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[thunderwave]

Who: Lance [thunderwave] and YOU!
What: An open log for October!
Where: All over the World!
When: October!
Content Warnings: None yet!

(A) training day!

[ somewhere on one of the ledges of mt. silver, lance has set up a rusted cans on a rock ledge. inside the cans are cooked up pieces of fish. in his right hand, he has a piece of wood that's about the length of a baseball bat. dragonite is snuffling at the cans, but as lance swings the stick with a grin, the dragon-type straightens to attention. ]

Ready?

[ and dragonite huffs, spreading his wings, his eyes laser-focused on the can before lance curls his fingers around the piece of wood, swinging the stick. it hits the can with a crack, sending it flying off the cliff-face, and with a burst of speed, dragonite takes off after it, dipping down sharply to twist onto his back, catching the can in his mouth, crunching down on it with satisfaction to get the piece of fish out of it.

you might be below the ledge, seeing dragonite catch the can out of seemingly nowhere, or you might be wandering along mt. silver to see lance playing tee-ball with his big orange best friend, but either way, feel free to join in on the fun! but if you are near lance, he's readying for another swing, commenting: ]

Normally, training looks a little different . . . [ he says as he sends another can flying off the ledge, so dragonite can catch it. ] But he needs exercise just like everyone else, right?

[ and lance flips the stick over in his hand, to offer it to you with a grin, amused. ]

Do you want to try?

(B) galleria del funghi

[ the garden area by the museum is wonderfully peaceful, and lance has decided this may be his new favorite spot in this world. it also helps that there are an overabundance of mushrooms which are (1) edible and (2) delicious. so lance can be found hanging out near the bridge on some days, letting dragonite nose around in the river to swim in it and explore a bit.

it looks a little silly, a big land dragon swimming around, but if you pause near the bridge, lance will say: ]

They're born in the water, when in their pre-evolution stage.

[ warmly enough, before lance turns his attention to you, inclining his head back toward the galleria. ]

Did you find the artwork to your liking?

[ save your dick jokes for someone who will find them funny!! ]

(C) wildcard!

[ feel free to come up with a prompt of your own or hit me up for ideas! ]

Comments

[thunderwave]

[ ah, interesting. lance has learned that many people here seem to have abilities . . . lance is just a regular old human being. it's dragonite that has the special talents. interesting to know that this young man seems to have magical abilities. ]

He is definitely enjoying it.

[ with half a laugh, as he shifts his gaze back to dragonite. ]

May I ask your name? I don't believe we've met before.

[king_in_dreams]

Oh, uh. Noctis Lucis Caelum, but just Noct is fine.

[It might not mean the same to people here that it does back home, but his full name is still a lot.]

What about you?

[thunderwave]

[ that . . . is a mouthful, but noctis helpfully provides a nickname, so lance goes: ]

Noct it is, then.

[ agreeable enough. ]

My name is Lance. [ just ........... lance. ] And that is Dragonite, though you are already relatively acquainted.

[ the giant orange dragon, that is. but at any rate, a new face means more potential information, so lance continues with a question: ]

Are you alone here, Noct? Any friends or family that have shown up, too?

[king_in_dreams]

[This is why he's Noct, yes. He's not even trying to be pretentious by handing out his full name. That's.... just his name.]

Nice to meet you guys.

[He shakes his head at the question.]

Not that I've seen yet? I'm... kinda torn between hoping someone else shows up and being glad no one has, you know?

[thunderwave]

Fair enough.

[ he can understand the balance. lance would very much like to see his friends and family from home, but would also rather they not be trapped here. best that they're home, and he's here, than the other way around. ]

I think most people would say they would rather their loved ones be at home, but seeing a familiar face is usually a good thing. I've been fortunate - or unfortunate, if you want people to remain home - to find several colleagues and friends during my time here.

[king_in_dreams]

Yeah, I don't know whether to say 'cool' or 'that sucks'.

[The point remains, and so on.]

I'm at least finding some people to talk to. So I guess that's good enough?