Network - 01

[graveyounglady]

Who: Mercy Graves
Username: mercyme
Warnings: Discussion of the For Sport event. All cw's from that apply here.

To the Gentlefolk of Other Worlds,

My name is Sister Mercy Graves of the Spring Tide. I have been told this is the best means by which to reach all who dwell in hope and fear in this place of refuge. It has been a difficult time for many, myself included. The creatures in the water who took us from the streets and wrapped us in a terrible cloth have been slain, but their scars remain in our hearts.

I would ask, who among us found themselves transformed? How have you felt since? I have aids for sleep if you find yourself entangled with the Dread Watcher's claws. She that hooks and hangs a body with nightmares. I have taken to lessons in the healing facilities in ADI. I would surely welcome the company of those who would learn, as well. And if you have knowledge of the tinctures and tools of a practitioner, I would beg your guidance as I train in these new arts. There is so very much to learn and I look forward to the challenge of it, that I might help those who best need it in our fight against the dark forces of this world.

As seasons turn and carry on,
So to the winds we fly.
The hope we bring is never gone,
It strengthens by and by.
The cheer is ever in our hearts,
A song of joy to bide.
We all must love and do our parts
To raise the great Spring Tide.

May the Spring Bring Life to You and Yours,
Mercy Graves

Comments

[graveyounglady]

Dear Monika,

I would love to go to the library with you! There are so many books there. I have never seen the like. Evergreen had a few printers, but to have so many different books in one place is extraordinary. And to have it just be normal? The Abbey had a small library and Brother Ainsley had his archives with older scrolls and tablets. They always smelled like dust, though.

I thank you for your kindness.

Regards,
Mercy Graves

P.S. How did you get the little smile? That is surely charming, much as yourself.

[writetheway]

We'll have to pick out a day and head to the library. It'll be fun, libraries are great! If you want to make the smile, there should be a button on the keyboard you use to type with on the phone they gave you that looks like a smiley face. If you tap on that, you get lots of options. They're called emoji and they're really cute! 💖✨

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[graveyounglady]

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🌟🦊💫🦊✨🦊

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[graveyounglady]

Dear Monika,

These are surely the finest thing I have seen all day. It is like the ancient scripts, but cuter.

Regards,
Mercy Graves

[writetheway]

I'm glad you like them! 💖💖 Just make sure not to use them if you have to write something formal, like if you're writing to the heads of the ADI or someone like that.

[She wouldn't want to steer Mercy wrong in the ways of emoji.]

[graveyounglady]

Dear Monika,

Are they not formal? I would think ancient scripts would be more formal than the standard. But I will bear this in mind. I will use them with my friends, then.😊

Regards,
Mercy Graves 🦊⚰️

[It is Monika. Monika is the friend. Mercy has so decreed it.]

[writetheway]

[Oh, they're definitely friends, then! Monika is happy. She won't mess this friendship up! Hopefully!]

Emojis are pretty new, or at least they were where I came from. Are the ancient scripts where you're from all pictographs? 🤔 [Like ancient Egyptian or something, except Monika doesn't know if Egypt exists where Mercy's from.]

[graveyounglady]

Dear Monika,

My Grannie told me that ancient Sradans would use pictographs to tell our stories in the time before we knew others. That is not a thing so much in Leigland from what I understand. We all write in the common tongue. It is more sensible to more people. So, it is likely for the best. Brother Ainsley at the abbey where I grew up did have one Sradan text with pictographs. He showed it to me once, but I could not read it.

Regards,
Mercy Graves 🦊⚰️