Let it guide us

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WHO: Sorey, Mikleo
WHERE: De Chima
WHEN: 13th Nov
WHAT: Mikleo goes back home briefly and upon his return, Sorey does his best to help explain things.
WARNINGS: Zestiria spoilers likely. If anyone has yet to finish the game.



[Of course, initially, Sorey had been worried. But Nike and others had reassured him this happened before, to Mikleo. To himself. And others. That Mikleo could well be back the next day even. So he does his best to keep his chin up when he searches and can't find the water seraph. It's said next day that he's out and about, pausing in checking his phone when he glimpses a familiar figure, barely stammering apologies as he brushes past the general crowd to get closer.]

Mikleo? Mikleo!

[It barely even registers that he's...younger. Back to the Mikleo Sorey remembers last seeing back home. Because that doesn't seem important. Just that he's back. That's what matters. And is what Sorey clings to as he all but stumbles in his haste to chase after the other.]

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[ Mikleo hasn't fully registered what was going on.

At one moment, he was at home, saying his good byes to one of his dear friends. The next, he was in another world entirely. While it isn't the first time he's been in a strange situation, it's definitely the first time he's encountered even the thought of going to another world.

He's been looking around, exploring and checking out the area in order to fully register what was going on. He's only learned so much from those who were there when he first came into this world. However, there's still countless of questions on his mind.

When he hears that still familiar voice, he quickly turns around, purple-colored eyes white in shock. ]

--Sorey?!

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Mikleo! There you are! They said you might come back again. [The rest of the crowd is used enough to imPorts and easily just stare at Sorey while continuing on their way as Sorey makes it to Mikleo.

Sorey just looks excited, relieved, if anything, to find the seraph again. He is used enough to ignoring the stares even back home, given most only seem to see Sorey by himself, interacting with the air when he's with Mikleo. His hands go to Mikleo's shoulders as he approaches, seeming to be checking the seraph over briefly.]

You okay?

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[ For a moment, Mikleo finds himself holding his breath, hands shaking slightly as he looks over Sorey. This.... was really him. It was really Sorey. It's been decades since he last saw him, but the sound of his voice and warmth in his smile is one that Mikleo did his best to commit to memory.

It's strange. They're both here - in another world - and Sorey's acting as though nothing happened. He takes on wrist by his hands, holding it in order to steady his shaking, breathing in slightly in order to stop his voice from potentially breaking. ]

... As okay as I can be. What about you? When did you get here?

[ ... Wait, did he say again? ]

What do you mean "again"?

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When I got here is a little weird too. Technically I've been here apparently for months, but I don't remember most of all that. I remember maybe a couple months though. But don't worry, I only had to figure without you for like a day or so.

[So even if he might have neglected eating or sleeping, it wasn't for any sort of major extended period or anything without Mikleo prodding him about this sort of thing. As is Sorey's habit of being distracted.]

But ah, you were here before. So was I. It's kind of...complicated. Might be easier to explain at my place.

[Without the stares. And eavesdroppers.]

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[ It does indeed sound complicated - and it most definitely doesn't add up. He knows that he hasn't been here before. Or, at least-- that he doesn't remember being here before. At first, his eyes settle on Sorey with a rather confused expression. ]

--You have your own home here? [ Wait, they can talk more about this on the way there. ] Never mind. Let's go.

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Yup! I mean, it's not just mine, but. It's where my room is. And where you were staying with me too.

[Still, it doesn't take much before Sorey reaches for Mikleo's hand, turning and leading the way back in the direction he'd come from. Whatever he had been out and about to do, if not simply to explore and try find Mikleo, that can wait. Mikleo is more important.]

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... How did you manage to figure all this out?

[ There's a length pause when Sorey takes his hand, but he quickly relaxes, squeezing that hand slightly as he moves forward with him.

He's glad that Sorey is here, but more importantly - that he's safe. ]

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Well, I've been here about a month or so that I do remember, so.

