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estoria2015-06-17 09:51 pm
deontology) wrote in estoria2015-06-17 09:51 pm
Entry tags:
- athena cykes,
- celty sturluson,
- hajime hinata,
- hajime saitou,
- jaco,
- kagemitsu kumou,
- kashuu kiyomitsu,
- kousetsu samonji,
- leia rolando,
- manfred von karma,
- marian hawke,
- mary kozakura,
- milla,
- mitsuru kirijo,
- nice,
- oona,
- peko pekoyama,
- senkimaru hatsushimo,
- shinpachi nagakura,
- sousei abe,
- souza samonji,
- vietnam
[open]
Who: abe no "i'm so gloomy now" sousei & all of you people
When: IC: 1/21-23 || OOC: 6/17-20ish WHENEVER
Where: Various, catch him wherever suits!
What: What do you do when your partner's gone missing? Do dumb things and check on all of his adopted children, naturally.
Rating/Warning: None!
a. open - around the shopping district;
[At first, he didn't really think anything was wrong. Tenka going missing was naturally concerning, but he could've been at work, or the like. But as the day drags on and he doesn't show up, Sousei actually picks up his phone to call him.
User not Registered.
That's...that's very bad. Don't mind Sousei just standing in the middle of the sidewalk staring down at the CereVice in his hand.
At least, until he snaps back into action, turns abruptly, and starts going in the other direction. Too bad he didn't look where he was going first, hopefully his abrupt stop and equally abrupt direction change didn't cause any traffic jams.
Otherwise he can be found poking his head into shops and through alleyways and possibly even opening up and peering into trash cans. What does he think he's going to find there? Who knows. He has to give it a try, though. Even if he does look ridiculous with a trash can lid held over his head.]
b. open - gym;
[And as it drifts into the next day with still no Tenka, Sousei has to admit what he very much doesn't want to--namely that Tenka's gone, and they have no idea if he'll come back or anything. The city has only just started to run properly again after that entire ghost scare; still, it's hard to really appreciate that when it's becoming starkly obvious that everything is not quite right now.
Which is why he can be found in the gym even before his shift begins, practicing. It's good to practice. It's a good way to stay fit, and sharp, which is necessary after that entire fiasco.
Of course, he may be taking this a little too far, as the time drags on into hours and his breathing comes in short, sharp pants. He should probably take a break, but it doesn't seem like it's all too likely right now.]
c. semi-open: to tenka's close cr/people he adopted/etc;
[If Tenka knew you or was trying to take care of you or wanted to help you in some way or was even just amused by you, chances are he told Sousei. And now, as it edges into the third and four and fifth day and still no sign of Tenka coming back, he has to admit that that's probably the case. It had taken Soramaru two weeks to come back, so it isn't as though there isn't hope--but even so, he can't leave this for two weeks.
So he goes to perform his Not Fun Dad duties (which, for the record, he never signed up for). So if Tenka knew your address, he'll be awkwardly knocking on your door, or if he otherwise sees you around the city, he'll be approaching.
Awkwardly.
Sorry if you've never met him before, but he has a Duty to perform, and that duty is looking out for Tenka's gigantic swarm of adoptees and making sure they're all okay after that entire ViViD and technological fiasco.]
Excuse me.
[Don't mind him. He's just a little more Awkward than Tenka--and he's a little tired, though it's hard to tell from his face.]
When: IC: 1/21-23 || OOC: 6/17-20ish WHENEVER
Where: Various, catch him wherever suits!
What: What do you do when your partner's gone missing? Do dumb things and check on all of his adopted children, naturally.
Rating/Warning: None!
a. open - around the shopping district;
[At first, he didn't really think anything was wrong. Tenka going missing was naturally concerning, but he could've been at work, or the like. But as the day drags on and he doesn't show up, Sousei actually picks up his phone to call him.
User not Registered.
That's...that's very bad. Don't mind Sousei just standing in the middle of the sidewalk staring down at the CereVice in his hand.
At least, until he snaps back into action, turns abruptly, and starts going in the other direction. Too bad he didn't look where he was going first, hopefully his abrupt stop and equally abrupt direction change didn't cause any traffic jams.
Otherwise he can be found poking his head into shops and through alleyways and possibly even opening up and peering into trash cans. What does he think he's going to find there? Who knows. He has to give it a try, though. Even if he does look ridiculous with a trash can lid held over his head.]
b. open - gym;
[And as it drifts into the next day with still no Tenka, Sousei has to admit what he very much doesn't want to--namely that Tenka's gone, and they have no idea if he'll come back or anything. The city has only just started to run properly again after that entire ghost scare; still, it's hard to really appreciate that when it's becoming starkly obvious that everything is not quite right now.
Which is why he can be found in the gym even before his shift begins, practicing. It's good to practice. It's a good way to stay fit, and sharp, which is necessary after that entire fiasco.
Of course, he may be taking this a little too far, as the time drags on into hours and his breathing comes in short, sharp pants. He should probably take a break, but it doesn't seem like it's all too likely right now.]
c. semi-open: to tenka's close cr/people he adopted/etc;
[If Tenka knew you or was trying to take care of you or wanted to help you in some way or was even just amused by you, chances are he told Sousei. And now, as it edges into the third and four and fifth day and still no sign of Tenka coming back, he has to admit that that's probably the case. It had taken Soramaru two weeks to come back, so it isn't as though there isn't hope--but even so, he can't leave this for two weeks.
So he goes to perform his Not Fun Dad duties (which, for the record, he never signed up for). So if Tenka knew your address, he'll be awkwardly knocking on your door, or if he otherwise sees you around the city, he'll be approaching.
