its_rose_damnit | Fourteen Rose Petals Fall

[It was a crash of thunder and lightning that first woke him up. It was also that crash of thunder and lightning that told Saphir that he was definitely not where he should be. It never rained in Keterburg, just snowed almost constantly. He'd never really experienced anything like a lightning storm before either, so needless to say he's very terrified by the booming sounds above, and the streaks of lightning as they flash overhead. Each one makes him jump, and choke out a loud gasp and cry.

Not only that, but he's horribly dressed for this weather and shivering pretty badly. Was this some kind of prank or something?! Peony was always pulling pranks on him, and making Jade do it, too! Jade would never do anything like this if Peony didn't instigate it in the first place. He was Saphir's best friend, after all! But still, Jade and Peony couldn't have taken him to some place other than Keterburg or, at the very least, the harbor. There was just no way, and the Professor would never allow it. Something was clearly not right about the place he now found himself in...

Thankfully, though now soggy and rather wet, there was an odd book of sorts next to him when he woke up. It even had his name on it, though the language was strange...different from the usual fonic language he knew, and even ancient Ispanian that the Professor taught in some of her lessons. Still, the book was some kind of fontech device, and the young boy clung desperately to it, as if it were his only lifeline as he puttered through the village plaza, huddling in a nook between some of the shops. He curled up there, shivering, scared, and confused.]

J-Jade... [He sniffled, a whine quickly dissolving into quiet sobs.] P-Professor? Where...where are you?! I-I don't know where I am! Peony, i-if this is a joke, i-it's not funny! I-I'll tell the Professor, I'll--! J-Jade...uuh...

[OOC: So basically, Dist is his tiny, cute, and snuffly kid self. He's just nine years old, quite a crybaby, but pretty decent compared to his older self. He'll probably be small for at most two weeks, probably. All tags will be from

minifontaku, as well. |Db]

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[Oh, thank goodness, a voice he knows. Saphir's head jerks up and immediately he feels a relief wash over him, but also anxiety and fear. Would he get in trouble? He did wander off with Jade when the Professor told him not to... So, when he speaks, his voice is high-pitched and fast.]

Professor! Professor, I don't know where I am! I-I followed after Jade a-and then I woke up in this weird p-place! I don't...I don't like it here! I want to go home! I-I'm s-s-sorry I went after J-Jade...I w-want to go home!

[Gelda knows that of all the people here, Saphir will trust her the most. Nephry may be one of his closest friends, but at the moment, she isn't exactly as recognizable as Saphir would need her to be and telling him the truth may not be in his best interest. Which leaves the question if anyone else will be able to look after him until he's back to normal. Not that Gelda would mind mothering him for a week or two- not at all.

Well, first things first.]

It's alright, Saphir. Calm down. I'll come find you. Where are you now?

[Wait, she was coming? Where was she? Where was this place? The lady he talked to before said it was...Luceti? Yeah. And she was coming to get him, too, but...well. He'd be lying if he said he didn't want Gelda to come pick him up instead.]

I-I think it's a bakery... Professor, I talked to someone else! She said she was gonna come get me, a-and she knew you! Is Nephry really here, too?! Is Jade here? Where are you, Professor?

[Oh lord, so many questions. Well, at least Saphir's inside, instead of out in that cold. Gelda's already snatching her coat.]

I'm on my way right now, Saphir. How about you have a seat and wait for me? I shouldn't be long.

O-Okay... Someone else said they'd come, too. But...I-I want to go with you, Professor.

[He didn't like waiting. Especially not when he was alone and scared, and the wind and rain outside sounded like rocks hitting the window. And the crashes. Ugh, Saphir did not like thunderstorms. He'd take a blizzard over a thunderstorm any day - he could deal with those....to a degree.]

That's fine. I'll look after you, if that's what you want.

[It's the least she can do for him, because it's inevitable that he'll ask about going home at some point. And when he asks that, she'll have to respond with the harsh truth; he can't go home right now.]

...Okay.

[He sniffles, and nods. That's most certainly what he wants. Saphir doesn't really know anyone else that he's spoken to very well, after all.] Um...thank you, Professor. When will you get here?

[Walking and talking into the journal at the same time is quite the ordeal when you're trying to give the camera a comforting smile, but she manages it.]

It shouldn't take more than five minutes. Just sit tight until then, alright?

[Ah, that smile does wonders for his nerves, just like it always has. Saphir smiles right back, nodding eagerly.]

Okay, I will!

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