[week 23, day 5] [video]
[His hair is slightly shorter, his eyes are slightly more rounded, and his features are slightly softer, but nonetheless, have a Johan of about... maybe nine or ten looking at the camera, a little nervously.]
...What happened? Where's my--
[Naturally, there's only one priority for him right now. He stops, reaches into his pocket, and pulls out a ( Read more... )
...What happened? Where's my--
[Naturally, there's only one priority for him right now. He stops, reaches into his pocket, and pulls out a ( Read more... )
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[Here, have a wide-eyed Alice as she stares at you a bit. And blinks.]
Are ah, you all okay?
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Yeah! I think so. Are we?
[Glancing back at the Crystal Beasts, they all give him reassuring looks. So he turns around and grins.]
Yup! Are you okay, too?
[He's more asking out of incredibly awkward ten-year-old obligation -- he knows she seems alright, but, well... never hurts to ask, does it?]
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[ A pause before she grins a bit and waves.]
Do you remember me? We were friends yesterday.
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I don't... um, what's your name? Mine's Johan, not "spiky-head".
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[Yeah, okay, they're not chains. But what the hell are they?]
WHY ARE YOU SURROUNDED BY TALKING... ANIMALS?
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They're better than talking animals! They're spirits! And they're real!
[The Crystal Beasts actually look varying levels of very proud and very touched by this, but don't contribute anything verbally for the moment.]
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[They're not chains, though, he's pretty sure. Or maybe some new kind...?]
How come you have so many? Are you... you're not a Glen, are you?
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[Johan is kind of taken aback by the implication that it should be obvious that they're real. But then, nobody would be telling him he's crazy all the time if it were that clear to everyone...]
You can't always see them. They're usually just in spirit form, but I guess they turned real here! That's a good thing, isn't it?
--No, it is a good thing!
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He heaves the sliding door aside and kicks his shoes off, calling out as he does so. ] Johan! I've got breakfast! [ Juudai walks through the house while still talking. ] If you give me a hand, we can get them cleaned really fast, and -
[ The fish drop to the floor.
Juudai stands there in the doorway, mouth still half open, staring at the young kid in the room that looks a lot like Johan. ]
...Uh.
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Um... oh! We've met before, I think. Right?
[However, the Crystal Beasts look pretty dissatisfied in the background. Most sigh with relief, having spent the past half an hour or so trying to explain this whole thing to him, but Sapphire Pegasus shoots a pointed look at Juudai after a moment.]
A little help here, please?
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{ Well, this isn't something that happens to you every day, Yubel comments. }
Yubel, that's not helping. Okay. Okay, Juudai can handle this, Johan is now tiny and this isn't honestly that weird... ]
Johan, uh...
[ Okay, yeah, Juudai's going to sit down, that way it isn't quite so weird. ]
Yeah. We've definitely met before. [ He looks up to the Crystal Beasts. ] When did this happen?
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Seems like a lot of people are getting younger lately, though, doesn't it?
So, have you any ideas what could've caused it? Surely it's not a permanent change...?
...You guys talking like that makes me feel like I'm missing something!
[He looks a little embarrassed, though, despite the obvious disappointment in his words.]
I've always been this way, haven't I? I don't remember being eighteen like you said. But that'd be kinda cool, now that I think about it...
Anyway, where did we meet? I don't remember your name, either! You know mine, so you have to tell me yours, too.
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( ... )
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[But really, he's just glad nobody's freaking out too much. And that they're visible and real and big and fluffy and cuddly... well, the ones with fur. In some cases, feathery; in one particular case, scaly.]
What's a chimera?
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( ... )
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[And by that mention of fusing creatures together, he's reminded of Polymerization, but... that didn't sound quite right.]
I think I sorta get it, but what's an alchemist?
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[Mail's fascinated by this idea. The kid who calls himself Johan looks normal, but he has all these cool creatures!]
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Everybody should have some kind of family, even if they're not parents like lots of people have. Right? Being related isn't necessary, is it?
[He grins sweetly, totally unaware of any remotely questionable things in his philosophy.]
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[They're really... colorful, for that, and don't look scary at all.
He frowns thoughtfully at the question.]
I dunno. I don't have a family. Just fosters.
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[Johan tilts his head, then smiles, a little ruefully.]
Oh... I know what you mean. I have to move around a lot, too. But it's okay, because I have my real family with me, always!
...But you gotta have somebody, don't you? Even if it's just a really close friend? Maybe they can be your friend and your family, too!
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