WHO: yuwon kim & everyone! WHAT: adding another catch-all into the mix & quests! WHERE: all over neo-tokyo, will update accordingly. WHEN: will include in the headers if relevant! WARNINGS: none for now, maybe just general violence?
[Astarion typically isn't one to be ordered around, but the way Yuwon had approached him and said "follow me" held enough intriguing mystery that he was compelled to do as told. He did wonder if it would be something sexual in nature--his past 200 years of being such an object of people's intrigues naturally made him leap to that thought first--but as it became more clear that wasn't the case he felt a mixed sense of disappointment but also relief.
Finally getting Yuwon to tell him what they would be doing, he remarks on how he wouldn't have followed if he had known, but even as it would have been easy for him to just turn and leave he still continued on with him. His whingingbark is worse than his bite, as it were. It was something to do, at least, and with company.
He blinks and turns his bemused attention to him, away from the entrance he was curiously looking into.]
Is that why you brought me? Do I exude the air of a man who is good at that?
no worries!!! welcome back and i hope things are better!
[ the fact the astarion could have taken his invitation in that way.... well, it simply didn't cross yuwon's mind at all. but, it wouldn't be the first that he's somehow evaded such considerations, and even now it's clear he's entirely all business about this. ]
Why else? You looked like you had the time to spare.
[ there's a small touch of something on his lips. not quite a full smile, but it's maybe the very start of one that never ends up finishing. his words were also meant to act as a reminder, just in case he wanted to back out now.
he also draws in closer, making sure to stand close to astarion, enough to confirm he's following him right in. ] And you look like someone who could do well in the dark. [ is this because he asked him about vampires all those months back.
[He sees that micro-smile, and he loathes it was obvious he was up to nothing at all that would prompt someone to make him do work.]
Nothing to be done about it, I'm already here, I might as well help.
[Entirely convincing, Astarion.
He eyes him as he steps closer, unsure if this was some form of flirting or Yuwon thinks himself a herding dog. With a vague roll of his eyes, he follows him without argument, heading down some stairs that have seen better days, but apparently the city was trying to fix such things up.]
I do have superior darkvision.
[Brag. As an elf he was able to see in the dark, but his curse did improve that even further--however, he doesn't quite remember if he revealed himself as a vampire to this man or not. Astarion had had a vague notion of keeping it secret when he first arrived, but soon realized it was a worthless secret to keep so he has been more forthcoming in the meantime...]
And, yes, an unfortunate familiarity for traversing foul undergrounds. [Mumbles:] At least this isn't sewer.
[ even if he had turned and left, yuwon might not have bothered giving chase. ... maybe. still, he seems pleased enough at the prospect that astarion is agreeing to help, even if the man... doesn't seem particularly enthused.
when he confirmed that he does have excellent sight in the dark, yuwon gives a nod. ] My eyes are pretty good, too. But two eyes are probably better. [ a shrug. ] What do you see so far? [ if it was a secret, at least yuwon wasn't the sort to bring it up readily, but even if astarion had divulged it, it might have just been something he keeps in the back of his mind. buried deep enough that he may as well have forgotten it. when it comes to abilities, however...
he'd remember this. ]
You travel through sewers? [ for fun and recreation? it didn't sound like it, but as they walk through, yuwon is also attempting to use his sensory field to get a better feel of where everything is, and if there was anyone close by. ]
[He steps easily through the darkness, paying attention to the littered ground and slinking between the obstacles like a fussy cat.]
Are they now? I have only known humans to have shite darkvision, unless they know how to cast a spell to help them, of course. Are you a magic user? And so far, all I see is debris and trash. This city produces a tremendous amount of rubbish.
[Baldur's Gate wasn't by any means the most pristine place, especially in the poorer areas where drunkard piss stain walls and dead vermin could be laying about without any regard by the people around it, but this so-called "modern" world was by the most cluttered with refuse and dead things hidden within all the plastic.
