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I know.
[ Head tipping closer so that he leans into Keith instead of the couch, Shiro sighs and squeezes the hand in his. The exhaustion is fully permeating every limb except for the prosthetic so he's genuinely glad to have it for once. ]
I don't want to sleep while you're here. What ... What's going on, Keith? Where are the others?
[ Head tipping closer so that he leans into Keith instead of the couch, Shiro sighs and squeezes the hand in his. The exhaustion is fully permeating every limb except for the prosthetic so he's genuinely glad to have it for once. ]
I don't want to sleep while you're here. What ... What's going on, Keith? Where are the others?
[ Keith is shifting so that Shiro can rest on him instead. He's scooting close, reaching for the wet towel that Ignis has set aside so that he can tend to Shiro himself, if he needs it. ]
I'm trying to figure that out. We're in a different world, and it looks like the others aren't here. It's a town filled with people who come from different worlds, I think.
[ He's quiet for a moment, worried. ] Shiro, I'm not going anywhere, I promise. If you need rest, you should be resting.
I'm trying to figure that out. We're in a different world, and it looks like the others aren't here. It's a town filled with people who come from different worlds, I think.
[ He's quiet for a moment, worried. ] Shiro, I'm not going anywhere, I promise. If you need rest, you should be resting.
I'm okay, Keith.
[ Keith might not think he's going anywhere but neither did Shro before he fell straight through the podium floor and into a well, so. He stubbornly stays awake. ]
Is this what it was like when Bob kidnapped you? Nothing making sense.
[ Keith might not think he's going anywhere but neither did Shro before he fell straight through the podium floor and into a well, so. He stubbornly stays awake. ]
Is this what it was like when Bob kidnapped you? Nothing making sense.
Uh --
[ Sort of. But slightly better. Keith did not like the pacifier! ]
It was a lot brighter, and full of people. But sort of.
[ He'd like to forget that now please, Shiro. He's in no hurry of letting him go, once he's got Shiro in his arms just like that, braced against his chest. ]
And no, you're definitely not okay. Ig -- uh... that guy might know something, though. Maybe it has something to do with the stones you picked up.
[ ...He's so, so sorry, Shiro. He's so bad at lying. He's just banking on Shiro being too sick to catch it. ] You need to rest. And let me handle this. Okay?
[ Sort of. But slightly better. Keith did not like the pacifier! ]
It was a lot brighter, and full of people. But sort of.
[ He'd like to forget that now please, Shiro. He's in no hurry of letting him go, once he's got Shiro in his arms just like that, braced against his chest. ]
And no, you're definitely not okay. Ig -- uh... that guy might know something, though. Maybe it has something to do with the stones you picked up.
[ ...He's so, so sorry, Shiro. He's so bad at lying. He's just banking on Shiro being too sick to catch it. ] You need to rest. And let me handle this. Okay?
Adam? He's ... being really good to me. I think he's trapped here too.
[ That's all the sense he can make of things right now. Breathing unsteadily, he shakes his head. ]
Only touched one stone. [ His smile flashes and wanes in a moment, a private joke between them. ] It was ... a nice dark purple.
[ That's all the sense he can make of things right now. Breathing unsteadily, he shakes his head. ]
Only touched one stone. [ His smile flashes and wanes in a moment, a private joke between them. ] It was ... a nice dark purple.
... Purple stone.
[ Okay, he needs to tell Ignis this, but he can't leave Shiro to his own devices, and Shiro's uneven breathing sparks a fresh wave of anxiety and panic in him. What should they do? Shiro looks awful. ]
Did you get sick after that? Can you remember?
[ Okay, he needs to tell Ignis this, but he can't leave Shiro to his own devices, and Shiro's uneven breathing sparks a fresh wave of anxiety and panic in him. What should they do? Shiro looks awful. ]
Did you get sick after that? Can you remember?
Worse? Worse how?
[ It was definitely cold as hell and unpleasant, but Shiro looks so bad right now he's pretty sure the stone thing is worse, right? He needs to ask Ignis about this -- the guy looks like he knows everything.
He's gently easing Shiro back onto the pillows nonetheless. ]
I'm gonna see if I can get you a change of clothes, okay...?
[ It was definitely cold as hell and unpleasant, but Shiro looks so bad right now he's pretty sure the stone thing is worse, right? He needs to ask Ignis about this -- the guy looks like he knows everything.
He's gently easing Shiro back onto the pillows nonetheless. ]
I'm gonna see if I can get you a change of clothes, okay...?
#ffffff or mr f
no one knows who they are tho
they post stuff and never answer
and the color
i think we're still figuring that out
no one knows who they are tho
they post stuff and never answer
and the color
i think we're still figuring that out
oh that's good! i'm glad someone's here with you that you know, that's a huuuge help, believe me. ""γΌ( Β΄ β½ ` )οΎ idk what i would've done if ignis and noct hadn't been here to pick me up when i got here.
