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[sometimes you realize you should look beyond the town itself for answers, and that's the main reason sora ventures into the forest toward the south after getting to know the area. the castle in the distance had gone unnoticed the first time, but the second time...it was worth a closer look if he could get there. castles usually have answers and maybe...maybe his friends would be there. the king. someone.
he enters the forest alone, walking with all the ease of someone who doesn't mind long journeys and he's taking his time to look at the flowers and some of the critters scurrying around.
as he walks though, he'll find a larger critter sitting under a tree. and by critter we mean a person. it's enough to make him stop and he pauses in his steps, giving emet a questioning look.]
Hey. Are you lost?
he enters the forest alone, walking with all the ease of someone who doesn't mind long journeys and he's taking his time to look at the flowers and some of the critters scurrying around.
as he walks though, he'll find a larger critter sitting under a tree. and by critter we mean a person. it's enough to make him stop and he pauses in his steps, giving emet a questioning look.]
Hey. Are you lost?
[well. this person's eyes remain closed, and he doesn't actually bother to answer... maybe he's asleep? unconscious?
internally he has decided to see if this child will just- go away, if he isn't offered immediate gratification. it'll be good to know for the future, and he would much prefer for that to be the case, anyway.]
internally he has decided to see if this child will just- go away, if he isn't offered immediate gratification. it'll be good to know for the future, and he would much prefer for that to be the case, anyway.]
[is he dead? hm. for the most part sora studies this figure carefully like he's trying to decide if this is a normal thing or a bad thing. unfortunately for emet, he doesn't leave right away as he had hoped.
instead....he uses the toe of his sneaker to lightly push at emet's foot. hello? sir????]
instead....he uses the toe of his sneaker to lightly push at emet's foot. hello? sir????]
['is he dead' unfortunately, no. he remains silent as sora studies him, waiting...
but when his foot is pushed at, one eye finally cracks open to give sora a flat look.]
Do you often make a habit of disturbing others' rest?
[as if he were actually sleeping, for that little nudge to wake him so quickly.]
but when his foot is pushed at, one eye finally cracks open to give sora a flat look.]
Do you often make a habit of disturbing others' rest?
[as if he were actually sleeping, for that little nudge to wake him so quickly.]
Only when they're sleeping in really weird places. [if he's supposed to feel bad, he does not.] There's a whole inn and stuff back in town.
I guess not. The train station's pretty quiet and has benches though. [...hm.] Are you not used to a lot of people?
[hard to argue with that, and so sora considers this for a moment before he nods.]
If you say so. [and with that he starts to walk again. the castle's still important, and he'll be on his way for now unless this stranger says something else.
(and even if not, well...)]
If you say so. [and with that he starts to walk again. the castle's still important, and he'll be on his way for now unless this stranger says something else.
(and even if not, well...)]
[well, that's a little unexpected, to actually be left in peace after being bothered...
fine. this one's data in the device was a little curious, and if he's not going to be obnoxious, it's fine. for a moment it seems like he is in fact just going to let sora go, but:]
If you believe this a weird place to be, then what is your business?
fine. this one's data in the device was a little curious, and if he's not going to be obnoxious, it's fine. for a moment it seems like he is in fact just going to let sora go, but:]
If you believe this a weird place to be, then what is your business?
[he hears the question, and while he doesn't stop walking he does slow down and look over his shoulder to answer while pointing beyond the trees.]
I want to get a closer look at that castle. Aren't you curious?
I want to get a closer look at that castle. Aren't you curious?
Really? [now he stops.] Huh. Is it just a lot further than we think? It's right there.
You think the whole thing could be magic? But why? What would they need a magic castle for if we're never supposed to reach it?
[oh. he's one of these types...but alright, fine. he ponders...]
A distraction for one thing. But that means there's something even bigger than we thought that they're hiding from us.
A distraction for one thing. But that means there's something even bigger than we thought that they're hiding from us.
If they didn't want to be bothered they could've settled for something smaller. [dumb...] Nothing else has really stood out besides the emptiness of the town and how it looks like we were brought here on purpose, so if they're hiding something easily noticeable they did a good job.
Maybe they haven't figured out how to message us again? They didn't seem like they really knew what they were doing with the PHS thing.
[which he can completely understand, tbh.]
[which he can completely understand, tbh.]
Some people are just bad with words. It might be easier for them to talk to us in person. And it's a lot faster anyway.
[be nice to all npcs...]
[be nice to all npcs...]
Or they can't work without each other. Like a team. They sounded like they were pretty familiar with each other anyway.
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