04 [Action/Voice]

[drawnbythesword]

[Asbel is in the plaza today, fighting his way through the sudden crowd of people of mysterious and varying origins.]

Excuse me- ...Ahh, pardon me- I need to get through here, please! Nnngh...

[Eventually, Asbel manages to get himself to a point where he can safely pull out his journal to pose to the network a question.]

...Why is there suddenly such an influx of new people here? Is... there a conference in town today? I wonder for what purpose...

Comments

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[stillalhant.livejournal.com]

Uhm... What did y- brother want to name Sophie? The name Cheria got so mad at.

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[drawnbythesword]

[He blushes a bit, as he recalls this moment. It's bad enough Richard recently gave him hell over it, but now his little!little brother?]

Aha, that was... Tiger Festival...

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[stillalhant.livejournal.com]

Uwaaaah! You... You really are my brother! [He looks severely impressed, now.]

[Action]

[drawnbythesword]

And you're my brother... Haha, you're a lot younger than I'm used to!

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[stillalhant.livejournal.com]

Younger than you're used to? You mean... Y-you have a future brother? Uhm, future me?

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[drawnbythesword]

Yeah, that's right... You're going to grow up someday, Hubert.

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[stillalhant.livejournal.com]

... Does that mean you didn't think I'd grow up?

[Action]

[drawnbythesword]

N-No, of course not! It just... didn't sound like you believed you existed in the future.

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[stillalhant.livejournal.com]

S-so... How old are you, brother?

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[drawnbythesword]

I'm eighteen now, so... I'm seven years older than how you remember me.

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[stillalhant.livejournal.com]

Uwaaah... Eighteen! That's so old. You must be taking over from father as Feudal Lord soon.

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[drawnbythesword]

[H-hey... Eighteen's not that old...

He nervously rubs the back of his head. Probably best not to mention to little Hubert that big Hubert almost usurped the position from him. It's not lying if he DID eventually become Lord, right?]

Ahaha... That's right. I took over earlier this year, actually.

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[stillalhant.livejournal.com]

[Anything is old to Hubert at this point. He is also very easily impressed.]

That's amazing! You're going to be just like father. And then when you have a family, your son will become Feudal Lord. And then your grandson...

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[drawnbythesword]

Yeah, you're right... But you'll grow up to be someone important too, Hubert.