souls have been lost and the panic grows

[phototraces]

[That... that was hell, actually. Wendy didn't like that at all. After the trial she... has to head to the kitchen and hopefully not find clay shit everywhere. She needs to do something to keep things under control. To keep things going.

She's not a great cook but she knows the basics. Meat. Bread. Cheese. Something warm for the belly to drink. She's nervous when she works but she's relentless. There's no asking for help from her as she makes a spread for everyone. Then... she's moving all of it not to the eatery but the bonfire.

Making makeshift tables around it and placing trays of food and drink. Even setting up a chair for Alex a good distance away from the fire but close enough that he can be part of things if he wants to.

Wendy, with her careful writing, writes up some notes and hands them out to everyone if she can find them or if not under their door.

Food at the bonfire and the area around it. Attendance not mandatory but it's probably better for all of us if we stick together. Bring more food and drink if you want.

Wendy

...She can't control other people but she can try to suggest.]

Comments

[raisethemoon]

Mmm...it does take effort. But no, it is not incredibly difficult for me. Before my sister and I were born, it took all the unicorns in Equestria working in concert to accomplish it.

[latinumsbetter]

So...what did you need to come here for? Sounds like you already had the power of a God, if not moreso.

[raisethemoon]

Is that why others took the offer? For power?

[ Frankly, she had presumed that her existing abilities were why she'd been approached. ]

[latinumsbetter]

Not everyone. Some of them have other reasons. But it's why I took it.

[raisethemoon]

[ Luna hums idly. She's not against the idea of others seeking for power; hasn't she done that herself, for both good and ill? It's simply not at all what she was thinking of in this case. ]

....I have not been the best princess to Equestria. I had thought it might be...better, here.

[ She didn't mean to stay forever, of course. But...just for a little bit, wouldn't it be nice? ]

[latinumsbetter]

Easier, you mean.

[raisethemoon]

.....hm.

[ She takes a big sip of her drink! ]

[latinumsbetter]

[lmao yeah. He shrugs a shoulder.]

It's not that unusual. A lotta people pick up and go somewhere else for a chance to start over. We get people like that coming through the station all the time.

[raisethemoon]

Do you? [ ... ] Well - of course I do not intend to leave Equestria forever.

[ She's not sure it would make much difference to anyone but Celestia, after how long she was gone already. But that's enough. Anyway, could she really live apart from the entirety of ponykind forever? ]

[latinumsbetter]

Sure. It's a trade hub, so a lot of people will just hop on a transport or barter for a spot on a cargo ship going where they want to go.

[...as for that other bit]

Just a vacation, then.