4th of RD, afternoon.

[assiduous]

[ the orb starts, cupped in its owner's hands as he sits on some random ass boulder or something. he's young, not even twenty it looks, with a lean, handsome face, and gold eyes, honey dark and serious. dark and messy hair, red scarf, charcoal jacket, against a backdrop of late afternoon sky over the city walls in the distance. a girl in blue sits with a polar bear sized... dog some distance away, quietly having A Moment of Feels. ]

I have some questions about... [ a little gesture at the surrounding... everything. he means like. the whole champion thing!!?? and stuff ] this place, the whole set up. People are listening to this, right?

[ LOOK he's just collecting data okay guys, ]

Comments

[assiduous]

[ ... THAT WAS REALLY CHEERFUL okay wow uh right. ]

Right... Thanks, kid.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

But Faolan knows lots of other things!

[assiduous]

Like what?

[ kind of just humoring him now???? whoops ]

[greatsquirrelhunter]

[Faolan takes a deep breath. Are you really ready for this, Mako?]

City is Schwanheim. Forest nearby has thorns at night, but not at day. Are monsters. Faolan goes to bed early. Hasn't seen. Alanna and Sif killed one.

Alanna is knight. She trains people. Trains Faolan. Is good. Hawk is smith. Can make things. Loki can change shape. Is smart.

Big thorns south. Keep moving. No one knows where came from. Want heroes to stop. Don't know how. Is library is castle. Not good. No help.

More?

[assiduous]

[ .... OKAY WOW that' was a lot fasdlkjfea hahah but! mako's interested. it's a bit odd, piecing together what faolan says with his choppy way of talking, but he manages ]

Yeah, go for it.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Are giants in the sky! Big tall giants! They have cookies!

Is a witch in the forest. Made Giles solid! But he's not again.

King thinks big big gems look like eyes.

Is a monastery outside city. Has a library. Eagle borrowed books.

Rabbits made a burrow in the outer city walls. Have four babies!

[assiduous]

[ oookay UH gettin' a bit off topic there. one part stands out, though, and mako starts trying to redirect the convo ]

Giles is... the ghost?

[ THAT KNIGHT LADY TOLD HIM there was a ghost and uh what are ghosts but not solid... ]

[greatsquirrelhunter]

[Faolan considered.]

Is Giles a ghost? Can't touch. Is that a ghost? Never met a ghost before.

[assiduous]

[ ... cute sdlkfjfsd UGH he doesn't like this orb thing, he needs to keep holding it to use it, and he can't fold his arms like he'd like to. ]

Me neither, kid, 's why I'm askin'. [ falling into a sembalance of street cant makes talking with kids easier, sometimes. he can't quite explain it himself. ] Sounds like it, though.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Oh!

[He thinks again.]

Giles is smart! Giles is nice! Payed with Faolan when witch made solid!

[assiduous]

He say if he was dead? [ that would cinch it!!?? but like uh. lsdkfjealksfd ghosts ]

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Don't think so. Giles is nice. Good friend. Be nice to Giles.

[assiduous]

Will do, kid.

[ assuming he even sees him????? aren't ghosts invisible ]

[greatsquirrelhunter]

[Faolan beams at him.]

And if need more help, can ask Faolan!

[assiduous]

Sure.

[ he turns the orb off-- then about ten minutes later, turns it back on to talk to faolan! ]

Actually— Faolan, you wouldn't happen to know where I could find this Giles guy, would you? My friend wants to meet him.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

[He considers for a long moment.]

Faolan runs around until he finds people!

[assiduous]

[ .... okay ]

... O...kay, but where'd you find him last time?

[greatsquirrelhunter]

[Think think think]

Last time was at the party. Before that, he was in a bottle. But he's not anymore.

[assiduous]

[ ........ er ]

Alright, well, we'll keep an eye out for him. Thanks, kid.

[ mako you're so rude give people your name gosh ]

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Can tell him you're looking! Name?

[assiduous]

Mako.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Mako! [He repeats it a few times, just to make sure he's got it right.]

Will let him know when I see!

[assiduous]

Good.