(Day 70) [Open; like so!] Apple Gels; almost like candy but fixes those bruises.

[notduchess]

Who: Lady"Duke" and hopefully everyone else at somepoint!
Open: Open
When: Day 70
Where: Near the monument -> Some space near the apartments, facing over the river
What: Duke would like to know things about any intended structure among the bastionites, and hopefully get some help for those people who can't fight.
Format: Action, GO HAVE FUN WITH THREADJACKING.
Warnings: HOPEFULLY LOTS OF TALKING??

[ So it probably really wasn't Duke's place to try to figure this out, but after all the missions, and the people showing up - and Seimei's comments - it was feeling like a bit of a good idea.

There was no real need for a rigid structure, but some sort would be nice. So the knight is in armor as usual, although the sword is left behind, and trying to catch people after breakfast. Hopefully Duke can gather a group, because this really ought to be a group discussion. But it all starts similar enough- ]

Excuse me. If you wouldn't mind sharing, what's your opinion on a loose structure of order? At the very least, a system for keeping track of where everyone is. And if you can't fight, are you interested in learning, or simply learning something else?

[ Because they do not need missing teenagers, or people running off alone, only to end up confronted with a creature they can't deal with on their own and someone to protect. Sorry, Rin. And really, the knight's just worried about all these teens... ]

Comments

[hellpyre]

I think his sounded more like a joke than yours did.

[Sorry, Kaoru. Rin is just blunt like that.]

And no. He's not. I went on the Skyway with him a couple of days ago.

[your_minutes]

≪I am not a hallucination. I am an alien.≫

[Yes Ax, that's been established now.]

[individuates]

[he throws a slightly pouty look at her. He hasn't slept. Give him a break.]

You're not? Oh, good. Neither am I. [Of course, "I'm not a hallucination" is precisely the sort of thing a hallucination would say, but since Rin sees him too, he supposes it must be the truth.]

[He's not sure where to go from here. He has never encountered an alien personally before and he's not sure what the etiquette is.]

...do aliens have names? I'm Kaoru Hitachiin. [...should he add something else? He tags it on reluctantly and feels a bit like an idiot -] ...of Earth.

[your_minutes]

≪Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill. My human friends call me Ax.≫

[hellpyre]

... why would you be a hallucination?

[Kaoru you make no sense.]

We met a few days ago, Ax, but it's nice to see you again.

[individuates]

[Whaaaaaaat?] I'm just saying. This place seems to have its own rules that I don't completely understand but... I'm real, you two are real. It's a good way to start a friendship, don't you think?

[...a name he can pronounce it a big help though.] All right. Ax it is, then. [And he'll ask about the four legs later..] Have you been here for long?

[your_minutes]

≪It is very difficult to befriend someone who is not real.≫

[Was that a joke? Was that completely serious? Who knows.]

≪I have been here for the equivalent of three of your days.≫

[hellpyre]

[Rin doesn't quite fully take it as a joke, but there's a half smile on her face in spite of that.]

[individuates]

[omg] Our days? You mean your days are different? Are they longer, or shorter? [he is trying so, so hard not to ask an obscene amount of questions, he knows it would be rude. Because... it's an alien. He wants to know all about Anda-land Andalucia Andalitopia Ax's homeworld. But he's a good boy and he manages to remember his manners]

...why are you blue?

[...well, most of them. Forgive him. He's just curious]

[your_minutes]

≪They are variable. My homeworld is part of a binary star system.≫

[Curious humans are always amusing.]

≪It is unknown why our species evolved with this color fur. One theory is that it allowed us to identify members of the same species over long distances.≫

[hellpyre]

... that's a weird reason to get blue fur.

[says the girl with a tail]

[individuates]

So it's a mystery, then! You mentioned you have human friends? Did you go to them, or did they come to you? We're still working on that, where I'm from...

[Present tense, yes. He nudges Rin gently] You know, we humans come in a variety of shapes and colours, too, not to mention you can dye your hair and skin, or change your eye colour... it's rather vain, really, when you think about it. [Not that he would have it any other way. Fashion wouldn't exist without vanity. He reaches for a piece of fabric, draping it over the back of his hand before folding it back up as it was. No need to put more creases in it than there already was.] All my humble skills can muster are a few simple outfits, not makeover miracles...

[your_minutes]

≪My ship crashed on your planet. Unfortunately, humans are drawing attention to their world without realizing that they are ill-equipped to deal with the species who will respond to their call.≫

[Ax looks more curiously at the pile of fabric.]

≪You design artificial hides? Is there a reason besides vanity that humans wear such things? They provide very little protection.≫

[hellpyre]

Haha, you're a riot, Kaoru.

[Rin nudges him back, not hard enough to hurt or anything.

Ax's comment made her frown, though. She didn't say anything, but there was concern on her face.

Not that it was a legitimate concern anymore. With everything gone, it's not like she was going to have to worry about demons and aliens in a world that didn't exist anymore.]

Modesty, mostly. And it's a way to be different from other people.