risingwinds | Twenty-Fifth Shooting Star

[It's been a while now since Fuuko's departure. During that time, Ven's been quieter than usual. Not tearful, but a bit more subdued than his usual, goofy self.

Even when he addresses the journal, his tone's a bit soft.]

You know, I gotta wonder. I know lots of you guys have found love here, but how do you guys deal when that person disappears? D'you keep waiting 'til they come back, or do you just... move forward? It's kinda tough spot for me. I'm not gonna let it bring me down or anything, but it's still sad. And it's just like when anyone else leaves-- unexpected.

But it was nice while it lasted. Fuuko's a great person, and I think she brought something special to the village. Who else would go outta their way to throw a huge starfish festival? To tell you the truth, I don't think I'll ever look at starfish the same way.

[He pauses.]

Wonder what Terra and Aqua'd think, though. It's been almost three years now...

[He doesn't expect anyone to react to that last bit. After all, his friends haven't shown up in a long time.]

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Y'know, maybe I oughta work on carving myself. With Fuuko gone, somebody's gotta keep the starfish going around.

[Wayfinders are vaguely Starfish shaped, but they aren't the same as Fuuko's work.]

That's a great idea! Maybe you could make them as gifts to give out to New Feathers when they arrive. You know, so they have something they can hang up in their apartment or house or whatever.

[Who wouldn't want a starfish in their house?]

Hmm. You think it'd be a good idea to poke holes in 'em for that? It'd be kinda hard to hang 'em up without one.

[They'd probably wobble and fall off of any hooks. Stars are funny like that.]

You mean for the string? Yeah, I think that would probably be the best way to do it, like a Christmas ornament or something.

Christmas? Hey, there's an idea! I know people put stars on top of Christmas trees, so why not starfish ornaments? I could even try making 'em little hats.

That's a great idea! I bet they'd make perfect ornaments, since stars are a symbol of Christmas and all. I read about that much in a book.

Hey, you think I should paint 'em red and green? Then they'd really be Christmassy.

[A beat.]

Come to think of it, it might be fun for the art club to whip up some ornaments. Maybe I'll run that by Rapunzel later.

Maybe some gold and silver ones too, like the kind of stars that people put on the top of their trees. But I think it'd be great to have the art club make some. I'm sure Rapunzel wouldn't say no to something like that!

D'you think I should add some glitter, too? I don't wanna overdo it, but I know loads of Christmas ornaments sparkle...

I don't see why not, just as long as it doesn't come off and get all over everything like one of the ornaments I found in the store last year.

Yikes. They really make 'em like that? Most of the ornaments I've seen are pretty clean... at least, the metal ones are.

[He tries not to get too many glass ones; they break way too easily.]

I think it was a cheap one. It didn't look like it was made too well. I just liked it because it was glittery.

[It looked cool, okay.]

Well, I can't fault ya for that. Nothing wrong with a little glitter every now and then, especially around Christmas...

[Hmm...]

But you know what else would be cool? Light-up ornaments!

You really think you could make something like that?

[Okay, yes, that WOULD be cool. But Emil doesn't have the first clue how one would even go about constructing them.]

Well, I dunno if I could, but I'm sure it's doable! All you'd need are some wires, batteries, some lights...

[And maybe a book on engineering.]

You'd have to carve the stars out so that you could put the lights inside of them... like a miniature lantern or something. Maybe you could make starfish lanterns out of them.

Hey, there's an idea! Though wouldn't that take something like glass? And I dunno how I'd even make it...

[The word "glass blower" vaguely comes to mind. Hmm...]

What about using something like tissue paper or cellophane instead, so you could make it curved like the star? I don't think glass would work too well for that... you'd need something that could bend a little. Besides, it might be hard to put glass inside something that small.

Cellophane would probably be more durable, and still pretty flexible, too! I might have to give that a shot, just for fun.

[Heh.]

Plus, glass is way too breakable, and glass cuts hurt. Can't get cut by thin sheets of plastic, though.

Yeah, exactly. It'd be way too easy to break it if you knocked it off the tree.

... um, not that I've done that before or anything. You know, just in case.

Are you sure about that?

[He's onto you Emil. He's got a hunch.]

It wasn't my fault! My cat tried to climb the tree and knocked a whole bunch of ornaments down, that's all.

[At first Ven stays silent... and then he snorts. Then laughter bubbles its way out of him.]

That's pets for ya! Maybe he thought the ornaments were toys. Cats do like shiny things, don't they?

Yeah, and also things that make crunchy sounds. I think a breaking ornament satisfies both of those things pretty nicely. Of course, she couldn't play with them once they broke, but I think she was happy just knocking them down.

Hmm. Maybe you oughta dangle some toys from the ceiling some time! I don't have a lot of experience with cats, but if you got some kind of ball with a bell inside, I bet you could keep her busy for hours.

[Especially if the toy was tied securely, making it a challenge to knock down!]

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