“I do love to see new worlds when I can, especially on leisurely trips…and not only when they are on the verge of destruction.” Because that was what made up the bulk of her travels—responding to distress calls in one form or another, +

Aleph 「アレフ」🏳️‍🌈@millenniumsmessiah.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"..." Ah, should he? Wandering to *this* Tokyo has already been excursion enough, but now there's another layer to all this. Another place beyond this one... ... Well, wanderlust is a funny thing. Millennium can wait just a while longer for him. And so long as he lives and breathes, >>

Reanimated, a body that was not ordinary in the first place. Reanimated, for nefarious purposes that Caspian himself would rather not have to deal with. Long ago, it was Caspian himself who put an end to that life— +

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( 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝... a simple word that was enough to make the eyes of the goddess squint. Simply because it meant that somehow, the unfair but natural cycle of life has been broken somewhere. The answer given to his words would be a simple but very loud huff. +

⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀❝ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ʜᴀᴠᴇɴ’ᴛ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴘᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ.❞ 🔁&🖤

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“It’s…hard to describe. I could show you, though!” Bella smiled in an attempt to assure the other that there was nothing to be alarmed about…nothing to be alarmed about! As if worlds-traveling was as ordinary as taking the bus to the next block. +

Aleph 「アレフ」🏳️‍🌈@millenniumsmessiah.bsky.social · 2mo ago

His smile immediately fades. "Another world." When he speaks, it's more that he mouths the words than really says them. From his perspective, being *here* counted as another world entirely, but for someone else to say they aren't a native to this Tokyo-- no, this DIMENSION? >>

“Rather than 𝑎𝑡 a colosseum, I was more so passing by. I’ve just arrived.” The more she spoke, perhaps the meaning of “arrive” became more and more obscure. Bella held her hands behind her back, blinking for a moment as she thought about how to best describe her situation— +

Aleph 「アレフ」🏳️‍🌈@millenniumsmessiah.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"... Is that so?" A chance to get the conversation off himself. Aleph's expression softens, then melds back into a more warm, friendly one. An acceptable look. "What of you? I told you about my stint as a gladiator; why were *you* last at a coliseum, hm?" >>

Alas, Bella didn’t even know he ℎ𝑎𝑑 fans! That might be a story at a later juncture. To his response, the Traveler nodded in understanding. “I don’t know what responsibilities you have that makes you say so,” she said, +

Aleph 「アレフ」🏳️‍🌈@millenniumsmessiah.bsky.social · 2mo ago

She's gotten quite close... if he didn't know better, he might have thought Bella one of his old fans! (Thank goodness she isn't. Whew.) But the woman poses a good question, one he hasn't quite found the answers to himself, despite having all the time in the world to ponder it. >>

As she listened, Bella drew closer to Aleph—a reflection of her being subconsciously drawn to him. When he at last revealed that he himself had been a gladiator, her dark eyes widened for a second. Almost immediately after, surprise was replaced by a knowing smile. It made sense, then, +

Aleph 「アレフ」🏳️‍🌈@millenniumsmessiah.bsky.social · 2mo ago

... He really shouldn't, but her eyes are, so... ......... 💧 "A bit of both," Aleph admits, resigned to sounding every bit as ridiculous as his outfit looks. "Where I come from, there was a coliseum, with as many battles for valor and excitement as you could imagine." >>

Where he came from, it was more commonplace…and maybe a little more than anyone ought to… “Did you…take part, in some way? Or knew someone who did?” That was what she gleaned from what he said—in particular the “a little more than” part. +

Aleph 「アレフ」🏳️‍🌈@millenniumsmessiah.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"... A-ah?" Her response catches Aleph off-guard once more. This time, though, it's by her smile. It's not much different from the last one she gave, but this time he doesn't feel like such an idiot for having spoken up in the first place. "Um, heh, I do!" >>

“Oh…” The girl’s mumble came with a pout and lowered gaze. Bella was not at all slow to empathize, even if she didn’t express anything out loud. In her mind, she recalled similar mechanisms in many of the other worlds she had travelled to—no matter the universe, some things are the same. +

Aleph 「アレフ」🏳️‍🌈@millenniumsmessiah.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Yeah. Maybe it wasn't a kind way to bring it, but then, coliseums say something about the society they were created in, too..." His eyes soften just so. Not kindly, but thoughtful. Reminiscing. "Bloodsport, for its own sake. Or, no... to do something with the lowly people in it. >>

Third cup of coffee and still circles under her eyes. Let's go!

