dissonates | [Voice]

Current Mood: hungry

Entry tags:

[Voice]

[It's been a few days since Asch and Luke were split, and someone's finally recovered enough to wake up. There's a lot on his mind, but the first and foremost issue he takes care of, upon finding his journal by the nightstand, is:]

...I need something to eat.

[After which he starts flipping through the journal to see what he's missed, since he'll be damned if he's going to fall out of bed and crawl to the kitchen for it.]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[He glances sidelong at her as she climbs, resisting the urge to shove her off or something equally obnoxious. He dislikes someone strange being so close to his head, but as small as he is, he can't consider her to be a serious threat.]

Auldrant is my world, yes. [....Sorry, Miyabi, you might have to lead the conversation until you get him comfortable, fff.]

[So mean, Asch. If you flicked her, she'd go flying, no lie. And then you'd have to deal with her screaming at you. So we appreciate that you erred to not do that, though she'd just as quickly climb down if you asked politely.]

Does it ever snow there?

[Come on, man, be a little more sociable. She's trying, but there's only so much she could do without either ticking him off or being looked at funny.]

[He leans back a little, taking another swig of his tea. There won't be much left at this rate.] In Keterburg, it's always snowing. The other continents are mostly seasonal. [H-he'll try to be as sociable as he can.]

[And when he does lean back, Miyabi grips his hair to keep from sliding off. Ooh, silky~ She's extremely light, and if it weren't for her voice, Asch would probably not even know she was there.]

Keterburg? That sound like Kamui, where I'm from. But...ours is going through a very bad blizzard. [She bites her lip, looking sideways.]

[He hardly notices, you're right. He does lift his eyes at the slight tug, though he can't see her.]

Is that a problem?

[Miyabi kind of cuddles into his hair as more a force of habit than anything else. She doesn't really like talking about it, since she has no idea if everyone's still safe, but--]

Yes...if the blizzard isn't stopped before the Day of Darkness, everyone in Kamui might freeze to death. Before I was taken here, Mother Amaterasu and Iss--my friend were trying to stop the demons responsible.

...So that's why you have so much faith in Ammy. [It's a bit odd, using her nickname while talking to someone who calls her something formal, but he's never really called her anything else.]

Mm...she's the first god I've ever met, even if I didn't realize it at first. [That alone made her kind of sad. Even now she could only see vague traces of the wolf's markings and weapon.] And it's not just that. the lands have been overrun with evil spirits, plants and animals are dying or being killed...people are getting sick. No one's praying anymore, or has real faith. I wanna help, but I'm not a good painter.

[She pauses, then blinks, crawling forward and peeking down at him.] Ah, I-I'm sorry--! I...I didn't mean to burden you with my troubles.

[Asch blinks, attempting to lean back a little more since she's so close now. Unfortunately he's flat against the pillows already.]

Forget it. Every world has problems, and everyone deals with them differently.

[Dont's worry, she'll be moving back now, a little, just so he can't see her face. Even though that's hard to do now, considering her size in comparison to Asch.]

...I guess. What about your world, Asch? Can you tell me a little more? I've never even really seen much of my own world outside of Kamui. Just heard stories and rumors. It's nice to learn about other places.

[She's curious, and settles into his hair a little, moving strands of his hair back. She was considering leaving, too. He seemed tired, and she didn't want to bother him, but she did like his company, oddly enough. He seemed like the type who could use it once in a while.]

[He shrugs, settling against the pillow and closing his eyes. He's not really tired now - or he's overtired more than anything, after resting for several days straight - so it's nice to be awake and coherent.]

What do you want to know?

[Well, she's still under the impression he has been kidnapped, and damn if that didn't suck out the desire to really do anything. Miyabi's braiding your hair again, Asch, please don't mind her. If she had her paints, she'd easily be drawing right now.]

Anything you're willing to tell. [Let's start with something ~~hopefully~~ simple.] Where did you live before arriving here?

[She's unlikely to find out the truth, so she can just keep on thinking that. Also, lol, leave it to Asch to make a simple question complicated.]

