Seventh Field of Fonons [Action/Voice]

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[Action]

[Earlier in the month, Jade Curtiss has started to travel outside of the barrier, in order to gain a better sense of the state of the outside world. It was a risky expedition, but he felt that it had to be done in order to look out for any unforeseen threats. And to make sure that this whole situation truly was real. Whatever Jade might have learned on his journey is unknown for the time being. Because when he finally returns to the enclosure, on the day of the Malnosso announcement, he's afflicted by a Natural Shift which impairs his memories.



Well, not just his memories. Jade Curtiss returns to Luceti as Jade Balfour, a 12 year old fonic prodigy. This Shift has left him without any of his adult memories, although it has curiously left him retaining a memory of the basics of life in Luceti. It might be easy to recognize the similarities to his adult self. However, for the most part he is humorless and uncaring about others, and he hasn't yet taken to wearing glasses.

Jade doesn't alert anyone of his return; he can't even remember for sure what people from his world are here anyway. But he can be found at a variety of places throughout the village. At the library, he compiles a series of various books to research. He's very curious about the types of abilities found in other worlds. Perhaps that could help him in his latest thoughts, which involve trying to find a way to channel the Seventh Fonon. He spends a lot of time in the Battle Dome as well, where he uses his fonic artes, already more advanced then they should be in his age, in a number of simulations. Mostly, the simulations are set in snowy environments that are like his home world, and this involves him facing a number of deadly beasts that may or may not be outside of his range. He has to practice, he knows that he can't rely on the Professor to pull him out of danger forever.

Otherwise, he can be found exploring the general area, trudging through the snow - the environment being a small reminder of his home. Maybe he'll make some snowballs, for the express purpose of target practice on random passersby...]

[Voice]

[Later, he uses the journal system to try to contact the masses. He'll just leave out little things like who he is and the facts relating to his lack of memory. He actually hasn't seen the new Malnosso post either.]

I'm wondering what types of artes you practice in your own world. Perhaps you know it as 'magic' or some other specialized term. Which abilities are common and easy for one to learn, and which are exceptionally difficult or rare?

[ooc: Replies will come from jadedpast!]

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[treasurequests]

You're in a rush, huh. [getting up, he brushes off the legs of his pants, turns slightly, and gestures a hand for her to go by.]

--There you go. I'm not gonna stop you.

[hollower]

...I need to locate someone very important to me.

[She brushes past the young man quickly, making it about ten or so feet before she realizes she needs a wider set of eyes and ears to help her. It's possible Law won't be home considering the news, and...well, she's worried about her captain. Heaven knows what stupid things he might do.

She holds up her hands, and exhales slowly. A second or two later, five ghosts emerge from each of her open palms, circling high overhead before soaring off in different directions. If she needs more, she'll order them to multiply, but ten should be fine for a search of the village right now.]

[treasurequests]

[if there's one thing about peony, it's always that he doesn't mind helping a pretty lady! but she's quick to brush past him so he isn't able to open his mouth to say anything until she stops again.

but then there's the ghosts that appear from her and it's too amazing to waste words in an offer to help she clearly doesn't need so ever so loudly in amazement, he shouts--] Whoa! What kind of arte is that?

[hollower]

Art?

[Her brows furrow in confusion. Yes, she tries to be graceful and elegant about her techniques and abilities, but calling them art? That's a little weird, especially coming from a kid. Looking back over her shoulders, Perona flutters her wings and eyes the boy curiously. There's something oddly...familiar about him...huh.]

These ghosts are a part of my devil fruit ability.

[treasurequests]

Huh? Yeah. I think those ghosts are pretty cool for an arte. [if only he knew the difference she was putting to the definition.]

What's a devil fruit? That some sort of treasure?

[hollower]

[Ugh, whatever, he can call it an art if he wants, she doesn't care. Perona snorts, crossing her arms over her chest, eyeing the boy up and down again. There's something about him, but she can't quite place it...]

Yes, that's right. It's a rare fruit from my world, that grants the eater a special power at the cost of their ability to swim. There are different types that grant different powers, but mine was the Horo Horo no Mi - the Hollow Hollow fruit. I've become a spirit woman, I can create and control ghosts from my body. [She squints again.] ...Boy, what's your name?

