Around you they were so confused a faulty man could have so much fun

[lifeofadeathseeker]

WHO: Kalen
WHERE: The Inn and around South Village
WHEN: After TT2
OPEN TO: OTA and some specific starters
WARNINGS: None anticiipated

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For 7;

Since she did not seem to be the sort of person to like being inside, Kalen was privately hoping to find 7 while he was outside looking for different herbs. It would be awkward to talk to each other but he knew that it needed to happen, if only to let her know that he did not hold any of that whole business with attacking him against her.


For Sam;

Even after he was done with washing the dishes Kalen would linger for a little while by the fire. Mostly because he did not want to make the hike back to house number 59 when he would only have to come back. At least there was no one around when he was sitting in a comfortable chair watching the fire now.


For Aqua;

It was getting late and Kalen was still lingering at the Inn. True he did not much care for crowds but it was warm here. And the little house he had taken over on the edge of South Village would definitely not be. It was difficult to be part of a group by necessity and not want to be around them a lot of the time. He knew that after sunset it would get colder but with a sigh, he just kept looking into the fire. Maybe he could just sleep on a chair for tonight?


The Inn;

Since Kalen's got here he has been doing everything he can to learn where he is. Problem is that he can not do much to learn. Or just not do much period. In order to try to at least make himself useful, he has been staying after every mealtime washing out dishes. Another problem is he is not the most charming person ever. But he has been making the effort to try to be a bit more talkative, if not always very friendly.


Herb Hunting;

Now that it was warming up a little bit (Kalen had not been sure if it would) it was a bit easier to hunt for growing things. Granted it would need to get warmer before there would be anything to really find but it meant that he could be out without the elements trying to freeze him solid.

At the moment he is looking across any suitably 'wild' (or at least not changed by human habitation) area he sees. Wooded areas like little forests, grassy meadows, the banks of likely streams, even the area surrounding the hotsprings. Then making his meandering way toward what Beverly called the hospital. Without an apothecary to buy the things he needed at, Kalen had to find it himself. So he had taken to carrying a small utility knife and messenger bag with him strapped crosswise across his chest.

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[lifeofadeathseeker]

Stopping to stand at complete ease a little way from the door, Kalen looked at the man with a chagrined smirk.

"Okay, I know that magic is impossible to use here. So that begs the question of how you did that."

[skyward_eyes]

What? Nida pauses to look at the man. He too moves to something like standing at ease. Military was clearly a thing that was going on here, and Nida took that in stride. After all, that made them somewhat alike.

"There's a place here, we call it the Bunker. In it is a vending machine that, when interacting with your wrist device, can provide you temporary doses of power. So, you're from a world with magic then? Not enough of us here. How did yours work?"

He doesn't know this is the guy that was confused over fire and candles on the network. Doesn't know how strange life without magic is for Kalen, worse than it could ever be for a SeeD.

[lifeofadeathseeker]

Military training is something that gets imprinted on every part of you. It's subtle but others can see it if they have a similar experience. Kalen made a rueful snort.

"Hmph. Where I'm from magic powers pretty much everything. From heating to making food to creating the sorts of clothes that everyone can buy. All the way to the really elaborate hua that asha spellbinders wear. What is a 'vending machine'?"

[skyward_eyes]

"That's... definitely a deeper hole than Hyne has magically."

He relaxes a little as he considers the question of the vending machine. Strange. But hey, some people wouldn't understand. No doubt Bull wouldn't have when he arrived.

"A simple machine. Traditionally you put money in and get food or drink out. This one doesn't need money or give a physical item."

[lifeofadeathseeker]

Kalen had heard the word 'Hyne' before. He gives Nida's explanation a sardonic if amused look.

"So...you get magic out of a machine."

The most complex machine Kalen has seen is his mother's music box. And even that was a rarity for the nobility. He shook his head.

"So where is this 'Bunker'?"

[skyward_eyes]

"Well I do these days but it's not how I'm used to it being very different from that. Still, if you want, I can show you there."

After all, he has the power to get the guy there safely. He heads down the stairs and gestures for the man to follow if he wants to. Just wants to get him to the edge of town to indicate how to get to the Bunker from there.