♢ 6 ♢ sixteenth pact ❖ {shop til you drop}

[pactum.livejournal.com]

[Emil appears on the Plane looking flushed but somehow happier than he's been previously. It might have something to do with the beginnings of a sunburn present on his cheeks and his upper arms. He's tired all the same, and practically collapses into a chair near the bar. All the bags he's been carrying go with him. They're full of clothes and souvenirs.

Speaking of clothes, Emil looks disturbingly normal in a white t-shirt and long dark shorts, along with sandals... but he's still wearing a scarf. Oh well.]

Five minutes! Please... I swear we've been shopping since the sun came up.

[Marta appears very shortly afterward, carrying far, far less. In fact, she's only got a small backpack on her back and a medium-large stuffed bear in her arms. She walks over to the chair beside Emil and plops down, all bounces and smiles and happiness.]

Aww... well, alright. You can take all the time you want, Emil! And when we go back, we can look at the stores on the other side! I want to play another game, too! And maybe go on another of those rides... [She trails off, staring starry-eyed and smiley off into space as she thinks about what a wonderful vacation this is!]

[Emil looks over at Marta and sighs. He reaches over the bar to get a glass, fills it from a nearby tap labeled 'water', and pulls it back to him-- all without leaving his seat. Someone's worn out.]

Yeah... sure...

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[pactum.livejournal.com]

[Emil glances at Marta for a second, then back to Satoshi. His star-shaped birthmark, which was visible last time they "met", is covered up by the scarf.

But Satoshi can always ask for him to take it off, since Saffy forgot details despite knowing that Satoshi is a very detail-oriented guy. Lawls.]

Remembered... what? Sorry, but who are you?

[Oh, Martel. Please don't say this is about that one time. Please don't...]

[ooc: posting order: Satoshi, Emil, Marta?]

[formervanguard.livejournal.com]

[Marta looks from Satoshi, to Emil, back to Satoshi... and is just plain confused. She also has never seen Satoshi before, so she's a little bit wary.]

Hmm? What's going on?

((OoC: Works for me? ♥))

[ex_fatalist246]

[There's a flicker of something, and then, calmly,] Someone who looks very much like you came here with amnesia a short time ago. He also brought part of a library with him and were looking for books on mana.

[ooc; ♥!]

[pactum.livejournal.com]

I... I don't remember that.

M-maybe it was someone else. Yeah. I mean, this is the Plane... That can happen, right?

[Though clearly he's nervous about SOMETHING. Because this has happened before, although it was a long time ago, and he doesn't want to consider the ramifications of a 'third personality' resurfacing after all this time.]

[ooc: TIME TRAVEL IS AWESOME GAIZ]

[formervanguard.livejournal.com]

[She doesn't notice the nervousness at all, but...]

Hey, it's like that one time, a while back... [She turns to Emil, head tilted.] You came to the plane but you couldn't remember anything. But, if it was someone else that time, too... [She looks thoughtful.]

[ex_fatalist246]

[Satoshi isn't satisfied with this answer, and it shows in the careful way he scrutinizes Emil before he lets it go and calms away] It's a possibility. I apologize for disturbing you.

Hiwatari. [It's the belated introduction, delivered without preamble. Kid needs to work on his social skills.]

[pactum.livejournal.com]

[Damn it, Marta. He was trying to appear SANE in front of people. But she's caught on now, too, and any chance of salvaging the situation is kind of... hanging by a thread now.]

Maybe! That sort of thing can happen here, right?

[He scratches the back of his head.] Hiwatari...? Oh, is that your name? I'm Emil. Emil Castagnier.

[... First he offers his left hand for a handshake, then pulls it back and offers the right one. FFFFFFFFF.]

[formervanguard.livejournal.com]

[Marta just goes for a polite smile and nod, trying to pretend she didn't see that little fail. ♥]

I'm Marta. Nice to meet you, Hiwatari.

[ex_fatalist246]

And you. [He accepts the handshake calmly, noting not just the handshake but how Marta reacted to it.] I guess you've left Meltokio by now.

[pactum.livejournal.com]

[Thanks, Marta. ♥ LOL.

Emil's hand drops back to his side, and he blinks at Satoshi.]

... Well, sort of. Someone gave us a vacation, or something, so everything there is on hold until it lets us go.

[a pause]

How did you know we were in Meltokio?

[formervanguard.livejournal.com]

[Well, when Emil puts it that way... thaaaat's worrying. She frowns a little at Satoshi, but tries to remain calm. No good to panic before you get an answer, right?

But that doesn't mean she isn't fidgeting in place and practically radiating worry.]

[ex_fatalist246]

That other person brought it up. Probably another coincidence.

[It isn't the easiest thing to believe. In a detached way, he feels bad for making Marta feel uncomfortable.]

[pactum.livejournal.com]

Y... yeah. [He laughs a little, obviously eager to believe whatever makes the boat rock the least.]

[formervanguard.livejournal.com]

If it's... someone else, do you think there's a chance we could meet him?

[She's not sure what to believe anymore.]

[ex_fatalist246]

He left some notes for himself. They might help you find him.

[pactum.livejournal.com]

Oh... he did? [He glances at his glass of water and sips it.]

I think I'll look later, though. I'm really tired.

[ ooc: also, maggie says to skip Marta. ]

[ex_fatalist246]

Do you want to know where to find them?

[ooc; ♥]

[pactum.livejournal.com]

[... Oh. Yeah. Gotta pretend to be interested.]

Y-yeah, that'd be really helpful!

[ex_fatalist246]

There should be one in the theatre.

[Honestly, he is interested to see if Emil will actually go there and find out that Satoshi lied.]

[pactum.livejournal.com]

Ah... okay. I'll look in a bit.

[He smiles a little at Satoshi. FEEL BAD YET?]

[ex_fatalist246]

[A HIKARI FEELS NOTHING!!!]

Sorry for disturbing you again. [He nods politely to Marta and Emil, then walks away]