…not really. The words themselves could have been believable, given that Bella had just arrived here and was not at all familiar with the setting of this world (although even that was kind of stretching it), but delivered the way it was delivered… +

Aleph 「アレフ」🏳️‍🌈@millenniumsmessiah.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Now, Rome was well beyond Aleph's area of expertise. All this tells him, is that Rome is a lot like the coliseums he's familiar with. But... unfortunately, he's let on a little more than he intended to. It's fine, though! Nothing a little friendly laughing off can't fix. >>

“You’re SOLDIER?” Claudia asked, somewhat surprised.

🌼Gainsborough Tamara🌼@flowermerchant2.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“Ah, i see Well…to be fair, having been with SOLDER, i wasn’t home much unfortunatly“

“Ariake? Hm…maybe. I didn’t pay attention.” Mostly because it was so different from the Tokyo 𝑠ℎ𝑒 knew. “It looked sort of like in ancient Rome, with the sphere and the steps and everything…I didn’t expect to see that in the city.” But this time, +

Aleph 「アレフ」🏳️‍🌈@millenniumsmessiah.bsky.social · 2mo ago

... That excitement. It grows hot in his chest, a flash fire that cannot be stymied the second time around. Surprise grows in his expression, in the way his brows shoot up, and his mouth gapes, momentarily. "In... Tokyo?" The shock takes a moment to wear away, >>

【𝔖𝔥𝔦𝔫ℜ𝔞'𝔰 𝔟𝔩𝔬𝔫𝔡𝔢 𝔟𝔬𝔪𝔟𝔰𝔥𝔢𝔩𝔩】 ┄┄┄┄┄【💣】┄┄┄┄┄ ❛𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚍𝚒𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚁𝚎𝚗𝚘, 𝚠𝚎'𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚝 𝚘𝚗 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎..❜ ┄┄┄┄┄【💣】┄┄┄┄┄ ⠀『#FFVII┋#MVRP』 ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ↻ + 💛

Bella nodded thoughtfully. “Like a colosseum. In the middle of Tokyo.” As Aleph suppressed his excitement, the Traveler did not take particular notice of it. Up to now, he just seemed comfortably friendly—a welcome first acquaintance. +

Aleph 「アレフ」🏳️‍🌈@millenniumsmessiah.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A handshake whose presence is felt, but hardly known. Someone who is clearly there, but none would have remembered her the next morning. At least... that's the impression Aleph gets from the firm shake. He doesn't take much stock in things like that, though... >>

“We don’t know each other well, but, we’ve met,” Claudia confirmed. “I didn’t realize she had a sister, though?”

🌼Gainsborough Tamara🌼@flowermerchant2.bsky.social · 2mo ago

So she was right. Never did she expect to run into her of all people “Oh! Uh yeah! Aerith is my older sister. I didn’t realize you guys met already“

Aleph—the name sounded very vaguely familiar, like she’d heard or seen it before. Bella logged that note in the back of her mind and thought no more of it. “Nice to meet you too, Aleph!” She accepted the handshake readily. Some say one can tell so much from the way one shakes hands; if so, +

Aleph 「アレフ」🏳️‍🌈@millenniumsmessiah.bsky.social · 3mo ago

She seems friendly enough. Probably nothing to worry about... That grin of his only grows. "Aleph. It's a pleasure to meet you, Bella." He holds out his hand for a shake. "And while I might not have any suggestions for what's next, you must be a storied traveller. Where have you been?"

