Well, they're not all exactly like me. It'd be nice if I could find someone like that, though.
[ he shakes his head, laughing over the thought. oh if there was a body just like his... ]
But we look mostly similar? Our hair, eye, skin colors might be a bit different, or some people have larger chests or some people might be taller or smaller, but we all kind of have similar features. Two legs, two arms, torso, head, y'know! Heck, if it weren't because you look much smaller and your eyes are really big and sparkly like a doll's, I'd say that you're a human, too!
[ he pauses, and then adds in a casual tone, ]
But there's nothing wrong with not being human-- or, well, looking like me. I think non humans like you are incredible as well. What species are you?
[ Huh. A whole world where everyone seemed to from a single tribe? It's so farfetched that Junah even has trouble trying to visualize it. Sounds like something straight out of Will's fantasy novel.
Now that Flat mentions it though, she supposes nidia could resemble members of the elda tribe if they were taller and lacked their telltale iridescent hair and eyes.
And though she tries not to, Junah can't help but wrinkle her nose a bit at Flat's comment that she could be a human too. Humans in Flat's world are different -- there's no need to feel as though she'd just been called a monster.
Oh dear. This is going to get confusing if she can't remember that humans seem to be completely different in other people's worlds. The smile is back on her face though once she's straightened out her thoughts, all while offering Flat a wink as she responds. ]
I'm from the nidia tribe, if that's what you mean by species. ...to tell the truth, we hide our true appearances from others. Normally I'd look a little taller and a bit... older, too. Seem to have lost my ability to do that though.
[ flat seems to take the reaction in stride, at the very least. in fact, you may even question whether or not he even noticed in the first place, but the main point is that he's more engrossed in the conversation at hand. the fact that he's able to learn about beings from other worlds is incredible!
he claps his hands together, giving her a warm, sympathetic smile. ]
I understand what you mean. I think I've lost my abilities too. To be honest I can't really see well right now... or, I guess this is how normal people see?
[ there's a flash of concern in flat's expression, as the realization dawns over him. his sight is gone. his magecraft is gone. and so is he...
pushing through the anxiety trying to build in his heart, he adds: ]
So, when you change your appearance, are you casting an illusion on yourself or something like that?
[ Huh. It seems this little issue isn't unique to her then. Junah sighs, sympathetic. ]
Seems we're both seeing the world in an unusual way.
[ Ah, but... she probably shouldn't share the way nidia glamours worked. Exposing that sort of secret would be an utter betrayal of her tribe. Still, they were in this together, weren't they? It probably couldn't hurt to share a tiny bit of information for the sake of sorting things out.
As long as she doesn't go too in depth, it's probably fine. ]
Essentially, yes.
[ No need to explain it's a form of mimicry magic, wherein a nidia would reflect the appearance of those looking at them to shape their bodies into something a little more "age appropriate." ]
It's magic that's used to change how I look.
[ She studies Flat for a moment. ]
I suppose if it was working, I'd look a little older than you.
Upon your doorstep/mailbox/table or whatever! However delivery in this world works. The details don’t matter.
Before you is a gift, chocolate, and a letter.
“Dear Flat Escardos,
I wanted to send you a challenge letter, but I realize how unfair it will be. I can probably, and most likely, beat you at anything physical. However, you can probably find an efficient way to cheat against me in games. So, I request that you become my HYPE-MAN when I get challengers.
From, Hakuno Kishinami
P.S. It would make me happy if you accepted my gifts. ”
Hakuno Kishinami knows she couldn't beat Flat in an honest one-on-one duel. She might have a better chance of winning against him if it was a Master's fight, but even then, it would be a relatively close call against hard work and a genius magus. It was much more efficient for Hakuno to have Flat as a powerful ally instead.
[ flat is touched beyond belief by the present— his first ever valentine’s day present here!
hakuno will get an image sent to her: a selfie of him with a piece of chocolate in his mouth and he seems to be holding a piece of paper decorated with the hanamaru stamps. and in a handwriting that is clearly unused to writing japanese script is the message:
頑張れ、ハクノちゃん！
it’s about the extent of flat’s writing skill, depending solely on his memory of the manga he has read and his short time in japan. ]
THANK YOU!!!!!!!! i’ll hype you up whenever you want!!!!
