[ time doesn't return ]

[promisedsomeone.livejournal.com]

[A young man of strong stature bearing dark armor and long red hair stands in the middle of the Plane. His lips are pressed into a thin line, sharp eyebrows on the verge of explosion, the only real hint that he just might be a little unnerved. It all feels very real, especially as he looks down at the same report he had in his hand when he popped out of existence in Yulia City. He shoves it back into his tunic quickly and assumes a defensive position.]

There's no way he could have...

[He unsheathes the huge broadsword at his side and glares around at the Plane, the stoic expression fading into one of aggravation as he realizes the illusion isn't budging anytime soon.]

I know you're there. Show yourself right now!

[Whether it be monster or man, this is obviously a trap and the only way to get out of it is to kill things.]

Comments

SO LONG CANON I LOVED YOU ONCE

[youidiots.livejournal.com]

[AW YES IT'S GO TIME]

Identify yourself.

Poor canon. ):

[promisedsomeone.livejournal.com]

[Asch's eyes narrow. He considers lowering his sword, since she's not a hostile-- except that she's CLEARLY BEING HOSTILE.

So yeah, he won't.]

[flatly] Tear. What do you think you're doing?

canon has gained the title "Broken Beyond Repair"

[youidiots.livejournal.com]

[gahgjkhfa

if anything, she's MORE HOSTILE NOW]

How do you know my name?

[her eyes flicker down to his uniform, since his sword is obscuring his face at the moment]

Oracle Knights...

"This canon has been warped and twisted beyond recognition. The future is wild and unknown."

[promisedsomeone.livejournal.com]

[... That didn't work. Shit.]

What the hell are you talking about? I thought that dreck was the one having memory issues.

[He peers at her over his blade. She really doesn't remember. What the ffffff.]

Asch the Bloody, one of the Six God-Generals. Now do you remember who I am? We don't have time for games. Drop your weapons and tell me what's going on.

The push knives, too.

[youidiots.livejournal.com]

[NOT HELPING, ASCH. FO' SRS]

...did Van send you?

........... [oh wait. waiiiiit.

oh yulia no]

... memory. You're from... the future?

[promisedsomeone.livejournal.com]

[HE'S JUST TRYING TO BE PROFESSIONAL.]

... What?

[This is so stupid-sounding that he could laugh. Also, sword is still up. Arm might be getting tired. No longer care, bitch is crazy.]

[youidiots.livejournal.com]

[STILL DON'T TRUST YOU, ASCH.]

In this place, you can encounter people from different times and locations... Luke and I have just entered the town of Engeve, Colonel Curtiss says he's from a year in the future - and verified it. It's difficult to believe, I wouldn't blame you if you don't.

Now answer. Did Van send you?

[promisedsomeone.livejournal.com]

[Asch is about to ask wtf they're doing in Engeve, but then there's the claim that Jade is from a year in the future, and all of this makes no fucking sense. However, Tear is a reasonable girl and so he can't really expect a better explanation than what he's been given.

Behind the sword his eyes narrow, but he chooses to answer her question since she answered his.]

No.

[No one said he had to be verbose... but there is definitely a lot of hate there.]

[youidiots.livejournal.com]

[That brief moment of tension between two soldiers - the unspoken, silent transmission of information. Temporary trust. She lowers her guard, sheathing her knives.]

You can return to Auldrant by concentrating on it. From now on, you can travel from here to Auldrant simply by thinking. Time doesn't seem to pass when you're here. Whatever you were doing there, you can resume with ease.

[promisedsomeone.livejournal.com]

... Just like that.

[He waits until he's sure he won't get a knife to the throat before lowering his sword. Consider it the ultimate test of her memory. Whatever her reaction, he keeps his face unreadable and unchanging.]

abandon all canon ye who enter from this point

[youidiots.livejournal.com]

[ghjkalhfaf asch haven't you heard of spoiler tags]

[As his sword goes down, confusion washes over her, her eyes going wide. He said his name was Asch, but...]

... Luke...?

the truth won't set you free

[promisedsomeone.livejournal.com]

[Well. That surprise is certainly genuine. And so is his own prickliness.]

That isn't my name.

[Now he struggles to hide the fact that this undermines everything he's trying to do right now. How can he do anything in Yulia City if Tear is having a sudden case of amnesia? Whatever, he'll just go without her. He can't keep from gritting his teeth, though. He turns away so she'll stop looking at him like that.]

Does that idiot you're traveling with know about this place?

turning and turning in the widening gyre

[youidiots.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry... Asch. But you look like...

[Well, that's probably obvious. And she has a feeling that this is something she would have learned on her own at one point... great, more things to try to pretend to be surprised about.]

Unfortunately, yes. I would suggest avoiding him. We haven't told him about the time issue yet, and it's been difficult enough after meeting Colonel Curtiss here and then on Auldrant. I'm not sure he would handle ... [gestures at him vaguely] this very well... and I'm not sure I want to put up with it, either.

[promisedsomeone.livejournal.com]

So you really are from my past. This could change everything.

[A pause. 'But then, he might not believe me.' Which would be the exact same situation he was in before Akzeriuth happened. Why is Luke so THICK?]

... Or it could change nothing at all. It's too early to tell.

[He wonders if informing Jade is a requirement for trying to change the world's history a second time. LET'S SEE HOW MANY TIMES WE CAN BREAK CANON~!]

[youidiots.livejournal.com]

[yes because she needs MORE grey hairs than what she's already gotten from luke...]

Is it really a good idea to change things? Trying to keep him from voicing his opinion on everything is hard enough... I never imagined that nobles could be this ignorant.

[jade lies in wait, preparing to shatter everyone's illusions...]

[promisedsomeone.livejournal.com]

It's only going to get worse.

[He doesn't comment on the changing things part.]

[youidiots.livejournal.com]

... I don't want to even think about how it could get worse...

[promisedsomeone.livejournal.com]

[Back to business.]

Why were we brought here?

[youidiots.livejournal.com]

No one seems to have a definite answer. Some people say it's an experiment, while other don't know. Not much seems to be known about this place either. I've already given you the basic rundown.

[promisedsomeone.livejournal.com]

[He doesn't like the sound of that.] Of course it has to be something like that. ... Tch.

Who maintains this place? [Those buildings had to come from /somewhere/.]

[youidiots.livejournal.com]

If you believe the documentation, a woman named Meredith Sault...

[promisedsomeone.livejournal.com]

[Asch nods and looks... well, brooding. But then again, he always looks like that.]

[youidiots.livejournal.com]

... I'm sorry about earlier. I'm not sure why Van would have wanted to track either of us down, but I couldn't trust you not to report back to him.

[promisedsomeone.livejournal.com]

[He's used to this song and dance by now. Of course they don't trust him. And he doesn't really care, but he sort of does, but he doesn't— whatever.

She doesn't need to say sorry; she was being smart considering her situation. If she actually REMEMBERED and had done that, then yes, that would have been a problem. He shakes his head dismissively at the apology.]

The other five God-Generals are still under his command. You can't trust them.

[youidiots.livejournal.com]

[After a moment she realizes that once again, this is something she'll have to act surprised about fffffff. This is getting ridiculous.]

... I'll take that into consideration. I suppose it'll depend on the circumstances of our eventual meeting.