ISLA
"Mm? Oh no, that's quite alright. I've seen a couple of cults in my time, and besides, science is more of a religion than any of them." Even now, in a world where literal gods and magic exists, Isla hasn't stopped believing that. "Oh, she is? That's interesting - I don't think I met many true doctors. Nate was the last one I knew," she confesses; all the more reason for her to keep her profession honed, she supposes.
Accepting the generous offer of a refill - something she'll regret when the botanicals remind of of the smell of a certain alchemist she's recently encountered - Isla tilts her head and considers Flora's question. "Very much," she says quietly, after a few moments. "It's like... being alive again. I've only been one for a couple of seasons. I stayed Ascended for over a year after the war ended, believe it or not. I lost someone really close to me during it, and I just couldn't face having all those changes on top of the grief."
It's funny, though, because the grief still comes and goes like the tide.
Accepting the generous offer of a refill - something she'll regret when the botanicals remind of of the smell of a certain alchemist she's recently encountered - Isla tilts her head and considers Flora's question. "Very much," she says quietly, after a few moments. "It's like... being alive again. I've only been one for a couple of seasons. I stayed Ascended for over a year after the war ended, believe it or not. I lost someone really close to me during it, and I just couldn't face having all those changes on top of the grief."
It's funny, though, because the grief still comes and goes like the tide.
she's a runner
rebel, and a stunner
rebel, and a stunner
