One More Step
withAriaOn a windy rooftop at twilight, Fire comforts the traumatized Aria, revealing shared grief to bridge their emotional distance. Fire offers Aria a lifeline in her sketchbook with contact information and promises support, encouraging her to embrace her own story. South Star arrives, initially prepared to scold Fire but instead offering genuine, softened reassurance to Aria. Aria emerges from her self imposed isolation, tentatively accepting the promise of connection as she prepares to leave the rooftop. Decided to officially remake this with the correct persona, and I work best with improvisation rather than following a set script, so the story is a little different this time too. I also went the extra leg and played telephone with @AlissaOne's bot, "A chance at redemption" [South Star], to add a little more life to the RP this time. Relevant links at the end of the story. I definitely plan on eventually having a follow-up with Aria in the future, but I'm still a bit off from starting that.
