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Clifford Norman ([personal profile] awooligan) wrote in [community profile] hugtopia_logs2021-07-31 11:14 pm

it's been the ruin of many a poor boy [open.]

Who: Clifford Norman, OTA!
Where: wherever tbh...
When: August 1 and general early August.
What: Cliff arrives to do typical intro log stuff and be frustrated.
Rating: uhh PG-13 for language? and probably underage smoking at some point.

[ a. the wrong world. ]

[He’d had the plan to move out solidly in mind until recently, but…somehow this wasn’t quite what he’d pictured. After being led to housing by the welcome wagon, Cliff had waited out the helpful robot before slinking away from the open street to somewhere he can quietly freak the fuck out in peace. Even in the alternate reality he suddenly had a second life’s worth of memories of, he’d only heard stories about some corrupted-but-harmless AI, nothing like a whole society….not that that’s his biggest issue right now. He doesn’t know nearly enough about science or magic to figure out why the hell he remembered two versions of his life or why he was a wolfboy from the middle of nowhere with shitty father figures in both of them. That just doesn’t seem fair?

He sighs and runs his fingers through his hair, shakes his head like it will disperse those thoughts, and sets off again. Maybe if he got the lay of the land, he'd have an easier time getting a handle on things. At least he can feel being an Animal Person, and know that if he wanted to right now, he could be a wolf before his next step hit, and that’s knowing more than nothing! Along that thought, he was wearing Oscar’s hoodie and he had that bag of gummies he'd just started. Undeniably real. But the hoodie had existed in that other world, too, even though he'd never gotten tangled with “just some guy” that was a magnet for trouble. And…]


Huh. Well, that was the most unbelievable part of all that.

[In his pocket, the push of his finger against a figurine’s ear assures him that it is also pretty damn real. Didn’t hate that, no matter how confusing it is. The circumstances surrounding this place and that other one, though...]

Christ. You save a guy’s life a couple times and they want to upgrade you to saving two worlds?

[Because he didn't have enough of a headache.]


[ b. the wrong foot. ]

[Contemplating his newly realized existential crisis, he doesn't have the mental fortitude to figure out who’s in charge and kick their ass. Instead, the redhead resigns himself to pretend-scrolling through his not-an-earth-phone while his eyes -- more animal than human, if someone were to inspect them -- and scowl do the job of telegraphing his mood for him even from where he's hiding under his hood.

It could be that simple, just his glare accidentally finding someone who didn't deserve it and a miscommunication running wild from there, or it could be that while he's pretending to be distracted by his phone, he's actually distracted with his thoughts enough that he comes too close to someone passing the other way and bumps into them. He jolts back with tight fists and an arm lifted like a shield between himself and the stranger. As ready to fight as he might seem and sound, it's possible to notice that he's on guard rather than being aggressive.]


Hey, watch it -- !


[ c. the wrong attitude. ]

This sucks.

[Cliff plops onto the bench with a truly impressive sigh. That feeling before he’d woken up… Even with as much as he loves his mom and brother, the fact that he still had to hold a part of himself back means that it had been so completely, overwhelmingly alien. Comforting and safe in the moment, but now?]

Fucking tired of people messing with my head…

[This really, really sucks.

Miserably, he notes that he should be rationing the few supplies that had come with him, but he deserves the sugar, dammit! Cliff drags the bag of gummi bears out and starts to eat them with the enthusiasm of a man on death row. He starts each one by biting its head off.]



[ d. the wrong...card?! ]

[idk man it’s the wildcard option, hit me up if you want to work something out!]
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[personal profile] aunitedeorzea 2021-08-01 06:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Pretty sure most of his friends from back home would frown upon that first option. You are a bad influence, sir. Although, discovering video games would be entertaining. Considering he's not getting a good confirmation, he'll just have to settle with his theories in his own time.]

Well, it is a lot to take in. Have you been told about the way things are around here?

[Worded vaguely because he's not totally sure he's comfortable with the concept himself yet. He at least had his friends here, but it was certainly a strange thing to adjust to.]
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[personal profile] aunitedeorzea 2021-08-02 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
[That's a fair assessment. Who knows? In time, anything could happen. So he's been given the basic rundown at least.]

I should mention that the natives here are... on edge. There was a recent incident shortly before I arrived here a month ago that has made them wary of the Offworlders here. Do take care in how you approach them. We're in the process of trying to rebuild trust, but I have only arrived recently. I have not been able to accomplish much just yet.

