First Prayer [video]

[faithstaynight]

[When the feed turns on, the face of a teenaged girl shows up! The short-haired blonde, violet-eyed girl might seem familiar to some of you. In a vast contrast to her fierce arrival, she seems a bit... nervous?]

Ah, bonjour... my name is Ruler, and I have been here for a little over a week now. It may seem forward, but I... have a request.

[Whatever it is seems to be bothering her, because she hesitates for a few moments before she speaks up again. She sounds almost timid now.]

Are there any residents here with... teaching experience? N-Not training, I am quite capable in that area! I mean...

[Ugh, she has to just spit it out.] I require... reading lessons. Writing, too, if that is possible...

[And now she's just. Steeling herself! Ugh, being illiterate in this day and age must be so horrible...]

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[faithstaynight]

[Siiiigh] I'm afraid I still don't understand... I apologize.

[tsunball]

It's fine, it's fine! [ because girls can't do anything wrong in Leon's eyes (until they start swinging knives at him). ] Thankfully there's no school here either way, so it doesn't matter whether you understand or not.

[faithstaynight]

That is something I was quite surprised to see. Or... rather, surprised at the lack of. There are young children here, correct? It's surprising that nobody has set up any sort of tutoring program for them... it is important for them to learn, at the very least.

[tsunball]

[ oh no, this is something he doesn't want to debate at all, especially not with a girl.. okay, Leon, change subject, change subject, you can do this..! ]

So what did you mean earlier, 'quite capable in that area' or whatever? Do you train a lot?

[faithstaynight]

[That certainly was a sudden change of subject... but she rolls with it, and nods.] Yes. I try to train every day, to keep my skills sharp.

[tsunball]

[ oh man, training and practice, the things he hates.. okay, don't mention that.. ]

Must be hard work!

[faithstaynight]

Mm, it is. But I quite enjoy it. Keeping myself in peak condition means I will be ready to counter whatever the people running this tower decide to throw at us next.

[tsunball]

.. Oh, that's right. You haven't been around for long enough to see the kind of stuff they do here, right? [ not that he's seen much more of it, but.. ] It's really freaky, sometimes tons of people will disappear for a while out of nowhere!

[faithstaynight]

Yes, I've... been informed of how bad things can get. It is even more of a reason why I train every day. If something happens... I need to do what I can to protect the people of this tower.

[tsunball]

Heh, protecting people.. you're pretty nice, aren't you? So does that mean I can call you whenever I need protection?

[faithstaynight]

Of course. We are... friends, are we not? [She had very few people she could truly call friends in the last few years of her life, so she sounds a bit unsure. There was Gilles, of course, and one or two other commanders... but that was it. She lived a life of solitude after being summoned into the modern era, so she had nothing there...]

I will most certainly protect you, should you ever need it, Leon.

[tsunball]

[ .. unsure if being friendzoned or not.. especially not with how unsure she sounds, but he might as well go along with it for now - maybe this is how he can worm his way into her heart? clearly. ]

Yeah, we're pretty close! [ he gives her a thumbs up with the biggest grin, not literally confirming the friends thing.. ] That's why I'm so glad to know you, y'know?

[faithstaynight]

[She laughs a little at the gesture.] Yes... I understand.

When I first awoke here, all I could think of was formulating a plan to escape. I'm glad I was forced to be patient, or else I would not have been given the chance to bond more with you and several others. I'm glad for that, now.

[tsunball]

[ oh man.. her laugh and smile are so cute, so cute..! he can't handle this at all!! ]

Uh.. [ for a moment he's so mesmerized by it that he only manages to produce an entirely unintelligent sound. ] I mean.. yeah, yeah, I'm glad for it too! And you're welcome, and all that!