The apocalypse is nigh!

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Asch agreeing to a drink with Emperor Peony? Luke studying more or less willingly? Asch chuckling? Uncle Jade?

It would appear Abyss Dressing Room has inexplicably stumbled upon the four signs of the apocalypse. This must explain why there is suddenly a horde of monsters poised to attack. Redheads! Denizens! Defend your nexus!

...Just be careful with those artes. Looks like the apocalypse is a lot fuzzier and noisier than anticipated. As such, every arte used spawns at least two dozen cheagles. And Mystic Artes spawn about fifty.

Good luck. And welcome to Luke's Asch's anyone who isn't Tear or Ion's hell.

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[prismshards]

[ What do you mean by "about to be"? Luke is already babbling like an idiot. ] But you are! You can fight with or without a sword, use fonic artes, heal...! I bet you can also cook great! [ Where the hell did he get that idea. ]

[hymnotic]

Eh? No way! I leave that to Asch. [ That way they don't die. ]

[prismshards]

[ Oh well. So much for that theory. Luke's enthusiasm takes a hit at the mention of their original. ] Asch? Didn't he...

[hymnotic]

Hm? Is everything alright?

[prismshards]

Y..yeah. It's hard to picture Asch in the kitchen, that's all.

[hymnotic]

You're a bad liar. [ He knows because he's a bad liar, too. :D ]

[prismshards]

[ Damn those traits that carry over from one world to the next! DX ] Just bad memories. They're not easy to forget, yeah?

[hymnotic]

...

[ Luke is going to take a guess now. ]

...You were in Eldrant, weren't you...

[prismshards]

Eh? [ At the (somewhat) surprising revelation that his other self knows, Luke offers an apologetic and perhaps relieved smile. ]

Ah, yeah. Before I was here. I thought I'd died, but...

[hymnotic]

Hm. Eldrant, huh...

[ Luke leans back, placing both palms on the ground behind himself and tilting his head up to the sky. ] Back then, Asch and I both gave our lives.

[prismshards]

Wait, you're me... from the future? [ Hopefully Luke will excuse his dumbstruck expression. This is a brand new concept for him; he never expected to live past seven, let alone hear that him and Asch were alive. ]

[hymnotic]

Mm, something like that. Although I guess it's not really the same for everyone. But, in the Auldrant I'm from, it's 2028.

[prismshards]

ND2028, huh...?

[ Doo de doo, processing~ ]

Have to say I'm glad I don't end up with a beard like Master Van.

[hymnotic]

H-hey, I'm not old enough for anything like that!

[prismshards]

Twenty-eight is plenty old for a beard! [ Now he's got to pat Luke's cheeks to make sure there's no stubble. ]

[hymnotic]

Seventeen. Seventeen. I'm seventeen. [ Luke is going to pout now. Jeez, his birthday isn't even until the end of the year, and 2028 just started! ]

[prismshards]

I know, but Asch should be twenty-eight, or close to i-- [ He has to stop short and blink, staring at nothing for a moment before bursting out laughing. ] C-can you imagine Asch with facial hair? Tell me he doesn't!

[hymnotic]

He's twenty. And no, he doesn't.

[prismshards]

... [ Now his head just hurts. And he turns his attention to the ground, frowning. He wasn't that bad at basic math, was he? ] Really? If he was born in 2000 and it's 2028...

[hymnotic]

It's not going to add up.

[prismshards]

Huh? Shouldn't it come out to be twenty-eight and eighteen?

[hymnotic]

For one thing, it's nowhere near the end of the year; even if it was going to be that, Asch wouldn't be twenty-eight until just before 2029, right?

But... it's not going to add up that way, anyway. I'm seventeen. I mean, really seventeen. Not just according to when I was made, but my body is, too. That's because... well, that's because Lorelei brought us both back using only Asch's body.

[prismshards]

How's that possible...? [ Wait, stupid question when dealing with Lorelei and fonons. New angle. ] You mean we look the same age because you actually are the age you should be? Then what happened to Asch...?

[hymnotic]

Yeah... um, well. Lorelei kind of... brought us back as kids. So Asch when we woke up after everything, Asch was ten. [ And Luke was seven. ] Well... almost eleven, I guess.

[prismshards]

[ Not exactly the good ending he had hoped for. Still... ] You and him get along better than we did then, huh. How's his cooking taste?