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Llewellyn Watts ([personal profile] gadaboutdetective) wrote in [community profile] aterat2021-05-04 12:32 pm

1 Audio Broadcast & 2 Open Logs

Who; Llewellyn & Anyone!
What; 1 Audio broadcast & 2 Open Logs
Where; The logs are at the Historium & the market!
When; Over the first couple weeks in May!
Warnings; Nothing to start, will update if anything happens!

1 - Tellphone

[Clearing his throat a little, Llewellyn tried to think of where to start, he’s been snooping around for a few days and compiling some notes.]

Hello! I’m sure everyone is rather used to these sorts of broadcasts now, but uh— I’ve only just arrived in the last few days. My name is Llewellyn Watts-Maresh, to get introductions out of the way.

I’ve been catching up on the goings on already, seems like there’s a lot going on right now that I’d like to offer my assistance with. So! I’ll skip directly to the main point of my broadcast.

While this world is a significant improvement on my last... I’m finding myself in need of a starting point. I’m accustomed to having an office to work from, but I don’t believe I’ll have the funds to open something myself from the start. Is there possibly a private investigation firm already that would be looking for a detective? I… don’t need much space. I’ve gotten used to taking my work outdoors in the past, but a desk to keep my notes and work at on occasion would be appreciated.

[And he paused, humming a little as he mulled over a secondary thought he’d been playing with since he arrived.]

That aside, I’m also knowledgeable with floriography. Even if this worlds is different from my own, I’m a fast study. I’ve had practice in making arrangements for various meanings and occasions, and before I was pulled here I was dabbling in gardening…? So if anyone is looking for some part-time help there, I wouldn’t mind doing that on the side. I uh— I like to keep busy.

[And if he and his husband ever do figure out how to purchase a home, he knows they’ll need the money for it. Being cooped up in a small apartment is not ideal long term.]

Mm… That should do it, thank you.



2 - Historium

Llewellyn might have been a little slower to get here than he normally would have been, too distracted with this new world and getting his feet under him. But any sort of library was a good starting point to see what kind of references were available when you wanted to investigate and learn more about certain things about a place that might not be readily available through word of mouth. Or things that were just easier to find out on your own, as he was prone to doing.

It was… a lot more disorganized than the last giant library he’d frequented, but that actually wasn’t a big issue for the detective. His thought process already tended towards the chaotic and scattered, so he actually felt rather at home in the place. It wasn’t hard to start at one shelf, scan the titles, and grab something before he continued onward.

Anyone around the Historium would see Llewellyn either with a few books under his arm, or sitting on a table (using the chair as a footrest) and leafing through a selection curiously. Once in a while, he’d stop, jot a few thoughts down in messy scrawl in his notebook, and then continue reading…

He’s not so absorbed in his task that he doesn’t notice anyone else around him. Llewellyn could be quite paranoid and didn’t enjoy being surprised, so unless you’re particularly sneaky, he would be quite aware if someone were to approach…



3 - Market

There were several places that Llewellyn could be guaranteed to be found if you needed him. The first being where ever he worked (he truly was a workaholic at times), with his husband (obvious, perhaps), and the market… The last being because Llewellyn usually found himself in need of a snack every few hours, he tended to think better on a full stomach and his metabolism was rather high given how little he sat around.

It was also his other go to for making contacts and gathering information on a place. People talked, especially shop and food stall employees. They saw or heard about everything going on in the city, after all, and if you were a frequent enough customer, they tended to appreciate your business enough to be on friendly terms. 

Given this was another new world… Llewellyn was starting from scratch. So over the course of his first few weeks in this place, through the day, he’d take a stroll through the market whenever he was feeling hungry. Every time he’d stop somewhere, he’d take a few minutes to chat and get to know the person working, he might not remember names right away, but if he stopped there frequently enough he’d start to commit things to memory (and he certainly wrote more important conversations down).

