I see the world for what it is... [Open]

[sekaikawaranai]

Characters: Ramza Beoulve/Ruglia, and whoever wishes to join him.
Content: Ramza, as a new Quartermaster aboard the Silvana, wishes to look through the ship. In his search, he finds the deck.
Setting: The Deck of the Silvana
Time: After the races.
Warning: It's Ramza, so probably not much. Angst, maybe.

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[justtubeit]

Raidou appeared on the deck sometime later, trailing behind Jack Frost as the little ice sprite skipped along, hee-hooing over nothing in particular. The boy detective felt no need to chastise his familiar, however, as he was the only one who could see the creature.

...Feeling, though, was another matter altogether, given the way Frost exuded waves of cooling energy, but Raidou highly doubted anyone would notice up where they were.

It wasn't long before Raidou noticed that they were not alone, and he immediately greeted the stranger with a bow. A new crew member, perhaps?

[sekaikawaranai]

The bow was met with a fluid, rather practiced one of Ramza's own, though it felt to him more that it came out of habit than anything else. He had been educated in niceties, but he himself was always a bit more honest.

Always a bit more forward than the others he knew.

"Hello, sir." Ramza said with a smile.

[justtubeit]

Ah, what a courteous man. Raidou allowed himself a small smile.

"Hello. You are new to the crew?"

[sekaikawaranai]

"Yes." Ramza said, nodding his head. "I am Ramza Ruglia, the new quartermaster here."

It should have been strange to toss off his original given name, to take on his mother's name like it was nothing. But it was easy...almost *TOO* easy.

It should have alarmed him, but as he had used it over the years, it just felt easier and easier.

[justtubeit]

"It is my deepest honor to make your acquaintance, sir."

Raidou dipped his head again.

"I am Raidou Kuzunoha, one of the strategists on board."

Nothing seemed to be amiss with this new officer just yet, and Jack Frost, who was verily bouncing on his heels between Raidou's legs, did not seem to have a problem with the other either.

[sekaikawaranai]

Ramza bowed his head as well in reciprocation.

"The pleasure is all mine, Lord Kuzunoha."

His dialect was still strong, even after all these years. Sometimes he'd kick the habit, and say "Mister" rather than "Lord", or "Miss" rather than "Lady", but it was still rather difficult for him, especially when he found himself spending much time with Erealians, even when he was outside his home Island.

[justtubeit]

"Oh..."

Lord? That was rather surprising.

"Just 'Raidou' will be fine, sir."

[sekaikawaranai]

"Raidou, then."

He still needed to kick that habit of formalities, but as a higher ranking officer...generally they were bound by politeness. If he was in the military, he probably would have been in this sort of situation years ago...

"But please, call me Ramza."

[justtubeit]

"Very well."

Just a few months back, perhaps Raidou would have been unable to conceive of calling anyone by their first name. Thankfully, his work on the Silvana and exposure to so many people was easing him up.

"How do you find the ship so far?"

[sekaikawaranai]

"It is certainly very expansive," Ramza said with a smile. "It's hard to imagine that such a large vessel will soon be flying through the sky. One would imagine that it would drop with how heavy it is."

Obviously? Ramza had no idea how these ships worked. He'd stayed on them and generally understood layouts, positions, and things of that nature, since he'd had to avoid quartermasters during his times as a stowaway (funny how Ramza became that which he often dreaded during his travels)...

"Though it is quite beautiful, as well."

Beauty was in the eye of the beholder of course, and Ramza quite liked the decor...even the rather cute and froofy designs were nice, but overall the sleek appearance of the Silvana could only set him in awe.

[justtubeit]

Raidou had a working understanding of airships, if only because it came with having his sort of position. That, and his cousin Naoto used to talk about them constantly.

"I am rather fond of it as well."

Perhaps, though, Raidou's fondness came more from an appreciation of what the Silvana was capable of, and less with what it actually looked like.

[sekaikawaranai]

"It is always important to be fond of the vessel that you are working on, I think. Though mayhap" MAYBE. He was supposed to have said MAYBE. He kept telling himself that he needed to curb the dialect however..."I simply have a fondness for airships in general. There is something wonderful about anything that can freely soar the open sky as airships do."

It is so different from the people at home. Stuck in roles, chained to posts...unable to move.

Ramza had escaped his own fate, but at the cost of something special.

He fingered the pendant around his neck, though hidden under his shirt.

[justtubeit]

It was an odd thing to hear from somebody, empathizing with machines whose main purpose was to fly, speaking of freedom... romantic ideas, Raidou knew, and ones he could only comprehend on a distant level. Nevertheless, it was clear that it seemed to mean a lot to this man, and that could say quite a few things about Ramza's character.

"I suppose you may be right."

Raidou, though, had never really thought about whether he 'liked' what he was doing or not - he simply did it. Simply performed. Fulfillment came with the fulfillment of one's mission, with the closure of another case.

[sekaikawaranai]

Ramza was a bit of a romantic in some senses; granted, he had been taught that much of his ideaologies about life were simple folly, especially as he had seen that innocent girl fall to her death at the hands of his own brother. But still, he held onto some of those beliefs, as well as the poetry that could come with it (though he himself was actually quite poor at not only writing it, but reciting it as well). The love of freedom, the empathy of an inanimate object...

Those sort of came right along with it.

"Mmm. I suppose though it is rather strange for one to say."

He was sure that not many went on waxing about the poetry of airships. Especially not one worked on them. Things tended to lose their sparkle when they worked alongside them firsthand.

Like battle.

And war.

And death.

[justtubeit]

"I am, admittedly, just as much at a loss as you are there. I only truly came to understand the joy of flying recently."

[sekaikawaranai]

"Only recently, you say?"

Ramza blinked.

"Have you not been on the ship long, then, Raidou?"