[o] [SE] everything that we should be

To kiss in cars and downtown bars
Was all we needed

Studying with an herbalist and setting up an apprenticeship sounded... nice. After everything Sohalia had been through in the past few years, after everything she'd endured, it was enticing to consider something simple. Not that Maea's path wouldn't come with challenges - far from it, she was sure - but to know what she wanted and how to get it... Soh would give anything to have that kind of clarity right about now.

Still, she didn't begrudge her friend the happiness, and she listened with a soft smile as Maea continued on. Eventually, they began to look through bits of fabric, and talk turned to their costumes. "I've thought about it," Soh replied, holding up a black silk that shimmered faintly in the light. Upon closer inspection, Soh found bits of silver thread woven in, and she made a mental note of the bolt's location in case she decided to go with that one. "But I've never met Ludo, so I'm not exactly sure what I'm looking for." Frey? Sure. Safrin? Yep. Ludo? Not so much.

You drew stars around my scars
But now I'm bleedin'

Sohalia