2: Autumn’s voyage— sona comfort rp from the Void

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[[oorp]] idk how it wants to share the reference but if anyone is in the dc it shared it on there ~ [[rp]] But one moonrise, it makes up its mind. it will be scared in the vast just as much out of it, so why should it sit here on the same rusty swing it has for years when it could be meeting someone new. Maybe the lighthouse keeper is friendly. it frowns at this thought. there’s a chance, although it probably isn’t highly likely. more like— it calculates the probability— a 15% chance. Autumn is no stranger to what is known as “the call of the void.” staring into the sky most nights tends to give one insane thoughts, and it had dreamed many times of falling up into the sky endlessly. how peaceful it might be. now, as it sets off, it avoids glancing even at the moon. the Void was charming, in many ways, and stopping would only slow it down and make it change its mind. it is set on this tonight. Just like in its dream, the lighthouse does not get closer to Autumn the more it walks. it’s a state of mind, Autumn tells itself. it just has to imagine it getting closer. it has to believe. it sits down in a pile of being and jumper in the grass. who is it kidding? not itself, and not the lighthouse keeper who doesn't know of its existence, save for the fact he waved at it. Autumn wishes it could cry, though it doesn't have any memory of crying in the Void, and no memories from Before. it knows crying feels nice though, and a light feeling settles in its chest. yes, it will make it the lighthouse before moonset. it has to. The tower begins to look a little larger. a bit closer. It tries not to get its hopes up, but its chest flutters excitedly. what if it gets closer and finds out theres nothing there? that this was all a hallucination or mirage? it doesn’t think it can handle that. it has to be real. it just needs to make it to the lighthouse, then it can rest. this is what repeats in its head as it makes the long walk there. surprisingly, it does get closer. slowly, though it could run and get the same results. the lighthouse turns off as the moon begins to set on the horizon, and panic squeezes Autumn’s chest. If it remembered how to yell it would. it would call out and should until the lighthouse keeper saw it. but it remains silent and scared. the figure that steps out into the night ignore it, and it wants to scream. how dare he let his eyes pass over it? there is nothing else on the horizon for him to see but it! Autumn lifts its arms and shakes them. a hoarse sound comes from its throat, but it is too upset to notice. its footsteps fall quicker, travelling more distance, thudding, thudding, thud- it falls, going down quicker than gravity has pulled it down before. Its face is buried in the grass below it, but it can hear noise. “Holy— no, no! You aren’t meant to be here! What are you doing here?” the voice cries. it sounds… strange. Then again, he’s shouting, and Autumn's been living in a whisper. His voice trembles and warps. it raises its head to see the lighthouse keeper running towards it. it immediately flinches backwards, terrified. it knew it wasn’t friendly, knew this was a bad idea… “Hey, Autumn, it’s… it’s going to be alright— i just— oh dear.” The man knows its name. man? boy? He reminds Autumn a bit of Ayla, the only other presence seen on the Void. his voice isn’t the only warped thing about him. his form seems to shift under Autumn’s gaze. “My name is Ronan. I live in that lighthouse? You’re not supposed to be here. it’s dangerous. you were supposed to stay in your place, safe, forever. You’ve just cursed yourself to a painful end.” Autumn doesn’t understand his panic, too focused on the fave in front of it. it clears its throat, and attempts to make a word. “i… you?” it frowns, the mix of letters in its head knowing what to do and not doing it. “How… how does Ronan know Autumn?” he smiles sadly. “I’ve been watching you for a long time. Keeping you safe. Which is why we need to get to the lighthouse immediately. We’ve wasted enough time already. come on, get up.” He offers his hand to Autumn who just stares at it.