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SEPTEMBER TDM
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SEPTEMBER TEST DRIVE - EVENT AND FOURTH WALL EDITION The city of Recollé... ...or, at least, a good mimicry of the city. It's been a few weeks since you've found yourself in this digitized version of your beloved city. You've found yourself surrounded by NPC versions of your friends and family who aren't a part of the Retrospec project, you've encountered strange and new places, and the viruses continue to appear despite the fight you've put up. On the evening of the 17th, things change again. No matter where you are, Alphas and Betas will hear the sound of loud clacking, something similar to fingers typing frantically on a keyboard. The dial-up sound rings out, echoing off of buildings and in your ears as a bright blue flash of code scrolls before your eyes. Perhaps it doesn't make sense, but your handheld device might help. It beeps to alert you of a new message, screen lighting up as a navigation app appears and seems to stick. It appears to be an ordinary app like Google Maps or Waze, but the destination is pre-installed and your feet begin to move on their own accord. I. - IN-GAME CHARACTERS ONLY If you're strong enough, you might be able to break free of the mysterious hold that's dragging you across the city and out toward the outskirts of Tisse. It's hard to locate the source of the pull, but everyone will find that as they traverse the city they're all heading in one direction. The navigation app cheerfully blurts out instructions as your body operates on auto-pilot, causing you to stumble through the city and the other districts. You'll find yourself colliding into another user, soon walking in front or behind them as everyone around you begins to form one solid line. The human chain forms steadily and…aren't you lucky? You get to hold hands! Single file, everyone. Maybe you lucked out and you're holding hands with a friend. If you're stuck between two strangers, well, maybe that's a little awkward but the chain is impossible to break. You continue to move. Locked hand in hand with every user in the city, you'll have to help each other navigate, avoid obstacles, and make sure you don't lag behind. Viruses linger and will follow this mass of people, snapping at your heels and attempting to devour anything nearby. Can you fight without your hands? It may be time to find out. The night sky is a bit cloudy and your only source of light is the moon and the glow of lights on buildings you pass by in all districts. The walk shouldn't take you long, but as you venture further away from the center of the city the sun begins to rise and obscures your vision a bit. Has time sped up? Or are you simply walking further than you thought? What an interesting question. II-A. - IN-GAME CHARACTERS ONLY The navigation app leads the group through a long, winding journey that ends just beyond the furthest point of Tisse as the day breaks. As the app chimes, the air before you shimmers as a glass-walled building materializes. Unlike the other buildings in the city, it appears to be solid and smooth, lacking the pixelated quality a majority of the city has by now. The human chain breaks and you let go of your neighbor. You're now free to explore this place. Stepping inside, you find rows and rows of glass cases and chambers off to the sides and in stacks. Accommodated with work stations and instruction manuals, you may find yourself drawn to these computers before the empty cases. While the manuals appear old and frayed, there are instructions one can follow to create the person of their dreams. Are you looking for someone athletic? Simply change the input for a higher muscle mass than your average model. What about someone funny? Copy and paste some knock-knock jokes to embed in their code. It's easy to create anything you desire. The book allows for anything, even those who aren't exactly human. As you code and build, the glass cases and chambers begin to fog up, smoke whirling around inside as something begins to grow and take shape. Be careful! You may have a clear vision in mind of what you wish to create, but the programming may have other ideas… …for those who don't wish to experiment for themselves, or those who are strong enough to shake off those urges, there are several other floors to explore. Unlike the cases downstairs, these ones are occupied and filled with finished models pre-labeled "Projected Example" or "Reboot". Perhaps these faces are familiar to you, or they're someone who looks interesting. A lost friend. Someone from your memories. Someone who you feel doesn't belong encased in glass at all. The possibilities seem endless when it comes to who you'll find inside, but as you continue to stare at the case before you…the glass cracks. II-B. - TDM/FOURTH WALL CHARACTERS. Where are you? The last thing you remember was a wavering, dizzy spell that forced your eyes closed