[ oh this is someone he's never talked to. surely this question is meant for someone else, but... ]
why not both? technically ninjas were active during the pirate eras. don't you think that one of them might have gotten past the sakoku and changed careers? i think a pirate ninja would be much cooler.
[ as its recipient, flat deems it necessary to give it the thought it deserves and his genuine opinion! ]
[ If this were video, he might understand why it takes so long for a reply to come. It isn't the realization that he isn't the person she meant to text. It's Nao squinting at her screen, at the reply she's received.
Hmmmmm. Okay. ]
MAYBE coolr but tats a wardrobe clash 1st off an 2nd liek theyr traits r so contrary!! if were talkin traditionl pirates an ninjas i mean
how do u rationalize that?? an teh potential LANG barrier
at the sight of the rabbit, flat has obviously no idea that it's none other than his friend (that's right, because they're friends) akechi. he sees the bunny stomping, and completely misinterprets it as a greeting. ]
Hi! It's been so long since I've seen a rabbit. You're so cute! I don't have any carrots, but oh man, it's been forever since I've had a pet.
[ though all of those 'pets' have been home made. ]
Me and Del are opening our new diner this Tuesday. We're calling it Lumturo, a lighthouse in a sea of cares! Come over for some good food, a good view, and if you're feeling brave, the stage will be open for anyone to have a crack at performing.
I'll reserve a table for you if you want to come, so tell all your mates too!
[Attached is more information and directions! It's located overlooking Stellari's airship docks.]
[June was hard on Neil. It's really no mystery as to why he's been locked inside of his house the past few days. It isn't until those wishes fade, the crystal growth stops, that he dares stick his head outside his door again. Flat is, of course, the first person he thinks of (aside from, perhaps, Charlie, but Neil shares a room with him).
[He calls, oddly nervous, waiting for the line to be picked up.]
[ flat is...well, not really near his device. but when he hears the sound of something ringing, he wonders if it's either someone calling him or if his experiment is hitting the boiling point.
when he realizes that it's the latter, he rushes to pick it up. ]
[Sometime on the afternoon on the 4th, Flat will find a text message in his inbox.]
ain't gonna be home today if you were lookin to drop by for snacks no promises on tomorrow either
[Mostly because he expects to spend all day feeling like shit and doesn't especially feel up to the notion of making himself presentable for human consumption any time soon.
What he didn't actually account for was running into Flat while listlessly wandering out in the streets of Stellari. Ah....awkward. Maybe if he's lucky he won't be noticed.]
[ Flat perks up upon seeing him?! it looks like he has a bag of...something... ]
I was buying stuff to come visit you! I thought you were sick or something, so I figured it would be best if I gave you stuff to get better! [ a beat. ] But you look fine? Did you already heal?
[Shinjiro freezes initially upon being sighted, but what he actually says throws him off-guard enough that the sense of being 'caught' transforms into pure confusion.]
What? Why did you--I’m fine?? Just said I'd be out.
So, I thought I'd try for myself, and I think the results speak for themselves.
[ Which, one picture is really just a picture of an old fashioned folding camera. It's not the most impressive looking thing by modern standards, but. ]
[ On Christmas morning, Flat will receive a package containing an absolute tome of a book. It's a choose your own adventure romance book written by a local gelfling with way too much time on her hands, and the cover boasts over 50 different endings depending on the romantic choices made by the reader.
There's also a note:
Merry Christmas, Escardos-kun!!!
This is kind of like a dating sim, right? I didn't read through it because I'm a pure maiden, but hopefully it's not too raunchy... either way, I bet you'll learn a lot from it!
[ The book that arrives is thick, both from the sheer number of pages and the quality of their construction. Each page is lined either with an illustration straight out of a medical journal or enough text to be the same, describing chapter upon chapter of fantastical beasts. Some of which existed here, some back home, and some...were there really any worlds something like this existed?
