{Video} un: lordwolframvonbielefelt

[bielefelt]

{ When Wolfram appears on the screen, this man in a quite fancy blue uniform may look a little... tired. To be truthful, Wolfram was struggling to stay awake to finish recording the video Wolfram had practiced reciting already - but Wolfram had to post this before Wolfram
immediately changed into nightwear and passed out rested for the rest of the night,
in the way-too-small than Wolfram von Bielefelt, son of the 26th Maou, was used to ""apartment"", but...
at least it was well-furnished and well-stocked with decent food. }

[ ... Actually... It feels right. For once, Wolfram being in a strange and unusual place like this... ... Feels right...
... It might just be because Wolfram's finally accessing the Network by early December --
-- December was when Wolfram first showed up to that other world and met...
... a different form of the person Wolfram had been engaged to for a number of years by then, from a different point in time...
Except Wolfram hadn't known it at the time... ... It had been over ten years since then...
... This time, Wolfram knows a little more. Just enough to get around.
Yuuri even had helped teach Wolfram all about the technology of the other world back then, and its communicator --
-- slowly, Wolfram had begun to learn it better on Wolfram's own. "Moving pictures" still bemused Wolfram in many ways, but...
... Somehow, Wolfram had been able to work this world's communicator and navigate it -- this time without "needing" Yuuri's help. ]

I've been told I'll be able "to keep" my abilities in this location. However, they appear to be somewhat limited.
If there are others here with Fire-based powers, I would be interested in sparring with you as a means of training our abilities.
That said -- this would be along the lines of professional combat training.
... I suppose it might be fine if someone could cause fires for such training even by other means -- or even if not having those abilities, as well.. I would still be able to use those.

{ Wolfram had checked the listing for the names familiar from home -- but had come up completely empty-handed.
Still, it wouldn't hurt to ask and if people were so inclined, maybe they could inform Wolfram if they saw, later on... }

... I suppose no one here may know of a [ EMPHASIZED ] "Yuuri Shibuya" or,
[ Softer, almost saddened Tone ] "Greta"...
... I don't think Greta would introduce herself with his family name alone, but in case she had...

[ and Wolfram holds up, one by one, the painting showing various figures -- However the next paintings Wolfram shows... ]

Click to Expand!

{ And if he because you're not seeing him in the corner!!1! was ever to show up later -- at least it wasn't the uncensored version...?! }

Please alert me if you've seen them anywhere. Greta is still technically not of age yet...
There's also -- Conrad Weller. Gwendal von Voltaire. Gunter von Kleist. ... Ken Murata. Jozak Guriere.

If any of these people arrive here -- please direct them to me. They'll know what to do next.

( ... At least this time Wolfram isn't immediately throwing the communicator away. )

Comments

{Video; UN: scraps}

[disgracedprince]

{He awoke to something...terrible. A loss he can't put into words. It's easier for him to focus on this poor soul. Xie Lian smiles at the portraits and then speaks up, his voice a little unsteady:}

I would be happy to train with you. I have a fair bit of control over fire, though it might not be entirely fair.

{For reasons he can expand on later.}

What should I call you, young lord? Are you whole and healthy?

1/? {Permanent Video for now!} ;;;; ;A;/ ;;;; (I'm completely canonblind but I'll do my best-!!)

[bielefelt]

[ when the video pops back on -- suddenly, Wolfram's clothing appearance seems to have... changed. ]

( and Wolfram holds the device in the palms of both hands, face half-pressed against both the couch and the side of the device and -- )
{ yeah Wolfram didn't even make it to the bed yet }


... Hold... on just... a moment... -- "please".... ... gugupi~....


[ -- and as if right on cue, The Exaggerated?? Yuuri Of Wolfram's Mind speaks up to quite literally YELL: ]

{ "WOLF!!! Don't go to sleep JUST yet!! There's a HOT guy with dark hair talking to you right now!! }

{ "Shut uP, YUURI, if I could, I'd throw this Extremely Comfortable Pillow in your face right NOW--!!" }

{ "But that's like, a really well-made quality pillow!! That'd be unfair!! Absolutely UNFAIR!! Even to throw it, if it ripped you'd be out of a perfectly good pillow! It might not be as good as the ones in the castle, but it definitely comes really close, even I can see that--!! Does it have those really expensive DOWN FEATHERS -- Why are apartments!!! in even this world furnished with such great pillows anyway, these look even better than the ones in my own hom--?!
-- aAUGH, Wolf, DON'T SLEEP!!" }


... Gu -- oh -- ... ( finally, Xie Lian's words began registering -- )


[ "Lord"... Wolfram had almost forgotten that was in his "username" here, but the word does Ping -- ]

2/?

[bielefelt]

I won't force use of my title, but... [ half-snore ] Gu -- ... agh.


