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Life-aftr Information
Name: Shion
Age: 20 (His physical/canon age is 16)
Birthday: 7th September
Physical Description: Shion is 170cm tall. Most notably his hair is white, he has red eyes and a scar that can be seen on his face, neck and hand.
Living at: Shack 4 on Islet 4 with Xion/Aster
Companions: An extremely loyal Tigerlilly called Cobweb
Deaths
~ Died of Flower plague in August. Penalty: Being illiterate.
Stories:
February: Island Report 1, My friend Safu
March Island Report 2, Aster: Hope in the midst of despair
April Island Report 3, Unsung Hero, Tim; Plant Monster Hunter
May Island Report 4, Science, Intrepid Explorers
June Island Report 5, Tale of two Explorers, Stories of the Lost.
July Island Report 6, The Cunning Nature of Cats, How to Build a Home.
August Shion told no stories in August.
September Worrying Dreams, The Greatest Friend, Cowboys and Dinosaurs
October I killed for you, I died for you, But Still...
November Language Lessons, A Sisters Birthday
December Shion was not at December's storytelling.
January Doctor Ren, Trial of the Mindful.
February One Year Wiser Maybe, Remembering the Lost.
March New Island, Keeping Track
Inventory:
~ White Shirt
~ Blue cardigan
~ Brown coat
~ Brown shoes
~ Dark grey trousers
~ Knife
~ Small sewing kit
~ First Aid kit
~ A Notebook
~ Two pencils, two pens and an eraser
~ A couple of baskets made by Connor
~ A fancy basket made by Connor
~ An array of bowls and such
~ Tin pots
~ Two Blankets
~ T shirt
~ An ocean themed notebook made by Connor, more art piece than notebook.
~ Heedful's pouldron ~ when strapped on allows Shion to double jump. When it is used Shion has ethereal scarlet feathery wings.
~ Beaconbrush
CR
Akira Kurusu: They met on Ziziphus, Akira had found poison flowers. He was wondering if they had a use. Shion studied them and said they could be used for making ink, but he wasn't sure how, they went back to Shion's hosue to experiment.
He has an interest in plants, and is good at experimenting to see what works
Ardyn Izunia: He had allowed Xion to stay at his shack whilst he was staying on Monsun, when it disappeared he returned and told them they had five minutes to get out. He told a story in March about a monster who had a human trapped inside, the human escaped for a time but the monster won and the human was killed, scattered to the desert winds. He called it a nonesense tale, Shion argued that hope wasn't nonesense and that the monsters don't always rise. Ardyn told him that sometimes the sun just didn't rise and Shion argued that that didn't mean they shouldn't fight for it. He fought Bliss. Gladio seemed to have an issue with him and Ignis loves him?
Shion figured enough from how others reacted to the story that it was a story of truth. He's not really sure what to think about it though. He trusts Ignis' judgement though so if Ignis likes him that's enough for Shion.
Asgore Dreemurr: He saved Aster when the sun died. Aster had told Shion about him but they did not meet until May when Asgore came to see Aster, he had an interest in gardening and he and Shion spoke. Shion was glad to meet the person who had saved Aster. He had disappeared for a while but had no memories of where he had been. He had fire magic which had been helpful against the dark creatures when the sun died. Shion told him about what had happened in the time he had been gone. They also discussed plants and how to safely move slightly dangerous plants like Delphinium.
He saved Aster, that makes him a great person already. He is friendly and Shion would like to get to know him better
Barry Bluejeans: A man who was stuck in a tree when the islands fell. He was shouting for help, Shion tracked his voice and helped pull him out the tree. Shion told him his theory about how these worlds pull souls from other places. Barry said that this place did not seem technologically advanced enough for that but Shion argued that that assumed what they were seeing was reality. Barry said he would keep his eye out for anything technologically or magically odd. Shion asked if being stuck in a tree didn't count.
He seemed nice enough and was calm despite literally being stuck in a tree. Shion would like to get to know him better.
Chara: They went exploring Ziziphys in early June with Connor, Aster, Futuba, Muffet and Ed. They found chia and Acer laurinum as well as Mantisks and sleepsoors. In late June they explored with Ren, Seto, Crow, the Knight, Muffet and Ed and found crates of useful things.
No real opinions yet.
Chip Abaroa: A child who was caught in a stampeed on Ziziphus, Shion helped them by pulling them off the path the creatures were taking.
A child and so someone to be helped and protected.
Connecticut CT She arrived in June and moved into one of the shacks on island four. She was surprised at how long Shion had been on the islands, which confused Shion at first because it didn't seem that long at all. There were plenty of people who had been there longer. He told her about how islands come and go and about the Story Teller. He thought that the Story Teller would not let Enso fall into the water, at least not without warning them.
She asked whether he trusted the ST and he said he didn't know, he was not very reassuring and she worried about what would happen if the ST got bored or angry at them.
She seems nice, if new and confused. Shion hopes to get to know her better. She lives on his island so he will check up on her and make sure she is settling alright.
Connor Murphy: Ceej "You become responsible forever for what you've tamed, you know."
A boy Shion met at Tim's nail painting party. He had the most amazing nails, rainbow pinwheels and colourful dots. He offered to paint Shion's nails. Shion was fascinated by art on nails and though Connor initially overwhelmed him with choices and questions but was incredibly kind. He painted Shion's nails blue, grey, purple and red and freehanded rats on them. He was very good at art. He has a sister whose favourite colour is indigo.
He told Shion that the storytellers temple was a good place to meet people as it was near the writing rock and told him what the writing rock was and that when he wrote on it he used blue chalk. He told him that storytellings were probably the best way to tell time.
Shion asked how he had learned art. Ceej told him about his favourite book about a Prince who lived on a planet with a rose and how the illustrations had led him to draw and his mum got him into art class. He told Shion the story of how the lonely Prince traveled and met many people before he finally met a fox who became his friend, he tamed the fox but had to leave him. He made more friends including an aviator and then he returned to his planet and his rose. Connor used to look to the sky for the planet, hoping the Prince would come and be his friend. Shion pointed out that instead he had came to a different world and asked if he had made friends here. Connor said Tim was his friend. Ceej lives in the monkey compounds. His house is in a tree and it has a stakepit in front of it. To get there safely you have to cut past the narcissus flowers to the left and climb up. Ceej also has a raft and can sail.
A skill he proved when he stole a boat from Ai'Tuoh and delivered everyone safely back to Enso. When Gabe and Shion fought he yelled at them to tell them to shut up or he would throw them overboard. He stood up for Shion, telling Gabe that he didn't believe that Shion would start a fight. He told them both that you just came back when you died. He and Gabe argued. Shion followed little of it but he understood that Connor had died, more than once. Had taken his own life. That he was mentally ill and that someone had told him that he wasn't worth treatment. Shion was angry that someone had said such a thing.
Also Tim had no idea who Ceej was. It turned out that Connor had never told Tim that he wanted to be called Ceej. It was strange, as Tim was the person Ceej had named as his friend.
A few days after Story Telling when Shion had recovered a little he went to visit Connor at his home. Unbeknown to Shion Connor had added more traps and Shion tripped a wire and got shot in the leg.
It turned out that Connor also knew first air and he removed the arrow. The wound needed stitching and Connor had never stitched a wound before, Shion talked him through it. He seemed awkward when Shion told him he trusted him.
Ceej, Aster and Shion went exploring on Ziziphus and found Foolsblooms and Tigerlillys. He held a party at the end of April, he provided people with mind altering substances. He painted cats on all the islet houses for Ren's birthday.
When the islands fell Ceej kept glitching into trees. Shion helped him out of one and they spoke about Todd (a game designer from Connor's world), the islands and the Story Telling. How they weren't the author, just the Story Teller. The islands were not made from scratch and they came up with a theory that the Story Teller was using old islands to make new islands. The floating islands were like sand, wheras the actual islands were more durable, like clay.
Ceej told Shion about the sunken city and they discussed exploring it, as neither of them could dive they wondered about asking the Jormun if they had explored it before. They might have been the first here. Ceej told Shion that the Story Teller had spoken as if things here had happened in the past, sequals were never as good. Also that if the Story Teller feared the sea it might be because islands only exist if the sea doesn't reclaim them. Connor wondered if they just sailed into the horrizon if they would return the other side.
During the Bliss attack Shion ended up in Connor's dream world as Connor's boyfriend. It was a world were Connor had friends, went to school and grumbled about maths. He and Shion were happy and very cute. There was also strange faint music.
Later Shion went in to break Connor out. They met in the orchard and this time the music was more obvious. Shion told him that when they had first met Connor had told him a story about a prince and a rose. That in reality Ceej had never had friends. Shion poured bad memories into the dream. Echos of the argument on the boat. Everything Ceej had ever told him that proved that this dream was just that, a dream. A fake. He broke Ceej's heart and his dream and pulled him into reality. Ceej helped with defeating Bliss.
Shion didn't see him for a few days, he was focussing on helping Aster but also he was avoiding Ceej, because they had to talk and he knew it would be difficult. Ceej came to his house with a basket of blue eggs. Things were akward, he shied away from Shion's touch and then apologised for everything.
Shion told him he didn't need to apologise, that there had been nothing he had done that he needed to be sorry for. He apologised in turn for what he had said in his attempt to break Ceej's dream. Connor said he was apologising because he messed up all the time and Shion shouldn't have to deal with it, Shion told him he messed up too and Connor never had to apologise for being him.
Connor asked what if he was only doing it for attention, what if he were just a spoiled asshole, which seemed strange to Shion as Connor did not seem to crave attention. He lived in a house surrounded by spike pits.
Shion told him he was the least selfish and cited ways that Connor helped others. Connor told Shion he was too pure for this world, I'm the worst for making you care about me when there are no good bits. There's just . . . There's just a broken mess that I don't know how to fix because I'm pretty sure it can't be fixed.
Shion got angry, telling him that he was not good, he hurt people, he had killed Reno. That he was useless. That broken people needed to stick together and that Ceej had to accept that no matter what Shion was not going to cast him aside.
Connor said that he didn't know why people cared, that he was tamed but he didn't get what people got out of it. Shion said they got him, as a friend and that was no small thing.
Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them unto thy soul with hoops of steel.
It turened out Connor also knew Hamlet and they quoted Hamlet at each other, Connor was melodramatic, using an egg as a skull. Shion invited him to stay for dinner and Connor provided most of the food. They made omlets for Aster. Connor met the cats.
In early June they went exploring Ziziphys with Ed, Futuba, Chara, Muffet and Aster and found chia seeds and Acer laurinum as well as mantisks and sleepsoors. A little later into June they went exploring Enso with Komaeda, Ed, Hinata and Laurent and found some barrels and exploding mangos.
When the Jormun were protecting the hatchlings Ceej made an announcement on the stones that he was going to teach some of the fingerlings a card game and also that he needed stories for a greenhouse. Shion offered his stories.
He saw Ceej on the beach reading the Little Prince to some fingerlings.
Honestly Shion is incredibly confused with how exactly he feels about Connor. He likes him. A lot. But he's not sure how much of that is because of the dream world. Connor is a firm friend, Shion will do anything for him but he is confused about everything else. He likes Connor, but is that a betrayal of Rat? It all being mixed up with Hamelet doesn't help.
What is having a crush and how do you even deal with it? He wishes Reno was here because he needs advice and he's pretty sure it's not the thing you ask your little sister who technically is only four about.
Crow: A boy who was looking for Seto as Ai'Tuoh burned. Shion paid him very little mind even when he threatened to punch Shion for suggesting Seto might be dead. When the islands fell they met again, the boy wanted to find treasure and Shion worried that people might be hurt. He apologised for his behaviour in the city, Crow seemed uncomfortable with Shion's apologies.
