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[well, aside from a few small conversations that discussed possible theories, nothing here has really been adequately explained. and he tired of the celebration by the fountain pretty quickly and instead took to exploring mac anu, only to discover that there is no exit. nothing but a dock with a ship that refused to take him anywhere.

which, besides just being bad planning -- how does a city function with no land routes available and only one boat? -- strikes him as incredibly suspicious. it's better than being locked up somewhere, maybe, but dropped off in an inescapable, unfamiliar city seems like someone's idea of a cruel joke, dying of exposure or starvation in the middle of a city.

and he probably could starve, given he passed up everything at the celebration back there. who wakes up in a strange place and unquestioningly eats what's offered? the hunger is bothering him a little, but more important is probably finding somewhere to stay. so saralegui is making another trip around the city, on a search for shelter this time.

for such a decently-sized city, however, there seems to be a bizarre lack of ways into all these buildings. what few doors he's passed are all locked to him, often with strange noises coming from inside. worst comes to worst, he could probably go back into the room they all woke up in before, but there has to be something better in this place somewhere, right? somewhere that trustworthy food could also be obtained, if he was lucky.

for the moment, however, he's sitting down in the shade of a building by the docks, tired of walking and unable to even tell how much time has passed. he looks a little torn between exhaustion and keeping up his guard, warily watching a group of players chatting nearby even as he leans against his knees with fatigue. feel like helping out a clueless and technology-inept trap? even knowledge of the warp points around the city would be useful, at this point.]

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[he arches an eyebrow at the sight -- girls back home tended to be more...composed. either that, or servants. he doesn't understand the words, but it wouldn't surprise him if some people spoke other languages here. after all, it seemed like the most commonly accepted theory so far was the "different worlds" one.

still, he is a gentleman, and it seemed a little uncouth to just leave her like that. she's within arm's reach, so he leans over just enough to nudge her leg with his fingertips, gently enough to not worry about knocking her over.]

U-uwa?! [ light as it is it's enough to startle her awake, taking a graceless moment to regain her balance. ]

Um, um-- Is there somewhere you want to go? [ wait. ]

...huh, where am I again?

What? [he'd planned on just politely letting her know that she'd been sleeping, but he's a little thrown by that question. enough that it makes him forget his original intent for the moment.]

Um... is there somewhere you want to go? [ she had asked mostly on reflex but well...maybe he does need her help? ]

[he frowns slightly, more confusion than irritation. wasn't this a little backward?]

Shelter of some sort would be nice, but...you do realize you were sleeping standing up, correct?

Shelter...? um, I don't know if I can manage something so general....

O-oh! I know! [ and then it occurs to her she might have been in the way. ]

Oh no, was I standing in a bad place? Am I in the way?

[he glances out at the road for a moment, plenty of space between where they are by the base of the buildings and where the path ends, meeting the water.]

No, you're fairly out of the way, it just didn't seem right to leave you there. You said you know of somewhere?

Um...not here actually. [ sigh, she's so confused about how things are happening this time. ]

And I don't usually recruit people for... oh, he's not here yet this time. Um.

I-I can help you look for a place though! We can look around really fast! [ since she can just teleport. ]

[he just smiles politely, not...really following any of this.] I'd rather not run around, but I certainly wouldn't mind if you wanted to help. Recruit for what...?

You want to recruit me? [ it's okay! she is never following anything really. ]

Don't worry, you won't have to run at all! Are you ready?

No, you said... [he trails off and just gives up on that. she didn't really seem all that bright. it's refreshing, at least, and reminds him a bit of yuuri. the hair and eyes help with that too.] Nevermind. Ready for what?

To go? [ smile, smile, blink, blink. ]

...Alright? [he stands, automatically brushing off any dirt sticking to the strange clothes he was still wearing.] Where to?

[ she didn't quite hear that, murmuring to herself something that sounds like 'ready? set?' ]

Oh! Please hold on to everything! Go!

[ there's a flash of light as she raises her hand. and they end up--! ]

[ hello, they are somewhere inside but...well they're not on the ground. It's just a short fall though. ]

Oops!

[he was not expecting a teleport, and even less was he expecting to suddenly be airborne, so his drop is...less than graceful. he lands feet first, but the position isn't very steady and he just falls the rest of the way down, ending up on his back staring up at an unfamiliar ceiling.

what.]

...Ow.

[ it's okay, she's falling on her hands and knees, at least she didn't fall on top of him. ]

Um, sorry but... is this where you wanted to go? Wa, where is this?

[he sits up after a moment, pushing long hair out of his face and straightening his glasses, and glances around at the room they'd landed in. it wasn't the room with the chaos gate, but it was indoors somewhere. he had no idea what she'd just done, but...well, she had at least managed the "shelter" thing. sort of.]

I don't know. Where are we? And how did you do that?

...um, I don't know? ...oh, is that bad? [ lost again. ]

Um...how? u-uwa... how do I explain?

I...specialise in teleportation?[ is that enough of an explanation? ]

[he frowns, but stands up anyway, dusting off again and straining to regain some sort of poise after he'd just basically fallen on his ass in front of a stranger. not exactly his most regal moment.]

Not very good, I suppose, but it could be worse. This is indoors, at least. [and then he turns to look her over, fascinated. hadn't yuuri done something similar, appearing on his ship in the middle of the ocean without explanation? perhaps it was just a double-black thing.] Do you know a person named Yuuri?

I-I'll try to do better next time, wa!

Um... [ she is trying to process through a lot of names, give her a long mumbly moment. ]

Yuu...Yuuu...

A person with sharp eyes and a uses a bow and arrow?

[he looks a little disappointed, but shakes his head. he can't imagine anyone describing yuuri like that, no matter how dim they were. yuuri was all gentleness and big round eyes that hid nothing. saralegui had never seen heard of him using anything but a sword, and even that only occasionally. reasonable, given his whole pacifism thing.]

No, I don't think that's right. It doesn't matter. Where are you from? [it's unlikely that it's his world, if his conversations with others are any indication, but it's worth a shot.]

...they're someone important, right? Um...if you tell me what they're like I'll remember and... and... I can tell you if I meet them! [ dim she might be but she's very eager to help, especially if he's separated from someone important. She thinks she can imagine how that feels. ]

[ BUT NOW YOU HAVE ASKED THE MAGIC QUESTION! ]

O-oh! It's a magical and happy place! [ all the pride and cheer here. ]

Um but before I came here um...I still don't know where here is. I was in the Queendom of Falena. I haven't been home in a long time.

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