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Who: Stahn Aileron

majinken & YOU!!
When: ic: 4/18
Where: CERES Food Stop
What: Someone please help a sunshine mullet buy lunch for a fussy, picky teenager. He needs help. Help him.
Rating/Warning: None!

( Part I )

[the food stop continues to be an utterly fascinating place to stahn, because there are just so many options. many of them are things he's had before, or at least things he's heard of. but there are just as many, if not more things that he's never seen before. it makes the fact that he wanted to bring some lunch for leon... well, kind of a challenge. after standing around one of the food stalls puzzled for a bit, he goes off to the side, leaning against the wall of a noodle restaurant.]

Hey, Dymlos. [stahn has his sword in hand. is he talking to that sword? yes. yes, he's talking to his ornate sword. right there where people can see him. clearly, nothing can go wrong, right?] What should I get? It all looks so good, but...

["I'm a Swordian, not your caretaker! Decide for yourself what you want to eat!" ...for the very few capable of hearing the swordians (sword spirits and seraphim, primarily), they may realize that stahn's not totally crazy. dymlos is exasperated, even if he knows stahn is coming from a good place with this.]

You could at least try instead of getting so angry about it, geeze... you never change... [he probably looks crazy to most though, huh? talking to his sword, pouting and complaining, when there's clearly nobody else there. oops.]

( Part II )

[with dymlos being absolutely no help at all, stahn is taking to the streets! which really just means he's wandering the area, looking at different places... eating way, way too many samples. anybody who works in this area is free to notice him milling about, or trying to sell him on their products. he's got a healthy appetite, and he's looking to feed a second person too, so it shouldn't be too hard. but if that's not the case, then the passers-by will be his victims.]

Hey, excuse me! [he's calling for attention, maybe waving someone over. but he respects people's boundaries. if they're just standing around, he'll approach pretty calmly before continuing.] Sorry, do you have a minute? I could use a little help with something here...

[he laughs a little sheepishly, scratching his head. he needs help. so badly.]

( Part III; for discard/a_meebo )

[once he's finally settled on what to get for lunch, he makes his way to scoops 'n smiles to wait for leon's lunch break. in hand, he's two plastic bags filled to the top with food containers... okay, so maybe stahn went a little overboard. most of it isn't even for leon, considering it came as the result of trying too many delicious samples and not wanting to choose. but it's fine! he got something he's sure leon will like, and that's what matters, isn't it?

granted, he didn't tell leon he was coming. and he also doesn't want to disturb him while he's trying to work, so he's just... casually waiting around. not ordering ice cream and just kind of loitering. that's okay though, right? stahn sure doesn't mind waiting; someone has to make sure leon doesn't just eat his weight in ice cream for lunch, after all.]

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[Mikleo's got a lunch date himself. Not that he's going to be doing any eating necessarily, but he's bringing the food to Sorey at the pool. Plus, the seraph might be sneaking some of the caramel gelato he recently made to his best friend with no cost.

Nobody can prove it if they can't see him!

He doesn't fail to notice Stahn loitering around when he comes out to the front. It looks like there's a floating lunch box coming towards the Swordian Master, though.]

Oh, hi Stahn, Dymlos. [Mikleo glances at the plastic bags.] Having lunch with Leon, I take it?

Eh?

[when he hears that voice, his head whips around—but he doesn't see anyone? but it sounds like...]

Is that... Mikleo?

[dymlos can see mikleo, naturally, so... it's a little troubling that stahn apparently can't. it seems like his resonance isn't quite up to snuff yet; his senses are only used to hearing swordians, and it looks like that's carrying over. it'll take him a minute, but eventually his eyes will catch where the lunchbox is just... floating.]

Whoa! [yeah... he didn't expect that. he'll answer that question about leon in a second. you know, after they clear everything else up about this weird situation.]

[The water seraph just watches, his free hand falling to rest on his hip. This is sort of what he's used to, which is sad in its own way.]

