First Oath

[heroicfanboy]

This is my first post? Seriously?! What have I been doing around here?

 [For probably the first time in his life, Almaz has actually pulled his scarf up to mouth level]

I wonder if Overlord Baal caused all of this weather. I mean, I've seen some pretty cold places in Mao's Netherworld, but I've never actually seen something like this. I guess there was no way I would be used to something like this; there wasn't that much ice-related stuff back in Mao's world, apart from someone in our group with ice abilities. Huh, who was that person, again? I mean, I distinctly remember someone that could fre--

[If you'll pardon the horrible, horrible pun, Almaz freezes. He stands in place for a moment.]

O,oh... Right. The Princess... How could I even forget about her, even if it was just for a few seconds? Could it be that I've been away for so long that I'm starting to get used to life without her? B,but living without the Princess is not life at all! If she saw this, it would probably break her heart... [Sigh] Princess...

[Almaz's ability to relate everything to Sapphire is at work again. Yeeeah, he's pretty much just sulking in a corner right now.]

Comments

[yougongetsarged.livejournal.com]

Come on, son, that's just about the gayest way to be in love with a woman I've ever heard of! She's supposed to be the one sighing with longing, not you!

[heroicfanboy.livejournal.com]

But... it's been so long since I've even seen her, Sarge. It's starting to get to me a bit more than usual...

[yougongetsarged.livejournal.com]

Sigh...

Alright, listen up. If she does pop up in this shithole, or if you go home and meet up with her, what's she gonna think of how you acted while the two of you were apart?

You've gotta be the man! Sadness isn't masculine. Bottle up those pesky emotions and store them deep, deep in your subconscious to fester slowly into a mental illness! Otherwise, you'll never be happy!

[heroicfanboy.livejournal.com]

Well, I guess she would... maybe understand that I... miss...

You're right, she would probably be pretty mad at me. Still, I'm scared that I might eventually forget her. I mean, it seems pretty unlikely that I would do something like that right now, but what if I stay here longer than I expected?

[yougongetsarged.livejournal.com]

That fear and any other insecurities about the future are also things best channeled into healthy psychoses. Trust me, I've been doing this for a long time!

[heroicfanboy.livejournal.com]

Well, I guess following your advice would help out a lot more than what I'm currently doing. Though I admit I'm not too keen on the 'mental disorder' part, it's not like I wasn't eventually going to develop one anyways...

[darkmastern.livejournal.com]

Hey Almaz! Are you enjoying the....

Are.. you ok? You look pretty depressed...

*gasp*

Y-you're love sick aren't you!?! I knew it would only be a matter of time!! This is wonderful!! Now I can help you to-

wait.. no, I mean terrible! You must feel horrible! But there's nothing to worry about! Miss Beryl will aid you with your loving needs by lending her shoulder to cry on! Don't be shy! Let it all out!

[heroicfanboy.livejournal.com]

[Sigh] Thank you, Miss Beryl. I just hope she's doing okay without me...

[darkmastern.livejournal.com]

Well.. knowing the princess.. she's probably fine.. and probably beating people up...

B-but don't worry! She's probably beating people up looking for you!!

[ages-like-wine.livejournal.com]

Oh, you were close to your Princess? You sound like a very dedicated knight.

[heroicfanboy.livejournal.com]

Well, though I was only a guardsman back home, we actually got married before I arrived here, so I guess we are pretty close. At least we were... I haven't really seen her in a while.

[ages-like-wine.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm sorry.

[heroicfanboy.livejournal.com]

Well, it's not your fault, so you don't have anything to be sorry for. If there is anything to blame, it's the fact that I haven't tried hard enough to get out of here.

[ages-like-wine.livejournal.com]

You shouldn't say that! Leaving this world is no easy feat and I am sure from the way you speak that you have tried your hardest. Being separated from the one you love is very, very difficult, but it leads one to go above and beyond in an attempt to meet again.

[heroicfanboy.livejournal.com]

I guess so. Still, I always believed that love and friendship could triumph over anything. I still do, but I guess it never occurred to me that most of my friends could be separated from me.

[ages-like-wine.livejournal.com]

I believe the same, but sometimes there are things that even love and dedication need time to overcome. You still being here is no fault of yours.

[moe-elemental.livejournal.com]

Perhaps, if you carried an image of her on your person, she would become less likely to be forgotten.

*offers him a pen and a piece of paper*