001; action - introduction

[king_en]

Waking up in a strange place is not exactly new to me but, usually, I at least try to make it to a room.

[He's sitting cross-legged in the middle of a street. It's not the busiest street ever, which is probably lucky because it means no one has stepped on him as he's slept. Or run him over with a carriage or something equally tragic

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[entaiho]

[Rokuta is huddled under a pile of blankets in his apartment, staring out the window and trying to decide if he really felt like going out in the cold, when he abruptly realizes he can sense something, something he hasn't in the entire time he's been in Luceti. Ouki. Shouryuu.

Here? But what--

In an instant the kirin is out the door, running as swiftly as he can to where the king is sitting - just sitting, casual and bored like he's back in En. Where he should be, keeping watch on the kingdom. Couldn't he at least look a little bit worried? Idiot.

Rokuta slows his headlong charge once he spots Shouryuu, turning it to an annoyed-looking stalk in the man's direction before he stops with fists on his hips and a distinct scowl.]

What are you doing here?

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[king_en]

[Shouryuu's not exactly sure - but hey, here was his kirin, predictable as always.]

That's what I want to know.

[Pause]

Where is here anyway?

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[entaiho]

[Yes, it's Shouryuu, all right. Rokuta glares a moment longer before giving a gusty sigh and lifting a hand to rub at the back of his neck. Great. Just great. Both of them here? His only reassurance had been that Shouryuu was still sitting on the throne (as much as he ever did, at least) back at home, but now....]

It's called Luceti. Nobody knows how we get here or why, but there doesn't seem to be any way back. At least, I haven't found one, and I've been trying for a couple months now.

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[king_en]

[Shouryuu is unaffected by the glare. He's had a few hundred years to get used to it, and he knows Enki will tell him what's going on soon. That's just how this whole deal works.

But if Enki's not expecting him, then he hadn't come to get Shouryuu which means...

Wait a moment.]

A couple of months? [He'd seen his kirin lately. But, well, he's not going to be that direct.] Getting very lazy these days, Rokuta.

[kenpo_kitty]

[[Approaching: A girl with a blue sweater that's got sleeves WAY too long for her arms. And they look like paws, but that's just cuz it came from Taokaka.]]

Uhhh... y'know, that's probably the worst place to be sleeping...

[king_en]

It does seem a little strange, yes.

[Still sitting on the flor, but there's a grin there instead of just plain boredom now.]

[kenpo_kitty]

So then.... why? I mean, don't you have a bed to sleep in?

[king_en]

I seem to have misplaced it.