as you fell unconscious. Upon awakening the glass walls around you are stifling and thick, white and blue smoke dances around your ankles as you blink away black spots impeding your vision. Trapped inside a glass case held behind glass walls, it becomes clear that you aren't where you're supposed to be. Any items you had on your person are missing and the palm of your hand burns intensely for ten seconds as a black tattoo forms. Branded as either a "Projected Example" or "Reboot", it isn't easy to understand what these terms mean. Perhaps that isn't what's important though. Rather, what's important is breaking your way out of this glass case and figuring out where you are. Shadowed figures can be seen walking the hallways just outside your case, sometimes alone or sometimes with a friend. It's hard to make out any of their features, but you can hear the muffled words being said. It's only when someone is close to your case that you find your strength. The glass begins to spider crack under the pressure of your hand, allowing you to push and punch as much as necessary to break free. There's no shame in needing assistance, of course. Some cases are thicker than others, and as the glass begins to crack it becomes easier to be heard by those outside of your case. How will you escape? Who will you find on the other side of the glass? It's a mystery and one that will not be answered until you free yourself of your enclosure. Breaking free is easy if you try and it gives you a full range of motion. The glass won't harm you, but sparkles adorn your skin as the sunlight shines through the windows around you. You're free to explore the floors of the building and check out the other glass cases nearby. Perhaps you'll even lend a hand and help others who are trapped. How did you all get here? That's yet another mystery that doesn't seem to have an answer, but more importantly…how do you get out of the building? This place is huge. III. - OTA Lucky for you, this building seems to be a safe haven from the crazy world outside. Though several stories tall and filled with cases and equipment as far as the eye can see, nothing strange seems to be happening and navigating the building is almost a pleasant experience. The glass walls allow for plenty of late-summer sunshine to filter in, giving you and everyone you're with a path to follow. This path, however, won't lead you to the front door. The front exit no longer exists and any attempts to reroute to it will send citizens on their way through the halls of the building again. Several doors and laboratories are found on the journey though you may not enter. Labeled areas such as "memory restoration", "accounting", "legal" and "resources", these areas are scattered and just beyond your reach. As you venture through the building and exit out the back door, the sound of music hits you full-force. Bright lights, thick grass and the sounds of children laughing await you. The grounds are vast and empty of other people. While the area is large and sprawling, it's evident that several iconic pieces of this area are missing. A large sign hangs overhead, greeting you and welcoming you to Rainbowland. Complete with a carousel, children's rides such as spinning tea cups, bumper cars, the hurricane and the octopus, and a midway full of games, this amusement park looks like the perfect place to spend an afternoon. Along with the usual set-up, Rainbowland is host to a special event for the next week. Scattered throughout the grounds are banners and stalls proudly proclaiming "WELCOME TO RETROSPEC." Carnival food of all kinds can be found at these stalls with the Retrospec logo plastered on the side. Eat these foods at your own risk! Sweets will grant consumers super-speed, meats such as hot dogs and burgers kick in a boost of super-strength, fried foods will cause a consumer to move in slow motion and drinks may cause temporary invisibility. Weird, right? The midway has a few strange surprises as well. While most games are easy to play (and free at that, why isn't anyone around to take tickets from park visitors?), there are certain games set up by Retrospec themselves that have equally strange prizes. Stuffed animals of a variety of creatures from other worlds line the shelves (some you may or may not recognize), along with glass dolls of you and people you know. The likeness of these prizes is a little too spot-on; dolls will spout a common catch-phrase and stuffed animals will feel as though they are breathing. Finally, in addition to the Rainbowland rides, Retrospec has provided a wooden roller coaster and a large ferris wheel, both branded with their logo. For those who wish to feel the rush, the roller coaster reaches speeds of up to 60 miles per hour and comes with several hills and one full upside-down loop. Riders, however, will experience brief hallucinations after this loop; as the loop completes they'll find themselves seeing visions of a dark, underground