Trishtan's Journal

3:49am: Oh...drat.
I've been spending the past few days hoping I'd actually managed to avoid whatever's happening to the people around here this time, and was actually quite optimistic...but it turns out I was not so fortunate after all. *cough*

Well, at least I am one of the ones that managed to retain something of my adult self...I don't believe Jeremy was so lucky, though...Miss Egan, you're alright, aren't you? Oh, goodness, everything looks so big now...I don't believe I could even lift my sword if I tried, much less swing it.

12:24pm: I suppose this place is home, now.
Well, we're finally back from the Islands. It was a bit...well, unsettling seeing the place I grew up and never left for over two decades so many years after my time, but I don't regret going. Obel is very different now, but it's comforting to know that there are some things that have been kept constant.

I did manage to pick up a few things myself while I was there...Jeremy, I have something for you, too. I never did get you a proper birthday present, after all. I found something for Travis as well, but I heard he...left while I was gone. I never even got to see him... Well...I hope he's alright, wherever he is.

I also heard there might be some sort of festival coming up soon, is that right? I think Master Thomas mentioned something about a kind of culture festival. I don't know if it's still done, but a long time ago there was something similar in Obel that began after the Island Nations was formed...His Majesty started it to celebrate the cultures of the different islands, and a lot of people sailed there to participate. I think with so many people here from so many different places, it could be even more interesting, and I would be honored to help out any way I can.

11:55pm: ooc: One mooore.
( ...crap, I guess this means I have to go be productive now. )

10:52pm: Has it really been that long?
I'm not sure how, but I seem to have been twenty-seven for a whole month without realizing it. *cough* Strange how one can forget something such as their own birthday if they don't have anyone able to remind them. Well, it doesn't really matter much to me, but maybe it would be nice to have someone to celebrate with next time.

Possibly another reason I was able to forget is because of how the days seem to just run together. *cough* I haven't been very active at all lately, which is really quite shameful, but I hope to change that soon. It will be easier now that the weather is improving, at least. Traveling is much easier without all that snow, after all.

Which brings me to this. I am going to be accompanying Miss Egan when she returns to the Island Nations soon. Since finding myself here I have been quite reluctant to return to my homeland. It's rather frightening to imagine going back to a place you knew well once and hardly being able to recognize it. I have no idea what Obel looks like now, but I can't imagine that it wouldn't have changed in all that time. It may even be different than it was since Miss Egan lived there. I wonder if the palace has changed, and if the house I lived in is still there, and so many other things. I could, conceivably, simply continue to stay here, ignorant of all of that, but I feel it's about time I faced this.

Well, I say that, but...hopefully we won't leave for a few days yet, though...I'd like to still be here for Jeremy's birthday, even though he doesn't seem to want to make an event of it. A small celebration would be nice, however.

8:25pm: I think I've actually gotten used to this...
You know, I never really thought about it, but Hervey and I are actually a bit similar...well, we're both the same age and height, and we even use the same sort of weapon, so, actually, I don't feel too terribly different in his body. I guess that makes me lucky, in a sense. Though another similarity is that miss Kika seems to enjoy giving both of us a hard time...*cough*

Talking to Travis is very strange, however. I look at him, but it's me, and it's a bit awkward, especially when...ah. *cough* Even if I close my eyes, it's still my voice I hear from him. And of course there's no way I'd be comfortable...um...*cough* Well, I'll just echo the general hope that this gets straightened out soon, I think. Travis looks much better as himself as well.

As for Jeremy...I think miss Kate might be enjoying being in his body a bit too much, really...it's good that not all of us have let this upset us, but still, watching her is a little unsettling, and she seems to have no trouble at all exposing anything and everything she finds about him... I feel rather terrible for Jeremy himself, though that's not the only reason... *cough* I don't think I could have handled suddenly being a woman at all... Now I feel even worse about what I said the other week about him being able to pass as a girl normally...*cough*

Well, I guess no one can say this week hasn't been eventful. Though really, I'm alright with a little more boredom than this...

12:10am: Erk!
What....*cough* Wh-what's going on here? I'm not...I mean, I shouldn't be...this isn't right at all! *coughcough* T-travis! *cough* Jeremy! H-help... Um...right...I should stay calm...I should...I...I...*coughing fit* oohh, I feel faint...

