and never healed properly from it? No.. He would remember his father's teachings, chaos is the natural state of this world.

The chains that held her down, the chains that would cause her to stagnate and rot. She became chaotic to survive, to grow and oppose this world's greatest sin, the dull and the boring.

What started as bewilderment would soon turn to awe, as his golden irises began to glow with envy. Quickly shaking his head, "No need to apologize.. We do what we must.. To keep the wheel turning.. But which way it goes? Matters not, so long as it continues to spin, perpetually."

(Revan Task)
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[00:56] "Wonderful observations."

Danica states with a lifted brow, as her purple hues drift between the two pupils. She had managed to take a brief nap standing up, however that was possible. Though now she was fully aware! Awake and...Well, bored!

"Since tha' both o' ye' are in The Nightbound, now...Let's focus on tha' task at 'and, hmm?"

She said with a thoughtful expression, lifting a finger to tap at her chin.

"We need more members, do either o' ye' 'ave anyone in mind?...Need ta' b' someone ye' would trust with ye' life."

Danica seemed interested.
(Danica Drugovic)
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[01:02] Saranta nods rapidly at Revan's words. The wheel turns and spins, and we always are the ones to keep it going. Agreed and in tune thoughts and processing. Smile, and push on.

"Yes! The wheel turns but no one is hinged to it. To be tied down by it is to turn with Helheim and life at the same time. Such sufferings. Always smile and turn the wheel forward! Spin spin sp-" Danica speaks and the Rhoynur turns quickly to them. Subject was now changed by the interruption, and Saranta's golden eyes focused on her.

"Trust, is fickle in most. I can trust many, but it is not always returned. I trust a few, maybe Caleb, but he was here! I trust those who are fellow sufferers! Hehee~" She says while bounding once on the back of her heels, leaning her form toward Danica. Gleefuly body language was all she expressed at the moment.

"I understand though, Dani wants to trust and have trust. Need the trusted few. You need people who are closer than family, as even they can break such bonds. True relationships that don't sink on the first iceberg." She rambles and prattles on, long-winded like some her age are. The ramblings, twisted with playful annotation and deeper melted thoughts.
(Saranta Hellaxis)
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[01:12] Wrapped fingers would lace themselves together, resting in front of Revan's torso as he returned a nod, he was delighted to hear Saranta's take on his little quip.

He would've let her continue on if they had not awoken their leader from her slumber- what could she have been dreaming while standing there? Either way, the topic they discussed earlier was brought up, though this time she was asking on individuals Revan trusted.

"I.. Am very much the same as Saranta.. I am not.. Quick to trust.. The few I do trust however are.. An Ill fit.. For what I believe we wish to accomplish.." He would think, going over the list of people he knew, skimming the unworthy, and then the goody two shoes.

"I think for our.. Intentions.. We should keep an eye out for the like minded.. The similarly wounded." Saranta had put the thought in his head with the mention of fellow sufferers. He originally had agreed to Danica's proposal because he felt they were the same in many regards, the way they conducted themselves, their goals, the scars they carried. Though he was still young, and there was plenty damage left to be done to the this Task.
(Revan Task)
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[01:14] Danica Drugovic says, "I agree entirely."
[01:14] Danica Drugovic says, "Jus' keep an' eye out for now."
[01:14] Danica Drugovic says, "I am goin' ta' take my leave now."
[01:14] Saranta Hellaxis says, "Yes yes, and bye-bye! Take care."
[01:14] Revan Task says, "I will be observant and diligent in this duty"
[01:14] Saranta Hellaxis says, "Open eyes and wide open minds, Mhm."
[01:14] Revan Task says, ".. I very much look forward to working with you, Saranta."
[01:14] Saranta Hellaxis says, "Same! "