The metal person's panicked response only makes her panic more in turn for a moment, flustered as she hurriedly shakes out her kimono and begins trying to put it on. Shit, no, that's the wrong sleeve-]
[ the fact this is a game that daylight knows all too well is something.
daylight's winglets flare out even as he tries to huddle up in a little ball, a subconscious attempt to make himself bigger in the face of whatever is spooking him. the fact its covered up by a collection of blankets sewn together is killing the attempt to scare away the source of his spooking. ]
Daylight! [ he totally didn't squeak that answer out. nope. ] Daylight vis Lornlit, the Sunsung. Kindled of Radiance vis Noxolarium, the Sundered Star and Kindled from Lorem Laurel!
[ ohhh. the actual full name of his. he really is flustered for flustering the poor lady here. ]
[ he's keeping the blanket over his helm, just in case, while he continues to speak. ] It's at the start of the name and everything. Daylight or Day or Sunny or Sunshine.
I'm used to 'Day' the most since 'Daylight' and 'daylight' can get confusing sometimes.
[ is he for real. that's what he thinks is confusing? ]
[In way too much time, Konoha finally gets herself more decent and has the time to actually examine this intruder more closely, her tail swishing anxiously beneath the cloth she wears on her rear for modesty.
He's... really weirdly shaped and not quite like the other ones, but.]
... Are you one of the metal people? An android?
[One apparently actually named Daylight? Her own name meant "leaves in the forest" but it just meant that, it wasn't actually Leaves, okay...]
Mechanoid! [ because of course that's the first thing he focuses on. ] it's We're called 'mecahnoids' where we're from but android is okay too. Long as you don't shorten it to 'droid or stuff because-
Anyways! Yeah! I'm one of the metal people. [ like the others. his winglets wiggle from glee as he thinks over the words again. like the others!
he's so happy that there are 'others' even if the majority of them can pass for humanoids or can interact normally with humanoids. better than being the only metal individual, that's for sure. ] Like I said, I'm Daylight! And sorry for scaring you again, miss. I'm looking for a buddy of mine.
[Mechanoid... okay. It's one more weird word to remember but she can handle one more. She's got this. Android. Mechanoid. Metal people works best for her understanding but. Mechanoid.
She almost asks "see what?" as if she'd already totally forgotten how he entered her room, but finally Konoha blinks and realizes he's still covering his eyes.]
Oh- ! Sorry, sorry, you can look now, I'm dressed!
It's fine! My fault for not, um, knocking and stuff. [ he's got to ask his friends where their rooms are in the temple, he reminds himself. this is getting kind of ridiculous.
but! focus, day!
he now pulls the sheet off of him, revealing big blue optics blinking up at her. ]
Hi! [ his winglets wiggle, still feeling a little shy. ] Er, I hope I didn't spook you too much earlier, miss.
Um, you kind of did, but... if it was an accident then it's fine...
[Something on his back is... wriggling... and she can't not stare as much as she tries. She's still on the bed as best she could manage seeing as beds weren't really made for centaurs, forelegs hanging off the bed and hooves curled up a bit yet in surprise.]
Um! Alright! Not 'miss' then. [ in return, daylight tries not to stare at her legs, knowing better than to ask anything possibly sensitive so early in an interaction.
but oh how he wants to ask all sorts of things but - he bites down on his tongue, proverbially, and reminds himself of the (very, very) hard lesson he learned from nightbreak. his struts still ache in phantom pain whenever he recalls their first encounter. ]
Okay, um, what would you prefer then, mi- [ he stops himself. then he tries again- ] What do you prefer?
[ daylight giggles, his optics bright and his winglets fluttering under the sheet again. ]
I can tell! [ there are usually tells to someone being mechanoid in nature, from daylight's experience now that he's been exposed to more species since boarding the lornful light. the tells won't always apply, but he feels like this is a good time to apply them here.
it definitely looks like she's humanoid in appearance and nature, he thinks. better safe than sorry and assume she is? that sounds like a good plan. ] It's nice to meet you, Konoha! Um- You're one of the new faces, right? I don't think we've met before.
[He says that, but! 9S and 2B were metal people and they looked like humans except for their weird hair... and Connor looked human except for that weird light on his head... and A2 looked human except for those weird lines- so anyway!!!]
Me, oh, no- Or... maybe? It depends on how you mean by "new"...
[Konoha starts counting on her fingers, lips pursed.]
[ her answer definitely surprises day: his winglets flare out in shock, moving the sheet enough that it falls off him and reveals the pair of gold-coloured winglets. ]
Three months with the Circle! Oh wow— I can't believe we haven’t met. [ if meddy was here, they’d point out it’s not too much of a surprise given how much time they spent in struxta and how big the circle has been getting over time.
but they aren’t here and so daylight is very surprised but determined to fix this mistake. he extends a hand out for her to take, big grin on his face ]. Put it there!
[ … oh. right. ]
If you want to, of course. I totally get it if you don't want to.
