hisapprentice | [Puzzle 008]

[Puzzle 008]

[When the journal recording comes on, there's a bit of static. It's either from the dunking it took in some serious floodwater, or just Luke's weird thick breathing.]

So...I-I know everybody's busy with all this [unseen, one hand gestures to the village around him, then covers his mouth while he sneezes] and I'm gonna help, I promise.

I just need somewhere to go. ...Aah, to stay, I suppose I mean. My room got really wrecked and it's not going back to the way it was. [Another sneeze, and a few coughs. Luke is stubbornly ignoring all these signs of "what an awful time to come down with something" because...in his dizzy head it might just be what a gentleman does. If necessary.]

It wouldn't be forever... [Sniff. He might like it to be, though, depending on who you are. Living alone is lonely.] Just for a little while, if it's all right.

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[Luke and Ion never really got off to the best start, did they? ...not that things were any better the second time around either. But that was all just because of the Malnosso, right?]

[It sounds like he's already gotten a few offers, so hopefully he'll find a place to stay for now... although...]

...are you feeling all right? You don't sound well at all.

A-Ah...oh. Wait, I remember you. [Boy does he ever.]

...Sorry.

[A-Aww, Luke.]

Now, now, you don't have anything to apologize for. I don't think anyone could hold you accountable for things that happened because of the Malnosso.

I still think I owe you an apology for...um, sort of kidnapping you.

[That's what bad guys in his world do. Poor Flora.]

It's all right, really. To be honest, it was one of the nicer kidnapping experiences I've had.

[After all, counting his time in Luceti, he's already up in the double digits for how many times he's been kidnapped.]

It's still wrong.

[Luke sneezes.]

...Wait. You've been kidnapped a lot before?

Edited 2012-07-01 16:49 (UTC)

Well, it's a bit unavoidable when you live in a place like Luceti, isn't it?

[No need to bring up the whole kidnapping business back home. Besides, he's been kidnapped enough times in Luceti for it to count on its own now, certainly.]