｟ スレイ ｠

Is that weird? I'm just who I am, no matter what happens. housed: house 102. weapon: wooden sword. retained: freezing strike up to five times per day. rank. dwarf.

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whxrlwxnd‌:

＞　“Sheps!” Sorey was not a person he expected to see today, but he’s glad nonetheless. “You have no idea how good it is to see you again.”

  Zaveid resists the urge to pick the shepherd up in a bear hug and instead settles for draping an arm across his shoulders. “It’s a weird place, but it’s not that bad. Some people are nice even to me! Wild, huh?

     “And yeesh, did everybody except for me end up at the ‘old place’? Edna talked about it too.”

Sorey flashes a bright smile, followed by a light laugh, allowing Zaveid to drape his arm over him. Kind of in an effort to give him a hug, he then wraps an arm around his sides.

"It was somethin' else." Odd, and not on an island like this place is, "I'm kinda glad you didn't have to experience it."

Using his free hand, he rubs beneath his nose. "I mean... it wasn't a bad experience, just... a lot happened. But anyway, how long have you been here?"

[earlybloomerseraph]

@shepherd

Edna’s crouched down, looking at an array of ornaments. She’s lucky to have found ones that had a pirate theme to them, but what to pick. She had to get the best one for her brother (and also to tease him a little bit for being an earth seraph who wanted to be a pirate.)

“Hey, Sorey. Which ornament should I get for my brother? I might not see him until I get home but…I want it to be good.”

[shepherd-archive]

“Er, Edna...” Is she okay? Maybe just the way she worded it was different...

“You mean for the shrine back home, right?” That’s... really the only explanation. “Anyway, personally I really like this one.” Cue him pointing to this ornament. “It’s cute! The ears... the sparkle in its eyes...” 

Granted, he doesn’t know Eizen’s tastes as well as Edna does. 

[firedlion]

           ❝ It’s just called fast food. You know… Denny’s? McDonalds? ❞ why did he feel as if he was attempting to explain something to an alien with these terms. well, not that it was anything new. ❝ It’s fast and cheap to eat. It’s not exactly rocket science. ❞

                                                  「 @shepherd 」

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“That’s... pretty cool, actually.” He understands the concept well enough now that it’s explained to him, but trying it may be a different matter entirely. “It tastes good too, right? I mean... I can’t imagine people would eat it often if it wasn’t. You know? What other joints are there? I may be adventurous enough to try it.” 

[earlybloomerseraph]

“Naked cats look so fucking funny I hope they know I love them. Imagine being a naked cat you have no fur and everyone calls you ugly because you look like a raw chicken breast. But I love you.”

[shepherd-archive]

“Naked cats?” Raw chicken breast, huh?

“Hey, Edna, you think we could find any here? I’ve never seen one!” 

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“Christmas is soon!” He wonders what good gifts would be... 

[shepherd-archive]

"Zaveid!" he calls out, jogging up to the other as quickly as he can muster, "Man, am I glad to see you."

Maybe... not quite like that. "I mean, this place is... confusing, you know? I'm not happy we're here, but..." Carefully does he rub beneath his nose, before breaking out into a wide smile, "I'm just happy to see you." Someone he knows, at least.

"I was in a city before this... place, so I'm a little surprised to be thrown into another one."

@whxrlwxnd

[pacifisthealer]

@shepherd​

Maybe telling Leia about Sorey was a mistake. It wasn’t like she’d gotten jealous (heck, she was probably even more excited about Sorey being back than he was. …No, probably not). It was more of a problem of…Leia’s energetic tendencies. She’d stolen Jude’s GHS (okay, fine, he’d given it to her willingly earlier) and sent a text to Sorey, asking him to meet them at a cafe. 

And now they played the waiting game. 

“Is that him?? That has to be him, right?? He’s cute! You said he was a brunette, so that’s him!!” 

Except it was more of a “Leia points at every guy with brown hair she sees and asks Jude if it’s Sorey” game. 

“Leia, it’s not him. I promise I will tell you when it’s him.”

[shepherd-archive]

He hasn't been here long, feeble attempts to gather himself once he arrived at his place of residence. He's seen cars before, have been in them before too even, but riding in them still feels different. But that's the least of it. Laying down on the bed to get a feel for how comfortable it is, and  when he receives a text, he's pretty excited to hear from Jude. The last he remembers talking to him... was awhile back, so he picks himself up and heads on over to the location he mentioned.

He doesn't recognize the person he's with, but he raises a hand once within distance enough and calls out, "Jude!" And on making it closer to the table, "Hey," he reaches a hand out to Leia, "Don't think we've met before, I'm Sorey." It's only the polite thing to do.

[shepherd-archive]

yo! very excited for my son so here’s an rp ad capped at 3 for now but castmates are exempt

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attention everyone do not look at me this is a tag dump

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earlybloomerseraph:

“You can tell them no…” says Edna, glaring at the stupid normin. She stands up, the normin still crowded around her, as she approaches Sorey. 

She picks up the wind normin, which has decided to sit on Mikleo’s head, and drops it back onto the ground. Its fall is broken by the other 48ish normin there, so she ignores it in favor of turning her attention back to Sorey and Meebo.

