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[seaboards]

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE

There have been a lot of riftfarers arriving lately. It seems like there have been more arriving than usual. So many different kinds of people from different kinds of worlds with stories to tell and experiences to give.

A little game has appeared on the shellphone network in hopes of getting to know just a little more about these otherworlders. You might find it on your shellphone as you’re scrolling through one day.

Tell the world two truths and one lie about yourself. And let others try and decipher which of the three is your lie. If they can guess right, perhaps you’ve been able to make a new acquaintance. Or in the least learn more about someone from another walk of life.

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[VIDEO]

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Two truths and a lie, huh...

Alright!

Okay first! My first crush was a woman in the knighthood and one of my first jobs as an apprentice was making her armor which required precise measurements. I spent the following week patching my adopted father’s roof after I threw a hammer through it. My Old man has yet to let me live it down.

Second! Before I arrived here, I was approached by a fortune teller who somehow managed to pick up on my most closely guarded secret. Naturally, I was calm about it and in no way did I immediately destroy her stall in a panic. After that, she wouldn't leave me alone and followed me all the way to Eruyeka where my brother kinda accidentally proved her entire fortune was accurate.

And third! Back when I was still figuring out how to hide my abilities, I dyed my hair black to try and hide it from people. I figured if I looked normal, no one would question it. I had black hair for about six months before I decided to give it up.

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[reindered]

Hm. Ah, I'm not sure. [Because. It's.....Darin. Really all three are possible to some extent because it's him.....]

The third one? About dying your hair?

[Because clearly somehow?? That is more likely than the first two?? I guess??]

VIDEO

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Wow, really? It was that obvious! Good guess, Chopper! That was the lie!

[reindered]

E-eh? I got it?!

[Look, there was a one in three chance. But he still wasn't entirely sure....? Mostly because. It's Darin. Even just from what he knows of the guy from his time here with him, any of those seem possible at least?]

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Yeah! I thought about dying my hair to fit in when I was younger but I couldn't bring myself to do it. There were so many things I hid about myself, I wanted to be proud of something you know?

[reindered]

.....it's funny trying to imagine you with black hair.

[Like trying to picture Nami without her red hair. Or Zoro with his green. Somehow, it just works.]

[forgeabettertomorrow]

I'd look terrible, right? I look a lot cooler and way friendlier with blue hair, right?

[VIDEO]

[empyrean_mirror]

[Darin...]

...The second one is the lie.

[He has never seen you react calmly under fire even once, Mr. Altway.]

[VIDEO]

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Nope! Nice try! The third one's the lie. I'd never dye my hair, even though I did consider it when I was younger because I just wanted to fit in.

[VIDEO]

[empyrean_mirror]

I suppose I can understand that. Blonde hair isn't common in Sumeru.

[He shakes his head a bit, but he isn't going to say out loud what he's thinking. Instead, he smiles, all mischief.]

So tell me more about this knight, hmmmm?

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Wait, it's not? Were you ever given a hard time over it?

[There's a pause followed by a blank stare.]

...Why?

[empyrean_mirror]

Among other things. Blonde is more common in other nations, but most people in the rainforest have black or brown hair. Green and silver aren't unheard of, either.

[Kaveh pauses. And sighs.]

Because it sounds like you have a type and I'm trying to tease you about it, Darin.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

I don't have a type, I just have Zelda. Besides, Zelda couldn't be further from Lady Valeria if she tried.

[He has a type he just doesn't realize it yet.]

[eternalhymn]

Huh. I want to say the second one— I think you did do a little property damage in a panic! I think anyone would, to be fair.

[Good way to let off steam!]

Plus, wouldn't she have better things to do than to follow you all that way?

[forgeabettertomorrow]

See, that's what I thought. But this crazy girl refused to leave me alone because 'there was something about me' and she was determined to figure it out.

Also, I obliterated her only means of providing for herself when I leveled her stall in a panic sooooo...

[eternalhymn]

Hmm, since you said you definitely didn't do that, I think part of this one still qualifies as a lie— even if she really did follow you all that way. Talk about dedication!

[But, per the rules of the game, she doesn't think sarcasm technically counts as a lie.]

Alright, so that one is true. That leaves the other two... hm.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

I'm pretty sure that's called being a 'stalker!'

[eternalhymn]

[She grins to herself.]

Oh, probably. In my line of work, that's an excellent scout.

[HOWEVER.]

Was it dyeing your hair? I can't imagine you with black hair.

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[astudyinviolet]

It is the third one. I have trouble believing you would try to hide.

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[forgeabettertomorrow]

You got it! I had hid so much of myself for so long I couldnt bear to hide everything

I had to have a little pride in myself after all

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[astudyinviolet]

As I suspected.

How did the hammer go through the roof in the first place?

[forgeabettertomorrow]

I was a teenager and I was tasked with taking exact measurements of the woman I had a massive crush on.

Do I need to go into the exact details?

[astudyinviolet]

[ Sherlock is gay, Darin. No, he does not understand. ]

Dear Lord, were you trying to take her measurements with a hammer?

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[stillarhino]

What's the problem with blue hair?

[Because seriously, Beat doesn't get it.]

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Yo! Beat!

Huh, I guess I never told you, did I?

Where I come from, people with uniquely colored hair like mine are said to be descended from demonkin and beastkin. So, after my folks were killed and I miraculously survived, I got passed around a lot. People thought I was cursed and that having me under their roof would bring misfortune. That stuff kinda sticks with you when you're ten years old.