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[Now that Luke can stay awake for more than an hour, he'd really like to get back to the people of Auldrant as well as the friends he made here in Luceti. He still can't hear anything, but... well, maybe no one has to know that. As long as they don't try talking to him, he'll be fine.

And being bedridden for these past few days has been extremely boring.

So, he grabs his journal and writes.]

Hey... I'm back.

[... Yup. Not much to expand on there. So let's go on.]

Anyone have any good stories to tell? Or... Actually, what's the most fun you've ever had? Here or in your world.

[Filtered to Asch; 15% Unhackable]

Asch, can I talk to you?

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[... What the heck is that]

That looks like some kind of monster!

[Snow is ridiculous to run around in, you know that? Luke nearly slips just from running, and the blow to his back makes him stumble and fall right to his hands and knees.

He'll just toss a GLARE over his shoulder. At least HE got you in the face.]

I think I still won that!

[And that... shuts Asch up for a while. Because for all his self-confidence and ranting and fierce front, Luke is right: he never expects friendship, not from anyone. Not until it's right in his face and made to be undeniable.

Because he's always been alone.]

[Like Guy was just standing around as you fell over, Luke. He made another snowball and now THIS one is headed for YOUR face.]

[Okay so Luke wasn't quite expecting Guy to keep it up, and his reactions are a bit delayed in the first place, so Luke can only cut himself off and give himself a second to have the perfect OH SHIT face before- PAFF.]

A-GHRK-

[No worries, Luke, if you have questions, she'll answer them after the story. Just be patient and wait until it was finished.

The next part of the storybook tale comes rather fast. Over the drawing of the little village, Miyabi draws eight thick, black, inky lines. She tops each with a head and rows of long, sharp teeth. The heads seem to be descending over the village, as if to engulf it.]

To satiate the appetite of Orochi, a fearsome, cave-dwelling beast, a young maiden was offered as a sacrifice at the annual festival. With a body like a mountain, and eight heads mounted on necks the size of tree trunks, its blood-red eyes alone were said to curse anyone who gazed into them. No one dared disobey the horrific beast.

Edited 2010-11-07 01:30 (UTC)

[Smirk. Guy prepares another snowball, but he holds off on throwing it in order to gloat. He tosses it a couple times and strolls a bit closer so he can lord it over Luke properly.]

You should know better, Luke.

[... Asch can't be that surprised, right? The silence is making Luke think something happened to him, and though he gives a moment just to make sure, he has to poke at him just to see if he's okay.]

Asch?

Edited 2010-11-07 01:33 (UTC)

[Coming closer was a mistake, Guy, because while Luke had been thrown down and forward thanks to that snowball, he uses that to hide his movements as he readies a well packed snowball.

He can't hear Guy coming, and he can't hear the gloating, but he'll give it a few more seconds before he SPINS AROUND AND THROWS THAT SUCKER AT HIM]

[Dist raises a brow at the demand and looks a bit surprised and confused by it. Of course, he takes the chance to make a snide remark. Thank Lorelei you can't hear right now, Luke, it's not nice.]

Oh, my most sincere apologies! I'll be sure to use smaller words. [He picks up his pen and begins to write--]

Better?

[You know what, Dist? You exaggerate and slow down your words so much that Luke can see every word you say. :|]

Sure. Smaller words and everything.

[Luke stares with wide eyes at the pictures and the words, and a very soft "Whoa" can be heard from him. He's fought scary things before, but nothing the size of a mountain and with eight necks the size of tree trunks! But they had to end the suffering of the young maiden... right?]

[Another long pause, as Asch gives it some good, solid consideration.]

...I'm here.

[Miyabi hears the little utterance, and a slow smile spreads on her lips. She does kind of feel bad that Luke can't recognize the dramatic variations in her voice when she speaks the words to the cardinal who she was snuggling against - which ruffled its feathers at the mention of Orochi - but she is glad he's getting something from it.

She turns the page of her journal, beginning a new picture. It's of the village again, but a different part.]

When the night of the sacrifice drew near... [She paused, and drew a picture of a wolf. If anyone else was paying attention, it'd be easy to tell it was Ammy, just without her markings and the divine mirror.] A mysterious white wolf appeared outside the village. This wolf, its coat as brilliant as snow, was dubbed Shiranui. The wolf kept a watchful eye on anyone who ventured outside the village, and made a habit of patrolling the streets at night.

People assumed the wolf to be a familiar of Orochi.

[Get him mad and you'll be lucky if you understand a word he says even if you could hear. But let's get to the point.]

How long have you been here, boy? And what did they do to you? Can you remember anything at all?

[Aaand, real quick, Dist puts up a filter. He doesn't want anyone to pry while he questions the replica.]

[Luke's getting the feeling that this isn't out of the touching concern of friendship and is more just an interrogation. Still, he sighs. He hasn't seen Jade around lately, and Dist is pretty much the only other guy who can tell him if something's wrong with him.]

About... [Wait let him think back] A month. In Auldrant time, so... I guess that's two here? [So weird.]

The ~~molasses~~ Malnosso? ... I don't know how, but they played really loud sounds in my ears. No matter how much I fought and dug at them, I couldn't make it stop, and it all just got louder... You know those noises that just give you the worst headache the second you hear it? It was like all of those at once.

I don't know how long I was there, but... Asch joined our minds to get me away from there. After that, they... I guess they kept playing the sounds, and then they tied my wings up with this... wire. I think that's all.

[Thank goodness, since Luke was just about to grab his jacket and sneak off to see if Asch was okay, weak or not. Now that it's confirmed that he is, Luke relaxes and lets out sigh of relief. Good lord, Asch, don't scare him like that again!]

Good...

... Can I see you soon?

[Idiot replica, you can't rush him with these things D|]

...Guy won't let you out of the house without him.

[Well, that part with Guy is true. And there was a really long pause after that proclamation, so maybe he really-

... Right. He'll take it slow.]

... Yeah. You're right. I guess I'll have to wait, huh?

[And Guy had expected Luke to sulk for a little longer so he takes the snowball in the face. Again. It's about time to drag Luke down into the snow and start rubbing the stuff into his hair; it's actually kind of slushy, what with it being only just barely cold enough for snow and all, so hopefully Luke will get nice and soaked because of it.]

[Slow and steady wins the race, apparently. You gotta take baby steps with Asch. Replicas especially.]

...When you can make it this far and not need anyone to pick you up or escort you back, then maybe you can come over.

You're back... are you all right?

[Seeing how Luke never met Ammy, he doesn't recognize her, so he just assumes it's just a wolf for now.

A familiar of Orochi, huh...? Luke can guess that the wolf really wasn't.]

[Nice and soaked and cold. Luke lets out what seems to be a quiet shriek and a verbal keysmash as he shoots his hands up to flail at his hair and try to get the snow out; he can't exactly hear what kind of noises he's making, after all, so he can't just shut himself up or anything. But among those noises:]

G-Guy!

[OH GODDAMMIT THE SNOW DROPPED INTO HIS SCARF NOW IT'S ON THE BACK OF HIS NECK NOOOO]

Hey, Emil... Yeah, I'm okay! I just got beaten up a bit, that's all!

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