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"...?" Was he making an odd face as he wrote...? His brother says he tends to smile real wide whenever he reminisces on really fun memories, so he believes it. 'Could say that. Missions with her always have something wacky happen. But I always end up smiling by the end so it's not all bad.' Mostly. But those mishaps will forever be their secret.

Ludger's admission for how young he made his poorly thought out Oath is, thankfully, not met with jabs or snide comments. Thus instead of tears, Ludger's face tints pink as he fails to cover his dumbest grin yet. He would've understood if comments did come out--his Oath was a dumb, childish thing to do. So receiving comfort (even if it's wrapped in cynicism)? It's... it meant a lot than Lady Edna'd realize.

'Sure hope not. But at worst my brother'll be happy if I beat the odds and sound squeaky as ever.' The rest of the note is written just an inch from Ludger's face. And even as he finishes, he doesn't lower it-- he just flips it over. Though from the corners of his face his notepad didn't cover, Ludger's face has set itself on fire. 'Thanks for the kind words. And sorry if I made things awkward. Will make it up to you I promise!'

Back to his sleeping arrangements, his fishing works!... sorta. He's not allowed wherever Edna camps out, but she also doesn't tell him to walk his butt off her mountain. Which hey, if it's got a roof and enclosed sides, it's already better than the trees and other wide open spaces he usually has to camp out in.

'Sure did! Always pack soft bedding and pillow. Sleeping outside's the usual for what we do.' Hellions (hopefully) lurk outside towns and all. With that sorted out, Ludger couldn't forget what's way more important: the marron glace was ready for its final stage. Lining his pot with parchment, each chestnut's carefully plucked and placed into the pot to let them solidify. The goal's almost in reach!

'These'll be done soon. I'm excited! Hope you are too!'

Ah, childhood friends just like Sorey and Meebo then? Having no childhood friends of her own, Edna doesn’t quite understand, but whatever. It’s not really her business. However, she’ll admit that Ludger’s grinning is starting to creep her out. Is he just fond of Nova or … ❛  From the look on your face, it seems that you don’t mind helping clean up her messes.  ❜

Most likely, if Edna had met him before meeting Sorey, she would’ve shrugged off his woes and called him stupid for taking on such an Oath after a mistake like that. After all, you need your voice to actually communicate and talk. Ludger’s just making it way harder than it should be——but since she met Sorey first, her entire journey with him has taught her that humans do stupid things when they have something they want to protect. Sorey chose a path of self-sacrifice and eternal slumber just so that the world can continue to live on, and Ludger is trying to protect the same world with his clan. To Edna, she sincerely wants to support Sorey for all he’s done for her, and so, she feels the need to give Ludger a little encouraging nudge of some kind. Can’t exactly accomplish anything by being depressed, right? 

❛  At least you won’t sound like a squeaky 10 year-old mouse.  ❜ He’s obviously an adult, so he can’t sound like he’s still reaching puberty. Not that she’s curious about his voice or anything. Nope. Not at all. ❛  As long as your hands and legs can still move, you’re being useful enough. As they say: less talking, more working.  ❜ He’s doing way better than some people with fully functional arms, legs, and mouths: they use their mouths so much, it borderlines annoying. Peace and quiet is way better. 

The question makes her squint at him with suspicion in her eyes. He’s obviously referring to himself, but exposing her true home is so … personal and intimate. It’s a place only for her and Onii-chan, because they’re family. Ludger isn’t family. True he’s been nothing but nice and civil thus far, but home is a place that's embedded with memories. All of Onii-chan’s gifts and letters are there … All of the things she shared with him … Maybe Edna is just not ready to let someone else know that yet. 

❛  You brought a whole kitchen with you, so I hope you also brought comfortable camping gear,  ❜ she says finally, using her umbrella to point up ahead. ❛  There’s a short tunnel a little further up the mountain if you want shelter for the night. There aren’t that many hellions lurking here anymore, so it should be safe.  ❜

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"Why not? Anyone my brother values is someone I value too. So if it'll help you to deal with this person, I wanna know who it is!"

