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maskormenace2016-06-05 01:26 am
danceofcurse) wrote in maskormenace2016-06-05 01:26 am
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[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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This boy does not appear to have a car, so a speeding ticket is probably unlikely. Probably. ]
It...may be. Where were they, exactly? Did you happen to keep one?
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I'm sorry, you pulled them from your what now?
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People on Earth don't have any idea what guymelefs are.
Van sighs.]
My armored suit. It's sort of like the steel carriages I've seen here.
[Cars. He means cars.]
Except it's a lot bigger.
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[ Gansey takes that in. 'Armored suit', Jesus. But he gets the gist, anyway. ]
Cars, you mean cars. Parking tickets?
Ah, I imagine they thought your suit was illegally parked. Which you'll probably get quite a lot if you leave it on the street. Where is it now?
And how big is it?
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[Gansey doesn't sound like he is, however.]
A guymelef that's not moving is a lot less problematic than one that is on such narrow streets. I thought I was doing the right thing by leaving it there.
[Considering there was no place else to keep it at the time and he wasn't sure how to...unsummon it. The fact that he'd been able to summon it at all having been an accident, and a surprising one at that.]
I mean, it's over 8 costa tall.
[...8.2 costa, to be exact. Which is something like 8.9 meters.]
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That doesn't mean there aren't parking regulations. You can get books to tell you that sort of thing, and then you'll know how to read the road.
[ Or possibly you could google it, but for a young person, Gansey is not that Internet savvy. ]
How tall is a costa, anyway? How many costa are you?
[ Just to get an idea. ]
that should have read 8.09 meters oops
I'm just a little greater than one.
[So when he said his guymelef is a lot bigger than a car, he meant it.]
Re: that should have read 8.09 meters oops
[ Gansey pauses, doing some rapid math in his head. ]
Jesus. Well, what have you done with something that tall? I can’t imagine that fits in a standard parking garage.
[ He’s definitely interested, though. ]
The people of this world are relatively used to strange things. I’m sure they’ll understand.
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Temporarily, it's being kept about a block from the residence where I'm told I'll be staying.
[At least until he can figure out how to better control both summoning and making Escaflowne disappear again afterwards.]
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Give me a minute.
[ He heads outside, and down the street to where his own Camaro is parked inside a white outline. ]
One of these. And sometimes, you have to pay for them, so keep an eye out. No one likes getting tickets.
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[He'd wind up double parked at the very least! And at the worst...well, he doesn't want to think about that.
He shakes his head.]
...I'm sure I'll be able to figure something out, either way. Thank you...uh. Who are you, anyway?
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[ Actually, he's not sure of that at all, but he figures it's the best place to start. What else are they paying those people for anyway? ]
I'm Gansey. I live near De Chima. If you're ever around there, I'm sure we'll run into each other.
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[Of course, at this point in time the new Ambassadors have yet to be elected, so Van will have to remind himself to speak with whomever is voted into position later on.]
I'm Van, by the way. [And here his brows furrow curiously.] I was given a residence in De Chima, actually. So I guess the chances we'll run into each other are pretty good, after all.
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My friends and I moved to a farm some distance outside, since government housing didn't really suit us. Here's the address.
[ He sends it, and it's literally in the middle of nowhere, because it was a field before they improved on it. It helps to have friends with powerful magic. ]
What job did they give you? They assign one to everyone at the start.
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[Van actually means this. Something far away from the chaos of a modern city, something more like what he's used to back home, how could he not like the sound of that? He'll have to visit Gansey sometime.
But first...he makes a face when asked about his job.]
I...think they expect me to build toys? Fighting figurines called Clashmallets. Which I don't know much about. I mean, I'm not an engineer, I'm a pilot. What were they thinking?
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[ That is singularly interesting information. One never knows when one might need a pilot. Gansey will bear this in mind.
He also doesn't connect it with the guymelef they were just talking about, because why on earth would he? ]
If it's any consolation, you don't have to keep their job. I think they assign them at random. Yours isn't the strangest I've ever heard. They signed me up to be a baby photographer, and I'd never done that in my life.
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Well, no one else can operate Escaflowne, so I guess that makes me its pilot.
[And then with something of a subdued chuckle...]
Maybe I'll change jobs if it's that easy, but I wouldn't really know what to do. There's probably not a lot of demand for the things I'm good at.
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[ In Gansey's experience, almost anyone can fit in, even if it doesnt seem likely. It's just s matter of finding your niche. ]
Are you a fighter, for example? They're almost as fond of those as they are of politicians. And a pilot would never be out of place, especially if you could fly a plane as well.
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[Not an altogether uncommon opinion among those who can operate the large mechanical armor suits, and in Van's case, his bond is stronger than most others.]
I can fight, though.
[Even if he'd prefer not to, and would prefer even more not getting caught up in someone else's war. But that's a thought that leaves him feeling guilty, for how many others had become unwittingly involved in his war against Zaibach? And so few complained. Van was lucky to have found so many people willing to help him.]
But...will they really want that kind of help from someone who won't register?
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Well, the whole point of registering is to make yourself available to the military. If you choose not to - which, by the way, I commend you for entirely - I think they'd prefer you didn't fight with anyone.
[ That's the polite way of saying it. The less polite way would be to say actions like that would make a vigilante out of you, and honestly, that's a position Gansey would be even less comfortable with. ]
Why did you opt out of it, out of interest?
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[Van's neither here nor there on whether or not other people choose to assist the military of this country. From what he's gathered, everyone has different reasons for or against doing so. It just so happens that he cannot budge with regards to his own.]
I cannot pledge my allegiance to another kingdom. Not as Fanelia's king. If I fight at all...it will only be to protect those who can't protect themselves.
[No vigilantism here. Not from him. At least...so long as no one he cares about winds up captured or worse, virtually the only two things that would drive him to go looking for a fight...and to fight ruthlessly, at that.]
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I'm not a fighter, and don't want them to think I am. And aside from that, the longer I've been here, the more I think it's wrong for us as imports to involve ourselves in another world's affairs.
But never mind that. Did you just say you're a king?
[ Van is very young for that. He looks younger than Gansey, even. Surely that can't be right. ]
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[To an extent, at least. Again, there were certain situations in which Van would fight, whether or not some government called him to arms. He'd seen enough senseless slaughter in his life to stand idly by and watch more people suffer. But he wouldn't contribute to it, either. Not if he could avoid doing so.]
But...yes.
[He is young, isn't he? But that's nothing strange where Van is from, or from war torn worlds anything like his own.]
King of Fanelia, though it's fine if you don't call me highness or anything like that. [Actually, he'd really rather no one did. He never asked to be king, even if he does take his responsibilities seriously.] We're from different worlds, and my kingdom doesn't exist here.
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No, of course. That makes sense. My country doesn't even have a king.
I can understand your predicament with employment, then. If it's any help at all, I'd never worked before I came here. I ended up quite enjoying it.
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