First Stone - Video

[youngestone]

[Good afternoon/evening, Union. This is Belbul. Belbul is a Carbink, and she has a Problem.

The Problem would be the (obviously foreign) boy sleeping on the bed next to her. They're in a low-end inn on the edge of Union and she is frankly worried. She pans the band out to the window, where the sign for the inn can be seen, back to the boy, and then she adds, very loudly:]

CARBINNNN!

[Translation?

"THORIN!"

Her cry wakes the boy up, who flails and looks around]

Belbul? Where's the fi--oh, hey, you got it to work! [He takes the band, yawning] Is this thing on?

Comments

[youngestone]

...that doesn't tell me much, really.

[frozenflame]

Well, I know...but I don't really know exactly where you are? did you come in the north or south gate?

And I guess it's worth saying that the side closest to Caldera is where I live, so, the east side is where the forges are.

[The mun thinks...but feel free to reverse that if I'm wrong. Yukiko would know, but the mun is lazy]

[youngestone]

The north, I think? Pretty sure I'd have to get really lost to come in from the south.

[frozenflame]

[*snerk* Yukiko's face splits into a grin.]

P-Probably! But...I mean...I don't know...

[youngestone]

[He laughs]

Not even Uncle Thorin could get that lost!

[frozenflame]

That's the guy you're trying to find?

[Giggles are restrained, you lucky dwarf you.]

[youngestone]

Yeah. What, did something happen?

[frozenflame]

I saw a broadcast earlier. I think he was banned from a library...

[youngestone]

...what? That's not--that can't be Thorin.

[frozenflame]

That was the name he gave on the network...

[youngestone]

Maybe it's another Thorin. My uncle's tall, dark hair, probably does something with metal?

[frozenflame]

That was what he looked like. I mean...I'm not making this up...

[youngestone]

No, no, I'm not saying you are! But my uncle? Kicked out of anything? Maybe a pub, sure, but not in years.

[frozenflame]

Perhaps traveling went to his head?

[youngestone]

No, there must have been a misunderstanding. Had to be.

[frozenflame]

I don't know the situation around it...but that is what I heard.

[youngestone]

Oh boy. Mother's going to be ecstatic about this one...

[frozenflame]

Well...is there anything else you need help with? Do you have a place for you and your Carbink to stay?

[youngestone]

We're at an inn right now, and hopefully we'll be at my uncle's soon.

[frozenflame]

Good. And you'll be training in the area too, yes?

[youngestone]

That's the plan.