[Voice]

[thehurricane]

Hey, everyone. I hope you're all in good spirits today.

[The voice coming across on the network is friendly enough. Legault isn’t here to be sleazy...for the most part.]

It’s been a while since we all had that dinner to remember together, hasn't it? I’ve been thinking since then, and I’m sure you all have been as well. You’re a helpful lot like that. Here’s my question for you, then. Do you consider yourself to be a Hero of Light now? Do you feel any more heroic? Or maybe you were a hero back home? I guess I’m curious.

[And then there’s silence for a moment. Unfortunately for someone else, he starts speaking again.]

That reminds me. My roommate—her name is Mòrag. I fear she’s been a little lonely lately, and I hardly ever see her socializing. If you see her, won’t you try to befriend her? You have my gratitude in advance.

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[voice]

[twomeals]

I never really thought of myself as a hero, exactly...though I guess I'm more heroic now than I was before? Since I didn't really fight or anything back home.

[You gotta be strong to be a hero, right?]

[thehurricane]

Hm...are you saying this place has made you violent, then? What a frightening child I'm speaking to.

[He's only teasing, Yue.]

[twomeals]

Eh? No, I meant--umm...

[oh no he's not sure how to argue that...he's a violent child now!?]

[thehurricane]

Ah...don't worry. It was only a joke.

[There, there. His voice shifts from teasing to comforting.]

What did you mean to say before I teased you like that? You can take your time.

[twomeals]

Oh. [Relaxing a bit...

Ahem.]

What I meant was that...well, heroes fight bad guys and protect people and save the day, right? And that's sort of what the people here do, I think.

[thehurricane]

Have you been fighting the bad guys, then? Maybe you can help me. How do you know the difference between a good guy and a bad guy?

[He hums thoughtfully.]

Which kind am I?

[twomeals]

Eh? What kind...?

[Well let's see--or listen? considering this is voice only...you can definitely hear a (slightly exaggerated) hmmmmmm on Yue's end though.]

I think yooouuu're....a good guy. Probably.

[thehurricane]

Alright, then. It's decided.

For you, I'll be a good guy. We can even be friends. How does that sound?

[twomeals]

Just for me? That's nice of you.

[Did he say that jokingly? Maybe.]

I do like friends--especially good ones. My name's Yue! What's yours?

[thehurricane]

My name is Legault. I don't know if I'm a good person or if I'm a good friend, but I'll do my best for you all the same.

Why don't you tell me about yourself?

[twomeals]

Mm, it'll probably be fine, as long as you're trying! I'll do my best, too.

About myself? Um, well, I'm a mage, and I like snacks, and the color red, and chocobos, and naps, and flying....

[thehurricane]

We'll see how it goes. Trying isn't my biggest strength.

[This kid sounds pretty innocent. He can't help but laugh warmly.]

It sounds like you've got enough interests to keep you busy. That's not bad.

[twomeals]

Heheh, it's fun to have interests, right? Otherwise I'd be sleeping all day.

[He hasn't been that sleepy in years, but that doesn't stop him thinking about it every once in a while.]

What about you? Could you tell me about yourself, too? Even if it's just your favorite food or something.

[thehurricane]

That doesn't sound so bad myself. I'm due a long, long rest one of these days.

[#JustLegaultThings: Casually talking about being put down because he's a traitor.]

Let's see...my favorite food is having any at all. This place isn't so bad. I don't have to worry about where to find my next meal. The food here is much better than the rations I'm treated to back home.

[twomeals]

A rest is always nice! Especially if you haven't had one in a while.

[A long, long rest couldn't possibly be anything besides a really long nap, right? Yue's slept full days before, he can get behind that.]

Rations? What're those? Do they taste bad? If you ever get really hungry here you could always try finding one of those gourman people. They make really tasty food!

[thehurricane]

Most rests are, anyways.

[Nice, that is. He's just going to be cryptically vague about that for his own amusement here.]

Rations are hard bread and dried meat. They aren't really a meal, but sometimes they're all someone has to live on while on the move. Finding good food here is a lot easier, but I suppose hitting up a gourmand isn't a bad idea.

[twomeals]

Hard bread.....

[That sounds sad? He wouldn't want to live on hard bread and dried meat. Only the freshest meat for this harpy!]

I'm glad you get to eat better things here. Did you have rations a lot where you're from?

[thehurricane]

It's not bad for dipping in stew but I'm afraid it's not much good for anything else. Aside from putting off starvation, that is.

That's right. The group I was with didn't always have a lot of money, not that I ever minded.

[twomeals]

[Cheap rations...Yue's never really had to worry about money - pampered back in Utsuwa, so obviously helpless in Ryslig that he'd been taken in pretty much immediately, somehow rich here in this new world - but he can definitely understand not being able to afford the tasty things in life. There's a nod on his end--not that you can see it, this isn't a video call.]

What sort of group were you with? I used to live in a shrine, a long time ago, so I didn't have any money either.

[thehurricane]

My parents died when I was young, so I found a new family to call my own. We worked to help people...in a way.

[Murder, thievery, taking care of the corrupt rich to benefit the poor.]

Living in a shrine, hm? Does that mean I should be worshiping you?

[twomeals]

Ah, me too! Sort of.

[Just sort of. It's not like he ever actively looked for a family or anything...or helped anybody....did he help people? He'd like to think he helped somebody a little bit, at some point.]

Eh? No, I'm not a god or anything, I just lived there! So you don't have to worship me.

[thehurricane]

There are shrines where I'm from. Usually, dangerous weapons are sealed away there. I've never imagined anyone would live in one.

[Maybe he's misunderstanding, maybe he's just shooting the breeze.]

What do you think of this world, Yue?

[twomeals]

I don't think I've ever seen a shrine with weapons in it before...do your shrines not have any priests or anything though?

[Who keeps them clean? Who does the fancy ceremony stuff!]

This world is....it's nice, I think. It feels more peaceful than where I was before, and all the people from here are really friendly. [A tiny laugh.] I can't help missing my old home sometimes, but there's nothing I can do about that, right?