I wish I could answer your second question. Whoever they are, they must have a significant amount of power to make us act in such strange ways... I didn't think magic like this existed.
[ this isn't the work of any magical girl she's come across. dropping scales doesn't seem like a very productive way to fight witches, which means that this might be something different altogether. it's worth investigating, but it's also not the only question that's been posed. ]
Are you looking for a friend of yours?
[ this isn't the work of any magical girl she's come across. dropping scales doesn't seem like a very productive way to fight witches, which means that this might be something different altogether. it's worth investigating, but it's also not the only question that's been posed. ]
Are you looking for a friend of yours?
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[ An unintelligible murmur is all he manages as sleep drags him under, leaving Keith free to roam the house and pilfer whatever he thinks will fit Shiro. The garrison captain's uniform is filthy and starting to reek like sweat and well-water, so Shiro wouldn't blame him for trying to replace the worst of it while he passes out. ]
[ Keith is definitely roaming, moving to look for Ignis -- he's going to need his help if he's going to help Shiro out of his clothes and into less filthy ones.
He's tucking him into the warm blankets before setting off to search for the other man. ]
Ignis...?
He's tucking him into the warm blankets before setting off to search for the other man. ]
Ignis...?
[Luckily, Ignis didn't have to go far in order to investigate the matter of the colored scales — not that he would've anyway, because like hell he's going to leave a couple of random new arrivals alone inside his house, where Noct sleeps, where Noct is probably sleeping at this very moment.
He's just a little way down the street, though, and crouching to examine a series of the scales when Keith makes his reappearance; he doesn't get up, but he does turn to look with a quizzical expression.]
Down here. I've come across a number of them.
He's just a little way down the street, though, and crouching to examine a series of the scales when Keith makes his reappearance; he doesn't get up, but he does turn to look with a quizzical expression.]
Down here. I've come across a number of them.
[ Noct is definitely sleeping like the dead at this very moment, missing the warmth that is Ignis, but with the ultimate faith of believing he wouldn't be gone long.
In the meantime, Keith is loathe to leave Shiro to his own devices in a place they know little about. Even if the people here seem like the decent sort, the paladin refuses to be too far from where he's sleeping. He's looking over at the colorful scales with a frown. ]
Shiro said he picked up the purple one. Don't touch it.
[ He draws closer, frowning as he nudges at it with his shoe before crouching down beside him. ]
I hear stuff like this happens a lot in this place. Is it true?
In the meantime, Keith is loathe to leave Shiro to his own devices in a place they know little about. Even if the people here seem like the decent sort, the paladin refuses to be too far from where he's sleeping. He's looking over at the colorful scales with a frown. ]
Shiro said he picked up the purple one. Don't touch it.
[ He draws closer, frowning as he nudges at it with his shoe before crouching down beside him. ]
I hear stuff like this happens a lot in this place. Is it true?
huh
so you got dropped in here too?
is everyone dropped in here?
so you got dropped in here too?
is everyone dropped in here?
yeah, but i found him though, thanks
what kind of magic did you think exists?
what kind of magic did you think exists?
y!! he's one of my best friends. (ββοΌβ‘οΌβ)γβ§β‘ did you meet him already?
about to go and meet him
what's the squiggly stuff that you're typing in?
what's the squiggly stuff that you're typing in?
emoji! they're just faces so you can see my expressions even tho this is text. see? ΰ³ΰ©§(ββΏββΏ)ΰ©ΰ³¨ (βΒ°uΒ°β)βγ" αβ : β Ϊ‘ β : βα
u don't have emoji where you're from?
u don't have emoji where you're from?
yeah theres no one ehre that didnt come from another world
i was one of the first and weve been here about a year
i was one of the first and weve been here about a year
[ what the f -- ]
a YEAR?
[ ok, so he's spent 2 years in the quantum abyss, but still. ]
a YEAR?
[ ok, so he's spent 2 years in the quantum abyss, but still. ]
[ how does he put it in ways that don't seem annoyingly sad? no one's ever texted him emojis when he'd been growing up. shiro had been his one single friend for the longest time. ]
Not really.
I guess other people do that.
Are you really making all those expressions?
Not really.
I guess other people do that.
Are you really making all those expressions?
Ah, is that what he did. Do you know if he put it back down again, or does he still have it on his person somewhere?
[Almost absently, he reaches into the armiger and draws one of his spelldaggers, digging the point into the ground beneath one of the purple scales and giving it a flip into a nearby flowerbed.]
...Curious. It doesn't seem to have any affect on the flora, so it's not just that the scale itself is harmful. More likely it's some sort of enchantment, rather, triggered by contact.
[Almost absently, he reaches into the armiger and draws one of his spelldaggers, digging the point into the ground beneath one of the purple scales and giving it a flip into a nearby flowerbed.]
...Curious. It doesn't seem to have any affect on the flora, so it's not just that the scale itself is harmful. More likely it's some sort of enchantment, rather, triggered by contact.
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