1st Combo - [video]

[redcladidealist]

[The video comes on in a jolt of motion, which stills to a skewed image of pavement, buildings, and a soaking wet teenage boy clad in red and black lying on the ground. He winces as though he'd just hit the ground. Hard.]

Oww...

[Pushing himself up off the ground, he rubs his head.]

Is everyone all...

[Wait. Something's wrong. He looks around the plaza with clearly growing alarm, but still not at the SFC.]

Guys? Where is everyone?

[And where in the world is he?!]


[OOC: I'm up for action or network replies. Either works for me!]

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[demonicbookworm]

...Oh. I didn't think about it like that.

_{[but now that you mentioned it... yeah. that could be a problem.]}

B-but nothing bad happened... Everyone were a little annoyed by that curse though.

[redcladidealist]

Yeah, stuff like that is why it's important not to tell lies. Well, and other reasons. Dwarven vow number eleven: Lying is the first step down the path of thievery.

I'll bet people were annoyed. I'd be pretty annoyed, too. It's over now, though, right?

[demonicbookworm]

Dwarven vow...?

_{[blinking a little at that. Dwarves even exist?]}

Ah, yeah. The curses last for a week.

[redcladidealist]

Oh, right. I guess people in this place wouldn't know about them. Dwarven vows are facts and promises dwarves try to live by. My Dad was a dwarf, so he taught them all to me.

A whole week... Every time? And there's no way cure it or make it end faster?

[demonicbookworm]

Your... father was a dwarf?

_{[but you look human!]}

...I don't know. I've been here only a month and I've seen only one curse so far.

[redcladidealist]

My Dad is. My father...

[He shakes his head.]

I don't know much about my father, but Dirk's my dad now.

Dammit... I guess I'll just have to figure it out for myself, then.

[demonicbookworm]

Oh... I see.

_{[maybe he shouldn't have asked that question.]}

...I'm sorry.

[redcladidealist]

[Lloyd smiles, suddenly reminded of Colette.]

What're you sorry about?

[He barely refrains from adding "you dork."]

You're already helped a lot. Thanks, Ruca.

[demonicbookworm]

_{[he blinks.]}

I... did?

_{[it takes him another moment before he finally smiles.]}

You're welcome.

[redcladidealist]

Yeah!

[He grins.]

So, I should probably go and look for my friends, but maybe I'll see you around sometime!

[demonicbookworm]

I hope you'll find them.

...If you'll ever have any other questions, you can always contact me.

<sub>[He again points at the Starfish Communicator.

Oh, wait. Now he remembered something.]</sub>

...And actually, you can see if your friends are here by using it, too.

[redcladidealist]

[Lloyd looks visibly pleased at the offer.]

Thanks! I'll definitely keep that in mind!

[He perks up, a curious expression on his face.]

Really? How do you do that?

[demonicbookworm]

You can look up your friends by their names like this...

_{[and saying this he pulls out his own SFC and shows Lloyd how to search for people in Vatheon.]}

[redcladidealist]

Wow! That's cool! Man, I can't wait to try it out! But first I'll see if I can spot any of them here. I'd hate to miss them if they're close by because I'm looking at my starfish.

Anyway, I'll see you later, Ruca!

[demonicbookworm]

I see... Well, I'll see you around then.

[redcladidealist]

[Still grinning, Lloyd lifts his hand to wave goodbye, then turns and heads off. Time to find his friends!]