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[Link starts awake, and finds himself somewhere... unexpected.]

[The sky above, blue and wavering with light filtering down dimly, reminds him of nothing so much as the Chamber of the Sages - and with an almost physical shock, he concludes that he must be in the Sacred Realm.]

[Then... he really did fail.]

[But if this is an afterlife of sorts, then why are his clothes still torned and bloodied and soaking wet from the rain? The sword is still nearby, and the battered shield - the bow's string is still broken, the quiver is still empty. Setting a hand on his chest, he finds ridges of scar tissue - the injuries that he had succumbed to, now looking as if he had spent a good month or so recovering.]

[And what exactly is that... thing in the middle of the plaza he's now lying in?]

[Video (open)]

[Some time later, dried off, clothed, and settled at the Welcome Center, Link is finally ready to say hello to his fellow foreigners. The tattoo on the back of his left hand gets an uncomfortable look, and the StarFish Communicator (green, naturally) gets switched on.]

...Hi. Zelda said that I can use this to talk to everyone here, so I guess I should say hi to everyone. [He gives a sheepish little smile.]

I'm Link - or one of them, I guess, Zelda said my ancestor is here. [He does look rather bemused at that.]

Um... I guess that's all. [And off it goes.]

((OOC: Dated to April 2nd.))

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[Whoops he'll be quiet now.]

Sure! What kind of things do you usually do around here?

You already named one of them. There's plenty of exploring to do! I also like to collect stuff for my arts and crafts, and sometimes I'll work on that. There's a carnival, and you can also play on the beach if you go to the island above us. Then there's working on my plans for a boat, and making sure I practice with my swords, but that stuff's more for me than anyone else, unless someone wants to spar.

I use a sword too! Maybe we can spar. It'll be good practise if - [He trails off, shrugging.] If anything happens. What sort of crafts do you do?

[Does carving battle scenes on his tree house count as a craft?]

[Lloyd brightens visibly.]

Yeah! That'd be great! You're right, you never know what might happen here. I definitely want to be prepared.

[Hey, carving on a tree is totally a craft, at least as far as Lloyd's concerned!]

Well, I'm pretty good at working with wood and carving things, and my Dad taught me a lot about working as a smith. I'll never be as good as a dwarf, but I can make smaller things, like necklaces and little sculptures. I might sell some of it to make some extra money, just in case there's things I want to buy in the Nook.

They sound really interesting. I can carve pictures, but they're not really good... [~~Woodworking is Skyward!Link's thing.~~] Can you show me some of the things you make some time?

Carving pictures is more than most people can do. Well, more than most people are willing to do, but that's pretty much the same thing, as far as I'm concerned. Half the work in making something is actually bothering to try. After that, you just keep practicing! Besides, even if you're not that good at first, if you're having fun, what does it even matter?

How about this? I'll show you some of my stuff if you'll show me a carving sometime. Deal?

Sure! I think I've got to practise a lot first, though. [A slightly bashful grin.] I might try to find some equipment today.

((OOC: Just as a heads up - in Link's latest thread with Zelda, they're discussing a possible house, and Link mentioned Lloyd as being possibly interested in it. Want to do a thread for that or something?))

Don't worry about that. You should see some of the stuff I made before I got the hang of it. All I can say is good luck, and don't give up! Just remember, you can do anything if you try!

((OOC: Sure! Are we roping Mandie into it, too, since Zelda suggested using her magic in combination with Lloyd?))

I will! [Protag spirit, yeah!] I'll just try easy things at first. ...And use soft wood.

((OOC: That's the plan! The thread is here, if you want to have a look over it.))

[Lloyd flashes Link a thumbs up sign, thoroughly approving of his plan.]

That sounds like a plan to me! I guess I'll let you get started. But remember, you can call me if there's anything you need!

((OOC: [/stalks!] If you guys want me to jump in at some point, feel free to PM me, or ping me on plurk at http://www.plurk.com/nivisecond . Or Mandie can ping me if you don't have plurk. Either way works for me! o/ ))

I will! I just use the starfish thing, right?

((OOC: I'll PM you, yeah :) Or Mandie can ping you. Or I will, if I get enabled to get plurk, sob...))

Right! My name should be in the list on your starfish. In fact, I think it's right next to yours!

((OOC: All the cool kids have plurk~ [/PEER PRESSURE OMG] But yes, I'll keep an eye out for any messages of any sort!))

Right! [Mental note to search for 'Loid' - his spelling isn't great okay.] That shouldn't be too hard to find, huh?

((OOC: But I'm scared it'll eat my life and free time like Tumblr did! XD;; ))

Nah, it shouldn't be. [He's too used to his name to think that maybe it might not be easy to spell.] So, I'll talk to you later, alright?

((OOC: ...I cannot deny that this is a valid concern. >.>

Also, I am a dork and checked the taken character list. In alphabetical order by first name, Link and Lloyd's names WOULD appear next to each other. XD

Unless the other Link's name appears between them. Oh gosh, Lloyd won't know which one to call. Haha, he'll have to call them both.))

[He'll... sound it out eventually? Maybe?] Uh huh! Thanks for everything, Lloyd.

((OOC: ...Sob. Maybe I'll keep asking Mandie to relay stuff, heh.

Heee, oh dear. And the games wouldn't exactly be listed... it's gonna be even worse if that TP Link reserve comes through! XD ))

You're welcome. Anytime!

[He gives Link a brief, cheerful wave, then turns the SFC off.]

((OOC: Haha, poor Mandie, our personal messenger girl.

This is suddenly hilarious and needs to happen. XD))

Yeah - see you around! [And he switches off as well.]

((OOC: Yeesssss. Yes it must 8D ))

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