paradisa | 026. [dictated]

[it's a while after Adachi discovered his new blank journal that he runs into another surprise: his Christmas present from the castle.

His just closed journal opens back up again as he falls back against his table, knocking it off]

H-How... What... How did you get here!?

[something actually replies back to him, and it sure doesn't sound human... or like any animal. In fact it is very screechy and just bizarre. But at least it sounds... happy?]

Scree!

No... no, no, no! You've gotta go back to where you came from, right now!

...screee?

Go! Oh geez if anyone finds you we are both so screwed.

[a brief silence. TIME TO GET MORE AGGRESSIVE.]

Go on! Get lost! Get the hell outta my sight!

[but then whatever-it-is just makes those screechy noises again. This time very distinctively UNHAPPILY, almost like crying. It also sounds like something just slithered away.]

No! Don't hide behind there! Crap... I'm sorry, I'm not rejecting you! Come on out? Be a good little-

(ooc: so because Adachi had literally nothing he could give a shit about back home, the castle gave him a tame, non-violent baby shadow as a pet. Basically he's got this.)

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[It doesn't much matter if Adachi is in the safety of his own room or not; Pharos can feel that little thing from a mile away. He's oh so very familiar with them, after all.

So quite suddenly, he's just there in the room, peering into the shadow's hiding spot with utmost curiosity.]

How interesting... when did you get here? I didn't think the Castle was in the habit of bringing creatures like you here as well!

[And... yup. Adachi's mostly getting ignored. Sorry bro.]

[the shadow peeks out curiously. It senses something very familiar... but why you look like that bro O n O

Meanwhile Adachi jumps back in alarm, hitting his head yet again on something]

Wh-wh... Who the heck are you!?

[It's a very long story, bro. Pharos smiles at the Shadow in a knowing sort of way, and plops himself down to sit on the ground, legs out straight in front of him.

It's only at Adachi's exclamation that Pharos seems to take notice of him. But he looks up, and stares for a moment at him. Dear, there were quite a number of interesting people here, weren't there? And so very many from Minato's world. It seemed the Castle was never devoid of them.]

I am Pharos, of course. And just who might you be?

Umm... Adachi.

[he just... stares at all this. First the shadow now this weird kid. What the hell. 6__9 The shadow itself has slipped out from its hiding place completely, feeling at ease]

How'd you even get in here?

Then it is a pleasure to meet you, Adachi.

[Tilting his head a bit at Adachi, as if the answer to that question should be pretty obvious, before he turns his attention on the shadow and smiles. Hello little broseph. 8'> ]

I simply arrived, of course. How else do you believe that I would have gotten in here? The door appears to be closed.