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poly_chromatic2013-05-27 10:38 am
yourlastdance) wrote in poly_chromatic2013-05-27 10:38 am
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one. [vidya | action]
Well hello, City. [Inigo is seated at a table at an outdoor café, the device propped against a salt shaker. He gives the screen a smile and a tiny salute.] I do hope I’m using this thing correctly, otherwise I’m about to feel at least ten degrees of stupid in the very near future. But it pains me to imagine such a pretty girl would steer me false! Even if she did seem a bit preoccupied…I don’t necessarily object to brisk treatment, mind, but the details are everything.
[ TEA BREAK. This tea is delish.]
Now, where was I?
[Pause. Pauuuuuuuse.]
Ah! My name is Inigo. It isn’t often that I find myself whisked away to strange new lands with nary a warning- and by often I mean mostly never, and by mostly I just mean never. Unless time travel counts.
Regardless! [Gosh, this tea is so great.] I could use some company, and there must be a lovely lass out there who wouldn’t mind a cup of tea with old Inigo?
[ TEA BREAK. This tea is delish.]
Now, where was I?
[Pause. Pauuuuuuuse.]
Ah! My name is Inigo. It isn’t often that I find myself whisked away to strange new lands with nary a warning- and by often I mean mostly never, and by mostly I just mean never. Unless time travel counts.
Regardless! [Gosh, this tea is so great.] I could use some company, and there must be a lovely lass out there who wouldn’t mind a cup of tea with old Inigo?
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Do you have a better suggestion? My first instinct was to cut you out with Falchion, but I was worried I would remove your limbs in the process.
[ She gives the device a harder shake before peering closer at it. ]
...This is a really strange container. What did you get yourself into this time?
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That doesn't stop him from grinning at her, however. And maybe teasing her a little bit.]
I do appreciate your consideration for my appendages. [He raises the cup in a toast.] In any case, you won't need Falchion, not right now. I'd hate for you to damage the one thing that allows us to communicate! Come have some tea with me, instead.
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How can you be so calm about this? Don't you have any regard for your own life? This is a serious matter. I won't rest until I've gotten you out of there. I already made that promise to you. Now, please tell me how you were sealed in here.
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Ahhhh, Lucina, everything is a serious matter to you. [But he says it with fondness.] And because I have a very healthy regard for my own life, I'm going to ask a favor. Would you be so kind as to turn the box around and hold it out for a moment?
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[ Strange request but fine. She'll comply for now. She turns the box around and holds it away from herself. ]
There. Is there something I should be looking for?
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Thanks! No, no- but could you move it a little to the left?
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I don't understand how this will help you. Are you playing some kind of joke on me? We don't have time for this.
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Just a moment, Lucina. Your patience is a balm that heals my tortured soul. Oh, and you can stop moving the box about!
[With that, he puts his hand over the screen on his end and strolls into the cafe to do what he needs to do. Lucina will probably hear some muffled voices, laughter, and what sounds like a smack- YEESH THESE GIRLS ARE A TOUGH CROWD. But at least he got his directions. He uncovers the screen, looking a tad ruffled.]
Still there? I need you to do one last thing. Have a seat!
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[ Nevertheless, she takes a seat on the edge of the fountain, unsure what to expect -until it hits her, at all. ]
Oh! I think I am beginning to understand! You must be getting dizzy from all my fussing. My apologies. I should have been more delicate with you.
[ She's more careful about resting the box on her lap now, mentally chiding herself. ]
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I'll remember you said that! Aren't you glad you kept Falchion sheathed? Dizzy and limbless...I wouldn't even be fit for pasture.
[A couple wrong turns later, and he can actually see her very recognizable back. He approaches quietly, hand over his screen again. Once he's close enough, he sinks down next to her- not touching, though. There's still space between them. He wonders how long it'll take her to notice.]
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Dangerously close by.
Inigo should be grateful her sword is sheathed, otherwise he'd be picking his entrails off the floor. Instead, Lucina gasps and jumps a little, nearly falling backward into the fountain before grabbing the edge to stop her descent. It's definitely one of her least exalt-like moments, and if Inigo doesn't give her a good excuse for startling her, she really will make that entrail thing happen. ]
What are you doing here?! How did you get out of that box so quickly?! Did I unconsciously do something to release you from your imprisonment? More importantly, are you all right?
