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"And I'm lucky enough for that as well..." It used to be the case that, what felt like ages ago, Soul had wondered if being more than a shade was worth all the trouble that came with becoming *Soul* in the first place... How long had it been since she'd last wondered that? It was a long time...

The thought that normal familiars might have chosen their identities was something that had never occurred to Soul. Though, if Luz wasn't awake enough to remember it, would she have been awake enough to make a choice? Possibly. It wouldn't be the strangest thing about being a shade. Soul had...

Soul smiled back. Luz was pretty charming... Even if she made Soul anxious once in a while. She counted herself fortunate being a zeraora did mean something to Luz. She was halfway anticipating Luz to say it meant nothing, which would've made her explanation all the more difficult. "But what if...

Soul had to think about that. What did this mean to her? It felt like there was a hole in her idea of who she is that was been filled in, but why? Why did it matter to her? She wasn't sure why. "It's hard to put into words. Everyone needs something to be. You're a zeraora. Does that mean...

"Before the tree and what we learned afterwards, Eternatus and their power... I knew about it, but it was like an abstract concept. Like humans: Known, but a mystery. Or, like they would be had we not a dozen of them on Team Spectrum." Soul thought it odd how she thought of humans as distant...

Soul laughed. That party felt like a lifetime ago now. In some sense, it was. "I remember that, too. I believed it. Really thought you were unbreakable. You still seem that way sometimes, even now that I know it's not literally true. You're very... grounded. I look up to that."

Soul breathed a sigh of relief. Luz was still okay, then. "I know that. I can see that on everyone else's normal faces. I just wanted to understand why. I suppose it's because everyone else has figured out who they are already?" Soul had never really known what it would be like to be a normal...

Soul's tails twitched. She'd been right to worry, then. Luz clearly thought she was silly. She'd known someone might say something like that, but hearing it from someone she'd considered a friend stung. "Fine, maybe you already pretty much figured all this and none of it matters to you. But I've...

Soul tilted her head. "You don't feel... anything? We've learned a lot about what we are, and you... hmm... I suppose it's a good thing for you to be so stable. Like bedrock." Still, there had to be something Luz felt, somewhere... She'd been staunchly defensive of Joule. Maybe that could be an...

Soul continued looking at the shelf, as if her change wouldn't already be visible to Luz from the side. "I don't know what I'm looking for, really. I feel something. I want to read something that... opens that feeling up. Expands it. Am I talking nonsense, or do you get what I mean? I want a...

Soul was looking for a book. She wasn't sure what book she was looking for, but she had an emotional itch, and she needed something to scratch it with. She kept her face close to the shelf. She was hoping nobody paid too much attention to her. It was hard not to feel self-conscious when the...

Soul bowed, then turned to follow. "You're most welcome." Once the conversation had ended, Celeste returned to browsing.

"Let me se if-" Soul returned the badge to Celeste. "Sounds like Petram won't be able to make it for a while. Sure, let's go."

Soul suspected Ivy may have meant 'fine' in the same way she sometimes meant it. She doubted Ivy suddenly felt completely better just by virtue of her showing up. Not worth prying, though. "I don't know." Soul looked to Celeste. "Can I borrow your badge?" "Sure," he said, turning it over. He...

"I-Ivy?" Soul blinked. "I see you've recovered from ghosthood. I'm doing alright, but it should be me asking you that. How are you? You're a Rose-Mew now? How does it feel?" Is changing like that possible for the rest of us? I wasn't able to go back once I pictured myself as a Vulpix... but I...

Soul placed her forehead against the stone. She tried to reach out with her mind's voice on top of whispering softly. "Ivy? It's me, Soul. Are you okay in there? You're my friend, I don't want you to be hurt or anything."

Celeste shut his eyes and focused. Hey, Soul, you around? A response came almost immediately. Need me for something? Ivy's been retreated to her stone for a while now. Could you try talking to her? Sure, give me a minute. Celeste nodded and reopened his eyes. "She'll be here soon." ...

Celeste gave a solemn nod. "I see. Sword did survive, though." And as Sword, not Darkwhite. All the better. "I take it you've probably already let her know that? Maybe taking her directly to Sword could help as well. Or maybe Dave would be able to help. It was him who ended up getting Soul to...

"Oh, how interesting. I don't do anything quite that productive. I skulk around here for a while most days. The time I don't have to hunt anymore, but I still like the wilderness, so sometimes I'll just go out fans explore for a bit. And Soul. She's been trying to find a sense of self and...

Celeste tilted his head. "Oh? Funny, I'd always thought of it differently. Well, here my strength does keep growing, but back home I never grew much stronger after reaching maturity. At least not in body, I had to sharpen my skill as much as my horn. That aside, it was normally those who evolved...