"Hey are you sure, it was ok to leave without telling Christophe?" Ariel inquired while they walked through what seemed to be a town centre.
The busy brick streets, loud rambunctious citizens shouting random dialogues across from each other, giant statues of what seemed like important figures placed arbitrarily around the square.
"of course I'm not sure, Listen carefully" Lotus said before stopping and turning climactically to deeply look at her, "I'm 100% certain I am unsure of literally everything to do with this world I am as lost as you genuinely, the thing is though… I wouldn't let this confusion stop me from going after my goals, hence why we are going to find, at the very least, the beginning of our path home"
"Yes I trust you" Nodding her head dutifully Ariel watched Lotus' back as he turned back and continued walking, with her heart and somewhere else beating ever so hard she shook her head and ran along after him.
Brazenly walking down the street, It suddenly dawned on Lotus 'damn I actually have no idea where to go haha', "Why are you grinning dummy"
"haha no reason I just tho-"
"Oi little man!" before Lotus could end his sentence a stocky guy with spiked maroon hair and height more akin to a giant abruptly belted towards Lotus direction from further down the street in front of a bench
In confusion, he squinted his eyes looking behind him as to gesture there was no way the guy was shouting at him, "no Lotus I think he was talking to you" Ariel said, and to confirm this suspicion the man said exactly that "Little man, I'm talking to you!"
"oh?" Lotus responded surprisedly, with every step taking longer than the next but exuding an air of confidence Lotus walked up to the giant and reconnoitred him from his feet to his head,
"hmm it's true you are a big man but, I am in no ways little, I could be bigger than you in some aspects you can't be too sure of these things"
"pfft!"
Ariel standing behind him couldn't help but spurt out a small chuckle
"ahh I knew you had jokes, I saw you laughing over there and just didn't like your smile"
"well that's just not nice is it, it's ok man you can talk to me this is a safe space"
a bystander looked at the scene and awkwardly grinned while looking at Lotus signaling him not to patronize the giant.
"Yeah, it would be a lot safer without weirdos like you here" the giang laughed while tensing up his fists.
Not to Lotus' shock though he peeked at the body language and rolled his eyes in response, "Don't worry I'm not staying now if I may be on my way"
"Sorry, where do you think you're going?"
'ugh, not again!' huffing out the rest of his breath Lotus knew what was to follow…