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app; luke stokkart; holly heights
OOC INFORMATION
Player: January
Age: 19
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IC INFORMATION
Characters Name: Luke Stokkart
Age: 5
Canon: The Legend of the Legendary Heroes
Canon Point: After escaping from the Emirel Private Squad.
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Orientation: He's, uh, five. That said, if it ever does become relevant, he's probably asexual as an adult and wouldn't care about the gender of his partner.
History:
In a country where everyone is the playthings of the nobility and child soldiers are all too frequent, one establishment in particular is known for producing the finest living weapons: the Emirel Private Squad, named after Count Emirel, its leader. One such member of this squad is Luke Stokkart.
Not much is known about the few years of Luke's life before his first (chronological) introduction, other than that he's almost certainly an orphan, to be a member of the squad, and that 'Stokkart' is likely not his true last name. Rather, Luke underwent an experiment with a one in ten thousand chance of survival, where a magic circle was buried into his brain, granting him high intelligence at the cost of his ability to feel complex emotions, as well as the pigmentation in his hair. 'Stokkart' appears to be the name given to those who survived the operation, as he's acquainted with a girl named Rei Stokkart—a fellow test subject from the same experiment—but is apparently not related to her.
Despite his supposed lack of emotions, however, Luke harbours a deep hatred towards the Emirel Private Squad and a desire to break free. Unfortunately, it's hardly as if he can simply waltz out the front door and declare his desertion—not unless he wants to be pursued for the rest of his life. And so, he devises a plan. He knows that Rei intends to carry out an experiment by locking up a hundred children in a large room, where a large fire bird "curse" will be summoned. It will then enter the body of each children, generally burning them fron the inside out. Should the children survive, it'll prove their resistance to such "curses". The purpose of the experience is to bring forth these children. The others, naturally, will die, without a trace left of their corpses.
Thus, Luke fakes incompetency so that he'll be placed in this room, armed with the knowledge of how to de-summon the bird and the secret password to escape. His plan is the following:
1) Find a partner who can protect him while he pretends to come up with a solution to escape.
2) As the fire bird will kill everyone without leaving any remains, the Emirel Private Squad will assume that he was killed, meaning that no pursuers will be sent after him.
3) Seeing as how everyone else will be dead, as his partner should be killed by the fire bird too, no one will be left to attest to Luke's survival.
He finds his partner in the form of a newcomer, Claugh Klom. Claugh Klom does a fairly impressive job of doing his part, protecting both Luke and himself, albeit not without receiving heavy injuries. Sadly for Luke, he does it a bit too well or perhaps not well enough—namely in that he manages to survive to the end with Luke, at which point the fire bird goes after Luke instead. To save his own life, Luke is forced to invoke his solution earlier than planned.
Furthermore, as it turns out, Claugh already has him figured out. He correctly deduces that Luke is in league with the people behind this experiment, though he falsely concludes that Luke's purpose was to observe them. At this point, Luke reveals that he intends to betray the Emirel Private Squad, from which Claugh understands the rest of his intentions. He also understands what Luke must do now: that is, kill Claugh. With Claugh injured and Luke knowing how to use magic whereas Claugh doesn't, the outcome is clear. Accepting this, Claugh seems to choose to give up, to which Luke assures him he'll make his death painless. Claugh does attempt to stall, though, suggesting that they escape together. Unfortunately, Luke's method of escape will only work if he goes alone.
It doesn't especially matter, however—Claugh stalled for long enough. His true intention is to reach the wall where Luke's de-summoning method is, which Luke realizes too late. Pulling out the stakes that Luke put there, Claugh manages to re-summon the fire bird.
As fate would have it, Claugh is the one child in the room who is resistant to "curses", and so, much to Luke's amazement, he survives when the fire bird enters his body, disappearing. Afterwards, Luke rethinks his previous plans. Instead of him escaping, he wants for Claugh to, while Luke will remain behind. The reason behind this is because, should Claugh stay behind, the Emirel Private Squad will force more and more curses on him, until he dies. To prevent that, Luke would rather he escape and, in return, one day take down this establishment for him, as was Luke's goal.
In other words, as Claugh realizes, what Luke's trying to say is this:
—I want to save you, even if it means throwing away my life.
—In exchange, will you achieve my goal?
Claugh refuses, telling Luke that he intends to stay here so that he can surpass Rei Stokkart and the rest of Count Emirel's guards, as like Luke, he intends to take revenge on this place. Accepting Claugh's decision and believing that perhaps he can survive after all, Luke escapes, leaving Claugh behind.
