I Prefer A See You Later

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Who: The Strawhats
Where: Sailing Log, Legends of the Hidden Island 05/02-05/03, Sakura Drift 05/05-?
When: 04/26th-?
What: Sailing around, doing typical Strawhat type things
Warnings: None
Status: Semi-open. If you're around feel free to drop in


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[judgementscythe]

"They are a fun group of idiots" she replied with a smile on her face. "When I landed on this ship last month they treated me like crew no matter how many times I insisted I wasn't."

[chasing_waterfalls]

     "Heh, that's an interesting way to describe them," Lyrik laughed. "That's good to know. And so far everyone's been pretty easy to talk to."

[judgementscythe]

Lorelai chuckles. "Yep, You'll fit in here just fine." She stops for a second. "So, tell me a little bit about yourself.

[chasing_waterfalls]

     Lyrik nodded. "About myself? Hmm... Well, I guess to start with, I'm a water dragon. I've lived in Corseltel for all my life, which is a secluded land where dragons are brought to be raised and learn how to control their magic. The most humans I've ever been around are the dragon mages, so being around here has been quite strange...!"

[judgementscythe]

"Oh! So that explains what was happening with the water" she replies happily. "There were dragons in my world too. Although they didn't have magic like you."

[chasing_waterfalls]

     "Ah, so you saw, then. That's right," he said with a quick grin. "From what I've heard from the few others who said dragons live in their worlds too, it doesn't seem like any are quite the same as where I'm from."

[judgementscythe]

"Yeah on mine they are usually ridden by the different clans who could communicate with them. it was a lifelong bond between a dragon and it's rider." she said with a smile on her face.

[chasing_waterfalls]

     "Ridden? Oh- I guess they don't adapt a human form then," Lyrik considered, stroking his chin.

     "That's interesting though. In Corseltel, an egg or a freshly hatched dragonling is brought to one of the seven dragon mages dwelling in the land, according to their elemental magic. They can receive several dragons to raise during their time as mage, but it varies. Elle has four water dragons now, counting me, for instance. And Maciel, well he has seven, but he's a special case, heh."

[judgementscythe]

"Yeah, I've never seen a dragon able to adopt human form. Even as dragons they were able to communicate well though. You might not have understood them but you still knew what they were saying most of the time."

[chasing_waterfalls]

     "I guess there's always other ways to communicate," Lyrik conceded, nodding.

[judgementscythe]

"true" she responds with a smile on her face. "Especially the Dragon Horses of Falena. Those guys swimming the rivers were incredible to watch."

[chasing_waterfalls]

     "Dragon horses?" That was definitely a new one. "I guess your world has a lot of different types of dragons too."

[judgementscythe]

"A lot of different dragons and a lot of different races of people too. Everyone should see the Nay-Kobold, they are cat people and shape their homes like cat heads. It's almost annoyingly adorable."

[chasing_waterfalls]

     Lyrik's brows lifted at that. "Ah, we have no Nay-Kobolds as you mentioned, but we do have Kobolds. And then there are sprites, spirits and winged folk."

[judgementscythe]

"We have winged people as well. The Wingers of two rivers were incredible people. Even though they were horribly oppressed they still stood up for their city." She replied with a smile. "They were the true heroes of one of the hardest battles I've ever been a part of."

[chasing_waterfalls]

     "Battles...Were there a lot of those?" he asked. "And...have you been in many with this crew? I've heard that they enjoy getting into fights." Not something Lyrik was certain that he looked forward to.

[judgementscythe]

"I've been keeping the treasures of my people safe from plunderers my whole life which led to me fighting in 3 wars at this point. I've seen a lot of suffering but the right side always won." She replies with a somber tone. "Luffy reminds me a bit of some of the men I've followed. It's why I feel like I can trust the people here with my life."

[chasing_waterfalls]

     "Oh..." Three wars.. Lyrik couldn't imagine how it would be. Fights here, yes, but of wars back home, there was only one big one he'd read about that involved dragons and the beast people.

     "The last war the dragons had ever been in was over hundreds of years ago..." And when it came to fights, there really weren't any in Corseltel. The most conflict within recent years had probably been when the general of the winter sprites had challenged Maciel to a duel.

[judgementscythe]

"There is a lot of upheaval in my world. A lot of fighting over the true forms of the runes" she replies while pointing at the back of her hand. What looks like a tattoo of a lightning bold surrounded in flames. "Our world was created by the True Runes. Something like I have only holds a fraction of their power."

[chasing_waterfalls]

     He tilted his head at that. "Runes?" he repeated, peering then at Lorelai's hand as she extended it for him to see. "But...if such True Runes could create a world, how is it that people can fight to claim them?"

[judgementscythe]

"It's not just a battle to claim them. Their will also controls the fate of those who wield them. In all the wars I've been involved in the power of a true rune was at the center of it." she replied with a somber tone.

"The history of my world is a fascinating one, that's why I've dedicated my life to studying it.

[chasing_waterfalls]

     "Wouldn't it just be better if they were left alone? If people didn't seek them out, then maybe there wouldn't be so many wars... But I guess that'd mean convincing people not to look for them, huh..."

[judgementscythe]

"That would be the true but they seem to have the ability to draw people to them. They choose their bearers. I could grab one and nothing would happen while the person next to me could find it end up choosing them."

[chasing_waterfalls]

     Lyrik blinked. "So...they're sentient, you mean?" How troublesome! He supposed it kind of reminded him of the wind dragon mage's mother and her tendency to drop people off in Corseltel. It was how they'd gotten two of their current dragon mages after all.

[judgementscythe]

"I'm pretty sure. If anything the Night Rune proves that. Jackass sword never stops talking and it's always talking down to people."