a bond. definitely.

[luckyheart]

Who: you (?)
When: day 23, noonish
Where: out...side...?

[So while you were all at the meeting or avoiding it, a new guy woke up in Licorice, took a few minutes to get dressed and orient himself, and climbed out the window. While dodging his fellow heroes he explored a bit, then spent some time poking around his Chain and grilling the Construct until he figured he had a decent idea of what was going on. After that, he sat and thought.

And then he came back to the train. Now, as the meeting lets out and lunchtime is upon us all, there's a strange and unfamiliar red-haired man in his late 20s in the middle of the clearing, throwing himself on the ground and wailing as loudly as possible.

Fortunately since he's in licorice uniform, it's immediately clear you'll get paid to deal with this! Oooor you could choose not to and just listen to it while you try to mind your own business.]

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[bad_crowmance]

[ And then there is Crow, who is also Licorice but not wearing the uniform-- instead, he's wearing this and if you don't like a shitton of unnecessary belts, well, you can just suffer.

Anyway, Crow! On the one hand, he knows pretty much immediately what's going on because it's his team's bond. On the other hand, he is nudging the guy with his foot. ]

Hey, you okay?

[luckyheart]

Nooo!

[He's being extremely loud and dramatic, rolling around on the ground.]

I've lost something irreplaceable!

[bad_crowmance]

[ "Your dignity?"

No, he will try to behave. ]

There there, maybe I can help. What's up?

[luckyheart]

[No he threw that away on purpose.]

Can't you tell?! I woke up in a weird place, with weird clothes, and I have no followers!

[bad_crowmance]

Yeaaaaah, I was with you until that last part. What kind of followers are you talking about here?

[luckyheart]

Subordinates! Lackeys! My doting admirers!

[bad_crowmance]

So a guy like you has admirers?

[luckyheart]

Thousands of 'em at least!

[bad_crowmance]

They must be pretty desperate.

[ He has no idea what he's followed for and for all he knows, it's pretty reasonable in his own world. But he absolutely cannot resist himself with a display like this. ]

Anyway, you're in luck! Save the universe and you'll get your followers back.

[luckyheart]

Mrrrrghhhhh, but I need followers to be a proper hero!

[just. abruptly sits up and sighs, running a hand through his hair.]

Guess I'd better start recruiting.

[bad_crowmance]

[ Should he tell him there's not a whole lot of people around to recruit?

....Nah, he'll realize it on his own. ]

Oh! If you're looking for people to recruit, I'd suggest you start with Naeva.

[luckyheart]

Oh? Is that your name?

[switch flipped from crying to flirting in 0.02 seconds]

[bad_crowmance]

[ That's a rapid mode switch, Crow's genuinely impressed. ]

No but if we're doing introductions, what's your name?

[luckyheart]

I'm Lucky. Nice to meet ya!

[and here he turns on the dazzling protagonist smile]

[bad_crowmance]

[ Well, he's good-looking when he isn't fake-crying, Crow will definitely give him that. ]

Crow Armbrust, the pleasure's all mine~

[ His smile is more of the flirty wink variety, but then, he's not the Protagonist. ]

[luckyheart]

Of course it is.

[Lucky is a GEM and it's always good to meet him.]

[bad_crowmance]

[ --Crow laughs at that. ]

Heh! Oh, I'm gonna like having you around!

[luckyheart]

And here you just said my followers must be desperate.

[bad_crowmance]

Never said I was gonna be one myself.