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maskormenace2016-09-05 07:58 pm
barbarus) wrote in maskormenace2016-09-05 07:58 pm
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[ The video turns on to reveal a large man, who is providing it with a close-up shot of about half of his face, and one strong, muscular shoulder. Most of his skin is bare, aside from a white tunic-like garment pinned at that shoulder. It's evident that someone is in the room with him, since he's focused on them and not on what he's doing. ]
Is it working? I cannot tell if --
[ Another voice interrupts, directing his attention back to the camera, and then Damen adjusts it so that his whole face is on screen. He is dark-haired and dark-eyed, and his olive-toned skin is well bronzed by sunlight.
He could not look less comfortable with a camera in his hand. His smile is a somewhat awkward attempt at friendliness, but it's obvious this is new to him. ]
Hello. My name is Damen. [ His eyes flick away from the camera at that, looking again at his companion. 'Damen', and not 'Damianos'. A pet name given to a network of strangers. He sees no reason to hide their true names - but he’ll do it, even so.
While he is introducing himself, the person who had his attention earlier decides to make an appearance. Or better yet, he decides to slide into the space by ending half on Damen’s lap, one hand lazily lifting to sweep a little of his hair back from his forehead. Where the original man is large and olive skinned, Laurent looks fair and slight in comparison. He isn’t actually in miniature, a fact he will press upon people at some point, when perspective is brought up. And where there is bare skin on show behind him, his is all covered up by the kind of clothing that looks restricting even by modern standards. ]
And mine is Laurent. [ He somehow manages to look like he’s smiling without following through, which is a power he possessed before the Porter ever decided to bless him with new ones. ] As you might have guessed, we’ve only recently arrived to this wonderful place.
[ Damen has rearranged himself to give Laurent space, and slide an accommodating arm around his waist. At that comment, though, he rolls his eyes up at his lover. Be nice, Laurent.
Laurent catches that look out of the corner of his eye, mouth twitching slightly like that smile he’s been curbing is threatening to break free. ]
We would like any advice you can give about acclimatising while here. This world is unlike our own, your buildings, modes of transport, ways of communication - [ Lifting his brows upward as if to indicate the device . ] - they’re all unfamiliar. We would not like to remain ignorant.
[ Then Damen leans in, tagging onto the end: ]
And I have need of a place to train. I prefer the sword. If any of you would test your skill against mine, I’d welcome it.
[ The glance they share then seems to be one of mutual agreement. Laurent shifts slightly, reaches out to turn off the feed. His sleeve obscures the view, but to those with extremely good hearing they might catch the as if anyone could best you before Damen interrupts his own smile to reach forward.]
Wait - there was something else. [ There’s a brief scramble for something beside him, and then Damen lifts his file into view. With his eyebrows lifting and expression dubious, he reads from the page. ] Can someone tell me what-- ‘Sunday School’ is? I am supposed to teach it.
[ He glances up at Laurent, nodding. ] That’s it.
[ It’s settled then, Laurent angles the camera once, so that his sincere ( no, really! ) expression can be caught. ] We appreciate the aid.
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Is it working? I cannot tell if --
[ Another voice interrupts, directing his attention back to the camera, and then Damen adjusts it so that his whole face is on screen. He is dark-haired and dark-eyed, and his olive-toned skin is well bronzed by sunlight.
He could not look less comfortable with a camera in his hand. His smile is a somewhat awkward attempt at friendliness, but it's obvious this is new to him. ]
Hello. My name is Damen. [ His eyes flick away from the camera at that, looking again at his companion. 'Damen', and not 'Damianos'. A pet name given to a network of strangers. He sees no reason to hide their true names - but he’ll do it, even so.
While he is introducing himself, the person who had his attention earlier decides to make an appearance. Or better yet, he decides to slide into the space by ending half on Damen’s lap, one hand lazily lifting to sweep a little of his hair back from his forehead. Where the original man is large and olive skinned, Laurent looks fair and slight in comparison. He isn’t actually in miniature, a fact he will press upon people at some point, when perspective is brought up. And where there is bare skin on show behind him, his is all covered up by the kind of clothing that looks restricting even by modern standards. ]
And mine is Laurent. [ He somehow manages to look like he’s smiling without following through, which is a power he possessed before the Porter ever decided to bless him with new ones. ] As you might have guessed, we’ve only recently arrived to this wonderful place.