If approached, Llewellyn would actually be quite happy to talk, as long as no one minded his snacking… He’d even offer to share.
cetrary: famira (M7wNvaJ)

[personal profile] cetrary 2021-05-05 01:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Aerith will do, no need for the miss. I'm not that old yet! [ She might have offered a last name, but she honestly couldn't see how it'd be important right now so she chose to just go with first names. ] Oh, I'm going to open it. I'll need something to do here and it sounds like it might be just the thing the place needs. Besides, it might even be helpful if I can get some good herbs growing. [ This place seemed like it could use all the help it could get. It also felt like it could use some help but she wasn't going to worry anyone about that. Besides, she was going to need something to keep herself busy if she really was trapped here. If she didn't she might go crazy worrying about her home and it's current looming disasters. ]

You're in luck, I happen to be a great teacher. I just had a student who impressed everyone with the bouquets he made after we spent some time in my gardens. [ Okay, well, maybe he wasn't exactly her student. But the nice arrangement of flowers he helped her bring to the Leaf house was definitely due to her guidance. ] As long as you've got the desire to learn, I can teach! [ She was really starting to get curious about the whole last world thing though and now she couldn't help but ask a little something. ]

Soooo...how'd you end up going from detective work to having a side job as a florist?
cetrary: famira (Lhj6Wq0)

[personal profile] cetrary 2021-05-06 09:53 am (UTC)(link)
The meanings are especially important. You can send a lot of messages with a flower. [ Which she was pretty proficient in doing. ] I'll hold you to that, being a dedicated student I mean. [ Better not slack in your studies ever, or you'll be met with her disappointed face. Nobody wants that. ]

New world, new things....I like that. It's optimistic. [ And sometimes it was important to be optimistic, especially when things seemed pretty impossible. ] Sounds like you made some wise friends. [ It was nice to know that there were people that managed to turn a situation like this into something not quite as bad as it could be. Even nicer to hear that people managed to make strong friendships in places like this. ] A friendship bouquet sounds lovely. I never really thought about selling things like that. [ People might have really liked specific bundles like that back home. At the very least it would have sold well above. Aerith lets out a light laugh. ] Sometimes the best things come from the things we don't think through. People would be really surprised at how well things can work out if you just take that plunge. [ Advice she might need to take herself. ]

Maybe you'll get a chance to get some houseplants here.
cetrary: famira (HqD3BmA)

[personal profile] cetrary 2021-05-07 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
I like getting called good before I even start. It's a confidence boost. [ Not that she really needs confidence boosts. Or that he really called her good precisely, but she's going to go with it. ]

It's a good thing to learn to keep in mind. I've got a friend who might benefit from learning it actually. Maybe you could be his wise friend and pass on your knowledge. [ Cloud had reason to be moody, she knew that, but she still thought he could do with lightening up a little bit. Or at the very least trying to relax and smile a bit more. ] What have you found lucky here? [ Genuine curiosity spurred the question. It's nice to hear the good things that people experience in a place. ]

I'd love to see examples! I'll let you know when I get something going. It looks like I'll have at least one worker to help me fix up something nice. [ A work slave that she will force to build flower beds or anything else she needs. He has super SOLDIER strength, he'll be able to handle it. ] I'd really like to hear about the tradition if you ever feel like it! [ It'd be exciting to hear about other traditions, especially if she could learn to incorporate that. ]

They do say practice makes perfect.
cetrary: famira (s037PPd)

[personal profile] cetrary 2021-05-08 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
He's receptible if you're firm with him, but you have to be firm. [ Firm meant pushy. That's what it translated to. You had to be good and pushy with him to get him to be receptible to wisdom. Or maybe you just had to be her. ]

A world at the bottom of the sea? That sounds...[ she wasn't really sure what that sounded like. Fantastic? Exciting? Dangerous? Maybe all those things at once. ] like you've had quite the adventure. It sounds like you've got a lot of experience with things like this already. Experience and luck. [ That was definitely extremely lucky to have his husband and friends end up here too. Then again she had a friend that seemed to have arrived around the same time as well, so she couldn't feel too envious of him. Just a bit envious at his experience. Truth be told she was a tiny bit freaked out by this entire situation. It felt a bit like just before she took the big plunge towards change and she was still trying to process how that had gone.

