The answers to his question were not quite the wistful, nostalgic warmth he'd been expecting, but Bastien still listened with interest. Remi's answer was the one closest to his own heart, though upon hearing it he realised for the first time there was no ocean here. He had been so wrapped up in his new life he had hardly considered it; suddenly he intensely missed the ports of his home.
Ronin and Vanya both seemed sad to remember. He had supposed everyone preferred their homes to this strange new place, but Ronin seemed to be thankful to have moved on. He had heard from Kalt that some people had been able to willingly move through worlds, that this was something that had happened at least once before - he wondered if the portals were an escape for some gone horribly wrong for others.
"Yes...the people are so hard to think about I try to focus on the place." He agreed with Vanya, taking a long draw from his drink. "There were many young, hopeful artists in my refuge who were still lost. Without me...I worry most of them will now find themselves on the streets. For who else is going to take in a penniless teenager who can paint? Certainly not any of the più alto nato of the city."
It seemed his evening of fun memories and chatting had gotten off to a rather dark start, so Bastien reached for a piece of bread and some meat (mourning the loss of spices, something this place seemed to not understand) and brought up something more fun, something he'd forget in the morning about lost loves and amusing tales of his own from Venice.
After a couple of hours, he felt that he and his first three congregation members were close friends, or at least - that was what the wine in his system lead him to believe. Opening the door to guide them out in the early light of the morning (just about resisting the temptation to smack Remi on the ass just to see what he'd do), he felt that his 'church' was going to be a great success.
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Thank you so much for participating in Bastien's PQ! :) It went great!!
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Drink So Deeply From the Cup That I Provide
