1st Mastery | [Video] - Just after morning sirens

[masteryslight]

[Eraqus had hardly moved since arriving. The nausea passed quickly but for the older man, he'd hardly noticed that he felt nauseous in the first place. Why? Prior to arriving, he'd fought with Terra and the battle had left him injured and weary and he was unsure of whether he had the strength to effectively cast Curaga. Perhaps Cure. Cura

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[pullsheavendown]

[WHOOPS defaulted to matching video there :|a How inconvenient]

You know Terra and Ven? They're here.

[And then a look of brief panic crosses his face as he realizes what showing his face will do.]

video;

[masteryslight]

[Excuse him a moment. He's going to stare and assume he's hallucinating. He rubs his eyes tiredly. If this boy isn't Ventus-]

Terra and Ventus are my apprentices.

[At that look of panic, Eraqus takes a breath and shakes his head. There are so many similarities.]

Excuse me but... How is it you look so alike Ventus if you are not him?

video; 1/2

[pullsheavendown]

[Yeaaaah he gets that a lot. Well, four times now. Close enough.]

So you're their Master.

[What to say, what to say...right, this is in public.]

He's my brother.

video, private;

[pullsheavendown]

[Clicking over]

That's...not really true. That's just what we're telling people, because we don't have a better answer.

My name is Roxas. I don't know why I look like Ventus.

[Voice]

[madeinoblivion]

Are you Terra's Master?

....Are you okay?

[Voice]

[masteryslight]

Yes, I am. And you are, young man?

I will be, yes. Given time.

[Voice]

[madeinoblivion]

I'm Joe. I'm...a friend. I know Terra, not really well, but- I'm going to be taking his class at the Portside Martial Arts Academy- training with him.

Do you need help or anything?

[Voice]

[masteryslight]

[Color Eraqus surprised.] He's teaching a class?

Ah, no. But thank you, I should be well enough soon.

[fireintwilight]

You're a friend of theirs? [Or someone like Xehanort?] I'm sure you'll hear from them soon.

[masteryslight]

[Nothing like Xehanort, thank you very much.] I am their Master.

I do hope you are right.

[fireintwilight]

[Suspicious old men are suspicious.]

Really? There's another guy who calls himself Master around here.

[masteryslight]

[Is it the facial hair?]

Is there now? And who might that be?

[Video]

[masteryslight]

Ventus!

[Oh thank the Light, you're okay!]

It does my Heart good to hear you.

[Video]

[masteryslight]

[Nope, he's pretty much over that.]

I will recover soon enough. I've not yet left the baseball diamond.

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[todomarishi]

[It takes him a while to reply. Mostly because the sound of Eraqus' voice knocks the wind out of him. He'd always imagined it was... possible that the Master could show up in a world like this one, but he'd never honestly thought it would happen. When he speaks up, his voice is a breathless mumble, dulled by shock to the point that it doesn't expose any of the emotions twisting inside him.]

Master...

[What to say, what to do...]

Where are you...? Are you [okay?] still at the diamond?

voice;

[masteryslight]

Terra?

[Why so quiet? He's not holding anything against you son.]

Yes, I've not moved much since arriving. Gathering my strength.

voice;

[todomarishi]

[You've been pushing up daisies for a very long time, Master. Father. Daddy. Sir.]

... I'll be there in a minute.

[His voice cracks, letting a little desperation sneak into his message.]

voice;

[masteryslight]

[Well he doesn't know that. And it's likely he won't want to know. Not anytime soon at any rate.]

I will remain here then.

[A beat, he caught that.] Terra, are you well?