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[flyingsolos]

Not lately. Why, what's up?

[parttimes]

Well. You might want to take a look at it.

I don't know about you, but a certain app that's been unresponsive is working all of a sudden for me.

[flyingsolos]

wait what

[ and then Rion goes silent. Text silent. You get the idea. ]

[parttimes]

[He'll give her five minutes, and then:]

Same for you, then, I take it?

[flyingsolos]

What the heck?? All this time... I didn't think it'd actually work!

[parttimes]

We don't know for sure if it'll work, just that the app's working. And we don't even know if it'll work without any Eclipses around.

But do you want to find an open area and test it out?

[flyingsolos]

Of course I do! Just tell me where to meet you.

[parttimes]

By the woods? Plenty of space out there. I'll meet you there.

[flyingsolos]

[ It won't take long. Rion is finally regaining color in her face, even if she's still not as energetic as she'd normally be. But time will help. For now, she's already heading his way within minutes, waving once she gets close enough. ]

[parttimes]

[Yeah, they're both starting to recover; it's good to see Rion with a bit more of a spring in her step.]

Hey. How're you feeling?

[flyingsolos]

Tons better. Are you done teleporting everywhere?

[parttimes]

Thankfully, yeah. I'm pretty sure I scared years off of some peoples' lives that way.

[WHOOPS.]

[flyingsolos]

Including mine.

For the record.

[parttimes]

... Yeah, sorry.

[IT WAS NOT ON PURPOSE.]

Anyway...we're nowhere near any Eclipses, but powers are kind of weird here anyway, right? Wanna see if we can summon our Soul Devices?

[flyingsolos]

Definitely.

... It's weird, I was so used to using it pretty much every day...

[ And she stares down at her Xiphone. ]

It hasn't felt the same without it.

[parttimes]

Yeah, I feel you... well.

[A slow breath in.]

Here goes nothing.

[He plants his finger on the app, drags his finger across the screen to activate it and--

VOILA.

SOUL DEVICE.]

[flyingsolos]

-- It worked!!

[ He can see that, Rion. ]

[parttimes]

Yeah, sure did...

[He's definitely looking at his Soul Device with a touch of what's almost awe.

It's been...so long...]

... Anyway, how about yours?

[flyingsolos]

[ Rion's already giving the screen on her Xiphone an experimental swipe-- and there are her wings, appearing on her back as though they never left.

Her sigh of relief is loud and completely genuine. ]

[parttimes]

Looking good, Rion.

[He's proud! She even gets a thumbs up from him.]

So they're back, at least for now. Huh.

[flyingsolos]

Yeah... no guarantee, but at least we know our powers aren't permanently sealed.

[parttimes]

Right? I didn't expect it to affect me quite so much, but it really was sort of like missing a limb.

[He...got used to it...]

[flyingsolos]

I know what you mean.

I wonder why they decided to come back now, though.

[ Did it have to do with all of this crazy new growth? ]

[parttimes]

... Something weird is definitely going on. I'm not sure what yet, though. And honestly, it's hard to say it's entirely bad with all of this going on.