Brave New World

[fallinghero]

Who: Link (Skyward Sword) and YOU!
What: Newfeather time~
Where: Right smack in the middle of everything.
When: March 5th, midafternoon
Summary: Apparently going to bed is dangerous business and you might wake up somewhere completely random!
Rating: T tops, probably.

The sun glaring on the back of his eyelids wasn't a way that Link particularly enjoyed waking up but he was quite used to it by now. Work had to be done. There was still the rest of the house to build and food to gather and later Ledd was going to help him dig a field so they could grow pumpkins and the like. And of course there was Zelda's answer to look forward to...

Link supposed he shouldn't have sprung his confession on her, but he'd been fit to burst ever since their journey ended and they'd started about the task of getting settled on the surface; he just couldn't keep it to himself anymore! He knew he shouldn't pressure her, not after all she'd been through, but he couldn't help but be anxious.

With a sigh, the hero opened his eyes, expecting to see hasty, rough walls and the sun rudely streaming in on his face but was instead startled into sitting up by the sight of several buildings, strange plants, and people. He let out a cry of surprise and dismay, pushing himself to his feet and whirling around, finding nothing familiar in his surroundings and more worrying, not finding Zelda either.

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[blessedbyfarore]

"Not really," Link admitted, scratching at the back of his head. "Malon called me Fairy Boy - but, uh, I don't want that as a nickname."

Especially since he didn't, well, have a fairy.

[fallinghero]

"Well what about the other Links, then? Do they have nicknames? I never had one that everyone used, I'm just Link! Or, uh... well Fi called me Master but I don't really want people calling me that."

He laughs. It's not strictly true, Zelda did call him sleepy head or lazy bones or any number of things along those lines but he didn't want to share those either.

[blessedbyfarore]

"Well, the littler Links have been calling me Big Link and I call them Little Link... Little Links, I guess," he adds with a faint laugh. "But that won't work 'cause we're both older. I think they'll need nicknames as well."

[fallinghero]

"They're younger?" Link looks delighted. He's always wanted a family, and younger brothers would be so amazing! Assuming... they want to be his younger brothers at all. But that wasn't what they were discussing just now.

"Maybe based on hobbies? What do you like to do?"

[blessedbyfarore]

"Uh huh! I think they're both around twelve." He grins a bit, then shrugs a little. "Um... playing music... riding Epona, she's my horse... I like plants, I guess?"

He pauses thoughtfully, then adds, "I also like going to the bakery, but I don't think I want to get nicknamed Cookie or anything."

[fallinghero]

"I'd imagine not. It'd be weird to be named after a food! I wouldn't want to be called Pumpkin." He rubs his chin. "Well, I like to fly and catch bugs and sleep. Does that bring anything to mind?"

[blessedbyfarore]

"How do you fly?" Link asks in genuine curiosity - he just can't picture it. "And I like sleeping too, and... I guess catching bugs is okay."

[fallinghero]

"With my Loftwing! I'm from the sky, remember? He and I are a team. I never get tired of flying." His face lights up even more, excited at the thought that just occurred to him. "And now I can fly on my own, right? With these wings?"

[blessedbyfarore]

"What's a Loftwing?" All the questions today! A glance at the wings, and he pauses. "Um... you shouldn't, really. You can sort of get off the ground, but not properly."

Sorry about that, Sky.

[fallinghero]

The hero from the sky looks ever so disappointed at this information. "What, really? Then what's the point?! And you've never heard of a Loftwing? You haven't lived until you've flown on a Loftwing! It's a really big bird and everyone on Skyloft has one as a partner. Mine is a crimson with wings like I have and his name is Roam. He's one of my best friends and we go everywhere we can together."

[blessedbyfarore]

"Well... they just appear on us when we come here. I don't know why. You have to keep them safe," he explained seriously, "They hurt a lot if they get hurt. And if both get cut off, you die." Almost absently, he added, "But when you're gentle they feel really g--"

...Yeah, cutting himself off there. Valentine's was just a little too recent...

"...If you flew around a lot with your Loftwing, what about Sky?" he suggested, desperately trying to distract from his last words.

[fallinghero]

"Yeah, I wouldn't let anything happen to them, even if I can't really fly with them." Aaand let's just gloss over what he was about to say, hah.

He thinks about it for a moment, then grins widely. "Sky, huh? That sounds great!" Sky peeks into the kitchen to confirm that it's a good idea. "Does Sky sound good to call me?"