26th moon [action/voice]

[vibrafinal]

[Action

Should anyone be visiting the item shop in the morning or early afternoon, they'll be graced with the presence of a paladin! ...Which would normally be an extremely banal and commonplace event, but today said paladin happens to be a) turning the whole place upside down while looking for something, b) muttering some nasty curses that are directed at the items available in the shop, not at its patrons, promise, and c) wearing a long-sleeved turtleneck shirt over his mouth that happens to muffle most of point b). In the middle of July, if one must be reminded.

Some weeks, waking up is just not worth it.]

[Voice

The journal message comes later during the day, weary-sounding and still slightly muffled by that turtleneck.]

Would anyone be kind enough to help me find a razor? My visit to the item shop was... very fruitless. I'd owe you a favor in return, of course.

Comments

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[dragoon_pride]

Well, considering you certainly have the hair color of one...

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[paladinlost]

So does Edge, almost. It means very little.

[He hopes.]

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[dragoon_pride]

Imagine finding out you're actually related to Edge...

[Oh, the horror.]

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[paladinlost]

You'd think mysterious shared relatives would have come up at some point.

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[dragoon_pride]

So you would think...

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[paladinlost]

Then again, mine took twenty years to introduce themselves.

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[dragoon_pride]

All too true... there could be more yet out there.

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[paladinlost]

...Not anymore, from what I've been told.

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[dragoon_pride]

So there's truly no others? Then... that's unfortunate to hear.

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[paladinlost]

...There is still a chance. But not one that is worth hoping for.

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[dragoon_pride]

It's probably for the best not to hope too much.

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[paladinlost]

From what I've heard, it's likely I'd find myself very disappointed.

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[dragoon_pride]

Why would you be disappointed?

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[paladinlost]

...There's a chance they were all recently killed.

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[dragoon_pride]

Ah. That's surely not an ideal outcome.

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[paladinlost]

I would even call it unpleasant and upsetting.

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[dragoon_pride]

Truly terrible, I won't deny that. It's an awful thing to lose one's family...

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[paladinlost]

My brother is still alive and well, at least.

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[dragoon_pride]

Yes... it's fortunate that you have some family out there...

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[paladinlost]

Though I do wish he'd visit even with no world-threatening dangers involved.

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[dragoon_pride]

Perhaps one day. Although I understand the reason why he would keep his distance.

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[paladinlost]

So do I, but I would still be happy to see him more often.

[Or another someone that doesn't write home.]

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[dragoon_pride]

Perhaps he thinks it's better this way...

[Though does he mean himself just as much as Golbez...?]

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[paladinlost]

That does not mean that others agree.

[Perfectly fitting in both cases.]

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[dragoon_pride]

Why should anyone want to be around someone who betrayed them? Who hurt them deeply?