Moglad. Yes, he was very kind. Please thank him for me.
[ He's not entirely sure how the denizens of the Horizon work, but to him Moglad is real enough. He really hasn't questioned it. The request is in earnest. ]
I do not know. Trapped. Someplace in the Horizon that shouldn't exist.
It was horrible. I couldn't get out for days. I was alone, and no one could hear me.
Well, almost no one. There was one person, but she was far away. We couldn't see one another. All I could see was a dark and stormy ocean, and hundreds of horrible bodies.
[There is pure relief in that. Moglad deserves more than thanks, he thinks -- but not from Rhy.
Somehow, Jaskier has done something right with him.]
Trapped? [For a moment, that's all the response he can think of, his face darkening. After what he experienced himself, the idea he should be trapped there -- it's terrifying.
Did the Singularity mean for this to happen? A strange, foreign sense of concern sparks for... a fucking rock.]
I'm so sorry. I had no idea. I reached out to you, but there wasn't a response. Would you... like to meet? For a bit? I know you would have to return to the Horizon, but... I'm truly sorry.
[He pauses. One person. A girl? And they had been looking for Julie...]
[ A few moments longer than usual pass before Rhy's next response. Like he's thinking about it, and the words write themselves slowly, almost painfully. ]
I am sorry, Jaskier. I want to see you, I do. But I
I cannot go there again. Not yet. Please know it isn't anything to do with you. When I am ready, I promise you'll be the first to know.
As for the other who was sort of there with me: her name is Julie. I gather she's well-known. I know she recently held a party, and I don't believe it's the first.
[Like he feared, he has asked the wrong question. Jaskier cannot stand silence at his best, even in written correspondence, and it is here he places as much patience as he has into not immediately pushing him for more.
Of course. He could have guessed.]
No, my friend, do not fear. I fully understand. There are times I, too, have avoided it, and I cannot imagine what you went through.
It is. Julie. We're close. We were looking for her. Earlier. Before -- I'm sorry. If I knew... I would have tried to find you, too.
She told me she had friends looking after her. Once she was able to escape, and she responded to my messages, she assured me she was safe and not alone.
You needn't feel guilty for my sake. You did not know.
I am truly glad you were able to be there for Julie. I promised her, when we were trapped in there, that someone was out there looking for her. I knew it would be the case, but it's still nice to know.
[From most men, they may have felt like idle platitudes. But having known Rhy for some time, Jaskier does believe them. And there is some small amount of relief -- though it is not truly his to claim -- that, in some small way, they were not alone. (Was it the Singularity itself? Did it not want them to be alone? Or is it the reason they were?
Fuck. He touches a rock once and feels it vibrate, and suddenly it feels like -- ugh. Like Ronan was right.)]
You truly are too good sometimes, Rhy. Though I wish I could have done more, you did me a great service reassuring my friend. And I hope that she did the same -- though I know Julie is what one may fondly call abrasive.
Not at all! Julie was a wonderful comfort. She was so kind to me. I think I might have gone mad if I'd been alone. I really don't think that's an exaggeration. Having someone to talk to was
I can't say I was happy she was in that situation, but I know I was glad not to be alone, even so.
When I couldn't get the Horizon to respond to me, she helped. Somehow, she was able to make me warm clothing when I had none, and she talked me through pulling together some sort of shelter. When I was panicking, she kept a level head and talked me through it.
[It is true she has a wealth of kindness behind her rather rough exterior. He thinks (though privately,) that is why she has been so good at reading Geralt. She is, in many ways, quite similar to him.
But he cannot help but still be surprised by the praise. Not that she was kind, but that she must have been in the same situation. Somewhere... they were not meant to be. In the Horizon. When even Jaskier, who has taken to it like a second nature, could not accurately create that which he wanted. And that patience and kindness extended to someone she did not know.]
I will do my best to make sure your thanks are accurately conveyed. We live quite close to each other, and... you know, in time, I hope we will all be able to meet. It is something I am working towards, as much as I have the power to do so.
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[ He's not entirely sure how the denizens of the Horizon work, but to him Moglad is real enough. He really hasn't questioned it. The request is in earnest. ]
I do not know. Trapped. Someplace in the Horizon that shouldn't exist.
It was horrible. I couldn't get out for days. I was alone, and no one could hear me.
Well, almost no one. There was one person, but she was far away. We couldn't see one another. All I could see was a dark and stormy ocean, and hundreds of horrible bodies.
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Somehow, Jaskier has done something right with him.]
Trapped? [For a moment, that's all the response he can think of, his face darkening. After what he experienced himself, the idea he should be trapped there -- it's terrifying.
Did the Singularity mean for this to happen? A strange, foreign sense of concern sparks for... a fucking rock.]
I'm so sorry. I had no idea. I reached out to you, but there wasn't a response. Would you... like to meet? For a bit? I know you would have to return to the Horizon, but... I'm truly sorry.
[He pauses. One person. A girl? And they had been looking for Julie...]
I think I may know her. Another Summoned.
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I am sorry, Jaskier. I want to see you, I do. But I
I cannot go there again. Not yet. Please know it isn't anything to do with you. When I am ready, I promise you'll be the first to know.
As for the other who was sort of there with me: her name is Julie. I gather she's well-known. I know she recently held a party, and I don't believe it's the first.
Are you friends?
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Of course. He could have guessed.]
No, my friend, do not fear. I fully understand. There are times I, too, have avoided it, and I cannot imagine what you went through.
It is. Julie. We're close. We were looking for her. Earlier. Before -- I'm sorry. If I knew... I would have tried to find you, too.
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You needn't feel guilty for my sake. You did not know.
I am truly glad you were able to be there for Julie. I promised her, when we were trapped in there, that someone was out there looking for her. I knew it would be the case, but it's still nice to know.
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Fuck. He touches a rock once and feels it vibrate, and suddenly it feels like -- ugh. Like Ronan was right.)]
You truly are too good sometimes, Rhy. Though I wish I could have done more, you did me a great service reassuring my friend. And I hope that she did the same -- though I know Julie is what one may fondly call abrasive.
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I can't say I was happy she was in that situation, but I know I was glad not to be alone, even so.
When I couldn't get the Horizon to respond to me, she helped. Somehow, she was able to make me warm clothing when I had none, and she talked me through pulling together some sort of shelter. When I was panicking, she kept a level head and talked me through it.
I wish I could thank her in person.
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But he cannot help but still be surprised by the praise. Not that she was kind, but that she must have been in the same situation. Somewhere... they were not meant to be. In the Horizon. When even Jaskier, who has taken to it like a second nature, could not accurately create that which he wanted. And that patience and kindness extended to someone she did not know.]
I will do my best to make sure your thanks are accurately conveyed. We live quite close to each other, and... you know, in time, I hope we will all be able to meet. It is something I am working towards, as much as I have the power to do so.