notabluesbro | 23rd Confession [Voice/Action]

[Fine, he tells himself—he might as well check out the journal; while he's normally on top of things (you never know what crazy shit's gonna go down), he's been pretty laid back, he'll admit. It's been calm, despite the last event. He's managed to just relax and take it as a small vacation, or some sort of half-assed blessing. Yeah, he'll go with that.

And now, to pester the new people.]

[VOICE]

Welcome to Luceti, all you new people out there—do I have some samurai out there? Gunslingers? How about the ever-popular pirate? I swear, I've never seen so many in one place before. [Granted he'd never seen a pirate in his life prior to Luceti, but eeeeh, whatever.] I'm starting to notice this place has just about every type of person around. Well, except for people the size of mountains. I imagine it wouldn't be very comfortable being around this rough terrain, actually.

[a thoughtful hum] I imagine some of you are from the usual interesting places... space? The desert? Worlds full of dragons or monsters or swords that're way too big to be lugging around?

[and a beat]

And don't forget to speak to your local spirit, around here. Just avoid the fire one—he's a real bastard.

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Hey, how the hell long has it been since we've had a drink? I think I'm feeling game for a few rounds. Unless you're too busy having hair contests with porcupines.

[So it goes, things feel a little more normal again. He prefers it; the days where his cross sits unused in the corner of his room are pleasant ones, to say the least. Granted, poor Amelia's stuck in there house now thanks to the hideous hand she'd been dealt in the last shift. He makes sure to check in with her in the apartment to see if she's settling well enough, before giving himself a breather outside on the path with cross in hand. As much as he enjoys the whole 'not using it' thing, he's gotta keep himself sharp.

You never know, right?

By the time he's done at the battle dome, chipping away at the usual horde of 50 or so moving targets ~~that totally look like bandits,~~ he's ready to get on home and hit the hay. Uneventful, for the most part. It's one of those times where the clock seems to be at 7 in the morn' one moment and then 11:30 at night the next.

He slips into his room after dinner, and smokes on a cigarette as he gets ready to end one day and start the next.]

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Samurai, check!

...Why the hell would you wanna talk to a guy who could burn your face off? That just doesn't seem smart.

True enough, I've suffered a few burns from the asshole--but I guess I've also learned a good deal from him, once you learn how to get on his good side.

... Eh, his I-won't-burn-you side, really.

So what? You bring him offerings of wood and abandoned houses until he likes you?

Man, dealin' with spirits seems hard.

Ha, offers don't do much; you just gotta' know how to talk to him and prove yourself. Something like that.

[Which typically ends in burns and cursing, but w/e.]

How're you supposed to prove yourself against fire? [He mutters: For that matter, why the hell am I talkin' like the fire is sentient?]

Or do we have to become fire-whisperers? We were so not trained on how to talk to fires in the dojo.

Oh, he's not exactly fire. He just controls it.

He's more of a spirit that just floats around. [Who's kind of an asshole.]

......... [Even more disconcerting. There is a spirit, floating around, that can set his head on fire.]

....He got a description or something? I don't really want to piss him off and wake up to a bed full of fire.

Eferin's his name, but you don't need to worry yourself too much; he doesn't bother you if you don't bother him.

Usually.

Maybe I'll just stick to swords. Least they aren't gonna get a mind of their own and burn you.

Hey, hey, don't give up just yet! Most of the other spirits are actually pretty nice! In fact, Nala's just about as nice as any one can get, if you ever want to learn a little bit of healing on the side.

Heal...ing...?

[What? So there's more than just the burn your face off type of spirit here? He really hadn't paid any attention that part since spirits weren't his thing.]

...Can...the healing save someone from dying? Like, anyone?

I'm not sure how strong you can get in filial spirits, but I've seen someone use it to keep a person alive until they got to the clinic. So it's pretty handy to have around, I think.

[Mm...keep a person alive, huh?]

Maybe I'll look into it. Can anyone learn this magic stuff or just...yanno, magicians?

As long as you got eyes and ears, you can learn filial magic. Simple as that!

Huh. Looks like I've got a new hobby then!

So. You do any of this magicky stuff?

Not much, but I've gotten along pretty far with fire. It has it's uses, I've found out.

Uses? Like what?

Like keeping you from freezing to death when you're trapped on the side of a mountain.

...Please tell me that ain't a common occurrence.

Well... if you mean getting flung into the mountains ain't a common occurrence, I'd have to say... yeah, getting teleported into lakes is more common. Not too fun, especially if you don't know how to swim.

Oh. Wonderful. Teleported into lakes.

[How the hell does that even work???]

Uh, thanks for the heads up, I guess?

No problem.

[... Well, just to be sure.]

And while you're at it, be careful for a guy with blond hair and a hat. Name's Yuber, and he's the guy who enjoys sending sending people off for a swim.

...Yuber, huh? I'll be sure to keep an eye out for him.

Good. He's done in enough people as it is, from what I know.

[Except he has no clue the bastard killed his friend. Cough.]

I probably would've bitten the bullet, too, if circumstances'd been a little different.

[Done in? The guy's a killer?]

...Why is this guy still wandering around? Hasn't anyone tried to off him yet?

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