[Warmth. He recognises warmth.
In the middle of the hall is an odd sight: an unconscious boy, flat on his stomach, clutching a naginata and surrounded by an odd pile of rocks, and looking half-frozen to death. Which is precisely what he is, really.]
Wait...
[His thoughts are fuzzy, but he's still alive. Suddenly the rocks begin to shift-- they
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Hello? Can you hear me?
Are you alright?
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Um...you should have a seal. That's what's letting me talk to you right now. I'm not really sure how it works...but it does!
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[there's the sound of rustling. it's the rock statue that finds and holds it, adopting a curious look on its face as it looks at it]
I don't remember how I... There was snow, and-- then a dream.
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You're in the city hall of Splendor. Does that sound familiar at all?
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I've never heard of it.
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Where are you hurt? [His hands move to unbutton his coat, to offer--one thing about living in the Alpine district is that Gast is rarely without his coat. As he does that, he continues talking:]
It's a strange place, this city. The ones who live here don't talk about it, and the ones who talk about it know hardly anything.
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I'm fine.
[lies, he isn't, but he's not about to admit it. he grits his teeth in frustration]
I can't stay here. I have to go to someone.
[he knows he's not in his own world, but his inability to think rationally at the moment is preventing him from accepting that there's no easy way out]
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