Appearance: The one who looks like a troll, yep.
Personality:
Note: Part of this is based off his adult self in the main storyline, especially given the fact that Luke doesn't... exactly change much in attitude over time.
Luke is that one person who is more than he seems and purposely makes it that way. After all, there's no need to lay out all your cards on the table right away.
One the first things people will probably notice about Luke is that he smiles—a lot. While hardly unusual for a child, Luke isn't particularly cute, per se, as it is that he isn't fazed by much. That's not to say that he's always serene (rather, he can seem perfectly normal or, at times, comically dramatic), but he's the sort of person whom you kind of want to punch in the face, if only to wipe off that grin. It's particularly noticeable during serious circumstances, in which he can still continue to smile as if worry-free. Even while the fire bird was slaughtering everyone and while Luke was trying to kill Claugh, he remained calm, if not occasionally outright cheerful, despite the fact that he was in mortal peril/stabbing his partner in the back. Working under pressure is no big deal to Luke, who's very good at staying composed even in dire situations.
Accompanying Luke's frequently smiling face is a rather teasing attitude. This is clear when one of the first things he does is 'innocently' nickname Claugh "Baby" (essentially written as Red-chan, based off of Claugh's red hair) in order to provoke the other boy into giving him his real name, as he initially refused to do so. Luke is quite fond of getting reactions out of people, whether for actual uses like above or just for the fun of it. He doesn't necessarily tease everyone, as there are some lines he generally draws, but he would be lying if he said it wasn't a hobby of his. If his face doesn't make you want to punch him, then his surface personality will. He doesn't make himself an easy person to get along, even stating as an adult that the only person he'll be gentle with is his captain. It isn't entirely true, as there are other people Luke is fairly kind or respectful towards, but it makes it clear what kind of person Luke sees himself as.
That said, his cheerful persona belies a darker side. Underneath his smile—or even normal behaviour—is someone who is efficient and pragmatic, if not somewhat ruthlessly so. He's not a psychopath, as he doesn't do what he does needlessly—rather, everything he does, he does for a reason. Luke is all about efficiency. He'll plan, manipulate, and even kill to achieve his end goals. On the reverse end, if he doesn't have to go as far as to murder someone and the like, he won't. It's merely a matter of doing what he needs to. This is the guy who let roughly a hundred children die and was going to kill another one for the sake of his goals. Mind you, he did feel bad and apologized repeatedly to Claugh, as again, he's not sociopathic, with Claugh even noting how Luke likely would've saved them all if it wouldn't have ruined his plans and that he might even blame himself for their deaths. Either way, his pragmatic behaviour can come across as selfish, which it perhaps is, but given that Luke was then willing to die to save Claugh if the other boy would accomplish his objectives for him, he doesn't quite act in self-interest. In the end, what Luke is interested in the good of the country, if not the world as a whole. At the very least, he does have a sense of justice, given his hatred towards the corrupt nobles. He just happens to also understand that idealism won't get you very far in life.
His pragmatism is to the point where another character even claims that Luke is immune to the irrational influence of love (of any sense) that tends to take over the minds of everyone else. Luke himself even states as an adult that he doesn't believe in anything. Not quite literally, as he acts on his own initiative too much to truly be without beliefs, but he doesn't let them cloud his judgment and instead remains open-minded to whatever may be the best course of action. After all, thanks to the experiment Luke went through, he's not meant to be capable of deep emotions. Therefore, Luke doesn't necessarily feel what he expresses. He's simply very good at acting (though it's worth noting that, at least outwardly, Luke would claim that he does feel what he expresses). As a result, he supposedly should be capable of even killing those he cares for, if he deemed it necessary to reach his goals. Again, it's all about being efficient.
Along those lines, Luke is someone who likes staying in the shadows. He's someone who rejects promotions and opportunities to move up the ladder if he's perfectly content where he is right now. It's a mixture between merely liking whom he works for as it is and him trying to remain discreet, as he often does things in a roundabout manner in order to avoid attracting attention to himself. Thus, in contrast to Claugh who tends to stand out and be at the front lines, Luke specializes more in gathering information and covert operations. Similarly, Luke likes to play dumb. He's not the type of person who reveals his true strength right off the bat. Pride isn't a useful tool—but being underestimated certainly is.