Whether they do or not, they're documented in this bestiary as if they're out there roaming around right now.
With it is a small card, written in elegant script, Merry Christmas From, Santa Claus ]
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Well, they're not all exactly like me. It'd be nice if I could find someone like that, though.
[ he shakes his head, laughing over the thought. oh if there was a body just like his... ]
But we look mostly similar? Our hair, eye, skin colors might be a bit different, or some people have larger chests or some people might be taller or smaller, but we all kind of have similar features. Two legs, two arms, torso, head, y'know! Heck, if it weren't because you look much smaller and your eyes are really big and sparkly like a doll's, I'd say that you're a human, too!
[ he pauses, and then adds in a casual tone, ]
But there's nothing wrong with not being human-- or, well, looking like me. I think non humans like you are incredible as well. What species are you?
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Now that Flat mentions it though, she supposes nidia could resemble members of the elda tribe if they were taller and lacked their telltale iridescent hair and eyes.
And though she tries not to, Junah can't help but wrinkle her nose a bit at Flat's comment that she could be a human too. Humans in Flat's world are different -- there's no need to feel as though she'd just been called a monster.
Oh dear. This is going to get confusing if she can't remember that humans seem to be completely different in other people's worlds. The smile is back on her face though once she's straightened out her thoughts, all while offering Flat a wink as she responds. ]
I'm from the nidia tribe, if that's what you mean by species. ...to tell the truth, we hide our true appearances from others. Normally I'd look a little taller and a bit... older, too. Seem to have lost my ability to do that though.
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he claps his hands together, giving her a warm, sympathetic smile. ]
I understand what you mean. I think I've lost my abilities too. To be honest I can't really see well right now... or, I guess this is how normal people see?
[ there's a flash of concern in flat's expression, as the realization dawns over him. his sight is gone. his magecraft is gone. and so is he...
pushing through the anxiety trying to build in his heart, he adds: ]
So, when you change your appearance, are you casting an illusion on yourself or something like that?
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Seems we're both seeing the world in an unusual way.
[ Ah, but... she probably shouldn't share the way nidia glamours worked. Exposing that sort of secret would be an utter betrayal of her tribe. Still, they were in this together, weren't they? It probably couldn't hurt to share a tiny bit of information for the sake of sorting things out.
As long as she doesn't go too in depth, it's probably fine. ]
Essentially, yes.
[ No need to explain it's a form of mimicry magic, wherein a nidia would reflect the appearance of those looking at them to shape their bodies into something a little more "age appropriate." ]
It's magic that's used to change how I look.
[ She studies Flat for a moment. ]
I suppose if it was working, I'd look a little older than you.
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i think that we can probably wrap this up soon owo
2/14 Valentine Delivery
Before you is a gift, chocolate, and a letter.
“Dear Flat Escardos,
I wanted to send you a challenge letter, but I realize how unfair it will be.
I can probably, and most likely, beat you at anything physical.
However, you can probably find an efficient way to cheat against me in games.
So, I request that you become my HYPE-MAN when I get challengers.
From,
Hakuno Kishinami
P.S. It would make me happy if you accepted my gifts. ”
Hakuno Kishinami knows she couldn't beat Flat in an honest one-on-one duel. She might have a better chance of winning against him if it was a Master's fight, but even then, it would be a relatively close call against hard work and a genius magus. It was much more efficient for Hakuno to have Flat as a powerful ally instead.
[ Flat Escardos received a Hanamaru Stamp & Crunch Chocolate. ]
listen i couldn’t not
hakuno will get an image sent to her: a selfie of him with a piece of chocolate in his mouth and he seems to be holding a piece of paper decorated with the hanamaru stamps. and in a handwriting that is clearly unused to writing japanese script is the message:
頑張れ、ハクノちゃん！
it’s about the extent of flat’s writing skill, depending solely on his memory of the manga he has read and his short time in japan. ]
THANK YOU!!!!!!!! i’ll hype you up whenever you want!!!!