[ Damen has rearranged himself to give Laurent space, and slide an accommodating arm around his waist. At that comment, though, he rolls his eyes up at his lover. Be nice, Laurent.
Laurent catches that look out of the corner of his eye, mouth twitching slightly like that smile he’s been curbing is threatening to break free. ]
We would like any advice you can give about acclimatising while here. This world is unlike our own, your buildings, modes of transport, ways of communication - [ Lifting his brows upward as if to indicate the device . ] - they’re all unfamiliar. We would not like to remain ignorant.
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And I have need of a place to train. I prefer the sword. If any of you would test your skill against mine, I’d welcome it.
[ The glance they share then seems to be one of mutual agreement. Laurent shifts slightly, reaches out to turn off the feed. His sleeve obscures the view, but to those with extremely good hearing they might catch the as if anyone could best you before Damen interrupts his own smile to reach forward.]
Wait - there was something else. [ There’s a brief scramble for something beside him, and then Damen lifts his file into view. With his eyebrows lifting and expression dubious, he reads from the page. ] Can someone tell me what-- ‘Sunday School’ is? I am supposed to teach it.
[ He glances up at Laurent, nodding. ] That’s it.
[ It’s settled then, Laurent angles the camera once, so that his sincere ( no, really! ) expression can be caught. ] We appreciate the aid.
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Laurent is almost sure that adrenaline is the only thing keeping the both of them from collapsing. From the trial to Kastor to this, his heart has taken on a punitive race but left his bones weary. And now there is to be settling. A new world, a new set of rules, a new life that neither of them asked for nor understood. It seems as though there is to be no end to it. At least they have spoken to the masses, made their voices heard. That's all that really needed to be done.
The device abandoned, he turns to the other man - careful not to hurt him the way he was careful when he settled at the side opposite his wound. He does not know how Damen is faring, not truly, he thinks the other man would shoulder the greatest of weights if he were capable. Laurent does not want him to do it alone. ]
You don't have to give them false hope, you know. [ His voice is light, even. The only true sign he's worried is the way his eyes trip over his lover's features. ] One look at you and they'll know they couldn't take you in a fair match.
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That did not stop most of them. I will see how we fare. A new world comes with new challenges.
[ And surely, new difficulties too. There's a part of Damen that wants to see how he fares against other people's powers. They might change the game, and he would rather discover that in training than when it matters.
He shouldn't think of that now. This is the first truly quiet moment he's had with Laurent since he was wounded on the palace floor. He puts his hand into the other man's squeezing it. ]
Now we are alone. That's an improvement, don't you think?
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[ what are the odds that he'd run into both of these men separately, only for them to be.. lovers, he thinks?? that or extremely intimate friends, anyway, and neither of them seem to be the sort of men inclined toward cuddling with friends. ]
I was lucky enough to have someone from home who'd been here a long while already, but since then, I've found or written up some materials that help. I can send them along if you like? [ a beat. ] Usually the locals you wind up working with are willing to explain things, too.
[ there's another pause, thoughtful, and he angles his device toward a corner of the room, where a metal staff is leaning against the wall. ] If you don't mind that I don't use a sword, I'd love to practice with you sometime.. ah, Damen. [ don't underestimate him because he's 5'2" and built like a reed ok. ]
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Still, Laurent is rather pleased that the first person they end up talking to is one it would appear they've both met. They've had little chance to discuss everything and the time they did have was focused more on the fact that they'd been kidnapped, and that he had suddenly developed the ability to freeze things, but he's sure Damen would mention it if he'd been accosted. ] I'm sure we'd appreciate that. [ It's far too smooth though, and something he said to the world enmass, so he tries for a different tact. ] You could have told me the network would be so ... strange.
[ He can make friends.
He knows how to do this.
