#The onions i have growing out of a mug seem to be going oddly strong tho despite me leaving them alone for a month.... hm.

[hello-from-nrc-infirmary]

*Vern listens carefully. Flickers of understanding warm his features. An old memory bubbles to the surface of his gaze, even that seems welcoming*

I... have often wondered the same. I um.. used to believe I knew what was needed when ummm... my heart was hurting, but... umm... it took living with others who um... care about me to see that umm... sometimes you don't need a lot of words. It's okay to ummm... simply go to them, even if it's a bit um... scary. They'll be there to ummm.... give what you may not have thought of.

I... thought I was um.. meant to live alone for some time... then, the next thing I knew I umm... had a younger sprite to think about and um.. I had humans that ummm... took us both into their lives. They showed me it's okay to umm... be uncertain and afraid.. that everyone is meant to um... have others nourish their life

It's hard, at first... to learn that it's umm... okay to reach out and say you're not feeling well... that something is wrong. Yet, they'll um.. be there. Sometimes, you don't realize how many care until ummm... you've gone too far... and yet...

*he smiles fondly at the thorns and vines*

I think... they can umm... handle it. If you're ready, I can ummm... help.. the plants could take on your blot, if you um.. wanted... I um... can help you tend to them after, until they ummm... have their flowers bloom brightly again

A notification flashes across phone screens everywhere throughout NRC. The radio podcast, NRTea has gone live once more!

"Hello, hello, dearest listeners! And welcome to another episode of NRTea, the hottest tea party on sages island! I'm your host, Chamomile-"

"and I am Earl Grey"

"And oh boy do we have a story for you today! Take it away, Earl!"

"...alright.

As of late, there have been brambles spiralling up and encasing parts of the Ramshackle dorm. The brambles themselves seem generally harmless, as do the roses that fall from them, but if you prick yourself on the thorns, it would be quite an unpleasant sensation, so I'd suggest exercising some extra caution when visiting for now."

"Yup, yup! If you've got a friend or two living in the dorm out there, go check on em and make sure they're doing okay!"

"I know I myself must check in on my dearest companions soon..."

"Well that's it for now! We've been your hosts, Chamomile-"

"And Earl Grey,"

"And this has been NRTea. Stay thirsty, dear listeners!"

The stream continues on for a bit before cutting off, though.

"Hey... James?"

"Yes?"

"Y'know how Yuna has been locking up lately and stuff? Says she's been super sick recently."

"Mhm... It's quite concerning, if I am being honest. I haven't seen her for a while..."

"...I wonder if Yuna is alright. I hope she doesn't get hurt with all those brambles."

"...Me too, Lewis. Me too."

(✨Yuna OB arc starter time!!!! Ft. Lewis and James!

-✨mod, @night-raven-miscellany)

Alden tilts his head curiously, listening closely. The brambles definitely couldn't be a natural occurrence; something was up. He frowns, thinking deeply... it probably wouldn't be smart to check it out himself, but she could always inform a teacher about his suspicions...

[night-raven-miscellany]

Yuna looked rather conflicted about the information she had just received. It was like nine hundred different thoughts were circling through her head.

"...How...?" She started, voice fluctuating in a way that mirrored her own uncertainty.

"...How do I let them in? How can I let them get to me?"

"It's so scary to think about..."

"But... I don't want to hurt anyone... Or leave them wondering what they can do, either..."

"It's just... So confusing. So hard..."

"But... I want to let them in... I really do... I don't want to be alone..."

A notification flashes across phone screens everywhere throughout NRC. The radio podcast, NRTea has gone live once more!

"Hello, hello, dearest listeners! And welcome to another episode of NRTea, the hottest tea party on sages island! I'm your host, Chamomile-"

"and I am Earl Grey"

"And oh boy do we have a story for you today! Take it away, Earl!"

"...alright.

As of late, there have been brambles spiralling up and encasing parts of the Ramshackle dorm. The brambles themselves seem generally harmless, as do the roses that fall from them, but if you prick yourself on the thorns, it would be quite an unpleasant sensation, so I'd suggest exercising some extra caution when visiting for now."

"Yup, yup! If you've got a friend or two living in the dorm out there, go check on em and make sure they're doing okay!"

"I know I myself must check in on my dearest companions soon..."

"Well that's it for now! We've been your hosts, Chamomile-"

"And Earl Grey,"

"And this has been NRTea. Stay thirsty, dear listeners!"

The stream continues on for a bit before cutting off, though.

"Hey... James?"

"Yes?"

"Y'know how Yuna has been locking up lately and stuff? Says she's been super sick recently."

"Mhm... It's quite concerning, if I am being honest. I haven't seen her for a while..."

"...I wonder if Yuna is alright. I hope she doesn't get hurt with all those brambles."

"...Me too, Lewis. Me too."

(✨Yuna OB arc starter time!!!! Ft. Lewis and James!

-✨mod, @night-raven-miscellany)

Alden tilts his head curiously, listening closely. The brambles definitely couldn't be a natural occurrence; something was up. He frowns, thinking deeply... it probably wouldn't be smart to check it out himself, but she could always inform a teacher about his suspicions...