Day 199 - Exposition and Rockbell

[superdrowningskills]

Who: Alucard or Ghaleon, and anybody
Open: Open!
When: Day 199, mid-morning for one, noonish for the other.
Where: Near the kitchens, or around the Bastion
What: Alucard's awake and hungry, and Ghaleon doesn't feel like being in the hospital anymore.
Format: Preferably action.
Warnings: probably none for Alucard; sass, and mentions of death from Ghaleon



[Alucard is a man who likes to sleep. He actually likes to sleep even more than he likes to eat.

Just as he likes to sleep, Alucard is also one who can sleep heavily enough that he appears dead, and for long periods. As such, he sometimes finds himself in that predicament that some people experience where they wake up and are unsure of what day it is. In his case though, the problem is... a tad more extreme.

Hence the somewhat odd question he asks of whomever he encounters near the kitchens (What? He's hungry):]

What is the current year?

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[A full day confined to a bed, and Ghaleon finds he's had enough of sitting still. Between the work the boy doctor had done and his own spells, surely the damage had been healed enough to not risk reopening a wound as long as strenuous activity is avoided. Perhaps it's a bit of an unnecessary risk... but a place like this is no good for thinking deeply on the world. And so off he went.

Making his escape out the front door of the hospital, Ghaleon thinks once again that fate is an odd thing. Here he was, a man who was supposed to have been days and a thousand years in the grave, walking across the grass of the town at the end of the world. He'd been prepared to die (again) to allow the true heroes their best chance at saving the world he loved so dearly, and yet somehow he is again the last relic of a time and place now lost forever.

In any other situation, the sheer irony of it all would have been enough to make him laugh. As is, he's sure that he may cry when he has a place he can do so where no-one can see.

And now? Now he just wants to explore; perhaps find someone who can help him find something that would perhaps be more appropriate to wear around humans than a hospital gown. The mazoku doesn't particularly care himself, but humans do seem to have a bit of a thing about having a minimum amount of clothing they're comfortable with others wearing. Perhaps it's different with the apparent mixing of cultures here... but he sincerely doubts it.]

Comments

Ghaleon

[aprettyred]

[ Here is one person who doesn't care about that whole 'just wearing a hospital gown' thing.

Hi Ghaleon, this is a small child with a firebug. And she is now following you. ]

[four_quarts]

[His ears perk up ever so slightly at the sound of a small person trailing along behind him, and casually looks over his shoulder. The sight of white hair and red eyes are enough to startle him slightly; when was the last time he had seen someone who shared those traits with him? How long since it had been a human?

In the end, he supposes that even a surprise such as this (and it is a somewhat pleasant one) is hardly reason to be rude, particularly to a child. He turns fully towards her and smiles.]

Hello. I am Ghaleon.

[aprettyred]

[ Surprise, there's a couple white haired people here. Anna is only sure of one having red eyes though. ]

I'm Anna. This is Mikoto.

[ The fluffy fire bug, who stops at Anna's feet and gives a lazy sounding buzz. ]

Do you want to find a place to stay?

[ She already kinda knows you're new here, Ghaleon. Its a psychic thing. ]

[four_quarts]

[Mikoto seems like something that Mia would have liked... But back to the matter at hand. He figures he's distinctive enough that it's really not hard to pinpoint that he's new, so the lack of that question hardly seems strange to Ghaleon.]

Yes, I suppose that would be a good place to start.

ghaleon

[amourtician]

[Jay's wandered into the hospital to see what the fuss is all about. He doesn't take quarantines very seriously and right now, he's feeling like catching a fatal illness might be an improvement on his condition.]

[He does a double-take when he sees Ghaleon.]

Are you lost, darling?

[four_quarts]

[Ghaleon give a sort of lopsided smile at the question. It's not precisely a happy smile, but given that his world was recently destroyed, the ting of bitterness is understandable. If he's paying attention, Jay may notice that his new conversation partner has a set of fangs.]

Unless the exit is in a different direction, I wouldn't say that.

[amourtician]

[Jay notices the fangs, but they don't phase him much. He's seen worse.]

Should you really be heading for the exit in such a state, darling? You're ... ah. Still in your nightgown. It's a little unseemly.

[four_quarts]

Unseemly? My dear, I should think leaving with it would be considered preferable to the alternative.

[It's purely for the comfort of the people around him, you see. Ghaleon's people aren't exactly known for being body shy, after all.]

Alucard

[coolerthansora]

[It's not like Roxas has never been in a sleep coma himself, and Sora managed to sleep for an entire year, so the question doesn't seem too out there, except that he doesn't know how to answer it.]

Um. The same one as when all this happened?

[superdrowningskills]

[In Alucard's case the question is particularly necessary since he spent over three centuries asleep one time. He does seem the slightest bit embarrassed that he had to ask though.]

...I suppose that would be logical. Thank you.

[Internally he's kinda facepalming at himself. Whatever possessed him to ask someone he's never spoken to something like this?]

[coolerthansora]

[Well, you know. If he thought he slept for that long, then there might only be new faces to ask? Roxas doesn't seem bothered.]

You're welcome.

I guess you've slept for a lot longer before?

Ghaleon

[dontyoujustwish]

[Anya doesn't really care how much or how little people cover up, but whatever you're going to wear (or not wear), you can at least look good in it. Hospital gowns? Not exactly fashionable, though it does make her wonder what happened to his real clothes.]

The Calamity catch you with your pants down?

