AUDIO - 001

[skyruleanhero]

[There is generic sound of movement as the device is shifted around before Link actually speaks. His voice is a bit strained and he sounds exhausted and confused.]

Right. Is this thing on? I think I figured out how to turn it on.

[There is more shuffling.]

I'll just assume it's on. Right. So. How do I put this.

[Link sighs and there is more shuffling.]

You know what? Here. See this? Not to insult anyone's aesthetic or what have you, but why shrunken heads? Behind the toilet? That talk? I mean I've seen some pretty weird things, but...

[Link pauses. There is general silence for a few seconds.]

You know what. Never mind. It's not that odd. I had another question anyway.

[There is more shuffling, followed by a deep breath.]

What is this? I don't know what this is. I mean it looks like a sink but the faucet is too high up and the knobs too low and there's a sink right there anyway. So why is there a second sink in a large box? Is this some sort of weird custom for you? If it is, please, explain. It's odd.

[More shuffling, and the sound of footsteps.]

Also I was wondering where the baths are? I haven't seen one yet. I'd kind of like to bathe at some point. Also, where are my weapons? I want those back. You know just in case something wants to, I don't know, attack me?

You do realize you have monsters in the halls. Disturbing, shuffling, monsters. They kind of look like corpses? So I'd like to have adequate protection. In my general experience monsters don't remain docile.

Actually they're never docile...this whole place is just strange.

[Link moves the device in his hands again. He's mumbling.]

Now how do I turn this--oh. There's no visual. Weird.

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[dogfighting]

[So the Knight Academy trains knights. Duh, Lily. Fucking duh.]

Annnd what's a Loftwing?

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[skyruleanhero]

Loftwings are our companions. They're birds. We fly with them. Without the Loftwings we wouldn't be able to travel between the islands.

[The thought of the Loftwings reminded Link that he hadn't seen his anywhere.]

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[dogfighting]

[Lily sounds absolutely elated.]

Birds? You fly with birds? Oh Zeshat, that's the coolest thing! I wanna fly! I mean, I had my bee, but she couldn't get too far off the ground...

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[skyruleanhero]

It's the greatest feeling in the world!

[Link sounds like he's in heaven, just thinking about flying.]

The air in your face as you soar through the sky, the feeling of the sun...nothing's compared to flying on my Loftwing.

[He begins to sound a bit sad.]

If I knew where he was I'd show you. He likes to show off.

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[dogfighting]

[Oh no. Lily winces.]

Ummm... Link, I'm sorry, but he's probably not here.

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[skyruleanhero]

[Link sounds a bit sad.]

I kind of guessed. Normally I can feel him. The bond between a Loftwing and their rider is something special but I...can't. The last time this happened Groose had trapped him in a cage.

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[dogfighting]

I'm sorry. [She sounds genuinely sympathetic.] Lots of people have to leave their friends and family when they arrive.

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[skyruleanhero]

[This girl sounds like she's been through this already.]

How long have you been here?

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[dogfighting]

Here? Two weeks. But I spent two years on another ship. ... Until it sank, that is.

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[skyruleanhero]

Two years? I can't even imagine that.

[They'd only just begun setting up life on the surface. Link couldn't be gone for that long!]

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[dogfighting]

Best two years of my life, actually. The Elegante was my home.

[And now it's gone.]

This ship isn't as nice, but it's my home now, too.

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[skyruleanhero]

Skyloft is my home, but I've had to get used to living on the surface. Zelda always wanted to build a life there, and I'm not going to let her do this alone.

[Link sighs.]

I need to get back, eventually.

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[dogfighting]

[It may be too early to tell him that he's never going home, probably ever.]

Um, you probably won't be going back.

[Nah, he can take it.]

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[skyruleanhero]

[He sounds confused, perhaps a bit frustrated]

What do you mean by I probably won't be going back?

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[dogfighting]

I... Uh. Well.

[Uuuggghhh...]

Remember that boat I was on that sank? Well, like, sometimes people would disappear. And we kinda thought they went home. And then the ship sank, and everyone swam to shore, and, uh... we found everyone that disappeared. And they were all dead.

But this is a different boat, so, hey, maybe you can go home. I dunno.

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[skyruleanhero]

Zelda will more than kill me if I can't get back. Goddesses interference or no, we have a Kingdom to build....

[Link pauses, and then sighs.]

I am...sorry for your friends.

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[dogfighting]

It's fine. That was six months ago.

[All the bodies have long since been eaten and/or buried.]

If it's so super important to you, I hope you find a way home.

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[skyruleanhero]

It's important. Sort of.

[Its important to Zelda which makes it important to him.]

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[dogfighting]

You can talk to Rowe, maybe? Ask what's up?

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[skyruleanhero]

Rowe? Where would I find Rowe?

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[dogfighting]

...

[...]

No idea.

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[skyruleanhero]

[For a moment Link missed the ability to dowse, before he sighed.]

Well things worth it are never easy.

Ever.

And they don't really tend to be worth it either.

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[dogfighting]

I mean... On the old ship I was on, the captain would appear at parties. So maybe next time there's a party, she'll be there?

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[skyruleanhero]

[Parties? Boats have parties?]

Did these parties happen a lot?

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[dogfighting]

There was one when I first arrived, but I don't think--

[... No, there could be a party soon. Two weeks ago, when Lily was on the Shore, it was the middle of June. But on the Black Tide, the communicators say it's the middle of October. Weird.]

Actually... There might be a Halloween party. I don't know.