justacriminal | [Video, morning] First Strike

[The sun is starting to rise when this tall, dark, wiry young man finally makes it to town. He'd been lucky enough to find his own clothes nearby when he woke up about five miles up the western lake's northern shore. Considerably warmer than the random white pants he'd been magically wearing upon waking. Maybe somebody realized he'd be walking a long time. Who knows? At any rate, the sky is finally starting to get light again when he finally finds himself in a civilized area. He's been walking for about a day and a half trying to find a place to rest-- he hasn't stopped for more than half an hour at any time, worried that he'd come across monsters while he's unarmed. He'd looked for a town at the lake, but no dice-- he wound up following the river into the village.]

[Yuri just hopes there are people up already. He's perplexed and bewildered by...well, everything, really, but at least he's had plenty of time to poke around at his journal while he walked. Figure out what it did, and found a few answers to things he wanted to know.]

[When the video starts, he's quite relaxed and laid back, his confusion fairly well hidden behind a very calm poker face. It might be possible to see the fountain behind the tree he's leaning on, if you look closely enough. He's tucked his wings into his shirt--while he doesn't know how they got there ore what they mean, he's pretty sure he doesn't really want to risk messing with them yet.]

Morning. Name's Yuri, Yuri Lowell. Judging by what I've been seeing on this... journal if that's what it is, I guess I'm not the only one who's been dragged here recently without any warning. And it sounds like it's been going on awhile. So who wants to volunteer and tell yet another newcomer about your nice little town here? Or at least tell me where I can sleep for awhile. It's a pretty long walk from that lake to here, you know?

[OOC: Feel free to action it up, if you prefer. Find him making the post or whatever you like! He's not hiding, really.]

[EDIT: Wow I'm a loser, who says 'evening' when the sun is rising. I do apparently, whoops.]

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Huh? You do? Who is it?

[... yeah, he can be a little slow on the uptake sometimes.]

[It's a familiar type of person, at least...]

I wonder who it could possibly be. Could be talking to him right now. You never know.

[And then it clicks.]

... oh, right. You mean me, don't you?

Hey, you caught on faster than I expected. Good job.

[Hahaha.]

H-hey, don't tease me like that!

[With all the indignation of an annoyed puppy.]

Can't help it. You just remind me of somebody I know.

[He'd admit it. If Emil was a puppy, he'd take him in.]

And you're definitely the same Yuri I know.

[Because only Yuri can tease him quite like that.]

At least you know what to expect.

[And he's starting to think he does, too. At least, with Emil.]

...So, what was your name again?

Emil. Emil Castagnier. It's nice to meet you again, Yuri.

[This is nice, in a way. Though Yuri may not remember him, he still teases him exactly the same way, so it takes the edge of the hurt a little bit.]

Emil? ...Emy's easier to say. Nice to meet you, Emy.

[Bonus nickname, too.]

Emy? But that sounds like a girl's name...

[Sob, his life.]

Hey, it suits you. And besides, just "Em" sounds like an old aunt's name.

[Sorry not sorry.]

What's wrong with Emil? It's not like it's that hard to say... is it?

It's just a little too much work.

[And he likes giving out nicknames. There's not really any rhyme or reason to it.]

Maybe if you're lazy.

Which I am.

[He's not. But if he can shorten Judith to Judy, Emil's getting shortened to Emy. Also, seeing somebody get all indignant like that is totally worth it.]

I guess I can't argue that one. I mean, I am running your guild for you now.

[Oh, right. He should... probably mention that.]

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