Shion wondered why the islands had fallen, Crow suggested that they had heavy stuff on them and Shion didn't think that was likely, Crow took offence to him rejecting his theory. They both started glitching and Crow didn't like that.
He explored parts of Enso along with Ren, Seto, Chara, Muffet, the Knight and Edward. They found crates of useful things.
Shion is glad that he is not angry at him, though he is a bit awkward around him, he doesn't seem like the type of person to hold a grudge though.
Damianos: They met in Ai'Tuoh, Damianos tied a headscarf round Shion's head to cover his hair for him. He seemed uncomfortable. Shion wasn't sure what was wrong.
Not really a strong opinion but he is nice, he is also Laurent's boyfriend.
The Drifter: Shion's neighbour in the cells. They couldn't speak but were coughing and retching and sounded ill. They and Shion communicated through wall knocking and Shion asking yes and no questions, one knock for yes, two for no. They had not been hurt by the guards, they were from Enso, they were bleeding. They had nothing to help stop the bleeding. They didn't want Shion to get help, Shion didn't blame them, it was not like the guards would care. Shion told them to look for him, white hair and red eyes and that he would do his best to help them.
They never did find each other but later at the meeting of Islanders Shion found them offering to teach others how to speak with their hands. They have a creature that can type things. Shion spoke to them and learned that they were the person they had tried to help. Shion began learning sign language.
Shion is glad they are alright and is happy to learn from them.
Edward Elric: They went exploring Ziziphys in early June with Connor, Aster, Futuba, Muffet and Cara. They found chia and Acer laurinum as well as Mantisks and sleepsoors. They also explored Enso with Komaeda, Hinata, Connor and Laurent and found some barrels and exploding mangos. In late June they explored with Ren, Seto, Crow, the Knight, Muffet and Chara and found crates of useful things.
Is friendly enough, no real opinions yet.
Futuba Sakura: Was in the same group as Shion when they marched on Bliss. They went exploring on Ziziphus and found chia and Acer laurinum as well as Mantisks and sleepsoors.
No real opinions yet
Gladiolus Amicitia: Gladio They met when the islands fell. Gladio was hunting a centipuppy. Shion helped him prepare it afterwards. Gladio asked if Shion could hunt, Shion told him that he was better at making traps and they made a deal, Shion would provide Gladio with food from traps and Gladio would teach Shion about fixing up houses. Gladio was one of Ignis' friends. Shion told him about infinite worlds. He said Ignis and Prompto were both nice, Gladio said Prompto was perhaps too nice and nice wasn't always an option.
He fought Bliss. Towards the end of May he contacted Shion and asked if he could borrow some paper, Shion went to meet him and learned that Gladio was injured. Shion gave him some Echinacea purpurea for the pain. He was writing a letter for Ignis, Shion told him that it sometimes helped to talk about things and offered his help if Gladio needed it. Gladio told him he wasn't great at asking for help.
A few days later he asked over the rocks if anyone could heal him so that he could help salvage things from Ziziphus. Shion offered to stitch his wound but by the time he had answered Gladio had found someone to heal with magic. He invited Shion to go and explore parts of Ziziphus with him and Tim. They found timber and berries. They also found a flustercluck, which they snuck past and two shrumal ogres. Ignis loves him.
He saw Gladio when he was helping the jormun protect hatchlings. They fought slyphers together and Gladio threw one into the ocean. He was also at the Jormun party and he sung a song.
He's friendly, strong and brave. Shion likes him a lot and enjoys spending time with him. He is still worried about him but he seems to have gotten past what was worrying him.
Hinata Hajime: They met on Ziziphus, Hinata had medical knowledge and had been working on gathering and planting medical herbs. They discussed making a clinic and Shion told him that Ceej also knew first aid. They talked about plants.
He was at the meeting of islanders and they discussed the Story Teller. Hinata figured there was a gap of understanding between the islanders and the Story Teller and they should work together to bridge it. He also told Shion that he had went home, for five years and then returned here to find that no time had passed.
He and Shion went to explore more of Ziziphus, they found garlic and ginger. Also bloodrot. He fought Bliss. In early June they were both part of a group that explored part of Enso, looking at where the kaleidoshells were. They mostly found leaches and exploding mangos but they also found some barrels.
He is friendly and it is nice to have someone to talk plants with also they should work on making the clinic and making sure people get help when they need it
The Hunter: Fought Bliss
No real opinions yet
Ignis Scientia: A man who saved Shion in a dream, rescuing him from ice sharks. He is blind but was able to fight incredibly well on hearing alone. Had powers that allowed him to move incredibly quickly. Shion met him at the festival for the rebirth of the sun and thanked him for saving him. Ignis had been injured in the fighting by a monster that messed up his senses. Ignis knew Xion and helped make plans to reunite the two. They spoke about different worlds and the animals on their different worlds. Ignis' world had chocobos.
Whilst on the islands in the sky Shion was effected by a reset penalty which made him want to 'catch' anyone he met as rare treasures. Catching being attacking with the closest weapon to hand. Shion came across Ignis and tried to add him to his collection. They fought and Ignis won, knocking Shion out and putting him in the safe centre of the island.
When they were back from the islands Shion went to apologise to Ignis. It was awkward because Prompto was there but Ignis was not angry. He understood that the islands had affected his mind. They spoke about strange happenings and how it was like they never had a moment to breathe and figure things out. Shion told them what the Story Teller had told them about looking inward to understand the islands.
Ignis made friends with a tiny phoenix called Rory. He healed Shion's burns and Shion was grateful. He said that controlled people probably had better chances with the birds and Shion figured that's why all the ones he met set him on fire. Ignis joked about setting trashy folks on fire and Shion failed to hear the sarcasm. He enjoys hearing about how much people like his cooking.
During the fight at the Standing Water Shion told Ignis he was going to burn down the city, Ignis gave him burning daggers and told him to stay safe. Shion's only reply was to tell him that Aster was in the void. Ignis told him to not make him have to inform her of Shion's death. Shion left.
A day or so after Story Telling Shion and Ignis met, Ignis had made Shion and Aster some food. Things were awkward but Shion apologised for taking advantage of their friendship. He told Ignis about getting angry and about how that time the anger had been cold. Ignis also got angry sometimes, angry in the defence of his friend Noctis. He said his anger often was cold but when Noctis was harmed it blazed hot. Noctis was missing and Ignis was very worried.
Ignis said that all they could do was decide what was fair and fight for it. Shion wasn't sure he could trust himself to decide such things and Ignis told him to trust in Aster. Shion worried about being as burden to Aster, Ignis told him about how his unwillingness to take help had led to him being blinded. They agreed to help each other and lean on each other for help.
At the islander meeting Ignis warned everyone about a strange vine that he and Ardyn had found. He and Shion spoke about the strange rotting smell on Ziziphus. They moved on to talking about plants and gardening. Shion spoke about his and Hinata's plan of making a greenhouse, Ignis mentioned his friend Mira and said he would introduce Shion to her. He kept his word and they went to visit Mira.
Because Gladio was upset about something and that something involved Ignis Shion suspected that his friend might be upset as well. He went to visit Ignis and took him food. He asked if Ignis wanted to talk as they had promised they would help each other. Ignis told him about Soma who had disappeared but who had been his friend and helped him when Ignis was new and still coming to terms with the events that had led to him being blinded.
Ignis is a good friend. He is kind and thinks of others first. Shion is trying to be as good a friend back. He likes spending time with Ignis. He is glad that Ignis is a bit more settled though he would like to help him find a way to remember Soma.
Jaune Arc: They met on Ziziphus, Jaune was new. He asked if this place was real and Shion told him he didn't know. Then realised that Jaune was panicking and made an effort to explain things to him.
They met again when Shion was working on the memorial garden, Jaune's name was on the list of the fallen but quite high up- there had been another Jaune there before. He crossed his name off but Shion explained to him about other worlds and how there were sometimes more than one person with identical name, appearance and history. Jaune said that another him would not want to be remembered or mourned and thanked Shion for not treating him like a ghost. He asked if Shion missed his world. It was a difficult question to answer. But he told Jaune that he wanted to make sure Aster got home, he told Jaune about Aster and Jaune said he would help try and get her back to her world.
Jaune is very kind, if very overwhelmed by everything. His offer to help Shion and Aster showed just how kind he was. Shion will try and look out for him, he is a friend.
Jullien Samari: Dagger A man Shion met in a dream. He has glowing red eyes. He was stuck in quicksand and Shion helped him get out. He had powers that allowed him to move the sand. He helped Shion stay calm afterwards when Shion was overthinking things. When Shion arrived on the islands he met Dagger at the festival for the rebirth of the sun. He shared information with him and checked that his powers were working here, one of his powers cause his eyes to turn to brown with red rims. He told Dagger he was good with plants and Dagger got angry at the idea that Shion would test things on himself before giving them to others. Shion promised to be careful and asked if Dagger had seen a dark haired girl with blue eyes, Dagger had but wasn't sure where she had gone.
In March when Shion told his story of how Aster had saved him from the standing water Dagger spoke to him. He told him that it was good he had someone who cared, it made things bearable. Shion told him he knew and that his family were just a bunch of broken people who stuck together. Dagger had found a family as well though he had struggled to accept them at first.
Dagger sensed that Shion was upset and Shion told him that he was always screwing up. Dagger told him that as long as it was new mistakes that he was making then it was fine. But it was the same mistakes, Shion told him that he knew better he just couldn't be better. Dagger told Shion that he didn't have to apologise to him, that there was nothing he could say that would upset him. Shion thought he was kind.
It turned out Dagger could read minds. He told Shion that he wasn't kind, that he was awful and could never make ammends for what he had done. He told Shion that he only knew Dagger not the old Julien. Dagger turned things around and told him that he was supposed to be about him getting through to Shion and not Shion convincing him about things about him.
They went exploring together on Ziziphus and found purple cornflowers and sea buckthorn. Both which have medical properties. They talked a little about language and their worlds. Shion told him that he had died too many times and that's why he had missing memories. Dagger said that when death was not real there was not much use to life. Dagger made rope out of vines and they took a plant to grow back on Enso.
During the attack by Bliss Shion ended up in Dagger's world, he was a servant in a palace, everyone loved the prince Julien and he was a kind and just ruler. He had a twin brother. Shion accidently called him Dagger and that broke him out of the dream. Dagger was so angry when he woke that he set fire to the vines around him. Shion tried to calm him down, tried to stop him from burning everything. He told him that Aster was sleeping somewhere on the island, that they had to rescue her. That they should help everyone, Dagger asked why he should.
Shion asked why he wouldn't and Dagger told him that others wouldn't help him. Then he told him that he feared if he did good people would just think he had a ulterior motive anyways. Shion told him that here on the islands no one knew him, they only knew him through his actions. Dagger agreed to help Aster.
A few days later Shion found him on the beach, he was fyre dancing and Shion watched. Dagger told him that powers like fire were passed through genetics by Andarian's. Dagger came from a world where there were over twenty planets and many people also lived in space stations. Shion began carefully talking about his dream world, learning that Dagger had been the younger twin to the crown prince and had become crown prince himself when he was five.
Whatever Dagger thinks of himself Shion thinks he is kind. Dagger's dream world made him sad, because he knows that Dagger truly wants to be liked. He will continue trying to help Dagger and trying to show him that he really is a good person..
Keith: Was in the group with Shion when they marched on Bliss
No real opinions yet
The Knight: Fought Bliss. He was part of a group with Ren, Crow, Seto, Chara and Edward to explore parts of Enso towards the end of June, they found crates with useful items.
