Thread: The New World (BlisteredBlood/Nexii)

In the hours that had passed and after being placed back in his cell, Alphonse was now seen sitting on the floor, slightly chilled a bit before being given a coyote fur blanket to curl himself up with, along with a hot drink and a meal. Wow, what a treat, he thought at one point as he had the cup in hand, not minding the fact that he was alone during all of this time. He had done plenty of travelling on his own before, so this wasn't anything relatively new to him. If anything, his solo travels brought a sense of freedom with it riding out into the open roads and feel the breeze in your hair, get out into the vast oceans and sail around or even get lost within the deepest parts of a forest only to come out of it with only a few scratches. But even then, it was that sense of adventure and the thrill of traveling that gave him a sense of purpose. But now that he was imprisoned and kept under a close eye for something he hadn't even done, it was a bit irritating at first. But then again, it wasn't as if this sort of thing hadn't happened before a time or two in his lifetime, either. Just let the chips fall where they may and eventually, you'll beat the rap, he thought. It would be at this moment where he was just about to take a whole sip of the hot drink when he saw Nexii appear from out of the corner of his eye and nearly spat it out when he saw... That she wasn't wearing much of anything! Her fur kept her mostly covered, though. Rather than be churlish about his reply, Alphonse would then shrug his shoulders under the blanket before he then let out a soft sigh after a moment. Like I said to your goon squad, I haven't gotten any reason to hide anything from anyone. So why would I lie about anything? He answered before taking another sip. But I figure this, if they wanted to give me a tough time about anything, I have every right to return the favor. A wry grin would appear on his face as he spoke. Of course, one of them paid me a bit of a rude remark about me, so I answered back saying his wife was a horse's ass. Turns out I was a little on the nose. He answered, snickering a bit. He would then look up to her, listening to the choices that were laid out on the table and the only conclusion he garnered from them was that they both meant he was to be kept under lock and key or under a close eye. No third option of just letting me go since I made it painfully clear that I had no intention of sticking around, huh? He thought for a moment after swallowing his drink down, smacking his lips a few times then set the cup off to the side as he thought about his decisions. Well, He began after a beat. After the warm reception I got from the townsfolk, I have no reason to even be anywhere within arms' reach of here. So why even bother with keeping me here if all I'm gonna be is just being kept as a prisoner or under constant surveillance and scrutiny? He answered with a shrug of his shoulders. Alphonse wasn't exactly wrong with that statement. In the two thousand years before this, the world had been much different and much more intolerant of others, where even the slightest bit of lip service even in a joking manner would be deemed a hate crime and you would be incarcerated immediately for anything you said and anything that you did. You couldn't even make an ironic musing without someone jumping down your throat, let alone ask a question or even pose an opposing viewpoint without shoving it all back into your face under the pretense of not knowing what you were talking about and were told constantly that it was entirely your fault just for being in support of something else and holding true to that value. At worst, you couldn't even debate your stance or certain topics - a lot of which were banned in schools - without being labeled as a hateful, misogynistic xenophobe. It was oddly ironic in that sense, since the other side of the aisle had more to hide than the one side that was more than willing to be fully transparent of their day-to-day lives. When it came to innovations of certain technologies however, of course they were some of the most advanced in the world. It wasn't nearly as advanced in some places, but that didn't mean it couldn't be learned andor taught from. Quality of life was vastly improved all across the board for the sick, the disabled and the elderly. Wars were fought and ended all within a keystroke and no lives had to be lost unless if deemed absolutely necessary. Now that he was here... It all seemed as though everything had been lost to the sands of time or was all obliterated, reverting everything back to square one. He had no idea what he could teach these people, if anything of the last few millennia still existed. At the same time, he knew nothing about these people. At that moment, Alphonse slowly drew a breath and shook his head before he spoke. I don't suppose I can get a moment to think about this? He then asked, looking up to her as he continued to think.