...I...think I need to go lie down...

2:44am: I really am a fool...
I think....I've done something terrible.


I'm so sorry...neither of you deserved this.

9:52pm: Well...
Um...I guess I'm supposed to come up with things to tell people about myself? Well, I don't mind...

1. I had a younger sister back in Obel. She got married and moved away before the war, though.
2. I didn't really want to be a soldier, but my father pressured me into it. I guess it's not so bad, really. I do want to protect people, after all.
3. Sometimes when I'm fighting, I feel a little...strange for some reason. I'm not sure what it is...It's not that I enjoy hurting others though!
4. I...really miss Doctor Yu sometimes. I wish...I could see him again, even though I suppose he wouldn't care one way or the other.
5. Although our alliance had a bit of a strange beginning, I respect both Jeremy and Travis, they are wonderful to have as friends, and I truly do enjoy being around them. Even if they act a bit strangely towards me sometimes...
6. Er...I'm still...um...a...a virgin.

12:27pm: Two can play at this game.
In Miss Cecile's absence, I am taking it upon myself to assume the temporary position of castle guard captain. As a former Obel royal guard captain, I'm fairly qualified for the job, I think, and you can ask Jeremy or King Lino if you do not believe me. I felt that such measures needed to be taken to prevent the castle from falling further into chaos. Furthermore, I refuse to put up with such outrageous tyranny as certain people are attempting to subject the people of Budehuc too, and I am certainly not inclined to bow down to their threats or to allow myself or the other decent people of this castle to be pushed around. I don't believe that Miss Cecile is actually in great danger, and it seems pretty obvious to me who has the upper hand in this situation, hostage situation or not. How many seasoned fighters reside in this castle, and not only that, how many true rune bearers? That a paltry force such as this could suddenly appear and declare themselves rulers is absolutely absurd, and I am fed up with it, quite frankly.

In any case, I ask that all of Cecile's guards report to me for the time being, and before long everything will surely be straightened out and these swine will be put in their place soon enough.





.....*coughcoughcough* whew...

2:00pm: OoC: And one more

Last one of these DNA things

How did this guy get to be captain of the Obel Royal Guard again? XD;

2:19am: This and that and the other aside...
...I'm really worried about Travis. It looks like it hit him pretty hard when...when he left. I don't quite understand it myself. It always seemed strange to be so...*cough* ...well...to someone who treated him like...*cough* ...that. I would think it would be better to...maybe...*cough*

...there are some things that are probably just none of my business.

I've been training a lot more lately. After all, you never know what might happen, and it would be rather shameful for a royal guard captain to be unprepared for battle, even if I don't *cough* have a royal guard to be captain of here. Even so, I hope I can still be of service to King Lino or Master Lucas again, should either need me. Of course, in this profession I rather hope my services won't be needed so much, however...*cough* I'm a little restless lately, since I haven't had a real challenge in so long...oh, of course, I would never wish for trouble just to give myself something to do...*cough* That would just be awful! I wonder if maybe I should travel a little, maybe do a little monster hunting? Though I'm not so reckless as to go by myself...maybe...*cough* Jeremy? Maybe...Travis? Are either of you interested in a day or so away from this place? I don't think we'd go far, just...maybe to that forest or something? Or just the plains is fine as well. *cough* It's alright if you're not interested...I can probably find someone else, I just thought I'd ask you two first, since...*cough* Well. You know.

12:26am: RP log - Jeremy
Random Urabiseinen fun! :D

( Yey. )

...Jeremy, you lose. XD;

8:43pm: Learning experiences?
Ah...well. I had a bit of a *cough* interesting weekend. Travis gave me some chocolates for Valentine's, which was surprising, to say the least. The other day we *cough* went out for a drink or five which was...erm. Eventful? I think. Ah, well, it was very nice talking to him and getting to know him better. He's really a nice person when he's not...well. Avoiding the human population. I had a pretty good time. Even though he ended up quite drunk and I had to take him back to my room to sleep it off ....*cough* In any case, I wouldn't mind doing that again sometime. It's good to get out of the library sometimes.

