Regret Me Not
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
(work in Progress)
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The Past
Once upon a time, there was a lovely young woman named Everlasting. She had a wonderful gift and love for growing things; so much so, that she grew a beautiful garden and visitors from all over would come and see it.
One such visitor was most charming, and he swept her off her feet. Eve fell in love. Then one rainy afternoon, the visitor came, “For the last time,” he said simply.
As he walked away without looking back, Eve stood alone, dejected, as the rain fell softly around her, trailing the path of her unseen tears.
Everlasting woke the next morn, heading to her garden in the hopes that the natural beauty would lift up her spirits—only to find that weeds and thorns had choked and smothered the colorful petals and blooms overnight.
As hard as she tried, Everlasting could not restore the beauty. It was not long before her heart resembled her garden; dark and cold, untended and uncared for.
Will there ever come a man who could take up the challenge of thawing her cool reserve? Battle wit against wit? And do the unthinkable; make her smile?
~~News Anchor~~
- "Let's go live now to Anna--Anna? What's the latest?"
- Anna: "Well, Rachel, as you already know, one month ago, a young man was mysteriously strangled to death in his own bedroom; right in this house behind me. The neighbors noticed the vines overflowing out his bedroom window as they left for work and called 911. You can't see it now, but the neighbors described the vines as flowing right into their own yards; it took several days to clear the debris. But the -strangest- part was that as they cleared a new bundle, another seemed to sprout in its place the next day."
- Rachel: "Anna, what is the police report as to who or -what- created those vines and where they came from?"
- Anna: "It's still a mystery at this time, Rachel. However--across the street from the house-- *camera swivels to the spot* --There by that Maple tree, were a growth of similar vines and police investigators discovered a pair of footprints that looked to be either high heels or boots of some sort.--"
- Rachel: "That's amazing. Where did the prints lead to?"
- Anna: "The investigators concluded that the person walked out onto the street, and there, the prints were unable to be tracked."
- Rachel: "So..basically nothing..no body..no answers..no clues.."
- Anna: "Pretty much, Rachel."
- Rachel: "What about the victim's family? His wife?.."
- Anna: "If you'll recall, his wife was filing for divorce at the time, and although naturally a first suspect, the police have since cleared her and the case remains cold."
- Rachel: "Thank you, Anna. And that concludes your local news. Tune in tomorrow for..."
The Present
Currently manages Finders Keepers (redside) in St. Martial.
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