Awkwardly.
Sorry if you've never met him before, but he has a Duty to perform, and that duty is looking out for Tenka's gigantic swarm of adoptees and making sure they're all okay after that entire ViViD and technological fiasco.]
Excuse me.
[Don't mind him. He's just a little more Awkward than Tenka--and he's a little tired, though it's hard to tell from his face.]
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But this is, without a doubt, Sousei overdoing it.
Still, even so, he's not so out of it that he doesn't notice someone approaching him on the fringe of his awareness, and slowly, he lowers his sword, turning to face her. ...Ah, a familiar face.]
Kirijo. What is it?
[He's eying that water, but mostly because he knows it's for him and he's not sure he can reach out and take it without making it obvious now how badly his arms are trembling from him overdoing it.]
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[ With a quick glance at the clock, Mitsuru gives a polite bow of the head before extending the cup further towards Sousei. It's cold water straight from the dispenser. Nothing dangerous or mysterious in it. Just plain water. ]
Please. You have been here for hours.
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[His answer comes immediately, and a little shortly--but after a short huff, he just reaches out for the water regardless. Fine.
After a moment of looking blankly down at said water, he takes a sip.]
...Thank you. Do not let me keep you from your exercise.
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I have been watching your exercises and there is a point where it does not benefit your physical condition to do any more.
[ She looks at the cup of water and gestures to it as if Sousei should finish it, or at least drink more. ]
Yet you have continued.
[ This is her way of saying, that this isn't normal and it's a little worrying to see the normally measured Sousei pushing himself like this. ]
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That is, he sees her looking, and waits a moment longer before he finally caves and takes another sip of the water. It's almost like being harassed by Kiiko, but not quite... what a strange feeling.]
... That's none of your concern.
[But even as he says it, he really doubts that Mitsuru will be willing to let it go that easily.
Ladies like her never do, do they?]
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[ She stands with her legs apart, her arms crossed and her lips in a frown. Why does she always surround herself with people who don't know their limits? ]
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[There's an edge of exasperation to that, bleeding through his typical calm and poise. That's how Kiiko always got him too.
A sigh, and he lifts the cup to down the rest of the water properly.]
I will be fine, if that is what you're concerned over. I won't push myself that far.
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[ The question was in a gently stern voice, not accusatory but Mitsuru knows that she's not particularly close to Sousei - but at the same time it was plainly obvious what he was doing. There was something wrong that was emotional at its core and she didn't feel comfortable prying. Whether Sousei offered it or not didn't matter, but in her own way - she would try and make sure that he didn't reach that edge he was pushing towards. ]
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It would be nice.
But he's also too responsible to truly do it.]
No. Not now. there are too many things at stake, and too many unknown factors. Things happen without warning in this place that can be very dangerous.
[And he has people to look after. And so.....he must be responsible, even if he would love to do nothing more than dwell in his manpain forever.
And, a little softer--]
You do not have to worry, Kirijo. I know my limits very well.
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[ says Mitsuru, her stance changing as she held her wrist in her hand, gently doing circles with it. She used to be exactly like this herself. Not saying that she's completely gotten rid of the habit, but with her friends, she's gotten a lot better at recognising when she was doing it. Now she was seeing the same sort of behaviour in others, was it empathy? ]
... When my father died, I didn't sleep for days on end. I didn't eat, I did everything that was expected of me but I just wanted to get rid of the crushing numbness.
[ She looks at Sousei, not with pity but with a knowing sadness. ]
There are people out there who want to help.
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There's some empathy there that Sousei can sincerely feel. When Taiko had died...well, he hadn't been Sousei's real father, but he had been as close as could be, right? It's not as though Taiko had ever treated him poorly, and when he had died...
Yes, he knows what that feels like.]
...It is nothing so drastic as that. [Yes, Tenka is gone, but...] There is still hope in this situation, whereas in one like that... [...there's nothing.]
This situation may be temporary. [It might.
He's honestly not sure, but he's grasping onto whatever pulls it away from dead like Taiko, because he's not sure he could handle that again.]
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[ That was the only conclusion Mitsuru could draw, with the way Sousei was acting. It was someone who was here, then pulled away - in the way the code was here in Cerealia. ]
I have been taught a lot about impermanence here in Cerealia. If someone has left, it is but a glitch in a system. That person left me twice since they have come into my life again, but the fact they have come back is good enough for me.
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[There's always hope. That's what he has to hold onto. The hope that this won't be, in the end, a hopeless case.
He'll see Tenka again.
He has to, really.]
There is much we still don't know about this situation and process. That means it is too early to give up hope.
[A pause. The emphasis she puts on it gets him to backtrack.]
"That person"?
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[ That's all she wants to say on the matter, because there was a lot more that Minako saved her from (herself, her arranged marriage, the end of the world etc). ]
She taught me how to hope, so I am unafraid for when she disappears. I am sad when it happens, however I hope for her return since she had returned. Against all odds, some would say - but I permit myself certain irrational things.
[ Mitsuru chuckles, raising her hand to her mouth demurely. ]
I have spoken at length about myself, however I feel a certain kinship between us.
[ Whether she's wrong to feel that is a different story. But she feels the similarities between her and Sousei profoundly, especially now. ]
So it troubles me less to be candid about these things.
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... Slowly, he crosses his arms, and inspects her thoughtfully. It takes a lot of gall to compare yourself to someone else like that, but it's not like he disapproves of it.
She may not be entirely wrong.]
...Retaining hope is incredibly important in situations such as these. So long as there is the slightest sliver of hope, it is worth holding onto.
[At least, despite his stick in the mud appearance, that's what he believes--in hope.]