No real opinions yet
Komaeda Nagito: He wrote on the rock but signed using Hinata's name. He had seen some of the kaleidoshells go up to the north of the island and was interested in them. Shion agreed to go with him to explore. They went with Hinata, Ed, Connor and Laurent and found some barrels as well as exploding mangos.
He seems nice enough though Shion is still confused as to why he called himself Hinata at first.
Kravitz: They met at the Jormun party.
No real opinion yet.
Laurent: A man Shion met in the temple of Glyphs. He was drawing horses, he seemed like he didn't want to be interrupted but told Shion that he could draw. Shion drew moogles and chocobos. Laurent recognised the chocobo and they talked about animals.
In Ai'Tuoh Laurent found Shion when Shion got angry and tried to burn down the city. He attacked Shion with magic and then beat him up when Shion would not stop. Aster interrupted them.
At the islander meeting Laurent spoke to Shion about different worlds. He had also been to a different world before this one. (He also had made friends with a Tigerlilly, a distracting side point but no less important). He had given his soul to a creature in exchange for a wish, they had to hunt monster and if they succumbed to despair or didn't hunt monsters they would turn into a monster themselves. He doesn't have a soul, only an atrifact that stood in for one. If it became corrupted they would turn into monsters- called witches. He compared the idea of witches to the Standing water a reflection of the person they once were.
He hadn't escaped, just gotten pulled from there to the islands. Aster was watching them and Laurent said he should stop before Aster plotted his murder. Apart from that they both did not mention their last meeting.
Laurent was reporting his exploration through Ziziphus via the rocks. His voice was the only warning anyone had before the Bliss attack. Once Shion woke up from his dreams he called out on the rocks to see who else was awake. Laurent answered and Shion made his way towards him and Damen. Laurent fought Bliss.
He explored parts of Enso with Shion, Komaeda, Hinata, Connor and Ed in early June, they found some barels of useful things.
He wrestled a tiger shark at the Jormun party, which was pretty brave and impressive.
Though the awkwardness is still there Shion is glad that Laurent is practical. He is happy to never mention their altracation in the city and is relieved to have someone who he knows without a doubt will not hesitate to take him out if he loses control. Until then he finds Laurent inteligent and a good person to talk to. Also very brave and a little bit reckless.
Lup: Inventor or at least discoverer of stones of farspeeach and Lupnet. She was at the meeting and spoke to him about the Story Teller. She said that they weren't great at things like knowing about the world or what's going on on their island or what to do with the people that had shown up. But she thought that they were trying their best. She told him that the first people woke up on rafts in the ocean, she was with two people called Kidwun and Ed. There were about twenty or thirty people the first few months.
Early on they found some caves with sigils that were keeping the Story Teller out, the Story Teller sent them all in to the caves, gave them no option and locked them in. There were parasistic crystal creatures, people died. They had to kill their friends who had been infected. The Story Teller was horrified at what they had done and promised to not send them anywhere against their will.
She organised Ren's birthday and took her round to meet everyone and recieve preasents.
During the Bliss attack Lup made a speach over the stones, about saving everyone, about how true happiness only came through the messiness of life. Shion and her spoke and he told her that he was going to try and break people out of their dreams, she told him not to hold back and that their friends would forgive them. She fought Bliss.
She is friendly, he doesn't understand half the things she says but he likes her she is a good fighter but also kind.
Mira: Ignis' friend, Ignis took Shion to meet her as she also has an interest in plants and such. She was in Shion's group in the treck to fight Bliss.
No strong opinions yet
Monkey D. Luffy: A man who recognised Shion, he had helped Aster look for him when he had first arrived.
He was nice enough to help Aster. That makes him okay in Shion's eyes.
Muffet: Was at the meeting. She came to help him when he was working on the memorial garden. She was the one who kept the list of the fallen. She knew quite a lot about gardening and gave him some tips. They wondered about what flowers best suited those they had lost, she had known Asch as well and they agreed that something bold and firey would be best.
She offered to help if he ever needed gardening tips and he offered his help if she ever came across a plant she didn't know. She went exploring and salvaging on Ziziphus with him, Ed, Aster, Connor, Futuba and Chara. They found chia and Acer laurinum. She also explored Enso with him, Ren, Seto, Crow, Chara and Ed in late June and they found boxes of useful things.
She is very kind. Shion is glad that she started the list and that she agrees that remembering people is important. He will be happy to help her with anything she needs.
Prompto Argentum: One of Xion's friends. She introduced them on Shion's first day. He has a really cute chocobo chick called Coco. He really likes animals too and likes Excalibur. He always wanted a pet when he was young. He was there when Shion went to apologise for trying to kill Ignis. He was concerned but wasn't angry at Shion once Ignis had explained. They spoke about the islands and how things happened so often. Shion told him about how he couldn't fight as well because he had not been in his real body and then about what the Story Teller had told him about looking inwards for answers. Prompto asked what he meant by not being in his own body and Shion told him. Prompto left to get water and Shion realised that he had upset him, or worried him. Ignis told him that Prompto had learned something upsetting about himself not long before and Shion's story had probably reminded him about it.
When they went out to find him a little while later he was taking a picture of Coco with his camera, he seemed very excited about it.
At the meeting he spoke to Shion and told him that he was from the world he had started on and he thought the same went for Ignis and Noct as well. Shion asked if he thought he, Ignis and Noctis were from the same world or from a similar but different one. He explained about different worlds and how many of the worlds were similar but different, how worlds could be at slightly different times. He told him about how he and Aster had known another Asch. Prompto asked if they had known any other Prompto's. They hadn't.
Shion told him how sometimes more than one of the same person had been in the Tower at the same time. Prompto suggested that maybe it was more than a coincidence that they were here, that he was with Ignis and Noctis, that Shion and Aster had reunited. That was a worrying thought. Shion said they would get out and Prompto said that maybe here wasn't too bad after all. Shion said that Aster had made the choice to return and he would honour that.
Gladio told Shion that Prompto was perhaps too nice. They spoke at the Jormun party.
He is nice, he doesn't seem to let anything worry him for long though Shion often worries about him though he knows he has good friends to help him.
Pyrrha Nikos: They met at the Jormun party. She was drunk and telling him a story about someone who she had a relationship with who was not dead and whose girlfriend was a tree.
She seems... nice. Drunk. But friendly.
Ren: A tiny girl Shion met on the floating islands. It didn't seem like she was used to being tiny though. She was trying to hide in her bag because she was afraid. Shion promised to stay with her and make sure nothing bad happened to her. She promised she would stay as well and if Shion got small she would hide him in her bag. It turned out she was the girl Seto had been looking for. They had found each other and Seto was happy, Shion was glad to hear it. She asked if he wanted to play with them when they got down from the islands. Shion said he would like to but didn't know any games. He panicked slightly at the idea of hide and seek but Ren held his hand and told him about baseball.
At Story telling Tim told everyone that Ren now had a birthday and it was May 2nd.
She came to the meeting of islanders and asked if Shion was drawing, he explained he was writing notes and that it helped him find patterns. She traced patterns on his book and said he could draw patterns, that was easy. She had arrived on a raft and been here a long time, told the Story Teller lots of stories, she enjoyed story telling and speaking to the Story Teller. Her favourite fruit was any that weren't moldy, which reminded Shion that she probably came from somewhere similar to West Town. He told her she could come to where he lived any time to get more fruit. She said she would, and bring Seto.
Taako and Lup brought her round the islets for her birthday. Shion and Aster gave her lots of strawberries, a flower necklace, some sea shells and some playing cards they had made. She loved their house of cats.
Shion went to explore Ziziphus with her and Seto, they got attacked by the vines but managed to fight their way free and escape.
She was in his dream world, in the library not studying but reading comic books. He also ended up in hers, they were on a baseball team and traded treasure. They made fruit sandwiches for cats.
In late May when Shion was training she came and ran with him. She asked what they were running from and he told her he was just training. They talked about running and he told her that Aster was quicker than he was. She asked if Aster could come and run with them and Shion wasn't sure if Aster was sleeping. Ren asked if they could go and check so they went to find Aster, she was asleep so they let her be.
She was at the Jormun party and was playing blackjack with a cat. They explored parts of Enso together with Seto, Crow, the Knight, Chara, Muffet and Edward, they found boxes with useful things in them.
She is really sweet. Her dream was so simple that it was heart wrenching. He likes spending time with her and makes sure to check up on her semi regularly.
Seto: A boy Shion met on the beach when they both woke up for the first time. He was looking for a silver haired girl named Ren. Shion tried to explain things as best he knew them, which wasn't much. Seto explained that his world was quiet and as their conversation went on Shion began to suspect just how quiet. Seto was amazed by people, by food and about everything they saw.
They tried food and Shion introduced Seto to hot chocolate. They tried oysters. It was fun.
Shion, Ren and Seto went to exploration of Ziziphus and got attacked by vines, they escaped, Seto was brave. In late June they explored Enso with Ren, Crow, Muffet, the Knight and Chara. They found boxes of useful things.
Shion feels protective of Seto. He likes spending time with him.
Shepard: She had gotten burned by phoenix's. She told him that the sun was not alive in her world and he checked if she meant was not a living creature, like a phoenix or the sun was dead. Luckily it was the former. She was part of the group that Shion went with to fight Bliss.
She is a good fighter.
Shouto Todoroki: A man with a baby phoenix. He had just arrived on the islands. Shion offered to help him. Shouto asked if he believed the Storyteller. Shion said he did and that there were things they did not control and the islands had power within themselves. Shion told Shouto about the storytelling and Shouto said he had no stories to tell. Shion explained that they didn't have to be good stories. He told him some other things about the islands.
He seems nice, Shion wants to help him settle in
Storyteller
Shion asked the Storyteller about the floating islands, they said the land molded itself to those that stepped on it. If the islands were deities in themselves they were beyond the Storytellers perception. They told Shion he should be turning his curiosity inward. That he and the others bent the islands to their consciousnesses. Nothing in the archipeligo has the power to create from nothing. They had no answers about the volcanic rock just that they did not understand how rock thought, nor the sand nor the sea.
The Storyteller seems disturbed by the sea. Shion asked about his vision and if that was reality or more his mind forcing itself on the rock. -"The islands bend to your reality. Whether your reality corroborates with true reality -- neither they nor I can discern for you. When I tell you to turn your questions inward, this is what I mean."
The Story Teller helped rescue people from Ai'Tuoh by opening the way for people to be rescued from the Standing Water.
The general consensus at the islander meeting was that the Story Teller was trying their best but wasn't great at many things. Shion was concerned that the Story Teller had sent the islanders to their deaths but Lup seemed to believe they had learned their lesson from that time.
After the attack from Bliss the Story Teller managed to get all those awake to Mu to tell them about Bliss, who they were and that they needed to be destroyed. They were grieving, struggling with the fact that a god had to be killed. That this had to happen. Shion tried to say something... anything to help but mostly failed. The Story teller saw this as their own mistake and said that mistakes weren't fixable. Shion tried to offer an ear for afterwards but the Story teller told him they would endure and that they were not interested in what should be only what was.
Shion is still unsure whether to trust the Story Teller. He thinks they are telling the truth. But they are a power larger than Shion can understand and his track record with beings of great power is not great. He figures they at least owe them the benefit of the doubt. After all many of them Shion included would be asleep forever if not for them. Once again he has seen the flicker of that power- the story teller is a god and so doesn't believe they owe mortals explanations or forwarnings (that Bliss was a danger). Shion still figures that politeness and cooperation is the best policy when it comes to the story teller but knows he should not let go of the fear, the wariness that the Story Teller might turn on them, might hurt them if they believe it is for some greater purpose that the islanders cannot comprehend
Taako: Helped organise Ren's birthday
No opinions yet
Tataru Taru: She was at the meeting. Spoke about opening a restaurant and wanted timber.