[Konoha smiles a bit self-consciously, foreleg knees rubbing together a bit in a small squirm.]
I was, uh... a little confused for a while, so maybe that's why.
[At first she'd been afraid. Spent a lot of time in the forest. Spent a lot of Struxta hiding in the rooms.
She's learned how to shake hands, but-]
Ah, hold on-
[With a bit of maneuvering she wriggles backwards on the mattress until she can get her rear legs off it and back on the floor, backing up and straightening until she's half mounted that dang thing and is able to step down proper, clopping back around to the right side of the bed to... cautiously take his hand, a bit embarrassed by how awkward her movements had been.]
[ yeaaaaaaah - it's pretty obvious by now that he's trying not to stare, keeping his optics glued on her face while, perhaps, literally vibrating from sheer curiosity and excitement. he knows better than to just blurt out questions for now, wanting to keep this encounter from turning too awkward.
he tries to be polite and, at the very least, it seems he's genuinely excited to meet her now that (most of) the awkwardness has passed. ]
It's a pleasure to meet you! I'm glad you're, like, not immediately kicking me out and stuff. Ummm- I guess it wouldn't hurt to ask you but- [ he takes a deep breath, and then asks: ] Do you happen to know someone named Kou? He's got brown hair, bright coloured optics, and is this- [ he measures the space besides him ] -high in height. A bit shorter than me, though.
[ daylight. everyone is shorter than him when you're ten feet and counting. ]
[It's actually... pretty novel for Konoha to have someone who isn't a male jinba taller than her. Even if it is... a weird metal man... which means she's staring a bit, too.]
[ siiiigh. daylight's winglets lower in sadness, wishing he had gotten around to making a map of the temple. marking friends' rooms, places of interest. thing like that.
he smiles and tries to cheerfully wave a servo of his while he speaks, knowing there's nothing to gain from pouting. despite how tempting it maybe. ]
It's fine. I was just hoping I could tell him a joke I had thought of earlier and-
Oh. [ oh! ] Oh! Hey- Do you want to hear it? The joke?
Awesome! [ daylight's winglets flutter in excitement, happy that he's getting a chance to tell his super funny joke. ] I promise you- It'll knock your socks off!
[ ... does she wear socks? can she wear socks? maybe he can ask if the joke is impressive enough. ] Okay- Knock knock!
since daylight has no idea that she doesn't know how this works, so he'll be standing there and trying his best to be patient. just... stay where he is, a big grin on his face while waiting for the other show to drop though he doesn't know it'll never come.
see- this is why meddy needs to be with day at all times. it prevents accidental staring contests from happening. ]
Konoha mouths of soundlessly, blinking still, before she finally shakes her head.]
I don't think we do?
[She's not even really familiar with formulaic jokes at all, her people are still in "tell funny stories" level of humor. But now that it's clear what she's supposed to do...]
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The metal person's panicked response only makes her panic more in turn for a moment, flustered as she hurriedly shakes out her kimono and begins trying to put it on. Shit, no, that's the wrong sleeve-]
Who are you even?!
[At least he was covering his... "eyes"?]
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daylight's winglets flare out even as he tries to huddle up in a little ball, a subconscious attempt to make himself bigger in the face of whatever is spooking him. the fact its covered up by a collection of blankets sewn together is killing the attempt to scare away the source of his spooking. ]
Daylight! [ he totally didn't squeak that answer out. nope. ] Daylight vis Lornlit, the Sunsung. Kindled of Radiance vis Noxolarium, the Sundered Star and Kindled from Lorem Laurel!
[ ohhh. the actual full name of his. he really is flustered for flustering the poor lady here. ]
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That's so many names, which is your actual one???
[Cause it surely can't be "Daylight", that's a thing.]
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It's Daylight!
[ he's keeping the blanket over his helm, just in case, while he continues to speak. ] It's at the start of the name and everything. Daylight or Day or Sunny or Sunshine.
I'm used to 'Day' the most since 'Daylight' and 'daylight' can get confusing sometimes.
[ is he for real. that's what he thinks is confusing? ]
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He's... really weirdly shaped and not quite like the other ones, but.]
... Are you one of the metal people? An android?
[One apparently actually named Daylight? Her own name meant "leaves in the forest" but it just meant that, it wasn't actually Leaves, okay...]
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Anyways! Yeah! I'm one of the metal people. [ like the others. his winglets wiggle from glee as he thinks over the words again. like the others!
he's so happy that there are 'others' even if the majority of them can pass for humanoids or can interact normally with humanoids. better than being the only metal individual, that's for sure. ] Like I said, I'm Daylight! And sorry for scaring you again, miss. I'm looking for a buddy of mine.
Um... Can I see again? Please?
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She almost asks "see what?" as if she'd already totally forgotten how he entered her room, but finally Konoha blinks and realizes he's still covering his eyes.]
Oh- ! Sorry, sorry, you can look now, I'm dressed!
