[center][b]Wandering Fool[/b][/center] [center][b]Aeternus || Nexus[/b][/center] [center][b]Lunar Festival[/b][/center] [center]Affected Players:[/center] Moon234, Xenoko, The Imagineer, Ares --- [i]What did he mean, show resilience? Or that he cared about her?[/i] Fool sighed, his eyes closed. No matter, people in general were strange, and he had little in common with them. Let them say whatever nonsense their hearts desired so long as it left him alone. He unconsciously rubbed his arm where Imagine’s nails had dug into his skin for a short period of time before relaxing. Then he was out. Vaguely Fool thought he could feel the warmth of the torch light just before a soft blanket of blackness enveloped him. When he next awoke, a wand was in his face, and he caught the unfortunate tail end of the feeling of having ones bones rearranged in their chest. The feeling that came after was mostly bliss. Running on such low health, even the amount he had been healed was a great relief. “Thanks...” On a (slightly intoxicated) whim, Fool pulled open his HUD, and was about to reach up when a slight resistance paused him. His eyes traced over to see Imagine close at his side, actually holding his arm. [i]Ah... so it wasn’t the torch...[/i] He tapped the screen with his free hand, letting it drop to his side again limply and then sighing, moving a bit closer to the warmth beside him and letting his mind drift off again. [hider=Moon234] Your Friend request was Accepted by [b]Wandering Fool[/b]! [/hider] He was awakened suddenly again, and rather abruptly. The wagon had arrived, and rather than sleep the night through - as he had originally planned, no matter where he was - Fool was being tugged upward by Imagine. Maybe Baggles wanted him off the wagon. Whatever the case, Fool was sure there was a reason for her actions, barely registering the word ‘festival’ when she addressed Moon. Fool achieved real consciousness when a flash of light coming from Imagine just about blinded him, he was trying to blink his way past the darkness that had encroached when she ruined his night vision, but they had already taken the portal back to nexus, which had erupted into a circus of noise and light in the hours they had been gone. She pulled him on urgently, his awakened mind finally registering what she was wearing as they passed into a more crowded part of town. Jeremy blushed, wondering just what was going on. Suddenly a ticket was in hand, registering him for some sort of couple’s challenge. [i]What...[/i] Imagine turned, and Fool could only stand there like a... fool... Listening to her nervously tell him a bit about the festival, his mind registering only two things. One. The festival didn’t sound all that interesting. Sleeping or grinding for experience would seem like better options- if it wasn’t for the second thing. Two. Imagine was really attractive. If Jeremy had been stiff before, his body froze when she took hold of his hands. Looking at that face tipped up left him unable to answer for a moment. His mind blanked. [i]She asked me out. . . How am I supposed to respond to this? My mouth won’t even move to say yes or no-[/i] Fool swallowed dryly. No wasn’t an option anyway, not when she was giving him [i]that[/i] expression. [i]It’s just a game. You don’t know anything about the real her. She doesn’t know anything about you. Its alright. My name isn’t Jeremy, it’s Wandering Fool. Yep. Just. Be. Me.[/i] Fool smiled and bowed to Imagine, still blushing, but it was fading. He could do this if he wasn’t himself. “You look very beautiful-” He almost had to choke back from saying just ‘nice’. Fool, not Jeremy, have to remember. “But I’m afraid I would be a poor match for you even in fresh clothing, much less [i]this[/i] mess.” Fool smiled and hooked an arm through Imagines, gently tugging her through the crowd until he saw one of the stands selling the fancy festival clothing. With a wink, he broke contact with her for a moment and spoke in an undertone with the attending NPC. Two gold coins later and with a flash Fool’s clothing was more than restored, it looked as if it was equipped brand new with no wear as a perfect fit. In the real world, removing bloodstains and repairing the burned off sections would have cost a small fortune. Not here, luckily. Fool rejoined Imagine almost immediately afterwards, wisking her away into the crowd with a grin- and [i]feeling[/i] as if he had left behind a piece of his other self with the NPC. “You wanted to try... that fish game, right?” Fool [i]thought[/i] that was one of the things she had mentioned, or the only thing. He wasn’t quite sure, as his mind had been preoccupied at the time. Jeremy caught an NPC that was passing through and got some quick directions for the price of a smile and a polite inquiry. “Come on, let’s go see what we gotta do to get that event pet!” His smile was wide and honest when Fool turned back, leading Imagine through the crowd to the Fish Challenge stall thing. Nothing wrong with enjoying his time with her- they weren’t even in the same room in reality. The warmth and softness of her hand was just a simulation. [i]Keep telling yourself that, Jeremy.[/i] Fool’s grin grew a bit. --- [center][url=http://tektek.org/av/885440][img]http://imageshack.us/a/img829/7347/57sn.png[/img][/url][/center] [b]HP:[/b] 63% [b]SP:[/b] 70 [b]Level:[/b] 3 [b]Inventory:[/b] [i]Gold:[/i] 93 Deck of Cards Dice & Cup x 10 Bread x1 Flint & Steel Whetstone Canteen (Empty)