[center][color=92278f][h2]Heinrich Ford[/h2][/color] [img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/COFSGXRVAAAZyC1.jpg[/img] [b][color=92278f]"[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOYjUZUS4gE]Keep a calm mind[/url]"[/color][/b][/center] [hr] [center][@lunarlors34][/center] [hr] [b][color=a0410d]"I see no need to explain myself, a Celestia, to someone beneath my rank, especially one as perverted as yourself. How poor must you be to not be able to afford clothing? Or do you simply get off by doing it? Either way it's your problem my dear sir and I suppose I shouldn't judge."[/color][/b] the woman replied. Heinrich was familiar with the name Celestia. Celestia was the name of an online user whom had an unhealthy infatuation with a kid's show about magical horses, and was known to go around and post things relating to said show on websites where it should have been irrelevant. There were even a few times when Heinrich's keyboard clashed with Celestia's, though a decisive victory was never earned by either of them. Thankfully, Heinrich had been blessed by enough common sense to know that this woman was very unlikely to be said Celestia, and that she was instead of noble descent of some sort, judging by the way she arrogantly held herself. He wanted to inform the woman that he did not dress this way because he was a pervert or anything, but decided against doing so as she clearly had little interest in him or his situation. Wait. What? She wasn't interested in him? Was this the real life? Or was it just fantasy? This would mark the first time somebody he had met hadn't suddenly fallen head over heels for him, and he was so thankful for it! She may not have known it or even cared about it, but Vesta was already Heinrich's favorite person in this world merely because she wasn't enthralled by his normally-overwhelming beauty. That being said, he still really couldn't fathom how she got in front of him. It wasn't any kind of magic he had heard of, and while he wasn't a particular expert... merely appearing before him with no special effects, no evidence of used magics? It seemed off, even for a world like this. On top of that, the people around where she had spawned seemed completely unaffected by her appearance, as if it was the most natural thing in the world.... which didn't seem natural at all! Before Heinrich could ask her about it again, with feeling, she had started up once again, this time about getting somewhere. [b][color=a0410d]"However you have approached me at an opportune time for myself. You see I must get to an inn by the name of Crescent Moon. As I seem to be feeling a tad unwell and not familiar enough with the capital to know my way from here, I need someone to guide me. I'll offer proper compensation of course once I meet up with my attendant. So if you wouldn't mind Mr Perverted-No-Shirt?"[/color][/b] [b][color=92278f]"I cannot claim that the name you've given me is particularly enjoyable. If possible, I would prefer you refer to me by Heinrich, or Ford if that is too much of a hassle."[/color][/b] Ford's voice betrayed not a hint of irritation nor a dash of fear. It was merely a strong voice with the tone that almost sounded like he was discussing something mundane like the weather or breakfast. Despite Vesta being rather tall for a woman, her figure was far from intimidating and even were that not the case, Heinrich's tone could never leak something as ugly as fear through it. But it wasn't like she needed to intimidate him to get his cooperation in the first place. Vesta, ironically, was already Heinrich's favorite person from this world so far simply because she wasn't mindlessly devoted to him for no reason, like everybody else he had currently met. He no longer envied the life of a harem protagonist, not after this experience. [b][color=92278f]"I can lead you to the Crescent Moon."[/color][/b] he informed her, turning around. Unfortunately for Heinrich himself, it was in the direction he just came from, and that risked running into a few undesirable people, but such was life. He could distract them with a mindless task, if need be. [b][color=92278f]"I would like to hear more about how you came to appear in the middle of the street, though. As far as I am aware, no such magic exists that is capable of that, so it intrigues me."[/color][/b] expecting the Celestia to follow, he took off in a fabulous walk. [b][color=92278f]"If it is that important to keep a secret, then I won't pry further."[/color] [/b] Perhaps this new life was some form of virtual reality that was created in order to get Heinrich to be more sociable? Because if it was the old Heinrich, he wouldn't have even bothered to talk to this woman, even though she was mysteriously "spawning" into the street. But now there was an alternative that actually made him want to go out and speak to people. In the back of his mind, he held onto the smallest belief that yes, he was in some sort of therapy he hadn't consented for. If only.