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open post ☀ stahn aileron

a: a lost boy;

[they say "there's no place like home." some also say "wherever you go, there you are."

stahn aileron, though, tends to handle things just a little differently when in a strange place. and he's definitely in a strange place right now. though he's been all over the world, none of the sights seem familiar.

so what stahn has to say at a time like this is "whenever in doubt, ask your sword!"

and so he does, holding up a rather old, but ornate sword in front of him. the blade is pointed upward, and it's probably a bit strange. what is that guy doing?]

Hey, Dymlos... do you recognize this place? I think we might have made a wrong turn somewhere...

[the problem here is that very, very few beyond swordian masters can actually hear dymlos speak. those who are exceptionally spiritually inclined might, or those with a certain exceptional strength that could make them a potential master. those who don't posses that will definitely just see a weirdo blonde with a massive mullet talking to himself. those who do will hear a voice much deeper than stahn's responding.]

Something is amiss; I know we didn't make any wrong turns, but this isn't anywhere in Darilsheid.

[well, that seems like a problem.]

I thought so too. Maybe we should backtrack? Or do you think we should just ask around?

[someone help him before he ends up wandering into the abyss as nightfall sets...

or just call him out on talking to himself, it's fine.]

b: takoyaki;

[well, the plus side to friendship with stahn? he'll definitely protect you in a bind, and he'll make sure to show his appreciation however he can. he works hard to cultivate his friendships. even if you hate him, he probably thinks you're his friend.

or will be determined to make you one, unless you've done something truly deplorable like trying to destroy the world or killing his best friend or something.

but hey, part of the perks? food. which is why when stahn sees a takoyaki stand on the street, he's pretty immediately hype.]

Mmm, do you smell that? There's takoyaki nearby! [he... really likes takoyaki, it's fine.] Come on, come on, let's go share some, my treat! [there's no getting out of this.]

c: sleep;

[have you ever met a person who really truly sleeps like the dead?

congrats, you have now!

it could be literally anywhere. rooming together. on the street, while walking—the sky's the limit, because this boy can sleep anywhere, and waking him up...

well, there's a reason the aileron secret arte is calling "waking the dead" and requires slamming a ladle against a frying pan and shouting loudly. please though... try your luck? maybe eventually stahn will stop snoring and drooling.]

d. wildcard;

[write your own prompt, if you want, i'm here for it!]

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[stahn probably won't do anything much more sketchy than... pouting and arguing with his sword in the middle of the street, it's fine?

it's probably fine.]

That's not what I—Oh!

[at least sakyou interrupting stahn's imaginary argument with his sword actually works and catches his attention. he looks surprised, but not particularly... well, like he's thinking he did anything strange by having this argument out in the open.]

Ah, mm! I think I got a little turned around, I thought I knew where I was going, but I don't recognize this place at all! [the life of definitely walking through some small tear in the dimensions, it's fine.]

["IT'S PROBABLY FINE" look, that is what so many people in his canon say before they die horrifically.

On the plus side, this guy really doesn't seem too outwardly nefarious... Sakyou's pretty good when it comes to detecting sketchiness considering he himself is sometimes sketchy as heck, so he's totally a Grade A expert here.]

May I ask where you were heading? I'll do my best to help. [...] Though I've only recently moved here, myself, so I can't be sure that I'll be a handy guide if you need to travel the backroads.

[thanks for the vote of confidence, sakyou. though his assessment is obviously not wrong, since stahn is definitely not sketchy.

granted, stahn doesn't really perceive sakyou as sketchy, even if dymlos does immediately. this is also fine.]

Really? That would be great! [he seems exactly 0% fussed that it may not be much help. he appreciates the offer that/i> much. he may have no idea where he is, but at least the people are really nice and friendly!] I was trying to get to Darilsheid! I thought it was this way, but...

[apparently, it's not.]

[HE DOES HIS BEST TO NOT BE SKETCHY but unfortunately they can't all be as un-sketchy as Stahn... And he is kind of sketchy at heart anyway, so really, Dymlos is Not Entirely Wrong.

