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 Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:08 pm
Jilan stretched out on a bench in the sun with his Imperial Poetry Anthology. Xiao Huo had wanted to go outside and play, so Jilan had to go with him, but he figured it would not be too terrible to just read outside. With any luck, his adopted brother would not bother him too much.
Just as long as Xiao Huo did not wander off or anything. The older boy felt like today was a lazy day, and did not want to have to chase after him or anything.
For the moment, Xiao Huo was occupied in his own little world behind Jilan's bench. He sat in the grass with his dolls, enacting some sort of battle that his mental projections implied was Very Epic. There was a Knight! And a princess! And an evil human Sorcerer!
... Jilan anxiously awaited the day when Xiao Huo would learn to keep his thoughts to himself. sweatdrop
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:16 pm
Lysa has never been able to resist the pull of a beautiful day. She wanders through the park, taking in the lacework of the tree branches, the warmth of the sun and the children playing...
Wait a moment. Lysa does a quick double take- the two children appear to be Porcelain. Interesting. She hadn't met any Porcelain away from Setsushi's shop before.
Curious, Lysa slowly approaches. "Hello," she says, "are you two here by yourselves?"
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:27 pm
Jilan is here with his dumb brother sweatdrop
Xiao Huo is here with his dumb brother biggrin
... So no, they're not alone.
There is also an epic battle going on now, shh!
Jilan sits up to make room on the bench, marking his spot in the book with one finger and shutting it. Then he fidgets a little and watches the stranger. She is welcome to sit down if she likes; he does not want to be rude and take up all the space.
The younger boy runs around the the front of the bench with his dolls and climbs up onto it. Why was Jilan hogging the whole thing before, then?
Little brother was sitting in the grass before and seemed quite happy there.... sweatdrop Xiao Huo should not be too much of a pain, though, especially to the stranger.
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:33 pm
Lysa laughs, heartily. They are just too cute. She sits on the grass in front of the bench, obviously not minding the littlest one's enthusiasm for a seat.
"I'm Lysa," she introduces herself, smiling, "what are your names?"
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:47 pm
The older boy stands and bows, introducing himself as "Jilan". He is very pleased to meet Miss Lysa, and is sorry if he seems a little shy.
The little one is "Xiao Huo", but that's just his super-secret codename. ... It's also more difficult to say than he thought it would be. No one is allowed to know his real name, though ninja
They are not really brothers, but Jilan sort of adopted Xiao Huo anyway, until the younger boy can go home. ... Xiao Huo seems like he is very good at being a little brother, though, no?
... If he is not prying, Jilan wonders if Miss Lysa has met other Porcelain before?
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:52 pm
"Well, I'm very pleased to meet you both, Jilan and Xiao Huo." Xiao Huo does indeed seem very good at being a little brother. Lysa thinks it would be impossible for anyone to tell they weren't really related.
She nods at Jilan's question, "Yes, that's why I came over to say hello to the two of you. I've met Setsushi and a few others, briefly. I was a bit surprised at seeing two little Porcelain out here in the park," she smiles kindly, "Where do you live?"
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:07 pm
Jilan explains to Lysa that he and his brother live nearby with a human wizard called Kumoru. They try to visit Setsushi pretty often, though - he is very nice, isn't he?
Kumoru is like a Sorcerer, except he is a human. He even has a Chaos. She's like, so awesome~! Everyone else at the house is very strange, too. Never a dull moment!
Lucretia is not a Chaos, she's... ... well, okay, Jilan isn't sure. But Xiao Huo is still silly.
Jilan is curious, who else has Miss Lysa had a chance to meet? There seem to be many Porcelain appearing in Gaia recently. He suspected she had met some of his kind before, though, because Miss Lysa did not seem weirded out by the way Jilan and Xiao Huo speak to her, he adds with a small smile.
He also wonders not completely privately if she has seen High Priest Kouyo in the last few days because he went with Kumoru to work and did not come home and Jilan has been terribly worried because he was very sad before he disappeared....
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:35 pm
A human wizard? Not what she expected to hear, but not all that strange either. Gaia was certainly a conglomerate of very different people.
Lysa is a little taken aback at the rush of information. She gathers that Sorcerers were the wizards of Porcelain, though she is a bit confused what Xiao Huo means by a Chaos. Jilan's efforts to correct his brother prompt a smile and a chuckle, though.