His sense of smell wasn't going to be much help here, but he keeps his ears out for any sounds of movement or even heartbeats.]
Not for pleasure, I assure you. [He grumbles.] But it was a quick and easy way in and out of the city.
Yeah, you could say it's something like that. [ he supposed his eyes themselves could constitute as a type of skill, and he did possess arcane power, so it wasn't exactly a lie. ] Which is why I have you.
[ he says, as if it's any kind of taxing at all. but, it's true that it was easier to rely on someone else than utilize his skills which were often hit or miss in this place. but, a tremendous amount of rubbish... ] Think most cities are like this. Your home wasn't like this then, I'm assuming?
[ maybe his world was more similar to that of the tower. ]
Then trash is better, right? So you should be happy to come along with me.
[ that's not how it works at all, but yuwon is mostly just making a (not funny) joke. ]
Hm. Either it is magic or it is not. I have noticed some folks from other worlds dislike calling it as such. Wonder why.
[He muses, somewhat rhetorically. He wasn't a big magic user after all, and not an utter magic nerd like Gale, so it isn't on his list of dire things to figure out.]
Oh, yes, that's why I sound so enthused to be leading you through here! Oh, take a big step here, hells if I can tell what that muck is.
[He does as he instructs, grimacing. It may not be a sewer proper, but that doesn't mean there wasn't sewage here or there. Or, what he knows of this world so far, it could be something worse than shitty water.]
But not quite like this, no, but in many ways, yes. Baldur's Gate is an impressive and grand city where I'm from, but its size and population holds no candle to here. There is no material like plastic, no vehicles like cars or airplanes, water may be polluted by dead fish or an errant deceased cow, maybe some aberrant poison slick, but not whatever is in the puddles that make them look like sickly rainbows...
[He rambles a bit as he picks his way through the tunnel, trusting Yuwon to copy him safely. He sounds as if he may even miss his home.]
It's not that I dislike it. You could say it's more like an item. But, it's true I use what you think of as magic, too. [ he supposed it wasn't a secret. still, calling his eyes an "item" did feel a bit ingenuous, but it also wasn't necessarily a lie, either.
his thoughts have a natural break as he leaps over the muck, as indicated by his present companion. he follows his lead diligently. occasionally, he offers a small nod of thanks, mostly at how easy the venture has been thus far. still, he doesn't let his guard down. ]
Baldur's Gate... [ he repeats. ] Then it might be similar to where I came from. [ not every floor was the same, but "baldur's gate" sounded like it could be a place anywhere below the 50th floor. ] But, maybe less sickly things. [ astarion is not selling this place...
but, he does detect a certain sort of fondness in it, maybe. he presumes most don't describe their home like this in such detail without thinking of it as an actual "home." ] So instead of technology, did you guys mostly use magic?
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Finally getting Yuwon to tell him what they would be doing, he remarks on how he wouldn't have followed if he had known, but even as it would have been easy for him to just turn and leave he still continued on with him. His
whingingbark is worse than his bite, as it were. It was something to do, at least, and with company.He blinks and turns his bemused attention to him, away from the entrance he was curiously looking into.]
Is that why you brought me? Do I exude the air of a man who is good at that?
no worries!!! welcome back and i hope things are better!
Why else? You looked like you had the time to spare.
[ there's a small touch of something on his lips. not quite a full smile, but it's maybe the very start of one that never ends up finishing. his words were also meant to act as a reminder, just in case he wanted to back out now.
he also draws in closer, making sure to stand close to astarion, enough to confirm he's following him right in. ] And you look like someone who could do well in the dark. [ is this because he asked him about vampires all those months back.
maybe. ]
((thank you!))
Nothing to be done about it, I'm already here, I might as well help.
[Entirely convincing, Astarion.