It's fine to just call me by my name... or how you'd please in regards to my title... as long as it's polite.


( Blearyyy-eyed, grasps the communicator a bit more tightly in palms now.
Tries to push up lightly on elbows without immediately falling off the couch... )


I've somewhat adjusted... there's been enough food. It's certainly... better than when I arrived... with that ill feeling.
But I was "whole"...

[ Rapid blinking. TRYING to clear eyes enough to see past the brightness of the screen near-blinding him ]

3/?

[bielefelt]

( ... ) Why would it not be "fair"?

As for me, I have been told even by my brothers that my Fire magic is quite possibly the strongest in all the land.

[ Which is really high compliments coming from more lately Conrad and Gwendal. ]

... Of "our" lands, at least... [ belatedly remembering slowly where Wolfram is ]


... It would be fine too if we limited our powers somewhat, but... the intent was to go all-out.

4/4 alsooo would you say yours has black hair+black eyes combo it's Important to KKM's lore...

[bielefelt]

Though, I thank you for your offer, and if you still intend to, regardless, -- ...


( seems to slip slightly on elbows, but thankfully keeps hold of the device-- )


[ blearily tried to read the username that was coming up. "scraps"?? ]

... I don't believe I heard your name?

[ Wolfram's username basically had his full name in but this one... ]

{Video} It's okay! Actually Xie Lian has black hair + honey gold eyes.

[disgracedprince]

{Has the poor man - he looks more like a teen, but then again, so does Xie Lian - been drugged? Should he go to him or get help? He gets to his feet and watches the screen of his communicator carefully. There truly is no time to mourn! He will see San Lang again. He is sure of that. They just have to...wait...again.}

Forgive me for saying so, but you seem exhausted. Is this...normal? For you?

{He is trying not to pace anxiously, which is good since a host of worried animals are somewhere near his feet.}

I'm sorry, I believe I missed your name? And what was that about an ill feeling?

{Goodness! Wolfram has been through it, hasn't he? Or has he...? Xie Lian can't be sure. Everyone reacts to, ah, "world travel" differently.}

Well, you see, I'm a god. {Surprise?} If I were to go "all out", I could destroy a large portion of Ellipsa.

{And he likes this world too much to even dare.}

I am Xie Lian. In my world, the surname is first, so my first name is Lian.

{Put together, his name means something like "compassion for the withering". Isn't that nice? Thanks, Mom and Dad!}

1/? NOTED thank you!! {I'm giggling at his anxious-ness and meanwhile WolframTM....}

[bielefelt]

-- Then, it wouldn't necessarily need to be as "all out", but as I said, we can limit it...


{ beat beat b E A T. }


[ and finally Wolfram is beginning to see clearly register this man's appearance and the weight of these words-- ]


{ The Not!Yuuri of Wolfram's Mind: ".. Eh-- eH?!???!" }

un: happyaround

[roundandaround]

I don't think I've ever seen them, but I'll look out! It's lonely not having anyone from home, so I hope you find them. You really worked hard on those, huh?

2/? {Private Video from here until otherwise!}

[bielefelt]

{ AFTER... MASHING SOME BUTTONS QUICKLY... and somehow getting the desired result }


A-- "A god"??! Forgive me for asking so abruptly --

( b e a t )


-- After I arrived... during the end of two months ago and after. You...

You didn't... ""feel"" the presence of another "god"-like entity here, have you...?
-- Aside from... any related to "this place" --

( b e a t ) [ There's technically TWO Wolfram's referring to here but... ]

-- Because in my world... technically my powers might be amplified by... our more figurative "God".
Due to the nature of how we gain our magical ability to begin with...

[ BEAT. How much can Wolfram say...?? ? ]

... We don't need to use our abilities to that extent but...

I admit I've been discontent about how my abilities present here. My Healing magic wasn't as strong as typical...

{ THAT part has been bothering Wolfram a lot too. But Wolfram's much more Pressed about Fire abilities.
Most of them appear to still be in-tact but... then other aspects... }

3/?

[bielefelt]

-- Oh. Though, this... oversleeping is normal for me, yes.

[ It MIGHT have something to do with the other true nature of Wolfram's Body
but Yuuri, meanwhile, always theorized it was something like "low blood pressure" whatever THAT was and meanwhile Wolfram didn't really care,
Wolfram had grown so used to constantly falling asleep all the time.
Also Yuuri made an Extremely Comfortable Pillow too. Yes. Every Single Morning ]
( when it wasn't like this-- )

The ill feeling... that's also normal. I get really severe seasickness when I travel by ship.
So I usually opt to avoid that method of travel, but often, it's unavoidable.

It wasn't by boat, how I arrived here, but... maybe the sensation felt similar...


... So I'm finding my way around here a little late.

[ waves a hand now lightly ] I'll be fine in the morning. I never miss my daily training.

