Julietta was proud of herself for making it up into the tree without injury, though considerably less proud of the reasons that prompted her to climb it in the first place. From here she could see everyone entering or leaving through the front door of her significant other's apartment building, although she'd had to ask the black ring for assistance to cover the side and rear entrances as well, a task for which it recruited the most appropriate available local wildlife: a silent flying predator, nature's camera drone. The owl now reported back to her at regular intervals, although she'd been perched up here for hours now, and so far, judging from the night bird's nonchalant demeanor during each visit, there had seemingly been nothing to report. She remained unsure exactly how she would know when that was no longer the case, or what she would actually do next when it was.
Julietta
From a latent space containing billions of dimensions, clear voices ring out…
Samara
Samara was charged with protection of the sacred forest. Since early childhood, she had been trained by the Coven in the ancient ways of her peoples' magic. The Dozen Mothers took turns guiding her through the dark woods, each imparting her own share of esoteric knowledge, gradually imbuing her with the power required to hear the breathing of the trees, to communicate in birdsong, to summon lightning from the clouds. Eventually, she began to feel the forest as an extension of herself, or rather, that she herself was an extension of the forest…
Lyssa
Dizonia
Dizonia was not fooled by the assorted spirits' blatant attempt to throw her off their scent…
Dani
Dani often dreamt she was jumping around an inflatable bounce house, but she'd never before woken up in one…
Starla
Starla used to have a black thumb. Then she found the black ring…
Nyx
Nyx, amongst the orbs, avoiding self-reflection…
Raven
Raven, aglow with job satisfaction at the Museum of the Odd…
Gia
Gia, about to bring the hammer down…
Yarine
For as long as she could remember, Yarine had been able to lucid dream. Growing up with this inherent ability, for her, dreaming seemed like just another series of realities, and likewise, waking life often felt like merely her most persistent (and most obstinate) dream…
Xia
The singular face of Xia, attending an eclectic gallery opening in several alternate dimensions simultaneously…