90. Walls

[corrinesbell]

This whole thing is giving me a weird feeling, but I can't figure it out.

Experiment or no experiment, I think we need a more organized patrol schedule again. Any takers? 

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[strivingknight.livejournal.com]

Experimented on...?

[corrinesbell]

Yeah. ...Here, look.

[shows her wings]

[strivingknight.livejournal.com]

[...fff, he's gaping.]

Goddess of Mana...

[corrinesbell]

They're not angel wings!

[strivingknight.livejournal.com]

Then what are they?

[corrinesbell]

In this world there's a bunch of people that stole a bunch of other people from their own worlds to use as experiments. If you've got wings like this it makes you one of the experiments.

[strivingknight.livejournal.com]

Then that means... you're an experiment.

Just like the half-elves...

[corrinesbell]

Yeah, I am.

...How old're you?

[strivingknight.livejournal.com]

Oh... I'm twelve. I'm almost thirteen. Why?

[corrinesbell]

They were experimenting on half-elves even back then?

[strivingknight.livejournal.com]

Back then...?

[corrinesbell]

Uh. Yeah, it's...complicated.

But you don't have wings, right? So you're okay.

[strivingknight.livejournal.com]

...Okay. [Whatever, that was kind of weird.]

[corrinesbell]

I think what's happening is that you're here as part of some experiment they're pulling on us.

[strivingknight.livejournal.com]

But... why would I be here? I don't know anyone here.

[corrinesbell]

...But some of us know you.

[strivingknight.livejournal.com]

...I've never met you before.

[corrinesbell]

You're gonna. In the future. ...That's why it's complicated.

[strivingknight.livejournal.com]

The... future?

[Okay, now he knows that something's wrong here.]

First you say that there are different worlds... and now you're telling me that I meet you in the future?

[corrinesbell]

Yeah. ...You're a really great swordsman by then.

[strivingknight.livejournal.com]

[That makes him pause, his eyes lighting up... but then he shakes his head.]

Even the greatest scholars say that time can't be controlled.

[corrinesbell]

Guess the greatest scholars've never been here.

[...Eyes. Up here.]

[strivingknight.livejournal.com]

[EYES UP. Shame on you, Kratos, you're supposed to be knightly. He frowns, still not really believing this... So then he asks.]

Then tell me... what's my name?

[corrinesbell]

[preteenage boys are preteenage boys]

Kratos Aurion.

[strivingknight.livejournal.com]

[WAT]

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