what a fresh scent; action (why did i type accent...)

[mongoosegrin]

[so.

this prolonged-darkness action. how goes it, Splendor? still braving the outdoors under that weird new sky?

well. perhaps you have estranged company, or maybe it's just coincidence he's there, but Alex absolutely cannot let a situation like this go without inspecting. he's not one for stealth, so spotting him now and then isn't difficult.

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[nobleidealist]

[he's just flopping around in the dark, trying to find where the light is and cursing]

Man, why's it so dark all of a sudden? Zelos?

[mongoosegrin]

[haha, this guy...Alexander thinks maybe he is just trying to detect his surroundings by sound? for all the silly, needless moves...

he's got a bit of high ground in that area, and just the vaguest of eclipsed light to judge shapes and shadows by, and so he watches.

of course--]

No.

That is a wall.

[demonicbookworm]

[trying to go back home... but it's so dark!]

[mongoosegrin]

[is it? Alex works well in this lighting. eh...nicer pupils? maybe.

but he's not being very altruistic about it, as he seems content to watch this poor kid struggle to find his way for a while. but only for a while. a good eight steps behind the boy, he lets out a very long, light sigh with a faint note of voice in it.]

[demonicbookworm]

[Startled by the sound, Ruca quickly turns around to look for the source of it. Was someone behind him? It did sound like it, but...]

W-Who's there?!

[...Then again it's too dark for him to see much, anyway.]

[mongoosegrin]

[so Alex hums a note, coming to a stop to be still as the rest of the dark shapes around them.

his voice is light, if not faintly teasing as far as the situation calls:] Where is your light, boy?

[apathycary]

[ Was it night? Was it day? It was so hard to tell now. The hours slipped by without so much a change. Edel would light his lantern every now and then, carrying it around with him perhaps as a mean of protection or- well, really, mostly out of curiosity at this point. He was fine with being holed up in his room, but this was...

... eerie, to say the least. Every once in a while, his lantern would flicker and dance, but he refused to conduct magic to it. It was better to go... natural with these sorts of things. You never knew what sort of consequence could happen when a foul wind was around.

And so, he walked quietly- and carefully down the street. The light danced around him as it swayed back and forth, but beyond the beacon laid nothing more than darkness. As far as he extended it, it felt like the darkness was swallowing what little light there was. Even with this lantern, his visibility was only slightly better than worse, you could say. ]

[mongoosegrin]

[good boy, Edel! a magic-less lantern? less reason to harbor doubt from Alex's end. the air was so much fresher that way.

of course, that just leaves more time to wonder just why Edel was wandering around here, now? maybe to hug some trees or something. Alex figures that's something he might do if no one was watching, ha ha...

so he's a distance away, but considering that lantern's like the only reliable light, it's not like it'd be hard to see him from any further...]

[apathycary]

[ While being cramped in his room was his style, Edel's unease from the eclipse only grew stuck in there. The air was fresh- this was true, Darkov. It would only help him to hear the sounds of the rustling leaves in the dark. And no, no- there would be no tree hugging here. He was simply investigating.

Edel took a look behind him and stopped. The light shone off his glasses as he raised the lantern, but he really thought nothing of it.

If anything, maybe it was all in his imagination. Perhaps it would be best to just enjoy the surroundings as they were and- perhaps, even stargaze.

Of course, that is assuming Edel wasn't uptight. ]

[mongoosegrin]

[okay, stargazing?

BORING.

and Alex is only allowing so much time for that nonsense. like, five minutes. tops. before he skulks into some foliage and decides to make a nuisance of himself.

rustle, rustle. SUSPICIOUS FOLIAGE-RUSTLING.]

[justabignobody]

[Riku is on his way back from the Alpine District; heading home towards Tenna Villa to check on Sora.

He isn't particular bothered by the darkness itself - he knows Splendor more well enough to get around by now and there are some advantages in running around blindfolded for fifteen months and counting - rather than by it's cause, or rather apparent lack of. Too many memories of his last night at the islands keep rising, keeping him restless and on edge, even if aside of the darkened sky seems to point towards the destruction of Splendor.]

[mongoosegrin]

[Riku gains an extra shadow at some point, where Alex matches pace from a fair but not-so-disassociated distance. his nose is crinkled in the dark against the odd odor of something familiar with things that grow in shadow.

just what are you, he thinks.]

[justabignobody]

[After a while Riku starts to notice the shift of sense around him, that of an unfamiliar presence following him. Alex isn't the only one with a good sense of smell.

Frowning to himself, he decides to take no risk and changes directions to see if he's really being followed... or if the lasting darkness has just made him more paranoid.]

[mongoosegrin]

[Alex veers...after a building's length separates them. how harmless! it's just coincidence. don't get all worried or nothin'.

but Alex's gait does liven up a bit to compensate, arms swinging in a careless way as he walks parallel, shooting glimpses through alleys for that visual confirmation.]

action | LMK if this is okay or isn't?

[howkickassiam]

[ he may not have a special scent or anything, but he is encased in 7' tall armor, wandering around. The armor lets him see in the darkness, at least, and he'd gotten tired of running into crap. The nice thing is, at least, it detects people based on thermals and the eclipse doesn't have any effect on that. ]

Creeping around or something?

BRING IT AWWWWN

[mongoosegrin]

[those big ol' armored feet are an earful! Alex has to slow down, turn and wait for the source to make show and say something.

he rocks back and forth from his heels, nonchalant, and makes a surprised noise at the sound of the voice coming out of that suit.]

That sure is different!

Coo'

[howkickassiam]

[ York probably looks a little intimidating but he's not actively trying for it at least, just looking down at the blond with a little curiosity. ]

Uh. Yeah, suppose so. Most people don't have this kind of thing where they're from.

[mongoosegrin]

[wherever Alex was headed was officially no longer interesting because this guy sure was. he wastes no time in stepping over, peering very closely like a kid in a museum, arms bent behind his back.]

Why are you wearing so much armor? What are you scared of here, hah? Are you a, eh...ah, one of those knights? With the lances and the horses?