She let out a little chuckle. ]
It's nice of you to already include me like that. [ Nice and not really something she was actually used to. It wasn't until recently that she'd really gotten actual friends. ]

I'm going to hold you to that! I have an amazing memory. [ Don't feel too bad for Cloud, he's used to it. ]
cetrary: famira (wL7L8LN)

[personal profile] cetrary 2021-05-08 09:00 am (UTC)(link)
Mmm, I wouldn't say I really fit the mold of wise friend. [ Pushy and outgoing friend? Sure. Caring and friend with mysterious knowledge? Yup. Wise? She wouldn't go that far. ]

It seems like the most positive way to put it. Do you have any advice to someone on their first step of the adventure in many worlds? [ She guessed it wasn't exactly her first experience, but that was intensely complicated. Intensely. She laughed again. ]

You think right! We have a comradery! Maybe we could even have a club. [ Of course, that was just a joke. There were probably much more important things to focus on here than a flower club. It seemed like it wasn't that bad of an idea to try to keep things as light as she could, at least for now. ]

No worries, if you're a really good student maybe I'll even let you have an open note exam. [ See, she's generous. Extremely generous. ]
cetrary: famira (MumNnuk)

[personal profile] cetrary 2021-05-09 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
Mmm, maybe that's true. I've been told I'm not always the best at knowing when to back off. [ But maybe she was better at than she gave herself credit for. Who really knew. ]

I've already got some plans to see what I can hear. [ If this place will talk to her. Sometimes things didn't, but she'd already said she'd try. Even if she hadn't said it to someone, she still would have tried anyway. Besides, if she wanted to try to encourage things to grow faster she'd have to see if the land would help her out some. ]

I'm pretty good at accepting help from people that might know more. [ Or might be better at certain things. ] And I'm definitely good at making connections! [ She'd been the one to help Cloud learn more about that after all! Talk about someone who was terrible at the whole making connections thing. Cloud was...well, it was a good thing he had friends. ] Things are always easier with friends. I didn't have many before now, but it's...been pretty nice. [ To say the least. ]

Oh, what kind of club? [ Well, now she was just curious about that. Sorry she's nosey. ] What subjects do you have more difficulty with?
cetrary: famira (ZJB2Q3p)

[personal profile] cetrary 2021-05-10 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
It's really not, but I guess some people aren't just built for it. [ Maybe some were built for pushing people that really needed it. Or at the very least pretending that they were happier than they were so that everyone else kept going. At least she generally managed to be gentle with her pushing. One might even go so far as to say calculated, but she'd steadfastly deny that part. ]

I guess I'll have to look over the tellphone then. [ Her tone at the word tellphone betrays just how silly she thinks the name is. It's amusing to say the least. ] I've got a few other places I think I may be able to look for some information. [ Maybe information that other people can't quite get on their own. At least she really hoped she could. She'd already gotten a feel for the place just by wandering around and it definitely had something to say. She just had to coax that something out, simple as that, right?

She let out a little laugh and hummed in agreement. ]
You hit the nail on the head. It can be hard to get used to but it is...nice. [ If not...worrisome. For just a second that worry leaked into her tone before she managed to push it away. There wasn't a reason to dwell on what she knew about the future that much anymore. Was there? ]

Ah, a club runner I see. Important person. [ She teased a bit, but she did find it interesting at the very least. She couldn't really imagine doing something with a group like that. Not that she hadn't wanted to, it was more that... well, as a kid a lot of people had found her really weird. She was pretty sure a lot of people found her weird now but they'd just gotten used to that weird. Besides, as she'd gotten older she'd been able to give them useful things like herbs and flowers. Can't hold the weirdness against a girl that was so bright and helpful. ]

Don't worry, I don't think I'd be too interested in paying much attention to either of those things either. People that like science seem to get too caught up in it. [ Was that a hint of something she actually....didn't...like...? Yes. And her entire tone got a lot more serious with the admission too. ]
cetrary: famira (7L4kcts)

[personal profile] cetrary 2021-05-10 07:06 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I've never really heard of something being called a tellphone. Seems like an....interesting name. [ Funny name at the very least. It made her wonder where the name had come from but it was probably the least important thing for her to think about. ] I'm going to guess it's some sort of mistake personally. But, what do I really know? [ She paused for a second at his description. ] A neural implant...? That sounds pretty creepy. [ Yeah, creepy was actually putting it lightly. Nothing about that sounded like something she wanted to ask more information ]

