<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/e3/76/cae37629f492fb3c728caa4dcbec2421.jpg)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name:</strong> Vyx, aka Rachael Kyleson (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=277865.msg13656378#msg13656378)<br/><strong>Date:</strong> September 1st<br/><strong>Time:</strong> 3 PM<br/><strong>Location:</strong> Cailleach Poitigeir (https://i.imgur.com/KzzZxA4.jpg)<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong> Cassandra Cailleach, OPEN<br/><strong>Warning:</strong>  <br/></td></tr></tbody></table>The use of the word "was" ran through Vyx with a forceful shock, catching her attention easily and leaving her to guess everything else without much difficulty.  Vyx understood what death was, but didn't have a lot of personal experience with actually losing people.  Part of the nature of longevity meant that you had a lot more relatives, but so many people that come to become friends slowly fade.  It was part of the reason that doppelgangers sometimes just packed up and left their entire lives behind from time to time.<br/><br/>Vyx knew that she hadn't come by in quite some time.  She realized that she was a little afraid of this place, but...Chandra was gone, and it was years ago...<br/><br/>For a few moments, she had absolutely no idea what to say, but her sorrow was clear upon her face.  "I'm sorry for your loss.  She was a good woman."  It felt like the dumbest thing in the world to say, but it was still heartfelt.  "Nice to meet you, Cassandra."<br/><br/>Vyx took a slow, steadying breath.  "So, um...I'm a doppelganger, and I know that my blood helps out to make magical stuff to help keep creatures of the veil properly hidden.  But I had Vesuvian flu five years ago, and they said not to give blood for five years.  Something about it messes with some of the reagents, or..."  She hushed herself; Cassandra would no doubt know exactly why someone who had Vesuvian flu would have worthless blood, even if Vyx herself didn't.<br/><br/>At the time, she'd felt a bit of relief, knowing that she wouldn't be able to give blood for a while, but she didn't realize what would happen.  Had she really just...avoided this place the whole time, scared from the aversion of how bad it felt to give up her blood?<br/><br/>"But, um, I know it helps, and I'm here now, and..."  She was gently trembling, not so much from the fear of the situation but the clenching sorrow of knowing that Chandra was gone.