Speaking of Bastok... See, when we killed that Pyracmon -- er, that's the Exorcist thingamajig -- a second time, it dropped medals that could teleport us to Bastok. And I was bored, and curious, and it seemed like a good idea at the time, so, to Bastok we went!
...Actually, it's pretty boring in Bastok, too. I don't like it here. After the festivities at home, things feel pretty dull here.
Well, what can I expect? It's a gloomy mining town. Feh... It's pretty depressing talking to people, actually. The Galka-Hume situation... It's horrible. If we're co-existing happily with the Tarutaru, why can't they do it here? Honestly... they're adults.
I suspect we'd be going to San d'Oria soon. I'm almost looking forward to it. It's nearly as pretty as Windurst, and even snooty Elvaans are better than the doom and gloom here.
Wonder if Jenare's going to ditch me again when we get there. Hmph. Not that I care.
Okay, so it's not that bad with him around. Actually, it's been kinda fun, though I guess it's not exactly because of him.
...Well, woulda been more boring by myself, anyway.
Right, so. Fun. It's the Harvest Festival again. Last year, I went with Kii. She's always liked it. (Okay, fine, so I do too. I guess.) It's weird when we pick different costumes, though, but at the same time... it's the only chance we have to be different, at all.
Speaking of different, this year certainly was. There was some exorcist ghost or something outside of Windurst, trying to break in, and a moogle rambled about it stealing their magic. Lovely, isn't it? We had to kill bats so the moogles can get their magic back, so they can enchant us to get rid of it.
Well. I got a nice cloak out of it. Actually, it's kinda raggedy, but it looks awesome. (Hah, Kii'd probably make fun of me.) And... okay, I was a little worried about Windurst, too.
Well, enough about that. Loot! Aside from the cloak, I got a witch hat from following a witch around in a thing called the Wake of the Lilies. (Nice name. I like lilies. Actually, I kinda wish I got chosen as one of the Lilies. I'm Mithra too!) Jenare got one, too, but it looks ridiculous on him. It's much cuter on me. But he has a better one! I wanted to get one of those, too, but, noooooooo, we went to Bastok, and I had to follow a Galka named "Pretty Heart" around (Galka? Witch? Both the ones at Windurst were female!), and sheesh! Who knew big, hulking guys could turn so quickly? (Actually, now that I think about it, I don't think I'd wanna be one of the Lilies after all. Seems like a pretty boring job, walking around and around all day.)
So I'm home again, wanting to leave but not.
And he's here again.
And he's found me again.
Geez, is this the Goddess's idea of a joke? I mean, come on, what were the chances? Well, I guess he was actually looking for me this time.
But then again, he was looking for me last time, too, wasn't he? Well. Looking for Kii, at least. Heck, he's looking for her again this time. Who cared about her typically-Mithra, totally-not-friendly sister who'd rather fish than hang around the stupid boring consulate?
And, dammit, I can't even tell him what happened to her. Feh. He'd probably die from the shock or something.
I haven't seen Jenare in... a long time, so I decided that maybe it was time to go back to Windurst. It sounds kinda cheesy, but I... really missed this place. You'd think I'd have gotten sick and tired of it after living here for years and years on end, but I... I really wanted to come back, especially after Jenare ditched me.
...N-not that I care where he is, mind. Just that, y'know, he was the only one I knew in San d'Oria. They were all tall and severe there, as beautiful as marble statues and just as cold. I think, in the end, I really prefer my wooden huts and Tarutarus that get underfoot everywhere. We Mithra aren't known for politesse, but at least we live.
........I hope he doesn't get worried. I wrote him a note, but I dunno if he'll get it or not...
NOT THAT I CARE!
Anyway, I found a traveler who was going the same way, so I went back with him. Good thing, too, 'cause I don't think I woulda made it back alive. Bah. S'all your fault, Kii. Healing's nice and all, but I can't fight! I mean, what's the good of saving things if I'm going to die on the way?
Well, whatever.
I'M HOME! HOME HOME HOME!
I managed to get lost already. Geez...
So it's not a dream after all.
Man, that was the sickest I've ever been, as far as I can remember. I can't believe what I thought.
Except maybe I'd rather believe it.
So it's real. And I'm in San d'Oria. And I wonder if he's worried. Or if he's forgotten already.