Though just in case it's that, he'll whisper a small something, "Just say it real quiet and it'll be fine. Julius won't know."

"That's assuming the bad person can change, and this bad person is not capable of change."

"-- Well that isn't as important as the fact that this bad person has to be stopped. But you don't have to worry about that-!"

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"I thought it was better to teach the 'bad' person to improve themselves. But, um, who is this bad person you're talking about?"

"The easiest way to be a good person and help people is to get rid of the bad people. And I know of a bad person that needs to be very much gotten rid of."

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OOC;; Oops, No Hands!™

OutOfCanonShips;; Gonna keep this short-- I goofed both hands pretty good. Longer replies'll be on hold till I'm better. Might do short stuff to keep active though. Don't ruin your hands, mates. Ain't great. lol

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"Ha... Plant Eater should've stayed on that Artificial Satellite and taken up gardening." There's not a plant that survived that human's endless plant-loving stomach around the Wall of Fire.

Maybe someday they should leave a trap and see if he falls for it like a wild beast.

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Plant Eater was beginning to pick the area around the Wall of Fire clean. Observing him passed the time, and Victor initially hoped by the end he'd understand what makes such a strange creature. And... that effort proved fruitless; he understood Plant Eater ever less.

There were times he debated approaching Plant Eater to ask for answers. But then that meant putting a name to a face, and getting attached to a thing like Plant Eater? Not even if V'ehxness had a blade to his throat.

Still... "You better not die, Plant Eater," Victor mumbles as he continues watching Plant Eater scavenge for new vegetation to shove into his stupid mouth.

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The new Tomato-o-Matic's been printing tomatoes nicely! Every tomato it spat out tasted as if it'd come straight out from the untainted ground. But he had to be careful-- if Atsuro noticed him coming home with a ridiculous amount of tomatoes, he'd guess where they're from on the first try.

Although there is one thing he hasn't tried yet (or really cared to check given he eats these things whole): do these tomatoes produce seeds? Or are they made without them since most don't like seeds in their sauce and whatnot?

Cracking one open and-- it does have seeds! And that meant....!

"This truly is the 'infinite money glitch' of tomatoes," Soon Futurum would be called Tomatorum as tomato plants outnumber Futurans.

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"Wow, I didn't think he'd actually steal this."

Ludger forgets how much of a force of nature his big brother is. And yet he has another massive piece of proof: the Ration-o-Matic, removed wholesale from the SDU's base to a small safe house. And as expected, it's spitting out multiple tomatoes the minute Ludger steps near it.

Atsuro's gonna lose it when he finds out. However....

"What he doesn't know won't hurt him."

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Hm... Seems the Futurans were getting pushed back pretty hard. Whatever came out of the Exodus Project was apparently worth all the trouble. Although now, asking him what side he wanted to win was a fully loaded automatic of a question.

Damn it all... If only he'd listened to Naoya back then. But regrets wouldn't help-- he was here to scout for scraps around the Wall of Fire. Nothing good so far, but always good to be sure.

And then he saw it: a certain little machine that served as his last project with his ever illustrious teacher.

"That bastard...! He weaseled me again!"

Of course Julius took his "if I see the Ration-o-Matic in this house!" comment literally and set it up in a separate building. Should've expected nothing less from the Tomato Fiend Brothers.

"This better have been very recent or he's gonna really regret this," Atsuro let out a long sigh as he dismantles the thing just enough so he can haul it back to its rightful place and hopefully not die before he sets it back up.

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"--Yeah, I'll be careful. See you when you get home. Love you, bye!"

Ludger's fake cheer faded as he hung up the call and checked their flat's front door at his brother's request. Yep, still locked and untampered with as it was every day. His brother's obsession with calling him every night to make sure he didn't forget to lock it was getting a bit ridiculous.

