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[have_no_mercy]

Today, Tess is outside. Something not entirely usual for her. She's sitting on the beach, watching the sunset as the wind blows through her hair.

She's silent, thinking to herself, and as the temperature drops will be going inside soon enough. But for now, the sun on the water is all that has her attention.

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[last_kallig]

Sooner or later she's not the only one on the beach.

Ibani is strolling across the sand, listening to both the natural sounds and the Force.

There's a quietness here that she's seldom had the opportunity to feel.

[have_no_mercy]

Not many people have come and go today. Tess has enjoyed the time alone without others encroaching on her space, but it's past time she was back among patrons.

When Ibani passes by, she offers a quiet,

"Hello."

[last_kallig]

"Hello," Ibani replies, smiling. "I'm not disturbing you, am I?"

[have_no_mercy]

"No, not at all."

Tess stretches her arms out in front of her.

"I've been out here for hours."

[last_kallig]

"Enjoying the peace and quiet? I know I don't get the chance to do that much, outside of Milliways."

[have_no_mercy]

She smiles slightly.

"I do get some at home, but this is different. I don't have a beach."

[last_kallig]

Ibani grins. "The sound of the waves is soothing," she admits. "I'm used to ice, or dry desert, which makes all of this," she gestures to include as much of the 'backyard' of Milliways as she can, "rather a novelty."

[have_no_mercy]

"I can imagine."

She gestures to the sand beside her if Ibani would like to sit.

"I'm a big beach person. Where I live is landlocked and I don't take advantage of this as much as I should."

[last_kallig]

Ibani sits down by Tess on the sand.

"Where do you live?" She's curious about the world's of other patrons.

[not_his_pa]

William's spent most of the afternoon in the stables and as the sun sets, he closes the barn door and looks out, spotting her by the beach.

The quiet is wonderful and he walks over, keeping his steps loud if she doesn't want company and when he's close enough tips his hat to her, "Ma'am."

[have_no_mercy]

"Ma'am."

She repeats it, shaking her head a little, smiling.

"That's almost as bad as Miss Mercer. My name is Tess."

[not_his_pa]

"Tess, yes, you've found a good spot," He looks down as he never knows what to call women here.

[have_no_mercy]

Poor kid. She doesn't mean to make him uncomfortable.

"I have. Care to join me?"

[not_his_pa]

"If you don't mind. I've been in the stables and didn't realize how late it was,"

That happens a lot but he loves being with the horses.

[have_no_mercy]

She almost says something, but then realizes no one cares who she is here and what that would mean sitting with a stable boy.

"I don't mind."

She pats the sand beside her.

"What's your name?"

[not_his_pa]

"William Evans," He glances over at her before sitting, the manners he's used to from home never fully fit here.

[have_no_mercy]

"And how old are you William?"

He reminds her a bit of Conner.

[arkadia]

Alarming things that Eden discovered upon going outside: The sun moves here. That's -- that's so weird.

But here's someone who seems to be watching the sun, and so who might be some kind of sunologist.

"Hey," Eden says, a little gruffly as he approaches, jabbing a finger towards the sun. "Who's moving the sun?"

[have_no_mercy]

Tess blinks up at him.

"Technically, as this is supposed to be a representation of Earth, we're moving, not the sun."

[arkadia]

"That makes me feel better," Eden says, seemingly very relieved.

After a moment's pause: "Wait, who's moving us?"

[have_no_mercy]

"Technically? The sun."

How this all works in Milliways is beyond her.

"You're safe, if that's of any consolation."

[arkadia]

"Of course I'm safe," Eden says, very loftily. "If we were all going to die, it'd be the collapsing multiverse outside that'd kill us ages before the sun got a chance."

He pauses, holding out his hands, fingers shaped into a rectangle, peering at the sun. Then, a touch gloomily: "Not even sure that's a real sun anyway."

[have_no_mercy]

"You're right, it would be."

She wasn't going to mention that to him just in case he hadn't seen it already.

"It might not be. I'm not sure how it works here."

What can she say? She's no sunologist.

[arkadia]

It'd be difficult to miss. But that's fine: The end of the world has already been written, after all.

"I feel like the luminous flux is a couple of lumens off. Might just be me, it's not like I'm a professional sun-gazer or anything."

That's definitely a real job. Eden's sure of it.

"Hasn't anybody tried to check it out?"

[have_no_mercy]

Tess is no professional sun-gazer, either. In fact, she's not officially connected to any sun related activities.

"Not that I'm aware of, but I'm sure at least one person has tried. Perhaps they still are."