text; when the moon's reaching stars

[orphne]

[Kotone is not a girl used to asking for help. If it's something she can't do on her own, she usually doesn't. But with recent events in town and outside of town, not to mention the passings of the one-year anniversaries of some difficult days from back home, it's been hard to muster her usual good cheer and can-do attitude.]

Hi, everyone! It's Kotone. You might know me from working at Lupin recently. :D

I know we're all really busy, but I wanted to ask if anybody had time to help me rebuild the club building. It's the one that looked like a flat-roofed warehouse on the edge of town? It got destroyed cause of the corruption.

Oh, I'm also still looking for people to help out on Astralin-san's farm, too! Especially with the crops and animals.

[A pause, and then she adds,]

I'd really like to start the cooking and sewing clubs again. :) And if other people had things they wanted to do like club activities, it would be good to have a space for it! I think it's really important to have some normal things to do with all the crazy stuff going on.

[There's not much she feels she can do with everything happening between Ketsora and Rumpitur, but she can try to do something to help the Chosen feel more closely tied together.]

video

[strength_of_will]

[ A tired but otherwise hale William appears on the video feed today. ]

Hello, everyone. Thank you again to those who helped fight the octopus a little while ago. I hope you're all recovering well. Since the recent disaster is no doubt keeping our clinic busy, please don't be afraid to visit me at the church. I can ease the symptoms of most common sicknesses and cure minor ailments. All I ask in return is a small donation to help maintain the church. It doesn't have to be coin - only whatever you feel you can spare.

[ And if someone can't afford his help, well, that's fine. He won't withhold treatment. ]

I'm also letting you all know that I'm hoping to have our compiled questions presented to the Council soon. Whether we'll get any worthwhile answers, I don't know. But I'll be sure to share whatever answers we do get when they come.

[ He starts to reach forward to end the video but then abruptly remembers something. ]

Oh! If anyone is willing to help provide food for the people of Rumpitur while they're under house arrest, I would greatly appreciate it. It will take a while for their fields to recover.