[But instead of lingering on that, he should really introduce himself.]

My name is Alphinaud Leveilleur. I'm so adjusting here myself, but let me know if you have any questions and I'll do my best to answer them.

[Or just point him to someone who knows more than him... Which is everyone at this point.]
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[personal profile] aunitedeorzea 2021-08-03 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Ignoring the last part of that... Each world had its own names, so it wasn't really a surprise to hear someone unfamiliar with the kinds found back home. It was more like he'd never really had to explain how to say his name. Either way, it was better to ask than assume he supposed.]

Alphinaud Leveilleur. Alphinaud is fine.

[He would just say Alphi, but that would be a little weird when you first met.]

And you?
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[personal profile] aunitedeorzea 2021-08-04 05:27 am (UTC)(link)
[He's trying. That's what counts.]

It's nice to meet you, Cliff.

From my experience thus far, they haven't really interacted with me much aside from my arrival here. Although I could simply chalk that up to their hesitation to spend any more time than necessary around Offworlders at the moment. So far, they haven't really been a problem. I can't foresee that they will be, considering their otherwise seemingly docile nature.

[That wasn't to say that he wouldn't be careful though. Anything could happen when tension was high.]
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[personal profile] aunitedeorzea 2021-08-06 07:52 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sure they would be disappointed, but they haven't given any signs of retaliation from what I've witnessed so far. This place... isn't so bad. Ideally, I'd be back home trying to help my friends with Eorzea's problems, but there's not much I can do about that now. If anything, the means to help this world are the hardest things to adjust to.

[But he hasn't done much with that yet besides the hug with Era when he arrived. That was a whole different situation right there.]

Ah, yeah. I've been told that time stands still back home while we're here, although I couldn't begin to tell you if that's true or not just yet. People also come from different times on occasion. Aside from my sister, everyone else seems to have come from the future from the time that I remember before arriving here. There seems to be some sort of time manipulation.
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[personal profile] aunitedeorzea 2021-08-08 06:07 am (UTC)(link)
[Considering what's going on with his home, this was downright peaceful.]

It seems she arrived around the same time as me. [And he feels relieved about that.] I'm not sure. Is there somebody that you're looking for?
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[personal profile] aunitedeorzea 2021-08-09 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
[He's just... not going to touch on that first comment.]

You probably aren't. I'll be sure to keep an eye out for them. Regardless, there's no known way out of here just yet, so it's better to just make the best of it.
Edited 2021-08-09 04:08 (UTC)
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[personal profile] aunitedeorzea 2021-08-14 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
[He'll just shrug in response. It wasn't up to him how Cliff dealt with the situation. It was just better to let him deal with it in his own way. Instead, he chose to focus on the details. Making a mental note...]

Any notable appearances to keep in mind? [Although, he's not entirely sure if they would show up here.] Mums the word.
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[personal profile] aunitedeorzea 2021-08-19 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
You mentioned you came from another world like this prior to coming here. If you don't mind me asking, what was it like there?
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[personal profile] aunitedeorzea 2021-08-22 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
Two lives? [He can tell how that would get to be confusing as far as what was real or not.] Forgive me for the presumption, but I'm guessing Earth is a location for you.

[Different worlds, different names.]

Was this school also a secret then? In some cases back home, the entrances to certain locations have been glamoured in order to hide them from those who do not know better. It was a way to protect those there or stay in hiding. What were you training to fight against?
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[personal profile] aunitedeorzea 2021-09-03 07:24 am (UTC)(link)
[He assumes it's the same as what stars were for them. Either way, it doesn't particularly matter. Quietly listening to him explain, he couldn't help but think of how strange this school must be. It wasn't as if Eorzea didn't have some weird shit, but he's having a hard time imagining just what that would be like.]

I don't think it sounds stupid. Sometimes life is unpredictable. There are some things that are important to protect, no matter how bizarre they sound. Were you and the others able to save it?
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[personal profile] aunitedeorzea 2021-09-14 07:11 am (UTC)(link)
Either way, those involved managed to stop it. That's a good thing, no matter how little your part might have been. Sometimes it's the little things that matter.

[There was nothing wrong with that. Somebody had to do it, after all. He's assuming that he still played a role in their success.]