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FROM: SUBJECT: JUN & HARU Hey Var, do you got a moment? JUN Just so you know, I'm fine, but I might be harder to contact. EVE Hey Varian, are you on this train? JUN Hey honey, where are you? GIL The Cube 4 GIL The Cube 3 JUN Hey Var, is this a good time to run a rather personal ethical dilemma by you? JUN Oh hey, lumber! GIL The Cube 2 GIL The Cube 1 RATIO Some while back... JUN I'm fine, I went to my room. KNI I am sorry. RATIO I will be going back to teaching on Monday. NOCTIS you okay there? JUN Date BLADE Varian. How are you doing? NOCTIS hey, you’re an engineer. JUN birthday NOCTIS hey, it's noctis. from the park? BLADE A little bird told me... ZHONGLI Hello. This is Zhongli BLADE This is Blade. Jusis told me to find you... ROSE You’re Varian, right? AMAL Loser gets adopted FERN Heyyyy V, you busy? DANNY Birthday AMAL Happy nameday to the best scientist I know! JUN Are you busy? There's something I wanted to ask you. AMAL hey varian FERN hey i just realized something great DANNY Hey. I know you're probably busy with everything... ZODIAC Happy Holiday from Zodiac! CLAUDE Hey Varian. You there? ZELOS Heeeey Varian! I'm sure you're busy... FIVE I know you might be busy right now but... FERN heyyy, did you see that guy...

TO: SUBJECT: JUN Two questions. BLADE Hey, hey hey, Blade. JUN Birthday VASH I figure it's probably about time we talk, huh? JUN 愛してるよ ???!!! AMAL Dad? You home? JUN Forgt anyting nuice I said aboout space KNI Happy birthday, Kni! MIKLEO Hey, Mikleo. Jun said it'd be okay to message you... YUUKI So hey, do you think you could... JUN So. Uh. That happened. ELLIOT Hi, Elliot. Can I talk to you about something? AMAL Dad, something happened to Fern. DANNY Hey, Bud. I've got some bad?? news? EVE Hey, Eve. I wanted to make sure AMAL Happy birthday, Dad! AMAL Hey, could I get your opinion on something? VASH Hi there! Texting ahead of time like you asked. FERN Happy birthday, you. FERN Day of Hearts WILL Hey, Will. When are you free? I've got your... ELLIOT ...Hey, Elliot. Can I ask your advice on something? SNOW Hey, you available? ELLIOT Elliot? I'm- I'm really sorry to bother you... AUGUST Hey. Can I ask a follow-up question after my last one? DANNY Hey. There's something important I need to talk to you about. FIVE Hey, I was thinking we should probably talk MOANA Hey. Remember me saying we probably needed to talk... ELLIOT Um. Hey. I wondered if we could talk. AMAL Hey. Are you busy? Can we talk? HUNTER Just so you're aware... AUGUST Can I ask some advice? DANNY Hey, Danny! I think I've figured out something... KEN Hey! The figure you wanted is all finished.

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Comments

[poisontippedcure]

[Any kidnapping is a bad kidnapping! And any interaction Rose has right now is bound to be awkward, especially considering that Varian has probably seen her crying multiple times already.]

[But still, she'll try her best. She matches his awkward hand raise.]

That would be correct. I'm sure your father told you some of why I was here.

[Because she doesn't want to have that conversation again, and she imagines that Amal is the type of person to not keep information secret from his children. The type to teach them to pick locks, maybe.]

I wanted to thank you. For opening your home to me.

[droptheious]

[Varian at least, doesn't judge her for the crying. He had some pretty emotional people in his old world and it's not all that different here. You gotta have that emotional health! ]

...Yeah. I already knew about Krusnik. I'm friends with Jun, I found out about them from him. They were...pretty awful. I'm sorry about what happened to you.

[But at least he had a place to BE safe. He's fairly certain Amal would tear the world apart to keep him safe. Also lockpicking. ]

I mean, it would've been wrong not to. [He gives a shrug like it's not a big deal.] You needed help, and we've got to look out for each other here. I'm glad we were able to-to give you a safe place to stay.

