2nd Combo - A Fairy Tale Knight

[redcladidealist]

Characters: Lloyd Irving and every eligible-- everyone
Location: All over the place
Time: From dawn until dusk
Style: You pick and I'll match
Status: Open

[It's been two days since he started coming to his senses, the false memories of that other life already fading back into the ether of whatever spell had created them. As they disappear, though, he remembers. The ball, the one he'd danced with, that moment of timeless magic when their eyes had met and their hearts had known.

The tolling of the bell as midnight approached.

His partner had fled, he didn't know why - but they'd left their shoe behind. The shoe he now holds clutched in his hands. It must have been crafted with magic, he knows, because there is no other way to explain how the delicate glass could support a person's weight without breaking. Surely this shoe was made to fit one foot and one foot alone. It's the only clue he has to the identity of his love. He doesn't even know his love's name or gender. He only knows that they hold his heart.

And that he's going to find them, even if he has to try this shoe on every person in the land.

Speaking of which...

He approaches the next person he sees, giving them a bow fit for the knight he is.]

Excuse me, yes, you. Your pardon, but can I have a moment of your time?


[ooc: Only a "Cinderella" will fit the shoe. Let me know if this is the case. o/]

Comments

[yellowglasses]

[Hm? Does someone need her help?]

Sure, what can I help you with?

[Chie didn't exactly make direct eye contact. She was still nervous about being out and about with her new cat appearance.]

[redcladidealist]

[The cat appearance does make Lloyd pause a little, blinking in surprise - but this is a quest in the name of true love. This could be the face of the one his heart is already promised to. If that's the case, then how can he see her as anything but beautiful?

Just... give him a moment to stare. Just a little. And adjust to the thought of maybe marrying a cat.]

I, uh... Oh, yeah!

[He draws himself up, taking a deep breath. Right, focus.]

I'm seeking someone I lost, but all I have is their shoe. Please.

[He holds the glass shoe up.]

Will you allow me to try it on your foot?

[...that sounded less crazy in his head.]

[yellowglasses]

[She just sort of stares from Lloyd to the glass shoe and back.
A few times. What even..]

I..guess you could, yeah, but I doubt it's mine to be honest. I don't wear stuff like that.
Or at the very least I don't think I do. As far as I know I've only been wearing these but if you really insist I guess I can try it on...

[She looked down at her ridiculous boots. Of course she'd have these, she was Puss in Boots, but it was sort of sadly accurate considering all the leg-wear she used to fight shadows.
Yes, the next 5 minutes get wasted by trying to get these huge boots off.]

[redcladidealist]

[Well, that's somewhat discouraging to hear. If she's not the one-

No, he can't give up hope. If he'd been having trouble remembering things, maybe she was such a victim, too. He can't say it's not her until she tries on the shoe

He kneels down, and, uh, wow, awkward moment waiting. Doesn't she know how to take her own boots off?]

Do you want any help?

[yellowglasses]

Oh, I don't need help, I'm fine.
Have you ever tried taking off thigh-high boots that look this weird before? It's just sort of difficult to get out of them..

[She laughed a bit nervously. There, boot off. About time. And oh look, her feet were cat feet too.]

[1/2] Cinderella here! I hope you didn't have anyone else in mind. |D; I didn't exactly announce it

[tsundyne]

[Yukari's memories are still in tact, for the most part. Though how strange everyone has been acting doesn't escape her, nor do some people who've had their appearances change completely. She, admittedly, got off easy--having gotten a free pink dress out of it.

There are moments where she wonders exactly what she's doing here, though. Moments where everything just seems so distant, and so strange--

And she'll suddenly find herself with a strong desire to attend the ball. She was invited, wasn't she? She's got to go...

Even now, as the stranger approaches, she can't shake the thoughts out of her head. Her prince charming...isn't he waiting for her? Waiting to meet her?]

[2/2] ...ALSO DREAMWIDTH PLEASE LET ME SUBMITTHIS THANKS...

[tsundyne]

[...She hasn't seen anyone bow to her like that in a long time. It's hard not to react--at least blush, a little.]

M...Me?

[The shoe in his hand, that's...]

Hah, it's fine~ If there's more than one Cinderella, I'll just go with it and blame it all on magic~

[redcladidealist]

[She's pretty. Lloyd blushes when that's the first thought that crosses his mind. Dammit, he shouldn't focus on appearance. He doesn't know what his love looks like. It might or might not be her.

But it might.

Taking a deep breath, he tries to regain his composure. This really is important.]

I'm looking for someone I met at the ball. Please, it's important I find them. All I have is the shoe they left behind.

[He meets her eyes.]

Will you... try it on?

Great <3 Haha, magic and time shenanigans.

[tsundyne]

[She's never met him before. She knows that, and yet...he looks familiar to her. Like another distant memory she's lost over this past week or so. It's frustrating, to say the least, but then it hits her when he mentions it.

The ball.

Yes, she's...she's got to prepare. Vatheon often has balls, festivals...

But why has he spoken like he's already went?]

You...you think it was me? I...

[She meets his eyes quite easily, watching them as they glisten with hope; and then she glances over to the shoe in question.

'I can try,' is what her expression seems to say, though no words escape her lips after that.]

[clairvoyancies]

[Minding her own business entirely, Tsubaki is simply out wandering. Her physical appearance doesn't appear to be too much different than the usual, but it's hard to ignore the rest of the city--not to mention there are more subtle changes that have occurred, which she's also found hard to ignore.

She's become fixated on a certain tune for instance; a tune which she doesn't even entirely recognize at first, though she becomes increasingly familiar with it as time goes on.

The more she hums it, the more distant everything feels...her life in the Survival Game, her life here...