Shion didn't speak to her but she seemed friendly
Tim Wright: A man who had fireworks and was setting them off to scare monsters. The fireworks scared Xion but once she recovered Tim showed them how to use them, he had sparklers and firecrackers and fireworks that launched into the air. He was injured, though he said he didn't need further medical attention.
He also had nail paint and held a nail art party at the story tellers temple.
He announced at the March story telling that Ren's birthday was the 2nd May. They talked about dates and Shion realised that he and Aster had... skipped some months as it was now March and they had left the Tower in June. But time was probably fake.
He had no idea who Ceej was but it turned out Connor had never told him he wanted to be called Ceej. They talked about what Ren would like for her birthday, Tim called him kiddo which upset Shion because he wasn't in a great place. Tim was really kind and though Shion felt a bit silly he didn't make Shion feel bad about breaking down in a conversation about birthdays and rocks.
Tim's birthday is June 19th. He said that seven was a lucky number so Shion's birthday was probably lucky. Shion thought about it and figured it probably was.
They talked about dates and counting time. Tim took medication that refilled from the Story Teller each month, that was how he was counting. Shion didn't pry though he was worried. But he said they would find a way to make a calendar.
They met on Ziziphus where Tim set a Spindlank on fire. He didn't seem to be very okay so Shion tried to help him deal with the panic. He learned that Tim didn't seem to find touch grounding, and indeed seemed uncomfortable with it. Tim lied and said he was fine (I'm fine is always a lie). The creature was still on fire and Tim worried about it burning the island so Shion suggested drawing it to the water.
Tim gave Shion his spear and drew the spindlank towards him, sending it into the water.
They talked about killer plants and how usually they remained rooted to the ground, not walking like this one. Shion suggested that the fact it wanted to eat them suggested things that were meat on this island, as prey for the plant creatures. They discussed map making. Tim said he didn't know how to make maps and just mooched off other people.
Shion told him that he could fight monsters and helped other people. Tim didn't have to be good at everything. Tim said setting things on fire wasn't exactly fighting.
Shion began trying to map and Tim told him to be careful, a map wasn't worth his life. He also told him that people came back from death different, with lost memories or senses. He said the Story Teller brought them back as they had stories to finish back home. He warned Shion to be careful and Shion assured him that he wasn't going to experiment. Shion told him to be careful too.
At the islander meeting Tim told him that he had been in a world that wasn't his own before the islands. It was a castle in the mist. Sol Raveh and there was a battle between shadows and light. He was only there three or four months. He hadn't escaped, just gone from being trapped there to trapped here. Shion asked if there was anyone else but Tim said he would have to ask himself.
Shion asked Tim about when people had first arrived as Tim was in the first group. He said the Story Teller had been annoyed, as they had had to turn their house into a hotel and eventually probably gave them islets to get them off their lawn. Shion thought it would be good for the Story Teller if they found a way to leave as well. Tim said it wasn't the way these places worked, that people were in the castle for years and never escaped.
Shion told him that he and Aster had left the Tower. That everyone had. Even though their worlds were destroyed and they didn't have their own bodies. He meant it to give Tim hope. Tim took it to mean that Shion would leave here no matter the cost and told him he wasn't thinking of those that already lived in this world. Shion realised that he wasn't. That he hadn't thought of the consequences and that he was turning into a person who destroyed cities, didn't think of others and was generally destructive. He panicked and fled. A few days later he sent Tim an Apology note
When the islands fell Shion found Tim, he had been... mutilated by forces unknown. His body broken, his organs exposed and broken and wrong. Like one of Jason's experiments, like a drone. Should be dead but wasn't, was still painfully alive. Shion tried to help, he was helpelss but he tried. He thought briefly about offering to kill him, to hope he came back normally. But he couldn't find the words to do so. He figured that made him a coward.
Tim told him that he was always alone, got everyone killed. Shion told him that he didn't care if he got him killed, Tim would not be alone this time. That Shion would not regret being his friend, Tim told him not to say that. Tim decided to try and move out of the radius of the island, to see if it would fade. Shion helped him up, helped him tie a blanket around him to keep him together. He told Tim he was brave and Tim said he was a liar, that he was a coward.
Shion forced him to keep going, to move and get out of the radius. Once they were out Tim asked to be left alone and Shion left.
In early June they explored what was left of Ziziphus with Gladio. Tim told them to run when they found the Flustercluck but Gladio helped them sneak past. He also agreed to letting the shrumal ogres go and fight the flustercluck.
Tim is kind and thoughtful and cares about people. Shion really likes him but is also aware that A) Tim has a lot of issues and is trying his best to survive here. Shion wants to help him but isn't sure how to even start B) Tim does not need to be dealing with Shion's brand of messed up but he is kind enough that he will try anyways and that makes Shion feel bad and C) Tim probably thinks Shion is an awful person and Shion isn't sure how to fix that because he probably is an awful person.
Tim is one of the bravest people Shion has ever met and Shion doesn't even know... how to help him, how to interact with him. He feels like everything he does is wrong and maybe not putting himself in Tim's space is the best thing. But Tim said he was always alone. That's not right. Things were a bit easier with Gladio there.
Vax'ildan: A man who fell on him when the islands fell.
No real opinions yet
Xion: Aster. His sister who he said goodbye to. Hopeful that one day if they worked hard enough they would find a way to connect the worlds, but knowing that it was goodbye for a very long time, maybe even forever. But instead Shion had a dream, a dream that was too real to be normal. In it he was being chased by ice sharks, and Xion was there. She had her keyblade and fought off sharks. They ended up on a tiny bit of land. Shion was confused but happy to hug his sister one last time.
Except it wasn't one last time, she told him she was on some islands, and had been there for a month and a half. This dream space was a place where people often ended up before they woke on the islands.
Sure enough Shion woke up on an island and found Xion. They had a joyful reunion and Shion asked for a report. She was injured from a big fight that had happened before he arrived. She reported all she knew, about the islands and the people she had met. Including that the sun had died and was a phoenix. She then taught him about the correct way to enjoy a beach and they paddled in the ocean.
She dragged him round the festival and introduced her to some of her friends. She was terrified by fireworks and Shion realised something was wrong, she was jumpier than usual. She took him to where she was staying, they moved house when Monsun disappeared and Ardyn wanted his house back.
They began trying to fix up their house, though they both didn't know what they were doing. Shion sewed up her coat and finally confronted her about what had happened, she told him about a monster that had attacked her and made her feel like she didn't exist. He helped her talk about it and helped her regain calm. They reaffirmed their promise about not dying.
They talked about changing Xion's name. They made progress on their house and then ended up on the islands in the sky.
Xion found Shion when he was berserking at the island after his vision of Safu's fate. She managed to do the impossible and that was to bring him out of berserking without resorting to physically knocking him out or violence. He had lashed out at her and he was incredibly upset afterwards. He told her about what he had seen. She was horrified by the idea of experiments. She had had a vision too, of others from the Tower. They were safe.
He clung to her during his first storytelling, especially when he told his story about Safu. She announced her name change to Aster and he was proud of her for taking that step.
He used his first two stories to ask for Thalassa back for Aster. She was really happy. They spent time with Akko and watched firefly together.
Aster was incredibly brave in Ai'Tuoh she stole a book of laws to help people follow them. They ran recon but Shion was caught. During his time in prison he could only hope Aster had been better than him.
In the void he was terrified and so sad that this was it. He had broken his promise and would never see her again. She rescued him, hope in the midst of despair. Later when he had gotten angry and bean beaten up by Laurent she rescued him again, she was very defensive of him and angry at Laurent. She said that they would figure things out.
He had no idea what to do, he was a burden on her. He was out of control and had no idea how to fix it. They were meant to fight the monsters together. Instead Shion was the monster and Aster was protecting him from the world. He spoke to Ignis and calmed a little, focussed on being a better brother.
They went with Ceej to Ziziphus, they found foolsblossoms and Tigerlillies. She told people a bit about the Tower at the islander meeting. They celebrated Ren's birthday with her.
Her dream world was her own world, but with everything fixed, everything Aster wanted to happen had happened. Shion was there, her brother. Safe in a melting pot of a world. They ate sea salt ice cream on the clock tower.
He went in later and broke the dream, tore it apart with grief and heartbreak to save her life. It was one of the hardest things he had ever done.
In early June they went exploring with Ed, Futuba, Connor, Chara and Muffet. They found chia and Acer laurinum as well as Mantisks and sleepsoors.
Shion is glad that he was able to save her, even if doing so broke her heart. He will focus on making sure she is alright, and on doubling down on his efforts to find a way to escape, to make her dream a reality.
Age: 20 (His physical/canon age is 16)
Birthday: 7th September
Physical Description: Shion is 170cm tall. Most notably his hair is white, he has red eyes and a scar that can be seen on his face, neck and hand.
Living at: Shack 4 on Islet 4 with Xion/Aster
Companions: An extremely loyal Tigerlilly called Cobweb
Deaths
~ Died of Flower plague in August. Penalty: Being illiterate.
Stories:
February: Island Report 1, My friend Safu
March Island Report 2, Aster: Hope in the midst of despair
April Island Report 3, Unsung Hero, Tim; Plant Monster Hunter
May Island Report 4, Science, Intrepid Explorers
June Island Report 5, Tale of two Explorers, Stories of the Lost.
July Island Report 6, The Cunning Nature of Cats, How to Build a Home.
August Shion told no stories in August.
September Worrying Dreams, The Greatest Friend, Cowboys and Dinosaurs
October I killed for you, I died for you, But Still...
November Language Lessons, A Sisters Birthday
December Shion was not at December's storytelling.
January Doctor Ren, Trial of the Mindful.
February One Year Wiser Maybe, Remembering the Lost.
March New Island, Keeping Track
Inventory:
~ White Shirt
~ Blue cardigan
~ Brown coat
~ Brown shoes
~ Dark grey trousers
~ Knife
~ Small sewing kit
~ First Aid kit
~ A Notebook
~ Two pencils, two pens and an eraser
~ A couple of baskets made by Connor
~ A fancy basket made by Connor
~ An array of bowls and such
~ Tin pots
~ Two Blankets
~ T shirt
~ An ocean themed notebook made by Connor, more art piece than notebook.
~ Heedful's pouldron ~ when strapped on allows Shion to double jump. When it is used Shion has ethereal scarlet feathery wings.
~ Beaconbrush
CR
Akira Kurusu: They met on Ziziphus, Akira had found poison flowers. He was wondering if they had a use. Shion studied them and said they could be used for making ink, but he wasn't sure how, they went back to Shion's hosue to experiment.
He has an interest in plants, and is good at experimenting to see what works
Ardyn Izunia: He had allowed Xion to stay at his shack whilst he was staying on Monsun, when it disappeared he returned and told them they had five minutes to get out. He told a story in March about a monster who had a human trapped inside, the human escaped for a time but the monster won and the human was killed, scattered to the desert winds. He called it a nonesense tale, Shion argued that hope wasn't nonesense and that the monsters don't always rise. Ardyn told him that sometimes the sun just didn't rise and Shion argued that that didn't mean they shouldn't fight for it. He fought Bliss. Gladio seemed to have an issue with him and Ignis loves him?
Shion figured enough from how others reacted to the story that it was a story of truth. He's not really sure what to think about it though. He trusts Ignis' judgement though so if Ignis likes him that's enough for Shion.
Asgore Dreemurr: He saved Aster when the sun died. Aster had told Shion about him but they did not meet until May when Asgore came to see Aster, he had an interest in gardening and he and Shion spoke. Shion was glad to meet the person who had saved Aster. He had disappeared for a while but had no memories of where he had been. He had fire magic which had been helpful against the dark creatures when the sun died. Shion told him about what had happened in the time he had been gone. They also discussed plants and how to safely move slightly dangerous plants like Delphinium.