He eyes him as he steps closer, unsure if this was some form of flirting or Yuwon thinks himself a herding dog. With a vague roll of his eyes, he follows him without argument, heading down some stairs that have seen better days, but apparently the city was trying to fix such things up.]
I do have superior darkvision.
[Brag. As an elf he was able to see in the dark, but his curse did improve that even further--however, he doesn't quite remember if he revealed himself as a vampire to this man or not. Astarion had had a vague notion of keeping it secret when he first arrived, but soon realized it was a worthless secret to keep so he has been more forthcoming in the meantime...]
And, yes, an unfortunate familiarity for traversing foul undergrounds. [Mumbles:] At least this isn't sewer.
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when he confirmed that he does have excellent sight in the dark, yuwon gives a nod. ] My eyes are pretty good, too. But two eyes are probably better. [ a shrug. ] What do you see so far? [ if it was a secret, at least yuwon wasn't the sort to bring it up readily, but even if astarion had divulged it, it might have just been something he keeps in the back of his mind. buried deep enough that he may as well have forgotten it. when it comes to abilities, however...
he'd remember this. ]
You travel through sewers? [ for fun and recreation? it didn't sound like it, but as they walk through, yuwon is also attempting to use his sensory field to get a better feel of where everything is, and if there was anyone close by. ]
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Are they now? I have only known humans to have shite darkvision, unless they know how to cast a spell to help them, of course. Are you a magic user? And so far, all I see is debris and trash. This city produces a tremendous amount of rubbish.
[Baldur's Gate wasn't by any means the most pristine place, especially in the poorer areas where drunkard piss stain walls and dead vermin could be laying about without any regard by the people around it, but this so-called "modern" world was by the most cluttered with refuse and dead things hidden within all the plastic.
His sense of smell wasn't going to be much help here, but he keeps his ears out for any sounds of movement or even heartbeats.]
Not for pleasure, I assure you. [He grumbles.] But it was a quick and easy way in and out of the city.
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[ he says, as if it's any kind of taxing at all. but, it's true that it was easier to rely on someone else than utilize his skills which were often hit or miss in this place. but, a tremendous amount of rubbish... ] Think most cities are like this. Your home wasn't like this then, I'm assuming?
[ maybe his world was more similar to that of the tower. ]
Then trash is better, right? So you should be happy to come along with me.
[ that's not how it works at all, but yuwon is mostly just making a (not funny) joke. ]
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[He muses, somewhat rhetorically. He wasn't a big magic user after all, and not an utter magic nerd like Gale, so it isn't on his list of dire things to figure out.]
Oh, yes, that's why I sound so enthused to be leading you through here! Oh, take a big step here, hells if I can tell what that muck is.
[He does as he instructs, grimacing. It may not be a sewer proper, but that doesn't mean there wasn't sewage here or there. Or, what he knows of this world so far, it could be something worse than shitty water.]
But not quite like this, no, but in many ways, yes. Baldur's Gate is an impressive and grand city where I'm from, but its size and population holds no candle to here. There is no material like plastic, no vehicles like cars or airplanes, water may be polluted by dead fish or an errant deceased cow, maybe some aberrant poison slick, but not whatever is in the puddles that make them look like sickly rainbows...
[He rambles a bit as he picks his way through the tunnel, trusting Yuwon to copy him safely. He sounds as if he may even miss his home.]
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his thoughts have a natural break as he leaps over the muck, as indicated by his present companion. he follows his lead diligently. occasionally, he offers a small nod of thanks, mostly at how easy the venture has been thus far. still, he doesn't let his guard down. ]
Baldur's Gate... [ he repeats. ] Then it might be similar to where I came from. [ not every floor was the same, but "baldur's gate" sounded like it could be a place anywhere below the 50th floor. ] But, maybe less sickly things. [ astarion is not selling this place...
but, he does detect a certain sort of fondness in it, maybe. he presumes most don't describe their home like this in such detail without thinking of it as an actual "home." ] So instead of technology, did you guys mostly use magic?