Link Visiting Places: Twilight Princess Edition

[sky_child]

Link is very confused.

Link--the other Link, perhaps better known as Link of Ordon--said he was going to take him to Hyrule Castle Town in Lanaryu Province. Link (of Skyloft) did not know what a Hyrule Castle Town was. He did know what a Lanaryu Province was, or at least just a Lanaryu, and had used that to build certain expectations.

This hilly green landscape defies his expectations.

"Um...are you sure we're in the right place?" he asks Link of Ordon, looking around at the Not Desert.

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[cant_be_tamed]

"...Hmm." Thank the gods he asked before they actually went in.

"Not related. Rusl might be there and..." Um. "...He'd know about any blood relatives I'd have, put it that way." Which is to say, absolutely nobody that he'd know of.

[sky_child]

"I guess we can't tell them the truth, either..."

He's just plain stumped for a solution.

[cant_be_tamed]

And definitely no mentioning Skyloft around Shad.

"Could just say that you're a swordsman passing through here and we're friends." Which...isn't lying, technically.

"...If they ask about the looks, I'd just say play it off as a coincidence." Yes because that'll totally work.

[sky_child]

"Like that would work," he mutters under his breath.

[cant_be_tamed]

Hey, he heard that.

"Got a better idea?"

[sky_child]

"No," he says honestly.

[cant_be_tamed]

"Then it'll have to do for now." Who knows, maybe they became friends so fast because they looked so similar! Rusl and Telma miiiight buy that weird coincidence sort of story.

Probably not Shad, since he'd had to have heard about the different heroes all named Link that save Hyrule's ass time and again, being a historian and all, but Ordon obviously doesn't realize or know this, whoops!

[sky_child]

Skyloft has a bad feeling about this...

"Are we here?" he asks, looking at the LONE DOOR in the little enclave they've found themselves in.

[cant_be_tamed]

The enclave where there's not many people at all and it seems to pretty much be ignored, yes.

Told you it'd be pretty quiet.

"Yeah, c'mon!" And he casually walks over and opens the door, as if the next few moments aren't going to be totally awkward for everyone involved.

[sky_child]

This is a moment worthy of a Link Entering a Dungeon cinematic, complete with random gusts of wind from nowhere, and ending with Link making a Resolved and Determined Face, as this is his destiny!!!!

But as it stands he just looks kinda nervous as he follows Ordon into the bar.

[cant_be_tamed]

It's...also kind of empty, except for what looks like a back room, a lady at the actual bar part, and oh holy hell look at that big fluffy cat near one of the tables.

[sky_child]

WELL HELLO THERE MS. CAT!

Being a thing Link stores in the back of his mind for later. Perhaps after the awkward introductions have passed and he can escape in a nice, cozy corner with Ms. Cat.

[cant_be_tamed]

For her part, "Ms. Cat" just glances at the two of them with what looks like a look of casual disinterest, but then, that's the default expression for cats, seems like.

Oddly, Ordon isn't picking her up, he just nods at her and she meows back, which makes the lady at the bar look up at notice them, smiling at first.

"Ahh, hey Link-" And then she notices the Link who isn't Ordon and the smile drops a bit, because really, it's like there's another, shorter Link here. Related? ...No, Rusl would have mentioned that already. And with kind of the same get-up...ah, okay. Telma raises her eyebrow at the other one and looks amused again.

"Fan of yours?"

...And now it's Ordon's turn to look confused. Um.

[sky_child]

Link's eyes do the sloooow turn of someone considering--

"Yeah! I'm a huge fan!"

[cant_be_tamed]

Oh man, this is actually a really good idea?? He'll have to try this whenever they can go to Skyloft, but anyway, just play along...

"Yeah, I was kinda surprised when I saw him in town, but he's a pretty cool guy." He said as if this totally wasn't a big deal and he's being super humble about it. Telma just snickers.

"Well, that'll happen..." And then she looks back at Skyloft, holding out her hand. "Pleasure to meet you, then. I'm Telma, this is my bar..." A pause...

"What's your name, then?"

[sky_child]

Well, can't say Link, can he?

Uh

Uh

Uhhh

"Quailiss!"

wow thats a really shitty name

[cant_be_tamed]

Yes, but at least it's not a weird one like "Link". But still, Ordon just looks at him like "really?" before going along with it.

"...Yeah, Quailiss."

Meanwhile, Telma just looks between the two of them before shrugging it off. "Well, feel free to make yourself at home. ...To a point, anyway."

Yeah he's nooooot officially part of the group, so no just hanging out and not buying anything.

Like this is still a business, come on.

[sky_child]

"Thank you, Miss Telma," he says. "Is there a menu anywhere?"

See he's already being nice and sociable and a good consumer!

[cant_be_tamed]

"Sure thing." She reaches for where the main menu normally is while Ordon wanders off to the back room.

Except the menu isn't there, which makes her double-take, then stare across the room and...there's apparently a weird guy in one corner hogging it. Telma just gives a tsk and reaches under the counter and pulls out spare menu, handing it over.

"Aha...let me know when you're done looking, okay?"

[sky_child]

"Alright. Thanks!"

And he's all geared up and ready to delve into the menu when he notices his buddy is gone! Well, he can't be out here alone!

So now Ordon has a, er, fan hovering around him, while perusing the menu.

--and then he has a, er, fan, tugging at his sleeve.

Because what the fuck are these moon runes???

[cant_be_tamed]

In the middle of talking with Rusl, when suddenly.

"...Hmm? What's up?" Can't decide or something?

[sky_child]

"I can't read this."

He jabs a finger into the menu, at those accursed Hylian Moon Runes.

[cant_be_tamed]

...Uh. Well, he knows he can read, obviously, so he just kind of...takes him aside to go over the menu and so no one overhears why he can't read the menu.

"...Really? Huh." Oh well, he'll just go over what's on there. It's pretty basic, though, mostly drinks, some soup, some meat dishes...

Least he's not asking how Shortcake can't read it...

[sky_child]

"Sorry. Your writing...it's quite different from ours..."

But, with the help of his dear descendant, he is able to figure out what he wants to order!

Some moments later, he is...taking a seat at a table that's not where the Gang is, because he feels like there's some important things going on there or something, and anyway he might be interrupting.

[cant_be_tamed]

"Ohhhh." Okay, that makes sense.

Anyway, after Skyloft takes his seat, Ordon doesn't really hang out with the gang for long (aside from checking on Rusl, of course) and heads over to were his ancestor's sitting, taking a seat.

"Hah, sorry. Should have figured the writing would have some changes to it."