river. The hallucination seems within reach almost as if the cart they're in will dive straight into the water. The ride ends with all riders unharmed, however. As for the ferris wheel? It's just a ferris wheel, several stories high with bright blue, encased cars to give riders a bird's eye view of the entire city and protect them inside. As you reach the top, the car will come to a gentle stop and the view from the window will change. Instead of the beloved city of Recollé, the landscape below is different. Perhaps it's a landscape you recognize, or it's an area of a battle-ridden world. Perhaps you see your friend's high school that they've seen in their memories or islands from another life. Every view is different, but by the time you reach the ground again you're back in Recollé. It's a carnival and it's fun, but several things that don't belong to Rainbowland seem off. Those with a keen eye and who have been around for a while may come to realize one important factor; the symbol is drawn inaccurately. The Retrospec symbol is missing a few loops and the particular shade of blue used is too dark to match. A counterfeit Retrospec...is it possible? Maybe it's best just to stick with what Rainbowland itself has to offer. IV. - OTA So maybe carnivals aren't your thing. No matter! You can leave Rainbowland whenever you'd like and make your way back to the city. On the other hand the city and areas around it may not be as you remember it. "Projected Examples" might not recognize this place at all, but "Reboot" will recognize that the pixelation of buildings, the NPC status of people they may know and the glitches that occur aren't normal by any standards. Exploring the city will allow all visitors to ride the trains and visit the various locations Alphas and Betas have access to, create and travel through the digital scape of half-constructed concepts, and they'll find they're even more susceptible to being attacked by bug-like viruses. These viruses will follow newcomers, snapping and biting to try and devour them. Defeating one will generate two more, and while they aren't as prominent in the digital scape you may find yourself with your hands full. There is no way to reach the outside regions of Pesgare, Respatrum, Bosuma and Magatus at this time, but there's plenty in the city to keep you on your toes. Visitors may have to find lodging for the next few weeks whether that's with friends or strangers, but at least all of the buildings remain standing. And if that doesn't keep you busy enough, the NPC citizens of Recollé are happy to provide you with jobs. If you choose to speak to any of these people, they'll go off of their pre-assigned dialogue and provide you with a small quest. "Find ten bananas and deliver them to someone with red hair." "Pet every dog that you see." "Catch three fish from the ocean and sell them to a neighbor." Some of these quests may not even make sense, but they'll be assigned nevertheless. Upon completion of each quest taken on, a triumphant sound will play from overhead and a banner will appear displaying your new title. Deliver those bananas? "Gone Bananas" will flash over your head. How about those fish? "So Long and Thanks For..." will linger for a while. Too bad no one told you those banners won't go away. When you're alone the title will be hidden, but as you speak to more people in the city the banner reappears, hovering over your head for the entire length of the conversation. The titles will change as you complete new tasks, but it appears as though they're permanent now. Congratulations! BONUS. - OTA Everyone will be equip with a handheld device much like a cell phone but downgraded. Containing only a drawing application, the game of Snake, the Retrospec app and the navigation app to lead you back to that glass building, it's...pretty useless. Technology in the city is hit and miss in its pixelated state, but perhaps it's better to ask the Retrospec network what the next step is. While Alphas and Betas are still posting as their A/B IDs, "Projected Examples" and "Reboots" will find that all posts and comments are tagged as their status and their name. Examples and Reboots will also find that a "Welcome to Retrospec" guide pops up, giving them only a brief moment to read the guidelines before a bright flash appears, snapping their photo for their profile and connecting them to someone new on the network. Whether you're sending or receiving messages, a string of colored text, numbers and code will leave or enter your device. These devices also need to be charged constantly, so be careful when taking them out of the house! You'd hate to get cut off at the worst possible moment, wouldn't you? Welcome to the recolle test drive meme, fourth wall event, and September event part two! Please review these instructions for this particular event! As we are combining a few different options here, we want to ensure players know what options are available. Thank you!
