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[imatreenow]

Mithos has lived his entire life in the village of Iselia, under the care of his older sister Martel who just so happens to be Sylvarant’s Chosen of Mana. When the siblings were younger, their parents were killed by Desians (or a group of people who looked suspiciously similar to the Desians...), a power-hungry group of humans bent on subjugating other races. Knowing that the villagers would be enraged upon discovering that the Chosen’s parents had been killed, Martel decided to keep the truth hidden, even from Mithos. She wanted Iselia to remain peaceful, until she could embark on the journey for world regeneration and make everything right.

Mithos’s best friend growing up is none other than Genis. The two are inseparable, having so much in common. He is also close to Genis’s sister Raine, Iselia’s school teacher. With such an unusually high half-elf population, Iselia is very nearly a haven against racial prejudices (the fact that the Chosen herself is half-elf helps). But nowhere is perfect...

The day of the oracle, Mithos sneaks away from school to witness Martel begin her duties as Chosen. He drags Genis along with him, because that’s what friends are for. They meet up with Martel at the temple, but the Desians (supposedly) are there as well, bearing gifts of violence and chaos. Just as the situation seems hopeless for our young half-elf friends, a mysterious swordsman by the name of Kratos comes to their rescue and...okay, you probably get the idea.

If Mithos is our bright-eyed and bushy-tailed protagonist, then what of Lloyd? Lloyd Irving, the celebrated hero of legend, who fell into the depths of despair and madness upon the murder of the person most important to him, Colette. With the help of his companions, Kratos and Sheena, he builds a twisted system to revive Colette, punish the world for its ignorance, etc. Sheena defects from his vision to form a counter-organization called the Renegades. Kratos...is not secretly anyone’s father. No.

As the Chosen One and her party travel around Sylvarant releasing the seals, they repeatedly encounter a somewhat ill-fortuned assassin named Yuan. He insists that he must eliminate Martel in order to save his land (except he is a loser and falls in love with his target). This makes a lot more sense when it is revealed that another world exists parallel to Sylvarant, and it is in competition for the only source of mana, like two halves of a time-glass, etc.

Mithos remembers being in Luceti these past few weeks, but he is unaware that there exists another version of himself. His memories of Luceti have been replaced with ones suitable to his AU-counterpart’s personality, but many of these are vague. The last thing he remembers prior to Luceti is Martel finally returning to her normal self, after being a soulless doll in the aftermath of the shenanigans that transpired at the Tower of Salvation.


[Mithos is more than a little confused. Not only has he awakened in a completely unfamiliar room in a completely unfamiliar house, but his memory seems a bit...fuzzy. Only vague snippets of the past weeks float to the surface. Is this one of those Malnosso experiments he has been warned about?

Well, he better check in with the Professor, or maybe even Yuan.

So he is currently making his way across the village (how did he end up at house 52 anyway?), an expression of contemplative concern on his face. As he sets out, he can't help but sigh lightly.]

If Martel were here...

[He trails off and shakes his head, trying not to think about how much he misses his sister. Unknown to him, the journal picked up on that bit of wishful thinking.]

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[mellowguardian.livejournal.com]

[When Mithos approaches house #8, he'll find Yuan sitting outside. The cold doesn't seem to bother him too much. He just wants to keep an eye on residents who happen to be outside as well.

Good lord, what is he wearing?]

[Action] what is this I don't even

[imatreenow.livejournal.com]

[Mithos is surprised to see Yuan waiting outside on such a cold day. Just walking across the village was bad enough. At least it looks like he acquired some new clothes for the weather. He approaches, waving to announce his arrival.]

What are you doing outside in this weather?

[Action] Bwahahahah >3

[mellowguardian.livejournal.com]

[Yuan turns his gaze upwards to meet Mithos' eyes, but he doesn't look entirely happy to see him. He may have had two more years back home to cope with Mithos' death, but that doesn't make it any easier to meet him again.

Though... It is curious just how civil Mithos is acting towards him.]

... Why does it matter to you?

[Action] /dies

[imatreenow.livejournal.com]

[Someone is in a bad mood today.]

Because it's cold, if you haven't noticed.

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[mellowguardian.livejournal.com]

[Is that new?]

I was sure you'd stopped caring about my wellbeing. [Especially after that incident when his cover was blown.]

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[imatreenow.livejournal.com]

[As if he weren't confused enough. Yuan is usually pretty grumpy, but not this much.]

