All's well that ends well

[thecastle]

[ So you've wished the dead back to life, but there's still 2 wishes you have to make. Ultimately what happens from here is entirely in your hands, but for the first time in eight weeks everyone is alive and whole again (even that pesky merman). There is that corruption you should deal with, but surely you know what to do about that.

Once you've settled and wound down a bit, maybe you should relax a bit before going your separate ways. You've earned it.

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[pseudoregelia]

I suppose not. It's just hard not to be curious, that's all.

[But that probably comes with the job.]

[miirai]

One of my friends said that everyone has their own secrets and that it's not necessary to know everyone's secrets in order to be friends with them.

[ She gets it, though. She really does!! ]

[pseudoregelia]

[Curiosity killed the cat... Although somehow it never actually killed her.]

That's fair enough. Although...

Am I really the type of person you would like to consider a friend, Rika-chan?

[miirai]

Is there a reason why I shouldn't want to be your friend?

[ She says that in a bit of a sad, but serious voice that may not fit the age she looks physically but sure sounds more like an adult. ]

[pseudoregelia]

Spies aren't known for being the best friend material.

[Though judging by her tone, she's not exactly going to say no, either.]

[miirai]

But it doesn't mean that you can't be. Besides, a hundred year old witch like me always likes to search for something interesting. If I get to watch your Fragment, at least I won't find myself bored.

[pseudoregelia]

Watching...?

Is that something you can do, then?

[Because if so Rika's in for some interesting things to see indeed.]

[miirai]

If I can get access to the Sea of Fragments again, I can watch a Fragment from outside of it as an observer.

[pseudoregelia]

Sea of Fragments...?

[miirai]

It's a place in between Fragments -- universes or worlds, as you can call them -- where only a few people can access. It's in that place where we can watch each Fragment.

[pseudoregelia]

Huh...

[...]

Is there any way for you to communicate what you see from there?

[miirai]

That would only be possible if I went into the Fragment myself.

[ She's not saying no, though. ]

[pseudoregelia]

[She isn't.]

And can you do that?

[miirai]

If there's a version of 'Furude Rika' in that Fragment, than I can easily access it.

[pseudoregelia]

[Ahhh well.]

It was worth a try.

[miirai]

Why were you asking?

[ Rika's admittedly curious, so she's going to peer at her with a cant of her head. ]

[pseudoregelia]

That kind of information can be useful, Rika-chan!

[miirai]

You think so?

[ Well, it's not as if she was hiding it... ]

[pseudoregelia]

For someone in a job like mine, it could have been very handy... But it doesn't sound like it would work out.

[miirai]

It's not useful for those who can't traverse the Sea of Fragments to begin with, since it can get rather dangerous there.

[pseudoregelia]

Dangerous in what way?

[miirai]

The Sea of Fragments is easy to get lost in without a guide. And if you stay in there for too long, you might end up in the abyss. And that abyss in the Sea of Fragments is not a fun place to be. [ She laughs, almost amused. ] You can be stuck in there for hundred, perhaps thousands of years just simply wandering around in a sea of darkness all alone. You might even not come into contact with a Fragment for quite some time if that happens.

[pseudoregelia]

Ehhh...

[And yet, she doesn't sound terribly surprised. It's. Sort of difficult to be, after everything.]

But you can travel it without any problems?

[miirai]

I'm Oyashiro-sama's reincarnation, so I have no problems navigating the Sea of Fragments.

[pseudoregelia]

[...Hmmmm.]

Please explain Oyashiro-sama, again?