Come and roam with us~

((Closed)) Loneliness

"Yeah, I guess. See you later…" she shrugged.

Vulcin stepped up onto Bingo. Rome continued to stare, so Vulcin grabbed him by the scuff of his neck and deposited him in his lap. The skeleton turned to go, paused, then looked back at her with a soft, almost fatherly smile, “Hey, love? Don’t give up hope, yeah? You’re a lovely young woman, and I can’t wait to hear the news that you’re gonna be my daughter-in-law.”

Sylvia’s cheeks went pink, and she rubbed her arm. “W-well…I guess I can’t either. But I’ll have to.” she laughed. “Good luck on your mission!”

Vulcin laughed along with her, then he grinned warmly, “Thanks! See you when I see ya.” Rome reached over and patted Bingo’s side and, in a sudden burst of speed and a streak of light, the star zipped off into the sky; disappearing quickly.

((Closed)) Loneliness

"Yeah, I guess. See you later…" she shrugged.

Vulcin stepped up onto Bingo. Rome continued to stare, so Vulcin grabbed him by the scuff of his neck and deposited him in his lap. The skeleton turned to go, paused, then looked back at her with a soft, almost fatherly smile, “Hey, love? Don’t give up hope, yeah? You’re a lovely young woman, and I can’t wait to hear the news that you’re gonna be my daughter-in-law.”

Sylvia’s cheeks went pink, and she rubbed her arm. “W-well…I guess I can’t either. But I’ll have to.” she laughed. “Good luck on your mission!”

Vulcin laughed along with her, then he grinned warmly, “Thanks! See you when I see ya.” Rome reached over and patted Bingo’s side and, in a sudden burst of speed and a streak of light, the star zipped off into the sky; disappearing quickly.

((Closed)) Loneliness

"Yeah, I guess. See you later…" she shrugged.

Vulcin stepped up onto Bingo. Rome continued to stare, so Vulcin grabbed him by the scuff of his neck and deposited him in his lap. The skeleton turned to go, paused, then looked back at her with a soft, almost fatherly smile, “Hey, love? Don’t give up hope, yeah? You’re a lovely young woman, and I can’t wait to hear the news that you’re gonna be my daughter-in-law.”

((Closed)) Loneliness

Vulcin opened his mouth to say more, but paused when he saw a stream of bright light in the distance, “Ah. There’s my star nomad now.”

"You’re gonna head out, then?"

Sylvia waved. “Hey there.”

Rome simply stared at her, so Vulcin sighed, “Sorry. He’s awkward around women. Particularly pretty women. Isn’t that right, Rome?” The nomad didn’t reply, only opened his mouth and let his jaw hang.

"Uh…wouldn’t call myself pretty…" she rubbed the back of her neck. "But, uh…thanks?"

"I made some food and then we talked for a while. I know his son, y’see."

“O-Oh, right.” Rome played with his fingers, “Gotcha.”

"You hungry? If you want I can heat up some of this leftover stew."

“Uh - n-no. I-It’s okay. No worries, hehe…”

"…you okay?" she raised a brow.

“Y-Yeah. I’m good.” He rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly.

"Suit yourself." she started packing the leftover food into some bins.

((Closed)) Loneliness

Vulcin opened his mouth to say more, but paused when he saw a stream of bright light in the distance, “Ah. There’s my star nomad now.”

"You’re gonna head out, then?"

Sylvia waved. “Hey there.”

Rome simply stared at her, so Vulcin sighed, “Sorry. He’s awkward around women. Particularly pretty women. Isn’t that right, Rome?” The nomad didn’t reply, only opened his mouth and let his jaw hang.

"Uh…wouldn’t call myself pretty…" she rubbed the back of her neck. "But, uh…thanks?"

"I made some food and then we talked for a while. I know his son, y’see."

“O-Oh, right.” Rome played with his fingers, “Gotcha.”

"You hungry? If you want I can heat up some of this leftover stew."

“Uh - n-no. I-It’s okay. No worries, hehe…”

"…you okay?" she raised a brow.

“Y-Yeah. I’m good.” He rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly.

((Closed)) Loneliness

Vulcin opened his mouth to say more, but paused when he saw a stream of bright light in the distance, “Ah. There’s my star nomad now.”

"You’re gonna head out, then?"