[poisontippedcure]

Thank you. You're a very kind-hearted child.

[The smile she gives him is genuine. She certainly wasn't so aware at his age. Of course, it's no wonder, considering who his father is. Amal may pretend otherwise, but he does have a kind heart. One that's been hurt, time and time again, but one that is kind nonetheless.]

[Not that she'd ever, ever say that to him.]

You seem very happy here. I'm glad.

[droptheious]

[Ah. He frowns lightly, shifting from foot to foot, hugging an arm around himself in an attempt of self-comfort.]

I'm...not. But thanks. I'm. Working on that. Being a better person.

[Turns out there's a lot of reasons he and Amal clicked as a family. They have a certain...understanding of each other there.

Still, he does smile.]

Yeah! I really am! I've got a great home here. No complaints! [He offers her a smile.] I uh- I hope you've been happy here, too? Like. Got everything you need?

[poisontippedcure]

Sometimes that's all it takes. The will to work to be better.

[She's not actually sure who it is that she's saying those words to, but she has a hunch that it might not be Varian.]

It has been truly wonderful. When I arrived here, I had nothing but a small apartment. There are certain luxuries that I'd missed.

[droptheious]

Hah...yeah. I keep hearing that. I'm working on learning to believe that too.

[He's working on it! Therapy is helping a lot in that respect. Baby steps!]

The Zodiac ones? That's where I was before all the uh...peach stuff. [You know. Just. The peach stuff.] It's a nice place here, after there. Lots of room. I um... I hope it's helping you a little? Having some space to decompress.

text; un: blade

[unreachableside]

[What's up, it's the most That Fucking Guy ever to exist. At least he's not out of his mind right now.

... Blade has no idea how to speak to children so he's just going to pretend Varian's an adult, that's easier.]

This is Blade. Jusis told me to find you for certain... upgrades.

I have a project for you, if you have the time. You'd be compensated.

[droptheious]

[At least Varian's much more used to speaking to adults than people his own age. He does tend to have a 'hello fellow kids' vibe to him when he tries. That's what happens when you don't have any actual peers until you are 16.]

Oh, hi. Cool name. And sure! I love projects. What do you have in mind?

[unreachableside]

[A plight he'd be familiar with if he fucking remembered anything.]

I'm working with the Black Order as their weaponsmith, so I had a forge built out in Hyrule. There's an abundance of space and materials and it's outside of city limits.

Here is the problem. Though I can work traditionally, I prefer crafting with a gas forge for consistency and efficiency. I also need electricity for other tools if I want to finish anything this century. I intend to learn how to forge and repair magical weapons and it will be much faster if the forge is modernized.

You'll be tasked with installing gas and electricity. In return, I'll let you have access to everything in my forge, and I can show you how to use various equipment if you aren't familiar with them already.

You'll be paid well.

[droptheious]

[Holy shit?!! This is SO COOL?!! What an exciting project!!!]

Oh wow!! Sure I can help with that. I've helped get electricity to a friend's cottage out in the sticks. I can definitely build a generator for the electricity and figure out how to get some gas to you- it might mean adapting to the spirit realm itself, seen as it's inside rather than outside of it. But it's a challenge I'm happy to take on!

And thanks! That sounds like a fair trade. Do you have a time I can come out and scope out the area? See what I'm working with.

[It says a lot for this kid's personal development that he's accepting payment instead of insisting on doing it for free out of some mad desire to deserve existing. Growth!]

[unreachableside]

[Wow, he accepted just like that.

Sweet.]

Great. I wasn't looking forward to doing everything by myself, even if that's how it's always been.

Anytime after 5 would be best unless it's the weekend. I have a day job that I unfortunately can't quit just to chase after my medieval aspirations.

[droptheious]

[It's a project!! A project for Varian!!!!]

Nah, we're all in this together, right? Makes sense to help each other out when we can.

That's fine, I can drop by then. I've got school starting again anyway so the evenings work better for me.

[unreachableside]

[A project only Varian can do!]

