006 - [Action] Fourth Wall

[whatdeheckisdat]

[Well, this is kind of weird.

Dhaos lives on the sixth floor of CH3, if you'd like to accost him there, but as it happens he has vague, unspecified errands to run in town. As much as he'd rather stay at home with all this ruckus outside, he's finding that his luck just doesn't permit such luxuries.

Feel free to ask him what his vague, unspecified errands are, of course! 8D]

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[bornofkharlan]

[It's a good thing Dhaos decided to venture outside, as Norn likely wouldn't fit in the apartment with her huge wings.

Sup Dhaos.]

[whatdeheckisdat]

[And he wouldn't let her in, anyway :|

Dhaos stops to stare for a moment. ...He can pretty much tell who she is just by her... aura, but he doesn't exactly know Norn by sight.]

...Good afternoon.

[...Seriously, Dhaos? That's the best you can come up with?]

[bornofkharlan]

[Oh Dhaos, you are renowned far and wide in Derris-Kharlan. Norn knows who you are, for she is always watching.]

Lord Dhaos. [She smiles, though it's not entirely a genuine smile. Something is a bit off about it.]

[whatdeheckisdat]

[...'Lord' Dhaos. Well.

...He can't be rude to her, can he.]

...You have just arrived?

[bornofkharlan]

Mm, so I have. This is such a curious place, don't you agree?

>D

[vyctori]

Hey Dhaos!

[Have a tiny little fangirl waving at you!]

XDD I apologize in advance, as usual XD

[whatdeheckisdat]

[STOP AND STAAAARE]

...Forgive me, but I do not believe we have met.

XD No worries--this is what I deserve for trolling the Demon King.

[vyctori]

[Holy shit, neckache ahoy!]

It's okay. I'm one of Grune's friends [in a manner of speaking], so I've heard all about you.

[Grin!] Aaaaaaall about you.

At least the two of US shall have fun 8D

[whatdeheckisdat]

[Dhaos might actually get a neckache from looking down at you, short human lady.

And anyway, blank stare.]

...I rather doubt that.

[...Has Grune been blabbing about him, though? No, of course she has, but how much? Mmmmph.]

Ohh yessss. >D

[vyctori]

No, seriously, man. She's very communicative.

So! [Bright smile!] What do you think of her, anyway?

[whatdeheckisdat]

[Oh, so she only knows what Grune knows. Phew.

...That's still a lot more than he wants a random stranger to know.]

...I think she keeps a loose tongue, and ought to give more respect to her friends' secrets than she apparently does at present.

[vyctori]

I don't think she'll really realises they're secrets, actually. You might want to try talking to her about that.

But that's not what I meant! Seriously, man, what do you think of her?

[whatdeheckisdat]

[YOU ASK BIZARRE QUESTIONS 8|]

Generally, information given under stress is not to be revealed to unaffiliated third parties.

...But otherwise, I suppose she is... uniquely virtuous.

[vyctori]

And? [Come on, man, seriously.]

[whatdeheckisdat]

...And? That is her defining trait.

...Beyond her eccentricities.

[8|]

[vyctori]

And she's gorgeous as hell, too, isn't she?

[timetraveling]

<sub>[Rodi is not sure where she is or what actually happened, but as she walks around the village she spots someone she was trying to meet whole this time.

She hesitated a little, before calling to him.]</sub>

Dhaos!

[whatdeheckisdat]

[PEOPLE WHO KNOW HIS NAME

Dhaos turns in the direction of the voice to find... some girl. Calling his name.

...Well, unless she holds him responsible for what happened on Derris-Kharlan, her face suggests that she's from Aselia, but... He rather doubts anyone other than the Heroes of Eternity know him by sight.

Have some blank staring, Rodi. Sorry, it's the wrong Dhaos >>]

...

[timetraveling]

<sub>[What do you mean it's not her-- I mean it's not the Dhaos she knows? Well, she doesn't know that! Not yet anyway.

Sure, she notices something is wrong, because what's up with that blank stare.

....

Okay. This is really weird.]</sub>

...You don't have anything to say to me?

_{[Honestly man. She was looking for you half of her life and you say nothing?! She knows you were never a chatter-box or anything, but still...]}

[moonwalkheadspin]

[When Dhaos opens the door to his apartment to leave on said errands, he will discover there is a high school boy breakdancing out in the hall.]

ＬＡＤＹ　ＮＡＶＩＧＡＴＩＯＮ、　ＣＯＭＥ　ＯＮ！！

[He has an odd way of phrasing himself. If Dhaos were from Earth, he might note it as a Japanese boy quoting broken English phrases. But since he isn't it's just a really weird way of talking.]

[whatdeheckisdat]

[Dhaos opens the door.

Dhaos shuts the door.

...

Dhaos opens the door again.]

..Pardon me, but may I ask what it is you are doing?

[You could at least talk normally if you're going to do obnoxious things, man.]

[moonwalkheadspin]

[But then it wouldn't be sufficiently obnoxious!! No, it's just his style.]

