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[younghero]

[A small boy with pointed ears and big blue eyes, peered at the mirror, trying to make it work.]

Oh! Hi!

When do we go fight the bad stuff? I'm ready, I think.

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[crackedreflection]

[Oh, MT can already tell that this kid is going to be just too adorable.]

Well, first you have to sign up for a mission at the board with someone else. Trust me when I say that, uh. Barging into the wild blue yonder all by yourself is a bad idea.

[There's a reason why she's been laid up in bed for weeks.]

[younghero]

Oh! You gotta let people know when you're fighting, then? So they know where you're at?

[This was confusing too, but, it made sense in a weird way, if there were lots of people helping. There had to be some way to keep track of everyone.]

SORRY FOR BEING LATE

[crackedreflection]

No, you have to come with somebody else so they can drag you out of the fire in case you screw up and almost die.

[please don't repeat mt's mistakes, link,]

no worries!

[younghero]

But, if I almost die, isn't that my fault? I don't want anyone else to be in danger if I mess up.

I mean, Navi was always with me, but, she was small enough she could hide in my hat and she could probably escape if worst came to worst...

[Fortunately, this incarnation of Link wasn't entirely bull-headed enough to go charging into danger just to prove a point.]

Re: no worries!

[crackedreflection]

Trust me, kiddo, we can all handle ourselves here. If we watch each other's backs, that means there's less of a chance of screwing up.

[She really has no right calling Link a kiddo, but eh.]

Plus, I'm a Toy, so it takes a lot to put me down for good. You don't to worry about that with me, at least.

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[younghero]

I guess so...if everyone is already working together...that's...that's actually pretty great!

[hardcoreparkour]

Kid.... No. Trust me on this one. I thought I was, too, and it kicked my ass. Go to the training first. I'll even help. But wait a bit, this stuff is probably different from what you're used to.

[younghero]

[Link frowned, puzzled.]

But, if I'm a Hero, I'm supposed to fight the bad stuff even if I get hurt or die. Isn't that how it works here too?

[hardcoreparkour]

Hurt, yes... Dying, no.

[this is a little different than trying to explain it to his brother. for one, Link is a lot more honest. he has to think about it for a second before he decides what to say]

... Think of it this way. You're a hero back home, you said? Who's gonna be their hero if ya die here?

[younghero]

[He didn't expect anyone to understand Hyrule's now fractured Time-line, but, he gave it a try anyway.]

Oh. Well, Hyrule is safe, and since Zelda sent me back in time, she wanted me to be able to really grow up this time instead of sleeping through it like the last time.

[That did make him stop for a moment.]

She'd probably tell me to slow down....

[hardcoreparkour]

You've got a girl looking out for you, too, huh? [a grin]

But go back to the part where you all but said you've time-traveled. Twice.

[younghero]

She's the Princess of Hyrule. And...well, there's sorta two of her now? The grown-up one in the future is pretty sad, and I wanted to stay and help rebuild Hyrule with her, but, she was super sad, and had me go back in time to actually grow up instead of just looking grown up.

[He paused and played with his tunic.]

I have an Ocarina that lets me travel through time. I also spent seven years asleep so I could wield a sword that can seal darkness and evil can't touch. I'm the only one that can use it, but, I wasn't big enough when I pulled it from its pedestal, so it sealed me in the Sacred Realm until I was big enough.

[hardcoreparkour]

"And I thought some of my stories were out there," Nate said quietly, smiling. "That sounds like some sword, though. We have a legend about a sword like that in my world: it was called Excalibur, and only one person was able to pull it from the stone where it was sealed for safe keeping, too. Only, he didn't fall asleep, he trained with a wizard named Merlin. I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same Merlin that lives here, honestly."

[younghero]

"Mine is called the Master Sword. But, I had to put it back afterwards. I kinda miss it, it felt good to carry on my back."

He smiled. "I'll have to ask him! Maybe he knows some secret sword techniques!"

[hardcoreparkour]

"I don't think he does. But I'll tell you a guy you'd have better luck with: his name's Sylvando, and he's teaching me how to swordfight. There's also another Warrior named Rice who's pretty good with a sword. If you want another one, don't worry about it: you'll get one at your first training, like I did. They have a whole table full of 'em."

[younghero]

“Awesome! I can’t wait! Sometimes I have trouble finding sparring partners, because their swords end up broken.”

He’d been training while looking for Navi.

[hardcoreparkour]

"Because of the whole magic sword thing, I'm guessing." He was picking up what the kid was putting down. It was like the magical equivalent of bringing a knife to a gunfight. "You probably won't have that problem here."

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[az_shrimp_horny]

[Facepalm]

Kid... you've been here, what? 24 hours? Trust me, you're not. Wait til you do at least one training session to decide if you're ready.

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[younghero]

But, people are hurting, right?

It's better if I get hurt than them, if I'm a Hero here too.

