[center][h3][color=D77CFF]Trinity Stratos
Phoenix Wing Guild Hall - The Bar[/color][/h3]
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[@Sanguine Rose][@MarshiestMallow][@hatakekuro][/center]

When Markovis laid his hand on top of her head, Trinity closed her eyes and leaned just a little into his touch. She took a deep breath and thought about what he told her. He was right, of course. Though the words weren't exactly comforting, having someone like Markovis trying to comfort her was perhaps more so than the words themselves would have been.

He was right. She should be more focused on what's in front of her. What she was looking into the past so hard for lay in the future, after all. Neil was working really hard to see to that, and both she and Markovis worked really hard to support his research. Between the three of them, they could surely accomplish whatever they needed. It wasn't like she couldn't pull her own weight on jobs, either. There were plenty of times she sensed something magic they couldn't, and Niel's Second Winds meant Markovis didn't need to do all the heavy lifting.

Markovis took his hand away, causing Trinity to rouse from the relaxation she'd been getting, "[color=D77CFF]hmm?[/color]" He was going to cook something? So suddenly… she'd picked herself up a bit to watch him go around the counter, disappointed that she wasn't being rubbed anymore. That made it easy for Neil to get in her field of vision and draw her eyes. He flattered her and built her up, but there was one thing that bothered her in what he said. It wasn't his fault, but...

One year for one step closer? She knew he wasn't exaggerating, either. Progress was slow, meticulous, obscure. She couldn't blame him for it, but that didn't change the fact that, while they were spending all this time trying to get her recovered…

She found herself staring hard into what was left of her drink. Snapping out of her head, she downed the rest of it before smiling at her teammate. Her friend. She chuckled softly, "[color=D77CFF]c'mon, Niel, you know music's not a competition. You and Mark, jeez.[/color]"

If she daudled much longer, she'd just have to get her friends involved.

Jarvis was the next to bring her out from her gloom. She listened patiently, and shook her head softly as he finished, "[color=D77CFF]it's not that I can't play anymore, I just… Big band needs more instruments than I can play right now. [sub]I could drink a wind, but it won't last me.[/sub] I can only do three… probably only two [i]right now[/i], cause I- oh, yeah[/color]" a thought occurred to her, and she started to get up onto her knees on the stool, so she could get closer to Neil's height, "[color=D77CFF]hey. Come here.[/color]" Trinity motioned for Niel to lean in closer. As he did, she caught his head tenderly in her hands and pressed her forehead to his, closing her eyes to better concentrate and feel out what she was doing. She let out a frustrated grunt and quickly sipped another small portion of the Second Wind potion from earlier. "[color=D77CFF]Sorry, here we go,[/color]" she took a breath and came back in, to touch foreheads again. Carefully, tenderly, she copied what she'd formed around her own mind for him. She'd have a difficult time explaining to someone what she was doing, exactly, to form the barrier. It had been such a reflex, before...

She leaned back when done, sighing softly and moving one hand to the bar. She smiled at Neil sweetly as she sat back down. Her other hand moved to his shoulder as she did, "[color=D77CFF]there. I made an Energy Make barrier when I noticed her sword in my mind. I made you one, too. I can only hold it for so long a distance, though. I'm not really sure what my range is, anymore, either.[/color]"

Their words echoed back to her. Look what she just did, after all. She sighed into a chuckle, "[color=D77CFF]you guys are right. It's not like me to feel inadequate like this.[/color]" But... it still felt like something was missing. [i]That[/i] would not mend until Niel found the answers.

Someone had addressed Jarvis from the other side of Neil, something about joining and living in the wilderness. What was with these guys and just roughin' it? "[color=D77CFF]Ah, hey, if you're going to insist on that, I can show- y..o..u...[/color]" what was this fluffiness? She continued slowly, "[color=D77CFF]to a friend's place…[/color]" Well, Prince was a cat, wasn't he? "[color=D77CFF]Ah, he's claimed territory in the East Woods. His name's Karn. If you're going to insist on staying in the wilderness, please be cautious, stay with him.[/color]" Her eyes had gone from the girl's ears and were now following Nyssa's tails.

A voice beside her said something about a drinking buddy. Somewhere in her mind, a voice suggested Mark, but fluffy fox tails. The best kind of fluffy tail. They're so bushy and thick, and foxes are so cute! All their different coats and patterns. She wondered how soft the fur was, she'd never really had the chance to pet one... Except if she asked Karn to.