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Ah... I seem to have gotten a handle on this device... I think...

[Ioder peers closely at the SFC in his hand, head tilting slightly to the side thoughtfully. For all his confusion, he looks slightly bemused. His first couple of weeks in Vatheon have been... interesting, to say the least.]

My cousin, Estellise, informed me that I should make an introduction here. My name is Ioder and-- I've never kissed anyone, not in the 18 years I've been alive--

[The bemused expression is gone in a flash, replaced by wide green eyes and hands over his mouth, voice coming out muffled behind them]

O... oh... so this is that curse-- Sometimes when I'm alone, I sing silly songs to myself to pass the time, because days in the palace were just that lonely--

[His hands clench tighter, eyes closing. Eventually he manages enough composure to reach forward...]

Perhaps I should do this another time...

[and turn the device off before it gets any worse]

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I-I'm sure it won't be that long. My life also was quite boring until some time ago, since I spent most of my time in my own room, but despite that there's too many things I'd rather not tell anyone.

_{[He pauses, then his gaze drops to the ground.]}

It sure is... a little annoying.

I think the same can be said for anyone...

I guess so...

[aw, he feels bad for Ruca. He looks so much more put off about all this than Ioder is. He's just not sure how to comfort some one in this rather... unique situation.]

At least... we have something in common then? Common ground is a good place to start friendships...

I-is it? I don't know much about making friends...

You don't?

[Ruca why so adorbs.]

Well... I can be your friend, if you'd like.

_{[he just is.]}

No... I can't say I have a lot of friends either...

_{[even the word friend sounds kind of awkward to him.]}

But... a-are you sure?

Of course! I haven't had a lot of friends, either, so I wouldn't mind being your friend at all.

I-In that case, thank you so much!

_{[he looks really, really happy right now.]}

[~~sdklgnaskjgb so cute!~~]

You're very welcome.

_{[he's one cute bookworm]}

But... if we're going to be friends perhaps we should learn something more about each other?

_{[this is what you do when you want to make friends with someone... right?]}

Um, what are... your hobbies?

Hmn... that's a good point...

[and now, thinking... does he really have any hobbies? Outside of, well, being Emperor.]

... reading. That's really all I can think of. Yours?

Reading? That's just like me!

_{[he smiles.]}

I love books.

Ah! Something else we have in common then!

Hn... oh, do you have a favorite food?

I do. It's cheese soup.

_{[He sighs a bit.]}

My mother always cooked it for me...

_{[thinking about it makes him feel a little homesick.]}

[d'aw...]

I've never had that... it sounds wonderful, though. I'd love to try it some time.

I would have to say mine is probably... beef stew. It was always nice to have on a cold day.

I wish I could cook it... But even if I did, it'd probably never taste as good as the one Mother cooked...

_{[He smiles happily.]}

But beef stew also sounds great.

Clearly we'll just have to find some one who can cook well and ask them to make it!

_{[it's not like he's a bad cook actually. But mom's cooking the best and nothing could ever match with it.]}

Ah, but I don't think I know the recipe...

...Though maybe someone here does...

_{[thinking about this... He really feels homesick now.]}

[Of course not. Ioder can't imagine much would compare to a mother's cooking, not that he really knows that himself.

And he would give Ruca a hug if he was there right then. And knew that.]

It's always possible. There's so many different people here... some one is bound to know something like that.

_{[hug is something he really needs right now.]

It still wouldn't taste like Mother's...

[and it's not really the cooking he's missing; he just misses his home, his parents. He haven't seen them for such a long time... Ever since he had to run away from home, he's seen them only once and he couldn't even talk to them.]}

Oh, I-I'm sorry! I didn't mean to complain...

[Ioder gives him a sympathetic and very understanding look]

It's quite alright. I wouldn't consider it complaining at all. You miss her, don't you?

Yes... I miss her a lot. And I miss my father, too.

_{[another sigh.]}

I hope they're okay...

I'm sure they miss you as well.

[unfortunately he can't say much for the 'hope they're okay' part. He doesn't know that any more than Ruca does.]

Yes, you're right...

_{[that one time Ruca saw his parents again, he also realized just how much they cared for him. Remembering that, the boy smiled a little.

Yes, his parents surely were safe in Regnum, waiting for him to come back. And he is going to come back to them. He'll defeat Mathias and definitely return home afterwards. And then he'll become a doctor and make his parents proud.]}

I just hope they don't worry about me too much. I don't want them to worry. I wish I could at least tell them why I ran away from home.

_{[oh hello there curse. he almost forgot about you.]}

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