[ ohhh... he puffs up a little bit at being compared to someone from a story....wow... ]
Hehe. Yes, that's correct! You're from a world where knights are not common, I take it...?
[ he's starting to get used to this whole different worlds thing. anyway! with a warm smile as he straightens back up properly. ]
It's nice to meet you too, Mr. Mathis. You can just call me Rondo. [ you just called him mister but okay ] I know things are strange, but if you need any help trying to get settled in, if I can help, I'd be happy to do so.
Well... I mean, I ride horses sometimes! Just when we have to travel really far, though...? Our work takes us all over the place. [ mathis is unbelievably cute wtf
rondo shifts a little how he's standing - he is definitely puffed up a little bit now - so mathis can see he's got the hilt of a sword at his belt now! he pats the top of it. ] -- but! I definitely have a sword! That's the kind of combat that I've been practicing my entire life.
he rubs the back of his neck, flustered but no less pleased. ]
I'm still getting used to the idea that knights aren't normal for everyone else... then again, I've learned about all kinds of strange things from different places. Like 'high school'...
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[gasp... he's immediately fascinated, peering curiously at him.
he does seem like the type; mathis could believe he's a storybook knight, right off the page.]
Um, m-my name is... Mathis. Mathis Claude. It's... a pleasure to meet you, Monsieur Rondo.
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Hehe. Yes, that's correct! You're from a world where knights are not common, I take it...?
[ he's starting to get used to this whole different worlds thing. anyway! with a warm smile as he straightens back up properly. ]
It's nice to meet you too, Mr. Mathis. You can just call me Rondo. [ you just called him mister but okay ] I know things are strange, but if you need any help trying to get settled in, if I can help, I'd be happy to do so.
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[those guys are assholes, is the thing.
anyway, he doesn't have requests for help, but he does have questions.]
Do you have a horse? And a sword...?
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rondo shifts a little how he's standing - he is definitely puffed up a little bit now - so mathis can see he's got the hilt of a sword at his belt now! he pats the top of it. ] -- but! I definitely have a sword! That's the kind of combat that I've been practicing my entire life.
[ swords are COOL ]
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Y-you must be... very good at it by now, then.
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haha ]
W-well! [ FLUSTERING ] I'm... still pretty new to actually being a knight, I've only been anointed for a few years, but - yes! I'm learning.
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[all the better to be Properly Heroic And Chivalrous, probably.]
But you... you really do seem like one!
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he rubs the back of his neck, flustered but no less pleased. ]
I'm still getting used to the idea that knights aren't normal for everyone else... then again, I've learned about all kinds of strange things from different places. Like 'high school'...
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[so many fascinating concepts...]
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[ ye olde :handshake: weird canon ]
-- Tell me a little bit about your home, Mr. Mathis! What's it like?
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[HE LEARNED THAT SO FAST.]
There are so many people here who are... older than I've ever seen.
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[ he tries to picture that... ]
No one here seems particularly old...
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[it's so different...]
I've never seen anyone older than twenty-three...