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tushanshu_logs2014-03-21 02:52 am
reliabletraitor) wrote in tushanshu_logs2014-03-21 02:52 am
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Characters: Alvin and Raine Sage
Date: Now/after their talk on the communicator
Location: Earth Sector and then elsewhere
Situation: Alvin is staying true to his word in showing Raine around the turtle. Nothing wrong with a little adventure.
Warnings/Rating: None that come to mind, but this is always subject to change
A promise was a promise. There was no way that Alvin would go back on his word. He had every intention of showing Raine around this place. It was always best to figure out where somebody was when it was foreign to them. It took the fear away a lot more easily. It wasn't usually something he would be worrying about when it was not his own hide he was worrying about, but it hit too close to home with all of these others being taken from their own worlds to suddenly be here. He realized a long time ago that worrying about something like that was a waste of time. Being through it once was quite enough for him. As for what he was going to tell this Raine, he would say the only things that truly came to mind and that was to just roll with it. That was if she even asked.
Whatever her journey was all about, he had a feeling that this might not be so new to her either. Maybe not the same circumstances, but there it was. He didn't know if they would be running into any ruins anytime soon or what he would do in one of those. He had been through plenty of mercenary jobs that had him along on expeditions or whatever that would lead him into places he didn't so much care about. It was always just about the company for him. Company was what paid him in money or in simply information. All of that had value of some kind. Monetary was just what he preferred, Here though, information would be kkind of important in the long run.
Back to business though, the Earth sector was his destination. He'd been through there before. It was just as interesting to him as anything else was around here. He was going to leave it up to Raine to figure out where she wanted to go first. It was just the whole mercenary thing coming up to keep him in an even check. It left him pretty open to anything at all. He kept his eyes peeled for the woman. Since he saw her on the communicator, at least he wouldn't be wandering around looking like an idiot.
Date: Now/after their talk on the communicator
Location: Earth Sector and then elsewhere
Situation: Alvin is staying true to his word in showing Raine around the turtle. Nothing wrong with a little adventure.
Warnings/Rating: None that come to mind, but this is always subject to change
A promise was a promise. There was no way that Alvin would go back on his word. He had every intention of showing Raine around this place. It was always best to figure out where somebody was when it was foreign to them. It took the fear away a lot more easily. It wasn't usually something he would be worrying about when it was not his own hide he was worrying about, but it hit too close to home with all of these others being taken from their own worlds to suddenly be here. He realized a long time ago that worrying about something like that was a waste of time. Being through it once was quite enough for him. As for what he was going to tell this Raine, he would say the only things that truly came to mind and that was to just roll with it. That was if she even asked.
Whatever her journey was all about, he had a feeling that this might not be so new to her either. Maybe not the same circumstances, but there it was. He didn't know if they would be running into any ruins anytime soon or what he would do in one of those. He had been through plenty of mercenary jobs that had him along on expeditions or whatever that would lead him into places he didn't so much care about. It was always just about the company for him. Company was what paid him in money or in simply information. All of that had value of some kind. Monetary was just what he preferred, Here though, information would be kkind of important in the long run.
Back to business though, the Earth sector was his destination. He'd been through there before. It was just as interesting to him as anything else was around here. He was going to leave it up to Raine to figure out where she wanted to go first. It was just the whole mercenary thing coming up to keep him in an even check. It left him pretty open to anything at all. He kept his eyes peeled for the woman. Since he saw her on the communicator, at least he wouldn't be wandering around looking like an idiot.
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Alvin was used to others doing that, but he had to admit it was a lot more convenient with spyrixes. After finding out how those were made though, it was kinda hard to use anything like them. After going through everything that he and the rest of that group dealt with...yeah. Too much to think about right now. He was just glad that mentioning Milla got them off of that topic. He already thought she was sharp before. Now it was his turn to be a little intrigued though.
That was a little bit too much of a coincidence if there was a Maxwell from Raine's world as well. If their Maxwell turned out to look the same as the one that they had, he could practically feel the chill running up his spine. He didn't really know what that meant though. He got the impression that people around here came from all over and sometimes there were terms and other things that intertwined in some way.
"If you tell me that Maxwell looks like an old guy floating around in some weird contraption then this is going to be a little freaky."
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Definitely the voice of experience.