All characters who are TDMing will be begin in-game AU'd as Recollé residents. You may use any of the above prompts for ideas or make up your own depicting your Recollé AU! Prompts do not have to be set in the districts listed above. You can review our list of locations for what's available. Please note that TDM threads can be used as samples, can be kept as game canon, and can also be used for bonus points for future item regains. Share a few minor details of your AU, tag around, and have fun! Since this is a special event, the TDM is tied with a fourth wall event as well! For players who are fourth-walling characters (canon versions, different canon AUs, CRAU, versions from other games, etc), please label your top-level as "Projected Example." Players who are TDMing to app will fall under "Reboot" and we ask that you label your top-level as such! And finally, characters in-game are not required to label their top-levels with anything. This way, it's easier for your gamemates to know who's TDMing, who's just playing around, and who's already in-game. For Prompt III, any characters who choose to ride the ferris wheel will be able to see the landscape of any canonical world once they're at the top. It doesn't matter if they would recognize it or not, but the image will be brief until the car moves again! Likewise, stuffed animals won from the Retrospec midway games can be creatures your character would recognize from their memories or from other canons they may or may not recognize. Use your best judgment! Prompt IV may be used to create new scenarios and threads based on the prompts from Part One of September's Event! Please feel free to read the prompts in event log one and create your own scenarios for your top-levels. Additionally, you are free to make up your own silly/serious fetch-quests and titles that would be rewarded to your characters. While normally we do not allow this, please remember that current players may earn one freebie by threading with someone who is TDMing! This thread must contain 5 consecutive comments from you to be eligible. In addition, all players may use any threads accrued in this event for bonus points. As a special note, we will also allow current players to use a thread from this Fourth Wall/TDM/Event for their AC proofs! As this ties into a game-event, we are making an exception. However, your other proof(s) (at least ten comments) must come from sources outside of this log. Likewise, as this is an event log instead of just a standard TDM, you may use this log to trigger regains as normal. Please note: you will need a reserve to apply, and current characters must have full AC posted at the time of their reservation. Your September TDM directory is here, and your AU workshop is here! Our mod questions thread for this TDM is over here! |
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Well, I think there's very few people who'd be unhappy that they're liked. I am, as you might guess, not one of those.
( which is a wordy way of saying he appreciates wataru's assessment of him, but miai expresses it a little backwards because, well,
he's happy to be complimented, and in particular by wataru, but for his lack of devotion to be the cornerstone of his appeal, is - well, he knows it himself; it's just a sin he isn't very fond of facing, and worthy of perhaps a few dozen roses in itself. his gaze lingers out the window, the city so terribly small. )
The world is quite vast, isn't it? Vaster, it seems, than God can control. Even within the Bible, to leave His garden of roses is to no longer be devout. He has always been quite lacking in mercy.
( hmm. yeah. that's about as much as he can say, because it's not an easy topic for him even with friends, and it's something wataru has proven disinterested in hearing. )
Well, perhaps I've never been somebody who's been good at taking the paths I ought. If it's something that brings Tori meaning and joy, then I am satisfied playing God for him. Unless you find quarrel with that?
( finally, he pulls his gaze away, and lets his fingers slip somewhat apart. his tone, at least, seems neutral, rather than combative.
he almost - almost - seems to have a sense of perspective as to why life might be more than just the small garden rosetis has planted, but, well. not entirely. but there is some effort made, though it is a strain. )
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and yet. ]
I'd be liar if I said I didn't! But [ he smiles, a little thin, and it doesn't reach his eyes, exactly, ] as long as mon petit oiseau doesn't get hurt, or inadvertently follow in my footsteps, then perhaps I can let it slide, just a little. Isn't it better to be honest though? Man is not infallible, monsieur, and he'll find that of you as well one day... but if you wish to keep playing, then I won't stop you.
[ he's just. admittedly. worried, for tori, despite his better attempts, but tori has been under his wing for years now; it would be distinctly inhuman not to care for him, regardless of the amount. still, wataru, waves his hand as if to dismiss the topic—he doesn't want to start a fight right now either, honest—and while his mind lingers on the garden, on miai's meandering off of paths...
he's made it clear he's not particularly interested in religion, even if he is interested in miai. ah, a crossroads... but that can wait. ]
Une autre question, lionceau? J'attends ♪
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mmm. a matter to ponder, now that tori is here. )
If you prompt me in French, I trust you expect my response will be effectively a guess? It seems you intend to force me to learn it.
( well, a guesstimate, more like. he can assume by wataru's words and manner that he wishes to close the previous subject, and so whatever it is wataru exactly said - as much as miai is learning to pick out sounds - he can only presume is likely meant to move the conversation along. )
Mmmm . . . Let's see . . . Something light is your preference, I presume? Well, how do you feel about animals, then? I imagine my feelings are clear.
