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3rd Chassé | Video for Both Courts

[After the madness of the dogs, Ryan's mostly taken to spending time holed up in his room in the castle with Kelsi and her specialty-made tea, readjusting to make things more normal again.

Of course then he wakes up to a message from her.

"❤To Mr. Fred Astaire❤
I got asked to go on a quest!!!!!
It's alright, Sif is with me. We're going to deal with a manticore. I don't know what that is but I brought a few books of me along the way.
See you when I get back!

PS. I took your hat so I won't feel so lonely. Sorry!"

There were several things wrong with the equation:

1.) Kelsi ended up going on a quest.
2.) Kelsi ended up going on a quest without him.
3.) Kelsi ended up going on a quest without him and with his hat.

Then there was also the other question…who the hell is Sif?

Fine. Whatever. He can deal with being apart for a few days. Anyway he had his own business to go about. He needs to get back to his training and the longer he puts off the advice from Queen Solais, the worse off he'll be.

When the video on his locket clicks on anyone watching will notice that Ryan's sitting on a cliff in the sunken ruins. He's busy watching a small group of mermaids swimming below him and the bit of sunlight filtering through the cracks in the walls are bouncing off of his hair now that it's not sheltered by one of his hats. He's humming a song under his breath for a few moments as he continues to watch, only mildly aware he's even humming that particular song to set the mood. Maybe he was more homesick now than he initially thought. Whatever. He can't do anything about that now, he has other goals to reach.

Truth be told, he's kind of wondering if he should ask at all considering everything else that's going on right now. Yeah. He's aware of the things happening at Redgate. He's heard the broadcasts from other people, but…

…but if he doesn't ask now, how the hell is he supposed to really help in the future?]

Weird question. If you were a mermaid, what would be the most flattering thing a person could tell you?

[A beat.]

Scientific purposes only, I swear.

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[Pardon him, he's just going to laugh. A lot.]

If I wait for them to take interest in me I'm going to be here forever. [17 years living in Sharpay's shadow has taught him that not speaking first is probably the worst thing he could do.]

I kinda just have a feeling if I flat-out ask them for help they'll say no. [Not that he's tried yet.] So…that's why we're taking this approach.

[He understands that journey bro. He understands a lot thanks to stupid jocks with stupid hair. East High kind of has a problem with people being attracted to people they probably shouldn't be.]

Well, that just confirms that everything I've ever learned about mermaids is totally wrong. [He's not interested in being a mer-husband, thanks.

But not getting in the water? That sort of defeats the purpose. Why would…it's obvious he's really confused though.]

Wait, why not?

B-Because they'll drown you or force you to grow gills or something else completely against your wishes. Do you want to be a fish face?!

[ DOES HE? ] It isn't as if you can show up, splash around with them, and then get them to do whatever it is you want.

Rin. [He just gives her a look that's partially amused and partially exasperated.] No, I really don't want to be a fish face, but I can kinda breathe underwater.

[And by kinda he means he woke up from a week-long coma in the sunken ruins, rolled into the lake and sunk to the bottom without suffocating and without anything eating him while discovering he could breathe perfectly fine and manipulate the water around him.]

Why would you tell flatterin' things tae a mermaid in th' first place?

What. [ No really: what?? ]

I advise not telling your mermaid friend that. She might want to keep you down in the depths if so... and I'm not entirely sure if you can open a locket underneath the water. Can you?

[You know Merida, that's a really good question. Let's just toss out a mildly vague answer, shall we?]

Same reason you'd tell anybody flattering things, don't you think?

They love commentary about their hair, actually. Don't mention the bosoms.

[Jack is kind of an expert at this.]

[You just get a puzzled look, sry Ryan]

Ye do know that mermaids drown people, right?

Long story. [He asked the monarchs nicely and they gave him colossal power that he doesn't know what the hell to do with. End of long story.]

