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Jakob "Jackie" Svensson » info « Vampire (Pander/Sabbat), chatty, would do things for the vine. » toplevel «	Ragnar Eriksson » info « Human (ghoul), has a dog, too old for this shit, warm on the surface. » toplevel «	Ariana Smith » info « Human (mage, Technocracy, NWO), morals are just societal expectations, computers and related things are great. » toplevel «
Aredhel Ar-Feiniel » info « Elf, likes to hunt, ride, the outdoors and not being locked up, loyal with a questionable taste in friends. » toplevel «	Maeglin » info « Elf, traitor of Gondolin, doesn't talk much, miner and smith. » toplevel «	Fingon » info « Elf, ~~reckless~~ valiant, loyal, stubborn, eventually High King. » toplevel «
Denmark » info « Nation, no tact, cheerful and incapable of listening, totally the big brother here. » toplevel «

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"I'd rather see them first before. Especially if they're on this side of the continent." A continent seems like an awfully long distance, especially when you're going on the back of mounts. He's pretty sure he'll have to heal his butt constantly if that happens. Vampires might be superior, but even so he already feels sore from an hour's ride. He's pretty sure he'll actually hurt himself on day-long rides.

"...I'm pretty sure I'm not." Says the person who is on the inside getting ready for a fight right this moment. Because guess what sits at the core of every vampire, closer to the surface in some than in others... Though his Beast might not show up in a way intelligible to Felih, and he might well mean something else entirely.

Felih laughs then. "Luckily for you, there is an old Scion base here in Thanalan. It's farther north of here, but much closer than it would be if we were to travel to another region."

Still, his tail sways idly as he waits for Jackie to sit. "Oh, come now. I know it's a bit scary to think that something about you has been altered, but it's better to know sooner than later."

He gives in and sits down where Felih asked him to sit, uncomfortably and ready to jump up again.

At least he tries to relax, at least somewhat. ...Not that it really works.

Felih hums and reaches out, letting his hands hover over Jackie's body but not touch it, as they start to glow with silvery-blue aether. It's not painful, if anything, it's a soothing sensation, cool and refreshing, as he slowly moves his hands over each of his limbs, his head, and his torso, curiously examining the aether he finds. He seems more baffled the more he studies it.

Eventually, he simply seems to stop and blink at him.

"Er, well, there's good news and bad news, I suppose, but..." he murmurs. "You- well, I- that is, your aether... well, a being like you shouldn't... exist...? I'd thought them mere myth..." he murmurs, before curiously humming. "See, it's almost as if you're voidsent, but you don't... actually look like voidsent, or act like voidsent, or attack living beings to drain their aether like voidsent. Uh."

Jackie doesn't relax - he's way too tense to be soothed, really, even if the sensation isn't unpleasant.

The only thing placating him some, at least, is that Felih's face mostly communicates confusion, and doesn't grow any more hostile as he goes on.

"What does voidsent mean, exactly? Like those beings you mentioned earlier?"

Felih is, in fact, incredibly confused. "Well, er, voidsent are demonic beings from a world that was consumed entirely by darkness. They used to be creatures- humans included- that resided on the world, until darkness overwhelmed the world and corrupted all its inhabitants..."

He just looks stumped, and regards him curiously. "Voidsent thrive off the aether of living beings here on our plane. And your signature, in your core aether, there's a pattern almost like that- of a being that lives off others' energy. And yet, the rest of you is... well." He just gestures at Jackie's everything. "Harmless."

"...living of others' energy? I can't even see this aether thing."

He's certainly doing his best to look harmless, thank you, Felih.

"That's the odd thing. You seem to have no real magical training or martial training at all," Felih hums. "It doesn't make sense..." Still, he shakes his head and hums. "Well, if that's all there is, I suppose there's no harm in bringing you to the Waking Sands. It'll be safe there, and we can sort out what to do with you."

He just nods. That... doesn't sound great, but it certainly sounds like the best option that he has right now.

"Why is it called the Waking Sands?"

Felih laughs then. "It's called that because we apparently have a flair for the dramatic, and it was easier to say than 'the one hidden base in the middle of the desert.' Or 'the house at Vesper Bay.' You know?"

With that, he stretches and stands. "Well, if you're a dead man walking I'll assume you can't teleport or use the aetherytes, so we'll ride up to there, but it'll be a long trip," he says. "North through Zan'rak and west from Little Ala Mhigo, then through Central Thanalan, then through the city of Ul'dah... And then northwest from the city to reach Vesper Bay. Luckily I've nothing pressing at the moment."

"...So how long will that take?" He stands as well. "Not that I think that there's another option if you say there isn't, but..." He sometimes has to whine, okay. And this sounds like a very good reason to whine. How long will he have to sit on that bird... (Not that he wants to walk instead, of course not. But.)

"Well, if we go on ground, perhaps a week," Felih hums, "We could fly, but I'd rather not just spring my coeurl mount on my retainer again. He was already upset with me the last time I left Astra in his care... Ah, well, he gets paid plenty enough to handle it."

He looked outside the tent to where the coeurl in question is sprawled out lazily in the sun, by the chocobo who is seated nearby.

"...You have a retainer?" He blinks in surprise at that. Perhaps all his former knightly talk should have tipped him off to that end, but Felih just didn't strike him as someone with actual power and wealth. But really... two mounts just for the hell of it and all those international connections. He probably is.

Felih laughs softly. "I've five, actually. Though my most trusted, Vehr'to, is the head of the lot. He often wrangles me into sleeping if I've been working too hard, and helps me tend to the coeurls and other creatures I bring home. Never thought I'd be in this position, but I'm glad for it."

He then grins, "Besides, it helps to have helping hands about when I need smaller things done."

"Do you remember aught of your station?" he asks curiously, before stretching. "And we ought to move north before the sun sets. Desert nights get quite cold, and traveling in the evening is the easiest in terms of comfort."

"I am ready to go whenever." He stands while thinking. What can he say to that? Probably the truth, actually. "Well, I don't think I had any kind of servants or other people working for me. That just... doesn't feel like something I'm used to."

"I see. So not nobility or anyone of high rank... that just makes the masses harder to thin out," Felih muses. It would be easier to find out if a noble had suddenly gone missing, but one of the smallfolk? Tricky business.

"Well, we'll figure it out at the Waking Sands. Hop back up on Stormwind, and we can make it to Ul'dah before it gets too late out," he says simply. "We can stay at an inn there, maybe spend a day just exploring the city. Something may jog your memory- and if not, we continue onwards."

He nods and gets on the chocobo's back.

He's not looking forward to this ride, but... well. It seems like his best option at this point.

Perhaps he can face a slow return of memory, at least of some parts... Unless Felih talks at him the whole time, he should have time to figure it out during their travels.

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