app-writing woes and new muse nerves

[brbwakingwinds]

[ Samples are the bane of the mun's existence, and to top it off the new muse here is a tricky little guy. Link isn't much of a talker, but that doesn't mean he can't encourage someone some other way! He offers a reassuring smile. ]

I know it seems hard, but you can do it! ...are you sure two games isn't too much for you right now, though?

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[ohboysmoochingtime]

[He pauses a second at that, laughing sheepishly.]

Right, getting ahead of myself again. The name's Ravio! R-A-V-I-O. Pretty easy to remember! Usually I've got signs and business cards and stuff, but this is pretty spur of the moment. Anyway.

It's nice to re-meet you, Link! Heh...

[brbwakingwinds]

[ How many people does that make that know his name before he knows theirs? He's never going to get used to that. Nonetheless, he offers a friendly smile. ]

Nice to meet you, Mister Ravio! [ Unlike the OTHER muse in the mun's head, Link actually has respect for his elders. ]

[ohboysmoochingtime]

[Maybe in another time, Ravio'd have felt the same thing! But here and now, he's just waving off that title, laughing.]

Hey, hey, no need for the 'Mister'! I don't think I'm that much older than you, anyway.

[mun here would like to confirm the fact that most robots hold very little respect for their elders. /sideeyes megaman muses >:\]

[brbwakingwinds]

Oh. Okay, then. [ He's still going to be nice anyway. Wouldn't feel right otherwise. ]

[ Link can't shake the feeling that something about this guy is familiar though. He doesn't know why. It's just sorta there. He tilts his head. ] Where're you from?

[ this mun would like to sagely add that book-wielding cave elves have about zero respect for their elders as well, let alone anyone else. :| ]

[ohboysmoochingtime]

[Some things never change, eh?]

It's a place called Lorule. If I'm thinking right, you've probably never been there, yeah? Kind of a hard place to get to nowadays if you don't know the right folks! ...Or the wrong ones, depending who you ask.

[these darn kids. why can't they get along nicely like these two I mean LOOK AT THE FRIENDLINESS GOING DOWN HERE]

[brbwakingwinds]

[ Never ever ever! Not even across different timelines, man. ]

[ Link shakes his head, humming. Nope, he's never heard of it. He's curious enough to want to go there, though. Maybe he'll ask the King of Red Lions later. That old boat knows just about everything...thus far, anyway. ]

[ Yeah! COME ON MAN YOU'RE MISSING OUT ON SOME SPECTACULAR FRIENDSHIP AND TEAMWORK. Nothing a few terrifying fae can't whip into shape tho ]

[ohboysmoochingtime]

Yeeaaah, figures. Neat place, though! If things are going the way they oughta be, I'd say it's a lot like where you're from. That's how it's supposed to work, anyway. ...Yeesh, I must sound super cryptic right now. But it's kinda hard to explain? I guess I could just show you. Kinda. Sorta.

[brbwakingwinds]

Really? [ Ravio you have no idea where this squirt is from do you

Still, color him interested. Ever since he finally set foot off his home island he's become a bit of a pint-sized wanderlust of sorts; new places are exciting! Have some more very eager nodding. ]

1/3

[ohboysmoochingtime]

Really really!

[WHO KNOWS WHAT LORULE WOULD BE BY THEN. Maybe a big dumb desert or something. Ravio grabs the edge of his hood, aaaand--]

--Wait!

2/3

[ohboysmoochingtime]

You have to promise not to freak out, okay? No matter what happens!!

3/3

[ohboysmoochingtime]

Like seriously. No freaking out. It's gonna be totally cool.

Promise?

[brbwakingwinds]

[ Blinkblink. u okay there mister rabbit hood guy?

Link pauses for a moment, then nods. ] I promise. [ There's no guarantee he won't be spooked - he is a touch more high-strung than most other Heroes - but he'll do his best not to yell or anything. ]

1/2 i keep comboing MAKE HIM STOP

[ohboysmoochingtime]

Oh, phew. Neat!