Don't worry, if I figure anything out I'll make sure to let everyone know. [ The only thing that would change that would be if the place asked her not to tell. If it had a good reason she might have to respect that. ]

Well, I'm going to go with important. [ So, he'll just have to deal with it. No choice here. He'd just have to deal with her now thinking he was a very important club runner. ]

That's been mostly my experience of it. And no, don't be sorry, it's okay! Worse things could have happened. [ She did appreciate the sentiment but she didn't like dwelling on things. Especially things like that. ]
cetrary: famira (N3dLdEa)

[personal profile] cetrary 2021-05-11 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
We have smartphones that are portable, but mostly Shinra employees use those. [ Yuck. Who wants those? Nobody that's who. Nobody wants Shrina gross smartphones. ] We also uh, PHS machines. They're big machines that when you press a button they let you talk to someone at another machine it's connected to. [ It was cumbersome more than anything, but at least it let them have a way to communicate when they got cut off from each other. ] Tellphone sounds like a weird mashup of things. Kinda like when a kid tries to copy something but they don't get it quite right, you know? [ Or maybe she just spent a bit too much time around the kids. ]

I think I'd rather be able to lose something than have it put in me like that. [ Thanks but no thanks. She'd had enough of people talking about creepy things like that. ]

You're quick to understand! [ That's good, then she won't have to spend time trying to convince him to just go with it. ] I bet you won't disappoint me.

[ She chuckles, though there's a tiny forced quality to that chuckle. It'll smooth out eventually, or at the very least she'll force it out. ] True enough. We can safely be assured that we're not going to be boring or potentially crazy. Wait--you're not secretly evil and crazy right?
cetrary: famira (TksFnuL)

[personal profile] cetrary 2021-05-11 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
I wonder who exactly came up with it. [ Something else for her to ask maybe. Did she really want to ask so many questions though? ]

Oh! That'd be nice for sure. Maybe the accept design suggestions somewhere. [ For that they'd have to figure out exactly where they came from though. It's not like you could just submit suggestions to air, right? Well, maybe she could. But not everyone could actually talk to planets. ]

Your trying pays off. [ At least in her opinion. ]

Mm...[ He had a point. Look at Sephiroth. He was wrong, so very wrong, but he seemed convinced he wasn't. He seemed to really think what he was doing was the right thing to do. Instead of realizing how crazy he was. Then there was Hojo. Hojo definitely thought he was an amazing genius scientist despite the fact that he was definitely just evil and crazy. Super crazy. ] True enough. I actually just ran into two people that fit that. Super crazy and evil and somehow completely unaware. [ She might have felt bad for them in a different situation. Instead she just thought they sucked. A lot. ]
cetrary: famira (BQcj4D8)

[personal profile] cetrary 2021-05-12 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
They're called Aspects or something, right? I wish I knew more about them. [ Were the benevolent people in charge or were they another Shinra? That was the worrisome part of things. ]

I thought that was an important question. [ Aww, now she's sad that it wasn't a priority suggestion. ] I hope they do take requests though. Or at the very least that they'll talk to us. [ It'd be nice to hear from them.

Sadness edged into her voice when she spoke again. ]
Sounds like you've got some experience too. I think the worst part is that they really don't seem to understand that they're not right. [ At least she was pretty sure that was the case for Sephiroth. Hojo on the other hand? He may realize it and just not care. ]
cetrary: famira (swOF2y3)

[personal profile] cetrary 2021-05-13 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, it's nice to know their names. I wonder if they know ours. [ That'd be kinda creepy if they did, so, hopefully the answer to that is no. ] I'll let you know if I hear anything else about them. [ Seems like the least she can offer. ]

I guess I can allow a few questions before it. [ She teases. ] I hope they'll be willing, even if it's just a bit of their time.

[ If he could see he'd see that she looked a little bit sad, thankfully he can't so she can try her best to sound as though she's not bothered. ] That's not surprising to hear. [ Disappointing though. ] You're right though. And we're going to stop them back home. I know we will.

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