To make the glass full (Afina)

[Ebiris]

Hangovers are caused by dehydration, and as a part water elemental she has enough fine control over her internal hydrology to ease that pounding headache readily enough. Head sufficiently cleared she places her hat properly upon it and looks around, the dark no impediment to her eyes.

[Anastasia]

That helps. She could still use some fresh water in her mouth, though. Looking about, she sees that she's under a sheet and lying on a bed.

[Ebiris]

She's not very sensible in her drunken state, Afina never sleeps on beds if she can help it. It's the first place an assassin would look! For that matter she very rarely sleeps at all... Ebony and Canderella must have a unique gift for debauchery to have gotten her so merry. Quietly crawling out from under the sheets she looks to see who's bed she's ended up in.

[Anastasia]

"Morning," It's a room full of knick-knacks and sheafs of papers, some pinned on cork boards on the wall. Tannin's sitting on his couch, reading over some of them. "So there I was," he says, not looking up, "When you were so drunk you flew right into my door. Figured you needed somewhere to sleep it off."

[Ebiris]

"I'm a terrible drunk," Afina admits, embarrassed at her previous self's impertinence. "Next time don't be ashamed to kick me out and send me to my own room, I promise I won't take offence."

[Anastasia]

Tannin shrugs. "Everyone has nights they'd rather take back. At least you kept your clothes on," he remarks dryly. "Canderella didn't."

[Ebiris]

"I'm sure that did wonders for morale," Afina snarks. "Anyway, I'll get out of your hair now, thanks for putting up with me." She flaps her wings about to take off before remembering herself and hopping onto the floor to walk out so she can go freshen up then see if Kascha and Mei are free to travel.

[Anastasia]

"Rose morale right up," Tannin says blandly, "By the way, here," he reaches over and gets a sheet of paper.

[Ebiris]

"Hmm? What's this?" Afina walks over to see what he's got.

[Anastasia]

The paper reads the following, "Please see me once you've recovered. Ebony."

[Ebiris]

"Oh. Alright I may as well do that then," Afina says. "Thanks Tannin. Feel free to use my bed any time you're drunk!" She sleeps on the shelf anyway. Walking out she still goes to her room to freshen up, but after that she consults with Elena to go find Ebony.

[Anastasia]

Afina goes to her room and to her closet to change and freshen up. She opens it to find 27 sitting in there, staring at her, right at eye level so that their gazes meet. He stays stone still, unflinching as he gazes into Afina's eyes.

After a long second, 27 leans in and sniffs Afina. "Needs more earth," he declares. "But be careful, The greatest trial yet approaches. Do not underestimate the last, because there may be a fifth. I look forward to your ascension."

[Ebiris]

Maybe she went to sleep in Tannin's room because 27 was here? She can't quite recall, but unlike Hanna she's actually quite fond of the mad badger-slaad. "Thank you, 27. That's kind of you to say, I know you're not much fond of colours usually. But can you tell me more about this greatest trial? Will it be something when I have all four elements aside from the prismatic thing?" she asks, trying to ferret out more details.

[Anastasia]

27 reaches one paw out, tapping Afina right over the heart. "Inside."

[Ebiris]

Hmm, that's exactly where Mei kept patting her. Are they in on this together? "Any advice on how I can prepare for it?"