…for a really, really short period of time. Probably not enough to really relay a full message. [He'd contacted Korra under the water and at least got across that he was there when he first woke up but otherwise? Nah, probably not.] Have you tried talking to the mermaids here? Maybe they're different.

No, because I'm afraid they would be envious of me. [ Someone's confident in her looks. ]

Do we know anyone that has? Maybe those with ships, but they're kind of preoccupied right now.

So no different than any other girl. [Sounds about right.]

Do I wanna know what happens if you do? [Because Jack? Jack sounds like he has stories to tell.]

Why does everyone but me know this? [Cry. There are so many things wrong here.] You're not the first person to tell me that though…but…why?

Well there is an old tale that fishermen eat their flesh tae become immortal.

[She shrugs.]

[…well to be fair she is cute. There's just a noise that's something affirmative, even if he's not going to verbally comment on that.]

I don't know anybody personally, no. It's sort of why I'm asking. But yeah…I heard. [About everybody being busy. That's kind of another problem.] I don't even know who has a ship around here.

There has to be people with ships. I've been reading into that enough to know such things do exist. [ Just who is a good question. ]

Poor timing to be asking all things considered when the people who could answer are likely caught up in current events. You should work on that.

[Just. A lot of this face. So much.]

Let's put it this way. My mermaid knowledge sort of begins at a song about a mermaid who wants to walk on land and ends with a royal wedding to her prince.

If they're just tales though, what's the likelihood of them not being true?

It depends. Are you planning on dabbling in mer-love?

[Yup. He's got stories about that.]

Or are you looking to attract one?

[Lol whut]

I...cannae say I've ever heard of a song like that, an' mum sang tae me a lot when I was a wee lass. Usually tales of heroes an' th' likes, though I've heard of mermaids from travelers.

[She tilts her head.]

There's a few people here that I'd only heard legends of before I came. If they're real, mermaids must be just as real.

Well sorry I got a little busy, too. [You know, with being carted off to Cothromach because he wants to impress Lancelot and then immediately dealing with demon puppies. No big.]

Look, I know it's bad timing. But…do you really think there's ever going to be a good time in a place like this?

That's a definite no. [And the fact that it's more common than he thinks is somewhat terrifying.]

I'm looking to use one to help me with something. [A pause.] Let me guess though, they're more likely to drown me instead?

Well we did have a huge party last month... [ Then was a good time. ]

What were you busy doing?

[Does he really have to belt out a few bars of "Part of Your World", Merida? Seriously don't tempt him.]

I'm starting to think it's just something from my world. I mean my mom never sang to me but my sister and I used to watch the movie all the time so that sort of counts, right? [You're babbling again, Ryan.

There's a nod though at the last statement. That much he knows is true…specifically, actually, he's thinking of Jack Frost.]

Kind of weird isn't it? Everything you've ever heard of suddenly being fact instead of fiction. I guess that's why I'm asking. Somebody's bound to know more about them than me. [Or, apparently, everybody.]

Hey, you wouldn't happen to know what a manticore is, do you?

Between you and me? I would rather keep the party going than everything else that's come up.

[…part of him doesn't see the problem in telling Rin basically everything. Rin, thusfar, hasn't screwed him over and that's cool. On the other hand he keeps remembering things people in Seelie court have told him about trusting people too much without really knowing them. So he pauses and eventually just shrugs.]

Training. Field experience, I guess you could call it. Somebody told me that the best way to learn anything here is to just do it instead of waiting around in a training yard so I've been in and out of the court.

...What's a movie?

[Yeah she just asked that question. The fact that he's thinking of Jack Frost is probably going to be hilarious since he's one of her best friends, but STILL]

Aye. My father used tae regale tales of warriors at th' dinner table when he wasn't tellin' his own stories an' my mother would tell me of ancient kings durin' my lessons as an example. It's...unsettlin' some.

[She's trying not to think about witnessing Lancer's warp spasm so she clears her throat at the question.]

Th' beast with th' body of a lion, a human head an' a scorpion's tale? Aye, I've heard of it.

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