out into the unknown (march catch-all)

[funbreaker]

Who: Thancred Waters & others
When: Throughout March
Where: Thorne & the Horizon
What: Eclipse stuff, quest stuff, Horizon stuff, anything and everything.
Warnings: Will add if something comes up.


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[funbreaker]

[ Sephiroth? Another familiar name comes up when the stranger mentions Gaia, but whereas that appears to be the name of his home star, Thancred recognizes it as belonging to the pain-in-his-rear girl who'd befriended Ryne. The Oracle of Darkness, and based on what Himeka told him, a reborn Ascian besides. ]

Not familiar at all, it seems. The star I'm from is called Hydaelyn.

[ With so many similar names already established between them, Thancred cannot help but wonder if this Sephiroth comes from yet another of the Source's shards, one of them which has yet to be rejoined.

As they continue, the dark streets morph and the scenery around them shifts. It's still dim out, but they are now in the wooded portion of Old Sharlayan, near the Studium, with a stone path leading toward a bridge that arcs over a gently flowing river. White stone buildings are nestled beyond the trees, some larger than others. ]

This is a portion of one of its city-states, Old Sharlayan. [ Thancred halts then and turns back to Sephiroth, head canted to one side. ] And I can only assume that means nothing to you.

[ This man, even with his long hair and somewhat unsettling eyes, does not strike Thancred as some sort of god or primal. ]

[supersoldier]

[No. The names are as foreign as he expected, wandering down the path which changes into more unfamiliar sights. The ambiance of their surroundings appear to lose some unseen weight, however, moving from winding alleyways to a stone bridge with clear, flowing water just beneath them.

He spares a glance over the edge, his curiosity betraying his stare otherwise fixed ahead of them. He isn't quite sure if he should let the matter go just like that, but perhaps in some faraway land, it is not so wild an assumption to believe that his name is not as unusual as believed.]

No. It means nothing at all.

[Easy confirmation.]

This is already nothing like my city. There are far too many… trees.

[A wooded area? Within Midgar's confines? Absolutely not.]

[funbreaker]

[ Then it's possible they have already exhausted any of the similarities between their stars, but that remains to be seen. Thancred can't imagine what he should try to mention next. Primals? Adventuring guilds? They could go down an entire list.

The remark about there being too many trees causes him to cock an eyebrow. ]

Then where you're from must be rather dreary.

[ Granted, Limsa Lominsa and Ul'dah don't have an abundance of trees, but they do have other things going for them. Sephiroth's city, as he calls it, might be the same. ]

Or am I too hasty in my assumptions?