Sylvia waved. “Hey there.”

Rome simply stared at her, so Vulcin sighed, “Sorry. He’s awkward around women. Particularly pretty women. Isn’t that right, Rome?” The nomad didn’t reply, only opened his mouth and let his jaw hang.

"Uh…wouldn’t call myself pretty…" she rubbed the back of her neck. "But, uh…thanks?"

"I made some food and then we talked for a while. I know his son, y’see."

“O-Oh, right.” Rome played with his fingers, “Gotcha.”

"You hungry? If you want I can heat up some of this leftover stew."

“Uh - n-no. I-It’s okay. No worries, hehe…”

((Closed)) Loneliness

Vulcin opened his mouth to say more, but paused when he saw a stream of bright light in the distance, “Ah. There’s my star nomad now.”

"You’re gonna head out, then?"

Sylvia waved. “Hey there.”

Rome simply stared at her, so Vulcin sighed, “Sorry. He’s awkward around women. Particularly pretty women. Isn’t that right, Rome?” The nomad didn’t reply, only opened his mouth and let his jaw hang.

"Uh…wouldn’t call myself pretty…" she rubbed the back of her neck. "But, uh…thanks?"

"I made some food and then we talked for a while. I know his son, y’see."

“O-Oh, right.” Rome played with his fingers, “Gotcha.”

((Closed)) Loneliness

"Ooooookayyy…"

“Sorry I can’t tell you much, love. On my twelfth strike already.” 

"…how’d you get two strikes in like five minutes?"

“Kept mentioning something I shouldn’t.”

"…huh. Well…sorry I had you say so much…"

“It’s okay. Hopefully, she’ll go easy on me this time.”

"Greesh…"

Vulcin opened his mouth to say more, but paused when he saw a stream of bright light in the distance, “Ah. There’s my star nomad now.”

"You’re gonna head out, then?"

Sylvia waved. “Hey there.”

Rome simply stared at her, so Vulcin sighed, “Sorry. He’s awkward around women. Particularly pretty women. Isn’t that right, Rome?” The nomad didn’t reply, only opened his mouth and let his jaw hang.

"Uh…wouldn’t call myself pretty…" she rubbed the back of her neck. "But, uh…thanks?"

((Closed)) Loneliness

"Ooooookayyy…"

“Sorry I can’t tell you much, love. On my twelfth strike already.” 

"…how’d you get two strikes in like five minutes?"

“Kept mentioning something I shouldn’t.”

"…huh. Well…sorry I had you say so much…"

“It’s okay. Hopefully, she’ll go easy on me this time.”

"Greesh…"

Vulcin opened his mouth to say more, but paused when he saw a stream of bright light in the distance, “Ah. There’s my star nomad now.”

"You’re gonna head out, then?"

Sylvia waved. “Hey there.”

Rome simply stared at her, so Vulcin sighed, “Sorry. He’s awkward around women. Particularly pretty women. Isn't that right, Rome?” The nomad didn't reply, only opened his mouth and let his jaw hang.

((Closed)) Loneliness

"Ooooookayyy…"

“Sorry I can’t tell you much, love. On my twelfth strike already.” 

"…how’d you get two strikes in like five minutes?"

“Kept mentioning something I shouldn’t.”

"…huh. Well…sorry I had you say so much…"

“It’s okay. Hopefully, she’ll go easy on me this time.”

"Greesh…"

Vulcin opened his mouth to say more, but paused when he saw a stream of bright light in the distance, “Ah. There’s my star nomad now.”

"You’re gonna head out, then?"

((Closed)) Loneliness

"Ooooookayyy…"

“Sorry I can’t tell you much, love. On my twelfth strike already.” 

"…how’d you get two strikes in like five minutes?"

“Kept mentioning something I shouldn’t.”

"…huh. Well…sorry I had you say so much…"

“It’s okay. Hopefully, she’ll go easy on me this time.”

"Greesh…"

Vulcin opened his mouth to say more, but paused when he saw a stream of bright light in the distance, “Ah. There’s my star nomad now.”

((Closed)) Loneliness

"Ooooookayyy…"

“Sorry I can’t tell you much, love. On my twelfth strike already.” 

"…how’d you get two strikes in like five minutes?"

“Kept mentioning something I shouldn’t.”

