It was a point of contention for her, with how beautiful and liberating everyone said it was. She wonders what's different now, if the dream really has changed her and her connection to the Singularity even if it was all a lie.
Now stepping into the Horizon is as easy as a deep exhale, and River appears in a loose, flowy dress that always has the symbol of the Fool etched over her heart. Her feet are bare, unbothered by the dirt and wildlife growing along the underbrush of the forest. And when Wilhelm offers his arm, the way Eddie and Sylvain and so many others had only for her to shy away or evaporate entirely before they could touch her -
Well. Things are different now, and so is she. So she smiles faintly and loops her arm through Wilhelm's the way she would've before she lost herself in Serenity, and then she leads them into the enchanted forest. It's vibrantly alive in color and sound and creatures that glow or shift around in the shadows, trees that sway in the wind and stars that twinkle cheerfully from above.
She doesn't really speak again until they reach their destination, where the waterfalls create a discordant sense of music as water flows through the pools and things land in the water from the forest above. River loves this place, her face immediately lightening just by being here, and she leads Wilhelm to one pool in specific where he might notice some familiar creatures hopping around the rocks.
"Here." She releases his arm to crouch down beside the colorful frogs he had created for her in that alternate reality. She smiles warmly at them, not quite looking in his direction. "They get to have a place of honor."
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Now stepping into the Horizon is as easy as a deep exhale, and River appears in a loose, flowy dress that always has the symbol of the Fool etched over her heart. Her feet are bare, unbothered by the dirt and wildlife growing along the underbrush of the forest. And when Wilhelm offers his arm, the way Eddie and Sylvain and so many others had only for her to shy away or evaporate entirely before they could touch her -
Well. Things are different now, and so is she. So she smiles faintly and loops her arm through Wilhelm's the way she would've before she lost herself in Serenity, and then she leads them into the enchanted forest. It's vibrantly alive in color and sound and creatures that glow or shift around in the shadows, trees that sway in the wind and stars that twinkle cheerfully from above.
She doesn't really speak again until they reach their destination, where the waterfalls create a discordant sense of music as water flows through the pools and things land in the water from the forest above. River loves this place, her face immediately lightening just by being here, and she leads Wilhelm to one pool in specific where he might notice some familiar creatures hopping around the rocks.
"Here." She releases his arm to crouch down beside the colorful frogs he had created for her in that alternate reality. She smiles warmly at them, not quite looking in his direction. "They get to have a place of honor."