The Unmasking

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<sub>Yes Edison, the couple here were smothering each other in love whole you caught some z's. Either way, Nerys would look down at Edison, hoping he'd wake up in a moment and then glanced over to Clicky who was happy to hop up and look at the other passed out man.

"... So what will we do with him? I mean we can't keep him if he doesn't want to stay. Means we'd have a case of kidnapping on us." Nerys murmured to Cepheid, before noticing he was waking up.

"Seems like he's coherent." Nerys spoke up, but awaiting the inevitable insanity that was going to occur.</sub>

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Oh, someone hand him his glasses, how nice of him. He puts on his glasses and the first thing he see is a chicken on him.

Why is there a chicken in his house, who let the poultry in? He doesn't raise any sort of living poultry in his residence. He have a rather bad headache and doesn't wish to have anything staring at him like that.

"Shoo." Edison tries to shoo the bird off him.

And then he looks up, saw what he thought was Andromeda sitting nearby, with a woman.

It wasn't a dream, this isn't his bed, nor his house. It took a while for all of those to set in, then he screams.

"AAAAAAAAH!"

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Clicky hopped a little closer to Edison and, looking at him quizzically, attempted to pull his glasses off his nose with her beak. He let out an irritated squawk when he shooed her, though she didn't relent.

Ceph knew what was going to happen, and taking the chance, he gently tried to coax Nerys to the far corner, where she'd not be in the line of fire in case Edison started to throw things. Though the screaming came sooner than he thought, and he'd look over to the panicking man and simply wait for him to finish screaming.

Once things got quiet, he'd glance to Nerys. "Would you mind getting him something to drink? Maybe some food too?" It might be easiest to talk to this guy privately for a moment. He loved Nerys dearly, but a third person's input-any third person input might make things harder to explain. Especially to a horrified, potentially concussed man.

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<sub>Nerys would watch as Clicky was shooed off by Edison, and she glanced over to Cepheid as he tried to coax her away. She let out an irritated sound when he coaxed her away and then she covered her ears when that man let out a very unmanly scream.

As soon as he shut up and the woman didn't have to smother him with a pillow, she puffed her cheeks and then turned around to go grab some bread, cheese, and a glass of water.

"... Fffine. Don't let me check if he has brain damage." Nerys muttered. Yep she's being rather snotty now.</sub>

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Edison screams until the air in his lungs ran out, catch his breath, fumbles for anything that can be used to defend himself, and retreats to the corner of the bed, and the same time shooing the chicken off his bed.

"Stay away! I-I'm warning you! I have a....a pen!" The lad points the object at man threateningly. Quite an unsightly object for defending himself, but will have to do.

Edison then just watch the exchange between what he thought was Andromeda and the woman with a confused expression.

It doesn't help that he have a headache.

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Ceph let out a rather helpless noise as he couldn't think of anything to say right away. "Just- Love. Not now, please." He'd look back to his panicking charge and sigh.

"Calm down, the only being on this ship with any potential intent on hurting you is the chicken, trust me on this." Ceph said, walking over to the bedside and standing next to it. "You feeling okay? You took a hard knock."

He'd glance to the kitchen for a moment. This was going to be tricky, convincing this guy that he wasn't Andy.

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<sub>Nerys would grab some bread, some cheese from the pantry that wasn't disgusting looking, and then get a glass of water for the panicking man before walking over, hanging at the doorway as Cepheid, in a futile attempt, tried to calm the man down. She would walk over and then set down the food and water near the messy man.

"What is your name? And how many fingers am I holding up?" She held up three fingers. Might as well ask and make sure that his brain is working as well as his lungs.

"Also this should help curb your headache." She glanced at the food. That was code word for 'eat or the fussy woman will make you.'</sub>

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Edison attached his back to the wall behind him as 'Andromeda' walked towards him, all the while still pointing that pen. He gave them all an expression that suggested that he thinks they are all mad when he was told that the chicken is the most dangerous thing, and was asked if he's fine.

Poultry? Poultry?!

There is a wanted man in front of him, and the chicken is more dangerous? What is this madness?

He cast a wary glance at the woman when he was asked a question, before quickly glancing back at 'Andromeda' as though he's going to jump him if he takes his eyes off him.

"E-Edison Thompson." He said nervously. "And you're holding three fingers." He also glance at the food, despite the fact that he felt a pang of hunger, the thought of it might be drugged or poisoned kept him from reaching out for the food.

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Ceph had a pretty good idea where Edison's thoughts were going, and sighed lightly. Not surprising. But he'd best lead Edison to make the conclusion himself. If he thought it his idea, he'd take to believing it more easily.

"Edison. Who do you think I am?" He ask this casually, staying in place and not making any movements. He was being polite and calm, glancing to Nerys in a silent request for her not to give him the answer. Basic psyche here, he'd be more receptive to the idea if he thought it his own, so saying it himself would seem less believable than guiding him to the solution.

"You should eat something."