"…huh. Well…sorry I had you say so much…"

“It’s okay. Hopefully, she’ll go easy on me this time.”

((Closed)) Loneliness

"Ooooookayyy…"

“Sorry I can’t tell you much, love. On my twelfth strike already.” 

"…how’d you get two strikes in like five minutes?"

“Kept mentioning something I shouldn’t.”

((Closed)) Loneliness

"Ooooookayyy…"

“Sorry I can’t tell you much, love. On my twelfth strike already.” 

((Closed)) Loneliness

“Can’t say anymore. That’s my tenth strike.” He gazed into the fire, his eyes narrowing slightly, “…That’s the way they do things. Pick their soldiers from each species, give ‘em their uniform, then send them off into the big black. The soldiers then give, give, give to the endless void,” his eyes narrowed further, “and they get nothing in return.”

"That’s messed up…" she hugged her knees. "And if you die…do they just pick someone else?"

“I guess so…A friend of mine - he’s a star nomad - faked his death just to get away from them. They waited a few years, then picked another star nomad. So…I guess that’s what’ll happen if I die. Just pick another skeleton from Krania to take my place. One of the reasons I’m trying not to die.”

"Greesh…I don’t know how I’d handle any of that. All I want is to keep Wander safe. If I had to be separated from him…"

“You know Wand -” He froze, then calmed himself, “Oh. No. That Wander. Not my Wander. Wander. Yup. Wander.”

"There’s more than one Wander?" Sylvia tilted her head.

“…Yyyyyeeeeeeeaaaaaahhhh - sorta.”

"What’s ‘sort of’ about it?"

“…Can’t say.”

"Is he some kinda doppelganger or what?"

“…Can’t say.”

"…would it give you another strike?"

He thought about it, then nodded, “Quite possibly.”

"Is he the one who faked his death?"

“Can’t say.”

((Closed)) Loneliness

“Can’t say anymore. That’s my tenth strike.” He gazed into the fire, his eyes narrowing slightly, “…That’s the way they do things. Pick their soldiers from each species, give ‘em their uniform, then send them off into the big black. The soldiers then give, give, give to the endless void,” his eyes narrowed further, “and they get nothing in return.”

"That’s messed up…" she hugged her knees. "And if you die…do they just pick someone else?"

“I guess so…A friend of mine - he’s a star nomad - faked his death just to get away from them. They waited a few years, then picked another star nomad. So…I guess that’s what’ll happen if I die. Just pick another skeleton from Krania to take my place. One of the reasons I’m trying not to die.”

"Greesh…I don’t know how I’d handle any of that. All I want is to keep Wander safe. If I had to be separated from him…"

“You know Wand -” He froze, then calmed himself, “Oh. No. That Wander. Not my Wander. Wander. Yup. Wander.”

"There’s more than one Wander?" Sylvia tilted her head.

“…Yyyyyeeeeeeeaaaaaahhhh - sorta.”

"What’s ‘sort of’ about it?"

“…Can’t say.”

"Is he some kinda doppelganger or what?"

“…Can’t say.”

"…would it give you another strike?"

He thought about it, then nodded, “Quite possibly.”

((Closed)) Loneliness

“Can’t say anymore. That’s my tenth strike.” He gazed into the fire, his eyes narrowing slightly, “…That’s the way they do things. Pick their soldiers from each species, give ‘em their uniform, then send them off into the big black. The soldiers then give, give, give to the endless void,” his eyes narrowed further, “and they get nothing in return.”

"That’s messed up…" she hugged her knees. "And if you die…do they just pick someone else?"

“I guess so…A friend of mine - he’s a star nomad - faked his death just to get away from them. They waited a few years, then picked another star nomad. So…I guess that’s what’ll happen if I die. Just pick another skeleton from Krania to take my place. One of the reasons I’m trying not to die.”

"Greesh…I don’t know how I’d handle any of that. All I want is to keep Wander safe. If I had to be separated from him…"

“You know Wand -” He froze, then calmed himself, “Oh. No. That Wander. Not my Wander. Wander. Yup. Wander.”

"There’s more than one Wander?" Sylvia tilted her head.

“…Yyyyyeeeeeeeaaaaaahhhh - sorta.”

"What’s ‘sort of’ about it?"

“…Can’t say.”

"Is he some kinda doppelganger or what?"

“…Can’t say.”