Hmm, also...this morning I met someone else I hadn't before when I went to the kitchen for some breakfast. It was...rather *cough* an interesting sight, really. I'm not quite sure how he managed to make such a mess... Erm. Anyway, he said something about wanting to cook something himself, but in the end I did help him out a lot bit, and I think things turned out alright in the end. He's really a very nice man albeit a bit like a child in the kitchen and I'm sure his friend must have liked the breakfast he made for him. I believe he said it was a *cough* birthday present? Well, I hope whoever it was for had a wonderful day, in that case. I'm certain there's someone who's quite determined to see to that, anyway. *smile*

4:41am: RP log - Travis (after dance)
Random shortness talking whatever.

( There should be hugging! *shot* )

And...yeah. My brain's too fried to have anything else to say! :D;

10:45pm: RP log - Travis (valentines)
...well, I'm surprised and intrigued. XD; Travis gives Trishtan a gift...and also random mun gossip. :D;

( Mm, candy. )

That was...amusing. XD ♥ for Urabiseinen.

8:17pm: OoC: Character musings
Hypochondria
Munchausen Syndrome

Wikipedia is so very interesting. :D; It seems to me that Trishtan's "condition" is actually closer to Munchausen syndrome, because my theory is he feigned sickness to become closer to Dr. Yu. However, that is no longer applicable, since there is no Yu here, (sad. ;_;) so perhaps it had gradually become hypochondria or something? I think.

I haven't thought out his backstory very much, but I did make some stuff up during his talk with Caesar. He had minimal training in strategy theories, but his studies were concentrated in swordfighting. His father pushed him to become a soldier, and had hopes of him becoming an officer someday. (Of course, this did eventually happen, as after the game he was captain of the royal guard of Obel. That's a pretty high officer, isn't it? :D)

So far he's been rather meek, apologizing for things like a cursed monkey, but I think I'd like to give him much more of a backbone...I mean, he IS a military officer, and such a person can't let people walk all over him!

I have another idea...inspired a bit by a Japanese fanart I found. Maybe he's like almost a completely different person on the battlefield. Not so different to be considered a split personality, of course, but much more confident, and able to take charge. It's just a thought.

Trishtan is really a nice and understanding person. He can be a bit of a flake sometimes, it seems, I'd like him to be much more reliable. He loves books, he can get lost in them for hours without realising it. His favorites are mystery novels. So he's pretty well-read, and he's learned a lot since he's come to Budehuc, because he's been reading rather than going out and meeting people. He should definitely become more social.

On Yu: Trishtan has a sort of one-sided infatuation with Dr. Yu. I'm not sure what exactly it is he sees in him. XD; Perhaps he's attracted to his intelligence, or skill. Maybe there was a time he treated him when he actually was sick, or ingured, and he's been stuck on him ever since. I should definitely decide this eventually!

On the Urabiseinen: Well, I think it's pretty much clear that Jeremy is the ringleader of the group. I guess he somehow suckered Trishtan and Travis into going along with it. He respects both Travis and Jeremy, but thinks they're both a bit strange. (of course, they think he's strange as well, I'm sure.) Jeremy's the oldest, but he's a lot wilder than the other two. I randomly wonder who's the better swordsman...? I think Trishtan outranks him, but that may or may not be relevent. Anyway, I'd really like the three of them to interact more, I think. (As a side note, I think the Ura-boys are so much more interesting than Adonis regular...not just because of my penchant for minor characters, but because they're so different from eachother in personality...much moreso than the other group.)

On a random somewhat related note...I have recently started thinking Jeremy/Trishtan would be a fun alternative to Trishtan/Yu. XD; Not that that has anything to do with the RPG, of course. :D;

Umm...other people? Hervey kinda creeps him out. Albert intimidates him. He thinks Cecile's a nice kid. Kika downright scares him. Caesar's pretty nice. And he really needs to meet more people, for reals. :D;

That's about all I have for now, I think. I might do some more of these as I figure things out or something? Or just poke this one. Whatever. I declare this done. Maybe now I'll actually work on my HOMEWORK.

12:12am: I'm *cough* back...for now.
Well, I've *cough* returned from that trip to Iksay...Thank you very much for taking me there, Caesar! I really do wish I'd been better about things, I'm afraid I must have made a terrible first impression. Ah, well, there's really nothing to be done. I hope Travis isn't planning on making too big a deal about things...

