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January 25, 2024 21:15:14  #181


Re: [F/DA] The coming of the first morn

Perfect timing.
"Caster?" There's Sunny at the side of the tent again. "Are you decent?"
What the Heroic Spirit can't see is Sunny making a small grimace. Speaking to a Servant is apparently a great way to realise how strange some modern sayings are. Well, not that older sayings would be un-strange, but...


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January 31, 2024 17:13:47  #182


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Having noticed Sunny's approach, Caster hurried to roll up the pant legs one by one so he could slip back into his boots. He still had to put on the final pink coat after this, but...
"Yeah," the boy answered as he balanced on one leg. The jean fabric was too thick to comfortably cram into the shoes, even with their wide tops. Still, he announced: "The clothes fit."


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January 31, 2024 21:40:03  #183


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"Oh, I'm glad."
The young man peers around the corner of the entrance, his face (as usual) the picture of deadpan apathy. 
"Would you happen to like a smooshed hat?" he asks, coming out into frontal view and holding said hat out like an offering.
Honestly, why does he feel the need to do things like this?


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February 16, 2024 14:52:13  #184


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"Mhm, we agreed to that." 
Honestly, the question was unnecessary, as someone who had posed no objection to the interesting clothing combination offered by Sunny certainly wouldn't mind clothes with a wrinkle or two (or many more).
Caster turned to face the mage, arms outstretched to the sides now that he was done with his shoes. The mismatched outfit looked secure enough, at no risk of sliding off him, but it also plainly looked too large and folded. It's mostly the jeans that bunched up near his ankles...
"Thank you," Caster said with a tinge of happiness in his voice.


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February 16, 2024 17:44:08  #185


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If common sense were a food, Sunny'd be all out of rations.
"Of course." Sunny half-drops the hat into Caster's reach. He sees absolutely nothing wrong, obviously. 
"The bus stop is a ways away in that direction," he says, pointing in what seems to be no direction in particular. "I am ready to depart when you are." 


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February 17, 2024 21:59:01  #186


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Caster turned the hat over to inspect both sides before sliding it onto his head. It is, maybe, the only piece of clothing that doesn't look too off on him. At least it doesn't cover his sight.
"I'm ready. I have nothing else with me," he affirmed with a nod. He followed Sunny's hand, but seeing nothing special, turned attention back to his face.


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February 19, 2024 20:28:00  #187


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"Let's go, then."

(Rereading has affirmed that a brief timeskip is pretty much needed to maintain a semblance of proper pacing, so I'll be initiating it without asking you. Hopefully you don't mind xD)

Wearing his backpack again (which looks heavier than it was previously), Sunny and Caster start out for the bus stop. The path to their destination is long and bright and curving. Assuming no objections were made, Sunny simply takes the reverse path of the road he took to get to the summoning leyline in the first place. The surrounding trees and blades of grass all look a lot more impressive in the increased luminosity, at least in the mage's view. It's still a bit bright, though. He probably should have put on sunglasses.
The pair seems to have a tendency of walking fast, so they reach the bus stop soon. There isn't anyone else waiting, which manages to be fortunate and unfortunate at the same time. But the stop itself is simple, with a very visible sign indicating to potential passengers where it is and where it goes, and a nicely maintained shelter in case of rain. As of the moment, there is no rain to speak of; the weather hasn't changed much, and only seems to be getting sunnier. At the very least, there's still a faint chill in the air brought on by the breeze, which helps prevent Caster from overheating in that very interesting outfit no one else has had the privilege of seeing. Yet.

"Would you like to pay for the fare?" Sunny is asking Caster. Of course he's asking about such a mundane thing again; what else would one expect? He has his wallet out (money? magic!), but he's currently holding it securely in his hands. The detail seems to imply a degree of caution when it comes to how visibly he holds his money. 


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February 27, 2024 18:58:24  #188


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And so, Caster followed Sunny once again, never lagging behind any more than the intentional distance of one step. This might not have been as possible had he been wearing shoes not his size but thankfully that wasn't the case. It is worthwhile to mention, though, that because of the oddly-fitted clothing Caster was now partly sticking his arms out to the side in order to avoid having his hands covered by falling sleeves.
The Servant made sure to once again take in the details of the area they walked through. Not only for enjoyment, but also for possible later reference. He enjoyed the little bit of shade that the hat cast on his face. He loved the little rustles from the trees and bushes they passed. The joy was dampened a little by the fact that they were on a route to leave the área, but the promise of returning soon was also there and he so looked forward to that.

Ah, at last, the man-made bus stop. There hadn't been many signs of people frequenting the forest until now. From here they'd reach the city. How far would it be? How much of a wait? 
"Fare? I don't have anything to give in exchange," Caster answered while lifting his sloping hat a little to increase his field of vision.


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March 3, 2024 00:01:10  #189


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CASTER WADDLE!

"I do," the mage says, and then completely misinterprets what's being misunderstood.
"May I assume the Grail filled you in on money? As in, the concept that paper with markings has extrinsic exchange value?"


