[Last month Shion hadn't told a story, it had been too much. Dying, waking up, being unable to read or write. Confusion over everything to do with Connor. Worry that Aster was angry at him.
Now a month of relative peace had calmed him. He still couldn't read, he was trying not to think about it because if he did... The idea of never being able to read or write again was enough to make him want to curl up, close his eyes and never open them.
Though the Story Tellers words were worrying Shion was ready when it was his turn to tell a story.]
Worrying Dreams
Before everyone got sick... I disappeared for a while. According to Aster I just vanished one night and returned a week later. It happened again just after the last Story telling. I know I'm not the only person this has happened to...
[Just like in the Tower. Some people vanished for a short time. Some people disappeared forever. Unlike in the Tower where disappearing meant being on his dead world there was just... nothing. Like no time had passed at all.]
But each time. Just before I... woke up I guess I had a dream. The first time I was walking through snow. I was going to test something there were vibrant colours: greens, yellows, oranges. A call of an owl. I closed my eyes and stepped forward and felt warm. That's when I woke.
[He paused for a moment, remembering.] The second time I dreamed there was someone behind me, weeping. It felt... Less real. A bit like here, a bit like Mu. They were begging someone not to leave and there were footsteps... Someone walked away. They screamed in grief and I just... stood there. I didn't do anything...
[Both dreams had been disturbing in their own way. But he had decided to talk about them, because it might be that he wasn't the only one to dream such things.]
The Greatest Friend.
[Shion is a lot happier in this second story, he had a notebook on his lap and holds it up to show everyone.] Ceej made me a present. It was my birthday and somehow he found out and... [He's blushing already, but his gift is so beautiful he wants to show it to people. Ceej put so much work into it.]
It is ocean themed and each page is painted by him. [He flicks through it, pointing out starfish and sailing ships and shells. Lines that turn into the sea and oceans that burst out of the page with colour. Shion has never owned anything that could be described as art before and it is clear he cherishes it dearly.]
Here is a merman and he rescues a sailor here. [More gesturing.] And they become friends over time and here the merman is offering the sailor fish and he gives him jewellery in return. It was really kind of Ceej to make it for me. He is a really great friend.
[More than a friend really. Shion knows that you don't kiss your friends, that kissing makes you more than friends. But he also figures he's probably embarrassed Ceej enough so he just smiles.]
Cowboys and Dinosaurs.
We have all been helping Harv with all the harvesting and planting and herding on Nuiden. Me, Damen, Laurent and Gladio have been repairing some of the pens for herds. We have had great help from... [He doesn't know Dogmeats name and since he is here at this storytelling it's clear he has been brought from another world and is not just someone's animal friend. He gestures towards him.] Our friend here as well as Leo and Cobweb, who have been great herding tigerlillies. Chuck and Maribelle have also been helping and they are all very talented in keeping the aptonoths in line. If you had... or I suppose have dinosaurs in your world they look like that but are mostly herd animals. I don't think they eat meat at all.
Everyone has worked really hard! We are almost finished but we've been herding them all for over a week now. Cobweb and Leo are getting very good at keeping little ones in line. I think they might try and round up all animals we come across!
[He was really proud of Cobweb, he had done good work this last week.]
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Now a month of relative peace had calmed him. He still couldn't read, he was trying not to think about it because if he did... The idea of never being able to read or write again was enough to make him want to curl up, close his eyes and never open them.
Though the Story Tellers words were worrying Shion was ready when it was his turn to tell a story.]
Worrying Dreams
Before everyone got sick... I disappeared for a while. According to Aster I just vanished one night and returned a week later. It happened again just after the last Story telling. I know I'm not the only person this has happened to...
[Just like in the Tower. Some people vanished for a short time. Some people disappeared forever. Unlike in the Tower where disappearing meant being on his dead world there was just... nothing. Like no time had passed at all.]
But each time. Just before I... woke up I guess I had a dream. The first time I was walking through snow. I was going to test something there were vibrant colours: greens, yellows, oranges. A call of an owl. I closed my eyes and stepped forward and felt warm. That's when I woke.
[He paused for a moment, remembering.] The second time I dreamed there was someone behind me, weeping. It felt... Less real. A bit like here, a bit like Mu. They were begging someone not to leave and there were footsteps... Someone walked away. They screamed in grief and I just... stood there. I didn't do anything...
[Both dreams had been disturbing in their own way. But he had decided to talk about them, because it might be that he wasn't the only one to dream such things.]
The Greatest Friend.
[Shion is a lot happier in this second story, he had a notebook on his lap and holds it up to show everyone.] Ceej made me a present. It was my birthday and somehow he found out and... [He's blushing already, but his gift is so beautiful he wants to show it to people. Ceej put so much work into it.]
It is ocean themed and each page is painted by him. [He flicks through it, pointing out starfish and sailing ships and shells. Lines that turn into the sea and oceans that burst out of the page with colour. Shion has never owned anything that could be described as art before and it is clear he cherishes it dearly.]
Here is a merman and he rescues a sailor here. [More gesturing.] And they become friends over time and here the merman is offering the sailor fish and he gives him jewellery in return. It was really kind of Ceej to make it for me. He is a really great friend.
[More than a friend really. Shion knows that you don't kiss your friends, that kissing makes you more than friends. But he also figures he's probably embarrassed Ceej enough so he just smiles.]
Cowboys and Dinosaurs.
We have all been helping Harv with all the harvesting and planting and herding on Nuiden. Me, Damen, Laurent and Gladio have been repairing some of the pens for herds. We have had great help from... [He doesn't know Dogmeats name and since he is here at this storytelling it's clear he has been brought from another world and is not just someone's animal friend. He gestures towards him.] Our friend here as well as Leo and Cobweb, who have been great herding tigerlillies. Chuck and Maribelle have also been helping and they are all very talented in keeping the aptonoths in line. If you had... or I suppose have dinosaurs in your world they look like that but are mostly herd animals. I don't think they eat meat at all.
Everyone has worked really hard! We are almost finished but we've been herding them all for over a week now. Cobweb and Leo are getting very good at keeping little ones in line. I think they might try and round up all animals we come across!
[He was really proud of Cobweb, he had done good work this last week.]