[four_quarts]

[Miss, you get points for not being afraid to ask, and for making him genuinely amused.]

That, my dear, depends entirely on if a bodysuit can be considered pants.

[dontyoujustwish]

Form-fitting or coveralls?

[Not that either of these is more pants-like than the other, but it's important for a mental image.]

Ghaleon

[laughingdragon]

[Well despite the obvious new style of fashion Ghaleon is attempting to make fashionable it likely might not be as odd as the bipedal dragon that is meandering around and poking his snout into anything that looks interesting.

And you look interesting.]

Hey there! How long have you been here or are you pretty new as well?

[four_quarts]

[...Okay, this is just kind of odd. Dragons taking on the shape of a human or their rather cat-like child form; neither of those were new. Some fusion of human and their true form is rather different though.

...He's just going to be polite and not mention it. Maybe it's normal for dragons of other worlds to look like this. Besides, it's not like Ghaleon looks all that normal himself.]

I arrived just two days ago, although I haven't had much occasion to meet anyone yet.

Alucard

[magisperica]

[ hooooooh boy, you can't just give her snark bait like that and expect her not to jump on it like a starving lion. ]

Depends. What year did ya go to sleep?

[superdrowningskills]

[To his credit, he only seems slightly embarrassed about having asked without thinking.]

Within the first year of the Calamity's beginning.

[magisperica]

Ah, I getcha. Yeah, that was like... what, fifty, sixty years ago now? Somethin' like that.

[ said with the straightest face imaginable. ]

You forget your alarm or somethin'?

Alucard

[yinyangfox]

Its the same year it was before you went to sleep, stupid.



[ Enjoy that tart remark from the red haired, mocking visage hovering upside down and just outside of arm's reach and watching Alucard shuffle about. Someone was perhaps a little bitter about everything going on. BUT, at least he wasn't refusing to even show himself - that was an improvement for a creature that could potentially hold a grudge for all of eternity. ]

You woke up just in time for the end of the Bastion. You know. Big plague. Loads of dead people. Sickness and all that marvelous wonder of wonders.

You look lovely, by the way. Have I told you that you look lovely? Like an undercooked pork steak left out overnight. And you smell like cobwebs.

[superdrowningskills]

I love you too.

[It's a sincere statement, if a tad snarky. He does not smell of cobwebs, thank you very much.

And then his still somewhat sleep-addled brain finally catches up about the somewhat more pressing matter at hand.]

...Wait. A plague has begun?

[yinyangfox]

You should say those words again, but with feeling. [ The shikigami drawled, rolling over in the air until he was floating on his back alongside the pale man, the back of his head resting on Alucard's shoulders. ]



Yep. All the stupid people went out looking for some stupid tower and brought back a stupid plague. Go figure, right? End of the world happens, these idiots survive and yet still can't manage not to get themselves offed? It boggles the mind.

Foxface is probably gonna die. He's stuck in the hospital with the rest of them. If they think he's got it, that's pretty much a death sentence right there. And that space cadet, Starfury. Firemonkey is in there too. Lots of people. Cryin' shame about ol' Foxface. Guess that means there'll be more space in the house, huh?

[fullofthorns]

Ain'tcha s'posed t'be in the hospital? [ Roze snorts, pushing herself off the wall she was leaning on to give Ghaleon a twice-over - once was to look, twice meant you were paying attention. Whether or not he felt threatened by a 6'4" woman with pink hair browsing the wares was his problem - she wouldn't apologize. It was a compliment. ]

You're cute, but anyone runnin' off from quarantine deserves to get their ass beat for riskin' everyone else. Unless you ain't actually sick and you just have a fetish for hospital gowns. [ Giving that a moment of consideration the pink-haired Amazon shrugged, green eyes glittering with amusement. ] Playin' doctor is all well and good, but at least try to keep some public decency? [ She quipped, folding her arms under her chest - trying to fold them over it would have been awkward to the point of absurdity. ]

[four_quarts]

[Now whyever would he feel threatened by anyone giving him a second look? He quite appreciates the self-confidence it takes to be able to do so to his face instead of subtly from a distance, really.]

I can hardly deny that I needed to be in the hospital for a time, but hardly for the same reason as the ones in quarantine. [He smirks a little.] Reasons which unfortunately left my only set of clothes unsalvageable.

[The smirk drops.]

I made quite certain to thoroughly cleanse myself before leaving due to my proximity to the potentially infected, but if you feel you still must beat me, do be gentle about it. I'm sure the doctor has rather more important things to do than sew me back together a second time.

[fullofthorns]

Aw, that's sweet of you lettin' me beat you up, but don't go all lily-hands on me just because I'm a girl. [ Amazonian proportions or not, people still had a tendency to go easy just because she was a female. It wasn't insulting, just disappointing. Even so, her tone held a note of playfulness suggesting she wasn't really accusing him of as much. ]

Nah, if you're clean and the space cadet didn't keep you in the hospital, not my problem. If you're lookin' for clothes though, I can probably help you out. Not if you're expecting something all fancy, but there's a quick answer. People around here just buy everything with these shard things. I got a few.

[ Running her tongue over her teeth and considering charity versus having a good time at Ghaleon's expense, Roze decides its probably not very nice to flirt when a guy doesn't have a pair of pants to his name. ]

Tch. You can walk a bit, right? Follow me. There's an onsen. I'll drop you off over there and grab you some clothes, then come back. You know what an onsen is?