... I suppose we are.

[He's... ... reminded of something. Someone...

(Maybe himself?)]

If you need to, you can bring your homework. I don't mind helping you through it so you can work. I have an engineering degree, not that they're worth much these days.

[droptheious]

[Hell??? YES?!!! He gets to speak to a for realises engineer? ]

Oh man, yes please!!! That'd be really helpful thanks!!

...

Wait, why isn't it worth much? Isn't that what people want? Degrees?

[unreachableside]

[YES INDEED though he doesn't build rocket ships or anything.]

Sure.

Something to do with privatized college and how stupid the hiring process is. I managed an entry level position, but who knows how long it will take me to make what I'm worth.

[droptheious]

...That's really stupid? You'd want someone qualified to do the job SURELY. God, so few people get to go into schooling as it is in my time, I can't believe they're picky over what sort of schooling you get, too.

[unreachableside]

They want you to have experience despite having just earned your degree. But if you have a degree, you're overqualified for an entrance level job.

It is stupid.

If engineers weren't in high demand right now, I would be unemployed, I'm sure.

[droptheious]

But- but that's a catch 22?! There's literally NO winning. That's SO dumb!!!

Sometimes I really, really don't understand the future. I was the Royal Engineer back home. Like, literally working for the whole kingdom and if someone else could do what I could, I'd take their help in a second. It's so much work!!

[unreachableside]

Being an adult nowadays is just like this.

[AJSKJFJLSJDLFJSLDJFLSDJG]

Royal Engineer? I can't say my job is all that prestigious... I design infrastructure for my day job. It sounds like you got a lot of hands on experience where you're from.

My real passion is crafting, but there isn't much demand for blacksmiths in the twenty first century.

[droptheious]

Great, I already hate it and I'm not even there yet.

[He's still got a few months left! Maybe he can just avoid it forever, he doesn't want this.]

Yeah! I built a running hot water system for the whole Kingdom. I'd just finished up on that before I got dragged into this world. But yeah! I had plenty of hands-on experience. It was pretty much just me and anyone I could get to help...lift stuff.

GOD RIGHT!! [No this is IMPORTANT to him!!] What happened? In my time you couldn't go to a single town without there being a blacksmith or a baker or a cobbler or anything. And they could make you what you wanted, exactly how you wanted it. Now that's all gone and it's like the world gave up artistry and quality for convenience.

[unreachableside]

[... Okay yeah he can see how Varian is the best choice for adding something like electricity or gas to something. Damn.]

You built a running water system-- with heat-- for an entire kingdom? [Ambitious doesn't even begin to cover it.] Wow. You really ought to consider the construction side of engineering if you decide to go to school. It has long hours, but it's way more hands-on than just design.

[Being an adult sucks, but he knows talent when he sees it.]

What happened? Guns and more powerful explosives happened. War became something fought by people in offices behind screens. You're not wrong when you say it's about convenience. Everything is mass-produced and no one wants to wait for anything.

All the more reason to keep doing what we do. Art can't be allowed to die.

[droptheious]

[He sure is a lad with a lot of things under his belt. Not all of them good, but that's the gambit Balde has to roll.]

Sure. I'd started it when I was fourteen. But I finally figured it out when I was sixteen. [Such a LONG period of time, between 14 and 16, wow. ] Oh wow, I didn't realise there were specialisations! I'd definitely prefer something more hands-on!!

Oh. I guess that makes sense. It still sucks, though.

I agree. I think that when people are trying to destroy it, that's when it's needed most.

text; un: freelancer; forward dated slightly to 10/5

[lapislazily]

Hello. This is Zhongli, of the Black Order. Are you accepting commissions at the moment?

[droptheious]

Oh hi! Sure thing, always open.

What do you need?

[lapislazily]

Would you be able to fit a sailing ship with some kind of electricity and access to the internet?

Modern sailing ships have these accommodations, but this is a nineteenth century warship. I imagine it would entail a generator of some kind and... perhaps a satellite?

The voyage could take up to six weeks if the weather is uncooperative.