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Ranulf ([personal profile] righthandcat) wrote in [community profile] mythmaking2013-12-17 06:30 pm

oo1;

[ He's kind of rusty on the written form of the Old Tongue, but Ranulf wanted to learn as much as he could as soon as possible. And for now he wanted to test a theory on the international nature of language comprehension here. If they could understand a language which was slowly fading out of use, then that would be better proof than anything. ]


(Translation)

[ There's a thoughtful pause, which causes an ink blotch. He didn't think his experience with new cultures would get as diverse or otherworldly as this. Talk about more than he's bargained for. ]

I think it would be a little much to look for a common-point between us, but I'd still like to know what the places you were from are like. If you don't want to talk about it I understand! I'm sure there are better things to do than chat with a curious cat. Or you know, if you're from here you can say a little more about this place too. If I'm staying a while I might as well get to know this place better.

For me, well... I was born in the forested country of Gallia, on the continent of Tellius. We recently finished a big ol' war, and I don't want to bother you with the details. [ Basically the world as they knew it almost ended but things worked out just fine. ] It looks like the continent's in good hands though, so I'm not too worried. See, I already left home not too long ago, so I'm prepared beforehand to not know what exactly is going on back there. I used to... y'know, do small favors.  [ For the king, but let's not toot our own horn here. Not to mention all the hazards he's had to deal with. ] Met a lot of people. There really is no such thing as an average town! There are odd blokes everywhere if you look hard enough, and I mean that in a good way.

As it was I already am a bit of a traveler, actually. So on my part, I'll just consider this place an unplanned detour! Though I get if some others among you might not be so optimistic.
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[personal profile] gleam_and_glow 2013-12-17 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[She doesn't mean to be a downer, she thinks it is a great idea to talk about their worlds before coming here. But she realizes that for nearly 18 years of her life, all she has really known is the tower her and her mother live in.]

I would love to tell you about the world I am from, but honestly...I don't know much about it. I didn't get out much, but what I saw of it was wonderful...and I miss it.
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[personal profile] gleam_and_glow 2013-12-17 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
No, nothing like that. It's just my mother has always been super protective of me. So I wasn't allowed to leave home very much.

[More like 'not allowed to leave at all', but she'll keep that to herself for now.]
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[personal profile] gleam_and_glow 2013-12-17 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
No, it's not. Back home, they don't insist on calling me someone else's name for starters. I have been looking around, but I keep getting thrown by the crowd's reaction to me. I guess I'm royalty here...even if it doesn't make much sense to me.
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[personal profile] twitchery 2013-12-18 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
[You can practically-...it's...there's a lot of feelings in this very frantically scribbled message. It has feels all over it. If this was Tumblr there would be a lot of tags, excited tags, an onslaught of tags and spaced out words and feelings.

This is not Tumblr, to which all parties are grateful.]


TELLIUS? [Although the way the handwriting sprawls together it almost looks like Teluus. Ah, excitement.] I've heard stories of Tellus! Legends!
twitchery: (FLAMING CRY OF THE GODS!)

[personal profile] twitchery 2013-12-18 06:34 am (UTC)(link)
[If he was wielding a pencil this would be the point in which the tip would break and he'd have to resharpen it. Thank goodness for enchanted quills and enchanted books.]

Stuff about the Radiant Hero and the goddess and things like that. Legends that had traveled from a distant land to my own. Plus some catchy songs though I don't exactly remember the words so don't ask me to sing them for you. I never thought I'd encounter something familiar in this strange land.
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[personal profile] twitchery 2013-12-18 06:55 am (UTC)(link)
Of course it wasn't! [Although the way the other person wrote that sounded as...they mentioned a war but the way all of this put together made it sound like they knew Ike on some personal level and/or had participatedohgodswhatiftheyhad.

...

Which really would be a great deal more unbelievable four or five years ago. Still. The next words are chosen very carefully.]


I am Owain, son of Lissa. I come from the Halidom of Ylisse on the continent of Ylisse. [...that sounded incredibly stupid. What happened to picking his words carefully?]
twitchery: (DESCENDING FALCON BLOW!)

[personal profile] twitchery 2013-12-18 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[Of course there was a reason to be nervous this might be a LIVING LEGEND OF GREAT HEROISM AND MIGHTY DEEDS he was writing to right now this is incredible...maybe he should get an autograph for Cynthia? Her birthday wasn't until May but how many times does a person have an opportunity to solicit an autograph from a possible LIVING LEGEND OF GREAT HEROISM AND MIGHTY DEEDS? He will have to think about it.]

Then Archanea? Akaneia? I never remember how to spell it.

Yeah, my mom's a princess! Well, Exalt. She becomes Exalt in the future? And we're trying to prevent that so she hopefully won't ever become Exalt. It's complicated.

