Everyone's Favorite Hobo

Yeah, I was an impulsive kid. Ran away from home, wandered around for years, never looked back, but always wondered... ((Independent RP Blog - Swaine - Ni No Kuni)) ((TAG: royalevagabond, or crabbyvagabond))

[royalevagabond]

Chevalier-Malefique started following you

[nocturnalbitchcraft-deactivated]

✠ — "Have I been following you?” The nephilim repeated, a nigh theatrical level of offence apparent in his tone. How such a scruffy looking individual could possibly think Gilles wanted anything to do with him beyond, perhaps, coercing him into washing his clothes, was beyond him. Nonetheless, his next comment came out in as sugary-sweet a voice as he could muster. “No, not at all, darling~ Why, do you think I should have been~?”

[royalevagabond]

"Uh... no?" Swaine really wasn't sure what to make of this. Maybe he had just been mistaken in the first place? But he felt like he had seen this person before, somehow, even though he didn't remember.

"If you're not following me, then I guess I'll just be going." He backed away a little, definitely on his guard after being called darling, because that was just creepy. No one had ever called him that, before. Insults, sure, but darling????

[royalevagabond]

SageofHamelin started following you

[sageofhamelin]

♕; ”Pretty stuffy…?" Cerulean eyes widened momentarily, for the very reason he eventually came to discern was behind his brother’s latter comment, there were times when dry humour went straight over Marcassin’s head. "You wouldn’t be insinuating I’m a shut-in now, would you?" 

The huff which ensued as the young as the prince folded his lithe arms across his chest was half in jest, and half in earnest, a little disgruntled that he was lacking in material to help himself dispute that. “There… may be some truth to that, admittedly…" He confessed, slight embarrassment written all over his face, "but in my defence, I am no where near as bad as I used to be!”

[royalevagabond]

"Insinuating...?" Swaine was a little unsure of how his words could have been taken that way, but it seemed that his brother really did like staying in the castle. That was kind of surprising since his own feelings were so much the opposite, but at the same time, not really that surprising coming from the person who had lived in that place his whole life.

When Marcassin started to look embarrassed, Swaine laughed. Finally, he'd gotten the reaction he was hoping for! That was his little brother's true nature showing out, and it made him really glad that he still knew how to push those buttons, even if it was by accident.

"You mean you used to be even more of a shut-in than you are now?" he grinned. 

[royalevagabond]

OOC: So I'm hunting around for a better theme, sorry if the blog looks different all of a sudden! I just really wanted to make it a little nicer. 

[royalevagabond]

SageofHamelin started following you

[royalevagabond]

"Oh, I see." Swaine smiled and tried not to let on how touched he was that his little bro was here. "My well-being, huh? I’ll bet you were just lonely, and too scared to admit it!" 

Swaine put his hands on his hips and watched to see if it could get a reaction out of him.

[sageofhamelin]

♕; The prince gently pressed a hand to his mouth, suppressing a chuckle at that last comment, “Something along those lines, I suppose." He gave a gentle nod in his brother’s direction, personal experience telling him that the best way not to let Gascon ‘win’ was to simply agree with him. "Let us just say that the palace lacks a certain something in your absence.” With which, he left the insinuation that the something in question, was a general air of chaos.

[royalevagabond]

"Oh, really?" Swaine felt a little bit happy at the thought he was missed, even though he figured that Marcassin was probably just trying to make conversation, not really meaning it. He'd sort of put the words in his mouth, anyway, so it wasn't really a compliment, but hey, Swaine was the kind of person to take what he can get.

And then with the last bit he caught on that maybe it was a relief at the castle for him to be out and about, and even that was kind of cool. "I suppose the castle must get pretty stuffy, I can't blame you for wanting to get out of there." Swaine laughed quietly to himself, rather pleased.

[royalevagabond]

Chevalier-Malefique started following you

"Hey, what's that? Have you been following me?" Swaine took a moment and looked over his shoulder, a bit on edge. Then he realized he was probably being rude, and didn't want to instigate anything, so he spoke again as an afterthought.

"Do I.... know you?"

[royalevagabond]

Sorry I've been kinda missing the last few days! Yipes.

[royalevagabond]

Live a Little!

[dreaming--heart]

Oliver frowned at Swaine’s quick commentary, but before he had time to sit on it and sort out the confusion, Swaine had already moved on and buried it, taking Oliver with him. It became forgotten along the walk, and instead Oliver took to admiring how different the scenery looked at night, the gentle flecks of light cast on the ground through the trees. 