Like sure, he got why-- he's the little brother of a celebrity. If anyone found out he and Crown were close, no doubt he'd be heckled by fans and haters alike. But with Spirius' extensive personal security, what could a crazed stalker even pull? They'd be lucky to make it up the stairwell before someone took them down.

...But he shouldn't get worked up; Julius deserves a warm smile when he gets home. So! Ludger scrolls through his contacts for Atsuro and shoots him a quick message:

𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚌𝚝: 𝙰𝚝𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚘 [𝟸𝟹:𝟷𝟷] 𝚃𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚍𝚍 +𝟷 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 "𝚍𝚒𝚍 𝙹𝚞𝚕𝚒𝚞𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚘𝚌𝚔" 𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢. 𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚜 𝟷𝟸 𝚍𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝚛𝚘𝚠. 𝙰𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚝 𝙸 𝚠𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚋𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛'𝚜 𝚐𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚊 𝚑𝚒𝚛𝚎 𝚊 𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚢𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚕𝚘𝚕 [𝟸𝟹:𝟷𝟸] [𝟸𝟹:𝟷𝟺] 𝙳𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚓𝚘𝚔𝚎 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝! (´；д；`) 𝚈𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚓𝚘𝚔𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚎! 𝙷𝚊, 𝙸 𝚠𝚒𝚜𝚑. 𝙸'𝚍 𝚋𝚎 𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚈𝚘𝚘𝚑𝚘𝚘 𝚒𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚎. [𝟸𝟹:𝟷𝟻]

A real smile crept further and further along Ludger's face as the conversation went deep, deep into the night.

[ofstarsandskies]

Hundred Line AU Skit -- Tomato-o-Matic

Even as aliens from another planet, Julius' desire for tomatoes is so great, it's poisoned his little brother into doing anything to get more.

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Hundred Line AU: The Future in Flux

Well, well away from the infighting of the Commanders, two brothers were born: the elder Prestrzen and the younger Czasowa. Content with just each other from very young, the two have mostly lived mundane lives with the occasional relocation. But things would change when they met the strange "human", Atsuro Kihara.

Atsuro claimed to come from a large sphere floating in the sky as part of a "special project". But when it was time to return home, he chose to remain on Futurum. From there... he hadn't exactly thought that through. Fascinated and sympathetic to the young human, Prestrzen offered Atsuro to stay with them; he accepted.

As a family, the brothers learned to emulate Atsuro's human customs, including human speech and human names: Julius and Ludger. Atsuro noticed Julius would hum making a "lu" sound that always calmed Ludger down. Thus he tried incorporating that sound into Ludger's and reversing it for Julius'. By the time the invaders came to siege Futurum, the words "Prestrzen" and "Czasowa" hadn't been uttered since.

What lay in the future for their family as the futurans fought the invading humans? That answer lay with the latter. Or rather, it lay in the hands of a seemingly endless loop perpetuated by one human's Power of God.

AU Headcanons:

Ludger and Julius command spacetime, allowing them to warp across any distance as needed. Time hopping is also possible, but neither has tried yet.

Both have considered multiple times warping into the academy to steal the Ration-o-Matic and spawn an infinite amount of tomatoes, Julius' favorite human food. For now they've settled for growing a few seeds stolen from the Artificial Satellite.

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"It'd be my honor, Eito-san. You deserve a a treat for all your hard work," With this date confirmed, Ludger's already pinning his bangs and other loose strands back. "So! What kinds of dishes do you like?"

@ofstarsandskies [ x ]: Ludger's gonna ask for a nice home cooking date www

"Really? With me? I've never had experience with this before, but if you'll have me, Ludger-san..."