She snaps out of it slightly, hearing the man call out to her, and she stops. She's holding a pipe in her hand, actually, smoking it carelessly, and she looks a bit surprised as she pulls it out of her mouth.]

...Lloyd?

[redcladidealist]

[He'd already been approaching her, trying to catch up, when she calls out his name. Startled, he stops a few feet away. Does he... know her? He feels like he does, but the memories are slippery.

Wait. Could she be the one?! His breath catches in his throat at the possibility. He quickly closes the distance, hope in his eyes.]

Is it you? Is it... Are you the one I met?

[clairvoyancies]

[She hadn't realized he'd been so close behind her. Her eyes widen a bit upon seeing him, and she takes a step or two forward to examine him more closely. She isn't even sure how she knew his name, if she's honest, though judging by his reaction, she'd gotten it right.

With a shake of her head, she tries to clear her head and eliminate these lingering feelings distracting her, in order to answer him properly.

A single catchy tune.

A thirst, a desire for revenge that she'd never felt so strongly before...

No. No, she can't. She must remember where she is, there's nothing to be done about any of that here. Here, in Vatheon...

Her fists tighten slightly.]

Met...where, exactly? I- I'm not—

[—entirely sure.]

[redcladidealist]

[He hears the uncertainty in her voice, but refuses to let it daunt his hope.]

At the ball. You were at it, weren't you?

[Where else would he have seen her?

Please say yes, Tsubaki. He wants so desperately to find his lost love.]

+1 Cinderella (also I'm kinda late I guess xD; )

[demonicbookworm]

Three kind of memories were starting to give him a headache. He remembered his life on Naraka, his past life as Asura and the life he had now... But all of those memories were mixed together, making him wonder just what was going on and which of them ware actually true. It the mist of the fairy tale chaos he was trying not to lost himself, but it seemed like it wasn't working all too well. Was the curse getting stronger?

He stopped in his tracks. What exactly was this curse again? He shook his head, then let a sigh. There wasn't much use thinking about it. He had some work to do.

...Funny, he would had sworn that just a few days ago he wouldn't go out in a dress like this. It still made him wonder just why he was wearing it, but for some odd reason it didn't really bother him that much.

What snapped him out of his thoughts was a familiar voice.

"...Lloyd?"

Ruca blinked. He knew the person, but again he couldn't exactly remember when or where they met. It was strange.

Never too late for this~

[redcladidealist]

The knowledge that he was under a curse had long since passed from Lloyd's mind. As far as he knew, the only curse he'd suffered was the one that had given him the memories of that other life, but that curse was already gone. Now he knew who he was, Lloyd Irving, Knight of this fair realm.

And "she" knew him. His heart jumped when he heard his name. Had he told his love his name? He couldn't remember. She seemed familiar, but he couldn't pin down a specific memory of her. Could she be the one his heart knew without eyes?

"My lady." He bowed again, then searched her face with hope. "Yes, I am Lloyd Irving, a Knight of this realm. Please, could you tell me, were you at the ball?"

Great~ haha

[demonicbookworm]

"Um, I..."

A ball? Was he at a ball? He was pretty sure he had never been to one. Or maybe he has? It felt as if he couldn't trust his memory anymore. This only made his headache worse.

But setting the problem of ball aside, Ruca had one more problem.

"... I-I'm not..." he blushed and his gaze dropped to the ground. "...I'm not a girl."

...His face turned even redder after he said that. Could someone remind him why he was actually wearing this dress?

[redcladidealist]

"You're not?"

For a moment, Lloyd stared, temporarily sidetracked, his mind having a hard time wrapping itself around that fact. She... wasn't a girl?

"But you're wearing a dress."

Of course, it didn't help that it wasn't just the dress. Ruca looked a bit feminine, too.

+1 troublemaking sphinx?

[radiantwingedone]

[ Probably not who knight-in-red meant to address, but the face of this sphinx might be oddly familiar.

Well, Duke's blinking at that little shoe, sitting firmly in the way of the teen like a stubborn cat. ]

If you answer a question.

[redcladidealist]

[There is a hint of familiarity to the sphinx that Lloyd finds himself face to face with, but Lloyd's for gone enough into the curse that he doesn't remember Duke. He pulls up to a stop, nonplussed at being blocked. His brow furrows in confusion.]

What kind of question?

[Almost reflexively, his eyes dart to Duke's feet. This couldn't be his love... could it?

No, he's pretty sure he'd remember if his love was a lion with wings.]

[radiantwingedone]

An easy or a hard question. [ He's thinking that he should probably ask what he considers and easy question for this one. ]

Or you can take another path.

[redcladidealist]

[Lloyd frowns impatiently.]

Can't you just let me by? I'm looking for someone right now. It's important.

[chosen_gigolo]

[The Lady Unicorn blinks at the bowing knight, not sure why such a man is speaking to her.] I cannot spare much, I must find them.

[Without another word, she turns from Lloyd and continues her barefoot search through the city for others like her, fighting to keep her quest at the forefront of her mind when all these troublesome human sensibilities keep telling her it's just a story, there are no unicorns.]

[redcladidealist]

[With so many people he's asked, and so many more yet to ask, he might have let her go without protest. But then he takes in her complete appearance. All of it. Right down to her shoeless feet. Lloyd starts in surprise, then hurriedly dashes after her. No way can he leave it at that now.]

W-wait!

[chosen_gigolo]

I told you, sir knight, I have not the time. I must keep searching! [She continues to walk but stumbles on an uneven cobble, seemingly unused to the simple act of walking on her all too delicate feet.]

[redcladidealist]

[With her unsteady pace, it isn't difficult for Lloyd to catch up. He reaches her side, then turns to face her, concern more than evident on his face.]

Searching? Who're you searching for? You don't even have shoes on. Are you all right?