008 [Action/Voice]

[cakeblocked]

[Luke had been trying to get back to House 5, but it's awfully hard to do so with a sudden crowd of people. There's a whole slew of sounds coming from the journal as if Luke's right in the middle of the crowd, along with Luke himself switching between trying to be polite and being outright indignant about being pushed through a sea of people. One

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[guyslikegames]

[Have a concerned teen standing over you. Hey, he can't help where he ended up wandering.]

Hey, man... You gonna be okay?

[cakeblocked]

[Luke's gut instinct tells him to say that no, he's not okay, and to snap his head away. But that's just irritability and he knows it, so he bites it down and rubs the back of his neck as he looks at the crowd still milling about.]

Y-Yeah, I think so... Everyone just showed up out of nowhere!

[guyslikegames]

...Kinda like I did? [Yousuke rubs at the back of his neck as well, utterly lost.

He bends down near the red-head.] You know, I can, uh... [Heal a little? Would it even work outside the TV? And how is he supposed to just tell a random stranger that?] ...help you up. If you need.

[cakeblocked]

[... Well derp, that's kinda awkward.] ... Yeah.

[And Luke doesn't particularly want to stand up, considering that it hurt to sit down. But getting up and getting further away from the crowd is probably better than sitting all day, so he nods and shifts, and though he's accepting the help, he's still trying to get up by himself.] S-Sure, I guess... I can't hide out here forever!

[lilfonmaster]

[Don't look now, Luke. There's something very tiny following behind you.]

[When he sits down, the little replica follows suit.]

[cakeblocked]

[After Luke informs the rest of house 5, he tilts his head back against the wall and stares up at the sky with irritation. What a pain. WHAT A PAIN. WHAT A- Hey there's some green in the corner of his eye.

Luke glances down - Oh hey Ion - looks back at the sky-

...

And then DOUBLE TAKES.]

Ion?!

[lilfonmaster]

[The tiny Fon Master nods with an equally tiny smile.] Fon Master Ion.

[A pause. Let's see what does he say next...? ] ...what is your name?

[cakeblocked]

[How old is he now? Ten, maybe? Or, rather... a newborn? Luke's shock fades away, and he gives a smile, although it's slightly forced. He knows what this is like. This was what he was like not too long ago.]

I'm Luke. [He gently takes Ion's hand to shake it, then speaks a little slower than usual, though not enough that it seems ridiculous or anything.] It's nice to meet you.

[toasterciiide]

You should make sure you have breakfast while you camp!

[It's a toaster. Hiding out next to you. Don't ask.]

[cakeblocked]

[That makes Luke look down at the toaster and raise an eyebrow. Did that toaster just...

... He feels a bit silly, so he looks back to make sure no one's watching before he leans over towards it a little.]

Uh... Did you just talk to me?

[toasterciiide]

I certainly did! I'm Talkie, Talkie Toaster, your chirpy breakfast companion. Talkie's the name, toasting's the game.

Would you like any toast?

[cakeblocked]

[Luke is so dumbstruck that he can only slowly nod his head and answer with hesitation.]

... Sure?

[Action] - /BUSTS INTO THIS POST

[soaringblast]

[You know what sucks? Finding yourself in a weird, new, fricking CROWDED environment when you're supposed to be reforming the Order of Lorelei! But you know what's worse? Having it snowing and cold and being in a goddamn DRESS.

But you know what's awesome? Plowing through the crowd and the snow atop a huge stuffed puppet. That's exactly what Anise is doing right now, shouting back at the people with enough gall to swear at her and Tokunaga.]

--SAME TO YOU, ASSHOLE!

[Action] - O HAI

[cakeblocked]

[Well, he definitely recognizes that voice. He snaps his head up and peeks around the house to see just about what he expected to see. Oh boy... At least Anise found a new way to get through a crowd?

Luke uses the wall as support to stand himself up, then shouts after her.]

Anise!

[Action] - Y HALO THAR

[soaringblast]

[Well, Luke, in any other situation, Anise would have acted the way you would have thought - blink, turn, and bound right up to your with a smile and a hug. Problem is...you've been gone, supposedly dead for close to a year already back on Auldrant. And while Anise doesn't want to believe it, she has to think rationally here.

So the voice makes her freeze, and turn slowly around atop Tokunaga, to stare, in shock, at the familiar face. Was she dreaming?]

[Action] - HOW -YOU- DOIN'

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[And, of course, Luke has no idea about any of this, so he just steps out from behind his hiding place and looks down the path at all the people who rub the spot where Tokunaga mauled them and stand up slowly.]

... You could've been a little gentler on them, you know?

[lolrelei]

[Did someone say Luke because I could swore someone said Luke.

Van is looking down at you, mah boy]

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[Luke just happens to see something out of the corner of his eye and as;ldfjasj;f.

He STANDS UP and places a good distance between himself and Van. What the- He's pretty sure he last saw you falling into the core.]

Master-?!

[lolrelei]

...Luke. Don't tell me you are hiding.

[cakeblocked]

I wasn't hiding, I was-

[He shakes his head and clenches his fists at his sides. Dammit, and he'd forgotten his sword...] ... What do you want?