“Some ruins, huh? Sounds interesting enough.”

More like she was going to humor him and whatever came with his dreams because they had to be better than That™. Even as she said it, she noticed that their surroundings had begun to shift, taking them to the edge of some ruins which looked possibly even older than she was. 

She glances behind them, and sees That approaching on the horizon. Uh oh. Time to hurry. Brushing past Sorey and Mikleo, she puts her umbrella back over her shoulder.

“C’mon Meebo, I’ll bet you 100 gald that I can find something cooler than you.”

Sorey lets out a lighthearted, enthusiastic laugh to her agreeing, and doesn't even really notice the shift in the surroundings -- dreams were like that, and he wasn't exactly one to be brought to lucidity.

"Oh yeah? You know, I'm an expert with this sort of thing. You're on." Sorey follows after them both, while they take practically no time at all entering the ruins. He doesn't really pay any mind to Edna's eagerness to move forward either, chalking it up to excitement over the ruins, but he's pretty happy to be exploring with the both of them too.

"This is pretty exciting, right? Who would have thought there would be these types of ruins so close by. I really hope we come across some engravings, I want to learn more about it."

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pacifisthealer:

Jude’s silently relieved when Sorey doesn’t let go. Maybe if he holds on, maybe then he’ll be able to save someone. Just like he wasn’t able to do for… At Sorey’s question, Jude glances around. It appears they’re…exactly where Agria and Presa had…

“It’s the…Nia Khera Hallowmont…” Jude says, looking almost as if he’s about to be sick. His grip on Sorey’s hand tightens, and he backs away from the edge. 

“Come on…Milla’s shrine is…back down that way.”

He points in the direction of the path that will take them back down the mountain. The area is usually rampant in monsters (which is why so few rarely traveled there, regardless of its sacred significance to the people of Nia Khera), but surprisingly, the two of them climb down the relatively simple path without encountering a single one.

Jude knows they can head back through the forest to the actual town of Nia Khera, but he has to pause once they reach the inside of Milla’s shrine. He catches the scent of incense from the candles placed near her “throne.” Aside from that and the decorative banners, there isn’t much in here. After all, Milla had never needed anything for 20 years…until…

“This is–I…I guess was Milla’s shrine. She…lived here. Was worshiped here before I let her die…” 

Had the room always smelled of blood? Or was he just imagining things?

The way Jude tightens his grip on Sorey's hand doesn't go unnoticed, and he furrows his brow -- mostly out of worry, with the accompanied way of Jude's speech. He doesn't let go of Jude's hand ( not until he wants him to, at least, or Jude pulls away himself, ) so he holds on as they make it down the path. He shifts his gaze from Jude to look around the area, taking in the details.

When Jude speaks again, Sorey gives him his full attention. "I know I wasn't there, but I can bet that you didn't let her." He squeezes his hand in affirmation, hoping it'll be a little comforting,

"You don't strike me as the type, you know? So... if it was an accident, you can't put the blame entirely on yourself." Although he does understand feeling responsible for deaths, he knows weighing too heavily on them may breed malevolence, which is something he can't afford either.

If Jude were to be overtaken with it... he doesn't want to think about it, but he knows it's within his ability to purify him should it come to that.

"You ever think about using the shrine for the memory of her?"

[earlybloomerseraph]

Edna Adopts Brothers and Goes Shopping

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earlybloomerseraph:

@ninthextrication -> @shepherd -> @twisting-axioms

Edna does not know how to drive. Probably. But that sure as fuck doesn’t mean she’s not going to bs her way through the whole endeavor. And that is why a shiny black car pulls up right next to Junpei as he’s walking down the street, and Edna (wearing sunglasses), rolls down the window and leans out to yell at him.

“GET IN LOSER WE’RE GOING SHOPPING!”

She gestures for him to get in the car, and already waiting inside are Sorey and Simon, who she has (forcibly) invited to join on this trip to the mall.

And how badly can it end letting a 2000 year old 4′9″ girl who doesn’t have cars in her own world drive?

@shepherd > @twisting-axioms > @earlybloomerseraph

Junpei could only yelp as the car drove up just a little bit too fast, jumping aside the best he could and then groaning when he heard Edna shout- since when had she learned to drive? Or rather…. why was she driving, when he was assuming she hadn’t learned to drive?

Ah well. Couldn’t be any worse than those memories from the timeline where Clover drove.

Getting into one of the free seats in the back, Junpei looked around. Their shopping companions were a brunet boy and a…. honestly kinda scary-looking guy with black hair. Where exactly did Edna pick these people up?

“Uuh…… hey.”

[shepherd-archive]

Edna driving isn't something he really expected, even if he's seen cars pretty often since arriving in the city. Maybe it's because he doesn't imagine driving one himself, but she hasn't crashed yet, and he trusts her...

Regardless, actually being in one is a little weird.

He waves to the next person she picks up, smiling. "Hey! I'm Sorey." He waves, figuring it'd be best to get an introduction out of the way. "Cars are pretty exciting, huh? I never really thought I'd be inside one, uh, until now."

