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[faterecanted]

[It's been a few days since Van arrived, under less than ideal circumstances. During that time, he felt it was probably wisest to remain incommunicado. The easiest way to assure the others from Auldrant that he was doing nothing threatening was to appear to be doing nothing threatening; and he wasn't... strictly speaking. For the most part, all he'd done was study Ms. Sage's guide -- no, memorized it. He'll have to thank her, if they ever meet. She provided him with so much valuable information; including a list of exploitable thugs.

Someone should really do something about that.

But as enlightening as Ms. Sage's writings are, man cannot live on words alone. The supplies he gathered after leaving Asch and Luke's building (...and later returning to it) were starting to run out. He wasn't particularly thrilled with the clothes he'd grabbed, either. He'd rather not wear his Oracle uniform all the time, and the rest were a bit... lacking. He'd like to think he was a striking, well-dressed man; and appearances were so important to a favorable first impression. He'd get to that later in the day. And then the library, perhaps. It was always an advantage to have more information. His first stop, though, was something he could no longer put off: the medical facilities in the battle dome. He'd have to hope he could find what he needed there.

Despite his long list of errands (and the vague concern that he'll run into people he knows and would rather not deal with yet), he'll be perfectly willing to exchange a few words with anyone else out and about. In fact, he'll make sure to at least make eye contact and give a polite nod to every person he sees. The charisma is turned up to 11 today.]

Dist: Something to discuss with you. CH#7. Tonight.

(TL;DR: Meet him in the library, the clothing shops, the battle dome, on the street... And fill this out if you would, plz)

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[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[Sanji has little need for the battle dome or the clothing shop, but he will pass Van on his way to work, in the streets. In most cases the chef wouldn't spare any man a glance, their luck for not being the sex Sanji fawns over. Today, however, his eyes do stray - just a flick, but if Van is paying attention, it'll be clear from the assessing look-over that this sharply dressed man knows of Van's newness despite his attire being something besides the New Feather garment.]

[fallenambitions]

[Van won't be alone in the clinic today. Alexei was here, but not particular to be tended to. He was tending to his own personal things today when Van arrives.

He takes a moment to look him over. New feather no doubt, but he looked like he seem to know what he was doing. He didn't look seriously injured either soo...]

Are you looking for something?

[falenandawn]

[The battledome? Freyjadour was there, too, having just left the simulation room, staff still in hand. He's considering if he should go another hour or not when he spots Van.

Huh, he hasn't seen him around before.] Hello.

[ever-deceptive.livejournal.com]

<sub>[Yeager happens to be browsing in one of the clothing shops, going through suits and shirts. He's not all that fond of buying things off the rack--all of his outfits back home were custom-tailored--but he really needs some other stuff to change into and having it all made would take some time. When Van sees him and evidently nods to him, Yeager offers him a smile in return.

Hmm, interesting. Yeager's met a lot of friendly people in Luceti already, but this man has a certain air of authority about him as well. He decides to venture a greeting.]</sub>

Good afternoon, sir.

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[fourteen]

[ Xion is curled up at a table not far from the library entrance when Van enters. There are quite a lot of books scattered on the table's surface; if Van comes close enough to look, he'll see they're mostly medical texts, ranging from the scientific to the holistic to the magic.

Reflexively, she looks up at the sound of someone entering ... then stares for a moment, curious and unable to help herself. ]

Because I'm horrible, and Giles is kind of a pseudo-uncle to Luke.

[consultmybooks]

[Despite swearing he place off cold turkey after the recent malfunction, the Battle Dome is a large enough fixture in Luceti that Giles...well, it's not something he can easily ignore. And the list of changes that Molly provided certainly got his attention, much as he wishes they didn't.

And so it's as he's wandering by that Giles sees Van just exiting the Battle Dome. He frowns curiously, despite himself. Here was someone he didn't recognize, and that had been happening a lot, what with getting kidnapped right at the start of the cycle.

Oweing to his civic responsibility towards all New Feathers, Giles offers a hesitant greeting.]

...everything all right?

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[its-rose-damnit.livejournal.com]

[The message makes Dist's blood run cold, then boil red hot. Those idiots! If they hadn't given him away right from the beginning, he wouldn't have had to deal with the Commandant for at least some time. He could have planned something! Rrgh...now he wanted to speak in private. Perfect. Just...perfect.

Dist contemplates just ignoring the message and blowing Van off, but then again...he really should just get this over with. He no longer had any obligation to let Van order him around, after all. There was nothing to gain from cooperating with the Commandant here. Might as well see what he wants though, before he decides to refuse or not.

So the night finds Dist meandering up to the building. He doesn't know if he's late or early - no set time was specified - so he just leans against the wall of Building 7 and waits, discomfort and irritation visible in his posture and expression. He does not want to be here tonight. This just topped the cake of a glorious month.]

[mythmaker]

That's odd...

[Azusa had been looking for the clothing store. Naturally, for her, that means she's somehow found her way to the battle dome. Pouring through her journal, she looks up as Van enters. Polite eye contact is made, which means it's now the perfect opportunity for Azusa to ask him a question.]

Excuse me, are you busy?

[pigtailed-loli.livejournal.com]

[Guess who made the bad, awful, terrible decision to poke around the clothing shops today? Yep, that's right, Anise is here and staring at you in horror.]

[Ion hadn't been lying. Van is here. Van is here.]

[And she doesn't have Tokunaga.]

[Shit.]

[seleniahymn]

[Guess who is also in the library when you arrive there, Van? It seems that even in this life she thinks she leads, Tear still has the habit of gathering information in the same way her brother does, especially now that she is well enough to go about on her own. There are, however some fairly fresh scars on the visible skin close to her neck.]

[inabook]

[If Van is in need of assistance when he reaches the library, there's someone generally helpful-looking sitting behind the information desk... though she does seem to be absorbed in a book at the moment. If he approaches, however, she'll look up.]

[risingwinds.livejournal.com]

[Well, when Van wanders into the library, he might spot a spiky haired blonde walking around with an armful of books... quite literally. He's making his way towards a table when he spots Van and nearly drops everything.

Not every day you see a new face who's adult and has such distinguishing characteristics.

He doesn't mean to stare, really. Kid's just curious.]