Oliver stopped dead in his tracks as Swaine made a motion for silence, and he crouched behind him as he curiously peered over Swaine’s shoulder to look out ahead. They had passed through this clearing earlier today. Why were they here? He could see the monsters dotting the field, and he frowned to himself with questioning. Did Swaine want to train? Did he need backup? Did he want to spar or something? Oliver wasn’t really sure he could do that sort of thing… maybe he should have insisted to be told the reason he was here before they’d arrived. His musings were soon answered, though, and his mouth literally dropped open.

"What?" He cried, voice cracking as he tried to keep his voice to a whisper. "We can’t just— Swaine!" Oliver looked out at the field, now recognizing the many baatendas grazing in the moonlight. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes for a moment, leaning into Swaine’s ear and speaking quietly. "This doesn’t seem like such a good idea."

[royalevagabond]

"Of course it isn't!" Swaine grinned. "That's how you know it's going to be fun." 

With that, he reached for Oliver's hand and gave him that look, the one saying 'hey come on, it'll be fine!' as he hoped the kid would go along with it. Where was Oliver's childish, immature, fun-loving side anyway? This kid was always way too serious, time to just act like a kid for once!

[royalevagabond]

SageofHamelin started following you

[sageofhamelin]

[royalevagabond]

♕;“Oh, not terribly long. A minute or so, at most." The young price replied, a faint smile flickering across his lithe features. "Forgive the intrusion, but I felt it necessary to check in on your well-being, Gascon.”

"Oh, I see." Swaine smiled and tried not to let on how touched he was that his little bro was here. "My well-being, huh? I'll bet you were just lonely, and too scared to admit it!" 

Swaine put his hands on his hips and watched to see if it could get a reaction out of him.

[royalevagabond]

Sorry I still haven't made all my reaction icons. Yeah.

...I know, don't say it. I'm lazy, don't you think I know that?

[royalevagabond]

SageofHamelin started following you

"Hey, now that's a surprise!" Swaine looked over his shoulder.

"How long have you been there, Marcassin?"

[thecyberwolf]

Deep Dark Wood - Ni No Kuni Fan Art

by Jordan Grimmer

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[jrpgprotag-moved]

by Kedama

[mr-drippy-after-dark]

How do you fair with the ladies?

[royalevagabond]

"Whoa there, don’t just go shouting those things where everyone can hear you!! Yeesh!"

[cachivache]

Kaz remember when we said we were going to draw Ghibli characters and then you did well guess who finally did it. And then she colored it and ruined it, that’s what I get for trying Sai again.

It’s Howl and Marcassin, the not-actually-related, bishounen wizard boys.

[cachivache]

Just the lines + a lil color, which looks better imo than what I ended up doing aaaahahaahha hah haha.

[ron-aurora]

ni no kuni is fun!

[royalevagabond]

Live a Little!

[dreaming--heart]

Oliver picked up his pace to walk beside Swaine, taking at least two steps for every one the taller man took. The cold air did help him wake up a little, though, and he carefully watched his step in the dark. He had half a mind to cast a spell to ease their vision, but he supposed he’d wait on it for the moment, in case Swaine’s mystery involved the fact that it was nighttime. 

As if he could read Swaine’s mind himself, Oliver wondered about those left at the camp. “What about Esther and Mr. Drippy?” He questioned, looking up at Swaine with curiosity. “Is it really okay to just leave them?” Besides that, why did Swaine only want to show him? That didn’t really seem fair… but it did seem a little… fishy. What could he possibly want to show him at this time of night?

After a moment, he cautiously added “W-where are we going, anyway?”

[royalevagabond]

Swaine just smiled lopsidedly to himself. "You'll see soon enough, won't be long now. And as for leaving the others, well, I have my reasons."

The man paused only briefly to explain, before carrying on again as if he hadn't said anything suspicious at all. Swaine thought about how fishy it must sound to Oliver, and yet here the kid was following along blindly anyway. It was almost flattering how much the boy trusted him.

When they reached the clearing, there were various monsters stalking about in the moonlight. Swaine made a shushing motion with his finger and gestured for Oliver to join him, squatting behind a bush and watching in silence. 

"Today I'm going to show you something that I used to do for fun. It's called baatender-tipping."