AUDIENCE FOR: aymeric de borel

[saturations]

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[disestablishment]

… Is there aught else that returned to you when you received your earring?

[ Hewwo?? He doesn’t want to unsettle them so much, so he does take like

A fake mustache he finds as they pass through aisles? And puts it on. ]

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[aymeric]

No, just... the fact that I might not exactly be who I thought I was.

[they do snort at the mustache though, and:] What.

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[ first: ]

Do you not fancy my newly acquired facial hair?

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[laughing:] It's definitely a look.

[they're not saying what kind of look though]

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[ He laughs, too. ]

If there was a matching beard, I would resemble my late father.

[ But now that the laughs are done. ]

Lord Bass, unearthing the unknown can be both thrilling and terrifying... Wherever we land, pray remember you are not alone.

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[they swing aymeric's hand a little, still holding it.]

... Yeah, I know. [they peer up at him.] A lot of people here are nice enough to tell me that. I'll be okay if I am alone, I have been before, but... I'm glad to hear it.

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'Tis good to keep in mind.

[ damn... saying sad things while swinging their hands. Aymeric frowns, but he understands. ]

Have you perused the costumes? [ He leads them! ] I have heard there are some that pay homage to champions.

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[they will not

but they follow along happily enough.]

I've been in here a lot looking for stuff to dress up in. [...] Champions? Like what?

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[ I see.

Anyway. Aymeric will stop in front of this one. This is the one. A champion. ]

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[


well]

That's a dude from Space Jam.

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The Champion of Space Jam?

[ yeah? (endwalker spoilers for last trial). ]

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[STOP I HATE HOW GOOD THIS SOUNDS get out of my school]

... Do you think Space Jam is a real historical event, Mr. Meric?

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[         ...         ]

... Is it?

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[they are trying

so hard not to laugh.]

No? I... I don't think it is. [aw jeeze what if they've forgotten space jam was actually party of history]

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[ It is good that they're laughing even if Aymeric legitimately doesn't know shit about Space Jam. He doesn't even know there's cartoon rabbits in it. ]

Those would be your words if you were to meet one from that star, Lord Bass? Have care...

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I guess that's true! You never know, I guess it could be real somewhere. I'll be nice.

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Good.

[ A good yellow. ]

Do tell me, Lord Bass, would this person be considered a champion in Space Jam?

[ as in, the movie. in the movie. ]

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[aymeric is lucky that bass has like, one braincell.]

I... guess? I think the toons are more the champions in Space Jam.

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My apologies, Lord Bass… What are toons?

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[this thread is just bass explains space jam to aymeric, i'm delighted]

Cartoons! Like, uh. Animation, I guess. Drawings that move really fast so it looks like they're in motion.

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[ why didn't i play a modern. Aymeric nods. ]

Ah, akin to movies, but drawings. [ ... ] I imagine you do not wish to dress as this character.

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Yeah, like that! [a pause.]

Nah, I don't know anything about Space Jam except for the memes. If I was gonna dress up I'd do something cool, like... I don't know, something super scary. With real crazy makeup and everything, really in the spirit.

[bass is a halloween purist.]

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[ Hmm. ]

Mayhap a Voidsent? I believe they're similar to demons, though their origins are different on my star. [ Thinks some more. ] The most I've celebrated Saint's Wake was a pair of animal ears.

[ aymeric is a halloween heretic. ]

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You'd probably make a good lion, too, actually. Must be a Verdant thing.

[they grin.]

Demon, huh. I could -- hold on. [long pause... they focus... and then they have little stubby demon horns. yeaaaaaah]

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[ i'm glad lions exist in ff14 ]

... A lion. What qualities do you see reflected in a lion? I'm curious—[ but then they do their little shapeshifting thing.

Sometimes they really just grow things. ]

How devilish. It frightens me how fitting it is.