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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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[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!

[Sakyou was about to say something in response to that - probably something Not Optimistic because he's not great with the optimism - BUT THERE HE GOES AGAIN just when Sakyou had been starting to forget that he's apparently a crazy dude who talks to himself. He really seems to be having an actual conversation...]

...I'm sorry, come again? "I don't know yet"... Are you speaking to me?

[JUST. Just gonna get that out there... Just gonna put that out on the table because why not, he might as well make sure that whoever he's helping to get home here isn't some kind of actual menace.]

[well, since stahn is a dumbass and now dymlos is more or less screaming at him in that booming voice of his, stahn winces a bit.]

Ah, no... it's nothing, never mind!

[the worst cover ever. he's so bad at faking it once he actually talks to dymlos in front of other people and they call him on it.]

[coming in here to tag this post with kashuu, seeing a sakyou and being like WAIT, THAT'S ME..... wtf how many threads did i lose

Anyway he's definitely giving Stahn a look of Great Concern. He can't hear that booming voice for himself, but he does catch the wince.]

Sir... Would you perhaps like to rest a little before we look for any directions? There's an inn nearby, and it's said that the waters of their onsen are excellent for relaxing the body and clearing one's mind.

[This is about the most polite way he can possibly frame "are you sick, do you need a nap, what is happening here".]

[i mean you should still hit me with kashuu anyway because moerons, but—]

An onsen? [:O:O:O:O!!!]

I'm not really tired, but that does sound really nice! I had a lot of fun the last time I got to go to one.

[he has no idea what japan is, but somehow, he's versed enough in onsen. okay, stahn.

he's also completely oblivious to the fact that sakyou might think he's mildly insane or something.]

[YOU SAY MORONS i'm on my way...

Also what is this logic, he needs a nap. Though honestly, he doesn't know enough about foreigners to realize that public bath houses aren't a thing in all other areas of the world, so at least he doesn't find this another Concerning Point to add to the Concerned Tally.]

Ah, well - if that's the case, then let me show you the way. A few moments of peace might be all that's needed to set this situation right-side up.

[A SELF-ASSURED NOD... But he'll start leading the way after that! Good luck to Stahn surviving the trek though, since it's absolutely lined with street vendors selling delicious, delicious snacks.]

Mm! It's not a bad idea. A little time to clear our heads is a good way to figure things out, ehehe...

[spoken as if stahn really ever has much in his head anyway. not that sakyou really knows that—

it's probably better he doesn't, as well.

not that it matters because it's all going out the window in a hurry because—]

Is that... takoyaki? [he's following his nose like he's fucking toucan sam here.]

They certainly say that that's the truth, in any case.

[THIS IS TRAGIC... Stahn, why are you this way, why.

In any case, Sakyou is not the sort of person to be distracted by food at all, even when hungry. Really Delicious Food Smells barely register to him because he's a freak of nature, so he actually seems a little surprised when Stahn manages to catch a whiff first.]

Hm? ...Ah, yes, I suppose it is. This street has vendors that are famous across the entire prefecture for their takoyaki - or so I've heard.

[Why would he say this, now they'll never escape this street.]

Whoa, really?

[stahn's always ready to eat. not as ready as he usually is to sleep, but it's close. and he just likes takoyaki. a lot.]

We should get some, then!

[stahn, stop getting distracted, maybe?] It sounds too amazing to pass up!

[not that his money is good here, but what does he know?]

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