Oh, why do I care anyway?
I guess I should try to find him. Um, sure, how?
Nn, I've been a bit sick lately, so I haven't really gone out of my rented room. Bleh. At least they've got a bed in here. I wonder if that guy's worried. I mean, I didn't really tell him that I was going to be in here for this long. Heck, I didn't even realize how sick I felt until after I sat down, and my head just completely... well, felt like it stopped working, anyway. And it's not like I know where he lives or vice versa, and I really don't wanna go around looking for him in this condition. Probably wouldn't even recognize him even if I bumped into him.
...He probably doesn't care anyway. I shouldn't be stupid like that. Why should he care? It's his hometown. He's got family and friends here; probably went off visiting them already. And knowing him and how prim and proper he was, he's probably planning on staying here. He never actually said how far we were going, and it's not as if I'm too weak to make my way back to Windurst by myself now. I wouldn't really want to, mind, but I certainly can. I think. Hope.
Y'know, I bet this is all just a bad dream. A long, bad dream pretending to be reality. I've been sick, so I've been sleeping for a loooooong time, and that's why I feel bad now: 'cause I'm almost waking up. At any second now, Kii's going to shake me awake and tell me that she'd love to let me sleep more, but I need to drink something or I'll get dehydrated too much. I'll tell her my dream and she'll laugh, call me silly, and put me back to bed. And when I get better, we'll go fishing, and she can try to teach me to cook again. But I swear, the stove hates me or something. Sheesh. But anyway. No more pretty elfy boy who's just going to ditch me for some brainless elfy chickie once he finds out I'm not Kii. Not that I want him to stay around me anyway. No more oath that makes me feel like I have to go heal stupid reckless chits who rush headlong into death. Kii can be the white mage, and I'll protect her on her journey. We don't need anyone else; we never did. And we'll go everywhere, including Bastok and San d'Oria, and I bet they'll be so different from this stupid dream...
So I'm in San d'Oria now. I just got here today, and, boy am I tired. The rent-a-rooms are nice here. Heck, the whole place is pretty nice. It's still a walled city of stone, but there's sunlight and trees. There're even more trees outside the city than there are near Windurst!
...But it's not Windurst. Don't really wanna admit it, but I'm kinda homesick. I guess it was mostly because of the way Jenare's face lit up when he talked about San d'Oria. Whatever he might have said about wanting to travel -- that's what he and Kii talked about, right? -- he still... belongs to this city, I guess. Just as whatever I planned, I still belong to Windurst and only Windurst. I think Kii's the only one who would have felt at home anywhere. She belongs... wherever there are people who need her.
Stupid, getting sentimental like this.
SO! ANYWAY! I got to San d'Oria, and, I must say, it's a whole lot better than Bastok!
Speaking of Bastok, I spent my last day there mining. What was Jenare thinking, making a white mage like me mine? ...Well, okay, so I wasn't exactly a white mage then. I guess the chance to lay aside the holy mantle was worth it. Plus, we made a looooot of money!
Still, this is kinda annoying. I finally managed to find my way around the city, and we left. Maybe we'll stay a little longer in San d'Oria. But I wanna go back to Windurst. I really do, now...
It's been a while since I've written in this, huh. I've been a bit busy with that... guy here and all. Jenare. Kii's friend.
Eh. I guess it was weird, meeting him. I didn't really expect to. I mean, Windurst is a big city! But, nope, I just happened to be passing by Leviathan Gate when he came in, and he actually recognized me.
...Well, kinda recognized me, anyway. He thought I was Kii. Maybe I shoulda told him right then and there that Kii was...
...that's stupid. Kii's not...
...I mean...
...Aaaaaaaaanyway, he thought I was Kii, so I thought I'd mess with him a bit and told him that I was. Altana knows it's easy enough to pretend. She's... I mean, she's almost a part of me.
I guess it's a good thing he found me after all. I was kinda wondering how I was going to do those missions the guards at the Gatehouse gave me. I mean, Horutoto Ruins? The road there is filled with Yagudos and Goblins. He definitely helped a lot with that. And then, they wanted me to go into Giddeus. Giddeus! That place is crawling with beastmen. Becoming a white mage seemed like a good idea at the time, but who knew I'd be so weak? Bah, divine magic protecting me. Haaaaaaaaaaah. Sure, I can heal and heal myself and I won't die, but then I run outta energy and then what? Sheesh.