He saved Aster, that makes him a great person already. He is friendly and Shion would like to get to know him better
Barry Bluejeans: A man who was stuck in a tree when the islands fell. He was shouting for help, Shion tracked his voice and helped pull him out the tree. Shion told him his theory about how these worlds pull souls from other places. Barry said that this place did not seem technologically advanced enough for that but Shion argued that that assumed what they were seeing was reality. Barry said he would keep his eye out for anything technologically or magically odd. Shion asked if being stuck in a tree didn't count.
He seemed nice enough and was calm despite literally being stuck in a tree. Shion would like to get to know him better.
Chara: They went exploring Ziziphys in early June with Connor, Aster, Futuba, Muffet and Ed. They found chia and Acer laurinum as well as Mantisks and sleepsoors. In late June they explored with Ren, Seto, Crow, the Knight, Muffet and Ed and found crates of useful things.
No real opinions yet.
Chip Abaroa: A child who was caught in a stampeed on Ziziphus, Shion helped them by pulling them off the path the creatures were taking.
A child and so someone to be helped and protected.
Connecticut CT She arrived in June and moved into one of the shacks on island four. She was surprised at how long Shion had been on the islands, which confused Shion at first because it didn't seem that long at all. There were plenty of people who had been there longer. He told her about how islands come and go and about the Story Teller. He thought that the Story Teller would not let Enso fall into the water, at least not without warning them.
She asked whether he trusted the ST and he said he didn't know, he was not very reassuring and she worried about what would happen if the ST got bored or angry at them.
She seems nice, if new and confused. Shion hopes to get to know her better. She lives on his island so he will check up on her and make sure she is settling alright.
Connor Murphy: Ceej "You become responsible forever for what you've tamed, you know."
A boy Shion met at Tim's nail painting party. He had the most amazing nails, rainbow pinwheels and colourful dots. He offered to paint Shion's nails. Shion was fascinated by art on nails and though Connor initially overwhelmed him with choices and questions but was incredibly kind. He painted Shion's nails blue, grey, purple and red and freehanded rats on them. He was very good at art. He has a sister whose favourite colour is indigo.
He told Shion that the storytellers temple was a good place to meet people as it was near the writing rock and told him what the writing rock was and that when he wrote on it he used blue chalk. He told him that storytellings were probably the best way to tell time.
Shion asked how he had learned art. Ceej told him about his favourite book about a Prince who lived on a planet with a rose and how the illustrations had led him to draw and his mum got him into art class. He told Shion the story of how the lonely Prince traveled and met many people before he finally met a fox who became his friend, he tamed the fox but had to leave him. He made more friends including an aviator and then he returned to his planet and his rose. Connor used to look to the sky for the planet, hoping the Prince would come and be his friend. Shion pointed out that instead he had came to a different world and asked if he had made friends here. Connor said Tim was his friend. Ceej lives in the monkey compounds. His house is in a tree and it has a stakepit in front of it. To get there safely you have to cut past the narcissus flowers to the left and climb up. Ceej also has a raft and can sail.
A skill he proved when he stole a boat from Ai'Tuoh and delivered everyone safely back to Enso. When Gabe and Shion fought he yelled at them to tell them to shut up or he would throw them overboard. He stood up for Shion, telling Gabe that he didn't believe that Shion would start a fight. He told them both that you just came back when you died. He and Gabe argued. Shion followed little of it but he understood that Connor had died, more than once. Had taken his own life. That he was mentally ill and that someone had told him that he wasn't worth treatment. Shion was angry that someone had said such a thing.
Also Tim had no idea who Ceej was. It turned out that Connor had never told Tim that he wanted to be called Ceej. It was strange, as Tim was the person Ceej had named as his friend.
A few days after Story Telling when Shion had recovered a little he went to visit Connor at his home. Unbeknown to Shion Connor had added more traps and Shion tripped a wire and got shot in the leg.
It turned out that Connor also knew first air and he removed the arrow. The wound needed stitching and Connor had never stitched a wound before, Shion talked him through it. He seemed awkward when Shion told him he trusted him.
Ceej, Aster and Shion went exploring on Ziziphus and found Foolsblooms and Tigerlillys. He held a party at the end of April, he provided people with mind altering substances. He painted cats on all the islet houses for Ren's birthday.
When the islands fell Ceej kept glitching into trees. Shion helped him out of one and they spoke about Todd (a game designer from Connor's world), the islands and the Story Telling. How they weren't the author, just the Story Teller. The islands were not made from scratch and they came up with a theory that the Story Teller was using old islands to make new islands. The floating islands were like sand, wheras the actual islands were more durable, like clay.
Ceej told Shion about the sunken city and they discussed exploring it, as neither of them could dive they wondered about asking the Jormun if they had explored it before. They might have been the first here. Ceej told Shion that the Story Teller had spoken as if things here had happened in the past, sequals were never as good. Also that if the Story Teller feared the sea it might be because islands only exist if the sea doesn't reclaim them. Connor wondered if they just sailed into the horrizon if they would return the other side.
During the Bliss attack Shion ended up in Connor's dream world as Connor's boyfriend. It was a world were Connor had friends, went to school and grumbled about maths. He and Shion were happy and very cute. There was also strange faint music.
Later Shion went in to break Connor out. They met in the orchard and this time the music was more obvious. Shion told him that when they had first met Connor had told him a story about a prince and a rose. That in reality Ceej had never had friends. Shion poured bad memories into the dream. Echos of the argument on the boat. Everything Ceej had ever told him that proved that this dream was just that, a dream. A fake. He broke Ceej's heart and his dream and pulled him into reality. Ceej helped with defeating Bliss.
Shion didn't see him for a few days, he was focussing on helping Aster but also he was avoiding Ceej, because they had to talk and he knew it would be difficult. Ceej came to his house with a basket of blue eggs. Things were akward, he shied away from Shion's touch and then apologised for everything.
Shion told him he didn't need to apologise, that there had been nothing he had done that he needed to be sorry for. He apologised in turn for what he had said in his attempt to break Ceej's dream. Connor said he was apologising because he messed up all the time and Shion shouldn't have to deal with it, Shion told him he messed up too and Connor never had to apologise for being him.
Connor asked what if he was only doing it for attention, what if he were just a spoiled asshole, which seemed strange to Shion as Connor did not seem to crave attention. He lived in a house surrounded by spike pits.
Shion told him he was the least selfish and cited ways that Connor helped others. Connor told Shion he was too pure for this world, I'm the worst for making you care about me when there are no good bits. There's just . . . There's just a broken mess that I don't know how to fix because I'm pretty sure it can't be fixed.
Shion got angry, telling him that he was not good, he hurt people, he had killed Reno. That he was useless. That broken people needed to stick together and that Ceej had to accept that no matter what Shion was not going to cast him aside.
Connor said that he didn't know why people cared, that he was tamed but he didn't get what people got out of it. Shion said they got him, as a friend and that was no small thing.
Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them unto thy soul with hoops of steel.
It turened out Connor also knew Hamlet and they quoted Hamlet at each other, Connor was melodramatic, using an egg as a skull. Shion invited him to stay for dinner and Connor provided most of the food. They made omlets for Aster. Connor met the cats.
In early June they went exploring Ziziphys with Ed, Futuba, Chara, Muffet and Aster and found chia seeds and Acer laurinum as well as mantisks and sleepsoors. A little later into June they went exploring Enso with Komaeda, Ed, Hinata and Laurent and found some barrels and exploding mangos.
When the Jormun were protecting the hatchlings Ceej made an announcement on the stones that he was going to teach some of the fingerlings a card game and also that he needed stories for a greenhouse. Shion offered his stories.
He saw Ceej on the beach reading the Little Prince to some fingerlings.
Honestly Shion is incredibly confused with how exactly he feels about Connor. He likes him. A lot. But he's not sure how much of that is because of the dream world. Connor is a firm friend, Shion will do anything for him but he is confused about everything else. He likes Connor, but is that a betrayal of Rat? It all being mixed up with Hamelet doesn't help.
What is having a crush and how do you even deal with it? He wishes Reno was here because he needs advice and he's pretty sure it's not the thing you ask your little sister who technically is only four about.
Crow: A boy who was looking for Seto as Ai'Tuoh burned. Shion paid him very little mind even when he threatened to punch Shion for suggesting Seto might be dead. When the islands fell they met again, the boy wanted to find treasure and Shion worried that people might be hurt. He apologised for his behaviour in the city, Crow seemed uncomfortable with Shion's apologies.
Shion wondered why the islands had fallen, Crow suggested that they had heavy stuff on them and Shion didn't think that was likely, Crow took offence to him rejecting his theory. They both started glitching and Crow didn't like that.
He explored parts of Enso along with Ren, Seto, Chara, Muffet, the Knight and Edward. They found crates of useful things.
Shion is glad that he is not angry at him, though he is a bit awkward around him, he doesn't seem like the type of person to hold a grudge though.
Damianos: They met in Ai'Tuoh, Damianos tied a headscarf round Shion's head to cover his hair for him. He seemed uncomfortable. Shion wasn't sure what was wrong.
Not really a strong opinion but he is nice, he is also Laurent's boyfriend.
The Drifter: Shion's neighbour in the cells. They couldn't speak but were coughing and retching and sounded ill. They and Shion communicated through wall knocking and Shion asking yes and no questions, one knock for yes, two for no. They had not been hurt by the guards, they were from Enso, they were bleeding. They had nothing to help stop the bleeding. They didn't want Shion to get help, Shion didn't blame them, it was not like the guards would care. Shion told them to look for him, white hair and red eyes and that he would do his best to help them.
They never did find each other but later at the meeting of Islanders Shion found them offering to teach others how to speak with their hands. They have a creature that can type things. Shion spoke to them and learned that they were the person they had tried to help. Shion began learning sign language.
Shion is glad they are alright and is happy to learn from them.
Edward Elric: They went exploring Ziziphys in early June with Connor, Aster, Futuba, Muffet and Cara. They found chia and Acer laurinum as well as Mantisks and sleepsoors. They also explored Enso with Komaeda, Hinata, Connor and Laurent and found some barrels and exploding mangos. In late June they explored with Ren, Seto, Crow, the Knight, Muffet and Chara and found crates of useful things.
Is friendly enough, no real opinions yet.
Futuba Sakura: Was in the same group as Shion when they marched on Bliss. They went exploring on Ziziphus and found chia and Acer laurinum as well as Mantisks and sleepsoors.
No real opinions yet
Gladiolus Amicitia: Gladio They met when the islands fell. Gladio was hunting a centipuppy. Shion helped him prepare it afterwards. Gladio asked if Shion could hunt, Shion told him that he was better at making traps and they made a deal, Shion would provide Gladio with food from traps and Gladio would teach Shion about fixing up houses. Gladio was one of Ignis' friends. Shion told him about infinite worlds. He said Ignis and Prompto were both nice, Gladio said Prompto was perhaps too nice and nice wasn't always an option.
He fought Bliss. Towards the end of May he contacted Shion and asked if he could borrow some paper, Shion went to meet him and learned that Gladio was injured. Shion gave him some Echinacea purpurea for the pain. He was writing a letter for Ignis, Shion told him that it sometimes helped to talk about things and offered his help if Gladio needed it. Gladio told him he wasn't great at asking for help.
A few days later he asked over the rocks if anyone could heal him so that he could help salvage things from Ziziphus. Shion offered to stitch his wound but by the time he had answered Gladio had found someone to heal with magic. He invited Shion to go and explore parts of Ziziphus with him and Tim. They found timber and berries. They also found a flustercluck, which they snuck past and two shrumal ogres. Ignis loves him.
