exsilium | voice; forward dated to past midnight (action open to anyone around?)

( there's a slight sound of rustling after the feed clicks on, as oz makes himself more comfortable on a seat in the observatory. why he's there late at night — night by circadian rhythms, anyway, simulated nights on the moon — is anyone's guess, or maybe it's obvious enough. in any case, when he speaks up a moment later, he sounds to be in a good enough mood. )

What's your favorite story? Scary ones are probably best for late at night, but what I really want to hear about are everyone's favorites. For instance, something about a princess and a dragon, or maybe a mystery with a twist ending, or something out of history....ah, if you make it up or adapt it from a book, that's fine too! Or even if it's a real one that's happened to someone you know, ( and a light laugh ) — don't worry, I don't tell anyone!

But it's rude to ask without giving my own preference, right? I can start with mine, if anyone wants.

( he'll tell people about holy knight. all about it!!!! don't ask him about it. )

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I'm listening!

( mo_om )

Well, there once was a boy who lived way, way, waaaaay up in the sky! He didn't float around of course, that'd be silly. No, he lived in the tallest tree that you've ever seen! It stretched even higher than the mountains. All his life he lived in this tree alone, with no one to talk to. At night when the stars came out, he'd make a wish--'please don't let me be alone any longer.'

It's pretty sad already, isn't it?

It is.

( KANO...... )

Good, good.

[STICK WITH HIM HERE.]

In any case, the boy did this every night for countless years. Until one night, he spotted a very strange thing! A star fell from the sky and landed past the clouds. The next day, he saw something growing. You know what it was?

Another tree?

( DO STARS GROW INTO TREES...... )

[Shush it's a story]

Close! It was a tall, tall, taaaaaall flower bud! The boy was fascinated and watched the bud grow bigger and brighter with each passing day. After several weeks, it was almost to the tree's top. And one night, when it bloomed, it turned out there was a beautiful girl inside the bud! What a lucky guy, yeah? To get such a pretty girl as his friend...!