[treasurequests]

[at the cost of swimming? her looking him up and down doesn't catch his attention as much as that one statement does, and he grins at how much more cool it sounds.]

Oh, well...it definitely would suck if I couldn't swim again; but it's so much cooler to have powers, I think. You shouldn't be so upset about it. [since she looks it now that she crosses her arms, just stating the facts.]

Peony. What's yours?

[hollower]

[Perona had a few thoughts on her mind - not be upset? Losing the ability to swim for a pirate is a devastating blow. And it's not just not knowing to swim, it's being physically incapable of swimming. If she's submerged in water over her head, she will drown, no questions asked. And in a world where the sea dominates the land...where ocean currents and weather patterns can change instantly, it's not a decision most people make immediately, to give that up.

But her thoughts vanish in a puff of smoke when she learns just who this child is. Practically choking, Perona stumbles from her shock. Peony?! How the--? Ugh, of all the shitty times for something like this to happen...she doesn't have time for this right now! And it's clear as day he doesn't know who she is.]

P...Perona. My name is Perona. [Shit, shit, shit--she can't just leave him here, but...Law...]

[treasurequests]

[her reaction is still not that cute little quirk of a smile woman do after being cheered up, quite the opposite, and so his brow raises as he wasn't expecting it... though he does recall she's looking for someone so.]

Something wrong? If it's your boyfriend, I can help you if you tell me what he looks like. [he gestures to the "have you seen these people?" sign and the snowman he's already partially made.]

[hollower]

[Okay, that actually gets a soft little snort out of her, and she can't help the quick, airy chuckle that shakes her shoulders just slightly. She really needed a laugh, all things considered, as brief as it was.]

No, he's not my boyfriend! He's my captain...and my very good friend. [Her nakama, but the word probably wouldn't make any sense to someone not of her world.]

[treasurequests]

[he's always happy to help, especially if it's making a pretty lady laugh. so he is relieved up right up until that one magic word is spoken - captain! then his attitude steps up a degree to "WHOA! DID YOU JUST SAY-"]

Captain! Like a pirate? [and he's back to being distracted, sorry.]

[hollower]

Yes, that's right. I sail under the flag of the Heart Pirates.

[She says it simply and honestly...and with a hint of pride. Being honest here has no consequences - there aren't any laws, nor marines or the stinking World Government officials to enforce or create them.]

[treasurequests]

[never heard of them, but he's not exactly thinking that is he. instead he's wondering all sorts more about who she knows, what it's like, and so on.]

Then you must have heard of the pirate king. Siegfried. [right. of course he's assuming she has. and then, through his wild imagination, it dawns-] Your friend isn't secretly him, is he?

[hollower]

[Perona is just about to speak - of course she has heard of the pirate king, every sailor knows the story of what sparked the great Pirate Era - but she's stunned into silence very quickly. Who the hell is Siegfried?]

Who? [Perona shakes her head, waving her hand.] Eeeh, I don't know what the legends are in your world, but the Pirate King is Gol D. Roger, and he's been dead for decades.

[treasurequests]

[Siegfried is just a story he chooses to believe is real. But he looks stoked she knows at least of a pirate king, anyway.]

Huh, maybe they're are the same? Siegfried was smart like that. [Peony places both hands on his hips, really believing in the possibility.] Is that the friend you're looking for?

[hollower]

[Perona furrows her brows. Never before has she heard the pirate king go by any other name than Gol. D Roger, and she's already got an idea of what may be going on... And while her natural response is to blame the Malnosso, they're no longer around, right? Just how the hell did this happen then?]

No, his name is Trafalgar Law. He's just a regular pirate...but also a doctor and a swordsman. Ah, he has a really cute, fluffy hat and wears this symbol on this clothing. [Perona flicks swiftly through her own journal and finds a scribbled drawing of the heart pirate jolly roger in a corner page.] Mm, Peony-chan, do you know anything about this place at all? Where we are...

[treasurequests]

Ooh... [can you hear the disappointment?] well, I can help by building a snowmen of him too. Or help search.

[And of course he remembers being here a couple time as child-- no wait, oops. That's right; the Malnosso don't exist and the whole timeline of those events are gone, erased forever from his memory.]

Uh, I figured this was Keterburg, even though this area doesn't look familiar at all. And you can just call me Peony.