Return to Reality

[buildyourworld]

Who: Tieria Erde yourusername, his close CRs & YOU
When: IC 07/07-11 | OOC 01/31-02/02
Where: Various places
What: Tieria finally leaving his apartment after holing up in it to trace LILITH.
Rating/Warning: None

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[ It had been closed to two weeks since he was last seen anywhere. He was absent from his drama too and his director had basically yelled at him to get his arse back to the studio the moment he's less dead to the world. Tieria had to wonder for a moment why he wasn't fired yet because he would had fired himself. Still, he was grateful that he wasn't and reminded himself to apologize when he return to work.

Not being able to find LILITH had been disconcerting. He had a feeling that was not a dream by any means, but finding the male A.I. had been fruitless. Even so, he hadn't given up yet. Whatever it was, it had to wait until he sorted out his life first. Diving into the digital space for weeks long had been reckless and frankly, not something he would attempt again. It was too easy to forgot all about time when he was submerged in the digital realm. If he wasn't careful, he would draw suspicious to himself.

After making himself presentable in a simple shirt and jeans combo, he headed out to restock his food supply (not that he could buy much at once to avoid looking suspicious) and anything else he needed. The grocery store, fruit store, bakery, bookstore and the tech store are all on his list. Feeding himself too. Without much ado, he locked the apartment and headed out to the street with his pink Haro, enjoying the fresh air he missed while holing up inside.

Are you in the one of the shops he frequent? Or perhaps you bumped into him on the street? ]

Comments

[psycholawgy]

[ Athena's on her way to the cosplay cafe after doing some advertising, dressed up like a french maid with a cat ears and a bell collar. She's very focused on going back to work until she spots a pink robot hopping around— wait... that's. . . ]

Haro!

[ She runs to the robot as she calls over to him, not even noticing Tieria before her, too. Sorry about that, bro. ]

[buildyourworld]

[ Well. It's alright, Haro is definitely more eye-catching than he is, being the bouncy bot it is. ]

Hello! Hello! [ Haro greets in return, bouncing back to Tieria, who catches it with practiced ease. That's when Tieria notices what she's wearing and he raises a curious brow. Maid outfit with cat ears and a bell collar? ] Are those fashionable now or did you lost your usual wardrobe?

[ Sorry, Athena. Tieria doesn't know fashion, at all. ]

[psycholawgy]

[ I FORGOT TO MENTION SHE HAS CRUTCHES. That is a thing!!! ]

It's for work.

And speaking of work, what happened to your tv drama?

[buildyourworld]

I'm on leave.

[ How many people actually watches his drama?! It's embarrassing to know so many people are watching his mediocre acting! ]

What kind of place are you working at?

[ Speaking of which, he notices the crutches she has on and frowns. ]

What happened to you? Why aren't you resting?

[psycholawgy]

The cosplay cafe. You should come by some time.

[ As for his other question-- ]

Well... there were tours conducted by Mr. Mosley. Things got a bit dangerous. You're lucky you weren't there.

[soulist]

[ Cyrus will run into Tieria at the grocery store as he's filling up his own car with a myriad of foods. He hasn't seen the other in a rather long time, not since they spoke last, he had wondered what had happened to him actually. Tieria seemed more like someone he'd find from his own planet that most people here so there was a distinct connection he had with the other.

Haro is easy to notice at least so Cyrus might come over with a wave. ]

Tieria, Haro? Hasn't seen either of you in awhile. [ If he's worried he doesn't show it, though his tone of voice suggests that he is. ]

You doing alright?

[buildyourworld]

[ Haro responded to Cyrus first since it's running surveillance at all time when they're out and about. The round bot bounces over to Cyrus excitedly. ] Hello! Hello!

[ Looking away from the dairy products he's browsing, Tieria nods to Cyrus and reminds himself once again that he should be more prudent about his hacking activities. Unlike back in his world where people around him were those who already knew his identity, those in this colony doesn't, and he'll much rather it remains that way. ]

I'm alright. You?

[soulist]

Hey. [ He smiles back at the tiny robot bouncing excitedly before him. But his attention will return to Tieria after a brief moment. ]

Hm? Oh, yeah, totally fine. [ Nevermind he lost control of his limbs during that blackout, nope. Or the fact that several people went into the research tower... ]

It's been a crazy few weeks here, but I guess that's sort of the norm for this place.

[buildyourworld]

[ First Athena, then Cyrus. Tieria really wonders what happened in the time he was hacking away CERES network. ]

What happened?

[soulist]

Apparently there was a colony wide black out and then all the electronics started going on the fritz. I'm not sure what caused it, but, messed up even my own parts in the process.

[ He coughs as he frowns, flexing his robotic arm as he does so. ]

I'm sure other people probably notified you about the whole research tower thing by now, right?

