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[startraveler]

[A blonde-haired young man waves as he shows up in the view. The smile on his face is friendly and familiar to those who have encountered him before.]

Hello, I'm Aether. A simple traveler...

[Very simple, nothing special, really!]

...Who sadly can't traveler that much here. But since everyone is from different worlds, I am curious to hear more about them. And to make this easier I have a question as a starter! Is there anything you miss from your world?

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[localdeliveryboy]

Ah, thank you but that's quite alright. I've troubled you enough with this. I'll figure out the tea situation meself.

[ He says smiling. ]

But I wouldn't say no to a round of drinks at a pub. We could exchange stories while shootin' the breeze n' all that. I don't think Madam Faruzan's lessons are gonna start anytime soon so, outside of trying to find work and doing part time stuff, my schedule is free in the evenings.

That being said, what does she look like? Madam Faruzan, I mean. I only messaged her so no idea what she looks like in person.

[startraveler]

Don't worry. I'm used to helping out people all the time. Finding some tea will be no problem at all.

[He smiles back.]

That sounds good to me.

As for Madam Faruzan, you will be quite surprised, but she looks very young. She got stuck in some ruins for many, many years, but for some reason her appearance didn't change at all.

[localdeliveryboy]

Surprised? I'm shocked! That sounds traumatizing!

[ A beat. ]

Blimey, and she still wants to go back....That either some amazing dedication to her craft, or reckless abandon.

[ Noah now is thinking seriously about signing up to become her student. ]

She's gonna be a very interesting teacher, I can say that.

[ He says with a big grin. Clearly he too, lacks some sense of self preservation. ]

[startraveler]

It... really does, doesn't it? Faruzan is very strong... and loves her research in the ruins.

[He supposes if you're obsessed about something you won't mind spending that much time with it. Even though he can't imagine going years like this.]

She's definitely amazing.

[localdeliveryboy]

She sounds it, being able to face something like that and come out on top.

I'm a bit unclear though, you said she looked younger on account of being stuck for "many, many" years. How young are we talking? She seems to refer to herself as someone fairly aged, so I'm kinda picturing in me head she's roughly....maybe mid fifties in age but thirties in appearance?

[ He won't say it, not yet, but it is an odd sentence to say out loud. ]

[startraveler]

Hm... I'd say she looks like she's in her early twenties. And she was stuck in the ruins for 100 years. Or at least that much time has passed when she finally returned.

It's a really strange case and the ruins were clearly possessing some mysterious power. Sadly, even Faruzan herself doesn't seem to know where it was or how she survived there for so long.

[But then again, he isn't even surprised.]

[localdeliveryboy]

Wow. That's quite the story.

[ At the very least, he knows that he won't have to take care of an old lady when they go ruin diving. Though he really should get himself back in peak condition. ]

Well, I certainly am looking forward to finally meeting her! I gotta ask her if her struggles about trying to find students is true. She sounds amazing. Interesting at the very least.

[startraveler]

I hope you will enjoy the meeting. She definitely is a very interesting person.