{ That part is true. Yuuri would be Enthusiastically Agreeing }

[ ... although, it's maybe also true that Wolfram has been having a slightly hard time adjusting to Yuuri being completely, for-real gone again... ]

4/4

[bielefelt]

... "Lian", then.

( If that's how the other would prefer it... )


I tried to fit my name in the "username", but it might have... been unclear.

{ Yuuri: And why do usernames never let us have SPACES anymore!??? ? ? }


Lord Wolfram von Bielefelt. "von Bielefelt" is the family name in my case.

It's fine to keep my title in, most citizens of our world refer to me that way.
But it's technically a "formality". ( ... )

"Bielefelt" is also the name of the lands I'm set to inherit formally once the current head is "unable to rule" or when I'm

( beat ) Formally married. ... If I choose so.

1/? {I'll assume he remembers her better now from after the event thread too} ;A;/

[bielefelt]

( Fortuately, Wolfram recorded this one before the near passing-out earlier,
so Wolf does appear to her still in the uniform, but looking almost equally as worn.
At least Wolfram's keeping eyes open much better this time, recognizing the one on the screen...
... even if he's disappointed to hear she too hadn't known of them here. )

... Thank you. ( beat ) For watching for them...

... I'm mostly concerned right now for Greta.

[ It's not that Greta can't take care of herself being a now-16~ year old. Her Coming of Age ceremony had also been soon,
But after careful consideration between all three, since that said timeframe was still slightly far away,
they had chosen to pursue completion of a certain other event first...
Greta hadn't exactly quite reached the self-chosen birthday timeframe they had talked about for Greta once yet, though...
But this type of world... it's true they all get powers here, but Greta is still full human... ]

... Yuuri can at least [ restraining self but keeps going ] -- handle himself on his own too... but it's imperative that I find both.
Anyone else... they're well-trained in the area of combat as well [ "well, the Sage doesn't exactly..." ]

-- so as long as they can find me eventually, they'll also be fine. But they might need guidance to my current location.

2/2

[bielefelt]

( ... At least she has an eye for art. )


I did well enough. Though the one with Yuuri was based from a previously existing attempt.


[ sPARKLE SPARKLE S P A R K L E ] --


... The one of Greta is an original... ( Wolf tried to recreate her image from mind as clear as possible. ) the other came to me at a whim.

Usually I focus on portraits. But I can add others... or specific scenery.

Since the amount of paint I had here was limited, I did what I could with what I had on-hand.

( and if there had been any extra paint Wolfram could take back earlier he certainly took advantage )

[ ... and somehow hasn't stopped psuedo-sparkling with pride all through saying that. ]

[roundandaround]

You put a lot into them, I can tell! I bet my little sister would love seeing this. Mary-chan loves art a lot. And I think we can all see how much you care about the people back home.

{Video} Oh Wolfram, sweetie.

[disgracedprince]

{Oh...oh dear. Xie Lian pauses in his pacing and...sits down. The questions are interesting and entirely unexpected! Another god? Who might that be? There are many in his experience.}

...yes. I am a martial god, so I can't say I know every deity. {Actually, he knows all of the current gods (in his time) because he is technically the "Emperor of Heaven".}

What is their name? Do you remember? {He can't help much with giving powers (he thinks? he has never tried), though he is always willing to try!}

Seasickness is truly detestable. I've never suffered it, but I know others who have. I believe mint will settle your stomach - as will ginger!

{There are a number of aids for that, herbally speaking. Xie Lian cocks his head and smiles encouragingly.}

Training is very important. I never miss mine either, Lord von Bielefelt. {Did he say it right? He does stumble a bit over the syllables.}

Being a noble is...complicated. I was once a prince myself and I suppose I would have married eventually if I hadn't Ascended.

1/? {Not sure how much you know of the different versions but!!} ;A;/ Yes Wolf is great across all-

[bielefelt]

"Martial god?"

{ "Yuuri" weakly faaar in the back of the mind: He means like 'martial arts'... }
{ 'But I don't know what that IS, Yuuri!!' }

"Ascended"??

... I'm uncertain if he even had a true name. We've always referred to him as

"The True King. ..."

[ The autotranslation of this world may or may not catch Significance, but Wolfram uses the term "Shinou" here too.
If Wolfram was speaking with Yuuri, it'd be in Japanese, so would come across as that --
and in Japanese, it also can carry a double meaning of "The New King" ...
does it work if it's autotranslating otherwise...?? Wolfram barely knows the term in Japanese. ]

... I'm also not certain if he's ever actually done anything like "Ascended" but... you mean...

-- to some other kind of ... 'realm'?

[ Wolfram seems to finally sit up a bit straighter and firmly on elbows, staring down intently at the screen while recording.

