2nd Circuit, Text [Unseelie Locked]

[zerotohiro]

[The following appear steadily over the course of an hour. Someone's taking a different route to his own research.]

Regrouping and Restructuring

Me: Teenage male, scrawny but stronger than appears. Wields dagger and studied martial arts. Can heal own wounds.

You: Capable of teaching other styles of hand-to-hand combat or weaponry. Also able to take a punch or two. Serious inquiries and offers only.

Location: Caer Scima. Only willing to travel within Dorchadas.

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Wanted: One infused weapon

Currently seeking someone to forge a dagger of some kind or recommendations of smiths to do so. Must be capable of infusing with very specific properties and must be able to provide within a few weeks. Willing to pay for best product. Private message if interested.

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Wanted: Information on textiles

Also currently seeking anybody who knows the best location for specific fabrics. Need to match something I already have. The wardrobe at Caer Scima is severely lacking materials necessary. Message with details.

It's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

Comments

[voice]

[zerotohiro]

Yeah, because we've got nothing better to worry about than the fact that I may or may not be running around with a "mysterious stranger." [The way he says it is so casual like maybe there really isn't a mysterious stranger at all.

Then again, he hasn't seen said-mystery boy in a while so that's not entirely inaccurate. Having the older guys tease him is one thing. That he can deal with. It's having Lumina tease him that's different. If he takes this as lightly as possible, maybe it'll keep her off his tail for a bit.]

Maybe that's my real purpose in the Drabwurld. Creating the greatest and most dramatic love story in the history of thousands of years.

[voice]

[chaoticwhimsy]

[She smirks.]

You're way too deep to just try and deny things, you know. [She has no idea, of course, she's just guessing from what she saw other people saying.]

[The more he evades, the more she'll be curious, though...]

Hmmmm. I don't know, Hiro. You're a little dorky to create something like that.

[voice]

[zerotohiro]

Why would I be denying the ads? They're right there. [That's definitely a deflection and he's well aware. And he was fine with that, but--]

Whoa what? I am not!

[voice]

[chaoticwhimsy]

You know that's not what I mean, Hero.

[She smirks.]

You so are.

[voice]

[zerotohiro]

No? Because that's really all I was talking about in the first place. My bad.

[Sulksulksulk.] I am not. How could you say that?

[voice]

[chaoticwhimsy]

Well the conversation seems to have gotten away from you, huh?

[A little giggle.]

Well, you spend lots of time studying and learning, you build things for fun, you go days without seeing the sun.

And then there's that hair...

[voice]

[zerotohiro]

Just ignore them, they don't know what they're talking about.

[On the one hand, he can't disagree with any of that. He spends a lot of his time just learning and tinkering with stuff simply because he can, but he's not that bad. That, and of course...]

And what's wrong with my hair? [It's probably a good thing Lumina can't see that he's busy pulling at it to see what's wrong with it. He doesn't care, necessarily, but how does that tie into the dork-persona?] It's better than being bald and that's what counts.