What's gotten into you? [Again, if Martel were here...]

[analyzing]

[Hey, that's their new neighbour! She hadn't spoken to him at all since he'd moved in (he tended to scowl quite a bit. Hmm) but he wasn't scowling today. So it's probably worth trying to be friendly, right?

...hopefully, though, that bad luck power of hers? Won't kick in.]

Good afternoon!

[imatreenow.livejournal.com]

[No sooner than he walks out the door, he is greeted by a very peppy girl he doesn't recognize. The people of Luceti are friendly, but this seems a little out of the blue. He's somewhat taken aback.]

H-Hello!

[analyzing]

[Have an apologetic chuckle] Sorry, didn't mean to surprise you. I live next door, and it's been some time since you moved in, so I thought I'd say hi.

It's a bit late, but it's better late than never, right?

[imatreenow.livejournal.com]

[.......What? He proceeds to look confused.] I don't live there. I live across the village, with my teacher. When I woke up this morning, I was somehow in this house. [A vague gesture behind him.] I think it must be part of an experiment. [He looks contemplative, eyebrows furrowing just slightly.]

1/2

[analyzing]

Oh! Really? You looked so much like...so I'd thought...

[But whatever she thinks is secondary, because well, she got it wrong. Right? She thinks so.]

[analyzing]

Sorry, it's been getting pretty confusing with this experiment going around. Sometimes it's impossible to tell who's who.

[imatreenow.livejournal.com]

No, it's okay. I'm confused as well. I guess I should get used to that, though...

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[wise_maiden]

[It's been an ... interesting ... afternoon, to say the least. Raine's on her way back to the house after a hurried jaunt to the clothes store after this encounter, as it's not every day that her usually loose-clothing isn't as loose as it used to be in certain places.

In any case she's definitely distracted, so she probably won't notice the blond milling about the house.]

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[imatreenow.livejournal.com]

[He has already arrived at house 42 and, having concluded that Raine is nowhere to be found, he currently sits in the kitchen waiting for her to return. Today has been strange for Mithos as well.]

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[wise_maiden]

[Very wise conclusion. Eventually, Raine does make it home, and he'd probably hear her opening the front door, though she hopes to make it inside as quickly as possible to avoid encounters. But it's not as if a plan like that could ever work out very well.]

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[imatreenow.livejournal.com]

[Mithos perks up when he hears the front door open and then shut. He heads to the house's entrance to intercept Raine. So surprise, Mithos is suddenly in your house and walking toward you, Raine.]

Professor! You're back.

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[wise_maiden]

[What.

There's someone greeting her.

It's Mithos.

Inside the house?

Even her thought bubble can't keep up with her mental process, shifting rapidly between '???', '!!!', and '...' respectively.]

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[wise_maiden]

[-- But Raine's a cool cucumber. So only her thought bubble reflects her strange conflicting emotions.

How did he find out where she lived? Well, talking would solve that. He didn't seem as if he was intent on starting trouble.]

Did you need me for something, Mithos?

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[imatreenow.livejournal.com]

[That epilepsy-inducing thought bubble hovering above Raine's head is somewhat distracting, but he proceeds anyway.]

I think I'm being affected by an experiment. [Nothing major to those who have been in Luceti for a long time, but this is Mithos's first encounter with the unique experience. He's about to explain his day so far, but...that thought bubble.] ...Professor, are you all right? Is the experiment affecting you too? [He looks concerned.]

as you wished

[hitdat.livejournal.com]

[You know it took her a moment - she thought it was a girl at first - but now she's concluded this person is a boy. A pretty boy at that, and so there's no way that AU Masaomi Kida can resist this. She advances like a hawk when she happens to see him there and... well, you can guess where I'm going with this]

Excuse me!!

you know you wanted to

[imatreenow.livejournal.com]

[He turns to see a girl approaching with a strangely fierce level of determination. O...kay.]

Can I help you?

I really did

[hitdat.livejournal.com]

I think you just might be able to...! But first~ might you tell me your name, handsome?

[imatreenow.livejournal.com]

[He may or may not be blushing a teeeeeny tiny bit right now. Mithos Yggdrasill, in any universe, has never been hit on before.]

M-My name is Mithos.

[hitdat.livejournal.com]

Miiithos-kun~ I bet if I were to match that with Masaomi-chan, it would make for a Perfect Match. [To make this point better, she sliiiiides in next to him]