The magical pouch made of his "protector"'s hair with the once-"curse" overall dubbed as "Gunter's Protection" by Wolfram and Yuuri juts uncomfortably against Wolfram's thigh in the hidden pocket of the negligee and Wolfram shifts almost unconsciously against it. It was supposed to be empty and -- seemingly -- non-magical now but...
... To think Shinou actually hid and lived in there for a time... ]

... In our world, it's more like... his previous "presence" had "dispersed" over the land since its beginnings.

In order to activate our powers, we must enter into a verbal binding contract with "Shinou".
But our powers are also within the vast majority of us from birth, if we don't come in contact with them later on.

( beat ) My Fire magic has also always been inside me since my birth.

But the contract appears to amplify them -- so when we're separated from our lands... our powers can weaken.
I was concerned when I first arrived here because I wasn't sure if my connection was completely "severed"...
( If those in charge of "this place" were even aware... )

2/? Novels has some Differences going on by the final one too Yes--

[bielefelt]

{ The video flicked off temporarily at the end, but when the next one comes on, Wolfram's holding up
yet another painting. }

... I wasn't certain if I should be showing this one to this place yet. ( b e a t-- )
But since you're willingly explaining about yourself and your... nature...



This is what "he'd" look like. I'm told I look like him... but personally, I notice the differences between us.
He'd be extremely far down any "ancestral" line even if he was related somehow...
And he didn't personally carry the "Bielefelt" name. I'm not sure he even had a surname.

{ The man shown clearly is an adult and has a larger build than Wolfram, with even broader shoulders.
He stands tall, proud, and almost haughty --
Despite the muscular form -- and Wolfram's own muscles may have shown through in the video too --
this man's skin is near-spotless, clear, like they've never actually been in a direct battle in their entire lifetime,
and yet, their dignified posture seems to imply having had some sort of experience...
The thick paint streaks of Wolfram's modified style all across the canvas is also noticeable,
as if pressure was applied at various points while streaks of paint swish in various directions.
Unlike Wolfram's deep yet striking green eyes, this man's eyes are blue and cold-looking, black and greys mixed into the blue shades bringing out the sharp stare.
They're striking eyes on their own too but in a rather different way... and as if they're communicating directly across the screen: }

[ "Don't get close. This one is next." ]

"If they disobey, I'm killing them and everyone they've ever loved." ]



[Even if it means destroying our land


or any others that get in my way." ]


It's fine if you do not know. But if you do notice anything...

3/? {I went back to search up Novels references mint's referenced exactly like x3 times and--}

[bielefelt]

"Mint"... it may have been one of the additions they gave me back on the ships.


( To be truthful Wolfram doesn't remember. But mint seems to spark memories in Yuuri... )


-- or that "ginger"... I've tried almost every remedy recommended to me. None of them work.


Though I'd be willing to try alternatives here if they end up being stronger.
It certainly helps that this place seems to require less sea travel.


[ ... But Wolfram also hasn't tried the teleportation nodes yet, so who knows what'll happen there?? ]

4/? {also regarding potential future Logs~}

[bielefelt]

( At least this one did say Wolfram's name right! Wolfram will let it go as long as there's clear respect. )


Regarding training, as it's currently winter... though I can also use them effectively enough during winter, my inherent powers from home will be stronger again by the spring. Of course, the height of summer, especially by late July into August is when they're at their best.
[ The more potential for fire, the better. ]
So I was thinking of more intense training by at least the spring, increasing the intensity by summer... I can also start earlier, however.


"Spring" in my world begins by the second month of the calender... it may be different here.
I was going to wait and test how the weather here is different from that of my world.


[ after finishing addressing the other GOD... man's concerns in turn, Wolfram finally asks hesitantly... ]:

5/5 {There it Is}

[bielefelt]

... You were a prince?? ( beat )

... You're correct in saying it's... "complicated". If it wasn't "that person"...

( b e a t ) Who has since proposed to me... [ and here it Drops-- ]


... I would have refused right away. [ and technically Wolfram DID refuse at first... ]


... But they're... different. ... They continue to exceed my expectations of them in almost every single way.
I'm not even sure they realize they're doing it...

... They're still a rookie in some other areas. They're definitely not ready to take on the management of other lands.

{ and the word being used here if this was in Japanese is a definite "henachoko" said in a Very Certain Tone }

( b e a t ) But I'm quite certain they'd also have no interest at all in also managing Bielefelt lands,
even if its ceaseless appeal eventually gets shown to them.


{ beat beat b e A T } I somewhat prefer that.

{Video; 1/?} I love all of it. I have the novels and some of the anime.

[disgracedprince]

Yes. Martial as in war or battle. {He probably looks like the farthest thing from a war deity and to be fair he was originally supposed to be a flower god. But he is dedicated to defending those under his protection and he absolutely adores all weaponry (especially swords).}

Ascension is what happens when a mortal is brought to Heaven. Mortals that Ascend often becomes Gods and Goddesses. I Ascended when I was seventeen.

