Koruru Koru
“Wait... what’d you just do?”
“...umm... there’s a switch here... but I already--“
“And how’s it even WORK? That’s so weird.... Like, linkpearls are one thing, but....”
“It’s... it’s on right now. It’s recording.”
“Oh... shit... I mean, DAMN! Damn. Uh... you, out, now!”
“Okay, yeah, I’ll be right out--“
“GET OUT!! ...oh, and thanks.”
“A-hem... sorry about that. ...wait, I don’t have to aPOLogize. Just... okay, starting over....
My name is Koruru Koru. ...it WAS Kokoru, originally, but... forget that story, it’s boring. I slash and chop and slice up nasty creatures for a living... and sometimes people too... but ONLY if they’re murderers and stuff,so calm down there. Anyway, fighting, as a job, it SUCKS. I mean, SURE, okay, sometimes it’s exciting and, feh, rewarding or whatever... but most of the time it’s just messy and tiring and... emotionally draining... oh and it also HURTS. Yeah, imagine that, huh...? The thing is, though... one of my brothers... died... was killed... a few years ago... and if I’d been there, y’know, knowing what I do now... being able to fight alongside him... ...more like in front of him... meh. ...anyway... the point is, I can keep stuff like that happening from now on... and I WILL. So... that’s what I do... and why I do it.
Trust me, running up close to dangerous... THINGS and swinging a REALLY HEAVY SWORD at them was not my FIRST choice, either.... I TRIED to learn magic, any kind, really I did... my parents even got me some good tutors... but my aether’s just all stupid. That’s the best way to put it, really... stupid. I mean, I guess I have a LOT of it, apparently, which would be REALLY USEFUL if I could actually CONTROL it, like other people... but NO, that would make things a little too EASY, now wouldn’t it?? Instead, I have the JOY of... like I said before, of NOT being able to use magic, unless, y’know, I want to have a a spell blow up in my FACE... which is NOT fun. Oh, oh, and did I mention the part about feeling actual physical PAIN whenever my aether just randomly decides to... I dunno, DIScharge or whatever actually happens to me whenever it BURNS me... which happens every single damn day... grr... yeah, NOT a nice feeling....
But... okay, fine, there is a silver lining to all that... whatever the hell a silver lining actually IS... but yeah, SOMETIMES I can actually get SOME use out of that gods-damned aether I’ve got. Literally, just sometimes... like if I’m running or something... don’t ask why I’m running, it’s just an example... but I might feel this... SURGE of energy... and it helps me run faster, y’know? Or maybe let me swing my stupid greatsword a LOT harder than I would be able to on my own.... I mean, don’t get me wrong, most of the time, it’s all my OWN strength aiming that sharpened hunk of metal up at some big nasty bitey whatever... but c’mon, I’m a LALAFELL, not a gigas... don’t be too shocked by that little revelation, ha ha... so yeah, even though I AM in EXcellent shape from lugging all THIS crap around everywhere all the time, thank you very much... not even bragging because it’s a FACT... but I’ll still take all the help I can get when it comes to fighting, you know... I might not be the quickest thinker, but I’m sure not STUPID... and anyone who thinks otherwise knows where they can shove it.
So, moving on~! What else.... Family...? I have... a mom and a dad... okay, yeah, that’s kinda obvious, most people do, but I mean that they’re both doing alright and everything... they’re kinda OVER each other, but that’s fine. I mean, my mom works hard to take care of the villa and keep some of the relatives in line, which CAN’T be easy considering how many of them we have staying there at any time.... But she still has her own life, too... like, she’s REALLY talented at playing the...well, the violino piccolo, technically, but it’s basically a violin, same difference. And then my dad is a businessman -- don’t call him a “MERCHANT,” eugh, I’ve heard him correct people about that my entire life.... He works for Ashgana’s Exporters, which is an Ul’dahn company, of course, but he’s totally in charge of... arranging... trade and whatever with Gridania... which is where we live, where I grew up. And it’s nice here, too, I guess... peaceful, when you aren’t being MAULED to death by the local wildlife.... Most of my siblings still live around here... guess I ended up being the only one who wanted to spend so much time traveling and seeing different places. Meh....
So... mmm... I guess I... I wanted to do this... to SAY all this stuff just to leave at least a little something behind... just in case something DOES happen to me.... Not to be morbid, or... depressing or anything, really. But... I know I have a way of getting into danger sometimes... and... I... I still feel like there’s something... MISSING in my life. And that’s nothing against Mom or Dad or my siblings or anyone, it’s nothing like that at all... I just know I could be doing MORE. MORE than just... working for Dad’s company, or being a Wood Wailer, or... I dunno.... But I know I have to go find it, whatever it is... or at least go out looking for it. Even if I don’t find it... at least I can say I tried. ...right...?
...wait, WHY am I asking YOU? You can’t talk. So... instead, listen up. This is Koruru. If I’m... unlucky... or if I’m actually STUPIDER than I thought I was... well, maybe this’ll be all I leave behind. But on the OTHER hand, if I’m actually the B.A. that I totally KNOW that I am... then I promise this won’t be the last one of these that I make, got it?? I’ll have to do a whole BUNCH of them, one for each and every one of my exciting excur--“
“Wait, THAT’S why it made that click sound as I was talking?? Because it just decided to STOP WORKING RIGHT AS I GOT TO THE VERY BEST PART?!”
“Umm... well, it -- it can only run for so long before it--“
“DAAAAMN IIIIT!! I was on a ROOOOLL there! EURGH!”
“...sorry... about that...? I could maybe... get another one of those, and you could--“
“NO. Thank you... but no -- OWowowow... ow... great... yeah... thanks, that’s EXACTLY what I NEEDED just right now....”
“...huh...?”
“...never mind.... *sigh*”
