caughtinanetwork | 02; audio

[The voice is girlish yet masculine in tone, likely belonging to a young boy.]

—ello. My . . . That is, I—

[He's quiet at first, and gaining volume with every word he utters as the direct result of rising confidence, though there's a smidgen of looming awkwardness. It is, after all, a genuine question. This is an unfamiliar environment (with some admittedly . . . different people); it doesn't mean his words mean nothing.]

Is there a church here? It's fine if there isn't. [And as if he's nodding along to the statement:] Any is a place of prayer. However, I'd like to know if there's somewhere more appropriate.

[A beat.]

I have heard that we're all in the same predicament. It should be better this way: the power of teamwork is strong! In times of need, therefore, we should come together as one. There are probably others that know more about this than I do, but . . . [He had to say it. Partly for his own reassurance.]

Thank you. May there be much light and many bonds within your Spiria.

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[Soma the Energy Bar. You know it sounds pretty awesome]

Eh? I never heard of a weapon called a Soma! What do you do with it? Is it like a sword, staff...

Oh, is it one of those magical weapons you find during a quest? That kind of weapon?

[I'd buy ten.]

. . . well, something like that. The church is always on the hunt for more. Soma is linked to the user's Spiria, so I guess you can say that it's magical in its own way.

The point is, with even just one, I can become stronger and protect those around me!

[All the energy bars ever]

Oh, oh, oh! Pick me! Can I see it? If it's magical, then it's going to be really cool and stuff!

Then...if we can find many more, it would mean you're stronger right? Hm...oh Soma, Soma, Soma...where can I find you?

That's right. But wielding even just one Soma can take a lot of effort. They're hard to find, too.

I have one with me, here. I'm still training with it, though . . .

[And it's, ah. Kind of big on him.]

Ah really? Can I see?

CAN I? CAN I? CAN I? CAN I? CAN I? CAN I? CAN I? PRETTY PLEASE?!

C-calm down . . . [It doesn't feel right to him to advertise Soma like some candy, and he fidgets inwardly.] Soma isn't a toy. But I guess I could show you this once.

[This is what happens when you give a 4 year old something to be excited about!]

Yayyyy! Thank you so much, mister!

I can't wait to see what this Soma looks like!

[sobbing]

. . . did you want to meet in person? It would make the demonstration easier. And that way, if anything happens, I would be there for you.

If that's okay?

I don't really know where I am but there's a lot of trees around. A-And I don't want to be alone either...

. . . ah, you must be in a forest. You've been there the entire time? That's not good. I'll be there in a moment—how can I recognize you? What do you see around you, besides trees?

Not the entire time but I think I'm lost...

I-I have an orange dress on me a-and I have blond hair too! So I think that might be enough?

That should be. Please wait—I'll try to be there as quickly as possible.

[And for her, he'll even try to use Wahrheit a bit to speed up his search.]

[As he starts looking around for a girl in a green hat, she began standing in place and making sure that there was someone going to pick her up. She'll have to be careful! She knows that she shouldn't talk to strangers but...she doesn't have much of a choice does she? Hmmm...

Instead, there will be a girl she started to hug her knees to calm herself down. She doesn't want to be alooonnneeeee!]

[The armor's a bit big, but Soma is quite mystical, all things considered, and he tucks in for a fairly swift flight over to the forest. Then he lands and searches on foot, minding the trees.

Soon enough, he finds a girl hugging her knees and rushes on over. Well, the description matches.]

Hey, are you okay?

[.....................

Whoa, what did she just see? A blond boy with armor and soma who can fly? Just like one of those heros she sees in those fairy tales!]

Are you a knight in shining armor? Oh, I know! Are you a superhero?!

[Yup]

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A what?

[Superhero? He shakes his head, bewildered.]

No, I'm Calcedny! Calcedny Arcome. And this is the Soma I was talking about—do you remember?

[He gestures to the breastplate. It's chipped in a couple of places, signifying its age and the battles it has seen—not by his hand, most of them.]

A superhero! You know, it's just like a hero but super!

[Yeahhhh]

But it's nice to meet you, Calce...Cae....I'm going to call you Cal! [Someone is still trying to sound out words] Yes, I remember! That weird Soma thingy!

[As soon as he said that, she leaned in closer to see what was on his breastplate. Hmmmm...what's so great about that?]

You mean that weird blue thing? That's a soma? [She was hoping something more big and grand.]

[But . . . only Byrocks can call him that . . .

He straightens, shaking his head, then focuses on the topic of Soma.]

This is only one kind of Soma. There are many others—they don't all look like this.

[She does what she wants?]

Hm? What do you mean? What's so different about yours? [She narrows her eyes a bit at it. Why so blue?]

It looks more like those shiny things my mom has than a weapon! ...Do you hit people with it?

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