These are just getting longer with each update! Hopefully the quality isn't dropping!
Also, I totally didn't realize that last update came on Valentines day. So, you know, there's a theme.
"I got some bad news, Owain." Robin said.
"I've got even worse news!" Owain exclaimed. "My sword hand has been going nuts recently! I assume it must thrust for the blood of the evildoers of the world! Worry not, hand! They will soon feel the might of Owain Dark!"
"...I'm letting you go." Robin said plainly.
"W-What?!" Owain exclaimed, dropping his dramatic prose. "Why's that?!"
"Look, here's the thing about you time traveling tikes." Robin said. "You guys come from a pretty crappy timeline, so I understand why some of you might be the way you are. There seems to be two separate divides on how you dealt with it, though. On one side, you have people like Gerome and Lucy. They're pretty serious about this whole thing, to the point where they seem to have sticks shoved so far up their asses that they are extremely difficult to deal with." Robin paused for a second. "That mainly applies to Gerome. I like Lucy. I married her, so that should prove that. I still like Gerome, if only for the fact that he's basically Batman with wyverns. Wyvman."
"I don't know who you're talking about." Owain said.
"Trust me, if you did, you would be obsessed with it." Robin replied. "Anyway, on the other side of the coin, you have people like you, Cynthia, and Inigo, who are so perky and happy that you must be seriously suppressing some emotions."
"I'm not suppressing emotions!" Owain banged on the table with his hand. "I just have the blood of heroes flowing through my veins!"
"You don't have to slam stuff to make a point!" Robin exclaimed.
"Sorry about that." Owain said sheepishly. "Sword hand wanted to get in on the action."
"...That began happening after your parents died, right?" Robin asked.
"Yes." Owain replied, in a dramatic tone. "That was the day my hero's blood revealed itself!"
"You've proved my point." Robin said. "You're crazy and a bit annoying for long periods of time, so please leave my office."
"I understand." Owain said. "I will travel the land, in search of evils to slay!' He said, but, as he got up, he drew his sword. "What? Sword hand?" He looked at the hand. "No...No, Robin's not evil!" He exclaimed. "We can't kill Robin! He's our friend!" He swung at Robin, who barely dodged the strike.
"What in Naga's name are you doing, Owain?!" Robin exclaimed, pulling out his own sword.
"Sword hand!" Owain exclaimed as he parried with Robin. "Stop this at once!...Are you jealous of Noire? Is that it? What happened between you and me was a mistake! I used you like that, and I'm sorry. But you can't take it out on Robin!"
"...Are you talking about jerking it?" Robin asked, parrying another blow.
"I'll stop you myself if I have to!" Owain exclaimed, drawing his second sword. He began to parry with himself. Robin just stared at him, dumbstruck about what was going on in front of him.
"Now I have you!" Owain said, pinning his sword hand down to the table. "I think it's time we've parted ways. Forgive me, old friend." He drew back his sword, and Robin realized he was about to cut his hand off.
"WAIT!" Robin exclaimed. Owain waited. "Look...uh...I think your sword hand is...uh…" His eyes lit up. "Possessed! Yes! It's possessed! instead of cutting it off, we should cure it! That way, you can keep your hand and...be rid of the evil spirit!"
"...That makes no sense whatsoever." Owain said. "...We would need a priest to do that, not you!"
"Priest? I can get us one of those!" Robin replied.
"Uh...I guess you're cleansed now…" Libra said, pouring a bottle of water on Owain's hand.
"OHHHHHH!" Owain exclaimed. "I can feel the evil spirits leave my body as they set me free!"
"...This is degrading." Libra said to Robin.
"You owe me." Robin replied.
"I owe you for making my wife my stalker?" He asked
"At least you're her number one priority now." Robin replied. "You good now, Owain?"
"Yes! Owain Dark returns!" He exclaimed. "But now I have a new mission in life! I must hunt down the spirit that possessed my sword hand and slay him in combat!"
"...Yes. That is a thing you must do." Robin replied.
"Off I go, then!" Owain exclaimed. "I must collect my wife and we shall travel the lands!" He ran out of the office.
"...What is he going to do with my daughter?!" Libra exclaimed.
"Relax." Robin said. "I'm sure Noire can talk him out of it. If not, the journey might be good for her."
"You just sent my son-in-law on a wild goose chase."
"You're welcome."
"How do you think Lissa is going to take this?"
"I stopped her son from cutting off his own hand. I think she'll get over it."
If the only thing to come out of this story is the Owain/Sword hand ship, I will be a happy man.
I'm starting to discover that my default is to make the big-personality characters crazy in some form or another. If they aren't already crazy. Henry.
Up next: Say'ri! One of the only first generation characters (aside from Tiki and the supportable spotpass characters) that I have left to do!