The girl beamed, reassured to some extent by the aura of the stranger. “I’m from far, far away, and I’m wondering where I should go now. I’m Bella, and you?” Upon initiation of the introduction, the Traveler took just a step closer.

Aleph 「アレフ」🏳️‍🌈@millenniumsmessiah.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"From here? No, not really... though I've familiarized myself with the city by now, at least." His expression holds strong; a warm, friendly exterior and a faint glow about him that strengthens with the seconds passing. "I'm aware I stand out quite a bit, haha... What about yourself?"

Perhaps the answer(s) would come in time; surely Aleph himself may have his own reservations about sharing too much, too soon. “It does, doesn’t it?” the girl agreed readily, a chime in her voice. “Are you 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 here?”

Aleph 「アレフ」🏳️‍🌈@millenniumsmessiah.bsky.social · 3mo ago

'Just got here', too? Hm. He'd ask, but too many forward questions have left him high and dry before. "Is that so?" Aleph rests a hand low on his hip, relaxing just so. "Were you on a journey of your own, too? Fate has this funny little habit of nudging strangers together like this."

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It must be because Bella herself wasn’t native to this world. She had come following a trail of hints—hints that someone, somewhere, wanted or needed help. Those scraps had become so distracting that it would be nearly impossible for her to go on with her daily life while ignoring them, +

Aleph 「アレフ」🏳️‍🌈@millenniumsmessiah.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"Oh..." Silver eyes flit up from the pavement to meet the woman who'd just greeted him. Sheepishly, he mirrors her smile. "Sorry, you overheard that? Haha, ah, thank you." What a charming face he has. But then, this person seemed peculiar to him too, even in a world still unfamiliar to Aleph...

Claudia smiled. “Yes, Cloud is my son. I suppose Aerith is your sister?” What a curious circumstance.

🌼Gainsborough Tamara🌼@flowermerchant2.bsky.social · 12mo ago

"A-ah uh... yes i do!" She chuckles nervously, scratching the back of her head "I'm sorry. It's just... you look a lot like a friend of mine and well, i got curious. His name's Cloud. Could it be that he's your son?"

Aleph 「アレフ」🏳️‍🌈@millenniumsmessiah.bsky.social · 3mo ago

[ #SFWRP #MVRP #ATLUSRP #SMTRP #SEGARP #RPSKY] ▸ 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔯𝔡𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔱𝔬 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔓𝔯𝔬𝔭𝔥𝔢𝔠𝔶,  𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔯𝔢𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔫 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔖𝔞𝔳𝔦𝔬𝔯 𝔴𝔞𝔰  𝔫𝔢𝔠𝔢𝔰𝔰𝔞𝔯𝔶 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔎𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔡𝔬𝔪  𝔱𝔬 𝔠𝔬𝔪𝔢 𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔬 𝔟𝔢𝔦𝔫𝔤 ▸ 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔩𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 ℭ𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯  𝔡𝔢𝔠𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔡 𝔱𝔬 𝔠𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔢  𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔦𝔯 𝔬𝔴𝔫 𝔖𝔞𝔳𝔦𝔬𝔯   ˖⊹ ┈┈ ♰ ┈┈ ⊹ ˖ > 𝙰𝙻𝙴𝙿𝙷 _ > 𝚂𝙷𝙸𝙽 𝙼𝙴𝙶𝙰𝙼𝙸 𝚃𝙴𝙽𝚂𝙴𝙸 𝙸𝙸 _

The Traveler overhears a dialogue which, on the face of it, doesn't seem like she was meant to be an audience of in the first place—but what's happened, happened! A head tilt, and a smile. "Welcome back! Even though I haven't seen you before. I hope your journey was well!"

Aleph 「アレフ」🏳️‍🌈@millenniumsmessiah.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"... The consequences of going on a journey, I suppose. There isn't even a welcome committee this time." Fidget. "Not that I'm complaining... the silence is nice for a change. No one to recognize me."

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