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<sub>Nerys watched carefully as Edison finally got himself up and then said the right answers. granted now she knew his name. She would shift a bit uncomfortably as Cepheid spoke up, and all that. Okay so Cepheid asked about that, and she would glance aside to Cepheid.

"Well his head is in one place." She spoke up, her voice a bit deadpan over the situation. So now she could just sit down and wait for Cepheid to explain the whole situation, and mention that he only looks like Andromeda.

Nerys could introduce herself later. Same with Clucky, who was probably going to beat the living crap out of the panicking man.</sub>

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Edison just looks confused when 'Andromeda' asks him who does he think he is. Who else could he be if not Andromeda, Edison's initial thought is that you're asking a silly question.

"Andromeda?" Edison answers uncertainly, but then anyone can tell he's thinking behind that mop of a hair. Now, he tells himself, let's think about possibilities, If 'Andromeda' is not Andromeda, who could he be? A person who looks alike could only be a relative and related by blood, brothers, twins. Although there is a theory that there are bound to be 2 people in different parts of the world with identical features but entirely 2 different person. But that theory was never proven, and the chances are slim anyway. Forget about evil twin from a different timeline, he picked that up from a fictional novel he came across and had no idea how it got into his line of rational thoughts.

He should have never read those novel, it was interesting though.

While he was thinking, the lad bowed his head, and was poking his own chin with the butt of his pen instead of pointing it at the man standing there.

Then he looks up and eyes 'Andromeda' in front of him, it's hard to tell behind his mop of messy blonde hair though. "Unless you're a relative?" He questions.

The lad however, had forgotten about the question regarding his pang of hunger due to the fact that he was lost in thoughts a minute after the question is asked, it even overcame his initial panicking state.

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Cepheid stood quietly as Edison mulled in his own thoughts, letting him come to the conclusion on his own. When he answered 'Andromeda', Ceph titled his head slightly in a silent 'try again'.

More thinking, and the pen was no longer pointed at him and instead poking the chin of his guest, until finally, he spoke up. "That is correct. My name is Cepheid Matthias Callidum, younger twin brother to Andromeda." He said. "I'm sorry for scaring you, and I'm sure you now see why I wear a mask. No one would believe me if I said that I was innocent, bearing the face I do, so I live as 'The Star Man' so I can keep my freedom."

No, he would not say nor admit that he was currently directly connected to Andromeda. The Star man being an unrelated entity was the best insurance they had, and he wouldn't risk that.

"I will leave it up to my companion as to what address she is comfortable with, but I assure you we mean no harm. We are simple star gazers trying to make our way in the world."

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<sub>Nerys bit her lip when Edison pointed accusingly towards Cepheid, that is until he answered the question. She would fold her arms and stand a few feet behind Cepheid and to the side, where Edison would be able to spot her. She looked a bit stern; serious, if anything, considering she directly affiliated with Andromeda for the longest time.

"It's not easy being identified with the face of the most infamous man in Dula...." Nerys spoke up quietly. She would definitely feel for Cepheid on that, as even walking with a disguised Andy or Ceph was risky for her, but she would take that risk. After Cepheid explained the situation, she would pipe up.

"No... I will introduce myself. It's only polite to." She then turned to Edison, a little nervous. After all he was a stranger. "Nerys Henye of the Stevenson family. That is all you need to know about me." Yes, Nerys considered herself part of the Stevenson household more than her own asshole father.</sub>

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Edison opens his mouth in an 'Oh' fashion when Cepheid Callidum begins to introduce himself, and then later on the young lady introduced herself as Nerys Stevenson.

Well, seeing as the gentleman and the lady did no harm to him, other than offering hospitality and help, they couldn't be notorious criminals and the such.

So, this man is Cepheid, younger twin of the Andromeda, and he had to hide his face because his twin's reputation, Edison wonders what are the chances of that occurring. Regardless he had panicked and being rude to the people that saved him, he should apologize.

"I'm Edison Williams Thompson, as you'd know. I'm an inventor as well an an engineer working for the Truesdale Kingdom." It only seems proper for him to properly introduce himself to them since they had graciously did so. He swipes a little bit of hair off his face "I apologize for my behavior earlier, I haven't even properly thank you for saving my life, haven't I?" He smiles and begins to extends a handshake, but he realizes he's holding a pen. "Oh... here, your pen."

Visibly more relaxed now, the lad would extends another handshake, then he looked rather puzzled. "What happened to me?" He couldn't remember anything after falling down, did he knock himself out?

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"Pleasure to meet you, Edison." Cepheid greeted with a smile, bowing slightly, still somewhat in the Star Man persona. "Think nothing of it. Given all that happened, your reaction was expected." He went to accept the handshake but also realized his good pen was in his guest's hand, and gratefully reclaimed it, tucking it in his shirt pocket before accepting the handshake.

"Ah. I'm afraid in your panic, you attempted to flee and tripped, and this gear from your box-" Ceph would lift the offending part. "Decided it wanted an intimate relation with your skull. Do you feel alright? It was quite the hard knock."