I'll be the watcher of the eternal flame [Eachdraidh IC Contact]

[zerotohiro]

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8/22, letter.

[boutant]

[ Spelled so that no one else can read it, Ariadne actually sends two pieces of parchment. On the first is a note. ]

Hiro,

I wasn't sure how I could outdo last year, so I hope you find this interesting. It's a secret I kept here for a very long time. Only a few people know; now you're another one.

Love, Ariadne

[ The second letter details everything Ariadne knows about dreamsharing specific to her world, from its origins as a military training tool to the technology and potential hazards. ]

8/22, return letter.

[zerotohiro]

[...what.

What.

What?

It takes a very, very long time to process what it is he's reading and he has to read the second letter over and over again as his brain flips into overdrive trying to grasp the idea of dreamsharing and how it's actually based on something human and real versus certain demigod powers he's heard of. It really doesn't need a response, but he sends one anyway.]

ARE YOU SERIOUS? THIS. YOU.

...we've GOT to talk about this more later.

Best. Present. Ever.

[Later, when they have time. Later, when they aren't preparing for another battle. But definitely later.]