flameguard | mygod | pc catchall

[ now that things have been reappropriated correctly, rondo can be found sitting by the fire. he's dressed in his actual uniform now, hair back in its usual ponytail, looking decidedly more knightly than he did in the weird cult fit! it's actually not that different but that's besides the point.

more importantly he is holding a bigass sword - he's just kind of staring up at it, expression pulled into a deep, thoughtful frown as the flames reflect back on the surface of the weapon, which is a darker color than it appears, tinged blue and pink like an afterthought.

he has not noticed he has company! ]

Edited 2024-06-08 18:21 (UTC)

[ well, he's not particularly sneaky, nor is he trying to be, so he'll start talking from fairly far back, as to not startle Guy With a Bigass Sword. He is back in his regular clothes!]

Hello. Found something of interest to you in your box, I take it?

[ this man is so aggressively purple

oh! rondo looks away from the sword when he hears the familiar voice - gale gets a smile immediately, though its a couple watts dimmer than usual. ]

...something like that, yes. I didn't really... well, it surprised me, but I'm glad to have it.

[ a beat. anyway! brightening again: ] You really look like a scholar now, Mr. Gale...! Not that you didn't before, but it's really obvious, now. Did you find yours alright, too...?

[ raising an eyebrow because it in fact seems like the sword may Not Be Good but he won't press instantly. instead he's brushing off his front, like he isn't sure how to take a compliment on his clothes. ]

Oh, yes. Not the finest attire I have, but certainly functional. Then again, I suppose anything enchanted for more potent magic wouldn't be of much use in this place anyway.

As for Tara, she ... is taking some time to sort through her feelings. I'm sure she'll come around soon.

I see...

[ rondo is trying to imagine a person being trapped in the box. like... a coffin? there was a person in there...? this poor tara must be very stressed.... ]

Well - I hope that Miss Tara will be alright, then... [ he's going to think tara is a person until proven otherwise. ] Then again, I think many people are feeling that way. Having our things or not, this situation is still very strange.

She will be fine, I'm sure. I do have to craft an appropriate apology though, I'm sure.

[ he will definitely not say anything that will disprove that tara is somehow a person. "is it is his wife or his cat" is a constant struggle when gale talks about her. ]

Surely, she'll understand that we are in strange circumstances...? [ his poor wife slash daughter slash female friend slash companion slash whatever she is...

brightly, fists clenched in front of him: ] I'm sure if you're honest and sincere with her, Mr. Gale, she'll definitely come around!

The circumstances aren't exactly the issue, as it were. It is more my actions.

[ this is very protagonist advice, but he likes it. giving a small smile back at him. ]

I'm sure. It's excellent wisdom.

It's gotten me pretty far, at least.

[ being honest and sincere!!! it's what he does baby!!! ]

My little sister and I never really got into fights or anything, but I always made sure I apologized if I upset her or hurt her feelings on accident, you know...?

I cannot say I have the most studied history of effective apologies, but. Well. I am trying.

[ he rubs at his chest, over the mark there, as if it smarts for a moment. ]

You have a younger sibling?

If you're trying, that's what matters.

[ he says this very definitively. though! the subject change! for someone who is always pretty warm, rondo seems to brighten even further, and he nods. ]

I do. She... I haven't been able to see her in a long time, but she's very precious to me.

I'm sorry to hear that. I suppose I haven't seen my family for a time either. While you're on the road it certainly doesn't seem as if much time as passed, but somehow in a place such as this you feel further away than ever.

[ because there's no way to even consider turning back and going home. not that he could have before either. ]

...It's okay. It was my choice, after all.

[ absently, he reaches up and touches his heart. ]

But... I get what you mean. It's not every day people are in entirely different worlds, haha... [ especially worlds where they're supposed to be like, sacrificial cattle or whatever. ] What's your family like, Mr. Gale? Besides Tara!

[ he'd said all that so confidently and then realizes that he has to now share his side of it which is slightly more embarrassing. ]

Ah, well, my immediate family is really just myself, my mother, and dear Tara these days. She is as much family as anyone - I summoned her when I was eight, you know. My parents had denied me a kitten, and I decided that simply wouldn't do, so I summoned and bonded a familiar. Hah! She was perhaps a bit surprised, but we've got on quite well since then. Then again, she and my mother also get on a bit too well at times.

[ rondo is clearly listening to every word gale is saying so there's that!! he loves this kind of talk, and frankly, the "i wanted a kitten and my parents said no" thing is actually kind of relatable. though. he.. summoned... tara??

???? ]

Tara is... a familiar...? [ his mental picture of tara is changing rapidly by the second ]

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