Text - UN: Reeve T. / OTA

[plate_builder]

Well, today has been a bit strange. When I woke up this morning I was looking at my room in the inn and thinking that I didn't have enough space. How I needed to find somewhere else to work, to function.

And a soft blue glow lit up before me. Almost compelled me to follow. Which I did. And as part of that I found myself not only a wonderful new residence, but one with electricity, three bedrooms and a nice front room with ample windows to provide light for an office.

The one thing I am lacking now that I've packed up and moved in, of course, is roommates.

I have two rooms, electric lights, a stove and a washing machine apparently. And nice workspace.

Anyone need room?


ETA: Oh, Anyone else ever experienced this sort of glowing light guiding you?

Comments

[expeditiousness]

dude wtf this is so unfair!! back home i have super speed and i’ve been stuck here for MONTHS living like a snail. UGH!!! >:(

[plate_builder]

Back home I imagine a lot of us had a lot of things.

Though I'm curious as to what 'super speed' entails. Is it like a haste spell?

Not that you necessarily know what that is.

[expeditiousness]

nah billy’s the one who does spells, not me. i’m just naturally REALLY fast. like fastest guy alive fast. so fast you’ll never see me coming.

i can also speed up things? like the molecules. so i can move thru solid walls or make stuff explode.

[plate_builder]

Well now that is interesting. There is nothing like that on Gaia. So you would definitely be superhuman.

Which I would not use as a term for you back home. It would go over poorly. We had had issues with that...

1/2

[expeditiousness]

well i AM pretty special!

[expeditiousness]

we’re called mutants back home. lots of people got problems with us. like the government. kinda sucks tbh!!

[plate_builder]

Well, as long as you don't seek to destroy the world via a meteor, you would be welcomed on Gaia.

And able to use magic because materia works for everyone.

[expeditiousness]

well i don’t wanna destroy the world at all cuz i’m one of the good guys but #notallmutants. there’s plenty of mutant bad guys just like there’s plenty of regular human bad guys.

magic’s weird tho. billy might dig it but i’d rather just have my speed back.

Reeve isn't commenting on your CLEAR typo there. # is clearly not puncutation

[plate_builder]

Magic is indeed weird. The way it works on my world is there are these orbs called materia. Crystallized memories. And anyone with any hint of training can use them to cast spells. I was rather partial to fire and electricity.

I don't know who this 'Billy' is though.

[expeditiousness]

billy’s my twin! he goes by wiccan back home. got all kinds of magic, which i guess is ok if you’re into that. he can do the electricity thing too.

[plate_builder]

All kinds of magic? That might be interesting to discuss. Not that speed is not valuable. Sometimes it's more important. My friends Nanaki and Yuffie would agree.

[expeditiousness]

are your friends speedsters too?

[plate_builder]

Not in the manner in which you might mean. Just fighters based on speed and agility. From the way you speak, I have to assume that you're something else entirely.

Enough to put Cloud's delivery service out of business actually.

[expeditiousness]

idk who cloud is but yeah probably! my uncle pete's like me, and he USED to be the fastest guy around until i beat him in a race.

[plate_builder]

Well, that must have been a proud moment for you and frustrating for him. But the old must always step down for the young at some point.

[expeditiousness]

hell yeah it was! but uncle pete was a good sport about it.

[he was a little busy with more important things, tommy. like finding wanda?]

i told him i’d race him again anytime.

[plate_builder]

I hope you get the chance to. But not here. It would hardly be sporting.

[expeditiousness]

actually i think it’d be more sporting if we’re both here without our powers.

[plate_builder]

Perhaps. Perhaps not as entertaining to those watching, but I admit a good race is not a bad thing.

[expeditiousness]

well i gotta find something to do here or i’m gonna die from boredom!! racing’s not a bad idea.

[plate_builder]

Then consider a race. Put yourself against others here to determine who our fastest person is. Perhaps we should not always trust that these devices will work. Perhaps we should consider needing to know who our best messengers between the north and south villages might be if they are needed.

[expeditiousness]

you know what? that’s a really good point. i’m gonna do it!!

[plate_builder]

I'd be happy to help you set up a route.

[expeditiousness]

yeah? that would be cool. i don’t think i’ve ever done a set path run before. it’s usually completely freestyle.

[plate_builder]

Which is useful in some situations. But if our goal is to figure out the fastest for potential message duty, we have to compare you over the same distance.

[expeditiousness]

you sound like a pretty smart dude! i wouldn’t even think of that.

[plate_builder]

Thanks, kid. I'll figure out a good one, but it may be safest to wait until spring for an actual foot race. Better get yourself training.

[expeditiousness]

don’t worry dude i’m on it!! :)