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Tadashi

[goodtome]

(From here)

[Oh. That name...it's difficult, to Armin. He glances up again, uncertainly. The world at home was so small. It was almost impossible to come across unknown things aside from on the battlefield. He's a little nervous to repeat it, in case he screws it up. Better to try, though, and make the mistake early if he must.]

Tah-dah-shee?

[The potion is a different matter. Armin fidgets a little, wanting but not sure that he ought to trust it. Regardless if it helps or not, accepting it or refusing it means something in this situation. More than the ability to trust a stranger, or the wisdom to mistrust.

If there's anything that Armin has learned in his military career, it's that absolutely no one should be trusted, but there's the desire to trust everyone. He'd like to believe it might be different here if they're all meant to be on the same side, but he doubts that. He glances up, seeking out the older man's eyes. If it's a lie, it could easily be a very good one, but Armin wants to trust him. He doesn't have anyone here to believe in yet, after all.]

[bropane]

[ ah... perhaps this guy isn't used to names like that. ]

Tadashi, yeah. I got you, don't worry.

[ that's... that's all he says. he'd really rather not inconvenience armin any further but he does look at him expectantly. ]

[goodtome]

[The wording sounds a bit strange and unfamiliar, but the sentiment behind it gives Armin a warm feeling in his stomach. That's what a friend says when they give you a boost up an apple tree, and even coming from a stranger it's oddly reassuring.

It might be a mistake, but Armin only debates a few moments longer before he reaches out and hesitantly accepts the potion.]

Thank you. I won't let you down.

[He hopes he won't, at any rate. If this man is willing to spare supplies on him, then he'd better do his best to use them well.]

[bropane]

[ and because of video game logic, armin will immediately feel better upon downing the potion.

for now, tadashi just watches him for any more signs of injury and whatnot. ]

[goodtome]

[Oh!

Armin's expression says pretty clearly that instant cures are a new and wondrous thing to him. He even pats himself down in surprise, taking stock.

But he's fine now. A moment ago he was sore and miserable, and now he feels just fine! His eyes are wide when he glances back up at Tadashi.]

How did you do that?

[bropane]

It's a potion. It's supposed to heal.

[ ah... but just in cases it confuses armin further, he adds- ]

You can buy it at the shops in the towns here. In ViViD, I mean.

[goodtome]

[This is all so confusing. Armin rubs at his forehead a little, feeling utterly lost.]

There's a civilization beyond the swamp lands?

[But, who would live in a civilization that doesn't actually exist?]

[bropane]

Kind of.

[ yeah, he gets what armin is thinking. what would people be doing living here when it's just a video game? ]

They're non-playable characters; the people who live in the towns outside of the swamp, I mean. [ and just in case armin has no idea what npcs are, tadashi goes ahead and clarifies that for him. ]

They're not real people.

[goodtome]

I see.

[He's trying to, at least. It's just that it makes a shudder run up his spine. It's too foreign as a concept. It makes his mind reel, and it feels inexplicable, even if Tadashi says it so that it sounds perfectly normal.

He suddenly really wants to leave. Badly. Far worse than before.]

Can we go back now?

[bropane]

Right. You can try-- [ mostly because newbies have a difficult time logging out during their first vivid game. anyway, tadashi explains to armin how to log out, and he tells him that he'll find himself in a white room wearing a headset when he does leave the game. ]