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[unfadingdragon]

[So there is a very worried looking young man staring at the camera. They said other people could see him with this. That he can just talk and they'd see it. It's still strange to him, but he's supposed to deal with being told he's a 'fictional', right? Right. So after a few long moments, Ryu speaks.]

Um... I'm Ryu... I'm new here, I guess... uh...

[He shakes his head. This is too hard to take in.]

I don't understand any of this. How could I not be real? I just need to get home. I need to find him. I need to go back.

[No one's here that he knows. He'd asked.]

I don't know what to do...

[... He's not sure what else to say, so he reaches over and turns the video off.]

Comments

[rescuerdownunder]

[yeah but he's just as bad with his kids and he knows them, so, what the hell]

Isn't that how it usually goes? [more importantly, though--] When you say "half a person"...what exactly do you mean by it?

[unfadingdragon]

[This is a fair point.]

... I'm half of the Yorae Dragon. I was - we were - summoned in a ritual. But it went wrong. Fou-Lu was the half that showed up when called, but I didn't show up until hundreds of years later. Now he's woken up and we're both searching for each other. We can't be complete without each other.

... Though I need to become stronger, or else I'll just... fade away when we meet.

[rescuerdownunder]

[Okay, except for the dragons bit? A lot of that sounds familiar to Lea. Like. Uncomfortably familiar. thanks kid for all these feels he didn't want]

In that case, you can always do that here until you either get out or he shows up. Get stronger, I mean. We're not on a shortage of things trying to attack you for funsies, let's just say.

[unfadingdragon]

Huh? Really? ... Well, I'm good at fighting. I can help take care of those things.

[rescuerdownunder]

See, you've got something figured out already. You'll be fine, kid.

[unfadingdragon]

Now I just need to figure out my way around this place. It was easier with Nina.

[Wings are useful, okay.]

[rescuerdownunder]

[small child I understand zero of your references and I am going to question zero of them too because I am still stuck on the sudden feels you gave me wtf was that hearts are terrible (no they're not im sorry i wanna keep it)]

You'll get the hang of it. It's a pretty small world once you get down to it.

[unfadingdragon]

[~Iiit's a small world aaafter all.~]

Oh, good. I wouldn't want to get lost.

[He probably will anyway.]

[rescuerdownunder]

[no one made any reference to that ever what]

...Y'might still want to look up a map or something, kid.

[unfadingdragon]

[I loved that ride. When I was six.]

... How do I do that?

[rescuerdownunder]

[i love that song tell no one lea's just idk man i don't need maps]

Ask someone for one?

[unfadingdragon]

[Lea can portal but Ryu can sometimes fly one is better than the other.]

Okay, I'll do that.

[rescuerdownunder]

[lea flew once, it was terrible.]

Now that that's outta the way-- the name's Lea. Got it memorized? Now you go.

[unfadingdragon]

[Lea you just need to go on a magic dragon ride.]

Lea. I'll remember that. And I'm Ryu.

[rescuerdownunder]

[a whole new world]

Nice to meetcha, Ryu.

[unfadingdragon]

[A dumbass dragon I never knew -]

It's nice to meet you, too. Maybe I'll see you around?

[rescuerdownunder]

[we're not dueting]

Sure. I mean, like I said, this is a pretty small world.

[unfadingdragon]

[Don't make me break out my microphone.]

Then I'll definitely see you.

[He grins. Lea seems like a pretty good person.]

[... Ryu also may not be the best judge of character. But he's right this time.]