a sky island. while she imagined it was a lot less expansive than the ‘sea of clouds’ her brother told her stories of, it was certainly breathtaking to see a floating island in person. even more so to tread foot upon its soil. she was no stranger to airships, and quite frankly had been happy to get off the island which had held her captive from her own world for several weeks. the cold air upon her face felt nice, and the exciting buzz that filled the atmosphere reminded her at least somewhat of home.
all in all, she was enjoying her time in this place. alisaie had always been the adventurous sort — much more comfortable dashing around and exploring than sitting in a stuffy library like her twin. while she explored, alisaie mulled over the sites she had seen on empyrea thus far. the ruins were not so much of a new sight to her as some of the people she had encountered, considering she spent most of her life adventuring through ruins or watching as others studied them (while attempting not to doze off from boredom).
alisaie was fueled by a desire to learn more of this world, though. perhaps that was why she felt so invested in exploring everything this island had to offer. maybe she could find clues about how to get home? a long shot, but one she was willing to take all the same.
currently, her gaze was fixated on a large clock tower that was beautifully built. despite the obvious wear of time on it, the structure was still intact and quite impressive. as she investigated the tower, alisaie had come to the top floor and stopped with a small sigh. the tower itself was breathtaking in itself, but hadn’t given her any more answers to the questions she was asking. alisaie had spot a coffin of sorts, but she hadn’t dared try to open it, feeling uncomfortable with the idea.
soon, alisaie had heard footsteps approaching. with a hand hovering over the rapier at her side, the elezen turned to look at the approaching figure as they neared the top of the stairs. seeing how this figure turned out to be just a boy, albeit an unarmed one, alisaie moved her hand away from her weapon as she let her guard fall for the moment.
“isn’t everyone?” she replied curtly, raising an eyebrow in silent questioning.
was the other someone from koi, or perhaps one of the residents of the floating island?
she couldn’t be sure, but at least she seemed to have the upper hand if combat came to pass. alisaie folded her arms over her chest, gaze focused on the young male, “who are you? and did you arrive on one of the airships?”
the hand hovering at the rapier before it falls isn’t something amami’s eye misses— it’s taken in stride, and he laughs a little awkwardly, hand going to rub at the back of his neck. the clock tower, the clock tower. of course other people would come to explore it. it was perhaps one of the most defining traits of this area.
“you’re right. might have asked too obvious of a question. ”
c’mon, amami. stay on your toes. you’re not the only one exploring here. he’s glad that he’s met another explorer though! the other sentient humans he’d met had made it rather clear he was not welcome.
he’s easygoing, almost too much so. he takes stock of the area before his eyes rest on the girl in front of him— still close to the stairs, ready to bolt should he need to. amami was not a fighter— if he had to put his skills in rpg terms, he’d probably be more of a scout.
didn’t mean he’d let his guard down, though.
“guess you’re a little wary of me. well, that’s fine. the name’s rantaro amami, yeah?”
steady gaze meets the stranger’s, though he’s a little reassured that the stranger herself seemed to not want to attack him right now. that could change in an instant, however. life was like that, wasn’t it? situations could change second by second. amami was rather used to it’s whiplash by now.
especially on an island that he’d reached by rather fantastical means— who knew what would happen here? he keeps an open mind, but also is wary of danger— an adventurer to the core.
“last time i told someone where i was from, they tried to kill me. mind if i ask if you first?”
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