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𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚌𝚝: 𝙰𝚝𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚘 [𝟸𝟸:𝟸𝟸] 𝙻𝚞𝚍𝚜! 𝙿𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝙿𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚎𝚛 𝙿𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚒𝚜𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚍𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚞𝚎 𝚊𝚜 𝚂𝚙𝚒𝚛𝚒𝚞𝚜 𝙰𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜! [𝟸𝟸:𝟸𝟸] 𝙳𝚘𝚎𝚜𝚗'𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚋𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚅𝙸𝙿 𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐? 𝙰𝚜𝚔 𝚑𝚒𝚖 𝚒𝚏 𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚐𝚎𝚝 ��𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚘𝚛 𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚢? 𝙿𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎, 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍? [𝟸𝟸:𝟸𝟹] 𝙸𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚍𝚘, 𝙸'𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚞𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝙵𝚊𝚢𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚝𝚊 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚝𝚘𝚘! 𝙷𝚎'𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚘𝚘 𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚊𝚒𝚝 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚜. 𝙸𝚝'𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚐𝚞𝚢𝚜 𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚘𝚞𝚝!

The long string of texts aren't a surprise, yet Ludger has to wonder if he's really the de facto idol addict out of the their little trio. Julius was on a call with his agency's president, so he won't bother his brother just yet. Still, he can but hope these strings of favors Atsuro keeps recruiting him into aren't a constant bother.

Julius hasn't said anything to the contrary thus far, but his brother's always been the type to spoil him. As long as it's not getting him shot or stabbed bar a freak accident, his brother likely wouldn't talk regardless.

Crown's truly a perfect man both on and off stage.

--Oh, his brother's off the phone! Gotta catch him before work pulls him right back! "Nii-san, can I ask you for another favor about your coming handshake event?"

"Anything for my little brother," The way his brother smiles at him is a sight none of Crown's other fans will ever have. It's always just as warm and radiant as the last one.

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𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚌𝚝: 𝙵𝚊𝚢𝚝 [𝟷𝟹:𝟹𝟺] 𝚂𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚢, 𝚐𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚊 𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚜. 𝙽𝚎𝚠 𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚌𝚑 𝚒𝚗 𝙰𝚜𝚝𝚢'𝚕𝚕 𝚍𝚛𝚘𝚙 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚎 𝚠𝚎'𝚍 𝚋𝚎 𝚐𝚘𝚗𝚎. 𝙶𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚊 𝚋𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚜 𝚒𝚝 𝚍𝚛𝚘𝚙𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝙸 𝚠𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚒𝚝. [𝟷𝟹:𝟹𝟻] 𝙷𝚘𝚙𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊 𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎!

Figures.

Ludger sighs with all his chest as he flicks his phone back onto his bed. Fayt's always bailing on him whenever any of his games receive content patches. Honestly it's a miracle he ever gets the guy to go anywhere with him. Alas he can't complain too much when he lets his brother get away with the same thing for work.

"What I wouldn't give to have a friend other than Nova who's into Crown Agents like I am...."

If he really can't find anyone else, he'd hand her and Vera his tickets for tonight's show. Julius loses his mind if Ludger goes anywhere risky alone. Watching the broadcast at home is better than nothing, but it's more fun to fanboy with one other person! If only Atsuro was into Spirius Agents instead of Pink Pinker Pinkist...

"It's gonna be me and you tonight again, isn't it Lulu?" Lulu's meow as he cozies up on Ludger's lap says it all. Oh well.

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Aha... whining with a childish pout on top wasn't the best idea to say hello after so long. But Rin doesn't fuss at all and pours him a cup. Ludger's back to his smiling self as he takes a small sip to settle his mind down. So much has changed in his life since they last met; it's hard to know where to start!

Best to start slow.

"Quite a lot. It's good to see you're still doing well, Rin," In a tiny ounce of daring, Ludger reaches for Rin's free hand to cradle in his. "You wouldn't believe how much has changed for me since back then. How about you?"

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Ludger VC: Sure hope that tea's still warm cuz I'd like some :C

─「凛」─  the magus poured a fresh cup just for him, not saying a single word just yet until the warm drink sat in front of the other. aquamarine hues watched him most carefully, taking in the sight of the man she hadn't seen in a few years. perhaps, that was the reason of his unusual frown. a light smile then curved her lips, calm and elegant as usual.

                " it's been a while. miss me ? "