She focused on Alvin again. "I take it, from your question, that yours looks similar. And also that Maxwell and Milla Maxwell are two different entities, albeit with a fairly close relation." She fell silent in contemplation. Could they be from the same world at different points in time? Different iterations of the same world, with certain key things changed? But no, one point of similarity isn't enough to draw that conclusion. "I should like to know if there are other commonalities. Does your world have, or have legends of, something like the Great Tree, or the Kharlan Tree? It would be associated with life, or mana, or both." The Tree seemed like the biggest thing to check, and the most likely to be remembered, if there was greater than chance connection between their worlds.
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"That easy to read me, huh?"
He chuckled before shrugging slightly.
"You could say that they have a close relation. The one we knew as Maxwell was the real deal apparently. It's...a long story about their relationship."
The whole Maxwell thing being similar in their world was crazy though. As for this...Great Tree...Kharlan Tree...whatever it was, he couldn't say that he heard anything about that. The only things he really knew about after the journey was how Elympios and Rieze Maxia came into being and there really wasn't a tree involved in that. He wasn't really a history buff though, but he was pretty sure he would have heard something by now. He liked to think that he was at least educated in the basics.
"No tree for us. If there was a special tree somewhere, I feel like I would've seen it. Our big thing is actually Maxwell. He's the one everybody knows about being the Lord of Spirits and all. He was responsible basically for watching over us humans and spirits alike."
Definitely no tree and he was definitely giving the most basic of facts right now. He'd be lying if he was not becoming slightly more intrigued by all of this.
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"What could that similarity mean, then?" Architecture was almost completely forgotten by now. She touched one finger to her lips, an absent gesture; her gaze was distant, her focus obviously turned inward. "I wouldn't discount a different time period, though the absence of the Tree speaks to the improbability. Perhaps... different facets..."
She trailed off in the middle of talking to herself, frowning. "There's not enough data to form a reasonable theory," she said at last. And, this time actually directed at Alvin instead of her own thoughts, "Humans and spirits, you said. Are there other sapient species in your world, or only those?"
Geez...I'm so sorry about the wait :c
That...was not really a factor here, was it? Raine was going through these things out loud and he really didn't want to disturb her. Sometimes people that were that invested really hated to be interrupted. She had to have some kind of ability if she came from a place sort of similar to his own. He just got this nagging feeling that he would really regret trying to downplay any of her thinking. He honestly wouldn't want to.
And then he got another direct question. At least they were passing the time. It did take a little time to get into each sector.
"Not really. If you're talking about those that were already sentient to everybody then I figure I can say no. There's a place in Rieze Maxia where people learn a skill called beastcraft. It allows you to speak with pretty much any monster that you come across effortlessly."
To be honest, he might need to look into it himself.
oh gosh so I am I D: I don't know how that happened.
She looked up and around, moving her focus outside her own mind once again. She didn't immediately recognize the surroundings, though she could see the imminent shift in architecture very plainly. "We're nearly to Metal, yes?" she asked, for confirmation more than anything else.
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Alvin wasn't sure about having it in this place unless there just happened to be a lot of animals or monsters or whatever around. Maybe somebody could end up talking to the turtle and seeing what the deal was with all of them being here. It wasn't in his nature to randomly trust what was told to him when he got here. He wasn't really in the position of trusting anybody no matter what he had been through back home. Was home even the right word? That was...really not the stroll down memory lane that he wanted to go down right now.
There was no way that he was even hearing all of her story either. It would be stupid for anybody here to talk about everything on their minds. It would be pretty handy if there was a personspeak, but that'd be a little too convenient and a little too eye opening. Even he could admit that would be a pain.
He was taken out of his thoughts when Raine made note of the surroundings. Yep. They were definitely in his home away from home so to speak. It did remind him the most of Elympios. Feeling strangely more at ease just being here, he nodded.
"Yeah we're definitely on the right path. Even a guy like me can appreciate the subtle and not so subtle differences in the buildings. More interesting here with all of these divisions in where we all live. I'd give you a thorough rundown of the origins of the buildings if I'd built them myself. You'll have to draw your own conclusions."
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She craned her neck a little, looking up and around, and considered how much to elaborate on that. She had promised him question for question, or something like it, and while the details might be complicated, she could do broad strokes. "Much of our world was kept in scarcity for a long time," she said finally. "Even that which prospered did so-- sparingly, I suppose. Honestly, I'd say this surpasses even the most well-off of the cities." Altamira or Meltokio really had nothing on Keeliai.
Raine fell silent for a moment there and kept pace, occasionally twisting to look back at the direction from which they had come and make comparisons with what was around them.