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but! focus, day!
he now pulls the sheet off of him, revealing big blue optics blinking up at her. ]
Hi! [ his winglets wiggle, still feeling a little shy. ] Er, I hope I didn't spook you too much earlier, miss.
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[Something on his back is... wriggling... and she can't not stare as much as she tries. She's still on the bed as best she could manage seeing as beds weren't really made for centaurs, forelegs hanging off the bed and hooves curled up a bit yet in surprise.]
But, um, you don't have to call me "miss"...
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but oh how he wants to ask all sorts of things but - he bites down on his tongue, proverbially, and reminds himself of the (very, very) hard lesson he learned from nightbreak. his struts still ache in phantom pain whenever he recalls their first encounter. ]
Okay, um, what would you prefer then, mi- [ he stops himself. then he tries again- ] What do you prefer?
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[A bit frazzled yet, she sets her hands on equine knees, dipping into a small bow from the waist.]
I'm Konoha.
[Nice to... meet him?]
I'm not made of metal- just. So you know.
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I can tell! [ there are usually tells to someone being mechanoid in nature, from daylight's experience now that he's been exposed to more species since boarding the lornful light. the tells won't always apply, but he feels like this is a good time to apply them here.
it definitely looks like she's humanoid in appearance and nature, he thinks. better safe than sorry and assume she is? that sounds like a good plan. ] It's nice to meet you, Konoha! Um- You're one of the new faces, right? I don't think we've met before.
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Me, oh, no- Or... maybe? It depends on how you mean by "new"...
[Konoha starts counting on her fingers, lips pursed.]
I've been here... three months nearly now?
[And still no closer to home...]
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Three months with the Circle! Oh wow— I can't believe we haven’t met. [ if meddy was here, they’d point out it’s not too much of a surprise given how much time they spent in struxta and how big the circle has been getting over time.
but they aren’t here and so daylight is very surprised but determined to fix this mistake. he extends a hand out for her to take, big grin on his face ]. Put it there!
[ … oh. right. ]
If you want to, of course. I totally get it if you don't want to.
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I was, uh... a little confused for a while, so maybe that's why.
[At first she'd been afraid. Spent a lot of time in the forest. Spent a lot of Struxta hiding in the rooms.
She's learned how to shake hands, but-]
Ah, hold on-
[With a bit of maneuvering she wriggles backwards on the mattress until she can get her rear legs off it and back on the floor, backing up and straightening until she's half mounted that dang thing and is able to step down proper, clopping back around to the right side of the bed to... cautiously take his hand, a bit embarrassed by how awkward her movements had been.]
Here.
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he tries to be polite and, at the very least, it seems he's genuinely excited to meet her now that (most of) the awkwardness has passed. ]
It's a pleasure to meet you! I'm glad you're, like, not immediately kicking me out and stuff. Ummm- I guess it wouldn't hurt to ask you but- [ he takes a deep breath, and then asks: ] Do you happen to know someone named Kou? He's got brown hair, bright coloured optics, and is this- [ he measures the space besides him ] -high in height. A bit shorter than me, though.
[ daylight. everyone is shorter than him when you're ten feet and counting. ]
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Um, no, sorry... I don't know this Kou person.
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he smiles and tries to cheerfully wave a servo of his while he speaks, knowing there's nothing to gain from pouting.
despite how tempting it maybe.]It's fine. I was just hoping I could tell him a joke I had thought of earlier and-
Oh. [ oh! ] Oh! Hey- Do you want to hear it? The joke?
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Ah... sure? What's the joke?
[He's way more... humor-minded than the other metal people, too...]
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[ ... does she wear socks? can she wear socks? maybe he can ask if the joke is impressive enough. ] Okay- Knock knock!
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Unfortunately, Konoha also... doesn't know this format of joke.
And just stands there, staring up at him in anticipation for the next line.
... Where's the next part of the joke?]
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this is going to be awkward. very awkward indeed.
since daylight has no idea that she doesn't know how this works, so he'll be standing there and trying his best to be patient. just... stay where he is, a big grin on his face while waiting for the other show to drop though he doesn't know it'll never come.
see- this is why meddy needs to be with day at all times. it prevents accidental staring contests from happening. ]
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She keeps staring.
He stares back.
Is this normal? Was this humor in his world? Gods, should she be laughing right now?
Finally, Konoha can't take it any longer, and, hoping it's not rude,]
... is that the joke?
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oh.
oh!
ohhhhh. ]
Oh no! You're supposed to say, 'Who's there?' to the 'knock knock' prompt.
[ he's about to add, 'everybody knows that!' but he manages to stop himself. instead, he asks, ] Are there no knock knock jokes where you're from?
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Konoha mouths of soundlessly, blinking still, before she finally shakes her head.]
I don't think we do?
[She's not even really familiar with formulaic jokes at all, her people are still in "tell funny stories" level of humor. But now that it's clear what she's supposed to do...]
Who's there?
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