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[ledbythewind]

[Anyone who passes by the fountain today might notice something unusual: namely, a certain blond prince slumped in a sitting position against it. Only, well, he's no longer a prince, and he seems to be unconscious, but only the latter part is obvious. There are no visible injuries and he's still breathing, he just doesn't show any signs of waking

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[ledbythewind]

[It's a few seconds before Richard responds with a weak noise, eyes fluttering open as he struggles to process what's going on. Someone is touching him... Asbel? That's the first name that comes to mind after what just happened, so that's the name that escapes his lips as a soft whisper:]

... Asbel?

[ledbythewind]

[As his vision adjusts, the blur in front of his eyes begins to take on familiar features. Green-and-black markings, yellow eyes... he recognizes the person now, realizes that he's back in Luceti. He's not sure how he got there, but right now he doesn't really care. He's just happy to see Naoki again after everything he's been through.]

Naoki...

[His voice is warmer now, tinged with relief and joy. There's no question as to whether or not he remembers him.]

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[ledbythewind]

[The sound doesn't do much more than cause him to stir slightly, though it's clear that he hears it. He's drifting closer to wakefulness; he'll just need a bit more than that to actually regain consciousness. Like, you know, being splashed with water or something.]

[Action]

[ledbythewind]

[Helpful in the sense that it gets him to open his eyes and look around, confused!]

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[loyal_arrows]

[And Aldo was just exploring the village when he sees a guy passed out by the fountain. That can't be good. He'll head over and decide to make sure he's not just sleeping first.] Sir? Are you ok?

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[ledbythewind]

[Richard makes a soft sound, but doesn't rouse. Waking him up is going to take a bit more effort than that, sorry Aldo. But hey, at least he isn't dead?]

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[loyal_arrows]

[Aldo hesitates. He could just be sleeping, but that can't be comfortable, right? So he'll walk closer, kneeling down next to him and speaking a bit louder, just enough to wake him if he's really only asleep.]

Sir? This isn't the best place to sleep.

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[ledbythewind]

[At this, Richard stirs, blinking his eyes open slowly. This... definitely isn't Lastaria. It looks familiar, but he's having a hard time processing pretty much anything right now.]

Sleep...?

[Action] /drowns

[ledbythewind]

[He recognizes that voice, or at least he thinks he does, and it's enough to pull him that much closer to wakefulness, though he's still pretty out of it. It's about all he can manage to get out a name:]

Ted...?

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[ledbythewind]

[He takes a deep breath. Of course Naoki would be worried; he vanished without a trace, didn't he? And who knows how long he was gone...]

... I'm sorry. I never expected that to happen...