a gentleman and a saint

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Who: a mysterious passer-by and whoever is in Radiant Garden
What: He's looking for someone but likes to talk. A lot.
Where: anywhere in RG
When: sometime during the day?

He didn't actually stand out from the usual hustle and bustle that was the norm for an afternoon in Radiant Garden. He actually appeared quite average, from his height to his nondescript coat and sunglasses to his posture. Nothing too odd about him at all.

He sat on the stairs leading down to the towns square, watching as people passed by, completely unbothered by his presence.

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There hadn't been many reasons to leave the house as of late - apart from the occasional urge to train and the need for fresh air, Rox had been, as usual, a shut-in, with little but studying and failed attempts to write to occupy her.

Today, however, it had occurred to her that her and Ray's little home was short on a small necessity known as food. She had been, honestly, relieved for the chance to get out. Even though the marketplace was familiar to her, now, it was still a nice change of scenery.

So, an hour and about 75 Munny later (food, in comparison to potions and weapons, was surprisingly cheap), she found herself feeling somewhat calm and alert for the first time in weeks.

...Being more alert, sadly, didn't save her from a a complete and utter lack of observational skills.

Or from falling up the stairs to the town square, for that matter.

She feel forward, not catching herself in time to stop herself from sliding along the step. For a second she stayed there, and took a quick look at her hand. Skinned, of course. Son of a bitch.

In addition, her groceries had fallen everywhere, including next to a man sitting on the steps.

"Oh, sorry about that!" she said, picking up a some of the stray cans and bags.

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He laughed quietly and immediately began helping her pick up the fallen groceries. "No need to apologize. Accidents happen."

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"Still, you were just minding your own business, and then some klutz drops a bunch of tomato sauce cans on your back..." She was clearly flustered; she always was when she was talking to people she didn't know. It was even worse when she noticed he was actually helping her...not that she wasn't grateful, of course.

"Thanks." Rox said, smiling and getting her first good look at his face. There was something...odd, about him. Not his appearance, or the way he was acting - he seemed pretty normal, for the most part. But just a little something in the air around him, maybe, was off.

Then again, she had never been very good at noticing that sort of thing. Maybe it was only her imagination.

"...hey, have I seen you around here before?" she asked, the words out of her mouth before she had even formed a coherent thought.

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"I guess it's just one of those days," he laughed, shaking his head. "A beautiful girl comes along and plays damsel in distress. How could I refuse?" While reaching for a can of said tomato sauce, his hand brushed hers just slightly, and a wave of something like a static shock except more intense passed between them.

He handed her the can. "I can't say that we have met before. I haven't really been here long."

Because Rox can only do things late.

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She pulled her hand back, but only about an inch or so, almost as if she didn't want to call attention to the movement. A habit, really, more then anything else - it was only a shock, after all, but...it took a moment for her to figure it out.

If that had really been an electric shock, she wouldn't have noticed, plain and simple. She used way too much Thunder magic to be bothered by something like that. Besides, that had just felt...strange. Really strange. She didn't want to think too much on exactly how it felt strange, but she sure as hell let herself get more suspicious.

Hearing that he wasn't from around here only put her more on guard, though she didn't let it show. Gummi tech or no, world travel still wasn't very common. Radiant Garden didn't get many strange tourists.

She still didn't feel comfortable jumping to conclusions, but asking more questions couldn't hurt.

"Oh, really? Where're you from?" she asked, words sloshing together. It seemed her Southern roots liked to make themselves known when she was nervous.

Re: Because Rox can only do things late.

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He watched her reaction impassively before coolly replying, "A place I can guarantee you've never heard of. And you?"