[It's complicated. But he has been trying, and it had been easier with Mikleo's help. And Nike and the others. It doesn't take long till they make it to his place, Sorey pointing out the number on the letter box as he then leads Mikleo upstairs to his room.]

This is better. I figured - depending on what you ask. Without the crowds.

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A month and a half, but-- [ That shouldn't be possible. Considering that Mikleo made sure that Sorey's sleeping place would go undisturbed. So, how could he have gone to another world entirely? And for a month, at that? ]

... Sorey. That shouldn't be possible. [ He starts, stopping in his steps. Though, he knows that Sorey will tell him more when they get to where he's staying. ]

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Yeah. Time can be....a little weird here. The Porter can pull us from whenever. And while we are here, time doesn't pass back home, so that's why you probably didn't even notice if I was gone.

[He tries to explain. There's a lot he gets but still might not be sure on explaining or answering though because this place, this Porter, it is weird. There's nothing like a lot of things here back home.]

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A place that can manipulate time... It's definitely an amazing concept to think about.

[ He thinks he understands - at least, he's starting to.

There's a long pause on Mikleo's end - he goes quiet. He's thought about what he wanted to say when he sees Sorey again, but-- he'll settle for this: ]

I'm glad that I could see you again like this, Sorey.

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A lot of things here are pretty amazing! But....I'm glad too, Mikleo. I know it's....complicated, but between the two of us, we'll figure things.

[Sorey's still getting used to things a bit himself, but it isn't so bad, with the two of them supporting each other in all of it, really. He's even, more or less, taken the time by now to work out his feelings on events back home, mostly.

So there's simply a faint upturn at his lips.]

Me too, Mikleo.

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I'd say we both got rather fortunate in this situation.

[ They're here now together - and when they put their minds together, Mikleo knows that there's a great amount they can potentially figure out. ]

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Yeah! Cause you're here too now. So it works out. I can introduce you to some of our friends too. Riku and Nike have helped me out a lot. Namine too. It's pretty neat here too, even if it takes a bit to get used to it all.

[Together, they could figure it. With the help of friends they make here along the way. Sorey's just relieved to have the seraph back at his side, even if he is younger again.]

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Nike and Riku.... And Namine? I'm assuming that those were our friends from before?

[ Well, with the way that he phrased it, it definitely sounds like it. ]

I would like to meet them. And apologize to them in advance.

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Well, Nike lives with us. We can easily arrange to see the others too, some other time. All that can be figured easily enough. Whether you wanted to in person or with the phones.

[Holding up his own in some sort of explanation and pointing to it.]

They're pretty handy! I kind of wish we had these back home, then we could have easily kept in touch with Alisha and Gramps.

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[ Ah, that--

Mikleo has one too, but it's... a little strange to him. ]

I have one of those too, but... what are they, exactly? Though, if we were here before, then I wonder if these are our previous devices from back then.

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I'm not sure if they're the same ones we would have had before. But they're phones. They let us talk to people who might be farther away. Like, if I was here and you were at the library or something. We could use these to still talk to each other. It's pretty amazing, really!

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Interesting - or amazing, rather. This definitely isn't anything we'd see in Glenwood. Technically, it's a little like we wouldn't be apart.

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Right? It's pretty impressive! Not that we're usually apart much but this is still really useful. You can talk to lots of people at once if you want too. Even with being in different cities.

[There's a lot to explain, but at the least, most of the basics would have been gone over at least. So Sorey's just figuring this as a start and seeing where it might go from there anyway. However he can help ease Mikleo into this, this strange new place.]

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We'll have to give a try, but... For right now, it's likely better that we stay together.

[ Just... because it's a completely different world and all and they're both settling in. Though technically, Sorey's been here for longer than Mikleo has. ... With no memory of this place and all. ]

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Of course! You were staying here with me anyway.

[That, of course, was never in question. More something Sorey wanted to explain with the phones in case something happened while he was out, or while Mikleo was, and they could still get in touch.]