I wasn't living anywhere. Before I came here I'd been traveling for at least a year.

[Not as complicated as you may think, Asch. Miyabi's culture is used to people becoming nomads and traveling. Hell, if ever she became an Envoy, she was expected to travel the world. Still she senses his distress and slinks down a little, but puts on a smile and a soft tone.]

I see...where did you travel to? Anywhere particular that you can recall?

[Apparently it's Asch's lucky day!]

Everywhere. I've been to every city in the world, every piece of land in Auldrant. [In a manner of speaking; he hasn't exactly trekked over every inch of it, but he's been through all the important routes and a few of the secret ones, too.]

[You're missing the point of this exercise, mister. 8|]

Everywhere... [Miyabi sighs wistfully, wondering just what it was like. She felt so closed off, not ever being outside much of Kamui. The world must be so vast, and she had no idea of its true beauty.] What's it like? What did you see? Anything interesting or especially nice?

[Now she sounds a little excited. Details, man, details! She's an artist, she needs them to paint a vivid image in her mind.]

[Poor Miyabi, she really did pick a hard cookie to talk to.]

....Here. [He takes his journal from the bedside table, tearing out a page and using the cover as a miniature table so it doesn't wind up as an entry. Pencil in hand, he quietly starts sketching away.]

[It's a good thing she can be patient most of the time. We think you just need hugs, sourpuss.

Oh, he's drawing! Miyabi quickly crawls over to look, leaning forward over his forehead to see, pushing some of his rather sticky-uppy bangs out of the way carefully. She watches intently and silently, interested in his work as well as finding someone else who can draw a little.]

[Well, he's no award-winner, but he can do basic sketches. Give him a couple of minutes, and he finishes up a sketch that looks something like this:

He lifts the page up to show her, lips pursing.]

This is Daath, where I grew up.

[That's pretty damn good for a basic sketch, Asch. Miyabi's eyes widen in wonder and she nearly topples off from her perch atop his head.]

Wow! I never pictured you to be such a good artist Asch! You're really good, and your home looks really interesting/ [She points to the largest structure, the cathedral, clinging to his bangs so she doesn't fall.] What's this? It looks like a temple, or a shrine...

It's decent enough, I guess. [He shrugs. He wouldn't call himself talented, but as a kid with no friends growing up in a church, he tried all kinds of things to keep himself distracted.] That's the Daath cathedral, the center of religious study for the Order of Lorelei. I lived there for seven years, training with the Oracle Knights.

[She frowns at him, half tempted to bonk him over the head. Honestly, stop being such a downer, Asch, it's kind of annoying. Miyabi moves around in his hair and then slides down the long pieces near his ears to settle back on his shoulder.]

So, it is like a shrine...kind of. [She looks at him, tilting her head.] A knight is like a warrior, right? Hm, that I can actually see. You seem very strong just by looking, but you're really nice, too.

[Asch is always a downer, it's part of his... charm. So to speak.]

A soldier, more like. [He does is best to ignore her compliments, it's kind of embarrassing otherwise.] It's a religious military.

[Poor Asch, maybe Miya will Bloom you up a flower to try and cheer you up a little.]

I see. [She doesn't realy understand why anyone would need a military to spread faith, so she won't ask.] Ah, if you don't mind my asking...what exactly do you do as a soldier, Asch? Is it hard? Uhm, I-I'm sorry if I ask too many questions. If I'm bothering you, I can leave.

Doesn't really matter. [He shrugs again, though he's quiet for a moment, trying to think of a way to explain without incriminating himself or something. With a name like 'Asch the Bloody' there's no real way to give it a noble appearance.] I led a group of soldiers who acted out the special operations - jobs that none of the other divisions were suited for, like investigations, raids on heathen gatherings- [Assassinations...] ...It varied.

[Action] /kicks lj

[Action] Is it misbehaving again? :\

[Action] it's always misbehaving

[Action] This is so true it's almost sad.

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

[Action]

Re: [Action]