"Well, I've met some other Porcelain, besides Setsushi, but I don't know their names. There was a young boy, with a man that was hiding in Setsushi's bathroom... I think the man was called Mist Sorcerer. He was rather distraught. I didn't stay long enough to talk to any of them though. I did talk a little with another man who was doing calligraphy one day when I came by Setsushi's. I never got his name either, though."
Lysa smiles apologetically, "Doesn't really help narrow it down any, does it?" She thinks she hears a question, but isn't sure. "Did you ask something else, Jilan?"
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:05 pm
Xiao Huo met the Mist Sorcerer once, speaking of strange people. Does Miss Lysa know Silver? He was hanging out with the Mist Sorcerer when the young Porcelain met him.
He struggles to project what he can manage of Silver to Lysa to see if she recognizes him - pale clothing, brown hair, and lots of AWESOME.
Jilan does not want to be a pain by asking so many questions, but... does Miss Lysa know of a red-haired Porcelain man, probably quiet and maybe sad, who might be living at Setsushi's house? He had moved in with Kumoru for about a week, then left without much of an explanation and Jilan has not see him since then. He thinks he might be with Setsushi again, but has not found him there yet.
He wrings his hands a little and hopes she will not think him too nosy.
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:07 pm
Adler tilted her head humming quietly along to the music of her headphones as she walked along, reading the book she had just picked up. She was quite shamelessly wandering without any sort of destination; the book was rather absorbing.
Not quite absorbing enough to tune out the presence of Porcelain, however. Adler looked up, glancing around the park looking for them. Or at least for a likely spot. That bench seemed suspicious.
The mage trots over in that direction, walking up behind the bench and glancing over the top at the two occupants, "Hello." She waves at the other woman sitting in the grass in front of them.
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:14 pm
Lysa reels a little from the sheer amount of Awesome projected at her. "I remember seeing a boy there when I saw Mist Sorcerer, but I never got a chance to talk to him, Xiao Huo. I'll be sure to do so next time though."
She listens to Jilan's description. "The man I met, that was doing calligraphy, he had red hair. I don't know if he's the same person, but he was quiet and seemed a little sad too. I haven't seen him since then, though."
Lysa looks up at the woman approaching and waves back, "Hello. Do you know these two?"
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:37 pm
Jilan pokes Xiao Huo gently in the ribs. The little one should show a little restraint and not overwhelm the poor Lady sweatdrop
Why is Jilan always calling Xiao Huo 'little'? >(
... The older boy is not getting into that argument again.
But... yes, that does sound like it could have been the High Priest Kouyo, he tells Miss Lysa, turning his attention back to her and wringing his hands a little. He radiates an apologetic feeling for his brother's behavior - Xiao Huo is just a child still. ... How long as it been since she saw the Porcelain doing calligraphy?
Then he quiets down and looks straight up as another human comes up behind the bench. Jilan projects a shy greeting to her, too.
Xiao Huo also greets the newcomer, then points back at Lysa while still peering at the stranger with headphones. Friends? They're both humans so obviously they should both know each other.
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:53 pm
"You don't have to apologize for Xiao Huo, Jilan. Kids will be kids." Lysa thinks for a moment, trying to remember when she had met the red-haired man, High Priest Kouyo, apparently, -he was a High Priest? eek - "I haven't seen him in more than a week," she finally answered.
Smiling, Lysa stands to properly introduce herself to the new woman. "I'm Lysa," she says, offering her hand.
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:59 pm
Adler tilts her head, looking at the younger Porcelian with a smile, "You're the one with Lucretia. Xiao Huo, right." She looks at Jilan, "Havn't met you yet though." The mage reached up to pull her headphones off, mostly for the Lysa's benifit. Curiouser and curiouser. One would almost suspect someone of tampering with coincidence.
"Hello. Call me Adler." She replies for both Jilan and Lysa, shaking the other woman's hand over the bench. "Is Kouyo ok? He wasn't doing so well the last time I saw him, either..." Adler looks concerned. She glances down at the book in her other hand, remembering the page number and shutting it.
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:10 pm
Xiao Huo blinks, then points up at Adler instead. He does remember her! And she remembers him!
... Oh fine, talk about grown-up stuff. He crosses his arms, but gives off the obvious feeling of also being interested in knowing where Kouyo went.
Jilan clutches his own book to his chest, projecting his worry. Perhaps later he could go follow his father to work at the bookstore and see if Kouyo had somehow decided to take up residence there....
The High Priest has been very sad for a while, it seems, in addition to being difficult to find recently. Hopefully Setsushi knows where he is and is taking good care of him.
He had better be okay because he has to make a portal home for everyone stare
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