However, at the end of the day, Luke isn't as cold as others believe. While it may be true that he is more passive inside than the average human being, it would be a lie to call him emotionless. He is capable of genuine compassion, and despite the aforementioned claim, such compassion can, in fact, override his reasoning. Not only that, but Luke embraces this. If you're to dig deep enough, you'll find that Luke is actually somewhat self-deprecating when it comes to the magic circle in his brain that grants him his intelligence and ability to be so logical. When Claugh brings up the experiment and Luke's consequential sharp mind, Luke replies that his mind only makes him a coward. He does seem to express some remorse over his inability to feel the same things others do, even denying somewhat that he has such an inability to begin with, as mentioned previously. He goes as far as to admit that he's envious of those who are motivated solely by love—a state that he himself can't reach, as someone who, on the other hand, is driven by logic. Consequently, Luke isn't disappointed in himself when his feelings manage to influence his behaviour, for it's proof that he does have emotions after all, with Claugh even considering this to be Luke's fatal weakness.
In that sense, Luke's loved ones, in reality, mean a lot to him, made all the more noticeable by the fact that he's supposed to be such a logical being otherwise. As an adult, he and his team affectionately refer to themselves as a family, and it's when they're under threat that Luke reveals his true colours for the first time. You could even call him protective if you so wished, as he does not take kindly to people messing with those he cares for. He might not find it easy to honestly care for people, but because of that, if he does come to sincerely like you, it means something.
tl;dr he does not act like a five-year-old at all.
Abilities:
Luke's a fairly talented mage, capable of casting advanced magic. For the most part, think simple, typical RPG-type spells, such as elemental spells, though there are a few miscellaneous ones, like rendering an area temporarily soundless.
He's likely also capable of creating magic traps, given that it's his specialty as an adult, and as he can understand complex structures as a child, it's not a stretch to assume he can duplicate them.
In the (mostly) non-magical department, he has abnormal intelligence, thanks to the magic circle in his brain. Additionally, while more of a magic user than a physical fighter, chances are that he's decent in physical combat as well, considering the nature of the Emirel Private Squad.
Other: Nothing!
SAMPLES
First Person: From the mouths of babes.
Third Person:
Luke had wanted out of the Emirel Private Squad, but he hadn't meant that he wanted out of the world entirely.
It wasn't as if it were a completely unwelcome surprise. On the contrary, Luke held no particular love for his world—that was rather difficult, considering the state of Roland—and so, being in this peaceful land was actually rather pleasant. No Emirel Private Squad to worry about, no corrupt nobility walking all over the common people, no real poverty, and no constant fear of death. That wasn't to say that Luke was happy about having been abducted and knowing that someone out there was getting the better of him, but it would be a lie to say that Holly Heights wasn't a refreshing change of pace (even if he found school rather dull). Aside from the part about technically being held captive here, it was the kind of place he hoped Roland to one day become like.
—And therein lay the problem. He had a country to change. Certainly, he was safe from the Emirel Private Squad here (though in spite of that, he found it difficult to fully let down his guard), but that also meant he had no means of taking down the establishment that he despised. Granted, there was Claugh, but Luke didn't enjoy merely leaving everything to chance. He had to be a part of things—weave himself into the web and influence the events that went by. Like this, he was cut off from everything.
Of course, he'd been informed that time didn't pass by back home, which gave him some relief, but he couldn't accept that as face value. Regardless of the supposed proof, it was unwise to believe anything until he could confirm it himself. Word from others simply wasn't good enough. It had nothing to do with them being trustworthy or not; rather, it was in his nature to doubt until he had his own proof.
Unfortunately, he had no means of obtaining said proof that he could think of—a fact that frustrated him. Short of returning home and then coming back here, which wasn't an ideal situation, or having someone (namely, Claugh) arrive in this world, he had to settle for not having all the information he needed. Again, a rather irritating position to be in, but at the very least, Luke knew how to adapt. He could work with the knowledge he had now—and, all things considered, it wasn't as if there was much to do with it at the moment. Luke was hesitant to believe that this land was as peaceful as it seemed—though he realized that perhaps growing up in a country torn by war and corruption made him slightly paranoid—and so was expecting the worst. Especially with his magic sealed, he had to rely on having all the information he can get.
"... It's too peaceful, really," he murmured to himself, staring up at the sky. Free from the shackles of the Emirel Private Squad, it almost had a different feel than any other time he'd looked up at it.
Holly Heights truly was a nice place, however, for now. It would be a pity if that were to change in the future. Thus, Luke was hoping that wouldn't be the case—though that wouldn't stop him from preparing for it.
OTHER
Housing Request?: Nope.
Did you read the rules and FAQ?: Aye aye, captain.
