[ closed/semi-open ] coldest winter for me

[overgrowth]

Who: Kanda (overgrowth) & Vietnam (hoasen), and YOU (see toplevel in comments!)
When: IC 2/09 OOC 7/26
Where: Thistle Do Nicely and elsewhere in the city, and some bar.
What: kanda gets lost and is a menace to society.
Rating/Warning: alcohol consumption but otherwise none!

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[ his own belongings currently stashed in the apartment he'd been given, seeing as none of it was particularly valuable to anyone but himself—except for mugen, which is at his hip, and his clothes, which he's wearing for lack of anything else—kanda has been stalking around the colony. there's no sign of an exit, which he should have expected based on what others told him. equally discomforting is the change in setting. the technology is something like the science department would dream up, and he feels lost.

he's still walking around like he's going somewhere to commit a well-planned murder, though. his pace only drops when he glances through a window and seems something odd.

lotus flowers. he glances around and sees more, of course, but they're a different color than the ones in this shop. but maybe his hallucinations have progressed and he's now dreaming up a setting for the flowers, as well—a shop full of other flowers and a huge bowl of water for the thick-petaled lotus blooms.

so that's where vietnam will find him: glaring at her poor lotuses like he's about to pull out his sword and cut them to pieces. he's probably scaring off customers. ]

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[hoasen]

[There was a lot of pointing and whispering by random customers as they avoided the location where the lotuses were placed. Confused, Vietnam walks over to investigate, wondering if something had happened. A flower died? Something tipped? A fight?

Instead, she sees Kanda glaring at them. This is not exactly how she thought she would see him for the first time after encountering him after his arrival in ViViD.]

Kanda, is something wrong?

[overgrowth]

[ kanda heard her coming, so he at least doesn't twitch for his sword, but he does look at her without any sense of politeness or happiness that they've met again. ]

...no.

[ it took him quite a while to answer with that, though. ]

[hoasen]

[If he was happy, she might probably have jumped. At least seeing him grumpy is actually familiar.

Also she is suspicious thanks to awkward pause.]

Really? It is fine to say. There is no one else here.

[They all went to the other end of the shop.]

[overgrowth]

[ it's true that kanda scared pretty much everyone off, but... he still doesn't trust this place. surely there are people listening at all times! (for once his paranoia might not be misplaced.) ]

I was just looking. Is this your shop?

[hoasen]

[Kanda, you need to learn to cool your bitchy resting face. But yes, actually, she would even agree with that...dammit.]

I see, in that case, feel free to look around? And I help manage it, yes. [She didn't dish out the money for it, as CERES designated her the job. But she did kind of boss her way up to the top (how).]

closed to korra, 2/09.

[overgrowth]

[ exploring has taken him around many areas of the colony, but he hasn't found much of use. shopping and "luxury" are of no interest to him, and all he's been thinking about is trying to remember roads.

(there might be a map on the cerevice, but he doesn't trust that shit.)

finally, however, he sees a place that seems familiar despite its trappings of modernity and technology—a gym. not quite the kind he's used to, but there's space that he can use and people in training. one, in particular, draws his attention.

he hasn't had a chance to practice since going out on his last mission. curious, now, he draws closer and basically just stands there leaning against the wall watching, waiting for her to finish. ]

[braavado]

[Though Korra still doesn't trust CERES and their gadgets, especially after the horror stories she's heard, she has to admit the device's suggestion wasn't a bad one. The gym is familiar to her, even with all the newer, strange machines, and she quickly finds herself easing back into training mode once she finds a spot to warm up.

Not too much time has passed when a prickling sensation at her neck breaks through Korra's concentration and puts her on guard. It's a feeling she recognizes: she's being watched. Korra drops her hands to her side and turns, eyes scanning the area until they meet Kanda's.]

Did you need something?

[overgrowth]

No. [ but after a pause, he continues. ] I don't recognize that form.

[braavado]

[If she needed any more proof that the worlds here are different, the complete unfamiliarity people have toward the bending styles would probably be it. Korra shakes her head, her posture relaxing slightly.]

We're all supposed to be from different worlds here, so I guess that makes sense. I was just going through some airbending forms right now to warm up.

[This time, she studies him more closely, returning his earlier curiosity.] What styles do you know?

[overgrowth]

[ "airbending" sounds like something made up, to kanda, but he's also seen some weird enough things that he doesn't question it for now. ]

Jigen-ryū and battōjutsu, mostly. [ or, whatever the anime equivalent is. ] And some open-handed.

open, forward dated 2/10.

[overgrowth]

[ it's a nice bar, really, tastefully lit and decorated. you come in expecting quiet service, maybe some music, and a good evening of getting drunk.

what you get is kanda, dressed in the usual black-and-white bartender outfit, long hair tied in a lower ponytail, slamming a bottle of beer down in front of you nearly as soon as you sit down. ]

I don't know how to make it, so don't ask.