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March 4, 2024 18:55:43  #190


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"Yeah..." he said, drawing out the word a little. And now, this is probably the first time a genuinely confused look appears on Caster's face. It was just for a moment, though, as he followed up with: "I don't have money."


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March 4, 2024 23:25:01  #191


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(The C in Caster stands for Communication issues)

Sunny thinks the Grail should have handed each Servant an allowance to begin with, but he keeps that opinion to himself as he ponders the situation.
"Would you like to?" he asks. To try to indicate what he's talking about, he pulls his wallet out a bit in the other's direction. "I was wondering if you would like to pay using the papers that I have. I mean, money." He shakes his wallet, but since he's talking about paper bills, it's not like they're about to make a sound. 


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March 5, 2024 21:28:34  #192


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The immediate reaction was a quick nod accompanied by Caster extending both his hands out. 
"How many do we need?"
He waited to be given the money.


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March 5, 2024 22:22:47  #193


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"One of these per person."
Sunny drops a paper bill into each of Caster's hands. Probably a $1 bill. The narrator's being cautious of money development for literally no reason.
"I don't have change," he explains, "so this is a bit more than what is needed." He pauses, and then further adds: "Nazoja makes its public transportation cheap on purpose." 
Nice trivia to know. Maybe.


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May 9, 2024 08:29:08  #194


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Both paper bills were held in a tight grip almost as soon as they were received. They were so light that it wouldn't do to have them flutter away in a breeze by accident. 
"I see. So people can get on buses as many times as they need to," Caster concluded, temporarily busying himself with examining all the little figures on the money he held.


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May 10, 2024 04:22:36  #195


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"Yes. I suppose that fits with this being a touristy destination." Sunny didn't mind taking buses. He didn't like taxis, though. 
Instead of showing people, it seems the bills show flowery symbols that doesn't seem to resemble anything in particular. 


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May 11, 2024 21:59:53  #196


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Well, these are technically the first bills that Caster sees, so he wouldn't know that other paper bill designs show people. He did think the symbols were nice. Maybe a sort of art, even. 
Caster looked up, tilting his hat back once more to look at Sunny now.
"Does the bus take a lot of time to arrive?" he asked. Usually he wouldn't be too impatient, but right then he had the thought that the faster they got to the city, the faster they could get their things done and they could leave quickly and return here.


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May 15, 2024 02:40:50  #197


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The young man doesn't look back, instead looking down the road, possibly because he can sense his companion's impatience. The relatively flat slope means they can see reasonably far, and the rather remote location means probably most any vehicle headed their way is the bus.
"Sort of. I think we should have arrived here a few minutes ahead of its scheduled time. Nazoja's public transport is supposed to be reliable and predictable." And of course, with this specific bus line not being used often, there were greater intervals in between, but Sunny accounted for that already and didn't find the need to ramble on about touristy facts. For now, he'll keep his brochure-related knowledge to himself unless he found it useful.
To back up what he just said, he pulls out something from beneath his jacket--which honestly seems a bit warmer than is comfortable under the direct sunlight, but then again, Caster's wearing a full-on coat. 


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May 20, 2024 22:58:24  #198


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"Oh."
A little noise of realization escaped Caster's lips. That meant that there had been no need to hurry to the bus stop (not that they had), right? But in that case, he thought, perhaps they would have arrived after the bus passed by, and then that would have been an even longer wait. So everything was alright. He certainly could enjoy the fresh air and the sight of a stray leaf or two being swept away gently.
Noticing a little bit of movement from his companion, Caster's eyes drew directly to Sunny's hand out of reflex.


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May 21, 2024 20:23:52  #199


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Whatever it is Sunny's holding, it's like he clasps a beam of light in his hand.
Caster can keep staring (though the gleam emitted from the object is a little hurtful to the eyes, in all honesty), or he could focus on the distant sound of a vehicle coming. Seems like the bus is a bit early. 


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May 21, 2024 22:44:22  #200


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Bro isn't protecting his eyes from the sunlight just to blind himself with Sunshine's light. It didn't feel threatening anyways, so he instead chose to find the direction the sound was coming from.
Well, the hat is more a disguse than actual shade, but still.
At last, Caster eagerly awaits the arrival of the bus.


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May 21, 2024 23:17:39  #201


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Assuming Caster turns around slightly to look at what's coming, it's...a rather standard bus, though it seems pretty new and not very dusty. It has some sort of ad on this side that isn't visible yet. Closer to the roof, there are green bands, which line up pretty well with the whole eco-friendly vibe that Nazoja seems to have.
Sunny doesn't look up from whatever he's holding, probably because he is not as wise as his Servant and is still staring at whatever he's looking at. The gleam isn't as sharp as before, though, probably because he did some kind of flipping notion and changed the material he was facing. He probably hears the noise from a distance, though.

Anyways, the bus screeches to a halt almost perfectly in front of the sign and opens its doors pretty much as soon as it stops completely. Impressive.
Sunny's done looking at the time. Yes, of course he did so right as the thing they were waiting for was on its way to them. (Guess foresight's not part of his ability arsenal.)