Would you like your application to be unscreened?: Sure!
Player: January
Age: 19
Personal Journal:
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Other Characters: N/A
IC INFORMATION
Characters Name: Luke Stokkart
Age: 5
Canon: The Legend of the Legendary Heroes
Canon Point: After escaping from the Emirel Private Squad.
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Orientation: He's, uh, five. That said, if it ever does become relevant, he's probably asexual as an adult and wouldn't care about the gender of his partner.
History:
In a country where everyone is the playthings of the nobility and child soldiers are all too frequent, one establishment in particular is known for producing the finest living weapons: the Emirel Private Squad, named after Count Emirel, its leader. One such member of this squad is Luke Stokkart.
Not much is known about the few years of Luke's life before his first (chronological) introduction, other than that he's almost certainly an orphan, to be a member of the squad, and that 'Stokkart' is likely not his true last name. Rather, Luke underwent an experiment with a one in ten thousand chance of survival, where a magic circle was buried into his brain, granting him high intelligence at the cost of his ability to feel complex emotions, as well as the pigmentation in his hair. 'Stokkart' appears to be the name given to those who survived the operation, as he's acquainted with a girl named Rei Stokkart—a fellow test subject from the same experiment—but is apparently not related to her.
Despite his supposed lack of emotions, however, Luke harbours a deep hatred towards the Emirel Private Squad and a desire to break free. Unfortunately, it's hardly as if he can simply waltz out the front door and declare his desertion—not unless he wants to be pursued for the rest of his life. And so, he devises a plan. He knows that Rei intends to carry out an experiment by locking up a hundred children in a large room, where a large fire bird "curse" will be summoned. It will then enter the body of each children, generally burning them fron the inside out. Should the children survive, it'll prove their resistance to such "curses". The purpose of the experience is to bring forth these children. The others, naturally, will die, without a trace left of their corpses.
Thus, Luke fakes incompetency so that he'll be placed in this room, armed with the knowledge of how to de-summon the bird and the secret password to escape. His plan is the following:
2) As the fire bird will kill everyone without leaving any remains, the Emirel Private Squad will assume that he was killed, meaning that no pursuers will be sent after him.
3) Seeing as how everyone else will be dead, as his partner should be killed by the fire bird too, no one will be left to attest to Luke's survival.
He finds his partner in the form of a newcomer, Claugh Klom. Claugh Klom does a fairly impressive job of doing his part, protecting both Luke and himself, albeit not without receiving heavy injuries. Sadly for Luke, he does it a bit too well or perhaps not well enough—namely in that he manages to survive to the end with Luke, at which point the fire bird goes after Luke instead. To save his own life, Luke is forced to invoke his solution earlier than planned.
Furthermore, as it turns out, Claugh already has him figured out. He correctly deduces that Luke is in league with the people behind this experiment, though he falsely concludes that Luke's purpose was to observe them. At this point, Luke reveals that he intends to betray the Emirel Private Squad, from which Claugh understands the rest of his intentions. He also understands what Luke must do now: that is, kill Claugh. With Claugh injured and Luke knowing how to use magic whereas Claugh doesn't, the outcome is clear. Accepting this, Claugh seems to choose to give up, to which Luke assures him he'll make his death painless. Claugh does attempt to stall, though, suggesting that they escape together. Unfortunately, Luke's method of escape will only work if he goes alone.
It doesn't especially matter, however—Claugh stalled for long enough. His true intention is to reach the wall where Luke's de-summoning method is, which Luke realizes too late. Pulling out the stakes that Luke put there, Claugh manages to re-summon the fire bird.
As fate would have it, Claugh is the one child in the room who is resistant to "curses", and so, much to Luke's amazement, he survives when the fire bird enters his body, disappearing. Afterwards, Luke rethinks his previous plans. Instead of him escaping, he wants for Claugh to, while Luke will remain behind. The reason behind this is because, should Claugh stay behind, the Emirel Private Squad will force more and more curses on him, until he dies. To prevent that, Luke would rather he escape and, in return, one day take down this establishment for him, as was Luke's goal.
In other words, as Claugh realizes, what Luke's trying to say is this:
—I want to save you, even if it means throwing away my life.
—In exchange, will you achieve my goal?
Claugh refuses, telling Luke that he intends to stay here so that he can surpass Rei Stokkart and the rest of Count Emirel's guards, as like Luke, he intends to take revenge on this place. Accepting Claugh's decision and believing that perhaps he can survive after all, Luke escapes, leaving Claugh behind.
