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Natalia's gone back.

[And he's... not sure how he even feels about that, especially since it's the second time now. He's not the sort to broadcast his feelings on the matter anyway, so he'll leave it at that.]

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If you've prepared everything you need, it's about time we meet.

[Asch won't be around the house much today; he'll probably be home late. His main haunts today will be the Battle Dome, the library, (maybe a quick bite to eat in the plaza |D) and finally Good Spirits to ~~sulk~~ read a book in a tucked-away corner of the bar. ...Though the amount of reading may decrease depending on what he's drinking over the course of the evening...

Oddly enough, Star the cheagle will be tagging along with him over the course of the day.]

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[ a human with red hair... how unusual. well, she's starting to see most of Luceti is unusual -- but still, it's intriguing enough to catch her attention as she traipses about on one of the benches in the plaza.

with the help of a gust of wind, she'll make her way on over by skating over what ice is available. he'll even get a curious bit of birdsong in his ear -- it sounds rather like a question, though what is hard to decipher.

really ... she's curious about that thing on his shoulder. what on earth is that? ]

[The sound catches his ear- though it makes Star perk up, which is what causes Asch to notice it, himself. Was that... chirping? Quizzically? What the hell, how does that even work. Though considering birds can-

...wait, what the heck is that skating over to him? A winged bedpost?

Asch just sort of. Stares. Yeah.]

[ a winged bedpost indeed. when do you ever see a bedpost with earmuffs? you might get reindeer noises in your ear for that if she knew what you thought, Asch the Bloody.

she'll stop about a foot away from him, peering up with obvious curiosity -- though how it's obvious from a wooden doll, who knows.

though she's as yet unable to speak on her own, she can recreate sounds on the wind that she has heard before, and that includes human voices. the voice with which she speaks now is unusual, and not her own -- after all, it's a mix of Jack Sparrow, Sanji, Stella, and Marcell. but it serves, nonetheless, though the effect is a little distorted, like an echo. ]

Hello.

[...Whoa, that is some weird feeling there. He's experienced voices in his head before - not just with Luke, but more recently with Mewtwo - but this is most definitely different. Not quite in his head, but he can hear it nonetheless. Somewhat baffled, he crouches down, tugging Star down from his shoulder and setting him down in the snow. The cheagle tiptoes forward, giving Kirsikka a little sniff.]

That was you?

Yes.

[ ... such an endearing little creature. gently, with slow movements so as not to startle, Kirsi will hold out her little wooden arm to Star. at roughly the same time, Asch may feel a gentle, cool (but not cold) breeze stir his hair. ]

I -- have not -- my voice. Yet. Soon.

You are?

[...Definitely weird. But this is obviously some kind of enchanted thing, so he just brushes back his hair and tries to ignore it. Star nuzzles experimentally against the offered hand, checking her out.]

...Asch.

[This doesn't make much sense, though. It has a voice, but it doesn't? Very, very strange.]

[ ah, how sweet. Kirsi produces a sound rather like a coo, like a mother bird might make for her newborns, low and quiet. when she feels Star won't spook, she'll carefully pet the cheagle's head, gently.

she'll look back up at Asch, then nod her head. ]

Your-- [ ahhh, this word. points at his head with her free arm. ] Red. Strange -- color.

[Star responds with a quiet "mieu" of approval, tilting his head to give her hand a tiny nibble, as a test. Cheagles eat fruit and soft vegetation, though, so it's not even enough to break the wood finish. Once he's determined that she isn't edible, he goes back to nuzzling.

Asch blinks at that, surprised; not many strangers really give his hair any attention.]

What's so strange about red hair?

[ Kirsi doesn't seem to mind. This is pretty normal for her, actually -- many of the animals she comes into contact with try to chew on her before getting used to her presence. Most aren't too rough about it. (Though she had to be extra careful with the wolves.) She'll continue to pet the cheagle, continuing to make cooing noises at it.

Even while Star gets those noises, she'll still talk to Asch, sending the words directly up to him. ]

It is -- unusual. Back -- home. Very ... rare. [ there is warmth in her voice to suggest a smile. ] Only. Visitors. Far Away. Have -- red hair.

It is nice.

[...Huh. Bonus points for complimenting the hair, maybe, but there's still the fact that he's talking to a bedpost. Seriously what.]

...So? You got to look at it. Now what?

[ there is an echo of laughter on the wind. such an impatient human. they are all so impatient, always rushing, moving quickly. what is the hurry? can you not stay and talk for a while with a winter spirit?

fine, then. she will give him something to focus on. she strokes Star's head again. ]

What is?

[....She laughed at him 8|

Thank Lorelei for distractions, or she'd have had one ragequitting human to deal with. There's a reason he isn't in touch with the Filial spirits.]

It's a cheagle. This is Star. [Probably too obvious a name, what with the star shape on his forehead. W/E not one said cheagles were good with names.]

[ she will likely laugh more, if he keeps up that attitude. but for now she is appeased. in Asch's own voice, with that same distorted echo: ]

Cheagle. Star. [ a beat. in her amalgam voice: ] What. World. From? [ this creature... is it of earth? She's never seen its like, though she knows she hasn't seen all her planet has to offer. ]

[FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF DID SHE JUST USE HIS VOICE, KJHFKDJSF WHAT WHAT WHAT]

[....okay. O-okay. Just breathe, it wasn't that freaky. And Star is giving him a weird look now, ugh.]

It's called Auldrant.

Auldrant...

[ again, his voice. congratulations, Asch; you're now one of the voices that will get included in the amalgam voice she's been building up. though not immediately; after this conversation, at least. she can respect his poor nerves that much. in her "normal" voice once more: ]

Many. Worlds. ... strange. [ again, she blows a breeze through his hair, staring up at him without blinking. ] Where -- going?

[Oh thank goodness. He can only take so much mind-freaking, thanks. ...No offense. ...Wait, he's not afraid of offending it - her - it - and it can't hear him anyway- dammit, whatever!]

It's none of your business where I was going.

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[action] you're probably getting both. :|b

[action] no complaints :|b

[action] good, cuz you don't have a choice |Db

[action] /nooooo what have I done

[action] B) /monopolizes your time foreverrrr

[action] B) /monopolizes your time foreverrrr

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