001st Oversoul ♨ Action / Voice

[mikanphones]

W-Wha? Hey, why is suddenly so dark?

[Yoh blinks as he stares into the darkness for a moment. Just a minute ago he had been talking with Ren and then... Then he finds himself there, in a small space, his body twisting and mostly uncomfortable due the position. Definitively he didn't get himself there on his own. He shifts, trying to get more comfortable, specially his back which is aching like crazy. In the process he kicks the walls of the tight space where he is and brushes against something that seems to feel like clothes.]

What is this, a wardrobe? Oi, Amidamaru?! Can you hear me?!

[He tries calling for his friend, his companion, and there's almost an immediate response. But something is off.]

Huh? Amidamaru? I can't...

[Maybe someone would like to check who is locked in their wardrobe some time soon?]

[Hours later and after getting a crash Luceti course, Yoh decides to play with the journal and get the hang of it. The feed turns on to his carefree laugher, even if he has many reasons to worry and be down, he's not going to let it be shown easily.]

Hehehe, look at this! This is quite handy, it reminds me of the Oracle Bell. I wonder if the bells have this feature too? I should ask Silva when I have the chance- Ah, it's on!

Hey! My name's Yoh Asakura, I arrived here today, nice to meet you! I have been told that there's a smithy in the village and that it's were weapons tend to show up. Does anyone know if there has been a new couple of swords there lately? They are very important to me so I would like to get them back as soon as possible.

And... No, nothing else, never mind that. Just wanted to ask about the swords. Thanks!

[He wanted to ask if there was anyone who recognized him but if his friends are here they will notice him just with what he had said so far anyway. And despite the way Luceti seems to be he's not going to just go and start talking about shamans without knowing a bit more and getting a better feeling of the village. Specially not when he himself isn't sure if he's a shaman anymore, what with how he can't even see or hear Amidamaru. At least he knows his friend is there, he can feel it in his heart and sense his emotions but... That's all. Yes, definitively not going to just go and talk about spirits until he has a better hold of his ground.]

[Anyway even if he has asked through the journals, Yoh's not up to just sit and wait so he will go and check the smithy himself. After all he asked about swords that had recently appeared but who knows, maybe they have been around longer than him with how crazy this place seems to be. And so Yoh will be off to explore the village, if he's going to be stuck here for God knows how long he may as well get used to it and know where everything is.

He will make stops at the clothing store and the item store besides the smithy. Eventually finding his way to spend two hours just staring at the landscape while standing on a bridge. He isn't someone to call attention on himself, just a normal dude, specially after he gets proper clothes. But he will be sure to pay attention all around him, others may have no reason to come and say hi, but he may decide he has reasons to do that to them.]

Comments

[mikanphones]

Ah, so it's Mega Man Volnutt then? I see, that's not bad.

[It still sounds strange but it sounds a bit better now.

Ah, so he has found old stuff he had but not the best parts of the armor. It's not the same but maybe it's related to how he can't see Amidamaru or talk to him, he hasn't tried yet but he doubts they could do an Over Soul in those conditions, much less a Hyoui Gattai. So basically he's just a human with no capacity to defend himself or do much. He doesn't know what Mega Man's armor does but if there's a difference between the old stuff and the best stuff that he can't find? It's probably safe to assume that his fighting capacity is also below his normal level back home.

Well, it makes kind of sense.]

Yeah, I'm sure they will appear soon, I'll just look for them again tomorrow and so until they do.

[He turns, resting his arms as well on the railing and admiring the view once more as he hums lightly.]

It really is. Leaving aside the fact that it's a prison, this place is incredible. We have electricity, warm water and many other comforts, yet the nature here is unharmed by it all. There aren't wires that disturb the landscape or put animals in danger or any contamination. I've never breathed in an air as clean as the one here.

[Of course there are many "comforts" missing, but he doesn't really consider them that important. Cars are useful indeed but there's nothing wrong with walking around.]

[purestpurifier]

Yeah! Not even the air back home was this clean, and pollution where we're from is minor at best. Only where you run into people who don't use Refractor technology does it get messy.

The beach is beautiful too. You should go see it sometime.

[mikanphones]

[That makes Yoh look at him. Pollution being minor? That sounds impressive and a bit unlikely. From his experience humans tend to claim that the pollution is minor by just standing in the countryside where there's only one car. It's a stupid idea in his opinion, as if the air that is in the countryside isn't the same as the one in the city, as if they were separated magically. But that's not it and the more the cities contaminate the more the pollution will spread even to the countryside, even if it would take lots of years for it to happen.]

What's the Refractor technology? I have never heard of that.

[An attempt to use technology rather than nature to clean up the air?]

Wait, there's a beach too? I must have missed that, I thought it was all just forest and mountains here.

[purestpurifier]

Yeah, the beach is past the mountains, a good long distance from town. People built a teleporter so we could get there quicker, though.

Refractors are these crystals that once belonged to an ancient civilization. You put them in a machine that can spin them... and when they're spun fast enough, they produce enormous amounts of pollution and radiation free energy.

I have no idea how they're made, but these things are extremely valuable. And because they're so clean, the environment stays clean too. Biggest problem we have back home are litterbugs.

[The ones who leave cans lying around in streets for him to kick around.]

[mikanphones]

A teleporter... Like those from the movies?

[Typical of humans to find a way to avoid work, though he gives them that probably building the teleporter and setting it was far more work than going there by foot.

That aside... Crystals from an ancient civilization that produce energy that doesn't contaminate? Sounds pretty ideal, but he knows it's possible, the things the Patch do certainly cause no contamination but they are powered by the Great Spirit and the spirits of nature. If humans used that as well the planet would be cleaner, but the problem is that with how humans are even something that has existed since the beginning of time may become a limited resource sooner or later.]

And how are those machines powered? By that same clean energy?

[purestpurifier]

Yeah, just like that. It works great, especially considering walking to the beach takes more than a day and requires navigating some pretty tough terrain. Doable, but frustrating if you just want to hear the waves for awhile.

[He nods.]

Yeah, exactly. Often times, a spin from a person's hand is all the energy the machine needs to get started.

[mikanphones]

[Yoh's sure that even if it took less time people would still complain and want a faster way to get there. They always do.]

That's convenient. How long does their energy last until they are completely drained?

[purestpurifier]

...Actually? This is what makes them amazing.

They don't get drained. Refractors create limitless amounts of energy. I don't understand how it's possible, but it is. That ancient civilization was far more advanced than ours.