raisetheearth | [Memory Event/Video] Washed in Scarlet

Celine blinked, straightening up, looking around in confusion. This... most certainly wasn't her place of work. She found herself in a bedroom. One she recognized but one that was also very foreign to her. She had a tray folded under one arm, dressed in old but formal maid attire. Her left leg felt heavy, weighed down by a heavy leather garterbelt like strap containing a wickedly large knife. ... That's right... She had just served tea to her lady... Wait what?

"Chaton...?" Celine snapped to attention, a little chill creeping up her spine. Sitting at an ornate table was what appeared to be a little girl, her wings folded carefully to fit on either side of the chair, tips brushing the ground. She was staring out a tall window, floor to ceiling, the light of the crimson moon filtering dimly inside and casting faint shadows. The room was impossibly lavish with a four poster bed with heavy curtains tied back with silk ropes. A heavy ornate bookshelf filled with knick-knacks and thick tomes. A vanity neatly stocked and organized. A chest of drawers. A closet cabinet. Everything was an image of wealth and class.

"Are you ready for the move? Patchy has been working so hard it will be nice to see her rest for once. And we'll finally be free of this wretched land and its people. Truthfully I've never been so far east in my many years. I believe it will be quite an exciting venture. Gensokyo. It has quite an interesting ring to it, doesn't it?" Her voice was familiar... "Are you excited Ma Petit Chaton? To carve out a piece of this new land for yourself? I know I am."

A pale, clawed hand reached across the table, lifting a single cube of sugar and dropped it into a steaming cup. She stirred once with a silver spoon before setting it to the side and bringing it to her lips. Celine said nothing. This... Had to be an echo, right?

"Chaton..." Celine stiffened. "Your heart is fluttering like a bird." There was a long pause, the childlike vampire inclining her head somewhat, one red eye visible around side the high backed chair. "Is there something you wish to tell me?"

"No, M'lady..." The formal address was almost subconscious. "I'm just excited, as you said. You know me far too well." Lips drew back over fangs as the vampire turned her attention back to the window. "Excellent. See to it that my sister is fed and placated before the spell truly begins. Else we may end up with half a home."

A hand raised in a dismissive gesture. Celine swallowed, bowing nervously before turning to leave, her presence cutting through the fabric of space and time as she crossed the room to the door, grasped the handle, and pulled it silently open.

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Celine blinked, having bumped into a wall, stumbling a short ways. She turned looked quickly around the room, to the concerned faces of her co-workers, her own pale as a sheet. The break room? She steadied herself, looking around once more. So... It was an echo then... She let out a long sigh, shoulders relaxing. It took some prodding but Celine returned home early, still somewhat shaken, her entire body aching faintly. It had all seemed so real.

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Celine was sitting on the edge of her bed, looking tired and rubbing one of her temples. "I just had the most bizarrely real echo. It was more like a hallucination. Nothing overly traumatic, fortunately, but it was apparently enough to have me sent home from work early. Considering the activity on the network I'm assuming I'm not the only one...?"

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It takes a moment for the lights to come on but the lights of her wings is the first thing to be seen, Then Dani's face. She looked fairly tired but at the same time worried, responding in French as normal.

"If they sent you home, it must have looked really bad. Want to talk about it or..."

A pause before glancing about and lowering her voice.

"..If not over the network, I can take the teleporter."

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"The network is fine, Dani. But thank you very much for offering." She smiled tiredly. She didn't want to put Dani through the hassle of teleporting over for something like this. "I was apparently pacing around the room mumbling to myself before walking directly into a wall. I'm nervous but unharmed."

She moved from the corner of her bed to a chair, leaning against the backrest. "I was in a very nice home speaking with someone very important... Truthfully I'm still trying to absorb everything completely..."

"If you say so...It's sometimes better to talk face to face then anything."

She shifts a bit, adjusting the laptop a little bit to keep a eye on things for the moment. There is a little yawn coming from dani before she sits cross legged for the moment, folding her wings behind her.

"Did they say anything that might hint to who they were? Or where you were? I mean..I know echos are weird like that but..still. You think they would be a little bit nicer to help us out."

"Well... I have a thought, but I'm not actually sure. I will mull it over and speak with them directly. As for where... Well it was a bedroom. Certainly the most lovely one I've ever seen. She looked thoughtful.

Very old too. Lit only by candles. The rest of the light came from the window from the full moon. It had an odd red hue to it. I'd imagine it would be even more stunning in the daylight when I would be able to see properly.

"Huh...Maybe they can let on to more details then huh?"

Dani shrugs a little bit. She's gotten details herself asking those who either appeared or figured it out on her own..Mostly.

"But still..if you ever want to talk about things..I'm more then willing to talk. These echos aren't always nice....I know that for a fact."

That was as much as she would push, still slightly worried to push people away more then in the past.

"Celine...? Are you hurt at all?"

Celine, to her, seems the type to downplay or just not mention anything if she did hurt herself. But still... she was concerned.

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"Not hurt. Simply shaken. Thank you..." Celine looked tired, nothing more. She looked like she wanted to ask something, or say something, but shook her head. "I'm fine."

"Is there something else you'd like to tell me?" The vampire had noticed and of course she couldn't just leave that alone, now could she?

No, you're certainly not the only one.

Are you OK? I hope your job isn't in jeopardy because of this.

"No. My boss and colleagues have gotten used to the quirks that come with me being numbered. However this is he first time they have sent me home." A deep sigh. "... They may have been right doing so. My hands are too shaky to hold a tray properly."

Take it easy. Don't go back until you're ready, these can be very traumatic events.

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