Emil. I hope you're awake.

Training will start every morning at four o'clock in Xanadu. Don't be late, because I certainly won't wait around for you to arrive.

Today is an exception, but tomorrow I won't accept tardiness.

I'll be waiting.

[filtered to the shotahouse + Ino - Yuri]

[Heavy breathing goes here. Sounds like he's pretty badly wounded or just got finished running a marathon. It's likely the former.]

Yuri was in Xanadu. He just left- I'm not sure where he's headed and I'm unable to follow.

Find him and intercept him. But- be careful. He's capable of things he couldn't do before. No matter what he does, don't be surprised. It could prove fatal.

[a looong pause and what could be a groan as Leon shifts the position in which he's sitting]

...Ino, you told me you could heal a while ago, didn't you?

[ooc| backdated to midday, before Yuri's post. 8)]

( Memory Theater; meeting with Marian )

( Memory Theater; final moments )

Shit! What the hell did I just post-!

[ooc| Everything in these videos can be heard by everyone, including the Swordians talking. Leon can't find a way to delete the memories from his post, so~ Here you have a memory of him talking with Marian and the memories of his death.]

Tch- this place is still a mess.

Are there any carpenters in the City? I'm in need of one. You will be compensated for your services, of course.

I need two partially destroyed walls completely removed to combine two apartments. If you're interested in the job, let me know. If you aren't capable of the work, don't waste my time.

--

Natalia, I apologize for my absence at work. I'll resume my regular schedule as soon as the repairs on my apartment have been finished, if that's alright with you.

--

( to the shotapartment + Flynn and Yuri )

[ooc| Backdated to a little after lunch time /o/]

[The device clicks on just in time to catch a masked figure landing on the ground in the square. When he stands and the image clears, the face is half-hidden by a dragon mask, but it's still fairly discernible. Especially if you happen to know him.

The expression, though slightly hidden, is one of confusion for a minute. Since this is, obviously, not where he'd been previously. He looks around, pausing when the memories come flooding back at the familiarity of his surroundings.

An unamused chuckle.]

This place again?

What a nuisance, don't you think, Chal-?

[Pause and looking for the sword in question. Surprise surprise when it's not there.]

Chal-!

[Another pause as he leans down to pick up the device. It's recording. Again.]

[ooc| Leon's been canon updated to his first appearance in Tales of Destiny 2, which means that he comes with fabulous pink frills and a ridiculous mask to 'hide his identity'. To be exact, he's being pulled from the scene where he's jumping down from his prison bed to meet Kyle and Loni, so he's yet to be given the name Judas.

As such, he'll retain the name Leon in the City since he won't feel a need to hide who he is here (not a traitor to the world in the City, etc etc). He will also be removing the mask after Yuri mocks him enough a short time.]

I will be going to the store in thirty minutes.

Teito, Ruca, have your shopping lists on the kitchen counter before then. Yuri, if you want anything not on your usual list, let me know before I leave.

[ooc| Backdated to noon-ish~]

What a humiliating and disgusting month.

Tch- so many people.

Hasn't this happened before-

I wonder if Marian is- I shouldn't wish for something like that.

[ooc| 4th wall is go~ Hit him with anything and everything.]

[Have a bloody set of hands on the screen next to a sword that is also covered in blood. It seems the video cut on from knocking the device with his arm out of surprise.]

Shit-! Did I cut myself? It doesn’t hurt-

[Leon’s picking up his sword and moving out of the view of the camera into the kitchen. There’s the sound of running water and then a sharp inhalation of breath.]

What the hell-? It won’t come off!

Y-young Master, what’s going on?

I don’t know- I can’t get the blood off my hands or off you. [The water is still on, it’s clear he’s still trying to wash it off his hands. But even with the blood running down the drain, more is showing up on his hands, staining past his sleeves.]

[ooc| Chal is in italics and cannot be heard by non-Swordian wielders. He’s also cursed |D

action for roommates if so desired lmao let’s bleed on everything]

Tch- Should have done this before I went last time-

Teito, Ruca.

I am unfamiliar with your eating habits. Provide me with a list of foods that you each want. I'm going to the store in an hour, so be quick about it.

[ooc| backdated to earlier in the day |D;]

Hn, let's see- vanilla, sugar, milk, buko... am I missing something?

[A slightly annoyed sigh followed by the sound of a page in a book being turned.]

Estelle was better at making this.

Young Master, you miss her a lot, huh~?

Hmph. Who would have thought I'd get used to another person with that sort of personality.

Young Master...

The apartment is fairly empty now. Tch, well. It's better this way.

[ooc| Chaltier is small-fonted and in italics. He can't be heard by non-Swordian wielders, so feel free to assume he's talking to himself or someone else that's not picked up on the device~]

[There's the sound of something in the background being upturned, and the shuffling of feet as someone seems to be dodging it. A voice starts in the background, deep and very not Leon.]

Leon Magnus, you are guilty on multiple offenses. Treason against your country, the murder of a soldier in the line of duty-

[There's the sound of a spell being fired off, and then Leon's voice]

Tch- you don't have to tell me. I know what I've done!