Anyway, what the heck is a Darilsheid. He can't even pronounce it, weighing it on his tongue without speaking it aloud for a second or two before deciding that those are some pronunciation Olympics he just won't win.]

I... don't believe I've ever heard of that before. Do you know which domain it belongs to?

[the problem with that question is that stahn has no idea what that even means. domain?

that's also shoving aside the fact that stahn doesn't get how he can be unfamiliar with darilsheid.]

...You've never heard of Seinegald's capital? [???? even stahn knows, that and he's from a tiny village in fitzgald!]

I don't think it's part of any... domain... though? [he's confused, honestly. getting lost was confusing enough, but now it's getting more confusing.]

[Oh shit it's only getting more confusing. WHAT'S A SEINEGALD.]

...I haven't heard of any place like that, either, so I suppose that explains why I don't know of its capital.

[Now he feels like a fool, though. DAMN. It's probably some foreign country out across the sea... He's definitely not going to be able to help this poor guy if he's this lost.]

Were you aiming for Europe, perhaps...?

[well, they can both feel like fools because before he even has a chance to think about what sakyou is saying or what it implies? he's blurting out some words.]

Europe? What's that?

[yeah, that's how we're playing this.]

[Oh god he's both immediately lost and immediately suspicious. Who hasn't heard of Europe!!]

You don't know of it...? [He doesn't mean to sound skeptical, but he probably does anyway.] The continent to the west?

[a person from a world with no europe, and stahn's just... not going to help, still.

it's fine if he sounds skeptical, because it both flies over stahn's head and showcases how confused this poor mullet actually is.]

...Isn't that Fitzgald...? [listen, stahn doesn't know a lot of things, but he knows the country he's from is in the west!]

[HE DOESN'T RECOGNIZE ANY OF THESE NAMES AT ALL OOOH he is not ready for the jrpg life, someone set him free.

On the other hand, it's not like he's an expert on Europe, either. Stahn doesn't recognize the name but maybe he's just saying it wrong?! He'll try for some countries, instead--]

Is Fitzgald somewhere near Holland or England?

[The... the few he knows...]

[as ever, this is not going to get any better or easier.]

Holland... Eng...land? [he's so confused.] Are those towns somewhere?

Towns? No, they're entire countries.

[...He thinks?! This is not going well, oh lord.]

...In any case, I'm not certain I'd be able to help you to your destination at all. This is Japan's capital.

Countries? But...

[he can definitely name all the countries.

and he's never heard of japan either. what the fresh hell!]

I'm really confused. I've never heard of any of this places... how lost did I get?

I'd say this is a little beyond "lost" if you haven't heard of any of these at all... Unless, perhaps, you come from a distant part of the world?

[IT'S... POSSIBLE....... maybe. He doesn't sound very convinced of his own theory, though. If anything, this guy is more suspicious now!! Some lunatic talking to his sword, who doesn't even know Europe!]

Have you been away from home for a very long time, perhaps?

I've been away a while, yeah, but...

[stahn doesn't see it as suspicious. it's just confusing.]

I've been to every country already, all over the world! And I've never heard anything like what you're telling me at all...

[are you sure ur not the crazy one, sir?]

[That would be a very legitimate question to ask him depending on how far into his route he is, actually..........

BUT FOR NOW, he's perfectly sane and also entirely confused. He didn't ask for this life!! All he wanted was to help a poor wanderer!]

Every country? My... [What the heck kinda jrpg traveling tomfoolery is this!] I've never heard of anything that you speak of, either. Perhaps we should visit the tourism bureau... It's possible that we know of these places by different names.

[He's trying so hard to be logical. Too bad logic doesn't apply to museboxland.]

[sorry, sakyou. the world stahn is from only has five countries... it's pretty easy to visit Every Country when there are only five....

at least they're trying to be logical, but. there's definitely no actual logic to be found here, so they're going to be in for a surprise.]

