GENKI SILENT PROTAG. She'll probably strong-arm you into doing something ridiculous, and do so with the cutest smile on earth. She might also poke you with a naginata if you're a punk.
THE SASSY PROTAG. a phantom thief with a heart of gold. lives rebelliously and without regrets, though spends most of his time feigning a very unassuming persona. #nailedit
A true sunshine protagonist. Country bumpkin, slow on the uptake. Wants to be everyone's friend. Swordian Master of fire, incredibly hot-blooded. A GOOD BEAN. Please love him. He's my favorite and I am biased.
The original fabulous Tales science lady. Probably wants to dissect you pretty shamelessly. Loves and adores cute things. Inventor of the Swordians. Definitely the definition of Mad Scientist.
I really wonder how that brain of yours works that you don't just try to ask questions first instead of pretending like you've got a clue. That doesn't really make you look too smart, you know!
[not that he looked smart to her to begin with, given how he showed up here.]
I tend to think that people aren't so willing to answer questions asked by-- [gestures at himself. well, mostly his get up] -- someone as suspicious looking as me.
[there's a long pause as the pieces finally click into place, and she can probably practically see the gears in his mind whirling as they do so. I can't believe it's taken him this long to realize that this isn't the metaverse]
Ah.
Is there a chance I'm a byproduct of this testing?
I've been working on a special project, but that has nothing to do with the fabric of reality or time. Wherever you came from is some other sort of anomaly. A curious one, but out my hands!
....Even if I probably could reverse-engineer things to get you out of here.
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Oh, right. Of course. And it'd be a shame to use a name that doesn't live up to your cuteness.
[he says that lightly, slightly teasingly!! probably still trying to keep the atmosphere from getting too heavy.]
If you're Harold-san, then who are. . . [glances at the clothing] Camille? Est? Catherine? Karen?
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Sometimes it takes a while to decide on the name you like best.
[and in the end.]
Harold's definitely the one that works best for my purposes!
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I kind of like Camille. That would've been my runner up.
[JUST SAYING!!]
But I agree that Harold is hands down the best.
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[which is why it's the best.]
Do you even know why it's the best, or are you just looking to appease me so you get off lightly?
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[HE WAS DUBIOUS]
[also yeah, totally trying to appease her to get off lightly, that too]
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I really wonder how that brain of yours works that you don't just try to ask questions first instead of pretending like you've got a clue. That doesn't really make you look too smart, you know!
[not that he looked smart to her to begin with, given how he showed up here.]
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I tend to think that people aren't so willing to answer questions asked by-- [gestures at himself. well, mostly his get up] -- someone as suspicious looking as me.
[at least he admits to it]
But I'll take the bait. Why is "Harold" the best?
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[...
...
....
yeah, this is actual canon logic, this is canon and i'm not making it up, this is why she calls herself harold.]
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[SOUNDS LEGIT TO HIM]
Do you have a way of knowing whether that actually works or not?
[she. did mention time travel earlier, soooooo]
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[she has no idea yet. she'll find out in canon eventually, but that timeline doesn't work for the sake of this thread so ehhh.]
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. . . how are you going to test the hypothesis--
[wait]
[wait]
[WAIT]
[THINGS ARE SUDDENLY STARTING TO MAKE SENSE]
[there's a long pause as the pieces finally click into place, and she can probably practically see the gears in his mind whirling as they do so. I can't believe it's taken him this long to realize that this isn't the metaverse]
Ah.
Is there a chance I'm a byproduct of this testing?
[he asks. while pointing to himself]
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[yeah, she shoots that one down in a hurry.]
I've been working on a special project, but that has nothing to do with the fabric of reality or time. Wherever you came from is some other sort of anomaly. A curious one, but out my hands!
....Even if I probably could reverse-engineer things to get you out of here.
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I see.
[well. damn. he's a little more in trouble than he first thought he was, back when he was sure this was a Palace]
Not for free, I imagine.
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Nothing in life comes for free, right?
[though honestly, she actually isn't really looking for a direct exchange or free, even if she doesn't say as much.]
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It never has.
[a hum]
Do you have a price in mind?
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Of course I do! You could say I've come up with at least twelve different prices I could charge.
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I don't know if I should be concerned that you're already prepared for this or not.
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[she's just like this, it's fine.]
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Start with number one, and we can see how far down the list we get.
[HE'S GONNA VETO ANYTHING TOO CRAZY]
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You could make a donation of your time to my latest invention! ♪
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. . .
That'd require knowing what your latest invention is.
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[huh.]
No slicing and dicing necessary.
[not that it rules out anything else questionable, which is probably... obvious. she's messing with him, it's fine.]
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[and he pats the dagger at his waist]
I'm more of a knife kind of guy, if you haven't noticed.