He saw Gladio when he was helping the jormun protect hatchlings. They fought slyphers together and Gladio threw one into the ocean. He was also at the Jormun party and he sung a song.
He's friendly, strong and brave. Shion likes him a lot and enjoys spending time with him. He is still worried about him but he seems to have gotten past what was worrying him.
Hinata Hajime: They met on Ziziphus, Hinata had medical knowledge and had been working on gathering and planting medical herbs. They discussed making a clinic and Shion told him that Ceej also knew first aid. They talked about plants.
He was at the meeting of islanders and they discussed the Story Teller. Hinata figured there was a gap of understanding between the islanders and the Story Teller and they should work together to bridge it. He also told Shion that he had went home, for five years and then returned here to find that no time had passed.
He and Shion went to explore more of Ziziphus, they found garlic and ginger. Also bloodrot. He fought Bliss. In early June they were both part of a group that explored part of Enso, looking at where the kaleidoshells were. They mostly found leaches and exploding mangos but they also found some barrels.
He is friendly and it is nice to have someone to talk plants with also they should work on making the clinic and making sure people get help when they need it
The Hunter: Fought Bliss
No real opinions yet
Ignis Scientia: A man who saved Shion in a dream, rescuing him from ice sharks. He is blind but was able to fight incredibly well on hearing alone. Had powers that allowed him to move incredibly quickly. Shion met him at the festival for the rebirth of the sun and thanked him for saving him. Ignis had been injured in the fighting by a monster that messed up his senses. Ignis knew Xion and helped make plans to reunite the two. They spoke about different worlds and the animals on their different worlds. Ignis' world had chocobos.
Whilst on the islands in the sky Shion was effected by a reset penalty which made him want to 'catch' anyone he met as rare treasures. Catching being attacking with the closest weapon to hand. Shion came across Ignis and tried to add him to his collection. They fought and Ignis won, knocking Shion out and putting him in the safe centre of the island.
When they were back from the islands Shion went to apologise to Ignis. It was awkward because Prompto was there but Ignis was not angry. He understood that the islands had affected his mind. They spoke about strange happenings and how it was like they never had a moment to breathe and figure things out. Shion told them what the Story Teller had told them about looking inward to understand the islands.
Ignis made friends with a tiny phoenix called Rory. He healed Shion's burns and Shion was grateful. He said that controlled people probably had better chances with the birds and Shion figured that's why all the ones he met set him on fire. Ignis joked about setting trashy folks on fire and Shion failed to hear the sarcasm. He enjoys hearing about how much people like his cooking.
During the fight at the Standing Water Shion told Ignis he was going to burn down the city, Ignis gave him burning daggers and told him to stay safe. Shion's only reply was to tell him that Aster was in the void. Ignis told him to not make him have to inform her of Shion's death. Shion left.
A day or so after Story Telling Shion and Ignis met, Ignis had made Shion and Aster some food. Things were awkward but Shion apologised for taking advantage of their friendship. He told Ignis about getting angry and about how that time the anger had been cold. Ignis also got angry sometimes, angry in the defence of his friend Noctis. He said his anger often was cold but when Noctis was harmed it blazed hot. Noctis was missing and Ignis was very worried.
Ignis said that all they could do was decide what was fair and fight for it. Shion wasn't sure he could trust himself to decide such things and Ignis told him to trust in Aster. Shion worried about being as burden to Aster, Ignis told him about how his unwillingness to take help had led to him being blinded. They agreed to help each other and lean on each other for help.
At the islander meeting Ignis warned everyone about a strange vine that he and Ardyn had found. He and Shion spoke about the strange rotting smell on Ziziphus. They moved on to talking about plants and gardening. Shion spoke about his and Hinata's plan of making a greenhouse, Ignis mentioned his friend Mira and said he would introduce Shion to her. He kept his word and they went to visit Mira.
Because Gladio was upset about something and that something involved Ignis Shion suspected that his friend might be upset as well. He went to visit Ignis and took him food. He asked if Ignis wanted to talk as they had promised they would help each other. Ignis told him about Soma who had disappeared but who had been his friend and helped him when Ignis was new and still coming to terms with the events that had led to him being blinded.
Ignis is a good friend. He is kind and thinks of others first. Shion is trying to be as good a friend back. He likes spending time with Ignis. He is glad that Ignis is a bit more settled though he would like to help him find a way to remember Soma.
Jaune Arc: They met on Ziziphus, Jaune was new. He asked if this place was real and Shion told him he didn't know. Then realised that Jaune was panicking and made an effort to explain things to him.
They met again when Shion was working on the memorial garden, Jaune's name was on the list of the fallen but quite high up- there had been another Jaune there before. He crossed his name off but Shion explained to him about other worlds and how there were sometimes more than one person with identical name, appearance and history. Jaune said that another him would not want to be remembered or mourned and thanked Shion for not treating him like a ghost. He asked if Shion missed his world. It was a difficult question to answer. But he told Jaune that he wanted to make sure Aster got home, he told Jaune about Aster and Jaune said he would help try and get her back to her world.
Jaune is very kind, if very overwhelmed by everything. His offer to help Shion and Aster showed just how kind he was. Shion will try and look out for him, he is a friend.
Jullien Samari: Dagger A man Shion met in a dream. He has glowing red eyes. He was stuck in quicksand and Shion helped him get out. He had powers that allowed him to move the sand. He helped Shion stay calm afterwards when Shion was overthinking things. When Shion arrived on the islands he met Dagger at the festival for the rebirth of the sun. He shared information with him and checked that his powers were working here, one of his powers cause his eyes to turn to brown with red rims. He told Dagger he was good with plants and Dagger got angry at the idea that Shion would test things on himself before giving them to others. Shion promised to be careful and asked if Dagger had seen a dark haired girl with blue eyes, Dagger had but wasn't sure where she had gone.
In March when Shion told his story of how Aster had saved him from the standing water Dagger spoke to him. He told him that it was good he had someone who cared, it made things bearable. Shion told him he knew and that his family were just a bunch of broken people who stuck together. Dagger had found a family as well though he had struggled to accept them at first.
Dagger sensed that Shion was upset and Shion told him that he was always screwing up. Dagger told him that as long as it was new mistakes that he was making then it was fine. But it was the same mistakes, Shion told him that he knew better he just couldn't be better. Dagger told Shion that he didn't have to apologise to him, that there was nothing he could say that would upset him. Shion thought he was kind.
It turned out Dagger could read minds. He told Shion that he wasn't kind, that he was awful and could never make ammends for what he had done. He told Shion that he only knew Dagger not the old Julien. Dagger turned things around and told him that he was supposed to be about him getting through to Shion and not Shion convincing him about things about him.
They went exploring together on Ziziphus and found purple cornflowers and sea buckthorn. Both which have medical properties. They talked a little about language and their worlds. Shion told him that he had died too many times and that's why he had missing memories. Dagger said that when death was not real there was not much use to life. Dagger made rope out of vines and they took a plant to grow back on Enso.
During the attack by Bliss Shion ended up in Dagger's world, he was a servant in a palace, everyone loved the prince Julien and he was a kind and just ruler. He had a twin brother. Shion accidently called him Dagger and that broke him out of the dream. Dagger was so angry when he woke that he set fire to the vines around him. Shion tried to calm him down, tried to stop him from burning everything. He told him that Aster was sleeping somewhere on the island, that they had to rescue her. That they should help everyone, Dagger asked why he should.
Shion asked why he wouldn't and Dagger told him that others wouldn't help him. Then he told him that he feared if he did good people would just think he had a ulterior motive anyways. Shion told him that here on the islands no one knew him, they only knew him through his actions. Dagger agreed to help Aster.
A few days later Shion found him on the beach, he was fyre dancing and Shion watched. Dagger told him that powers like fire were passed through genetics by Andarian's. Dagger came from a world where there were over twenty planets and many people also lived in space stations. Shion began carefully talking about his dream world, learning that Dagger had been the younger twin to the crown prince and had become crown prince himself when he was five.
Whatever Dagger thinks of himself Shion thinks he is kind. Dagger's dream world made him sad, because he knows that Dagger truly wants to be liked. He will continue trying to help Dagger and trying to show him that he really is a good person..
Keith: Was in the group with Shion when they marched on Bliss
No real opinions yet
The Knight: Fought Bliss. He was part of a group with Ren, Crow, Seto, Chara and Edward to explore parts of Enso towards the end of June, they found crates with useful items.
No real opinions yet
Komaeda Nagito: He wrote on the rock but signed using Hinata's name. He had seen some of the kaleidoshells go up to the north of the island and was interested in them. Shion agreed to go with him to explore. They went with Hinata, Ed, Connor and Laurent and found some barrels as well as exploding mangos.
He seems nice enough though Shion is still confused as to why he called himself Hinata at first.
Kravitz: They met at the Jormun party.
No real opinion yet.
Laurent: A man Shion met in the temple of Glyphs. He was drawing horses, he seemed like he didn't want to be interrupted but told Shion that he could draw. Shion drew moogles and chocobos. Laurent recognised the chocobo and they talked about animals.
In Ai'Tuoh Laurent found Shion when Shion got angry and tried to burn down the city. He attacked Shion with magic and then beat him up when Shion would not stop. Aster interrupted them.
At the islander meeting Laurent spoke to Shion about different worlds. He had also been to a different world before this one. (He also had made friends with a Tigerlilly, a distracting side point but no less important). He had given his soul to a creature in exchange for a wish, they had to hunt monster and if they succumbed to despair or didn't hunt monsters they would turn into a monster themselves. He doesn't have a soul, only an atrifact that stood in for one. If it became corrupted they would turn into monsters- called witches. He compared the idea of witches to the Standing water a reflection of the person they once were.
He hadn't escaped, just gotten pulled from there to the islands. Aster was watching them and Laurent said he should stop before Aster plotted his murder. Apart from that they both did not mention their last meeting.
Laurent was reporting his exploration through Ziziphus via the rocks. His voice was the only warning anyone had before the Bliss attack. Once Shion woke up from his dreams he called out on the rocks to see who else was awake. Laurent answered and Shion made his way towards him and Damen. Laurent fought Bliss.
He explored parts of Enso with Shion, Komaeda, Hinata, Connor and Ed in early June, they found some barels of useful things.
He wrestled a tiger shark at the Jormun party, which was pretty brave and impressive.
Though the awkwardness is still there Shion is glad that Laurent is practical. He is happy to never mention their altracation in the city and is relieved to have someone who he knows without a doubt will not hesitate to take him out if he loses control. Until then he finds Laurent inteligent and a good person to talk to. Also very brave and a little bit reckless.
Lup: Inventor or at least discoverer of stones of farspeeach and Lupnet. She was at the meeting and spoke to him about the Story Teller. She said that they weren't great at things like knowing about the world or what's going on on their island or what to do with the people that had shown up. But she thought that they were trying their best. She told him that the first people woke up on rafts in the ocean, she was with two people called Kidwun and Ed. There were about twenty or thirty people the first few months.
Early on they found some caves with sigils that were keeping the Story Teller out, the Story Teller sent them all in to the caves, gave them no option and locked them in. There were parasistic crystal creatures, people died. They had to kill their friends who had been infected. The Story Teller was horrified at what they had done and promised to not send them anywhere against their will.
She organised Ren's birthday and took her round to meet everyone and recieve preasents.
During the Bliss attack Lup made a speach over the stones, about saving everyone, about how true happiness only came through the messiness of life. Shion and her spoke and he told her that he was going to try and break people out of their dreams, she told him not to hold back and that their friends would forgive them. She fought Bliss.
She is friendly, he doesn't understand half the things she says but he likes her she is a good fighter but also kind.
