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[soreplaceable]

[It was late last night when Ion was taken from the village, and it had been done so quietly it might have been impossible to know he was gone if his bedding hadn't been thrown around the room.]

[But he wasn't gone for very long, as it's less than a day later that Ion returns to the village sometime in the early evening. At a glance, he might just be mistaken for another new feather: he's sitting on the ground near the plaza, wearing those same white new feather pants with a somewhat confused look on his face. But to those who know him well, they might also notice his hair looks a few inches shorter than usual.]

[He isn't doing much, likely because he doesn't know what he should do. What does one do after they've just been born? Should someone walk by, he'll turn his head to stare at them, but he won't say anything.]



(( ooc: Since I've wanted to do this since forever and finally have the time: Ion is going to be de-aged (from 15~ to 12) for a little while! Although Ion has technically gone back to being a "newborn", Fon Master replicas were born with most of their basic functions rather than as a blank slate, so he'll eventually be able to talk and walk once he realizes what those functions are. He'll start out a little slow, but he's a very quick learner! Just don't expect him to know what anything is at first. |Db ))

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[its-rose-damnit.livejournal.com]

[Dist was just on his way back home from the library, having to occupy his time somehow now that he moved out of house one. He has a few books tucked under his arm, not paying attention to much else than returning to his apartment room. He just barely spots the young Fon Master out of the corner of his eye, taking a few more steps before he stops and turns his head quickly.]

Io--Fon Master?!

[Dist bites his lip, furious that his first reaction was that of deep concern for the boy, and approaches with a hastened pace. When had he been taken? Did the others know? Was he all right? He looked disoriented. Dist stops in front of Ion and looks him over. He looked unharmed...]

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[distressedude]

[Oh hey, it's another... er, okay, Ion doesn't know what anything moving around him is, but they all look a little alike! But his words don't seem to register and Ion just stares up at Dist as though he's never seen anything like him in his life.]

[And technically, he hasn't.]

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[its-rose-damnit.livejournal.com]

[Something about the way Ion was looking at him, like he'd never seen him before, was unsettling. Dist glanced around then knelt before the boy. He had a feeling of foreboding, and watched Ion's face closely, mostly his eyes. He'd seen this face more often than anyone else, and was feeling that foreboding sense develop into one of dread, then frustration.

So, this is how those worms entertained themselves, was it? Despicable...]

Fon Master. ...Ion. Ion, can you understand me?

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[distressedude]

[Understand, understand... somewhere in the back of his mind, for a brief moment, the programming enabling him to understand speech kicks on. But for someone who's never used his vocal chords, getting that point across is going to be slow coming.]

...uh. [He flinches a little, as if not expecting a sound to have come from his own lips.]

[frost_jewel]

[This evening Mia was at the library, looking for things to occupy her time, when she has it.

She didn't expect to meet a younger boy in the center of the plaza but slowly she's becoming used to the idea that life here can be just as strange as life at home. So here, Ion, have a smile.]

Hello. Are you also new?

[distressedude]

[He'd return the smile if he had any idea what a smile was. As it stands now, her greeting will earn her a blank stare.]

[frost_jewel]

[Perhaps he can't speak, like that girl she met the other day.]

[distressedude]

[He can speak just fine, of course, but he doesn't know any words to say.]

[bigsiskonagi]

[Yui was leaving from the bakery with some fresh bread, pastry and other goodies in her arms when she stumbled across Ion sitting there all by his lonesome. Was he lost? A-Ah, he's looking back at her. Maybe she should see if he's ok.]

Hello...?

[distressedude]

[Compared to all the people walking around, this one looked different, mostly because of the things she was carrying. What she said seemed familiar somehow, and he felt compelled to say it back. Although the way he says it, it sounds like he isn't quite sure what it means.]

He... hello...?

[bigsiskonagi]

[A-Aww. She smiles and kneels down near his level. She'll put down the bag she was carrying too.]

Are you all right?

[distressedude]

[He can't help but look over at the bag curiously as it's set down, but her question grabs his attention back. He registers her words as being a question, but he isn't sure how to answer. He didn't know if he felt "all right" but he didn't feel not "all right" either.]

