Joshua didn't respond to any comments that may have been directed at him as Ariana specifically tried to get his attention. His mind was flailing in all directions. Spiraling out of control. He had to tame its now tormented state at the sight of such a monstrous city... lest he fall into a state of insanity. But he couldn't... it was impossible... all of this had to be impossible. Such large buildings... forged from glass and metal? It would take a thousand... no a million talented blacksmiths to complete such masterworks yet as far as he remembered the county he was travelling had but three. What was happening. As he lay on his knees, pressed harshly against the grass beneath him he felt his own fingers grasping tightly at his hair and digging into his skull. He was losing his cool, his belief and self confidence crumbling at the unbelievable. He felt like screaming, he needed to relieve some stress so he opened his mouth to release his mind into madness but... he stopped short. As he finally began to give in to his crumbling psyche, his red eye began to burn like molten magma and he felt his hands move to cover it.
"W... what?!" He murmured. It was as if his eye was trying to remind him of something... something he needed to do... but he couldn't quite tell what. He just knew that it was important, as he realised this his mind began to clear and he forced himself to remain calm, in doing this his eye cooled down and he felt like his calm and collected self once again. Slowly he stood up straight and looked upon the advanced city before him. "What a marvel... He spoke, slight awe and an impressed tone slowly taking over his shock and confusion, aswell as the sheer insanity they brought him. "This... isn't possible for the place I'm from..." Joshua paused. "So there's only one possible solution here..." Joshuas speaking slowly derived to a murmur, so quiet that only he could hear it. He murmured some form of realisation and nodded to himself. He understood then, it was no longer a matter of where he was... such architecture as compared to that which he now saw was impossible for the medieval period to create. Not even the Asian emperors of the East could even dream of building such creations. No. No matter where he was, these buildings were not a possibility. But that was the point... it was no longer a matter of "where".
It was a matter of "when".
~Ariana Ahikito Kaizuke~
Ariana was rightfully confused at that point. The previously incapacitated Joshua, whom seemed to be completely resistant to any and all attempts to grasp his attention now stood up clutching at his eye for murmuring some ramblings about a solution? A solution to what? Did he know something about why they were in that ruin of a building? Did he have some clue as to what was going on that he wasn't sharing with everyone else? She didn't know but regardless of the exact details, Mister Rowan was seeming more and more suspicious by the second. She decided it would be best to confront him, if he knew something surely she AND all the others deserved to be in on it too. They were all in the same situation correct? Confused and lost? Though by the way he talked it would seem Joshua had always known or perhaps just realised something that she and the others had not. So she approached him, opening her mouth as if to speak when she heard another voice do so before she had the chance.
"Indeed..." Ariana jumped at the sudden third voices arrival on the scene and turned her head to face the young man whom it belonged to. "Everything looks so... old and ancient." Ariana frowned at his words and spoke back to him. "Old and ancient?..." She paused. "You're Erian-san... correct?" She turned to face him. "Don't you think you're over-exagerating just a little bit? I mean yes I'll admit the city looks a couple of years older than what is the norm but I think "Old and ancient..." might be a bit of a stretch... don't you?" She frowned and droned off the sentence in a bored and tired manner... honestly this whole ordeal was tiring her out.
Just as she finished speaking however, the voice of Joshua broke the brief silence she left behind. His voice was filled with purpose. "That city, old, new or ancient is the only visible source of human activity..." He paused. "I suggest we await the others and head there post-haste... wouldn't you agree... "Miss" Kaizuke?" Ariana frowned at the young mans mocking imitation of her formal naming... but nodded at his idea all the same. "Hai... for now, I think that's our best option This decision was followed by an awkward silence between the two, with Ariana constantly shooting glares in Joshuas direction.
She would play nice... for now. But she didn't trust that man, there was something... off, about him. But the oppurtunity for a confrontation had passed. So for that moment and for that moment alone. She would wait.