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Van is here.

He's not an immediate threat, but you should know.

[With the announcement dealt with (and perhaps an intermission with the replica) Asch heads out, his goal being the south end of the village. He has a certain house he needs to visit.

And Luke should be doing the very same thing :|a]

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[A certain house, you say? Stella was actually just about to head inside, having finished her routine Kyoshi training. Thus, she has a lavender outfit of sorts on and a fan in her hand as she heads around to the front door, letting out a sigh of minor exhaustion as she tilts her head up -

And spots a familiar redhead on the path to her house. Well, the sight of Asch always brightens her day, although something's... off, right now. Something about the tense air around him...

She might have guessed wrong, though. Still, instead of the grin and meeting him halfway, Stella merely smiles and tilts her head, as if to ask what's wrong just from that.]

It's good to see you, Asch.

[Asch doesn't return the smile; that in itself isn't exactly unusual, but the overly serious expression he's wearing certainly is. ...Well. Excessively serious. He steps over to her and pauses one step away from passing her, gesturing towards the house.]

I need to talk to you.

[And- just to be certain, he glances over his shoulder. Van isn't the type to be sneaking around after him (that was Sync's job) but even so, he can't help being cautious.]

[Stella has never seen a more serious expression in her entire life.

The way he says that, though, and how he glances over his shoulder... Stella briefly leans her body to the side to look behind him as well, then nods slowly and walks the rest of the way to the front door, where she opens the door and steps aside for him.]

All right.

[Upon entering the house with Stella, Asch may see a new face snoozing away on the couch in the living room. Her new favorite spot, aside from her room, and she made claim to the comfy and squishy couch this morning, after breakfast. She's not entirely asleep, and blearily opens one eye once she hears the door open and footsteps enter the house. Hm...sounded like Sweetie.

...And someone else. A guy. Both of Norma's eye slowly open - only when she's sure their backs are turned - and she looks at the guy Sweetie brought home and--

. . .

Is bringing home a homicidal looking man a thing now? 8|a Regardless, Norma will wait until after the two speak to make her introduction to this new sourpuss. Maybe he's a little nicer than Little D is. ...Maybe.]

Van?!

[Dist nearly chokes when he gets this message. As if he hadn't been troubled with everything under the Sun these past weeks already, and now this. This is...not good. Even if Van is not a so called "threat" at the moment, that doesn't negate that he is still very well a snake in the grass and a lying, conniving--

Breathe, Saphir, breathe. Okay. Calm, rational thoughts...]

What in blazes is that brainless ape doing here?! [Ahem, one more time.] Rrgh...what time is he from? Did you happen to get any information out of him at all?

[There's the sound of cheerful humming drifting from one of the bedrooms. Make enough noise, Asch, and you'll have one absentminded woman, coming to say hello. Beware.]

[With a shake of his head - paranoia and imagination, nothing more - he heads inside, waiting for her at the entrance. He doesn't take off his boots, though, demonstrating that he has no intention of staying.]

.... Is there any particular reason as to why you are telling me this?

Van is... [He trails off. That was definitely not something Ion was expecting to hear today. Naturally his first thought is the same as Dist's: what time period was he from? What were they to expect from him? And if Asch said he wasn't an immediate threat, then...]

[Of course, that's when he realizes Tear is still included in this filter. He adds on an extra 20% filter to the rest of this reply from her ~~though probably not until after Asch starts talking to her for the sake of timelines~~:]

...Tear is still affected from her last kidnapping. She isn't going to know who you're talking about.

[That's fine with her. She still closes the door behind her, making sure to lock it, and heads inside to the kitchen. Even though he isn't staying, she'd still like to get some tea ready for him.]

What did you need to talk to me about? [Her voice is low, too. She passed Norma on the way here, and there are other people in the house. It's not quite a cozy place anymore.]

[ Xion's not expecting anything out of the usual today. Things have been quiet, aside from the crop of New Feathers, and she's mostly been focusing on getting her life back together, plus her new medical training. She is, for the moment, just relaxing at home, taking a rare quiet moment for herself.

Then she hears the knock on the door. And two things occur to her very quickly. 1) There is a very limited number of people who could knock on the door of house 14. 2) For one of that limited number to knock, something is probably amiss.

She's already on her feet and heading towards the door by the time the second thought occurs to her, and she pulls open the door without thinking. ]

[When Xion opens the door, Luke is outside of it, surprisingly enough. Due to the number of people in Xion's house, and one person in particular living there, Luke doesn't visit her often at all. It's usually her who goes to him, something they both silently agreed on.

Now, though, he couldn't wait for her to come to him. When she sees who it is, Luke has his head turned to look behind him, as if searching to see if someone's there. He's cautious right now, just as he's sure Asch is, and he only turns ahead when he's sure that his master isn't watching from the shadows to see who Luke is close with.

... Good, the person he hoped to see answered the door. He can't help glancing to the side again before he takes her shoulder and leans his hand against it, as if he wants her to go back inside.]

I need to talk to you.

[...Oh, they're going in. With a quiet grumble, Asch kicks off his boots and follows her in, standing uneasily by the table.]

Van arrived in Luceti this week- my master. You deserve a warning.

[After he's finished speaking with Stella, he moves to let himself out, not paying any attention to the other occupants of the house, really. He did what he came here to do, and that's that.]

[Brainless ape? If Asch were the type to roll his eyes at that, he'd do it; as it is, he just scowls down at the journal. Who's the real idiot here?]

Of course I did, I'm not a fool. He's from before the Outer Lands were lowered.

[He's not exactly a noisemaker, but she can catch him on his way out of the house after he's finished talking to Stella. He's a man on a mission (or post-mission, close enough) so he's a bit heavy-footed, if that helps her hear him.]

...So, you don't recognize his name?

[He figured as much. Damn.]

I'm aware. Tell her when her memories return, it's something she should know.

[He doesn't particularly care either way - Tear means little enough to him - but he's fairly sure that Van will seek her out soon enough.]

[It does! Especially since she was just leaving her room to borrow some crayons from Sophie.]

Hello? [Now why does that back look familiar?]

[Asch glances over, brows lifting a little- then narrowing. Oh, it's the really weird one. So much for escaping quickly.] ...What?

I don't believe I've ever heard it before, but you mention that he's not an 'immediate threat'...?

[Whether you like it or not, Asch, you have her full attention.]

[And just as Asch passes by the couch, Norma springs, much like a Jack-in-the-box. She appears leaning over the back of the couch, hair slightly tussled and with a big grin on her face.]

Hi!

Van...

[Her eyes widen, and her movements slow. Asch might not have told her full details about his replication - and it's a good thing, too. It sounded horrifying. But from what she's heard...]

What will you do?

[Oh, it's Stella's friend! ...Now what was his name?] Hello! Were you visiting Stella?

I beg to differ, but... [Dist clears his throat.] I'm glad you were able to ascertain that much from the the Commandant.

[Dist files through his journal, looking for a post, anything. It's possible Van locked it, but if so...Dist could hopefully crack his filter. As he searches, he also thinks. Before the Outer Lands were lowered...hm. That could be both beneficial and a hindrance. He at least didn't have Lorelei's power.] How much does he know now? About this place? You haven't told him I'm present here as well, have you? Or your replica...his big mouth is more irritating than yours.

[Dist would really, really, rather not have Van know he's here. As well as Asch, Dist is the only God-General available in Luceti. And Dist isn't stupid enough to think Van won't try to coerce him back to his side if need be.]

Edited 2011-09-12 17:00 (UTC)

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