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I'm fine, I'm perfectly fine! No need to fret! Or- be angry. With me. You aren't angry with me, are you?
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Instead, she quickly collects herself and stands up, hoping no one else saw that. Aside from Inigo and all. ]
What were you thinking sneaking up on me like that? I could have mistaken you for an enemy and struck you. Can't you control your antics for once? At least, while we are in unknown territory. I don't want to have to pull you out of trouble when we don't know what we are up against, yet.
[ She gives him an exasperated look before pausing and picking up her device again. ]
Exactly...how were you able to free yourself from the box anyway? Or was it a magic trick all along? It's time you start explaining yourself.
action; orz sorry for my wonky coding up there
Sure Inigo saw everything but he won't tell a soul. He'll take the memory of this day to the grave with him. (But if he slips and mentions it to one of the Shepherds should their paths cross again soon, surely that's the same as keeping it a secret. They're all comrades! --Is what he never said to himself when his comrades caught him dancing. THAT'S DIFFERENT THOUGH.)
At the very least, he has the grace to appear sheepish.]
Forgive me- my poor attempt at a surprise backfired in quite the spectacular fashion. Consider my antics controlled!
[Ahhh, and now is the moment of truth where everything is revealed. Sighing, he gestures toward her device.] May I?
action; IT'S OKAY. I'VE DONE WORSE. FAR WORSE.
A simple greeting would have sufficed, but I am grateful you appear well and in good spirits.
[ Then again, when is Inigo ever ruffled by anything. She finally holds her device out to him, wondering what he will do with it. ]
Have you been here long?
action; brofist, bro
Even if that judgment is correct.]Oh, you know me. I'm always in good spirits!
[Spoken as he pockets his own device and starts fiddling with hers. He only received a rudimentary training session with them, as it were, so it takes him a little bit to realize the settings were already correct and he just threw them off. UGH.]
Not more than a few hours, I think? I've never been much of a timekeeper.
[AHA!!!! THERE IT GOES. (He'll never remember how he fixed it.) Turning the device around, he points the screen at her.]
Look! You're inside the box!
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She holds the device away from her face before bringing it closer, utterly fascinated. ]
How is this possible? What kind of magic would transfer images like this? I have never seen anything like it.
[ She closes one eye and then the other before looking cross-eyed at her image. She then remembers Inigo is watching this.
Woops, time to look dignified again! ]
I mean- ...it is remarkable. So before, you saw me as trapped in the box while we were apart?
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Eventually.]
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Her eyes narrow before she pushes the device away and tries to scrape what's left of her dignity off the ground. ]
Seeing as you refuse to answer my questions, I will go ask someone else. We can reconvene later after exploring the area and taking account of who our enemies are.
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[Erm. Maybe teasing her now isn't in his best interests. Time for a little bit of seriousness as damage control.]
The truth is, I asked the girls at the cafe to show me how to use my box. I'm by no means an aficionado, but I think I understand the basic concept. It transmits sounds and images to other people's boxes...they're all linked somehow. For all that he can be a bit insufferable and he's a complete straightedge, it's a shame Laurent isn't around to make a hypothesis.
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It's an expression I don't plan on making again. Please, let us not mention it again.
[ But she listens attentively to Inigo's explanation, relieved he's finally taking her seriously. ]
...You mean to say it is a box used to communicate? I can see the advantages it would have when soldiers are spread apart on the battlefield. They can trade ideas on formation without having to move.
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Oh, if you insist.
[He'll mention it again later. For now, he nods affirmation.]
Exactly! Can you imagine how useful these would've been before we- [Time traveled. Before the future went to hell, etc. etc. He chews on the inside of his cheek and then grins brightly.] I wonder if we might be able to sneak these out with us when we find our exit?
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[ They didn't rightfully pay for them, but at the same time... ]
Then again, if no one else has claim to them... I don't see why we should leave them to go to waste here. Imagine what we could do with such a powerful tool in our possession.