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highfiving2014-10-28 02:55 am
selfmotivations) wrote in highfiving2014-10-28 02:55 am
AU: Chapter 1 - First Meetings
[it seems to be a normal day at the Leronde Seahaven. kids running around, laughing and playing, their cries melding into the bustling din of merchants calling out from their various shops and stalls. there are also a large number of travelers coming to and fro. well into the warmer season of Efreeta, those from Elympios and the northern region of Rieze Maxia are starting to trickle for a relaxing vacation in the otherwise peaceful port town.
a quiet normal day.
until there's a sudden shout and clatter of various goods, causing a cluster of people to spread before milling about uneasily. a small group of about five men—Elympion judging from their clothing—stand around a younger man sitting on the ground. one of the Elympion travelers had quite a mess on his shirt, and from the spilled liquid and broken glass, it isn't too difficult to piece together.
this is what Alvin observes as he slowly walks past behind the growing crowd, the accusations and apologies hushing the once more lively atmosphere.
Poor kid, he idly thinks as he glances at the scene. and of course no one is stepping up to help although many whisper if they should call for the local authorities. Be it Rieze Maxia or Elympios, people still act the same. Well, it's not really business and it should blow itself over soon enough. fully acknowledging that he just made himself into one of those "useless bystanders," he continued on. maybe on another day or if there had been any obvious benefit, he might have helped, but not today. he had his own problems to deal with.
however, another glance makes him stop for two reasons. one is because there is a flicker of recognition on at least one of the men in the group. the other would be because of what would happen shortly next.]
a quiet normal day.
until there's a sudden shout and clatter of various goods, causing a cluster of people to spread before milling about uneasily. a small group of about five men—Elympion judging from their clothing—stand around a younger man sitting on the ground. one of the Elympion travelers had quite a mess on his shirt, and from the spilled liquid and broken glass, it isn't too difficult to piece together.
this is what Alvin observes as he slowly walks past behind the growing crowd, the accusations and apologies hushing the once more lively atmosphere.
Poor kid, he idly thinks as he glances at the scene. and of course no one is stepping up to help although many whisper if they should call for the local authorities. Be it Rieze Maxia or Elympios, people still act the same. Well, it's not really business and it should blow itself over soon enough. fully acknowledging that he just made himself into one of those "useless bystanders," he continued on. maybe on another day or if there had been any obvious benefit, he might have helped, but not today. he had his own problems to deal with.
however, another glance makes him stop for two reasons. one is because there is a flicker of recognition on at least one of the men in the group. the other would be because of what would happen shortly next.]