Appearance: The one who looks like a troll, yep.
Personality:
Note: Part of this is based off his adult self in the main storyline, especially given the fact that Luke doesn't... exactly change much in attitude over time.
Luke is that one person who is more than he seems and purposely makes it that way. After all, there's no need to lay out all your cards on the table right away.
One the first things people will probably notice about Luke is that he smiles—a lot. While hardly unusual for a child, Luke isn't particularly cute, per se, as it is that he isn't fazed by much. That's not to say that he's always serene (rather, he can seem perfectly normal or, at times, comically dramatic), but he's the sort of person whom you kind of want to punch in the face, if only to wipe off that grin. It's particularly noticeable during serious circumstances, in which he can still continue to smile as if worry-free. Even while the fire bird was slaughtering everyone and while Luke was trying to kill Claugh, he remained calm, if not occasionally outright cheerful, despite the fact that he was in mortal peril/stabbing his partner in the back. Working under pressure is no big deal to Luke, who's very good at staying composed even in dire situations.
Accompanying Luke's frequently smiling face is a rather teasing attitude. This is clear when one of the first things he does is 'innocently' nickname Claugh "Baby" (essentially written as Red-chan, based off of Claugh's red hair) in order to provoke the other boy into giving him his real name, as he initially refused to do so. Luke is quite fond of getting reactions out of people, whether for actual uses like above or just for the fun of it. He doesn't necessarily tease everyone, as there are some lines he generally draws, but he would be lying if he said it wasn't a hobby of his. If his face doesn't make you want to punch him, then his surface personality will. He doesn't make himself an easy person to get along, even stating as an adult that the only person he'll be gentle with is his captain. It isn't entirely true, as there are other people Luke is fairly kind or respectful towards, but it makes it clear what kind of person Luke sees himself as.
That said, his cheerful persona belies a darker side. Underneath his smile—or even normal behaviour—is someone who is efficient and pragmatic, if not somewhat ruthlessly so. He's not a psychopath, as he doesn't do what he does needlessly—rather, everything he does, he does for a reason. Luke is all about efficiency. He'll plan, manipulate, and even kill to achieve his end goals. On the reverse end, if he doesn't have to go as far as to murder someone and the like, he won't. It's merely a matter of doing what he needs to. This is the guy who let roughly a hundred children die and was going to kill another one for the sake of his goals. Mind you, he did feel bad and apologized repeatedly to Claugh, as again, he's not sociopathic, with Claugh even noting how Luke likely would've saved them all if it wouldn't have ruined his plans and that he might even blame himself for their deaths. Either way, his pragmatic behaviour can come across as selfish, which it perhaps is, but given that Luke was then willing to die to save Claugh if the other boy would accomplish his objectives for him, he doesn't quite act in self-interest. In the end, what Luke is interested in the good of the country, if not the world as a whole. At the very least, he does have a sense of justice, given his hatred towards the corrupt nobles. He just happens to also understand that idealism won't get you very far in life.
His pragmatism is to the point where another character even claims that Luke is immune to the irrational influence of love (of any sense) that tends to take over the minds of everyone else. Luke himself even states as an adult that he doesn't believe in anything. Not quite literally, as he acts on his own initiative too much to truly be without beliefs, but he doesn't let them cloud his judgment and instead remains open-minded to whatever may be the best course of action. After all, thanks to the experiment Luke went through, he's not meant to be capable of deep emotions. Therefore, Luke doesn't necessarily feel what he expresses. He's simply very good at acting (though it's worth noting that, at least outwardly, Luke would claim that he does feel what he expresses). As a result, he supposedly should be capable of even killing those he cares for, if he deemed it necessary to reach his goals. Again, it's all about being efficient.
Along those lines, Luke is someone who likes staying in the shadows. He's someone who rejects promotions and opportunities to move up the ladder if he's perfectly content where he is right now. It's a mixture between merely liking whom he works for as it is and him trying to remain discreet, as he often does things in a roundabout manner in order to avoid attracting attention to himself. Thus, in contrast to Claugh who tends to stand out and be at the front lines, Luke specializes more in gathering information and covert operations. Similarly, Luke likes to play dumb. He's not the type of person who reveals his true strength right off the bat. Pride isn't a useful tool—but being underestimated certainly is.