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[ ...but this is, a bit, stalling, for an answer, because miai's feelings Are pretty clear on them, and wataru's are... a little... he hums, focused on the city. ]
...I am not entirely fond of animals myself, to be frank. I'm not certain if we just don't get along, or if they like me entirely too much and my heart simply disagrees with it, but... [ a small gesture with his fingers. ] I haven't met one I liked quite yet, humans aside, obviously. My apologies, lionceau, I'm sure this must be quite disappointing to hear. ♪ Animals are the best judge of character, after all.
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Really? That is a shame. I thought it might be fun to have you meet my lion, but perhaps pictures will have to do. ( he says that like it's like, normal, but perhaps he's just a little too used to how leo has been adopted into alex's pride - or the other way around. ) Well, so long as we aren't to be wed, you won't have to worry about his assessment of your character - he'd be the in-law, you understand.
( a jest, a jest. it's a shame, and miai definitely doesn't entirely understand the concept of like, not getting on with animals - even the ones he didn't get on with he still liked very much - but, well. every man has his flaws, miai supposes. )
It simply means no zoos in our outings, and, mmm . . . Well, perhaps it only means you get along with humans better, doesn't it? That in itself isn't a bad sign. It is humans you live and die alongside, after all.
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That's true! ♪ Though... [ ahaha, ahem. ] Did you just say you had a lion...? Un vrai lion? A real one? Really?
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( no that's not why wataru's asking and he knows it, but he delights in the reaction all the same. ahh, )
But I do. His name is Alexander, and he's been with me since childhood. ( he fishes out his phone... the way pet owners do... he's gotta, he's gonna show you his cat, he can't Not, ) I intended to send him to live with the zoo here, but, well, you could say there's been some setbacks.
( like the pixel city and the bugs, but anyway,
he leans closer despite himself to turn his phone closer to wataru, swiping through a few images: a picture of alex sitting in a too-small circus box with colorful balls kicked out of it lying all around him; alex watching the lion king on a television; a blurred image of alex mid-swipe as he bats at the television; some orange-haired kid curled up cozy with alex like a bed, etc.
if wataru glances down at the little thumbnail reel at the bottom of the photos, he'll see there are. many more images. many that seem to be variations of the same image but miai's decided to keep all of them. )
If you met him, I'm certain you'd be just charmed - ah, but I won't force fate. ( the inevitable fate of falling in love with alexander!! miai seems genuinely warm about the topic. ) I may not have been so bold as to follow someone to another country, but I am a little bit reckless in myself . . . I apologize if that disappoints you in any way ♪
( he might normally feel bad about that but, he's buzzing about alex so his ability to feel bad is somewhat disabled, )
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That disappoints me none, lionceau, I promise you that. Where are you keeping him? I can't imagine there are many places in this city that allow you animals, much less ones as big as Monsieur Alexander here is. [ he's privately racking his brain for anything like that; certainly a whole-ass house, he could manage that, but that on top of paying for whatever it is a lion might need...? no, non, wait, the costs of living must be high regardless... ] ...Furthermore, mon lionceau criminel, isn't this illegal?
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It's perfectly legal if you have a license . . . ♪ ( does he, though, and does he meet the minimum outdoor requirements for it, ) But, I wouldn't worry. I value Alexander more than my life, so I wouldn't force him to be anywhere he truly can't stand.
( he pulls back - which is for the best, because he'll probably grow self-conscious again later. )
. . . Ultimately, the circus I was with was a project of Rosetis's, and though it makes no difference to Alexander by whom he's being fed, I didn't like the thought of something happening to him while I was away. He's no sacrificial lamb, certainly, but . . .
( even desperate lambs might cannibalize a lion. he smiles, though. )
Well, I'm certain you'd come to the aid of a dear friend regardless of risk, wouldn't you? Perhaps not a fuzzy friend like mine, but a friend all the same.
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If he should have desperate need of it, of course, but I'm often surrounded by people who can take care of themselves, or who boast they can! [ so, essentially, there isn't really a need. ] ...Don't get me wrong, monsieur, I wouldn't let an animal get harmed either, despite my feelings towards them. That's cruel, even for me, non?
[ he just. doesn't like them. but he isn't going to Not pick up a kitten in the rain, he just will go dump it on someone else to take care of. essentially. ]
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Don't worry; I believe you. Though I can't in the slightest relate to being unfond of animals, it takes a special sort of person to abandon one. If I deemed you that kind, Tori would have been gone from your custody by now.
