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[April looks a lot more happier than she did the last time she made a post on the network, though instead she just seems very hesitant about something. And people may notice that she has a Bullfairy being held in her arms for some reason...]

Ah, um... I-I'm just wondering if anyone would be willing to give me combat lessons, m-mainly with sword fighting or just hand-to-hand combat. I promise I will pay you back in some way and... I, um, a-appreciate any help...

[She glances away for a moment, awkwardly clearing her throat, before she remembers something.]

O-oh, and Amalia, I'm still up for giving you those tech lessons if you still want them. And if anyone else would want tech lessons, I would be glad to help. Or, um, if you want any tech made, I can help with that too... Well, when the workshop is repaired.

[There's a slightly pause after that, almost as if she was gonna say something else, but she seems to change her mind.]

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It's no trouble. As far as I'm concerned, no one should be going about this place without knowing how to defend themselves.

[Following that, he hesitates a little. Time to brace himself for the explanation...]

...England. The country of, that is. [He tries for a light-hearted tone, but it's England and also he's worried, so it comes off a little awkward.] I'm fairly certain you're familiar with it.

Ah, right!

[She still smiles, but when he tells her his name, she freezes as her expression slowly becomes shocked.] ... Y-y-y-yeah, England is my h-home, but... Y-you're England?

[And he doesn't sound like he's lying either... And if he's not from her time, then...]

[This was so much easier with Luke and the Reapers and the Hylians who didn't know the country of England anyways. Telling a normal human adult is just asking to be called insane.]

Indeed. The people, the history, the land-- all parts of me, for better or for worse. I've found using the term "personification" is the one of the best ways to explain it to a human, if that helps.

[If anything, her expression just becomes more shocked, and almost scared.]

B-but... T-that can't... [But he has no reason to lie about this and it doesn't seem like he's lying and-] W-what year is it, b-b-back home?

[...she seems to believe him, but for some reason, her reaction provokes a heavy feeling of dread.]

It would be 2012 for me. [His expression falls a tad.] ...but I've been here a while. I came here in the August of 2011.

Do you come from a different year?

[Ohgod how can she tell him what happened to England, to him-]

A-a-around 2300 or so... H-h-home is... I-it's not... [She covers her mouth with her hand and shakes her head. This is probably the first time in the tower where she's truly felt scared.]

[...that doesn't bode well at all.

But then, he wonders. He's met people here that clearly come from different universes altogether, where things are different. Despite their respective discomfort, he speaks up.]

...your present may not necessarily be my future. [Frankly, if his world back home is gone (and it definitely felt like it was, that time he'd looked through the viewport), there's little chance it could be.] And that aside, I have remained strong through many a trial.

[England falls quiet, and though he's uncomfortable and a tad clumsy about it, his words are sincere.] You needn't be upset on my account. No matter who or what I am in the future-- if you're here, and you still consider yourself a citizen of England, you are one of my people.

[She swallows back the tightness in her throat, and shakily nods. She has really no idea what to say in this situation, but she has to say something.]

I-I... T-thank you... [She swallows again, twisting her hands anxiously.] ... I-I'm working with a group to r-rebuild things back home, s-so I promise things will be better again there. England, y-you, will be back to h-how it was before, I promise.

[HE DIDN'T MEAN FOR THIS TO GET SO UNCOMFORTABLE HOW DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN--

oh.

Patriotism. That is. That is lovely. He just stares at the screen for a moment, his expression softened slightly. Once he fully parses her words, he offers another smile -- it's small, but less out-of-place.] Thank you, truly.

I'm sure that I am in very capable hands.

[She blinks at him, before giving a small smile back.] I... W-we'll do our best to get things back to how they were, um, sir.

[Oddly formal for her, but it's her home country she's talking to and she's nervous.]

[He has no idea how much he might have changed in three hundred years. He's not sure if he'd even exist in her world.

But it matters a lot to hear the sentiment.] I have the utmost faith in you.

[She blinks, looking faintly surprised, and then she smiles again, this one brighter than before.]

Ah, t-thank you! We won't let you down!

[What a charming girl.]

There's no need to thank me. It is only fair that I should return the faith that has been put in me.

[thanks for not calling him crazy!!]

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[video] omg late tag is so late wheeze

[video] nooo never late /pats

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