doctor_dragoon | 002 . : Okumura Yukio [VIDEO]

[Yukio’s centered in the feed, having turned the camera on purposely this time. He’s wearing the same black uniform jacket that he arrived in, but there are dark circles forming beneath his eyes that weren’t there a few days ago. Not that he was sleeping terribly well before his arrival in Nesreca (or... ever, really), but the sudden relocation has been exceedingly stressful for him.

He’s smiling, though. Now that he’s had a chance to acclimate it’s time for some more questions, and there’s no reason to be unpleasant about it.]

I’m curious to know just what assets we have to work with in this place. I understand that food and supplies are difficult to come by, so I would appreciate some more information about Credinta, as well as what may be available on this side of the river.

[His expression turns a bit more serious.]

For those of you who have been trapped here longer... Have any of you encountered either Libitina or her master in person?

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tothelastbreath

[He catches that questioning tone and shrugs lightly in reply, a silent 'wish I could'.]

[ hedging, definitely hedging: ] Are they ships of some sort?

[Granted, people usually say 'dock', but he can't think of anything else.

Where he's from, gliders and hot air balloons are the pinnacle of aviation science. The word 'aeroplane' did exist, but actual usage in daily life was fairly unheard of. It doesn't even occur to Allen that 'plane' could be short for something else.]

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doctor_dragoon

[Alright, this planning session has been derailed so that Allen may be taught things that Yukio never would have thought he'd have to teach people.]

Airplanes. Methods of transport that fly through the air.

... What year is in where you're from, Walker-san?

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tothelastbreath

[Don't worry, they'll get back to it eventually. Allen will make sure of it if Yukio doesn't beat him to it first.]

[ grey eyes rounding ] Like hot air balloons, you mean? Ah, it's—[CENSORED FOR TROLLSHINO'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE AN EXACT YEAR]—back home.

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tothelastbreath

[ collecting himself soon enough to add in good humour: ] I can't speak for you, but I always thought we were plenty modern.

Edited Date: 2011-08-25 07:22 am (UTC)

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doctor_dragoon

... Not exactly.

[Whoa. That... is pretty far back, Allen. Really, he should've guessed with the information presented, but it's still a shock to hear that sort of thing straight out.]

It's 2010 where I'm from.

Edited Date: 2011-08-25 07:37 am (UTC)

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tothelastbreath

[ again taking it in stride: ] I gathered as much! It would be a poor show of progress otherwise.

[ He laughs then, ruefully. ] Seems that's the period many people are from. This must be quite a shock for you.

From:

doctor_dragoon

A bit, yes. [He adjusts his glasses stiffly.]

From:

tothelastbreath

[Blinks. You're reminding him an awful lot of someone right now.]

Not half as much as it'll likely be for me, if that's any consolation! But as you were saying— Will it help us if we can find this landing strip?

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doctor_dragoon

[I HAVEN'T THE FOGGIEST IDEA OF WHO YOU COULD BE SPEAKING OF.]

... Yes. It'll be another means of transport that we can track. Possibly a mode of transportation we could take advantage of it the need ever arose.

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tothelastbreath

[NONE AT ALL MOVING ON.]

[ nodding ] I see.

[Paaaaaaaaaause.]

Edited Date: 2011-08-25 08:20 am (UTC)

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tothelastbreath

You mean they're large enough to carry shipments then? And everyone here?

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doctor_dragoon

It would depend on the type of plane used, but anything large enough to carry supply shipments would easily be large enough for everyone here.

... Piloting it would be the real trouble. [A pause.] But that's not something to think about unless there are no other options.

[Like escape. Escaping and going home is a better plan.]

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tothelastbreath

[Allen nods in agreement, it's best if things never got to the point where they would have to resort to something so drastic. Piloting issues aside, where would they go? It's not like they can simply fly this 'plane' home.

(And boy is it hard to imagine something that huge taking flight. What if it falls.)]

Right, so we'll look for the docks and this 'landing strip'. What does it look like? [ quirking a smile ] Not that the name itself doesn't give me a few ideas, but I reckon it's best to be sure.

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doctor_dragoon

It would be pretty much exactly what is sounds like. A long strip of flat land, probably lined with lights on either side.

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tothelastbreath

Noted. I'm assuming it'll be situated away from any and all buildings too?

[Since these 'planes' sound like they come in considerable sizes.]

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doctor_dragoon

That's right.

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tothelastbreath

We'll want to be looking near the city's outskirts then, probably―[ a faint sigh ]―in the direction furthest away from us. When would you like to get started? And do you think there's any information to be found on our side of the river?

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doctor_dragoon

As soon as possible.

[He pauses, thoughtful.] Just how much exploring have you done within Credinta? Have you ever notice anything out of place in the ruins? Maybe odd markings or any other evidence of how this place might've been destroyed?

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tothelastbreath

[Allen takes a moment to consider the question, turning to look out of the window as he does. Everything about Nesreca is wrong, a city-sized blight on the earth. He thinks of the prevalent rust, too much of it dried blood, of open graves stark under the sun like sullen exclamation marks, then turns back to Yukio with a slight shake of his head.]

You can still see― Remains everywhere and even gunpowder sometimes, but it's hard to tell what happened. People must have fought or at least tried to run, I don't think many of them made it.

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doctor_dragoon

[Yukio hasn't had the chance to explore very far from the apartment building yet, so he'll take Allen's word on it for now. Whatever it was that hit Credinta... it was quick. Quick and massively powerful. He's hoping to find some more telling evidence when he finally sees things with his own eyes. Hoping.]

... It's possible that we might uncover something with some digging, but that will take time. [Like they don't have enough of that in this place.]

Edited Date: 2011-08-28 11:46 pm (UTC)

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tothelastbreath

[ promptly: ] I'll help with that too. The graveyard has some shovels lying around and you may want to look there for clues as well. I don't have much experience with the supernatural, so I could have missed something important.

[IN OTHER WORDS he is pretty useless at your brand of exorcisms, but―]

And that's alright, I'm fast. If the digging doesn't have to be too precise, I can be faster.

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doctor_dragoon

[Excellent, because Yukio's pretty useless at thing sort of things you do. Like chucking rubble about and leaping over rooftops.]

So long as e can get a look at what remains underneath.

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tothelastbreath

Then I'm sure I can manage. Ah, you said we may begin as soon as possible, right? I'm available whenever you're ready to get a start on any of the things we discussed. If there's ever anything I can help with ― even if it's just plain labour ― please let me know.

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doctor_dragoon

Yes. Starting on this side of the river would probably be best.

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tothelastbreath

[ nodding ] A trip to the graveyard first? I can also show you to other places worth noting, like the library or the hospital― Oh, some of them appear to be haunted, but I suppose that won't be an issue for you.