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I didn't realize the new Travelers was an every-Jaunt-thing.

[He's only been here for a few, now. Not enough to know this for sure.]

So tell me more about this cake thing.

I'm not sure that they are but the influx is so regular, that whenever it doesn't happen, it's pretty easy to notice...

[ For someone who'd go around to find new distractions after mostly spending last liminal space away from everything and went around on this one to find new people to meet.]

Hmmm? Cakes! All the cakes. Rainbow cakes, strawberry shortcakes, chocolate cakes, cake-like things that are more like pies but who doesn't love things like banoffee pie and cupcakes anyway?? Delicious, fluffy, sweet or sometimes less sweet if that's what you prefer and excellent treats to share for eating with lots of friends and potential new friends.

So they're things you eat. Pastry things? With sugar and chocolate?

[He sounds kind of. Hopeful.]

Oh my gosh, you've never heard of cakes??? Yes, they're things you eat that just possibly melt in your mouth like you'd be eating the fluffiest clouds ever! Mm, they have very much sugar usually and chocolate can be one thing in them. Everything in cake can be chocolate flavored if that's what you want to eat, chocolate cakes are really amazing too!

[Well now he really wants to try these.]

So do you have some? Where are you?

It's not the first time we don't get newbies, but it's more common that we do so yeah... it's really weird.

[Guess who's being a girl right now.]

.... Ohhh, well yeah it's so common that I almost wonder if it has happened during my time ever before. Hey, are you playing horse whisperer again?

I can't remember right now. It has been a while since "no new Travelers" was a thing.

Yeah. I'm heading out to see if I can talk to the horses. Wish my luck.

Maybe they're just late. Maybe there won't be any this round at all, maybe they just decided to skip getting anyone new here this round... I hope there'll be more in the future at least.

Best of luck, make them neigh all of their secrets to you!

When you arrived, you still had the Arcana talk before Liminal, right? They could have gone back to that tradition, too. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Hopefully they speak understandable neighing. I'm bad with accents.

[She jokes.]

... Ah, yeah I had that. [She still feels bad for her Arcana having to deal with her back then, not that she probably was the most difficult person ever for her to handle.] They might have, guess only time will tell how it goes this time.

Then we should find a way to train your neighing accents one day, some way!

Neigh.

[She says this with the most deadpan of the voices.]

[ Sorry, too busy laughing at that to say anything! ]

[Mission accomplished in that case.]

Save some cake for me.

Of course! I'll make a carrot cake decorated with some hay for you. [just kidding or is she?]

My favorite.

You're my favorite. [ PERSON. NOT SOMETHING TO EAT, NO ONE HERE WANTS THIS TO GO INTO THAT DIRECTION. ]

Oh, I thought that was Mamoru.

It's happened before. Sometimes it's because we're getting a third liminal space. Sometimes it's a strange liminal space, or unexpectedly long, on our part or on theirs. I think something's different this time, though.

...If I'm not mistaken, Magician and Empress were the last two of the Arcana to compete. So it may be purposeful - that something is changing as we move from the first bracket to the second.

Might have been before I got here or then I'm just a forgetful rabbit, or both because that's also an option. Not that I'd mind a third Liminal space or a long time here or know enough about the Arcana to say for sure but ... Maybe it really is something different this time, kind of looks like one of those Liminals before next jaunt if the horses and everything are supposed to give clues of who'll be there. [and Sara asks about that on the network before her, so based on her assumptions of this liminal being clues of what's coming instead of something in between...] I guess they really like keeping us on our toes, never knowing what's coming on next Liminal.

I think they were, not that I'm good at math either. [is she good at anything, who knows.] Seems like the best place for a liminal that would say something about changes if we're really moving to the next ...round of these rounds. No more giant fridge liminals full of edible food then, huh. [things she has heard about liminals and Empress, not a future empress who is currently a magical girl could really choose between those two Arcana even when she's in another team entirely.]

What the change may be, I couldn't say, but they're probably trying to convey something. Anyway, the lack of new Travelers isn't something to ignore, but it's not necessarily something to worry too much about either, or a sign that something is wrong, per se.

But no, by last liminal Magician definitely won that round. So Empress is out - possibly unless we get another tie sometime, like when Lovers got back in.

Oh shit, is it? If it's your birthday, then it's my birthday. 'Cause we're birthday twins.

I knoooooooooooooooooooow! I'm so glad that you're my birthday twin, it's one of the best parts of my birthday here every year! And yeah, Pidge said that it's around that time even while I'm super confused after just celebrating New Years on the walkabout but but, we could have the most amazing cake party for anyone whose birthday has been around recently or is coming up soon and for ours too of course!

I'm making a karaoke place for my birthday using my dumping ideas into liminal space thing! We should have the cakes there!

There's been a couple times that it was longer than usual. Usually because we spend more time than expected in Liminal.

I want cake!

Of course you do.

We'll see if we'll be in Liminal for a while longer than usual again then. This whole topic is almost making me feel as if I just got here.

Hi Rose! What kind of a cake do you want?

It's an excellent priority and I could ask the same question from you too? [The one she just asked from Rose, that is.]

There's always new twists. Especially when we think we've got it figured out. I think Rosie might be the only one who can really keep up.

[Rosie, for her part, is currently focused on cake]

Chocolate!

Not a bad choice...

Yeah, that's how it really works here. At least it's always surprising even when it's not always in a good way... She's a really smart and amazing baby.

Excellent choice. [She giggles.] So, chocolate for you two? I'll make sure there will be a lot of chocolate options.

And she just accepts everything here as normal.

[The rest of them get sidetracked trying to use their worlds' logic]

It is normal.

We'll have some cake.

That is an interesting question. Were you expecting some, darling?

And I would most certainly love to eat cake with you.

Isn't it? I was expecting the usual that new people show up on the second liminal... Then again I wasn't really expecting for anyone specifically, more like expecting to see what kind of new fellow Travelers we'd get this time. Not that I know all of the current ones yet either, seems like the best timing to get to know anyone who I haven't met yet.

Really? That would be amazing, I'd love to eat cake with you too.

I confess, I'm still rather new to all of this, and I'd love to hear more about the how and the when and the why people come and go. Perhaps while eating cake! Where are you, darling?

I would love to eat some cake with Usagi-chan. And it was my birthday about the time we came back from the Walkabout.

I've only detected one new presence here... though I'm pretty sure they've been here before.

Let's eat cake together then! What's your favorite cake? Or I know, if we both have the skill, we can make our favorites for each other and also happy happy happy happyyyyyyyyyyyyyy belated birthday!! Sorry I missed it or forgot, time can be so weird here while we were just celebrating New Years there.

Ah, I met a really beautiful lady, who said she came back here from a dungeon, maybe that's her??

Hehe, I like that idea. I'm getting pretty good at the making food thing. And thank you. Happy Birthday to you, Usagi-chan. [A pause.] ... and I'm glad it's no longer the middle of winter in the middle of summer.

Most likely.

Maybe Their hunt was unsuccessful this time.

[She doubts that it is the case, but it IS another possibility, isn't it?]

It's .... possible but then I also doubt some of us would be here considering maybe we could have dodged their hunt if there's anything we can do to make that unsuccessful. Though maybe they're always looking for certain types or maybe they decided there are enough of us at the moment or ... there could be a lot of reasons.

It'd be nice to believe that they're sometimes just unsuccessful.

[It would make them feel less powerful.]

What's your favorite kinda cake, Usagi?

We may be in for another unexpectedly long stay here. Or possibly their teams have been finalized, and there won't be anyone else drawn in.

[She sounds almost hopeful on that last part - please, let no one else be kidnapped.]

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