And it's kind of hard to believe. I don't not believe you, it's just Tellius. I never thought I'd write to someone from Tellius! Gods, did you know Ike? Is it true that he bursts into flames whenever he unleashes his final attack?
twitchery: (FLAMING CRY OF THE GODS!)

[personal profile] twitchery 2013-12-21 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
It's okay, it probably just means that it was/is/would be called something else in your time. Maybe? I'd say ask Laurent for the details but he's not here so...

. [And this was the point in which he tapped his quill against the page for a moment before he realized he was leaving a small ink dot. Whoops.]

And probably, but time travel goes in both directions, right? So as long as I figure out a way to arrive in time for the final battle I should be okay. And it should make for a cool entrance! So until I know for a fact I won't be able to be there I'm going to assume I'm going to make it in time.

[And by all the gods great and sacred it really does sound like...] Wait. Were you there too?
twitchery: (HOLY TWIN-FISTED STAB OF DOOM!)

[personal profile] twitchery 2013-12-21 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
[There is a very long pause.]

Does he actually have three heads? [Immediately crossed out. He can ask that in person (assuming that Ranulf didn't catch that before it was scratched out which is definitely possible.)]

I'm supposed to be some kind of giant killer so I'll be in trouble if I don't.
twitchery: (DRAGON'S UNENDING MAW OF PAIN!)

[personal profile] twitchery 2013-12-21 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. Someone mentioned that I needed to find a beanstalk? I'm just hoping that one of us - you know, people not from here - isn't the giant I'm supposed to slay. I'm okay with being a daring hero! Bursting into flames from my might and my will! Defying evil! But I can't just kill someone who got assigned that role. But so far I haven't met a giant.
twitchery: (FLAMING CRY OF THE GODS!)

[personal profile] twitchery 2013-12-21 06:49 am (UTC)(link)
Of course! A hero's sword cannot be stayed when evil is afoot.

Maybe you gotta walk somewhere? Go on some kind of journey or just walk a lot.
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[personal profile] twitchery 2013-12-21 07:39 am (UTC)(link)
[WHAT HE WANTS TO SAY: I can go with you and hear awesome stories of your valor-]

I can go with you if you want company. I mean, if it's okay. I gotta make sure there's not a giant in the countryside anyway and it would be weird being on my own again after traveling with the Shepherds. And I'm pretty sure other people have the same problem. They're supposed to find a stick or a forest and don't know where to look.
twitchery: (FLAMING CRY OF THE GODS!)

[personal profile] twitchery 2013-12-24 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
He sounds impressive! A worthy man to seek out! I wonder if he shows up if we could get him to teach us how he does it? Just think about what you could do with that kind of ability!

[Shh indeed.]
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[personal profile] twitchery 2013-12-24 07:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ngl, he's mainly thinking that it would be pretty awesome to be able to go off on an adventure and then see his mom and dad and visit all of his friends and drop off gifts and then resume the adventure without actually having to walk back and forth. And...maybe show up randomly to be all, "Hoy, Brady of the Moistened Eyes, what troubles have you encou- are you crying already?" (Since that's probably how it would go and he knows it.)]

Probably. Maybe he's got some kind of bloodline power? You know, like the brand. Or maybe you don't know? Or maybe he is a god.
twitchery: (SHINING FINGER!)

I wept tears of pain and sorrow.

[personal profile] twitchery 2014-01-12 06:59 am (UTC)(link)
That's probably a good idea. I mean, unless he's an evil god and he doesn't sound like an evil god so there's no reason to make him mad.
twitchery: (CRESCENT MOON STRIKE!)

I read that as tea for a sec and thought, "Man, that was a longass chug."

[personal profile] twitchery 2014-01-12 07:15 am (UTC)(link)
He probably does. I think he'd be opposed by...

By some dark and twisted figure carved from nightmare and shadows! Probably someone who has a desire to plunge the entire world into despair! And the only way Santa can defeat him is

1. By summoning the hopes and dreams of everyone worldwide and creating the ultimate weapon!

2. Or maybe [And while it's written as 'maybe' the way it was written - drawn out words and a slight flourish at the y - implied more of a drawn out word. Maaaaaaybe.] he has to become one with darkness to fight darkness? It's only after he's consumed by the shadows of his enemy that he manages to somehow emerge as Santa Shadowblade, a grim avenger.
twitchery: (FLAMING CRY OF THE GODS!)

[personal profile] twitchery 2014-01-13 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
Well, Santa Shadowblade could become a force of virtue and justice once he gets control of his powers. To the good he brings gifts! To the wicked he brings some sort of ironic, yet ultimately fitting, punishment. This is after a few years of him waging a war with the forces of darkness and maybe after he accidentally slays one of his friends during his dark and lonely battle.
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tags a million years late

[personal profile] libero 2013-12-25 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
Before that, I must inquire. Do the creatures living in this city also happen to be native to your homeland?

[To anyone who knew him, they would know exactly where this subject was headed towards.]