◊ 5th Contract | Video

[substrictus]

Hello~!

[Soon as the feed becomes clear, Oz appears wearing a smile and seeming MUCH more chipper than he had been a few weeks back. Granted his wounds are still healing but he can't keep quiet anymore as he's been rather restless and with things that he's learned, he has to comment on it]

So... This whole dreamwalker training thing sounds kinda neat if you ask me~

[A bright, cheery grin]

...Oh! I'm doing much better than I was last time~. Though i'm really getting tired of just sitting around not doing anything while i'm like this... [He huffs softly and looks away for a moment, putting a hand to his shoulder briefly]

Which reminds me.

I want to learn how to use a sword.

Is there anyone who can teach me~?




Hey.

There's something I need to talk with you about so please get back to me when you can, alright~?

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[nightraysewerat]

With me?

[Oh, he's so amused. He can think of very few reasons Oz would ever want to speak to him, and well... he can guess which one.]

To what do I owe the pleasure?

[Private | Video]

[substrictus.livejournal.com]

Well... I was talking to my sister a little before you arrived and she told me something very interesting~

[A tilt of his head and that smile's in place again]

She told me you two are dating. Is this true~?

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[nightraysewerat]

Ahhh.

[Well, of course, it would be about this. And while Vincent would love to assure Oz that he'll just stay away from his sister from now on, that won't really work. He might still find use for her, somehow.]

It is. Surely you can understand why it wasn't common knowledge. There are so many problems between our houses.

[Private | Video]

[substrictus.livejournal.com]

Ah... yes. I know~

Though it's more to it that i'm worried about.

[His smile falters visibly]

I want you to know that if you ever hurt a hair on my sister's head then you'll come to regret it.

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[nightraysewerat]

When she spoke to you about me, did she seem concerned I would harm her?

[snapekillsedgar.livejournal.com]

... You too?

[The Vessalius family were all suddenly becoming swordsman.]

[substrictus.livejournal.com]

[blink blink]

Eh? Ada's asked for the same thing as me?

[He's never pictured his sister as someone who wanted to know how to use those kinda of things, so he's fairly surprised]

[snapekillsedgar.livejournal.com]

She already had her first lesson.

[substrictus.livejournal.com]

Eeeeeh?! Ada's one step ahead of me!

[Jealous Oz is rather jealous]

Would you please teach me too, Elliot?

[snapekillsedgar.livejournal.com]

What made you want to learn all of a sudden anyway? Didn't you already learn some swordsmanship anyway?

[disinherits]

And here I thought the Vessalius house preached nonviolence. What on earth will a child like you do with a sword?

[substrictus.livejournal.com]

We do~

[A pause lingered after that]

I want to learn to defend myself against my enemies instead of relying on others to help me all the time.

[disinherits]

How uncharacteristically noble of you. And just what brought on this revelation?

[Guess who hasn't been paying attention to your exploits, Oz.]

[substrictus.livejournal.com]

[Nearly comments on that first bit but decides against it for now]

I just got into a situation I couldn't really handle, that's all.

I don't want it to happen again so that's why i'm doing this~

[disinherits]

And you really think a few lessons with a blade will keep you safe?

[smokinfighter.livejournal.com]

[his ears are perky since he's curious about this over the top smile of joy you had] Why does niichaan want to play with swords?

[substrictus.livejournal.com]

[There's a small pause thats followed by a small laugh and his smile never dissipates]

I'd like to learn how to use one so if I get in a fight that I could handle myself without depending on everyone else all the time.

[smokinfighter.livejournal.com]

So you're weak.

[substrictus.livejournal.com]

...W-Well I wouldn't put it like that but... it's something like that I suppose.

I want to fix it so i'm not like that anymore.

[smokinfighter.livejournal.com]

Good luck, Niichan.

[unsureazure.livejournal.com]

[Noel seems to be doing at lot better too, evident by how she manages to smile sheepishly.]

A sword...? Maybe you could ask Elliot? And maybe once you get the hang of things, we can, um... spar sometime...

[substrictus.livejournal.com]

Ah! That's right~! I should~!

[He beams brightly at her in an attempt to keep the mood uplifted]

I think that would be great! I mean... I could use any help that I can and I bet it'd be fun~

[unsureazure.livejournal.com]

[Well, after thinking about it for a while, Noel realized that sitting around moping isn't going to do any good. Instead of dwelling on the past, she should focus on what she can do now. Even if... while she's here, her real body is going around murdering everything in sight.

Then again... Ragna promised that he'd find a way to stop her, and she felt that she could trust him... So she's trying her best not to think about it, and just continue her daily life in Somarium as Noel Vermillion.]

Then... good luck trying to convince him. Asking him to do anything for anyone is like pulling teeth... but I'm sure he'll relent if you push hard enough.

[Noel gives a bit of an exasperated sigh. She knew this from experience, after all. She frowns as she moves on to a more serious topic:]

Anyway, I know this might not be a good time, but... Could you tell me who did that to you, Oz? [Because there was no way he could have gotten those kind of injuries from an accident.]

[substrictus.livejournal.com]

[That's enough to earn a soft chuckle from him, tugging at his shirt absently so it covers more of the visible scars. The fun part of being that he'd just come from the shower recently so his shirt had been thrown on haphazardly, the video revealing the healing injuries. His shoulder wound was the one that looked the worst off compared to the healing gashes on his chest.]

That is true~~! He's my best friend so it shouldn't be too hard to convince him~

[A pause and he looks down briefly at the visible, fresh scars, so clear against his chest along with a contract seal emblazoned over his heart]

Eh? Oh.. I think his name was Zion. Not sure if that was his real name or not but that's what he told me it was.


[ooc: sorry for tl;dr-ing on things XD;;]

No worries! I eat tl;dr for breakfast :|b

[unsureazure.livejournal.com]

[Noel's frown deepens as her eyes glance over the injuries that Oz tried to hide. They were pretty bad... Noel had to make sure she found this person, and subdue him. Not only is attacking people like that against the law here, this 'Zion' person had hurt one of Noel's few friends.

... She wouldn't forgive this. Ever. Noel closes her eyes and takes in a deep breath, trying to cool down her sense of anger. Even if what had happened to Oz was terrible, she couldn't lose control again. Without Hazama's presence, Bolverk's magic thankfully helped pull the reigns on her emotions. Noel opens her eyes and gives a nod towards the camera. Though she managed to quell most of her anger, the serious expression remained.]

'Zion'... I see. I'll remember that. May I trouble you for a description of him as well?