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maskormenace2016-06-05 01:26 am
danceofcurse) wrote in maskormenace2016-06-05 01:26 am
001 ⚔ Video
[The device is unfamiliar to Van, but he has always been a quick study. After a brief fumble with the initial direction of the camera, he appears upright on screen, a young man with earthy red eyes, wild black hair, and a stern expression that suggests he is attempting to, and only halfway succeeding at, controlling a barrage of intense emotions.
Probably confusion and disorientation, the same sort almost all imPorts feel upon their arrival, though some more so than others, particularly those who hail from worlds much less advanced than this one...]
I'm looking for two friends of mine.
[He's abrupt and to the point, seemingly unhappy with having to ask for help, but obviously knowing that he's without any alternative options at the moment.]
We were traveling together before I found myself here. Merle, Hitomi...I've been told that this is the quickest way to reach you if you've also been brought here by that Porter.
[If...
Van's expression darkens, and a gloved hand rises to cover the lens of the camera.]
...I would be grateful to anyone who has perhaps heard of them, or who recognizes the names Gaea or Zaibach.
[The latter said with such potent disdain it's a wonder the young man's voice didn't crack before he simply...disconnects.]
Probably confusion and disorientation, the same sort almost all imPorts feel upon their arrival, though some more so than others, particularly those who hail from worlds much less advanced than this one...]
I'm looking for two friends of mine.
[He's abrupt and to the point, seemingly unhappy with having to ask for help, but obviously knowing that he's without any alternative options at the moment.]
We were traveling together before I found myself here. Merle, Hitomi...I've been told that this is the quickest way to reach you if you've also been brought here by that Porter.
[If...
Van's expression darkens, and a gloved hand rises to cover the lens of the camera.]
...I would be grateful to anyone who has perhaps heard of them, or who recognizes the names Gaea or Zaibach.
[The latter said with such potent disdain it's a wonder the young man's voice didn't crack before he simply...disconnects.]
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[She's...she's really high strung, isn't she?]
Not all of Gaea's kings and leaders fight, but there are some who do. In Fanelia, specifically, it's tradition for the king to know how to pilot a guymelef, even if he doesn't participate in all of the kingdom's conflicts himself and stand with his soldiers on the front lines.
Personally, though...I will never turn my back on my enemy.
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Pilot a... sorry?
[ She's not sure she heard that word right. ]
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[Sigh...]
It's...sort of like a big suit of armor that I can operate from the inside. Where I'm from, guymelefs are used to assist with many things, but primarily they are piloted by soldiers in battle.
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[ Piloting something could mean anything really. ]
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I'm not sure I should say. I'm sorry.
[He's already at a large disadvantage knowing as little as he does about this world and its inhabitants, native and otherwise, and divulging too much about Escaflowne robs him even further of any sense of security he has, not to mention the element of surprise.]
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[ It sounds interesting, though maybe it's a bit too complicated right now. ]
Although fighting alongside your people... you're a brave and kind king for doing so.
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[She's a soldier, right? She should understand. The way to victory is in knowing oneself and the enemy. Thus, it stands to reason that keeping certain things hidden, making sure they do not fall into enemy hands, is one way to forestall defeat.]
Maybe I can show you sometime.
[After he's met her in person, perhaps. And while he won't expose Escaflowne's ability to fly so easily, he may at least let Sasha see its ground capabilities.]
Anyway...I don't think I'm especially brave or kind. I have a responsibility to ensure that no more is taken from the people of Fanelia. That's all.
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[He sighs heavily.]
Zaibach...that name I mentioned earlier, it belongs to an empire that attacked and burned my kingdom to the ground. They've hurt a lot of other people, too. I...I've got to stop them.
[And his brother, too.]
...huh?
Did you say your king wasn't the real one?
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[ Losing your home is never easy. She's luckily never had to deal with a loss like that, but the threat of it is very real. ]
Yes, the true heir to the throne has now been restored. Before then, our monarchy and officials kept the truth from us.
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[Just as a king's suffering is also the suffering of his people and vice versa. They are one.]
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[ The king was content to let people die, after all. ]
But the rightful heir to the throne has taken her place. Everything is getting better.
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She's a friend of mine, but she was once a soldier, too.
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[His tone isn't judgmental, however. As a warrior and a king both, Van understands that fighting leads to bloodshed. He has blood on his own hands, even...but that's the nature of war, and the nature of protecting what matters most to you from those who would take it all away.]
She ought to be a good leader, then.
[In theory, anyway.]
I wish things were so settled where I'm from, but I wasn't brought here at a very good time...
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[ Historia is probably a goddess incarnate. The people are safe with her. ]
I am very sorry to hear... is it bad right now?
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