Xistentia

[ look! it's a ... pile of blankets in front of a small television! a veritable mountain of blankets keeping Era sufficiently warm as she watches a documentary about sloths, absently petting the two cats curled up alongside her between her sips of hot cocoa.

sloths are so weird, and she's never seen anything like them before.

of course Emeraldd is unable to resist recording - its summoner taking time to herself to relax, rather than working herself to exhaustion? such out of character behaviour needs to be documented!

Era inevitably notices and pauses the television, eyeing her daemon suspiciously. ]

Emmy, why are you recording?

I'm documenting.

Documenting what?

Nothing of interest. [ it circles around to get a good shot of Era in what is most likely a warm sweater liberated from Aymeric's closet. see? documenting! ] Just like the documentaries you've been watching.

[ which is how Emeraldd ends up 'documenting' the way Era's hand begins sparking with violet electricity that almost immediately shoots toward the daemon like a particularly small (and weak) bolt of lightning.

needless to say, the daemon's 'documentary' footage ends there. ]

Characters: Era & Aymeric
Summary: having a much needed talk about their feels.
Date(s): Nov. 28^th-ish
Warnings/Notes: mature discussion about mature themes

( the soul yearns for honor, and the flesh the hereafter )

[ it's Era! and she's ready for another info-dump - this time with a lot of text instead to spare her vocal cords.

She's incredibly petite, and she doesn't have ears but horns instead - they're quite clearly attached to her head where someone's ears would normally be. Pale scales line her skin in various places, most noticeably on the forearms, neck, forehead, cheeks, and the bridge of her nose.

When she speaks her voice is soft and quiet, but with a steel to it that demands attention and resepct. ]

Hello, I am Era Ra and I am not from any version of the planet 'Earth'. I am an Au Ra whose home is the region of Eorzea on the planet of Hydaelyn.

I made a video lesson two moons ago with some basic information about mine and Aymeric's home world, and Emeraldd shall include a 'link' to the recording... [ she falters, unfamiliar with how this 'linking' of 'files' works. ] ...Somewhere in this post, I believe?

[ and Emeraldd does indeed include an attached file here: tldr101. ]

( TL;DR another Eorzea info-dump )


((ooc: again, if any of this is not 100% lore-accurate pretend that it is. bc Era is a smartypants and I am not. and I also don't have the Encyclopedia Eorzea yet for referencing. q_q))

[ It has been long enough now that the lightning burns fanning across Era's skin like fern frost have almost entirely healed - still visible upon examination; faint and white now as opposed to angry and red. Some of her damaged scales have fallen off, leaving patches where the scales are growing back in. The tired circles under her eyes accentuate how pale her skin is where it isn't still recovering from burns...

Overall she looks rather a mess. Bone-deep exhaustion eats away at her confidence and cheer, but Era will push through it as she always does. ]

Hello.

[ Speaking aloud is less appealing to her than usual, yet this is something that deserves to be voiced and so she shall: ] The initial Calamity that was befalling my world has been thwarted, yet shortly thereafter another threat arose. I experienced both firsthand and can answer any questions you may have.

[ She makes a small gesture to something off-screen, prompting Anima to float over to her shyly. ]

This is Anima, a soul birthed through a tedious process of condensing aether and creating a body to house it. You may see him exploring at times, so please be kind to him. [ that sure is a threat demand and not a request. ] He is young and curious, and wishes to learn all he can.

[ Anima twirls and then bows. ]

It's very nice to meet you!