Takumi
Member of the Yato Club
"That is correct to a degree. A utopia or paradise is deemed impossible by many, but we should always strive to be as close to it as possible," Doctor responds, "what is destroyed can be rebuilt by a new generation of pioneers who will learn from the mistakes of the past. That is the cycle that all of us as intelligent races must face.
You, in Rhode's Island? Tempting. I suppose you could help me take care of Ifrit if you ever come here."
"Rhode's Island is a moving fortress in which I live in and work in. So yes, it is my home," Doctor adds. "It is a place where we house those infected with Oripathy, for most of Terra shuns and rejects them. We hope to cure the disease while coexisting with them. And... well, there is a lot we do to head towards the concept of paradise. There are of course people with and without Oripathy there."
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A moving fortress? Wasn't the oddest sounding thing he's heard.
"Hey, this Oripathy...what kind of disease is it?" He asked the one called Doctor as Max and Five bickered, his glance landing on the Rhode Island resident momentarily.
NUMBER FIVE
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"I have a wife, thank you very much," Five says, referring to his mannequin girlfriend Delores.
This guy is getting cocky, and when Five of all people thinks your cocky, then you're the most cocky guy out there.
"I'm worried about you, you know" Five began, "Don't want you to go near anything too sharp, or else you'll pop that inflated ego of yours,"
"Wow, I'm honored-" Max had started speaking as soon as Kiba finished his first sentence, but his excitement was quickly shot down as the older teenager continued. "...eh?" Max noise-d, confused by the time Kiba finished his second sentence. "What the hell?" was Max's final response by the time Kiba had properly finished.
So... I guess I was half right. He doesn't like me at first sight... but that's a pretty dang good reason, I guess. Max sighed. Told Cammy the outfit would look like nobility, haha! Guess I am looking sharp!
Given the sad tidbit of backstory he'd just heard, however, Max made sure none of his happiness transferred onto his face giving Kiba a very sincere glance. "...well, sorry for that, then. I'm not royalty, but I'm filthy rich-" Max paused, thinking about the past. "....or at least, I was when I lived on Earth. Plus, the whole Key business pretty much makes me a celebrity. Adding in the huge knight friend of mine, I can see why you'd think I am."
Max sneered. "Actual royals have a good chance of sucking, though. Overthew an entire kingdom of shoddy ones a few weeks ago. It was an experience," Max described, now smirking a bit. "But trust me, I'm not trying to hunt you or any of your friends down. If the Lord of the Light himself hunted people down, that wouldn't be very lord-y of him, would it?"
Max simply laughed; not too obnoxiously, but it was clear he wasn't taking Five very seriously. This kid reminds me of a much younger Ethan, Max reminisced, rolling his eyes internally. People these days need show no respect, I swear.
"...dude, you're, like, ten years old!" shot Max. "I mean, I got married a couple times in preschool, too, but don't you think this is a bit more of a time for seriousness?" Max then scratched the back of his head. "How does a third grader have such a big vocab list, anyway? And didn't you say you were stopping the apocalypse or something? Did all the adults in your world get killed?"
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NUMBER FIVE
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“You’re wrong,” Five simply states. He reaches into one of his pockets and pulls out a polaroid picture.
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It was of an old man in his late 50s. If Max looked closely, he would recognize it as an old man version of Five.
“This is how I should look. I got trapped in a future version of my world where everything was destroyed for 50 years, and when I travelled back in time to help stop the apocalypse I got the calculations wrong and ended up in my 13 year old body. Is that an ample enough explanation for you?”
"...eh?" noise-d Max once again, bending over a bit to see the photo as he connected the dots between it and what Five was saying. With yet another internal eye roll, he stood up properly, wanting to laugh again but realizing that he shouldn't; after all, every universe had to have some semblance of ridiculousness, but this was just... otherworldly, that's how Lucy would describe it.
"Alright, I'll give you benefit of the doubt, considering every noble in Kiba's world tries to kill him, apparently," Max replied, shrugging a bit. "Honestly, I should've realized you were an old-timer. Your lecture gave me PTSD of Solaris every time I try to enjoy myself..."
Max sneered a bit to himself. If this kid- no, old man went to his school, like, 2 years ago, he would've gotten the full Irvaron humiliation experience; well, provided Cammy and Lucy were nearby, of course. But after everything that'd happened since then, a schoolyard talking-to didn't seem fun anymore... even if this kid really was an old man, he sure liked to talk. Max waited for a response.
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"Good to hear, otherwise I'd have tried to fight you by now." Kiba half-joked as his gaze went back to Max, shoulders relaxing. He may have looked like he was relaxed before, but that hadn't been the case. He was tense and ready to fight the moment they left that room to walk deeper into the ship, on guard. Now, he wasn't as on guard as before, not completely.
Besides, the noble situation was a bit more complicated than he made it seem, and that explanation could come later if it needed to.
He watched the two banter for a moment, and when Five pulled out the photo, he leaned in a bit to look at it. Glancing to Five for a moment to study his face, then back down to the photo for a short while, he eventually nodded as if confirming something to himself.
"Same features, that's you alright." He hummed as he leaned back into his seat.
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