Oh, has anybody seen Jeremy? He's still here, isn't he? I think I heard he was fighting with Hervey again earlier... Since I *cough* signed up to go on that quest with him, I want to find out when he's leaving. I wonder who else is going...I think I heard some names, but I really couldn't put faces with them. I really do need to start training again, I think. The trip to Iksay was actually very uneventful, so I haven't been able to use my sword since I got here. I should probably see to it it's in good condition!

I think for now I'll go back to the *cough* library for a while. Oh, I met Mr. Eike the librarian the other day. He seemed like a nice man. He seems to care a lot about his books, which is a very good thing, I think. It might be nice to *cough* speak with him sometime. I really do need to get out more, I suppose. Reading is good, but even I can't stay in one place like this forever!

10:26pm: RP log - Travis (about Albert)
Trishtan talks to Travis after Albert scaaares him. XD; Eventually I'm going to stop making Trishtan such a pussy. :D;

( *cough* )

Aww, Travis. The Ura-boys need to talk more. ♥

9:01pm: RP log - Albert (secret santa)
Trishtan FINALLY goes to give Albert his gift, omg. And Albert is such a JERK! XD;;

( *cough* )

...Albert, you ass. XD;;;

7:10pm: RP log - Caesar (to Iksay)
Caesar is escorting Trishtan to Iksay to meet his brother. :D

( *cough* )

And then I died. :D; But I did get to make up arbitrary things about Trishtan, whee. XD;

6:14pm: Ack! So late!
Does anybody know where I can find Albert Silverberg? *cough* I think...I heard he's staying in a nearby town...what was it again? *cough* Oh, I don't remember at all...I'm not very confident in my ability to find my way there, either. I haven't yet left this place, after all... I haven't been doing much other than spending quite a bit of time in the *cough* library...

The library here is very nice and warm, and there are quite a lot of interesting books that have been written since...*cough* Well, since back then. The librarian is...a bit...offsetting? But he's actually not too bad. However, I do think I perhaps need to try to stop getting lost in fiction for so long. I really have no idea what's been going on around here lately! *cough* I think I heard Master Lucas had returned, but I didn't see him...people were saying some very strange things about him, though. *cough cough*

In any case...I have a job to do! *cough* One that I've put off for far too long...*cough cough* Oh well...hopefully I'll be forgiven!

2:31am: Ahh...it's been a while...
Goodness, it's cold! *koffkoff* I've started to try to get out more, but mostly I just go to the library...I've read a lot of books in the past few weeks, and I'm afraid I almost forgot to look for a gift for someone! I really need to do that soon. B-but sometimes I sort of lose track of time when I'm reading, and before I know it, it's much too late!

The other day M-Mister Mathiu gave me a present...it seems he was my secret santa! I was really rather surprised...I must admit I never really trusted him due to him not being Doctor Yu but that was rather wrong of me. *koff* I think perhaps I may speak with him more in the future...I wonder if he would have any idea what I could do for my gift...? Travis...wasn't too helpful, but it's probably my own fault. *koff* I really am hopeless with gifts!

I've decided I will try to decide on something by the end of tomorrow...I've put this off for a terribly long time, after all. *koff* I do hope I can think of something he will like...so, until I have come up with something, I won't allow myself to go to the library! Well, that's decided...now, what to do...ooh, I'm terribly stumped! *koffkoffkoff*

8:54pm: Last survey!
( Still cutting )

8:04pm: OoC: RP log - Travis
Trishtan needs help figuring out who his secret santa person is! If he y'know...got out more this might not be a problem. It's a good thing kitty-boy is here! XD;

( Trishtan, you fail. XD )

Ehehe. Trishtan's so boring. I must force him upon more people. XD

3:37am: ...eep.
L-l-lady K-kika is really scary....I was trying to get out more, like M-master Lucas said, and I accidentally bumped into her...*koff*well, more like I tripped on a rock and spilled the bucket of water I was carrying on her when she came around the corner...;; and she n-nearly bit m-my head off! Oooh, it was t-terrifying! *koffkoff* I'm s-sorry Master Lucas...I really did try, but for now...I think I'm going to go into hiding. Somewhere where pirates never go. I'm feeling...really unwell. And frightened. *koffkoff* If anyone needs me...um, well. Nobody's going to need me, so I'll be going now. Goodbye.