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@albatross

This is Winters. Leave a message if it's important.

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I remember you sort of. Sort of. S o r a
Do you mean spirits in the water? Yes. Their forest spirits too.
Everything here that isn't like you and me is a forest spirit.
You're asking questions about the world. That's important and worth messaging me about.
Why are you building a boat?

[dualikey]

ohhhh ok i think i get it

but where do the spirits come from? have they always been here? or were they like us once? i guess i just thought maybe we're different cause we have lanterns. people back home used to light candles when somebody passed away... anyway!

we're building a boat cause it's faster to look around on water than just walking everywhere. every world i've ever seen was much bigger than it looked the first time

but i don't wanna bother any spirits along the way if they're living there or something

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I don't know where they came from. They have always been here far as I know. We are different though. You're right about that.
Are you planning to go out on the lake or the river?
This world is much bigger than just this town. That's true. Thing is though there isn't much worth finding out there. Just trouble.
If you go too deep into the woods the forest spirits will get territorial. Same goes for the forest spirits in the water too.
How much do you know about boat building and sailing?

[dualikey]

we're gonna head west for awhile to map out the coast. i thought checking out the river would probably just be easier on foot, just following it? but maybe that part is for another day...

mnnn i guess if i think about it getting territorial makes sense. id be pretty mad if people kept barging into my house too.

but i'm from an island! i've built boats and rafts before, and we've been sailing those for as long as I can remember. and the after that it was a different kind of ship...

why d'you ask?

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As far as I know the lake is safer than the river but that's no guarantee you won't run into trouble. If you die out there it will be difficult to retrieve your lantern so it can be fixed. Be very very careful.
That's good that you have experience. Sailing on that lake will be more like sailing on an ocean. I wouldn't go too far with just a raft. I wouldn't go too far at all if I'm being honest but if you're sure you know what you're doing I won't stop you. Good luck.
Who's we?

[dualikey]

oh. a few of my friends from back home

but i promise we'll be careful. thanks for telling me!

[It's a hard subject to broach even now- that intersection between drawing comfort from a few familiar faces, and knowing that they'd only be here if-]

hey winters i was wondering

if it's dangerous in the lake and if it's dangerous in the woods

then isn't the lighthouse keeper in danger too?