[He agrees, and then the transmission ceases. It is not long before Achilles arrives at the rolling hills that slope away from the castle's west wall before turning abruptly into grim-visaged cliffs. Toward Jin he strides, his tunic flowing about him and his golden hair crowned by the sun.]
Kung's son Jin, how glad I am to find you on this, my final day in the house of ALASTAIR.
[No such gladness wreathes his countenance, whose placid surface reflects his acceptance of the matter.]
[The joy may be gone out of him, but Achilles is no less proud, nor any less beautiful, still as statuesque a figure after all of this time.]
And I you, Achilles, son of Peleus. [The smile on his face is one weighed down by melancholy. He's read the stories. He knows what Achilles returns to, and it's hardly a pleasant return that awaits him.]
The timeline's really sending you home now? You can't stay-- not for a little longer?
[It seems as if they've only just gotten to see, if not completely eye to eye, as close as they could've come to it.]
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CRAWLS BACK IN... and video;
[Helpfully, the magitek's video function flickers on at Jin's behest: the trees on that side of Oska's grounds come into view behind Jin's head.]
I'll see you soon, Achilles.
[For the last time.]
WELL WELL WELL
[He agrees, and then the transmission ceases. It is not long before Achilles arrives at the rolling hills that slope away from the castle's west wall before turning abruptly into grim-visaged cliffs. Toward Jin he strides, his tunic flowing about him and his golden hair crowned by the sun.]
Kung's son Jin, how glad I am to find you on this, my final day in the house of ALASTAIR.
[No such gladness wreathes his countenance, whose placid surface reflects his acceptance of the matter.]
crawls in... again
And I you, Achilles, son of Peleus. [The smile on his face is one weighed down by melancholy. He's read the stories. He knows what Achilles returns to, and it's hardly a pleasant return that awaits him.]
The timeline's really sending you home now? You can't stay-- not for a little longer?
[It seems as if they've only just gotten to see, if not completely eye to eye, as close as they could've come to it.]