Mira: Ignis' friend, Ignis took Shion to meet her as she also has an interest in plants and such. She was in Shion's group in the treck to fight Bliss.
No strong opinions yet
Monkey D. Luffy: A man who recognised Shion, he had helped Aster look for him when he had first arrived.
He was nice enough to help Aster. That makes him okay in Shion's eyes.
Muffet: Was at the meeting. She came to help him when he was working on the memorial garden. She was the one who kept the list of the fallen. She knew quite a lot about gardening and gave him some tips. They wondered about what flowers best suited those they had lost, she had known Asch as well and they agreed that something bold and firey would be best.
She offered to help if he ever needed gardening tips and he offered his help if she ever came across a plant she didn't know. She went exploring and salvaging on Ziziphus with him, Ed, Aster, Connor, Futuba and Chara. They found chia and Acer laurinum. She also explored Enso with him, Ren, Seto, Crow, Chara and Ed in late June and they found boxes of useful things.
She is very kind. Shion is glad that she started the list and that she agrees that remembering people is important. He will be happy to help her with anything she needs.
Prompto Argentum: One of Xion's friends. She introduced them on Shion's first day. He has a really cute chocobo chick called Coco. He really likes animals too and likes Excalibur. He always wanted a pet when he was young. He was there when Shion went to apologise for trying to kill Ignis. He was concerned but wasn't angry at Shion once Ignis had explained. They spoke about the islands and how things happened so often. Shion told him about how he couldn't fight as well because he had not been in his real body and then about what the Story Teller had told him about looking inwards for answers. Prompto asked what he meant by not being in his own body and Shion told him. Prompto left to get water and Shion realised that he had upset him, or worried him. Ignis told him that Prompto had learned something upsetting about himself not long before and Shion's story had probably reminded him about it.
When they went out to find him a little while later he was taking a picture of Coco with his camera, he seemed very excited about it.
At the meeting he spoke to Shion and told him that he was from the world he had started on and he thought the same went for Ignis and Noct as well. Shion asked if he thought he, Ignis and Noctis were from the same world or from a similar but different one. He explained about different worlds and how many of the worlds were similar but different, how worlds could be at slightly different times. He told him about how he and Aster had known another Asch. Prompto asked if they had known any other Prompto's. They hadn't.
Shion told him how sometimes more than one of the same person had been in the Tower at the same time. Prompto suggested that maybe it was more than a coincidence that they were here, that he was with Ignis and Noctis, that Shion and Aster had reunited. That was a worrying thought. Shion said they would get out and Prompto said that maybe here wasn't too bad after all. Shion said that Aster had made the choice to return and he would honour that.
Gladio told Shion that Prompto was perhaps too nice. They spoke at the Jormun party.
He is nice, he doesn't seem to let anything worry him for long though Shion often worries about him though he knows he has good friends to help him.
Pyrrha Nikos: They met at the Jormun party. She was drunk and telling him a story about someone who she had a relationship with who was not dead and whose girlfriend was a tree.
She seems... nice. Drunk. But friendly.
Ren: A tiny girl Shion met on the floating islands. It didn't seem like she was used to being tiny though. She was trying to hide in her bag because she was afraid. Shion promised to stay with her and make sure nothing bad happened to her. She promised she would stay as well and if Shion got small she would hide him in her bag. It turned out she was the girl Seto had been looking for. They had found each other and Seto was happy, Shion was glad to hear it. She asked if he wanted to play with them when they got down from the islands. Shion said he would like to but didn't know any games. He panicked slightly at the idea of hide and seek but Ren held his hand and told him about baseball.
At Story telling Tim told everyone that Ren now had a birthday and it was May 2nd.
She came to the meeting of islanders and asked if Shion was drawing, he explained he was writing notes and that it helped him find patterns. She traced patterns on his book and said he could draw patterns, that was easy. She had arrived on a raft and been here a long time, told the Story Teller lots of stories, she enjoyed story telling and speaking to the Story Teller. Her favourite fruit was any that weren't moldy, which reminded Shion that she probably came from somewhere similar to West Town. He told her she could come to where he lived any time to get more fruit. She said she would, and bring Seto.
Taako and Lup brought her round the islets for her birthday. Shion and Aster gave her lots of strawberries, a flower necklace, some sea shells and some playing cards they had made. She loved their house of cats.
Shion went to explore Ziziphus with her and Seto, they got attacked by the vines but managed to fight their way free and escape.
She was in his dream world, in the library not studying but reading comic books. He also ended up in hers, they were on a baseball team and traded treasure. They made fruit sandwiches for cats.
In late May when Shion was training she came and ran with him. She asked what they were running from and he told her he was just training. They talked about running and he told her that Aster was quicker than he was. She asked if Aster could come and run with them and Shion wasn't sure if Aster was sleeping. Ren asked if they could go and check so they went to find Aster, she was asleep so they let her be.
She was at the Jormun party and was playing blackjack with a cat. They explored parts of Enso together with Seto, Crow, the Knight, Chara, Muffet and Edward, they found boxes with useful things in them.
She is really sweet. Her dream was so simple that it was heart wrenching. He likes spending time with her and makes sure to check up on her semi regularly.
Seto: A boy Shion met on the beach when they both woke up for the first time. He was looking for a silver haired girl named Ren. Shion tried to explain things as best he knew them, which wasn't much. Seto explained that his world was quiet and as their conversation went on Shion began to suspect just how quiet. Seto was amazed by people, by food and about everything they saw.
They tried food and Shion introduced Seto to hot chocolate. They tried oysters. It was fun.
Shion, Ren and Seto went to exploration of Ziziphus and got attacked by vines, they escaped, Seto was brave. In late June they explored Enso with Ren, Crow, Muffet, the Knight and Chara. They found boxes of useful things.
Shion feels protective of Seto. He likes spending time with him.
Shepard: She had gotten burned by phoenix's. She told him that the sun was not alive in her world and he checked if she meant was not a living creature, like a phoenix or the sun was dead. Luckily it was the former. She was part of the group that Shion went with to fight Bliss.
She is a good fighter.
Shouto Todoroki: A man with a baby phoenix. He had just arrived on the islands. Shion offered to help him. Shouto asked if he believed the Storyteller. Shion said he did and that there were things they did not control and the islands had power within themselves. Shion told Shouto about the storytelling and Shouto said he had no stories to tell. Shion explained that they didn't have to be good stories. He told him some other things about the islands.
He seems nice, Shion wants to help him settle in
Storyteller
Shion asked the Storyteller about the floating islands, they said the land molded itself to those that stepped on it. If the islands were deities in themselves they were beyond the Storytellers perception. They told Shion he should be turning his curiosity inward. That he and the others bent the islands to their consciousnesses. Nothing in the archipeligo has the power to create from nothing. They had no answers about the volcanic rock just that they did not understand how rock thought, nor the sand nor the sea.
The Storyteller seems disturbed by the sea. Shion asked about his vision and if that was reality or more his mind forcing itself on the rock. -"The islands bend to your reality. Whether your reality corroborates with true reality -- neither they nor I can discern for you. When I tell you to turn your questions inward, this is what I mean."
The Story Teller helped rescue people from Ai'Tuoh by opening the way for people to be rescued from the Standing Water.
The general consensus at the islander meeting was that the Story Teller was trying their best but wasn't great at many things. Shion was concerned that the Story Teller had sent the islanders to their deaths but Lup seemed to believe they had learned their lesson from that time.
After the attack from Bliss the Story Teller managed to get all those awake to Mu to tell them about Bliss, who they were and that they needed to be destroyed. They were grieving, struggling with the fact that a god had to be killed. That this had to happen. Shion tried to say something... anything to help but mostly failed. The Story teller saw this as their own mistake and said that mistakes weren't fixable. Shion tried to offer an ear for afterwards but the Story teller told him they would endure and that they were not interested in what should be only what was.
Shion is still unsure whether to trust the Story Teller. He thinks they are telling the truth. But they are a power larger than Shion can understand and his track record with beings of great power is not great. He figures they at least owe them the benefit of the doubt. After all many of them Shion included would be asleep forever if not for them. Once again he has seen the flicker of that power- the story teller is a god and so doesn't believe they owe mortals explanations or forwarnings (that Bliss was a danger). Shion still figures that politeness and cooperation is the best policy when it comes to the story teller but knows he should not let go of the fear, the wariness that the Story Teller might turn on them, might hurt them if they believe it is for some greater purpose that the islanders cannot comprehend
Taako: Helped organise Ren's birthday
No opinions yet
Tataru Taru: She was at the meeting. Spoke about opening a restaurant and wanted timber.
Shion didn't speak to her but she seemed friendly
Tim Wright: A man who had fireworks and was setting them off to scare monsters. The fireworks scared Xion but once she recovered Tim showed them how to use them, he had sparklers and firecrackers and fireworks that launched into the air. He was injured, though he said he didn't need further medical attention.
He also had nail paint and held a nail art party at the story tellers temple.
He announced at the March story telling that Ren's birthday was the 2nd May. They talked about dates and Shion realised that he and Aster had... skipped some months as it was now March and they had left the Tower in June. But time was probably fake.
He had no idea who Ceej was but it turned out Connor had never told him he wanted to be called Ceej. They talked about what Ren would like for her birthday, Tim called him kiddo which upset Shion because he wasn't in a great place. Tim was really kind and though Shion felt a bit silly he didn't make Shion feel bad about breaking down in a conversation about birthdays and rocks.
Tim's birthday is June 19th. He said that seven was a lucky number so Shion's birthday was probably lucky. Shion thought about it and figured it probably was.
They talked about dates and counting time. Tim took medication that refilled from the Story Teller each month, that was how he was counting. Shion didn't pry though he was worried. But he said they would find a way to make a calendar.
They met on Ziziphus where Tim set a Spindlank on fire. He didn't seem to be very okay so Shion tried to help him deal with the panic. He learned that Tim didn't seem to find touch grounding, and indeed seemed uncomfortable with it. Tim lied and said he was fine (I'm fine is always a lie). The creature was still on fire and Tim worried about it burning the island so Shion suggested drawing it to the water.
Tim gave Shion his spear and drew the spindlank towards him, sending it into the water.
They talked about killer plants and how usually they remained rooted to the ground, not walking like this one. Shion suggested that the fact it wanted to eat them suggested things that were meat on this island, as prey for the plant creatures. They discussed map making. Tim said he didn't know how to make maps and just mooched off other people.
Shion told him that he could fight monsters and helped other people. Tim didn't have to be good at everything. Tim said setting things on fire wasn't exactly fighting.
Shion began trying to map and Tim told him to be careful, a map wasn't worth his life. He also told him that people came back from death different, with lost memories or senses. He said the Story Teller brought them back as they had stories to finish back home. He warned Shion to be careful and Shion assured him that he wasn't going to experiment. Shion told him to be careful too.
At the islander meeting Tim told him that he had been in a world that wasn't his own before the islands. It was a castle in the mist. Sol Raveh and there was a battle between shadows and light. He was only there three or four months. He hadn't escaped, just gone from being trapped there to trapped here. Shion asked if there was anyone else but Tim said he would have to ask himself.
Shion asked Tim about when people had first arrived as Tim was in the first group. He said the Story Teller had been annoyed, as they had had to turn their house into a hotel and eventually probably gave them islets to get them off their lawn. Shion thought it would be good for the Story Teller if they found a way to leave as well. Tim said it wasn't the way these places worked, that people were in the castle for years and never escaped.