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tis is SRS so u gotta pay attn!!!!!!!
an u cant say both haha ( ｡ˇ艸ˇ)
pirates or ninjas???
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why not both? technically ninjas were active during the pirate eras. don't you think that one of them might have gotten past the sakoku and changed careers? i think a pirate ninja would be much cooler.
[ as its recipient, flat deems it necessary to give it the thought it deserves and his genuine opinion! ]
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Hmmmmm. Okay. ]
MAYBE coolr
but tats a wardrobe clash 1st off
an 2nd liek
theyr traits r so contrary!!
if were talkin traditionl pirates an ninjas i mean
how do u rationalize that??
an teh potential LANG barrier
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oh god what have we done
we're not pink pony girls....nor do we dance at the club...
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rabbitkechi - midmarch
Flat's peaceful day? Ruined!
Bunnykechi is here after a daring farm escape (he ran so fast) and now???
He sees Flat. His bunny peripheral vision can see nothing else and boy is he stomping.]
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at the sight of the rabbit, flat has obviously no idea that it's none other than his friend (that's right, because they're friends) akechi. he sees the bunny stomping, and completely misinterprets it as a greeting. ]
Hi! It's been so long since I've seen a rabbit. You're so cute! I don't have any carrots, but oh man, it's been forever since I've had a pet.
[ though all of those 'pets' have been home made. ]
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WILLPOWER PLAYS IN THE DISTANCE.
The stomps intensify - one big bam, bam, bam with his little foot against the ground. Oh he's ready. Come @ him.]
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i cant believe this is the thread that saved my ass
ALL MY HEHES
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text | un: basilio.magnus
Me and Del are opening our new diner this Tuesday. We're calling it Lumturo, a lighthouse in a sea of cares! Come over for some good food, a good view, and if you're feeling brave, the stage will be open for anyone to have a crack at performing.
I'll reserve a table for you if you want to come, so tell all your mates too!
[Attached is more information and directions! It's located overlooking Stellari's airship docks.]
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voice; un: whitman (post-june event)
[He calls, oddly nervous, waiting for the line to be picked up.]
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when he realizes that it's the latter, he rushes to pick it up. ]
Hello, hello! Neil, you're alive! That's fantastic!
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Yeah. I am. You are too. I'm glad...
Are...you alright, though? [He sounds alright.]
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he may not be a mage or a human but what he IS is my pookie
who says he isnt :)
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I should ask a friend (eren)
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cries...we can wrap on yours if you want
WRAPPED IM SO 😭
oct 4; text + action
ain't gonna be home today if you were lookin to drop by for snacks
no promises on tomorrow either
[Mostly because he expects to spend all day feeling like shit and doesn't especially feel up to the notion of making himself presentable for human consumption any time soon.
What he didn't actually account for was running into Flat while listlessly wandering out in the streets of Stellari. Ah....awkward. Maybe if he's lucky he won't be noticed.]
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[ Flat perks up upon seeing him?! it looks like he has a bag of...something... ]
I was buying stuff to come visit you! I thought you were sick or something, so I figured it would be best if I gave you stuff to get better! [ a beat. ] But you look fine? Did you already heal?
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What? Why did you--I’m fine?? Just said I'd be out.
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“put a tag in my inbox” and the tag was already there
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So, I thought I'd try for myself, and I think the results speak for themselves.
[ Which, one picture is really just a picture of an old fashioned folding camera. It's not the most impressive looking thing by modern standards, but. ]
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> 12/25 gift delivery
There's also a note:
Merry Christmas, Escardos-kun!!!
This is kind of like a dating sim, right? I didn't read through it because I'm a pure maiden, but hopefully it's not too raunchy... either way, I bet you'll learn a lot from it!
- Abe-sensei ]
12/25 🤫🎅
Whether they do or not, they're documented in this bestiary as if they're out there roaming around right now.
With it is a small card, written in elegant script,
Merry Christmas
From, Santa Claus ]