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[az_shrimp_horny]

But that doesn't make you invulnerable. [Stupid fucking child acting braver than most of the people there... fuck...] Listen, kid, we're all in this together. And I don't know what stuff was like back home for you, but it's different here. It's dangerous. You've gotta make sure you can control the magic you've got before you face any of those things.

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[younghero]

No, but, I had to purify lots of temples by fighting the monsters that were in 'em. You gotta remove the evil stuff so the good stuff can survive. It's okay, I almost died loads of times already, I'm used to it.

[He looked worried and felt just plain confused.]

Okay, but, how long will that take? The people are all upset already. And if we wait too long lots and lots of people will die, right?

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[az_shrimp_horny]

Jesus... kid you're pretty young to be doing that shit. What are you? 8? [She's a bad judge of ages...

She sighs.]

Yeah but that's not your responsibility to take on all by yourself. There's a lot of us working on this, okay? You'll help out, too, just make sure you're being safe.

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[younghero]

I think I'm about ten. See, I'm an orphan, and the Kokiri didn't really keep track of time that well. I was adopted by them when I was still a baby.

[He rubbed the back of his neck.]

Will I get a new sword?

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[az_shrimp_horny]

Jesus Christ... [she mutters, scrubbing a hand over her face. A 10 year old orphan? What the fuck was this? Some kind of video game?!]

If you're a hero you'll get some kinda weapon, I think. They do have swords.

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[younghero]

Oh, that's great! Sometimes people think just because I'm a kid, I don't know anything.

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[az_shrimp_horny]

[... present company included.]

That's why you've just gotta go to the training and show 'em what you know.

[buff_dandelion]

Fighting? But what if we're not good with fighting?

[younghero]

Oh! We'll help each other!

[He smiled at her.]

Maybe you're better at healing? Or guiding? It'll be okay, we'll all work together!

[buff_dandelion]

[She brightens a little bit.]

I was actually quite good at healing back home. Though I think I have to relearn everything here.

[younghero]

[He smiled.]

Me too. At least the magic, I will. Fairies gave me some spells to use back home, but, I don' think they'll work here.

[buff_dandelion]

Fairies?

[That sounded interesting.]

What kind of spells did they teach you?

[connie_maheswaran]

I don't think you are.

I'm a fighter back home myself, and I KNOW I'm not. A sword is one thing, but magic and something like the corrosion is probably new territory for a lot of us.

At least, it is on the general principal that we have to learn to use magic proper to start.

[younghero]

[It was because he was small, wasn't it? Link sighed and shook his head.]

I used magic back home too. I purified temples by getting rid of the evil that was there. I--I know it's not the same here, but, I wanna get started as soon as I can.

I don't want more people to die....

[connie_maheswaran]

[Oh gosh Link it was so not that that would NEVER be the reason].

Yes, but that's YOUR magic back home, not here, because people who have magic that have been brought here don't have access to that magic either. Whatever we know in our world we have to relearn here because this place used their own kind of magic.

I don't want anyone else to die either, no one wants that. But if we try to fight before we know how this corrosion works and without learning the magic, WE will die, and how will that help anyone?

[younghero]

Shouldn't we be training now then?

[He didn't want to see things run rampant here like they had in Hyrule while he'd been sleeping for almost a decade.]

[connie_maheswaran]

From what I can tell, they're working on it. We all have different classes, and they have to get everyone together to do it. I'm going to guess they all have different schedules and all. This place is sort of big, and organization seems like it could be a little better.

Trust me, I'm with you about that: the faster we train, the better.

[younghero]

I'll feel better when I have a sword again. At least then I could cut grass or something while I wait.

[connie_maheswaran]

Oh gosh, you too?! I thought I was the only one who felt that way!

About the sword though. I wouldn't cut the grass that way. Too inefficient.

[younghero]

That’s how you can find bugs and rupees. You just gotta spin juuuuust right.

[connie_maheswaran]

Ok, I'm assuming Ruppes are currency, but why would you willingly look for bugs?

[younghero]

To sell. There's this guy back home who collect them or something.

You just don't wanna get your bug bottle mixed up with your milk bottle. Ugh.

[connie_maheswaran]

That's pretty helpful. Bugs are plentiful in my world so no one would probably pay for them. I mean, maybe nightcrawlers.

That sounds awful.

[younghero]

It was so gross! Navi laughed at me.

I also drank a Poe once....not by accident, I wanted to see if it'd heal me. It didn't. It made things worse.

[connie_maheswaran]

I'm sure it's funny to think about now, but back then it was pretty bad! That reminds me of when Steven and I had to help with a mission and I tried to make some tea out of bark, I think. It was AWFUL.

What's a Poe?

[younghero]

Ugh. Bark's bad, but, when you're hungry, it works.

[He grinned sheepishly.]

A malevolent spirit.

[connie_maheswaran]

Actually it was for tea. Geez, do you rough it that bad Link?

[younghero]

Only in the winter sometimes. Usually we had enough nuts and dried fruit and fish saved.

You gotta eat what you can in the forest!

[connie_maheswaran]

Oh that's so practical! You must really know how to rough it!

That's nutritious survival 101!