( but. he is actually, genuinely serious about that, though it isn't meant to be a threat. )
But I don't deem you cruel. You go a little far with your jokes perhaps, but you don't seem a terrible man in the slightest . . . Unless you're simply deceiving me, then you'll have to keep your guard up given how often we'll be meeting ♪ ( the "deceiving" part is a joke, ) You'll have to send me information about your classes, by the way, such as the matter of payment and location. Could you text me?
( perhaps a way of getting wataru's number? maybe, who knows. )
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[ even if it's a sneaky way to get it, wataru has no problems sharing; at least with miai, who he expects to see fairly often now. no, who he'd like to see fairly often now, especially since tori is so stubborn about them Not meeting ever...♪ ]
Shall we exchange numbers now then? Ah, I haven't done such a thing since I was in school...♪ How nostalgic.
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( but he does take out his phone - it has a cute rubber lion shaped phone case - and pulls up the "new contact" screen, turning it to wataru. )
There we go. Give me your phone and put my information is as well.
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very adult. very boring. an apologetic smile. ]
I haven't found the perfect stickers to put on it yet. [ such a tragedy, that. ] But ah, I would ask the monsieur the same thing, about popularity... ♪ Shouldn't someone like you have dozens of people wanting to attend the amusement park with him? And yet you merely found me! ☆
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( which sounds like a fun suggestion, actually, that miai would use if he were a teacher. anyway, wataru is cheating because miai can't ?? spell ??? lionceau??? he ponders what to input to at least somewhat match wataru's, or if he should try to guess, which is, in a way, somewhat procrastinating wataru's question. )
... Mmm, well . . . Admittedly, I've been a little bit down on my luck lately, by one or two definitions. Not terribly so; there's been some good and all, simply . . .
( hmmm. well, he types his name in as "one day, a lion" which is both artsy and perhaps obvious enough. he includes his number, and, in the "notes" section, adds "additional contact in case of tori emergency ♪" where he puts leo's number (he doesn't note leo's name, though).
which seems weird, why would you put an emergency contact, but, like. if something's up with tori for real and miai is unreachable due to, perhaps, hypothetically, health complications . . . despite everything, he'd probably tell leo what's going on, and he thinks leo would be kind enough follow up for him. like, he's kinda trying this flirty thing maybe, but also, tori is his priority above even that. he offers the phone back. )
. . . Well, perhaps I have a little bit of growing to do, is all.
But ♪ I've not been disappointed, Monsieur. Your company has been a better pleasure than any other I'd have likely ended up with. I should be thanking you for finding me, in fact.
( it's just fluff, but the sentiment isn't entirely false as the ferris wheel gradually comes to a stop. )
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I'm flattered, monsieur, though if you keep it up, I'll blush all the way to the tips of my toes... ♪ [ he's joking, honestly; there's not a hint of pink on his cheeks even now. not a hint of embarrassment, not the way miai keeps showing, bit by bit, something bashful.
...he should stop that, that teasing; it's a little reminiscent of old times, and he understands how easy it is to fall into it, though their circumstances are different and... ] Ah, lionceau, regardes s'il tu plait ♪ We've stopped.
[ a motion to the outside, turning to it to hide the fading smile on his face. ]
What a striking view, non? C'est belle, Recollé. Ah, ce n'est Paris, ou Nice, ou Marseilles, mais je s'aime aussi.
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( as though facing a puzzle, he's really just guessing, since, after Recolle and Paris, he presumes the other names - which do sound familiar to someone who's traveled as much as he has - might be places as well, though he can't name them with confidence, given he's not used to the actual french pronunciation of them.
wataru does successfully hide his fading smile in any case, as miai gestures for wataru to go ahead of him once again, if he'd like. )
Perhaps that should be my next question? About the places you've been, and your favorites . . . What it is you liked about each of them— You don't seem like you'd have any shortage of kind things to say, honestly.
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[ mmm, let's see. ]
For Paris... [ he hums, closing his eyes in thought, forehead creasing just slightly. ] For Paris, the people. For Marseilles, the theaters. For Nice, the food. Ah, I miss farcis niçois, it was so delightful... I haven't found anywhere that can replicate it, nor can I do the dish justice myself.