Shion told him that he and Aster had left the Tower. That everyone had. Even though their worlds were destroyed and they didn't have their own bodies. He meant it to give Tim hope. Tim took it to mean that Shion would leave here no matter the cost and told him he wasn't thinking of those that already lived in this world. Shion realised that he wasn't. That he hadn't thought of the consequences and that he was turning into a person who destroyed cities, didn't think of others and was generally destructive. He panicked and fled. A few days later he sent Tim an Apology note
When the islands fell Shion found Tim, he had been... mutilated by forces unknown. His body broken, his organs exposed and broken and wrong. Like one of Jason's experiments, like a drone. Should be dead but wasn't, was still painfully alive. Shion tried to help, he was helpelss but he tried. He thought briefly about offering to kill him, to hope he came back normally. But he couldn't find the words to do so. He figured that made him a coward.
Tim told him that he was always alone, got everyone killed. Shion told him that he didn't care if he got him killed, Tim would not be alone this time. That Shion would not regret being his friend, Tim told him not to say that. Tim decided to try and move out of the radius of the island, to see if it would fade. Shion helped him up, helped him tie a blanket around him to keep him together. He told Tim he was brave and Tim said he was a liar, that he was a coward.
Shion forced him to keep going, to move and get out of the radius. Once they were out Tim asked to be left alone and Shion left.
In early June they explored what was left of Ziziphus with Gladio. Tim told them to run when they found the Flustercluck but Gladio helped them sneak past. He also agreed to letting the shrumal ogres go and fight the flustercluck.
Tim is kind and thoughtful and cares about people. Shion really likes him but is also aware that A) Tim has a lot of issues and is trying his best to survive here. Shion wants to help him but isn't sure how to even start B) Tim does not need to be dealing with Shion's brand of messed up but he is kind enough that he will try anyways and that makes Shion feel bad and C) Tim probably thinks Shion is an awful person and Shion isn't sure how to fix that because he probably is an awful person.
Tim is one of the bravest people Shion has ever met and Shion doesn't even know... how to help him, how to interact with him. He feels like everything he does is wrong and maybe not putting himself in Tim's space is the best thing. But Tim said he was always alone. That's not right. Things were a bit easier with Gladio there.
Vax'ildan: A man who fell on him when the islands fell.
No real opinions yet
Xion: Aster. His sister who he said goodbye to. Hopeful that one day if they worked hard enough they would find a way to connect the worlds, but knowing that it was goodbye for a very long time, maybe even forever. But instead Shion had a dream, a dream that was too real to be normal. In it he was being chased by ice sharks, and Xion was there. She had her keyblade and fought off sharks. They ended up on a tiny bit of land. Shion was confused but happy to hug his sister one last time.
Except it wasn't one last time, she told him she was on some islands, and had been there for a month and a half. This dream space was a place where people often ended up before they woke on the islands.
Sure enough Shion woke up on an island and found Xion. They had a joyful reunion and Shion asked for a report. She was injured from a big fight that had happened before he arrived. She reported all she knew, about the islands and the people she had met. Including that the sun had died and was a phoenix. She then taught him about the correct way to enjoy a beach and they paddled in the ocean.
She dragged him round the festival and introduced her to some of her friends. She was terrified by fireworks and Shion realised something was wrong, she was jumpier than usual. She took him to where she was staying, they moved house when Monsun disappeared and Ardyn wanted his house back.
They began trying to fix up their house, though they both didn't know what they were doing. Shion sewed up her coat and finally confronted her about what had happened, she told him about a monster that had attacked her and made her feel like she didn't exist. He helped her talk about it and helped her regain calm. They reaffirmed their promise about not dying.
They talked about changing Xion's name. They made progress on their house and then ended up on the islands in the sky.
Xion found Shion when he was berserking at the island after his vision of Safu's fate. She managed to do the impossible and that was to bring him out of berserking without resorting to physically knocking him out or violence. He had lashed out at her and he was incredibly upset afterwards. He told her about what he had seen. She was horrified by the idea of experiments. She had had a vision too, of others from the Tower. They were safe.
He clung to her during his first storytelling, especially when he told his story about Safu. She announced her name change to Aster and he was proud of her for taking that step.
He used his first two stories to ask for Thalassa back for Aster. She was really happy. They spent time with Akko and watched firefly together.
Aster was incredibly brave in Ai'Tuoh she stole a book of laws to help people follow them. They ran recon but Shion was caught. During his time in prison he could only hope Aster had been better than him.
In the void he was terrified and so sad that this was it. He had broken his promise and would never see her again. She rescued him, hope in the midst of despair. Later when he had gotten angry and bean beaten up by Laurent she rescued him again, she was very defensive of him and angry at Laurent. She said that they would figure things out.
He had no idea what to do, he was a burden on her. He was out of control and had no idea how to fix it. They were meant to fight the monsters together. Instead Shion was the monster and Aster was protecting him from the world. He spoke to Ignis and calmed a little, focussed on being a better brother.
They went with Ceej to Ziziphus, they found foolsblossoms and Tigerlillies. She told people a bit about the Tower at the islander meeting. They celebrated Ren's birthday with her.
Her dream world was her own world, but with everything fixed, everything Aster wanted to happen had happened. Shion was there, her brother. Safe in a melting pot of a world. They ate sea salt ice cream on the clock tower.
He went in later and broke the dream, tore it apart with grief and heartbreak to save her life. It was one of the hardest things he had ever done.
In early June they went exploring with Ed, Futuba, Connor, Chara and Muffet. They found chia and Acer laurinum as well as Mantisks and sleepsoors.
Shion is glad that he was able to save her, even if doing so broke her heart. He will focus on making sure she is alright, and on doubling down on his efforts to find a way to escape, to make her dream a reality.
Disappeared character who Shion knew
Shion found him on the islands in the sky, in a weird place with sort of magical sort of technological things that he assumed were from Asch's world. Asch was not okay and Shion sat next to him and asked what was wrong. Asch's family had built him a grave but it had the name Luke on it. Shion had not known that Asch was dead and was saddened, and angry that his family would do such a thing.
As they are only allies and not friends Shion reached out to hold Asch's hand rather than hugging him. They didn't know if it was true or if it was the islands playing on Asch's fear. Asch told him that half the people on his world had not truly cared for him and he had not understood that until he had left.
Shion told him that was because he was understanding what caring looked like, he assumed Asch had made friends here with people who cared about him. Asch said that those in his world were supposed to be his family. Shion told him about the 'made' families he had known and how family could be chosen. That it didn't lessen the wrong that Asch's family had done but that Asch could find something better. They sat in silence a while and Shion hoped he had helped a little. He wants to do right by him because Asch deserves right to be done by him, enough wrong has been and Shion figures that even if he can't take away that wrong he can at least even the scales.
Once Shion came back from Ai'Tuoh he discovered that Asch had disappeared. He began the memorial garden in order to try and give him a proper place to be remembered, as his family had not done so.
Atsuko Kagari: Akko An incredibly enthusiastic girl that Shion met on the beach when he first woke up. She was very friendly and very kind. She comes from a world with lots of magic and she is very passionate about magic of all kinds and how it is good for people and society. She disagrees with mixing magic and technology especially when it comes to weapons, she believes magic is for everyone. She was not from a magical family but she went to a show by a famous witch called Shiny Chariot, she wanted to be just like her for a long time but then realised she should be a great which like herself and not like Shiny Chariot.
She asked some awkward questions about whether he wished to be a scientist, he told her his dream was to get home and rescue his friend. They arrived at the festival and learned that they were celebrating to rebirth of the sun. She was very enthusiastic about food as well and they drank hot chocolate.
She told stories at the storytelling and added magic and illusion. She was very good. She said she wished to spread joy and Shion told her that he thought she already did. She said she would remember Safu.
She had managed to make friends with a phoenix. Shion and Aster met her among the fireflies. When Shion returned from Ai'Tuoh he realised he hadn't seen her in a while, it soon became apparent she was gone, either disappeared for good or lost sleeping in the Standing Water.
Eichi Tenshouin: They met on the floating islands and spoke about the strange corruption and about how sometimes the islands seemed to glitch. Eichi was ill, his heart weak and his lungs unable to take in all the air they needed. He was in pain. But he had been cured somehow. They wondered if the corruption was somehow linked, like the land had taken Eichi's illness. They spoke about gods and whether there was a god more powerful than the storyteller as the storyteller had only been able to give Eichi medication and not cure him. Shion said that whoever had stolen them from their worlds would be more powerful.
Eichi said he was on their side if they had cured him. Shion told him that people with such power always sought to hurt others, they could not be benevolent because they had brought them to this place. Eichi pointed out that the Storyteller was of that power level and Shion told him he did not trust the Storyteller either.
Evan Hansen: A boy who Shion met when he first arrived. He was very nervous and awkward. He is someone from Ceej's world, as Shion figured out during his trip to Ceej's dreams
Gabriel Goodman: A boy who had grabbed everyone's knapsacks who had been arrested in Ai'Tuoh. He was going through them and took the candy from Shion's. Shion told him he could have it because he didn't like candy. A bit belaedly Shion realised he really shouldn't have been going through everyones things. Gabe told him that he had grabbed them so he got first dibs, Shion tried to make him put everything back, which didn't go down well. Gabe kicked him in the face, Shion tried to grab all the bags. They got into a Very Mature Schoolyard Fight. Ceej yelled at them and told them he would throw them overboard if they didn't stop.
Gabe told Ceej that Shion had tried to take his stuff, Shion said it wasn't his. Ceej told Gabe that most of them had names on them and Gabe told them it didn't matter as they were probably dead. Ceej told them that people came back when they died. Gabe said they might as no one understood the Standing Water. Gabe was furious when he learned that Ceej had taken his own life. They yelled at each other over the boat about death and mental health and memories. Shion didn't follow it all, he could barely focus except to yell at Gabe to shut up. Gabe didn't shut up and finally Ceej told them not to make trouble for four hours.
Shion doesn't even know what to make of Gabe. He was petty and hurtful and used words like weapons in a way that would probably make Rat pause. He didn't seem to care about people. On the flip side there is clearly pain there, he spoke about someone being made to forget, he was upset about the idea that someone would chose not to live, like he hadn't gotten the choice. In hindsight Shion figures he dealt with the situation all wrong, he's better than that and he definitely shoulders some of the blame for how awful it turned out. He is gone now, Shion feels bad. He hadn't particularly wanted to see him again but he would not wish disappearing to an unknown fate on anybody
Mickey Mouse: A large mouse man. Shion met him on the floating islands. His memories had formed a palace with a rose garden. The thorns had pricked him and Shion told that pain was usually real even when things were false.
They spoke of memory and how well this palace had been recreated despite Mickey only seeing it once. It was home to Minnie Mouse who was his ruler. Mickey was a knight, which in his world were called musketeers.
Mickey tried to cut thorns off a rose with his sword Shion lent him his knife. He put the rose in his hat which he called his most precious treasure. Shion told him it looked pretty and asked what his favourite flower was. Mickey didn't have one but told Shion there was a girl who lived in the palace who he liked. He blushed a lot. More than Shion! Mickey said that their friends from home would be fine because time was frozen. Shion didn't see that as very reassuring, Mickey held his hand to cheer him up and they went to find other people to see things from their worlds.
He had also gotten on the firey side of the phoenix's. He healed Shion's hands. He had been learning magic here.
Percival de Rolo: A man Shion helped on Ziziphus. He explained things to him inclusing what had happened with Bliss. He seemed horrified that they had killed a god.
Yuka Ichijou: She started an Art club in the chamber of glyphs. She was one of Aster's friends, she said that Aster must care for him a lot if she was willing to change her name to make things easier for him. That made Shion feel guilty even though he knew that was not the real reason she had changed it. She was drawing something that she had seen on the floating islands it was from someone called Lup's world.
She's nice and friendly. Shion will continue going to art club when he can. He would like to improve. She wasn't around the times he went after he got back from Ai'Tuoh, he's a little worried about her. She never came back.