He's got this. ]
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Still, Mahanon had spoken kindly to him, and Damen does not see much harm in him. He'd been helpful.
And apparently, he trains. That's worth pursuing. ]
Hello to you. I'm glad to see you again.
[ He glances at Laurent, who also seems familiar. That's lucky. ]
A sword is not all that I use. What is your weapon of choice? [ He's assuming there's a weapon. He has seen this one in person, after all. He's not likely to be a wrestler. ]
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It would appear that while I was getting lost in the city, Damen was making friends. But we have not had chance to meet, Miss -- ?
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He was closer than I thought.
Thank you for your help before. [ A pause. ] And for the apple.
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[ said with a little nod as he looks at Laurent and Damen. ]
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[ He trained himself for bloody revenge.
But then Damen does have a habit of doing so naked for sport, what does he know? ]
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My opinion is that it's a different kind of training. I like sport just as well.
[ It instills skills he can use on the battlefield anyway. He's not sure if that's what's meant here, though. It's difficult to imagine this gentleman in the ring. ]
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...strange.
Equally strange (she hopes, a little bit): she presents herself to them as a bright-eyed, sleek-furred little cat. Her voice is cheerily girlish as she says: ]
First piece of advice: suspend all disbelief. At least for the first week or so. All the rules are different here.
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His gaze slides towards Damen as if to ascertain whether or not his lover is seeing the same thing, and then, when a matching disbelief finds its way to his face, he turns it back to the cat.
The talking cat. ]
I can see that.
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just quietly interjects omg
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Suffice it to say, she's his first. He's peering at her image like he's not convinced it's real. ]
Is this a trick?
Are you a talking cat, or is it the magic of this place?
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As for the rest, I understand the struggle of adjusting to this place. Much of it has been unfamiliar to me as well. If you have any specific questions, I can try to answer them. [A beat.] Unless they're about Sunday School. I don't know that one.
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[ Said with a slight smile. ]
I assume it a very specific kind of education.
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[ It will in fairness be taught without him anyway, since he'll not like the idea any better once he does find out what it is. But for the moment, he lives in ignorance, and he's far more interested in what this woman said about blades. ]
Are you one of those who hones their skill? If you are, and you can tell me where's convenient, I'll be grateful.
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[ Comes the soft rumbling of the heavily accented Japanese man. He hasn't really sparred with anyone made of flesh for a long time (due to the dangers of him hurting someone by accident), but he had a shared interest in finding somewhere to practice daily. Not that he really needed it. It was just part of a strict routine he swore to uphold, even here. ]
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And will you be so attired when you do?
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That armour is impressive, friend. It would be my honour.
What is your name?
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All of this is kept private. When she sends her message, she is composed, save for a sense of bridled tension, a probing curiousity in her eyes. ]
I too come from a world that prefers the sword.
[ As it were. ]
You may favour advice from those that do not, but I can say from my own experience that you'll encounter an abundance of kindness and curiousity. Often to a fault.
oh no dany!!
A smile quirks at his lips. ]
Already I have found this to be true. I favour advice from those who have it to give. If your world is like ours, then perhaps you know better than most.
How long have you been here?
this is fine 8);;
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It'll be interesting having an imPort teaching, I think.
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'Interesting' to have an import teaching. Wouldn't it just. There's some muffled sounds of frustration while he fiddles with the device. Then, eventually: ]
Thank you for answering.
You call it religious studies. I do not know what this word, Christian, means. If it is a religion I do not know it. How can I teach what I do not know? I'm a soldier, not an augur or a priest.
[ Should he sign it? He almost does, and then quickly deletes it on the grounds that he'd signed with his full name. In the end he just leaves it, following Sumeragi's example. ]
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Sunday school? Fuckin seriously?
. . . Just tell the kids that Lucifer fell for their sins. You'll do fine.
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Lucifer?
[ Is he supposed to know the name? ]
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As for acclimating, anything in particular you haven't figured out yet?
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Is it the history of this place, then? [ Because, while he loves Damen a great deal, he doubts he will be much use to the native children. ]
And there is a great deal, I feel there will be even more by the end of the day.
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