Masa con Papas: Proxy's Memory

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You wake up to a familiar masked face.

Spada: Morning sleepyhead, you knocked out pretty hard..

Charon: Morning..?

Spada: Yep.  Spice let you rest here for the night.

Charon: Spice is…

Spada: The rabbit?

Charon: That doesn’t really narrow it dow-

Spada: Pumpkin boy.

Charon: …Right.

Charon: Never actually asked his name…

Spada: Rude! It’s fine, doubt he’d be mad.

Spada: Your eyes changed… red in one, blue in the other.. That normal?

Charon: ...Did they?

Spada: You need a mirror or..

Charon: No that’s fine just… lot to go over.

Charon: Been a tough couple of days.

Spada: Right.

Charon:  Where’s everyone else?

Spada: Handling some business, so they asked if I could check in on you!

Spada: And grab you a few things?

She pulls out two gifts, a large sword and a tarot card.

A small bird on it.. It’s marked with the name, The Fool..

And your tuner blade, seemingly modified by another’s hand.

The repaint is nice..

Charon: What’s all this about?

Spada: Gifts from friends!

Spada: Manzana touched up your sword, she wanted to come in person to give it to you but think she’s shy about all that.

Spada: Not a big fan of people modding my stuff without asking but I guess you know each other.

Charon: I’m not, didn’t even give this to her but…

Charon: It’s actually quite lovely. Her craftsmanship shows. Better than mine honestly..

Charon: I’ll have to thank her.

Spada: She’s really sweet! Maybe not the biggest people person though..  Don’t think she was able to keep eye contact.

You look directly at her mask with a tired look.

Spada:.. Did I do something..?

Charon: Don’t worry about it, you’re fine.

Charon: The other.. The card?

Spada: That one’s uh…

Spada: Zinnia? Said you two were related but they’re like…

Spada: A rodent?

Charon: …My cousins are rabbits.

Spada: Yeah, those aren’t rodents.

Charon… Something to think about later.

Spada: You know what this is?

Charon: No… But I feel like I should..

Spada: They said it’ll come to you. Apparently might come in handy while you’re here for the month of Darkest Night.

Spada: Someone who’ll be there when you need it.

Spada: Gotta wonder what that means but.. I got reasons for being here too.

Spada: Hopefully you’ll find what you need to though..

The two of you are interrupted by the friendly gourd.

Spice: Sounds like someone’s up. If you two wanna stay for breakfast you can.

Spada: I gotta be some place soon actually, not gonna make it if I am! This one’s got an invitation too actually.

Charon: I should probably be back too…

Spice: Shame, always happy to talk to oversea witch folk. You can drop by our both anytime over the next couple of weeks though, if I’m not there my boyfriend might be! And we always got the shop during the day, Geezer can give you the address.

Spice: Didn’t know he had siblings..

Charon: We use the term cousin but.. That feels right too.

Spada: Before you go, There’s someone who wanted to see you, someone who wanted to apologize.

Spada: Said to meet up on the beach from before? That something you know?

Charon: Mm. That everyone?

Spada: For now! Folks really got me going around doing courier work but..

Spada: That’s just kind of an occupational hazard with knighthood, you know?

Charon: Lo siento.

Spada: You’re good.. Uh..

Spada: Hopefully we get a rematch before we gotta go separate ways for real. Maybe even just meet up with you and your friends if you go into town again?

Charon: I’d like that.

You get up from the comfy little setup you’ve been resting in and pocket the blade into a square little rift.

Spada: That’s fancy.. You a follower of The Krait or something? Never see anyone do that this far out..

You can feel Styx vibrate at that.

The Krait…? How interesting…

Charon: No but I’ll look into it.

Charon: Thanks for everything, both of you.

Spice: No biggie, your cousin’s done is plenty of solids.

Spice: Don’t be a stranger though, wanna hear about what you Tavernian folks are up to.

Charon: Aye.

Spada starts walking out ahead of you, giving a little wave at Spice and a gesture to you.

Spada: Godspeed dude.

Charon: Godspeed.