[ and then he's turning around again.

if you catch him in a slightly better mood (or before he gets frustrated), he just raises his eyebrows and waits for something to be said. ]

[yourotherleft]

[good thing pirates are used to rude service at bars.

Zoro didn't mean to pick somewhere classy, he just wants to check out all the bars he can find to choose a favorite place. So far, no satisfaction. Half of them don't even carry a single variety of sake.

So when he plunks down in front of this ponytailed bartender, the remark doesn't bother him in the slightest.]

Wasn't gonna. But if you've got rum, I'll take that over beer.

i'm assuming zoro has his swords on him if that's ok! LMK IF IT ISN'T

[overgrowth]

[ kanda grunts in a way that could mean anything, but he takes the beer back and looks around the shelf behind him for a few moments before he locates dark rum in a large bottle.

he pours it out dexterously enough into a glass, no ice, and passes it along. only after that does he let the instinctive assessment become more conscious, looking at the man's three swords with silent interest. ]

yup he totally does

[yourotherleft]

[Surprise, that's exactly the way he wants it. Zoro grunts his thanks and downs half the glass in one shot. He notes where those eyes are focused, then.]

I'm allowed to carry them in here, aren't I?

I'M HERE

[fortheprincess]

[ Hak's been here only once before but he doesn't remember seeing this guy. Not that Hak's keeping track or anything, but it's extra unpleasant when he slams down the beer in front of him.

Doesn't really phase him or anything. The remark, however, gets him to raise an eyebrow. ]

Got any sake? Luckily for you, it doesn't require any effort to make.

I'M ALSO BACK after plane flights huff

[overgrowth]

[ kanda just grunts in response, but he takes the beer back and goes to another shelf. he takes a sake cup as well, and actually pours it properly. ]

At least you have better taste than that shit.

WELCOME HOME

[fortheprincess]

[ There's a slight upturn of lips now--Hak hasn't had that in a while. ]

Not a fan of beer, I take it?

closed to kashuu, 2/09.

[overgrowth]

[ despite all the odd fashions of the times, kanda still stands out wearing mostly black and carrying a sword at his waist. he seems not to mind any stares he gets, at least, but that's partially because he has more important things in mind.

like the fact that he's lost. walking purposefully in varying direction can only be inconspicuous for so long... ]

[adornmental]

[The next time he turns a corner, he'll find that he isn't alone... spookyscary.

But it's only Kashuu, at least! He looks a lot more at home now that he's out of the weird doctor's lab coat thing, and stands in the middle of the sidewalk with his hands set against his hips, almost like he's been waiting for Kanda to come back this way. ...He has. He definitely has. He'll even say as much:]

Yo! I was waiting to see if you'd end up wandering over here again.

[overgrowth]

[ oh fuck. for several reasons; one, this means the guy's seen him walking around. two, it's embarrassing that kashuu knows he's gotten lost again after being rude back in the hospital. and three, kanda doesn't really want to talk to anyone right now, much less someone this... chipper.

well, maybe he can get away with it. ]

What do you mean?

[ he definitely hasn't been by this street twice... right?? ]

[adornmental]

Hm? You don't even remember being here before?

[No, it's just making Kanda look even sadder...!! But Kashuu waves his hand in merry dismissal, pivoting briefly to his toes before stepping forward.]

If you're that lost, why don't you come with me? I can give you a mini-tour!

closed to veronica, 2/13.

[overgrowth]

[ the gym, at least, is decent and well-furnished. kanda has been going through empty-hand forms, training to make up for lost time and to get out frustration and all the excess energy that seems to have bubbled up lately.

he's almost through, jogging in place briefly before going to a punching bag. whoever else is in the gym is duly ignored for the moment. ]

[protectthecastle]

[It's probably for the best that he had been ignoring everyone, because there was one blonde princess slowing down her treadmill until it's at a slow walk so that she can watch Kanda without losing her step. She was staring (taking advantage of the fact that he seemed too occupied to tell her to stop), examining the forms, the way he twists to throw a punch, and fitting them to the little she learned from briefly dabbling in some self defense classes with Rahzel.

He looks like he's nearly done and when he makes a move to go to a punching bag, she abandons her treadmill (and water bottle) to come closer.]

Excuse me.

[overgrowth]

[ kanda is done for the most part, and he glances at her with slightly less vitriol than before, having worked out some frustrations through adrenaline and physical activity. ]

Yeah?

[ he does recognize her, at least. ]

[protectthecastle]

[Even if he had been full-on glaring at her, she wouldn't have been deterred.]

I was watching as you were training-

[At least she's honest about it?]

-and I was wondering what some of those forms are for. I do not recognize many of them and I wished to know.