Tourism bureau? What's that? [stahn is also just a dumb country bumpkin, this has nothing to do with his world and what it lacks.]

[What a wildass time... He's already exhausted and they're barely scratched the surface.

He also has no idea what to make of Stahn not even knowing what a tourism bureau is. Maybe an alien??]

It's a center that travelers can go to to get more information about the areas they're visiting or places they would like to go. You've never been to one?

[stahn shakes his head.]

I guess some of the places I've been to might have one, but I've never seen them before. We don't have anything like that in my hometown though, so I've never thought to look for anything like that!

[not an alien, just a dumb country bumpkin.]

That sounds pretty amazing, though!

[The only amazing thing here is Stahn. Who is this mysterious stranger... This mysterious sword-talking, no-tourism-bureaus stranger.]

Ah... Do you live in a small town, perhaps? I know that several around here don't have things like this, either. But since this city is so large, plenty of people visit all the time, so it was somewhat necessary.

[Gesturing over his shoulder.]

Ours is that way, if you'd like me to take you there... Ah-- My apologies. I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Sagihara Sakyou.

Oh... yeah! Leane's a pretty small village, it's nothing like this at all!

[he's still really confused because this looks more like aquaveil than anything else, but sakyou seems adamant that it's not. so this sure is some kind of thing.]

Really? That would be great—Thanks!! [what a nice guy! isn't he a nice guy, dymlos?

(dymlos is skeptical, as ever.)

but there's no time to point this out, because sakyou is introducing himself and—friendship? probably not, but in stahn's eyes, it might as well be.]

Oh, eheheh, right! It's really nice to meet you, Sakyou! I'm Stahn, Stahn Aileron! [definitely, definitely not japanese, if the huge blonde mullet didn't give him away.]

[The huge blonde mullet definitely gave him away, but now Sakyou's working to place that name and nothing's coming to mind. He's not the best at this but goodness, Stahn's really from a funky place...]

You're welcome, Stahn Aileron-san. [He can't even tell which name is the guy's family name WHAT A STRUGGLE.]

If you'll accompany me this way, then--

[Over to the tourism bureau which will not be of Any Use At All. Like, 30 seconds into talking to one of the employees will reveal that apparently no one here knows where the heck Stahn's talking about.]

[at least he's on the right track that stahn is a weirdo foreigner. he just. has no idea how foreign stahn really is.

though the tourism bureau is probably going to fill in that gap pretty nicely, leaving stahn... entirely exasperated and maybe even a bit defeated.]

I don't get it at all... this is totally weird, don't you think?

Certainly so...

[FOR SO MANY REASONS. Sakyou likes to think he has a pretty level head on his shoulders (which may or may not be true) and has a good grasp on problem-solving (when it doesn't involve the possibility of vengeance murder), so this is entirely beyond him.]

I-- I don't know if I can be of much help if no one knows where you come from. More importantly, I'm uncertain that anyone could be of help.

[Which begs the question: how the heck is Stahn going to get home, let alone to his destination??]

There has to be someone, doesn't there?

[he's exasperated, to be sure—but stahn really hates the defeatist idea that there's nobody that can help him.

his expression hardens just a little bit.] We just haven't found them yet!

[optimism, there it is.

"And just where do you suppose we'll find this 'someone,' Stahn?" leave it to dymlos, of course, to be the extra cynic, which leaves stahn scrunching his nose.]

I don't know yet! [casually chats with his sword even though sakyou is standing right there, seems legit.] But weird things like this don't happen for no reason, right? So we just have to keep asking around!

open post ☀ stahn aileron

a beautiful person and also a vampire probably

look u LOOK...... i, a perfectly normal human being,

laughs, IN WHAT WORLD

I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS DISBELIEF HAPPENING HERE

YOU'RE IN DISBELIEF AT THE DISBELIEF :O

I AM it's an ouroboros of disbelief up in here

disbeliefception.... OOOO

muffled x-files theme in the distance......

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