@twisting-axioms > @earlybloomerseraph > @ninthextrication

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punrifyingflame:

Seraph- a word both familiar and unfamiliar in the state of the dream, one that she simply knows the meaning even if it wasn’t one that had come into common use by the time of her dream.

“Yes, you’re right.” She nodded, smiling and looking around. “Oh- Are you here for something? The ones who work here can’t see me, so you’ll need to talk to them. But it’s lovely work!”

Smiling, Sorey places his hands against his hips. “Yeah, I do need something.” Of course, to them, it probably looks like he’s talking to himself. Not that he minds ( he never has. ) He glances around the room for something he could buy -- he doesn’t actually need anything, but he figures looking like he’s doing something will keep them from kicking him out. 

“I’m Sorey, by the way. Are you doing anything after this?”

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flamck:

Concentrated pupils are sure to assimilate the information presented before him; a crudely drawn , but accurate enough map that Eustace studies briefly before a nod is given . He’d paid the very same place numerous visits , being as they were one of the few outlets selling merchandise similar to what could be found in the Skydom . 

 ❝ I have .❞

 ❝ It’s nowhere near here . ❞

A breath of relief escapes him, before he frowns and tilts his head to the side in thought, "Nowhere near here, huh?" 

But at least this man has seen it, to which Sorey smiles again and neatly folds the paper up and stores it away in his pocket. "Would you mind showing me where it is? I can't make heads or tails of this place just yet, haha."

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oerbasun:

     ☼ █ SMILE forming onto her features soon after entering the apartment, her grin only seems to widen upon seeing the other animal in question. Without any sort of hesitation does the redhead approach the creature now, a hand reaching out to the stomach of the other now.

     ❝ She’s so cute! ❞ the former l’Cie can’t help but exclaim, looking over to the brunet for a moment.

     ❝ You have so many amazing animals… You’re so lucky! ❞

Smiling, Sorey scoops Soup up into his arms, still on her back so Vanille can rub it too if she wanted to. Soup doesn't seem to mind, which is one thing he really likes about her. She likes belly rubs.. and being held... and she's just too cute.

"Right? I feel lucky. They were all gifts, too, so maybe we can get you one. Do you like dogs?"

[punrifyingflame]

@shepherd

There was something familiar about the human who’d just wandered into the shop, Lailah turning for a moment after helping heat the flames to the perfect temperature for the glassblower. And, it was clear after a moment that he could see her- he’d looked right at her, after all.

A human with resonance enough to see her- now, that was rare! Something told her this boy was special… perhaps it was that strange deja-vu she was feeling? “Hello! You can see me, can’t you?”

[shepherd-archive]

He's pretty happy to run into Lailah, in all honesty, but her reaction to seeing him isn't exactly what he was expecting. What he was expecting falls more in line with, 'Oh, Sorey, how good to see you!' Or 'Sorey, I wasn't expecting you here!'

He figures she's just joking around, so he goes along with it for now, "Er, yeah! I can see you." Smiling, he raises a finger as if in thought, "You're a Seraph, aren't you?"

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pacifisthealer:

@shepherd

He feels like he’s trapped in an infinite loop. Watching them over and over again. Miss Milla. Milla. Cline. Agria. Presa. So many people he couldn’t save. He was a doctor, wasn’t he?

Sometimes he sees the citizens of the city here as well, ones who died in disasters, ones his healing artes weren’t enough for. 

Damn it, what kind of doctor was he??

He can hear his father’s voice echoing in his head. 

“You let her get injured, Jude. You let her die. You let Milla die to protect you. You watched Cline die right in front of you. You should’ve saved him–maybe then Driselle wouldn’t blame you for his death. What kind of pathetic excuse of a doctor are you? You never should have left Leronde. You will never amount to anything. You dragged Leia into this too, will she be the one you let die next??”

He collapses on the ground, unable to face them anymore. But his father’s words won’t leave him alone. Maybe if he can just reach out–maybe if he can grab Agria’s hand this time–maybe if he pushes Cline out of the way–he can save someone! 

He reaches out, but instead of Agria or Cline he finds…

“S-Sorey? Is that you?”

Mikleo doesn't feel real anymore, with the way Sorey could grasp onto him so tightly before now dissipating between his fingers. He doesn't understand it at first, since he's reunited with him so quickly before. But this time, he doesn't come back, and Sorey is left searching for him. A memory nudges at the back of his skull, what is it? Is he willfully ignoring it? The truth of the matter of what's going on. The air is fuzzy all around him, like his eyes refuse to focus no matter how hard he tries. He doesn't know how long he's been walking for either, and he can't run. It feels like walking through quicksand.

When he finds another figure, his eyes begin to focus. Mikleo?

Only... he gets close enough now, and no, it's not. But that doesn't mean he's not happy to see this person. His hand is reached out towards him, and Sorey grasps onto it firmly with his own, ( maybe he's hoping the other won't disappear from him, too, ) and he's happy when it works.

"Jude! Man, am I glad to see you," he starts, scared to release the hold he has on Jude's hand -- he might disappear, "It's me. But for that matter, where...are we?"