Orb, RD11, somewhere in or just outside Schwanheim.

[bondsoflove]

[A young man is backing away from view, staring forward with confusion. He has no idea what the orb is, has never seen anything like it, and is threatened by its presence.

He tries hitting it, to no avail. The sword, which looks a little too big for him, doesn’t work either.

He makes a noise of frustration and drops the sword with a clatter, pacing the little room in circles. He keeps a wary eye on the orb, waiting for it, or something inside it, to attack him.

After a while, he balls his hands into fists and sinks down against the wall, teeth gritted. He glares, no longer at the orb but at the floor, and pounds one fist.

His face contorts with some unseen pain, and he rocks himself back and forth, jaw clenched around silent sobs--his eyes are screwed shut as water leaks down his face and drips from his chin, his jaw. If you listen closely, you can hear his breath hitching in time with jerks of his shoulders.

He shakes his head--releases and re-clenches his fists. He’s mouthing ‘no, no’; he bites his lip and stops breathing completely, terrifyingly still.

He lets out his breath with a gasp and sucks it back in, harsh. Freezes again.

This repeats for a few minutes, but it seems to calm him. The rocking slows, and his breathing is less jagged and desperate. Finally, rubs his forearm over his eyes.

He focuses on the orb again, and his gaze flashes murderous, wild red. His voice is raw and full of more fury than should fit in his small, slender body.]

If this is an imprisonment, let me the fuck out before I set this whole place on fire.

Comments

Moving to action?

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Oh.

[Well, it would save time.]

Coming to find you!

[And in quite short order, Sasuke has been found!]

Rock on, I still have no idea where he is AHAHA

[bondsoflove]

[Staring down at him.]

That was fast.

He is likely in the castle, unless he ran away before locking himself up

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Faolan is fast! [He runs around Sasuke to demonstrate]

Now, where should go?

we'll say he's in the castle just outside the room he was in. :3

[bondsoflove]

I see that. [He smirks and crosses his arms over his chest.]

I need to get back to Fire Country.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Don't know any fire country. Is here?

[bondsoflove]

No. It's where I come from.

Do you know anything about why we're here?

[greatsquirrelhunter]

If not here, then can't go. [Isn't that reasonable?]

Are here to destroy evil thorns.

[bondsoflove]

Why can't we go?

[And why should he care about evil thorns?]

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Can't until thorns are gone.

[bondsoflove]

Can't, or shouldn't?

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Can't. Don't know how.

[bondsoflove]

Well, that's fantastic. [Sarcasm drips from his words.]

[greatsquirrelhunter]

[Sarcasm is wasted on Faolan]

But here is good! Are squirrels and rabbits and room to run!

[bondsoflove]

[Like someone else he knows.]

Squirrels and rabbits. Right.

Do you do anything else besides chasing small animals?

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Sometimes go on adventures! And tell stories!

[bondsoflove]

Tell me about the adventures.

[He's genuinely interested. Once filtered through a child's perspective, it might give him an idea of how the battle system here works.]

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Went and saw giants in sky. Faolan had milk. Sif and Alanna killed big big monster in forest! Is also witch in forest!

Loki went to see thorns. Wouldn't let Faolan come too. [pout.]

[bondsoflove]

[Too much information in one go--Sasuke files it away, starts with the first piece.]

Giants?

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Yes! Giants live in sky! Have ovens and refrigerators and TV. Faolan had milk and a cupcake! A whole cupcake!

[bondsoflove]

And you don't have ovens and refrigerators and TV here?

[Or whole cupcakes, for that matter.]

[greatsquirrelhunter]

No refrigerators or TV. Ovens different too.

Giants have biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig ovens! Biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig cupcakes!

[He holds his arms wide to express just how big.]

[bondsoflove]

You people have magic and yet you can't keep your food cold.

[Rolls his eyes. Well, the bragging about the cupcake makes more sense, now that he thinks about it in terms of giant-sized ovens.]

Didn't that make you sick?

[greatsquirrelhunter]

[He shakes his head proudly]

Faolan is strong!

[bondsoflove]

With a stomach of steel, apparently.

[Next question.]

And the monster in the forest?

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Sif and Alanna killed it! There was a party and they displayed the head! [This is exciting and not at all scary.] Had jewels instead of eyes. Know why jewels instead of eyes? [This is obviously a request for an explanation.]