ＩＴ’Ｓ　Ａ　ＭＯＯＮＷＡＬＫ　ー　ＩＴ’Ｓ　Ａ　ＭＯＯＮＷＡＬＫ。。。。 [And, indeed, he is moonwalking back and forth.

Annnd then doing a handstand and starting to spin on his head.] ＨＥＡＤＳＰＩＮ！！

[albanestyle]

[Ruckus? Oh, Dhaos, it's going to get a lot more noisy. Whenever he steps out of his apartment, he may have the pleasure of running into a familiar looking young man, standing around with an extremely confused expression on his face. That confusion, however, won't last.]

DHAOS!

[...And thus begins the grand tradition of Tales heroes yelling at the top of their lungs.]

1/3 PFFFT--

[whatdeheckisdat]

[OW]

2/3

[whatdeheckisdat]

[Oh.]

3/3

[whatdeheckisdat]

[FUUUUUUUU--

Dhaos visibly freezes in place, and after his initial look of shock wipes his expression completely blank. ...No, not really, his confusion and dismay is still clearly visible, but at least he doesn't look completely flabbergasted. He shall not give the familiar, angry youth anything more to be self-righteous about.

This is probably the worst time for Cress to randomly be present. Ever. Because in addition to the usual awkward situations presented by being confronted by your murderer, there's also the fact that Dhaos... has a companion, it seems!]

[lostinmyway]

[And here comes the companion right now!

Grune was just having a little visit with Dhaos after dropping off his groceries for him and had been in the middle of following him out the door when Cress had let out that really impressive shout.

Currently, she's trying to peer around Dhaos, but even when you're nearly six feet tall in your heels, that's still too short for Little D.]

Oh, my, Dhaos. Is this one of your friends?

[She sounds so hopeful. At last, Dhaos is making friends on his own!]

[albanestyle]

[Well, this is going to be extremely awkward, what with Grune standing right there. Cress takes note of her, but her presence isn't enough to stop him completely.]

Dhaos! What are you doing here!?

[...Never mind that Cress doesn't know where here is, or how he got there in the first place. He may be drawing his sword and going into a battle stance, but it doesn't look like he'll make the first move.]

[whatdeheckisdat]

[...Okay, he hasn't said anything... too incriminating yet... Well, Grune wouldn't believe him anyway, but still.

...Dhaos can't be overly hostile with her around, either. Mmmmmmph. Fine, lineface time. He doesn't care if Cress actually delivers the first blow or not.]

Sheathe your blade, Cress Albane. Do not start a fight in circumstances you have no grasp of.

[He remembers your name! Don't you feel special?]

[lostinmyway]

[Grune blinks at both the sound of a sword being drawn and Dhaos' next words. That...isn't something friends do, is it?

Now she's really trying to see past him.]

Oh, no, you shouldn't fight. Someone might get hurt.

[albanestyle]

[Dhaos remembered his name! CRESS FEELS LIKE THE SPECIALEST. Also, he's not sheathing his blade, because like hell Cress is going to let Dhaos boss him around and tell him what to do. ...But, okay, Grune is clearly someone who has no idea what is going on. The right thing to do, obviously, is to get her out of harm's way as soon as possible. There's no telling what Dhaos might try, after all.]

Miss, you should get away from here. That man is dangerous.

[whatdeheckisdat]

[Obviously in this Dhaos' case it's because Cress made a huge fuss over Dhaos actually calling him by his name in the final battle, BUT YES HE REMEMBERS YOUR NAME. TAKE HEART, HE ONLY KNOWS ARCHE AND MINT'S NAMES AND ONLY BECAUSE HE WAS TOLD LATER.

Also bro why you gotta be like this. Dhaos is just pointing out what should be common sense, except Cress is apparently too eager to fight to really care.

As for his advice to Grune... Well, Dhaos just raises his chin in quiet defiance and waits for Grune's answer. He's... kinda looking forward to it.]

[lostinmyway]

[Even if she can't see the other person too well, she immediately shakes her head.]

Oh, no, that's not true. Dhaos is a very nice person.

[It's quite clear her belief in him is unshakable.]

[albanestyle]

[First, Dhaos, you are not Cress's bro. Bros do not destroy other bros's villages, or kill their parents, or try to kill them, or any of that. Seriously, what school of bro-hood did Dhaos event attend?

Second, Grune is either a) really naïve; b) completely out of it; or c) being controlled by Dhaos. Since Cress is Cress, C is going to be his choice, which means that Dhaos is being a jerk and not a bro. Again. So, for now, he's going to ignore Grune.]

Enough, Dhaos! How many innocent people are you going to use for your evil plans? I won't stand for it! I'm not going to forgive you for all the things you've done and all the suffering you've caused. I will definitely defeat you, Dhaos!

[And with that, Cress is going to throw caution to the wind and run towards Dhaos, pointy end of his sword very much aimed at Dhaos's direction. However, his measly, haven't-even-finished-the-Valhalla-Plains self probably won't stand a chance against Dhaos right now.]