Yeah, it's me carrying the lunchbox. Sorry for startling you like that, but at least you can still hear me.

[it is, and stahn feels kind of bad about it. he squints a little, as if that will somehow change things... but nope. he's not that good yet.]

It's okay... I'm more sorry I can't see you right now! I guess you did say it was possible... but we can still talk, so it's okay. [it's not all bad. dymlos can still see him too, though that isn't explicitly mentioned since dymlos hasn't really said anything yet.]

[He smiles a little.]

That's more than most can say. Don't worry about not being able to see me. For some reason, I'm completely visible on the network and ViViD, so there's that going for me.

[Poor Stahn can't see it, but Mikleo does give him a curious look.]

Have you been doing well adjusting to the colony so far?

Still... it must be tough. I'm glad there's a way you can still talk to everyone. It's a little less tough that way, right?

[he can't help but to worry about it a bit; that's just stahn by nature. mikleo is his friend, so he just wants the best for him here. as for himself, well...]

It's a lot to take in, but I'm fine. There's too much to do for me to waste it on letting things get the better of me. [he's not as fine as he acts, but he's so used to having to do this for the better of the people around him that it's second nature at this point. leon reminded him of this after the book disaster, and he's holding steady to that train of thought, jus tas he always has in the past when things get tough.]

[A-aww, Stahn.]

It's certainly a little easier than what I'm used to dealing with regularly.

[There's a hint of gratitude in his tone, though. He appreciates that Stahn is concerned about that.]

Well...just don't neglect yourself. It's an admirable quality, but when you have the luxury of time, perhaps that would be a good idea to allow yourself to recover and reflect.

[~~Speak for yourself, Meebo.~~ It's clear that he genuinely cares for Stahn's well-being, at least.]

[he's glad for that, honestly. even if it's still not the easiest thing, at least he has options without relying on just sorey. so it's a good thing, right?]

Mm, you're right. [he really does appreciate the sentiment from mikleo. he doesn't get told often that it's okay to do those things, because there simply wasn't time. even if he has it now, both leon and dymlos are pretty well-focused on finding a solution to things...

and for stahn, that means he has to steel himself and be the strength they need to persevere. but he appreciates it, really.] I'm okay though. Things aren't really so bad right now anyway.

Very well.

[Mikleo understands that completely. It's why he lets the matter rest there. As long as Stahn knows, then that'll be good enough for the seraph.]

But I assume you're here to have lunch with Leon? [He tilts his head at the bags.] That's certainly a lot of food.

Haha... yeah, I guess it is.

[he's fine with the shift in topic, this is a lot easier to deal with.] So much of it looked good! So... I thought I'd just get it all and bring some back home for later.

[it's not like he and leon can really cook, anyway.]

Wow.

[Goodness.]

Well, it won't go to waste, that's for certain. If you want to take home some ice cream today, too, then tell Leon I said you could. On the house.

[He glances back the way he came.]

Speaking of whom, he should be coming out in a few minutes for his break. So, you shouldn't be waiting much longer.

Waaah, really? [ice cream... on the house. man, leon's going to like that a lot.] That's really nice of you, Mikleo!

[he looks totally and legitimately grateful for that. but he'll offer a nod, as not to keep mikleo too long if he's busy.]

It's fine, I don't mind waiting until he's ready! I'll just hang out here for a bit.

Yeah, really.

[Hey, Stahn deserves something nice. Not that Mikleo will admit it entirely, but the sentiment is there.]

Alright. I'll be at the pool if you need me. I'm having lunch at Sorey's workplace today.

I think we'll be okay here.

[he can handle leon, but he appreciates the concern.] Enjoy your lunch! And tell Sorey I said hello, too!

[FRIENDSHIP!!!!]

I will, thank you. Have a good lunch.

[Smiling a little as he leaves. This is how one friendships!!!]

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