Well, I guess that's over and done with, anyway. Sometimes, I wonder if it's "fate" that I met him. What were the chances? Sure, I guess the chances of us running into each other eventually wasn't so infinitely small if he had any plans of staying in Windurst for a time, but to see me as soon as he arrived, and to recognize me Kii after all these years? Eh, the man must be crazy.
Maybe I'm just as crazy for remembering who he was. After all those years. I mean, he wasn't even my friend. (But it's kinda hard not to remember when Kii kept going on and on about him, y'know?)
Eh, I'm just being stupid, I bet.
I... I think I'm glad, though. I'm kinda glad that I dragged Kii to the consulate when he came a couple of years ago. And glad that she made friends with him. (Speaking of which, he's totally boring and way too polite. Total pushover. Good thing she had the patience to deal with him.) And I'm even glad he found me and agreed to help me with my missions (like I said, total pushover). And glad that he's agreed to take me with him.
Yeah, did I mention that? He wanted to go to Bastok to visit an old friend, so I went with him. I dunno what made me ask him to take me, really, but. Eh. I meant to leave soon, anyway, right? I know I kept saying that I would, and still didn't, but this time, I really was planning to! I left home and everything and got myself an adventurer's place so I could have a moogle take care of things and travel to other cities with me. I mean, I even visited Perih Vashai and asked for her blessings upon my journey. (Okay, so that was over a month ago. I was... er... packing!)
BUT, YES, I'M IN BASTOK NOW. FINALLY.
...I don't like Bastok. I mean, the trip there was nice (I like the sea! Even if I had to stay in the hold of the ship; I swear I'll be strong enough to go on deck someday), but the city itself... Brrrrrrrrr, it's all stone and steel and more stone and steel. A tree's a rarity. And the mines! How can someone stand being underground for so long, much less dig there all day? Sheesh. Stupid place.
And y'know what else I don't like? I. Don't. Like. Elvaans. Especially not that girl!
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You shut up, you stupid voice in my head. I am not jealous. I was just trying to think like Kii. HMPH. I even healed her and everything when she was dying, so what's the problem? Geeeeeeeeez. Well, I'm glad I met him instead of Kii. Stupid tall freak would have just stolen her heart and run off with some equally tall woman of his kind. We mithras can only trust each other in the end after all.
More letters for Kii. Can't they see that she's--
Ungh. Never mind.
Dear Mr. Torrence,
I am honoured by your offer, but my dear sister is quite affronted by that wart on your face -- not to mention curious about where your nose has gone -- and will most certainly not consent until such a problem is fixed. Or even after that.
Sincerely,
Kii Kalira
Let's see, who else...
Dear Mr. Moku,
I am afraid your height may be a problem. I would like to marry someone at least half as tall as me.
Sincerely,
Kii Kalira
Bah, let's just hope he doesn't show it to anyone. Next thing you know, we'll have all the Elvaans knocking on our door--
Speaking of which, what happened to Kii's little Elvaan boy, anyway?
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Oh, screw him, I don't care.
[More Private Stuff]
I never thought I'd leave Windurst, not really. I might have been the wild and crazy one, but Kii's the one who actually wanted to go see the world.
...Though I guess "seeing" isn't the right term. She wanted to go help the world. As if one Mithra can make all that difference.
But then again, she was Kii, so maybe she could.
Could. Could have.
Ugh.
Aaaaaaaanyway! I'm going to go away soon, I suppose. There isn't really a place for a white mage here, and I guess I really am kinda curious. And I'm not a kitten anymore. I'll have to learn to look out for myself, learn new things...
This all sounds so boring.
Ah well, no help for it now.
I've gone to see our great chieftain, Perih Vashai, yesterday. To... ask for blessings for my trip, I guess. Except I didn't really do it. I just... stood before her and listened. I didn't tell her or ask her, but maybe she knew anyway. She always seemed to know.
And I'll miss this place. What will it be like in the cities built by the other races? Cold stone all around, with no trees? How can they live like that?
Eh, I shouldn't talk as if I've left already. I still need to prepare.
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