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aterat2022-07-26 08:37 pm
akindofmagic) wrote in aterat2022-07-26 08:37 pm
Change the colors of the sky
Who; England & You (don't forget to tag in!)
What; Meet & greet
Where; Somewhere along the streets
When; Last week of July some time?
Warnings; None, will change if needed.
Green eyes shifted left to right beneath a top hat as he made his way down the street dressed in a more common fashion. Days ago, England had stood back and blinked as he'd left the fountain and had listened to the townspeople as he tried to figure out where he needed to go after that rascal gnome had taken off. It had been much like chasing that little noisy child that had followed the Tengu and his companion to the mountain that night so many years ago at Japan's house back in 1902.
Try as he might, Arthur had been unable to catch him and was at least relieved to find out Her Majesty Queen Victoria was not here as he'd first thought (and had briefly panicked over) considering the time frame he'd heard it was. It was like doing a time warp with the way some of the people were dressed. So even if he wasn't truly home there were parts that felt as if he were or at least looked the part.
For now though, he walked down the street, still looking at the tell phone that to him was outdated technology. And as he did, England did realize that things were a bit quieter here than busy modern day noise of busses, cars and trains. He was rather surprised there weren't any horses here though.
But as his eyes continued to try and remember how to work this archaic phone, he bumped into another person. At first Arthur didn't realize that his hat bad came tumbling off of his head. But then he blinked and turned to look at the person he'd collided with.
"I'm terribly sorry. Are you alright?"
If this had been a fellow nation, they would've received a much different question.
What; Meet & greet
Where; Somewhere along the streets
When; Last week of July some time?
Warnings; None, will change if needed.
Green eyes shifted left to right beneath a top hat as he made his way down the street dressed in a more common fashion. Days ago, England had stood back and blinked as he'd left the fountain and had listened to the townspeople as he tried to figure out where he needed to go after that rascal gnome had taken off. It had been much like chasing that little noisy child that had followed the Tengu and his companion to the mountain that night so many years ago at Japan's house back in 1902.
Try as he might, Arthur had been unable to catch him and was at least relieved to find out Her Majesty Queen Victoria was not here as he'd first thought (and had briefly panicked over) considering the time frame he'd heard it was. It was like doing a time warp with the way some of the people were dressed. So even if he wasn't truly home there were parts that felt as if he were or at least looked the part.
For now though, he walked down the street, still looking at the tell phone that to him was outdated technology. And as he did, England did realize that things were a bit quieter here than busy modern day noise of busses, cars and trains. He was rather surprised there weren't any horses here though.
But as his eyes continued to try and remember how to work this archaic phone, he bumped into another person. At first Arthur didn't realize that his hat bad came tumbling off of his head. But then he blinked and turned to look at the person he'd collided with.
"I'm terribly sorry. Are you alright?"
If this had been a fellow nation, they would've received a much different question.
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"Anyway, most of what I fought were around Wutai but I've been all over the world. My world." She clarified while toying with a drop of condensation rolling down her glass. "Gaia isn't anything like this. So I don't know what Victorian times is. The buildings in Wutai have curved edges. That's what I'm used too." She grinned brightly. "Wutai is the best place ever. It's my home."
She loved Wutai as both a citizen and a princess.
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Like Hitler.
Still, England listened and couldn't figure out how this girl fought, so he had to ask. "And how is it that you battle these..creatures from your home?" And even as he asked that, he tried to picture these curved edge houses.
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"Okay. Let's start with how I fight." Yuffie reached behind her and unclipped the thin blade that was hidden between her shoulder blades. With a flick of her wrist the blade circles, expanding into a large shuriken that she held over the table. "I use this to fight and my materia." As she spoke about materia there were three colored orbs glowing around the center of the weapon. "They're a type of magic that's mined from the planet. Pretty cool huh?" Her obsession with Materia never truly faded, even if she didn't really need the money anymore.
With another flick of her wrist the weapon retracted and she slipped it back into the sheath behind her before chugging a bit of her drink. "I can show you sometime if you want to see." There was not enough room in the bar for Yuffie to start throwing around blades, unless England wanted her to kill someone in the bar.
"I'll start with enemies around Wutai then. Adamantaimai are these big creatures with hard shells and four stubby legs. They have horns and sharp teeth. You usually see them around the beaches of Wutai but they can wander into the town center if we aren't careful. Then there is something called a Bizarre Bug that's a crawly thing. Still big but not as big as the Adamantaimai. It has four legs and a very colorful butt. Not sure why but if you jump on them they go squish, even though it looks like they are hard, they really aren't. Then there are Edgeheads which are these four-legged creatures with really big pinchers on its head. They can be a bit nasty. Then there is this pointy weed thing that I have no idea how to explain... It looks like grass but with eyes." She waved a hand in front of her face like that might help the explanation. "Let's see... thunderbirds are these big black birds that fly around and cast thunder spells. Not super creatively named but they are... shocking." Yuffie smirked. "Okay bad joke. Um.. there are these dragon lookin' things. On and Chocobo's of course but they're pretty cool. You can ride 'em here too. Not a monster though if you piss one off it can really hurt."
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But Yuffie was kindly offering him a distraction and so he focused his attention on her. And as soon as he was going to ask what materia was, she was showing him. His green eyes widened. "You can harvest magic from your planet?" That was both an awesome and scary thought.
At her offer, England nodded. "I would love a chance to see it in action some time." And that would be an unexpected thing to learn here, a new form of magic. That was something none of the other nations knew about or possessed.
He took a sip of tea and listened to her then again go on about monsters in her world. "The way that you describe these Adamantaimai, are they perhaps tortoises?" The name matched, but he had to find out what Yuffie's answer would be. His eyes grew wide as she described the other creatures in her world and wondered how people managed to survive with these horrible sounding creatures.
"Thunder spells?" Arthur asked, setting his tea back down to take in more of her story. He could only imagine America hunting these simply for sport. The grass with eyes was something out of a nightmare almost but dragons caught his attention. "You said you have dragons?"
He asked that even as the warning about chocobos was mentioned.
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"You can learn all sorts of stuff here. There is some sort of academy but also people training with weapons. If you plan to go into the woods outside the city you should probably have some skill anyway." Her head tilted curiously to the side. "Can you do anything now? If so you can go on a mission with me. Otherwise... it might not be the best idea. I don't have any white materia and I can only heal sometimes." It was the kind of magic she had to charge up and reach a limit to unleash and it didn't work as well as Aerith's magic.
"Oh. There are a few people from Gaia here. Cloud. Aerith. Zack. You can also ask them about it if you're interested. Though we all remember different things. It's weird." And depressing.
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He listened avidly as she went on about an academy training with weapons. And then he sat back and picked up his tea cup when she mentioned having skill. Of course that would be wise. In an unfamiliar world it would be foolish to not be prepared. But then she offered to take him on a mission? Who would even issue such an order? However that question didn't come out. Instead he smiled. "I've been known to use quite a few weapons, including a sword. However my preferred method is magic."
But then he shook his head. "You needn't worry for me." But even as he said that he was touched that she sounded that way.
However she mentioned friends recalling different thing which was puzzling. "If I happen to run into these people you mention I may inquire about them. For now I'm alright but thank you.."
Friends and Arthur didn't know each other.