{A very young age and...well...it hadn't been properly earned. He had said something that angered the Emperor of Heaven and so said Emperor had chosen him as his next victim. Likely because he could see some of himself in Xie Lian.}

I see! How interesting! {He nods, growing serious.} I can understand your concern completely. Ellipsa is special. The rules that govern our worlds and our powers seem to...extend...here to some degree and allow us to keep our abilities. I'm not sure how it works.

{Video; 2/?}

[disgracedprince]

Oh thank you very much! {The honor isn't lost on him and he looks over the portrait, memorizing the handsome man.} As do I. His eyes are much colder than yours. Yours remind me of emeralds in firelight.

{Xie Lian feels like he has met people like this Shinou. He feels bad for Wolfram if he is right. Sometimes kindness goes much further than an iron-will.}

You are both very handsome. {Beautiful, actually.} But I would know him if I saw him. Your fire is an intrinsic part of you; I feel like he would control water or ice.

{Video; 3/4} Haha wonderful~

[disgracedprince]

It's very likely! Sailors would need it on hand.

{His expression falls and he sighs, empathetic.}

Yes, you can avoid the water entirely here. I wonder if the sickness has something to do with your element? Fire would have a strong distaste for water, I'm sure.

{Lips twitching into an amused smile, Xie Lian chuckles.}

Why wait for Spring or Summer? We can visit them together. I assure you both lands are just like their seasons. I have chosen to reside in Autumn and it too is perfectly...Autumn.

{Video; 4/4}

[disgracedprince]

I... I was. I was born to the last Emperor and Empress of Xianle. Their one and only son. {So all of it would have passed to him if it hadn't been destroyed by famine, war and disease. He had Ascended just in time to watch it all happen from Heaven too. Of course he had promptly Fallen to aid his loved ones.}

In my experience, when we meet our soulmates, they don't have to try to be perfect. They just...fit...with us. When the time comes, I'm sure you can guide them in ruling over your lands effectively. Until then...

{He turns away from the feed, his heart aching.}

Enjoy them. Watch them grow.

1/?

[bielefelt]

... You have a younger... sister?? [ b e a t. ]


( ... Conrad and Gwendal would both be Wolfram's older brothers. In Wolfram's line, Wolfram is still "the youngest",
even at eighty-eight and just over three-quarters now. )

( but the next part briefly catches attention, too-- )

2/? {What do you mean, 'Mary''s not such a common name in your kingdom, Wolfram??}

[bielefelt]

"Mary"?? ( ... ) The only "Miss Mary" I know is the sheep herder.

( Wolfram means it literally!! ""T-Zou"" the sheep also gave Wolfram A Time but also Some Memorable memories. )


A Mary once met on an ... expedition to one of the villages. She herded many sheep.
And at one point, an entire flock of about thirty at once.

( It wasn't possible even she came here, right?? ) It's true she could herd well, but I'd be concerned for her well-being in a place like this...
I don't believe she used [ "Maryoku" ] magic -- she was a human...

I don't think she ever showed much interest in art at all compared to physical activity, but if there was --
-- another here who... does??

[ He seems to be catching on... ]

3/?

[bielefelt]

... It's true I take great pride in my skill. It's taken many years of practice to reach this level.

[ the eighty-eight and three quarters in fact. And Wolfram's birthday is in Spring...
but Wolfram doesn't remember when in ""Spring"". ]

... Some of them are more like "allies with a common goal", ... such as Guriere. But...


( beat beat. )

[ For example, Wolfram isn't extremely close with Jozak, but Jozak has certainly protected helped out Wolfram way more than simply once. ]

... If they were here, it would be good to assist them.

Weller might be okay in a place like this. ( b e a t ) He's travelled to such lands before, but it was a long time ago.

[ closer to not long before when Yuuri was born, in fact... ]

... He seems to remember it well enough, but as for navigating extensive distances, he might still have some issues.

[ Conrad never seemed to like to talk about those parts as much. ]

4/4

[bielefelt]

... Gunter is... capable enough in battle when prepared, but I fear the amount of advanced technology here would be overwhelming for him.
[ Wolfram and the rest haven't exactly travelled to Earth yet... so Wolfram wouldn't know elsewise. ]

"Murata" ... it would depend on which point of time he arrived from.

He'd probably adapt well enough over time... he's very sociable. [ unlike Wolfram with most people. ]
[ Rinku's been an Exception ]

But I'd be concerned about his ability to wield any form of magic with expertise.

He's ... much more like "a strategist" than a fighter. ( beat ) I think he'd prefer to avoid it, even if he could use magic...


... I have the least concern about Gwendal when it comes to how he handles unfamiliarity or battle. [ beat ]


But... he's my Aniue...

