[ Action in Fayren/Genessia/Nova City ]

[celestial_wizard]

[ Open Action for All in Fayren, Genessia or Nova City ]
[ It's rare that Lucy ventured out of Fayren, but it was also rare she felt that the guild was suitably protected while she and Natsu weren't there. That wasn't the case now, thankfully, and she was more than grateful for the help of her spirits. Now she wanted to re-familiarize herself with the cities she had visited before, since it had been a long time since she was able to do so. Of course she's rarely without her partner, but she might be this time! Who knows what the future brings, right? In any case, she seemed rather distracted, a notebook tucked under her arm as she wandered about. In fact, she was so distracted, she almost didn't notice until she bumped into someone (predictably you!) at the last minute! ]

Whoops - sorry about that! Are you okay?

[ Action for Virgo - Nova City ]
[ It wasn't the first time a friend disappeared on her, but it was stranger when that friend was her own spirit, Virgo. Of course, she couldn't begrudge the spirit wanting a little personal time, especially with as hard as she'd been working alongside Loke and the others at the guild, and with Lucy herself. Still, the last time she summoned the maid spirit she was behaving oddly, so Lucy had given Natsu a heads up about her plans on finding Virgo - since he would of course come along with her, she was sure - and set off into the other City to find Virgo. Now...where could she be? ]

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[celestial_wizard]

"Well Celestial Spirits and angels are entirely different beings, for one. And Celestial Spirits aren't based on the heavens, they're based on the stars. The constellations." She supposed that was also like the heavens, in some people's opinion.

It was likely already dead, and had been for a while. Lucy just had been fooling herself. ".. Nothing you need to worry about Ted. You're going to that writing thing?"

[youfool]

Ted's face returned that smile with a frown. He obviously didn't care for it; it felt so much like lying. In a funny way, it bore a resemblance to Levy's own attitude. Be strong, don't ask for help, don't worry, they've got this, we're all independent spirits. God he hated it. It would be enough to make him laugh, sardonically, if she voiced any of her complaints out loud. Where did she think Levy learned these stoic affectations? It was even sexually ironic. Isn't it women who jostle men to open up more? So yes, of course he's worried about it. But even he knew pressing the issue wouldn't bear fruit. So he'll just do it indirectly; sideways suggestions and guilt trips. Got to do something.

He nodded. "Yes. I'm interested in what people have to say, especially purified by the silence and space of the page. Besides, she's my friend who's been in a bad way. It's only natural to support her healthy endeavors." Not a great pitch; he didn't want people to go for pity's sake. But he's not proud, and not above twisting someone's arm. He was optimistic that if they could just come into contact once, all would be well. So his next appeal would be more naked than the first.

"So, please come. I know it'd make Levy happy to see you."

[celestial_wizard]

If Levy had learned any of that behavior, it wasn't from Lucy. It was more likely she learned it from Erza, since Levy was in Fairy Tail for far longer than Lucy was. In any case, Lucy's response was simply because she didn't think it was Ted's business. They weren't exactly friends, and while some women did pester men to open up more, Lucy wasn't one of them. He might be worried on Levy's behalf, but. Well.

"I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself then. Levy was one of the brightest in Fairy Tail, I'm sure she'll have plenty of opinions." If anything she gets even more tighter lipped when he talks about the other girl. SHe's silent for a moment, and then smiles. "I'll think about it."

She won't think about it. She made her decision. It was, granted, a decision made because she was upset and hurt, but she was sticking to it.

[youfool]

Think about it? That practically means yes! At least to him. Ted brightens up considerably. He could've done without the phrase "enjoy yourself", irksome thing. Enjoy people, enjoy the thing itself. Not yourself. Egads. But hey, any wayward expression is more than a fair price for a reunion.

"Thank you; I hope to see you there. I'd like to see these spirits of yours sometime too, if indeed they're corporeal. Good afternoon Lucy."