[But an answer comes out before he even has time to think about the words as he says them, as if they were instinctive.]

I don't know.

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[cluelessflower.livejournal.com]

[ Sophie is ... wandering around when she spots him.

And she's confused as to why he's just sitting there, doing nothing.

So she stares at him. ]

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[distressedude]

[Well, Ion was doing nothing until Sophie came along.]

[Now he's not doing nothing: he's staring back. And that is clearly something.]

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[cluelessflower.livejournal.com]

[ Oh, oh, he's staring back.

Which only confuses her more because clearly he is able to move so why is he just sitting there.

And she stares, cocking her head to the side a bit. ]

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[distressedude]

[He doesn't know why he's sitting here either, but it's all he's ever known how to do at this point.]

[Ohh, but head tilting. That's new. Let's copy that, yes.]

[subethical.livejournal.com]

[Jade had caught sight of the young replica earlier, being lead away by a very, very irritable Dist. It had been perfectly obvious then that something was once again... off. The Fon Master doesn't normally need to be encouraged to simply walk. He would've intervened personally, if Ion had not been lead back to Nephry. Jade was more than confident that she and Dist could handle anything that required immediate attention.

That said, he still had to satisfy he own curiosity. So sometime a bit later, Jade drops by the house to check up on the Fon Master himself.]

[distressedude]

[Hi, Jade. Ion is currently sitting in the front yard having a staring contest with a butterfly.]

[He originally sat down to look at the small patch of wildflowers that were growing there, but then a butterfly landed on one! And then another. And he has another one sitting in his hair.]

[Well, it is green, after all.]

PRETTY PRINCESS ION

[subethical.livejournal.com]

[How sickeningly adorable, Ion. Not that Jade notices that or anything.

Jade stops just before the yard, knowing full well that any further approach would likely scare off Ion's new friends, and perhaps Ion himself, depending on Ion's situation. It was best to start off slowly anyway.] Good day, Fon Master. Enjoying the weather?

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[seraphgoddess.livejournal.com]

[ Her mind was so filled with worry about Mithos that at first glance of the little boy, she had thought she was looking at her brother. But that's impossible. Mithos doesn't have that childlike innocence like this boy does. He lost that long before her own death.

But the resemblance was to displace. As she approached him, she saw flashes of her brother sitting in the same matter as him. The only difference was that tears were rolling down his face and this little boy's was filled with wonderment and curiosity. ]

Hey. What are you doing all by yourself?

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[distressedude]

[Ion looks up at the new face that had approached him and stares, unblinking, for a moment of two. Unlike most of the people walking around, this person had the same green hair color he did... which he only knew because of the stray strands that had fallen in front of his own face.]

[He doesn't speak, but he does lean forward curiously.]

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[seraphgoddess.livejournal.com]

[ She inwardly chuckles when the boy leans in closer. So innocently adorable. ]

Can you tell me your name?

/PRANCES OVER HERE SUPER LATE!! also I remembered why I didn't tag this before.

[dissonates]

[Asch is out and about for a late night trot- he'd only just returned recently from his and Luke's little hyperresonance accident, and he greatly dislikes being unarmed for long, so his first job (after a change of clothes and a decent warming-up/nap) was to fetch himself a new one until he could properly replace the Maestro sword. He's lost in thought pretty thoroughly when he wanders past the plaza, but he stops short as soon as he notices that there's someone sitting there. Someone... vaguely familiar.

But... no. Really? It can't be...]

Fon Master Ion?

OH REALLY?

[distressedude]

[Ion doesn't turn and look when he hears his name because he doesn't know it's his name. He does, however, eventually turn to look over at Asch with the same blank stare he's given everyone.]

[The sun's starting to go down and with only those new feather pants on, he's starting to shiver a little.]

YA RLY asch wasn't in the village and I didn't know how long he'd be gone.

[dissonates]

[Asch returns the blank stare for a long moment, trying to sort out just what the hell this means. Finally he opts to at least look into the matter- maybe the Fon Master's been affected by something. Or sent home and brought back, it could be either at this point.

He steps closer, crouching down in front of Ion, lips pursing.]

What are you doing out here?