Halt of Order

Subject: Halt of Order Tue Nov 03, 2015 7:27 pm

"Wee yea ra exec hymme VIENA >> SOL=FAGE/1x10 enter FRELIA..."

A calm song waved over the palace and to the street directly below, its singer obviously entranced as she could be seen on the windowsill, her eyes closing and opening in regular intervals, before both that and the song stopped suddenly, the young Maiden looking behind herself at a voice that called for her.

"Kalos, are you alright? I've never seen you that entranced with a song before. You should come in, sister, we need to get ready for tomorrow, a lot's going on then, isn't it?"

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Indeed, a lot was currently going on in Parangelia. The settlement was never much one for commemorations, but the birthday of the Maidens was a special occasion, and the usually busy Colony was now home to an eerie silence. Rain tapped against the stone paths, most of the streets void of any single buzz, it seemed that there was nary a soul left on the streets. Truth be told, everybody had gotten these three days off, it was only customary, but it was still odd to not work during them, at least for this population.

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Far removed from the regular settlement was a small island, home to a medium-sized castle-like building that seemed oddly out of place in the fairly modernized setting Parangelia boasted, but true to its purpose, it was decorated in elegant ribbons and lights in a methodical fashion, truly the product of Parangelian workers, and it even seemed to glow during the day. Anyone who went inside would find themselves stopped by a single guard in front of the door, who would calmly explain them the park was not open to business just yet. But that was fine, it was the day before, people had all the time in the world to get ready. Admittance was free too, the Maidens did not like to have people pay to enjoy their birthday, after all.

And then you see it.

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Out of the corner of your eye, a shining butterfly makes its way just in your blind spot, away from your peripheral vision. Had you turned your head to look at it, it would then vanish from your sight completely, as if it hid between the blades of grass nearby, or the folds of your sheets if you so happened to be home. It made you think, did it not? Was it right to stop activities simply for themselves? Did the Maidens deserve to make this a national holiday and place themselves on top of the world? A butterfly, free as could be, it nearly reminded you of them, but instead, only those questions came to be.

What do you think, in the end?

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