Just remember, you promised, okay?

[And FINALLY, after all that stalling...]

[ohboysmoochingtime]

[...off comes the hood! Congratulations, Link, it's a slightly older, very much recoloured... you?!]

Ta-da-da-DAAAA!

1/2 OH OH OH I WANT A TURN

[brbwakingwinds]

[ He promised he wouldn't freak out. He's doing his best not to freak out. Buuuut he's gawking in shock anyway, give him a sec. ]

[ i see what you did there ohohoh B) ]

[brbwakingwinds]

[ He's seen a lot of weird stuff, but this? This takes the cake. A cake that looks like a mirror. And basically reflects his face. But with different colors. And making him look slightly older. You get the idea.

After a moment, he finally speaks up. ]

... You're me?

YEAHHHH

[ohboysmoochingtime]

[Mmmm.... mirror caaaaake...]

Uh, no, not exactly! Well, I guess so. You from a different world, is the best way to describe it!

Like, we're not exactly alike-- you're you, and I'm still me, right? But our worlds are liii...ii...

[MUST... NOT...]

--connected! Yeah, connected. Lots of stuff is the same, but lots of stuff is also really different, too! If that makes any sense.

I declare this thread the most beautiful thread ever sweet mother of nayru

[brbwakingwinds]

[ That would be a pretty shiny cake, for sure. ]

Oooooh! [ That makes sense! Kind of. GOSH THIS IS KINDA NEAT. ]

So how did you go from one to the other?

[ His immediate first thoughts are telling him: portal somewhere on the Great Sea, some special island he hasn't found yet, or goddess pearl shenanigans of some kind. That's all the experience he has at this point in time. Oh, honey, just wait til the ghost ship kidnaps your girlfriend. You're in for a RIDE. ]

YES it's absolutely wonderful

[ohboysmoochingtime]

[How would it taste, though? That's the most important part!]

Oh, y'know, magic portals, that kinda thing! And special powers! ...Though you need a heck of a lot of magic charge just to pull it off, and the little number I was using for a travel ticket kiiiiinda broke in the end. But it was nice while it lasted! Heading on over to Hyrule was definitely one of my better ideas, heh heh.

[brbwakingwinds]

[ Tastes like...REFLECTIONS. ]

[ Portals? Magic? Sweet, that sounds really cool--

Wait, Hyrule? This is where you've lost him. Hyrule's at the bottom of the ocean, bro. You can't make a sales pitch to a non-existent population. Link stares at Ravio blankly. ]

Why would you wanna go there?

[ohboysmoochingtime]

[Y...YUM????]

[Blink blink. What's with that stunned stare? Something on his face? He's reaching up to rub his nose when he hears that next question and stops mid-scratch.]

Whaddaya mean, 'why'? It was a heckuva lot safer than home, that's for sure! Probably still is, matter of fact. Why're you looking at me like that, huh? You're still living th-- you're not living there anymore, huh. I can see it on your mug, buddy!

[brbwakingwinds]

[ DELICIOUS ]

[ Link doesn't even shake his head at this. He's just going to give you an even odder look before stating the reason behind it very, very plainly: ]

...Hyrule's at the bottom of the sea. [ Nobody that lives down there anymore, that's for sure. ]

[ohboysmoochingtime]

[His turn to stare.]

...HA! That's a good one, 'bottom of the sea'! Gosh, where do you get this stuff? Never took you for a joker, buddy, but you're really splittin' my sides here! That place is hardly even near the...

...The...


[Give him a second.]

...

WHAAAAAAAA?!

[brbwakingwinds]

[ Link nods. It's true, he swears! ]

It was just an old story. I didn't even know it existed until the King took me there.

[ohboysmoochingtime]

An old story? No kidding! A bajillion years must've passed or some crazy nuts thing must've happened if the whole place got flooded out! Man, and what if it leaked through the portal?! WHAT IF LORULE'S A BIG PUDDLE, TOO?!

Man, oh man, oh man... So what's everything like now? Besides, uh. Wet?