dropsof_jupiter | 001. Stargazing Meme

Vega, Altair and Deneb, The Summer Triangle and the Milky way

the stargazing meme

oo1. comment with your characters
make sure to put names, series, & preferences somewhere!
oo2. use the rng and enter 1-10
oo3. play out what happens—anything goes!
oo5. profit? oh yeah!

prompts

one → meteor shower you just saw a falling star! and another! make a wish!
two → aliens what was that? was that really? omg no way a ufo!
three → lunar eclipse you've been sitting out for hours, waiting for this. it's so cool!
four → comet does it move fast or slow? either way, it's amazing.
five → full moon the moon is so huge! just don't look too long, it's really bright too.
six → star dust anything can happen in space. make up your own plot!
seven → solar eclipse this might be happening in the middle of the day!
eight → planet sighting is that a new star? nope, just a neighbor in the solar system!
nine → constellations do you know the stories behind these odd patterns?
ten → deep space normal stargazing isn't that much fun. you got a telescope!

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[He curls his wings a little around hers, soothing but quiet.]

It is why He gave them feel will. Some are going to chose to cause pain.

[Raphael was weary of it, of the pain and destruction, of humanity squandering the gifts God had so generously bestowed upon them.]

How perfect and beautiful.

[ He's right and she knows it. It is the nature of free will that not all will choose the right path, but that doesn't mean it's easy to watch. She loves them, loves humanity in all of its complexity, but she may well always blame Him somewhat for the suffering she's witnessed too.

It's quiet when she speaks again, much softer. it's almost like she's just speaking to herself as she gazes out at the sky, but as she speaks there's a soft flutter of her wings against Raphael's. She wants him to hear, wants someone to hear even if she doesn't think he'll agree. Maybe, just maybe he'll change her orders. ]

Sometimes I wish I could do more than observe. We're so powerful, we could help these people. We could stop some of their pain.

[He hums a noncommittal noise. The beauty is fading, has been for a long time. Since God abandoned them.

He's growing so weary of it all. The weight of it all. Running Heaven. Guiding Creation. Protecting, leading his siblings.

His wings flutter in return, a gentle fluffing of feathers.]

We all do. But those aren't the Orders we were given. We have to let them find their own way.

[It's quiet, flat. He takes no enjoyment in those orders, in this part of the Plan.]

[ It's a comfort to know that it's not just her, but that doesn't mean she doesn't argue back anyway. Comfort isn't enough any more, she wants answers. Raphael might not be able to give them, but she's asking anyway. ]

But why? Why aren't we allowed to help them?

[ As soon as she's said it she falls silent. Her wings pull in slightly, tighter against her back as she lowers her gaze. It's not her place to ask why, but she has anyway. It's a fair question, after all. ]

[Raphael's wings tense, pull up and hood over them.]

Because they will depend on us, to solve everything. Already they cry divine protection and divine wrath as if God giving them direction. If we begin to interfere...

There will be a time to act. It's not part of the Plan yet.

[Raphael's voice is calm, cool, quiet. But no less serious than a deadly riptide hidden by a placid surface.]

Are you questioning your orders, Anna?

[ She's seen this before, on her post. Humans argue, they fight and they stand up for what they believe in. Anna could stand up for what she believes in, too.

Except she doesn't, because she's not that brave. She just shrinks down further, pulls her wings in tighter and with a quiet sigh shakes her head. ]

I would never question orders.

[ Because for all the pain, and heartache and destruction, she honestly believes the humans are better than they are. They fight, after all. She just follows. ]

Sometimes I just wonder if we shouldn't be doing more, that is all. Why give us all this divine power if we can't use it to end suffering and hurt?

[Raphael doesn't withdraw his wings but they do tense a bit more. Careful.]

Those questions are dangerous Anna.

[Evenly.]

We will end suffering in the End. Until then, God commands we allow them to chose.

[ Anna doesn't miss the tension, nor the deliberately even tone being used with her. It's enough to cause her to bite back most of the questions that are only being brought about even more by the answers he's given her. ]

In the End, yes. And until then we only observe and guide.

[ Still, she's already pushed it much further than she's dared before. The questions are already dangerous, what harm can one last one do? ]

...Do you think we should have to wait?

That is our role yes.

[The tone isn't solely to keep Anna from questioning but also to keep his own doubts locked away.]

I think we should follow our Father's Orders.

[ She's questioning, but she's not stupid. Anna knows when enough is enough, and this is it. It's why she just nods quietly, lowers her eyes and clasps her hands together in her lap. The perfect image of obedience and contrition, she is. ]

You are right. Of course you are. You are right, and so is he.

[ Hesitantly, slowly, her wings extend just enough to brush his. ]

[He nods, just once, but extends his wings to brush back. It's gentle, but not hesitant. Everything is fine.]

001. Stargazing Meme

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wow way to not notify me about this dw, thanks

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