[notsolomon]

[His shift at the library had been short today and so William had decided to buy himself some sweets to help in his studies. A mind as brilliant as his needed fuel to make it through the difficult subjects of the modern era. So much history, science and technology to catch up on. It taxed one's brain.


He had been scanning the case for a few minutes though, unable to decide between the little lemon cakes and stuffed croissants.]

Hmmm, I should have budgeted a bit better...

[He trailed off though as he saw the pink... robot thing. He had quickly become used to the robots that were from Ceres, but this thing was different in it's seeming simplicity.]

[buildyourworld]

[ Tieria noticed him for a while since he's also picking out some pastries for himself. He's also curious what kind of person is the reincarnation of the famed King Solomon is.

But honestly, if he's having this much trouble over some pastries, Tieria wonders if this the result of his own arrogance or Kevin's mothering.

But when Tieria follows his gaze to Haro, he raises a curious brow. ]

It's not for sale. [ He knows that's not what William thinks but he thought it'll be fun to see how he reacts... Turning back to counter, he gives the staff his order. ]

[notsolomon]

[He flinched, embarrassed that he had been caught staring.]

Ah, I wasn't out to buy it. I was just wondering what it was.

[He turned back towards the display case and quickly pointed out some cakes for one of the staff to get him. He would just have to snack a little less this week.]

It looks different from most of the machinery here, so I was wondering if it was something you had specially made or something like that.

[buildyourworld]

[ Well, his reaction is fairly standard... ]

It's an utility robot from my home world, not something made here.

[ He's already used to people asking about Haro by now. It seem despite the technology advancement of CERES, their robots still require plenty of tuning and refinement. ]

Hello! Hello! [ The round robot greets William, flapping it's mechanical ears while it's at it. ]

[notsolomon]

Hello to you as well.

[He leaned back a little to get a closer look. It was a pleasant enough greeting at least.]

It must be quite handy. You said it was for Utilities? So what do you use it for usually?

[niceguypose]

[Tieria likely hasn't been out in the open for more than a few minutes when Lee suddenly pops out from a nearby alley.]

Tieria-kun!! Are you alright?!

[buildyourworld]

[ Even for a ninja, isn't this a little too much, Lee?! Are you a stalker now? Haro bounces on alert from the surprise until it's censor picked up Lee's voice. Tieria on the other hand, had a small fright but he manages to school his heartbeat back to normal decently. ]

...where did you come out from? [ Sighs ] I'm fine.

[niceguypose]

I am glad that you are alright!! Where I came from does not matter. All that maters is your wellbeing, Tieria-kun!

[buildyourworld]

[ He's not entirely used to be cared for by people other than members of Celestial Being so this is pretty new for him to digest. ] I'm fine, Lee. Don't worry.

[ ... ] You're not stalking me, are you?

[niceguypose]

Stalking? Ah... No, I have simply been keeping vigilant watch for your presence!

[smokingspirit]

[ When you live two people in one apartment and both have different diets - one vegan and one not vegan - you needed to keep extra track on what you were going to cook when it was your day to cook, and

And if you then randomly spot a guy you haven't seen in a while, that you might or might not have been keeping an eye out for (purely because it's amusing to piss him off) then you get a good distraction from finding the right vegan ingredients for whatever you're going to cook. ]

Have a babysitter with you today too?

[ Haro, in his opinion, is the babysitter. Tieria is the child that needs to be babysat. ]

Good you're sticking to him, Haro-kun.

[buildyourworld]

[ It's that idiot, again. Tieria is just going to ignore him this time. He's not in the mood to entertain anyone at the moment. Picking up the pack of meat, he drops it in the basket and moves to the next aisle for some dairy products.

Haro, having been used to Tieria's silence, responds, albeit in a less friendlier manner than previously after registering his profile as someone Tieria doesn't welcome. ]

Stalker alert! Stalker alert!

[smokingspirit]

[ That's actually not surprising, and Hokuto just keeps being amused. Maybe he shouldn't be, but he's a little bit of an asshole. ]

I'm not a stalker, I'm just a bit annoying. Don't you know that everyone needs some annoyance in their life?

[buildyourworld]

Idiot. Idiot. Go away! [ It's certainly no mistaking that the Haro is picking up all sorts of words from the people of this colony, well, to Tieria anyway. He'll have to wipe out some of those unnecessary vocabulary from the AI again... Though he's actually thankful for the Haro right now.

But for now he has to decide between several selection of salads.

All while ignoring that idiot, obviously. ]

[smokingspirit]

Kind of you to say. [ No no, don't do that, his vocabulary is amusing.

Unfortunately for Tieria, Hokuto needs salad as well, so he steps around Haro to get up to all the vegetables. And he points at one kind of salad. ]

That one has the most flavor. [ And another. ] That has the least.