1 Audio Broadcast & 2 Open Logs

[gadaboutdetective]

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.

Comments

[gadaboutdetective]

“Mm… yes, though I’m not entirely sure how serious it was about that. I believe it was rather fickle on what it did when it was done with us.” Not when some people left, and then came back with no memory of their time in that world, and that he was here with his memories intact? Llewellyn had a feeling that a great deal of what they were told had been a lie… Or at the very least, a half truth, conditional on what the being had been in the mood for.

“For all the bad that happened though, I’m glad that I remember… If I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have recognized my husband here and I would hate to have forgotten him and some of the friends I made there.” He added, perhaps trying to lessen some of the heaviness of the conversation. It hadn’t been a nice place, there was a lot that he hadn’t really been dealing with particularly well, but there had been good things too…

There was a thoughtful hum on the other end of the line as Llewellyn considered the offer, “Well, it wouldn’t be particularly sensible for me to turn down a guide.” After all, he tended to get turned around a lot… And he still didn’t know the layout of the city well. “I’m sure I could eventually stumble on them on my own, but I certainly wouldn’t mind assistance in finding them to cut the search a little shorter.” At least for the first time, he would undoubtedly take a wrong turn once or twice when he was on his own.

[areasontohope]

"Oh.." Yuki said, putting a dish down on the table. "Well that's great that he's here with you." Part of him was jealous that the man had someone from his world here that came with him. And yet the other part of him was more than glad that he'd come alone because this world would just more than likely confuse his family or friends if they showed up here. But the other was right, had the other place been correct about memories, not recognizing one's own spouse might prove to be a problem. And so many outcomes could take place and be rather unpleasant at best.

Even if Llewellyn couldn't see it, Yuki was nodding. "Well you can let me know where you want to go and when. I can always meet you at the town fountain, it's where most people show up for the first time."

It seemed to be the 'place' and he'd noted that on more than one occasion. But the silver haired man was polite of course and wasn't about to force himself or his presence on anyone if they wanted to go their own way at least for a little while. The offer had been made and accepted it sounded like. Now it was just up for negotiation for when and how long.

[gadaboutdetective]

“Mm… Yes, I’m grateful to have him.” That was the interesting thing, Yuki. Rhy was not from Llewellyn’s world at all, but he hardly thought to mention that where it hadn’t been brought up. Admittedly, Llewellyn wasn’t sure if anyone from his world would ever show up either… In some ways he was worried about that, given the secrets he’d kept in his world that he hadn’t shared… In other ways he wished one day he could see one or two people again, if only to introduce them to people and see their reactions to things like magic or technology that didn’t exist in their world like the apartment appliances.

Llewellyn, of course, was eager to get his bearings in this new world. The sooner he learned where he could go to read up on the world or research something for possible cases, the better. “Thank you, I’m mostly free in general given I’ve just arrived… So whenever would be convenient for you probably works just fine.” He only had some tentative plans thus far. There were things that were lining up well enough, but wouldn’t be ready for a time yet.

“And I do believe I recall where the fountain is, I can probably find my way back to it easily enough.” Probably. It might just take him a few odd wrong turns from wherever he happened to be when Yuki invited him to meet up. Hopefully, he wouldn’t hold it against the detective if he were a little late. It wouldn’t be intentional in the least.

[areasontohope]

Yuki looked back at the calendar in the office and blinked at it to examine it. There was nothing written down of any importance so he wouldn't be missing anything. But it was important to check and he was finding that he hadn't quite gotten around to doing that as of yet today, so better late than never.

"Well, if tomorrow is convenient, I can catch up with you then..whenever a good time is for you." It was wise to try and work around the new person's schedule and give a tour to the Historium. If the other wanted to take the trek to the library too, he was more than prepared to do that as well. But courtesy and manners were first and foremost here really. He would only show Llewellyn around as much as he wanted and wouldn't try to keep him overly long as the man probably had a lot of things to do being so new here.

Backing up from the calendar now, Yuki nodded. "So just let me know."

[gadaboutdetective]

Llewellyn waited as Yuki fell silent, presumably checking on something or other. When the other responded, though, he shook his head. “Oh— tomorrow would be fine… It’s not as though I have much of a schedule as yet. I’m still getting settled in, I suppose.” But he would check with his husband when they regrouped that evening, to make sure there was nothing that had come up that needed attention first. “I’ll let you know for sure, but some time in the afternoon would be fine I’m sure.”

Want to wrap here?

[areasontohope]

There was a map that had been made of the place, so Yuki was searching for it. He was pretty sure Caelan had managed to leave those behind which would obviously help others. Having located it finally, he nodded in satisfaction at hearing Llewellyn's pronouncement.

"Alright, tomorrow then. It sounds like a plan."

Sure!

[gadaboutdetective]

Llewellyn would be thankful for a map, something to give him a better idea of this world’s layout. Plus, if there were maps, it meant that at least some things didn’t change too much. Even with the additions that followed quakes. At the confirmation, he smiled a little to himself. It was good to have plans already. The more he figured out now, the better he’d feel. “Yes, uh— I’ll see you tomorrow. Thank you, Yuki.” He responded, before ending the call to resume his first day’s investigations.

(FTB…)