[ the term probably autotranslates to something like "respectful elder brother" but Wolfram Emphasizes it while trailing off. ]

... He probably wouldn't stay long with me even if he was here. I think he'd prefer to scout the land to see how he could be of use.


... But if he was here... [ b e a t ] And... Conrad... my second eldest brother.

[ it seems Wolfram does still make a distinction between them. "Conrad" is just "Conrad".
"Weller" if not "Lord Weller" gets thrown around when Wolfram's being a bit more Formal.
But Wolfram's used "Aniue" specifically for "Gwen" Wolf's entire life, since Wolf was a child. It'd be hard to change these things now... ]

... I'd really like to at least know.

[roundandaround]

[Rinku smiles happily, hearing of all the people Wolfram misses.]

I hope you get to see all your friends and family soon. It sounds like you really care about them. Lots of people here have people from home.

[She isn't one of them, despite how long she's been here. But why discourage him when the odds are good?]

I bet they'd all be happy here too. It's a nice place, and it feels like there's something to make just about anyone smile.

Oh, our Mary-chan's not a shepherd! She's way too young. Though I guess maybe in olden times you could be whatever job, and she just turned 11, so maybe? I wonder if we should take her out to see some Fabric Sheep... But, but! Here's our whole family!

[Sending over a family photo of Rinku, Evangeline, Mary, all their Pokémon (Frills pouting, Mecchan and Mimi clinging to each other, Hina and Dusty flying around happily, and Misu minding her own business), and three Blue Dolls.]

I know we're kind of a weird family and none of us are blood related, but we're still happy.

1/? {also quick clarification on Wolfram but basically how I feel it could go-}

[bielefelt]

I can assure you yours is far from "the strangest" that I know of.

( b e a t. )

{ After all, Greta gained not only Wolfram's own self, but also both of the other two brothers,
gained a grandmother that was Wolfram's own mother in Cheri,
two more grandparents that she'll eventually meet?? closer on Yuuri's own end
and then a certain older brother of Yuuri's too...
even from Gwendal's side there was also Gwen's cousin "Hube" and Nicola and even El the baby. }
{ Not!Yuuri adding "Helpfully": Don't forget Cianfrocco and Zinter!! Even if they're ... not around anymore... ... ... at least you met them!!... }
[ Wolfram vaguely in Mind: Huh?? ]
{ Not!Yuuri voice Whining: The dogs...!! But they're the family's, yes, not mine. The SHIBUYA FAMILY'S dogs. Since I was a baby. }

( And then there was That Guy especially. )
[ Does he even count as her "third" psuedo-Father... ]

[ Wolfram himself at least got to visit Yuuri during one timeframe on his own. At first it had seemed like an accident.
But ever since then it was like Shinou had completely barred Wolfram from ever going back, much less Greta going even once... ]

2/?

[bielefelt]

[ Wolfram will focus most on Mary, since that's where Wolf's attention is right now, but he does take in the entire "family". ]

( The dolls... remind Wolfram more of the plush like what Gwendal likes to collect.
But these are "creepy"-cute style -- not that Wolfram would know that kind of sub-genre exactly --
-- but Gwendal's are definitely more cute-cute style. )

... That's... definitely not the Miss Mary I've met... ( beat )

[ He's still going to forever associate you two in-mind or at least Mary with sheep and T-Zou!!1!
and if you asked Murata Mary'd probably never beat the "Mary Had A Little Lamb~!!!" allegations. ]

But if that is so, she would be just a year over Greta's age when we met Greta ....


( it's so quiet in Wolfram's apartment when he's recording as he takes that pause, that late at night, that you can almost hear a pin drop. )

{ Not!Yuuri, the Pin Drop that Wolfram barely registers, weakly trailing off: Wolfram... you used "we" again... }

3/3

[bielefelt]

( ... a shadow of guilt begins to flicker over Wolfram's expression and he coughs in a polite manner. )


... Forgive me. I haven't been... completely honest with you about something...


( ... She won't get angry with him for not mentioning it beforehand, will she...?? He's... been worried about mentioning it. )

... Greta is my... child.

My ... Adopted child. ( B E A T ) And has... another parent too.


( beat beat beat b E A T )


We're... my ""partner"" and I are.. not... exactly... [ Wolfram you were 0.0001 seconds away from that kiss and sealing your Fate ] -- Married.


It's more like... for now... a .. Marriage of convenience.


( Wolfram says it all completely seriously, at least, with a hardened gaze. )

{ He's not angry and technically not even fully upset... but there's a clearly discontent feeling maybe seeping through Wolfram's expression. }

[roundandaround]

Eh? That's it?

[Rinku blinks a few times, tilts her head, and smiles.]

