aefenglom | 1st Movement

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1st Movement

Name: Elliot Craig
Date: June 3rd
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Hi. I'm Elliot Craig. It's nice to meet you all, even if the circumstances aren't, well, great?

Anyway, I was wondering a couple things and this seemed like the place to ask.

1. Does anyone know where I can get my hands on a violin? If there's a store or a place I could barter for one, that'd be really great. I tried conjuring one, but all I got were recorders. Guess I need more practice.

2. On a related note, is there anywhere I can donate a bunch of recorders?

3. Is there anyone that recognizes the name "Erebonia"? Or "Zemuria"? If you don't, that's okay. I'm just wondering if there's anyone else from my world.

4. And finally, does anyone know how you go about finding someone to make a Bond with? For some reason the townspeople I ask keep acting like it's this really personal thing, but I don't really know anyone here and I definitely don't wanna explode. So what do I do?

Thanks.

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ex?plode?
hello?
e;;iot cra;g wht do yOU MEAN

( oh wait, he's still bad at this but someone taught him text to speech so maybe.. this will be better. )

WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE EXPLODE?

Uh

Didn't you hear that part of their talk? About how Witches need to make sure they don't let their magic build up?

when did they have that talk
was that during when i was bleeding out question mark
wait
?
uh oh..
why's it building up? why doesn't our qi circulate through our circuits like normal?
magic, is what it's called here
why doesn't our magic circulate correctly!?

Oh...were you among the injured people they were treating?
Sorry, hope you're feeling better!

I don't really know why, I'm sorry.
This is all very new to me too.
On the bright side, it doesn't sound like it'll happen suddenly.
I'd just rather deal with now than later.

oh? no? i just had li'l apple carry me around while i was bleeding
i'm fine!! no worries. it was kind of fun, i met some people

maybe i should pay attention more often
that's quite scary!! when you think about it!?
do you think we explode from the inside out?
or could our mind just go.. poof!
i'm interest in the end results, have you heard anything?

"li'l apple"...?
Well, I'm glad you're okay.

Yeah...I'm trying not to think too much on how the actual exploding goes.
Hopefully, we never have to find out.

Not so far, but I can keep you updated.
What's your name?

Edited 2019-06-04 04:51 (UTC)

yes li'l apple is li'l apple!!
you can meet him if you want! he's amazing
mean but amazing

what? no!! we should learn
given the state of our bodies, what if that's all that explodes
but our spirit remains in tact? then we aren't actually dead
it might not be anything to fear

oh? me? im just a stranger!!
a stranger who is new like you
call me anything you'd like!

Oh, sure!
Is he a friend of yours then?

[....]

I don't know about whatever you are
But for humans, if our bodies explode
We're still dead, even if our spirit's okay.

Huh?
You don't have a name?

he is! he'll be a friend of yours too
if you bring apples, i promise
he's a very picky eater so to obtain a man's heart is through the stomach

that's not untrue but things are different here
if we explode, and lose our bodies then what happens to our spirit?
they could use it for fuel or something huh..
well i don't wanna explode!! you explode first?

i do! but i'm not too proud of it
upside down frowny face
oh
why doesn't it work
wait
:(

Oh! So he's human?
With a name like Lil Apple, I wasn't sure..
But okay, I can bring apples.

I'd...rather not be used as fuel.
Or explode! How about we not explode at all?

Oh well.
That's too bad.
I don't know you, so I don't want to pick your name.
What would you like to be called?

people will call him inhuman but hes human to me!
name calling is rude : (
good, good! i'm sure li'l apple will give in return!

yes, we should avoid exploding so that means
theres no way to avoid bonding
why there be no alternatives, this world is really odd

oh! you can call me whatever, i don't mind

( and he means it.. when he says, whatever... )

I wasn't name calling him, I just wasn't sure!

Well...there's alternatives like potions and getting a familiar.
But bonding seems to be the most reliable way.

[...This is going in circles]

Right. I'll think about it.

he gets self conscious
like you wouldn't believe!

those choices arent too bad, between the two
but will you do something like that or will you find someone to bond with
this is practically putting your life in someone's hands!
or paws

no, no! you can call me "whatever"
it's easy to remember i think!

Sounds like it...

I'd do a bond myself.
It seems like the safest and most effective method
I don't mind putting that kind of trust in someone.
Besides, I wanna I go home in one piece
Putting that goal at risk just because Bonds could be awkward seems silly.

[...]

I'm not calling you that.

the way you speak means that you understand it all already
that their life will be in your hands and youd do anything to protect them!
what if one bonds someone that doesnt want to let that go
what then?
do you leave them when you've become part of their life?
even if you do explode, maybe the ones at home would want you back in many pieces as well!
aha!

( that's probably not funny but listen.. )

? but it's my name!
i told you i wasn't proud of it!

Of course I'd do what I can to protect them.
That goes without saying.
As for them wanting to let go...well, I'll make it clear from the start that I intend to go back home.
If I can, I'd try to stay in touch though.
Being apart from someone I care about doesn't mean I'm out of their life forever.
And no, they definitely don't want that.

Your name is Whatever?

as long as you keep these in mind
maybe a bond wont hurt you or another person
it's only something i've thought about just now
sorry for placing my curiosity on you
but your replies are good! you have a good head on your shoulders

( wei wuxian likes this elliot craig, he seems to think right. even for being in a strange new place.. there's kindness in that heart. )

yes! a shame you didn't want to give me a different name?
ahahahaha!
it's fine, i'll only let you use it

Oh no, it's okay.
I guess it's to be expected a lot of people would have those concerns.
I'm just used to this kinda thing
So that affects my outlook.

[this guy was sure a weird one...he's very much questioning this being his real name, he seems like the trolling type. But he's probably not going to give his actual name anytime soon.]

...What about Ever? For short?
Seems a little nicer than just calling you whatever.

what else are you used to?
since we all come from different places
maybe there's things you can teach us here!
how did bonding work in your old world? am i to think you took part in this
and trapped us here!?

( he's joking but can one even tell through text? )

i'll respond, don't worry
since it's my namesake, it makes it feel like you're embarrassed to call me it!
i could cry..!

No, I didn't take part of this.
It seems like a coincidence more than anything else.

[yeah he's not answering his question. Elliot's not so gullible where he can't tell that someone's pushing it with the trolling]

Right, okay..
How long're you gonna keep this up?

then do be careful
i wouldn't want someone to be upset with you even if you share similarities with this place.
i share a few things here but nothing too big

( oh no, has he been found out? well, it was fun while it lasted. he thought he sounded pretty serious! )

am i not fooling you anymore?
fine, fine, you win!
where did i start becoming obvious?

Aha, I'll keep that in mind.
Thanks.

Right around when you tried to pass your name off as Whatever.

oh! there was something else i wanted to ask about
you called them recorders, what's that?

then i should work on that! since you found me out i should be honest
mo xuanyu is my name, i hope we get along well!

Recorders? They're wind instruments. They're pretty simple, so they get used in children's music lessons a lot.

Alright. It's nice to meet you, Mo. I hope we get along too.

oh? oh!?
are you giving them away, are they like flutes in a way?
i have a specialty in those so if they are, may i please have one!

i'm sure we will! you're pretty funny
even if you won't fall for my jokes!!

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