[The talking ceases and for a long while there's simply the sound of a fight raging on, fairly often there's the sound of grunting as Leon takes hit after hit from the Gestapo. The transmission begins cutting out as the device is jostled in the fray and then silence. It's like that for a long while before the feed is clear again.]

Shit, still not good enough? What a joke-!

[ooc| back-dated to early morning]

I'm happy that even though I betrayed my friends, they still forgave me. I didn't expect that sort of result.

And to know that Marian is alive and well and living a peaceful life, I'm grateful for that. She deserves it. I'm... Glad she doesn't know that I'm dead.

[ooc| Placeholder because I have to go to work now sob]

[The video clicks on to show Leon sitting at the table with a cup of tea. He's smiling, and as the audio starts in, he's talking to someone that is not in view of the camera.]

I didn't think I would see you again.

I told you I would always be with you. How do you like your tea, Emilio?

It's delicious, Marian. As always.

I'm happy to hear that, Emilio.

[He takes a sip of the tea, glancing over towards Marian with a smile, though the device is merely broadcasting him looking at an empty space.]

[ooc| Leon is seeing Marian for the Ghost World curse. Action for roommates if so desired~]

[Leon's voice is shaking as he begins to speak, clearly straining not to say what he is feeling forced to say.]

Why-

Why do I feel the need to forgive that bastard of a man? Hugo, who threatened Marian's life continuously, he deserves nothing but the worst, and yet...

nngh-

I... I forgive hi-

Dammit, this is ridiculous!

[ooc| placeholder-y because I need to sleep for work tomorrow 8( I'll reply to tags asap]

...Yuri, Estelle.

I received a letter from Nia. Has she left?

[The device switches on just in time to catch Leon mid-sentence.]

-id I really say all of that on the Network? You've got to be joking-

Ahh, you did, Young Master. I was so worried for you, but I didn't know what to say... You're okay now though, right?

Ugh, this City- how irritating.

As if I would ever have a shred of that bastard in me, honestly. I'm not so insecure about myself to worry over something like that.

[ooc| Chal is in italics and small-fonted. He cannot be heard by non-Swordian wielders.]

[Leon woke with a start, clutching his chest as his heart beat rapidly. A nightmare. What a nightmare he had. But no- that nightmare had been real yesterday. What a monster he’d become.]

That’s not me! [His voice is shaking, trying to convince himself of the fact.]

I’m not my father- I won’t be like him! Not- Damn it, I did everything I could to become someone better than him, different than him. I spent my whole life fighting for that cause! I would have never chosen the path he chose-

I could never use someone like that; I wouldn’t threaten someone’s life- not like that! How could I do that after he did it to me? That bastard killed my mother, and he threatened to kill Marian too if I didn’t obey for all of those years! I did everything I could to protect her my whole life, everything I possibly could-

Why would you throw that in my face? Why-

Is this some way of telling me that even the path I chose was the wrong one? Was I wrong in everything I did to save Marian-? I didn’t want to regret my methods, but…

I-

I could have saved her if I’d trusted Stahn, couldn’t I? If I’d let everyone help, innocent people wouldn’t have had to die. I wouldn’t have had to kill anyone-

And I-

I wouldn’t have had to die like that. Now Marian's waiting for me and I can’t even return to her-

Marian would have never tried to kill herself to free me- This could have all been avoided, if I’d just been more trusting-!

Why- why couldn’t I trust Stahn? He said we were friends, but I just couldn’t believe him. Even after all that time I spent with them, I was still just a stubborn brat. Everyone would have helped, why couldn’t I understand that then? Why was I so blind?

I tried to fix everything on my own. Just Chal and me- Why wasn’t I stronger? I couldn’t beat him, damn it! Am I really so weak? What the hell was I fighting for all these years? Even with Berselius, he shouldn’t have been able to win- so why wasn’t I strong enough?

Why… why was I his pawn my entire life? What was the point!? To do his dirty work and then die when he had no use for me anymore? What kind of fate is that-!

He used me, made me betray everyone, I didn’t want to- I didn’t think I had a choice. It was a nightmare. But it was for Marian, everything was- why couldn’t I protect her better? Why didn’t I ask anyone for help, why didn’t I see that as an option? Even Chal saw it; I’m so stupid-! She wouldn’t have tried to hurt herself if I’d tried harder, fought harder-

I was useless. Utterly useless- I couldn’t protect her even after losing everything-

I couldn’t kill Hugo. Instead I gave him something even more powerful than Berselius. Damn it- what did I do to everyone? What did I- to Marian-

Damn it, I don’t deserve a second chance after the mistakes I made, why am I here!? My death was supposed to be a shred of retribution to them, but it isn’t worth even that if I’m here!

[ooc| Completely alright with action for roommates.]

Yuri.

I have something important to you. If you'd like to see it returned to you, bring me the Swordians. I'm sure they are somewhere in this City.

[ooc| For The Road Not Taken, Leon has turned out like his bastard darling father Hugo.]