However, at the end of the day, Luke isn't as cold as others believe. While it may be true that he is more passive inside than the average human being, it would be a lie to call him emotionless. He is capable of genuine compassion, and despite the aforementioned claim, such compassion can, in fact, override his reasoning. Not only that, but Luke embraces this. If you're to dig deep enough, you'll find that Luke is actually somewhat self-deprecating when it comes to the magic circle in his brain that grants him his intelligence and ability to be so logical. When Claugh brings up the experiment and Luke's consequential sharp mind, Luke replies that his mind only makes him a coward. He does seem to express some remorse over his inability to feel the same things others do, even denying somewhat that he has such an inability to begin with, as mentioned previously. He goes as far as to admit that he's envious of those who are motivated solely by love—a state that he himself can't reach, as someone who, on the other hand, is driven by logic. Consequently, Luke isn't disappointed in himself when his feelings manage to influence his behaviour, for it's proof that he does have emotions after all, with Claugh even considering this to be Luke's fatal weakness.
In that sense, Luke's loved ones, in reality, mean a lot to him, made all the more noticeable by the fact that he's supposed to be such a logical being otherwise. As an adult, he and his team affectionately refer to themselves as a family, and it's when they're under threat that Luke reveals his true colours for the first time. You could even call him protective if you so wished, as he does not take kindly to people messing with those he cares for. He might not find it easy to honestly care for people, but because of that, if he does come to sincerely like you, it means something.
tl;dr he does not act like a five-year-old at all.
Abilities:
Luke's a fairly talented mage, capable of casting advanced magic. For the most part, think simple, typical RPG-type spells, such as elemental spells, though there are a few miscellaneous ones, like rendering an area temporarily soundless.
He's likely also capable of creating magic traps, given that it's his specialty as an adult, and as he can understand complex structures as a child, it's not a stretch to assume he can duplicate them.
In the (mostly) non-magical department, he has abnormal intelligence, thanks to the magic circle in his brain. Additionally, while more of a magic user than a physical fighter, chances are that he's decent in physical combat as well, considering the nature of the Emirel Private Squad.
Other: Nothing!
SAMPLES
First Person: From the mouths of babes.
Third Person:
Luke had wanted out of the Emirel Private Squad, but he hadn't meant that he wanted out of the world entirely.
It wasn't as if it were a completely unwelcome surprise. On the contrary, Luke held no particular love for his world—that was rather difficult, considering the state of Roland—and so, being in this peaceful land was actually rather pleasant. No Emirel Private Squad to worry about, no corrupt nobility walking all over the common people, no real poverty, and no constant fear of death. That wasn't to say that Luke was happy about having been abducted and knowing that someone out there was getting the better of him, but it would be a lie to say that Holly Heights wasn't a refreshing change of pace (even if he found school rather dull). Aside from the part about technically being held captive here, it was the kind of place he hoped Roland to one day become like.
—And therein lay the problem. He had a country to change. Certainly, he was safe from the Emirel Private Squad here (though in spite of that, he found it difficult to fully let down his guard), but that also meant he had no means of taking down the establishment that he despised. Granted, there was Claugh, but Luke didn't enjoy merely leaving everything to chance. He had to be a part of things—weave himself into the web and influence the events that went by. Like this, he was cut off from everything.
Of course, he'd been informed that time didn't pass by back home, which gave him some relief, but he couldn't accept that as face value. Regardless of the supposed proof, it was unwise to believe anything until he could confirm it himself. Word from others simply wasn't good enough. It had nothing to do with them being trustworthy or not; rather, it was in his nature to doubt until he had his own proof.
Unfortunately, he had no means of obtaining said proof that he could think of—a fact that frustrated him. Short of returning home and then coming back here, which wasn't an ideal situation, or having someone (namely, Claugh) arrive in this world, he had to settle for not having all the information he needed. Again, a rather irritating position to be in, but at the very least, Luke knew how to adapt. He could work with the knowledge he had now—and, all things considered, it wasn't as if there was much to do with it at the moment. Luke was hesitant to believe that this land was as peaceful as it seemed—though he realized that perhaps growing up in a country torn by war and corruption made him slightly paranoid—and so was expecting the worst. Especially with his magic sealed, he had to rely on having all the information he can get.
"... It's too peaceful, really," he murmured to himself, staring up at the sky. Free from the shackles of the Emirel Private Squad, it almost had a different feel than any other time he'd looked up at it.
Holly Heights truly was a nice place, however, for now. It would be a pity if that were to change in the future. Thus, Luke was hoping that wouldn't be the case—though that wouldn't stop him from preparing for it.
OTHER
Housing Request?: Nope.
Did you read the rules and FAQ?: Aye aye, captain.
Would you like your application to be unscreened?: Sure!