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( joking? maybe? who knows. )
Ah, but you sound so terribly cultured . . . I'm honestly a little jealous. I've traveled all around with the circus, but I've never grown so fond of one place.
( he recalls wataru's next proposed destination was teacups, so he's slowly steering them where he thinks they are based on the map he remembers reading. )
What makes the people of Paris so special? And the theatres of Marseilles?
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[ but mmm, what makes things special... ]
The people of Paris healed my heart, is all. [ as for marseilles, ] For the theaters, there are a great many of them, more beautiful than the last! L'Opéra de Marseille, where Le Ballet Nationale de Marseille performs! Not to mention its school... ♪ I never danced there, since I began after returning here, but I'd like to return to it some day. Mm, there are many other theaters as well, such as La Criée et Le Gymnase... pour le monsieur, c'est La Major, une grande cathedral! Et en "Le Comte de Monte-Cristo" de Dumas, c'est Château d'If, une prison...♪
[ . ... ....... ]
Mais, alors, c'est... Rather, there's much, lionceau. Perhaps when I get the chance to visit some day, I'll take along you and mon petit oiseau. I'm certain he'd appreciate your company.
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( he's gotten somewhat used to wataru leaving a chunk of his explanation indecipherable which, like. as long as wataru doesn't expect him to get the rest, really, as deduction can only get him so far, )
But I think I'd like that. Both your cooking, and the trip ♪ When I traveled . . . I generally had to keep to the circus, as you might imagine, practicing and performing. Save my visit to Japan, I didn't have much excuse to wander very far for very long. Japan, I think, was mostly just all right though; I never particularly bonded with it— I liked the people more or less, but I can't say they saved me or anything so spectacular, as the people of Paris did you.
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Do you have a favorite place you've visited, then? One you love as I do my France, or would your circus count solely for that?
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( he thinks about it, and genuinely too - he can complain of not having a place he loves so much, but when wataru frames it like that, it's true, perhaps, he never took to a place because he was so taken with the place he was already with. or whatever better way there is to put that. )
... Perhaps I really was too enthralled with the circus. I joined when I was quite young, after all - I was still a child then. I was intoxicated, I think, by its glamour - by its joyous demeanor. Mm, there was something so intimately exciting by being surrounded constantly by dazzling lights and applause; by lace and acrobatics, that perhaps reality always failed to compare.
I wonder if that's why I'm the sort of person I am now . . . Always seeking something new or thrilling, ( devoid of substance, incomplete as a person, ) and a little bit reckless. Being such a grand fan of France seems perfectly sensible, especially in comparison.
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Non, monsieur! Non, lionceau, c'est bien. I think it's far more interesting than mine. [ he opens his eyes again, stretching his hands above his head, fingers laced together. ] Ah, oui, much more so... You mentioned you ran from your first love, but wasn't the circus it? Ah, unless you ran away to the circus, and then ran away from it was well...♪
[ ...mm, mmm. ]
Would you like to go somewhere more thrilling than the tea cups then? [ he drops his hands, fingers brushing miai's wrist as if to catch up but sparing him, really, the touch. ] I'm certain we could find something more up to your speed, lionceau.
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I wouldn't ask you to change our course just for me, Monsieur. Tea cups sound perfectly delightful to me. ( he says this with an easy laugh, as if bantering. ) However, I wouldn't object to adding it later to our itinerary, either. Perhaps a pendulum ride? Ah, that might be a little much . . . A swing ride might be acceptable, perhaps?
( ... he really shouldn't be, though. his doctor told him to be cautious of things that caused sudden shocks and drops, which was basically anything fun. he, in fact, shouldn't be at the amusement park at all, if his coughing fit wasn't telling enough, and so he hesitates. he might normally opt to throw caution to the wind, but he doesn't want to end up looking uncooler than having a coughing fit after riding a simple rollercoaster. )
... Well, for now, I think the tea cups are pleasing enough. Unless the monsieur feels a little bit fearful of dizziness?
( he may regret this when he recalls how easily it is to get squished against your partner in the teacups, so. )
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