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May 22, 2024 20:50:24  #202


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For all the excitement Caster was experiencing as he watched the approaching bus, his expression remained plainly neutral. But that little gleam in his eyes shows a glimpse at his true thoughts.
His anticipation wasn't directed at the bus itself anyway but at its arrival. The boy didn't find the bus to be all that impressive in the first place. It did turn out to be slightly noisier than expected, though.
Caster started a step towards the bus entrance and stopped almost immediately to turn to Sunny. He had to make sure his Master wasn't distracted still with the glowy thing in his hand, after all.


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May 27, 2024 16:53:26  #203


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Caster's Master, who definitely isn't a crow in disguise or anything, seems to be waiting for Caster to get on first. 
The bus driver gives the two of them a tentative lil wave, probably seeing them hesitate but knowing it's very unlikely they're boarding the wrong bus. 


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May 27, 2024 23:00:05  #204


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An impulse crossed Caster's mind, and then there was an instant of hesitation- but in the end he grabbed Sunny's sleeve and tugged in the bus's direction.
"Let's go," he said in a friendly tone, already heading directly towards the door whether Sunny goes at the same time as him or not. It's his choice whether this is a cheerful leading pull or more of an impatient tug.


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May 28, 2024 20:23:35  #205


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With a slight noise of affirmation, Sunny steps onto the bus after Caster.
"Hey. Where are you two headed?" asks the bus driver. She's a middle-aged brunette with her hair tied back in some kind of a mock ponytail. She looks energetic enough. Maybe her shift just started. 
If Caster doesn't answer, Sunny will answer for both of them, but since Caster went on first, it's probably safe to assume that he should be the one to respond. Anything does, really. She's probably just trying to make sure they're headed the right direction due to how lost they somehow seem.


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May 28, 2024 22:52:23  #206


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The boy's eyes immediately fixed onto the driver, carefully scanning every detail much like how he stared at Sunny upon first meeting him.
"We're going to the city," he stated with full determination. His tone, while not unfriendly, was a more neutral one without any particular emotion standing out. What a serious-looking child.
Still, after a few moments, he turned to inspect the insides of the bus, still alert for any other words the driver may have for them.


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May 28, 2024 23:09:44  #207


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Please don't ask for more details, Sunny thinks. He's desperately trying to remember the stop name next to the hotel--since the street name is different from the bus route he and his sister took the previous night--but as soon as the topic becomes possible, it escapes his mind. He even forgets the one street the two stops share in common. 
Thankfully, the bus driver is more focused on just how serious these two look. They look a bit too different to be blood-related, but...no no, that's none of her business really, now is it? She keeps smiling even though the two look absolutely deadpan. "Well, that's great. That's where I'm headed."
"Are there any routes leading to other cities?" Sunny asks, to which she shakes her head. 
"There are a few different transfer stations, but the mountains make construction a lil tricky," she elaborates. "But anyways, feel free to grab some of the brochures behind me for that."
Sunny gives a polite nod, voicing a quiet "Okay" to match. There can never be too many brochures, he supposes. He'll think that for now so not to worry about how many he's stocked up already. 
The rest of the bus is empty, and no one seems to have gotten off here either. Indeed, this route seems sparsely taken. Maybe it's even surprising how it operates on a rather frequent basis considering that fact.  
The ticket machine seems to be pretty straightforward. Just insert the bills along the front of a small gap on a machine. There's a little label facing towards their direction that indicates the way it should be put in too. Hopefully Caster hasn't lost his paper bill?


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May 29, 2024 18:33:33  #208


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((Bus driver 😃 vs. Caster pair 😐😐 ))

Good, so all the talking can now be left to Sunny. Hopefully there aren't any more questions though, the poor guy is under so much stress.
At least Caster understands the machine's instructions. His paper bill was rather crumpled from being held so tightly in his fist, but that's nothing a little smoothing out can't fix. And so that's exactly what he did, stretch the paper out a little and feed it to the indicated slot.
Aside from his intense stare towards everything around, there was no major indication of this being his first time riding a bus. There was a feeling of being a little cramped, boxed in by the vehicle's rectangular design, but he kept that to himself.


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May 30, 2024 02:57:06  #209


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(xD social competence vs. social anxiety^2)

The slot eats the money like it owes it...money?? Anyways, slurp slurp, and out it belches a ticket. Supposing the numbers at the bottom are a day and time, this thing lasts like a day. 

Sunny steps out to the side to feed his money into the machine, but he's stopped by the driver's held-out hand.
"You don't have to pay for him. Kids under the age of 14 ride free," she says. She rummages with the screen next to her, and out belches another ticket with the same time limit.
The narrator may or may not want to live here.


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June 2, 2024 23:59:43  #210


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After looking over the ticket (quickly since it wasn't as detailed as the paper bill he had before), Caster went straight for one of the seats around the middle rows. He stopped and turned around when the driver spoke up again. Would Sunny join him in the seat soon?


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