That's great! You don't have to hide that you're married, even if the circumstances are different. I don't really get it, the being married but not but yes but sort of, but I'm different too. And lots of people here have kids. Or other different kinds of stuff, even when it doesn't make sense.

[Go talk to the guy who adopted two-thirds of a polyamorous triad and then started dating one of them's older brother, and then get back to her.]

I think you can just tell anyone anything and it's fine.

1/? {And also they had an almost 8~ years long engagement already-}

[bielefelt]

...T-That many here have -- children...?? ?

( beat beat beat )


[ Her reaction is COMPLETELY unexpected and Wolfram is genuinely stunned into a bit of silence. ]

( "I think you can just tell anyone anything and it's fine..." ) { And meanwhile, Yuuri's words earlier ring through Wolf's memory... }

[ ... he might have still had a similar experience when having accidental-travelled with Yuuri that time even if the rest weren't with him this time. ]
( Wolfram did learn a bit more about the "reasons" behind Yuuri's hesitations since but not the extent of them even just before arriving, still -- )


{ What... did Yuuri mean then...?? ? }


[ She doesn't get it!! Yuuri was born in 1985!! The US hadn't even quite voted on Gay marriage yet!!1!-- ]

{ Not!Yuuri in an almost desperation: I still have to move back even briefly to Boston so I can vote...!! And then... and then... }

2/2

[bielefelt]

( beat beat beat beat b E A T )


It's just that... I think... they weren't ready to tell.


( beat-thud ) I think...


... He was trying to... protect... us.


Us and ... Greta.


... His home can be a bit... "old-fashioned", in his words... though I never really understood it.

( beat. -- Wolf can't exactly tell her the reasons why it's a political marriage also, to "confuse the enemies..." )


... So for now, we decided on "that". ... For convenience's sake. ... It's not an "official marriage" quite yet.


{ Not!Yuuri extremely faintly in the back: ... I'm sorry, Wolf... }

[roundandaround]

[Rinku almost brings up how many older people there are in town, but Wolfram continues, so she just blinks and hums. She nods in worry.]

You mean like they think everyone has to be straight and stuff. People do that kinda thing at home too, some of them. With other stuff too. Like with me, I only figured out here that I can't just love one person. That my "I love everyone" means "I love everyone." And I think lots of people get dealing with those kinds of people. And wanting to protect the people they care about.

But don't worry! No one here's gonna get mad at you just for that. And if they do, tons more people will stand up and stop them. I promise!

1/? Wait for It

[bielefelt]

( Wolfram had to stop and rewatch the video message several times, trying to make sense of -- everything she was saying. )



( .... This was completely different than almost everything that had been implied to Wolfram so far, but-- )


{ ... This world was... or at least, the modern world of "Earth" of many of the Otherworlders' was --
-- possibly connected to "the future" of Yuuri's world specifically, right?? Was it possible...?? ? }

[ That things had progressed far beyond what even Yuuri could have "predicted" in their time...?? ? ]

( That... seemed to be the case as what was being told to Wolfram so far but... )

[ There was something... still very much bothering Wolfram. ]

2/? Wolfram's Mind is *firing rapidly* in multiple directions right about now

[bielefelt]

( ... "That my 'I love everyone' means 'I love everyone'." ... )


{ And the memory of what felt like a long, long dream flashes through Wolfram's MIND-- }





{ "It is I M P O S S I B L E to--!!" }





( ... Was THIS IT???! )

3/? {and yes Private}

[bielefelt]

( When the video message Wolfram returns comes through slightly late,
Wolfram hasn't changed yet, but Wolf fell back in almost complete exasperation against the opposite end of the couch,
Wolfram's hair now splayed all around from the back and completely messed up and out-of-place.

Wolfram holds the device slightly awkwardly up to record, so it's an angle from above,
as Wolfram's eyes pierce fiercely, but also seem a bit... distracted-- )


... My partner's truly a wimp.


( The word autotranslated from Wolfram's language to Japanese is "henachoko" but if she picks up on the Emphasis... )

{ But the fact that Wolfram is filming like this --
Wolfram doesn't let just anyone, even around the castle at home, see Wolfram like this.
It's actually a sign Wolfram's growing more comfortable around her, but still very subtle,

because technically Wolfram's still viewing her as "an acquaintance" right now... }

4/? we are all eternally heavy sighing @ Yuuri in this fandom

[bielefelt]

( was THAT what Yuuri had truly been implying the entire TIME...??! )

He's... used that word around me before. "Straight".

I've gathered... it seems to imply a... dedicated relationship between a man and a woman in his... "world" or... "time", but...

... In my world, in the land I come from particularly, every relationship is either... equally "dedicated", or...

-- Freely open... regardless of gender.

[ Wolfram's mother had been championing "free love" for even some time before Yuuri had arrived to Shin Makoku, after all... ]


I've tried to explain it to him before, but... he doesn't seem to comprehend it.

5/5

[bielefelt]

( ... )

{ Wolfram focuses gaze a bit more now at the screen-- }


... Could what you said... be why??




I don't think... he has --


Thought of a possibility of ... "loving everyone" in the way you're describing.


... But he said something once that... made me think... maybe he's thought of it before...


... But has it... confused.

[roundandaround]

[Rinku looks confused at first. Wolfram seems to be thinking about a lot of things, and even if she did know, most would go over her head. She blinks at the "wimp" line, but softens and smiles again when he talks about Yuuri's concept of love and asks about it.]

Hm... I think that's the kind of thing he has to figure out. Even with people who do love more than one person that way, there's all kinds of people. There's "I love two people but only those ones" and there's "most people I love as friends, but some I can grow to feel another way for" and even people like me. And then there's how things that aren't romance are still other kinds of love.

And sometimes you do get confused. Like in general, people. Some people think I'm confused when I describe it because they don't think it can exist the way I feel it, but sometimes people are actually confused. I only figured myself out here, since there's a lot of different options here nobody will tell you you can't do.

But that's what figuring out who you are is, right? Everyone has to do that, no matter who or what they are. Some people just have it easier because they're already what everyone says is normal where they are, so they don't have to risk asking.

1/? Apologies for the wait!! (But it really helps+is great that you know them well too!!) ;A;/

[bielefelt]

"Emeralds"?...

[ Wolfram repeats it to self, sounding a bit bemused albeit extremely humbled.

It's true Yuuri had compared them like that before, but someone akin to Shinou's status believes this of Wolfram...?? And he coughs just a bit in his embarrassment. ]


... I thank you for... the compliment?? ( It was a compliment, right? Right?!! )


... Actually... regarding his element, too... I can't ever fully be certain --


-- but it's been long presumed he actually had full control over all the major elements of our realm.


( beat beat bEAT-- )


Though I've also thought he seemed to have a preference for Water...


[ Wolfram muses on that thought for a bit, then bringing it to the next topic-- ]

2/?

[bielefelt]

-- About that theory... my element not handling physical bodies of water well. I've considered such before, too.


But what often confused me about it was most other experienced Fire users I've known don't appear to "react" in the same ways.


[ Elizabeth, for starters, absolutely never had to deal with the level of seasickness Wolfram did.

Instead, she'd jump on a ship first thing if it meant she could see Wolfram at all-- ]


... Including others in my own familial line.


It's still possible... so I always try to keep my symptoms in mind when I travel, as frustrating as they can be at times.


... Which is why it would be most beneficial if... I had an... ( b E A T ) -- escort while I'm here.


I can for sure handle myself on my own. But it's most beneficial to have adequate support where it's possible.


( a bit of a pause ) ... Thus, if you're offering, I may take you up on that offer....

3/?

[bielefelt]

... I did also want to still test them in Nightwake. I want to be certain I can activate my abilities anywhere I need to.


( beat b e a t B E A T )


--- I've been informed that recently, there was an attack by "monsters" even in the city.


But the description of the kind of "monsters" was a little unclear, so I feel it's best to train regardless.

4/? I can never resist showing these lines being anime canon hahaa

[bielefelt]

( Wolfram rewatches the last video message multiple times, but... )


{ ... There's definitely a sense of... loneliness...?? ? Surrounding this "being"...


... and with that kind of story... }


( Not!Yuuri, Whispering: Reach out to them. You can do it, Wolfram!! )


( ... and Wolfram sighs fondly in mind, before-- )


... I will. ... Watch them.


( BEAT B E A T BEAT-BEAT-- )


... I'm always watching them.


( beat-thud-- )


... But... if he were here...


... I think... he would ask me to ask this --


( and Wolfram straightens up perfectly finally, emerald eyes blazing straight into the screen-- )

5/?

[bielefelt]

I may not know if... the way "The True King" was is anything like how "Ascending" is in your realm.

I'm not even sure we could have once called him "mortal"... but...



... As a representative of the current King of Shin Makoku...


( as Wolfram sits up, a necklace tumbles out from Wolfram's negligee.
It has the same deep emerald stone as Wolfram's eyes. It almost looks hand-crafted --
-- with a silver chain )


... Regardless of the nature of your being --


--- Would you like to align with -- me? While... I remain here.



... If my partner ever arrives here... I'm sure he'd be asking you if this is something that would be beneficial to you, too.
But he also appreciates when I can ask on his behalf.

6/6 \o/

[bielefelt]

... Because regardless of whatever powers this "Ellipsa" holds --



--- They can't contain Shin Makoku's king were he ever to come here.


... But he would also do everything in his power to keep the people and Otherworlders of Ellipsa safe if it came to it, too.



... I'm more concerned about those other so-called "beings" 'running' this place.