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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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...Slowly, he lowers his sword, clearing his throat as he regains his composure, and ignoring the way his arms tremble now that he's stopped with the ridiculous amount of activity he'd been putting them through.
Whatever, arms, nobody asked you.]
Milla. [... Someone must've made him mad? ...Yeah, he thinks in a way he's really mad (and upset, and hurt, and so many other things) that Tenka left after all of those promises, but again, it wasn't really Tenka's fault.
That's even more frustrating.]
... It is nothing like that. Rather... [A breath out, slow and steadier than before.] ...I suppose I wanted to take my mind off of the current situation.
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it's odd, actually, being on the other end of this kind of situation, because she's usually the one who's pushing things aside, the one who turns in surprise when sousei or whoever else cares comes up behind her when she's vulnerable. it... really must've been something, for sousei to have to take his mind off it instead of dealing with it directly.
she shifts a tad, her weight on one foot. she's not too sure how to approach this, because she's. never been good at things like this, but this is what she wants to do so.
milla only pauses for a little bit, until she speaks again. ]
What happened?
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But. Well. He remembers Milla coming to him about Elle. And he remembers Milla explaining her situation to him--reluctant, but honest.
Carefully, he sheathes his sword, focusing on that for the moment while he tries to decide what to say, or how much to say, and in the end, what he says is just the simple truth, because--]
Tenka is no longer in this city.
[--because Sousei thinks people deserve to know when the person who so often acts like the sun for so many people is gone.
And at the very least, he has delivered that news so often in the past few days that his voice is perfectly level as he says so, if a little...dull. It's still difficult. Isn't that strange? He doesn't want to think about when he got dependent.]
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that's... odd. she's not sure how to take that news. milla's... not particularly close with him, but there's. a strange feeling, that accompanies the thought of tenka's absence. he was a loudmouth, a foundation for some other people, she supposes, in the way only obnoxious do-gooders could be. those were the people who she supposed would be safest, though they really weren't.
but despite the oddity, she can't say it affects her at the level that elle or ludger's disappearance had, though her concern and-- understanding for sousei's situation sets in immediately.
of course, she isn't sure what to say. because elle hadn't come back, and ludger hadn't come back, and though she can tell herself they're safe she's just been handling things by tucking those thoughts away.
and sousei... ]
... Ah. [ ah.
no, that isn't right. ]
That would make you overdo it.
[ this place really is!! the worst!! ]
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Especially for Milla, who can't even return to them.
He frowns vaguely, and wishes he still had his sword in his hands. At least then, he would have something to turn away to do. Instead, he has to face the situation, and so he does, lifting his head. Some days, it's harder and harder to do so, but he'd made that promise to himself, after all. Even if he was all alone, he would continue to act with his head held high.
After all, someone had to.]
I am not overdoing it. [It's a weak protest, but it's at least something to say.] I'm perfectly aware of my limits.
[He's just ignoring them right now.]
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not to mention that milla gets it. she gets it incredibly well, knows exactly how it feels to be on the other end of one of cerealia's wonderful disappearances. especially when someone is like tenka had been.
it's not as simple as hoping and, while she knows sousei is strong enough to deal with it... it's still not easy. ]
I know. [ not sarcastic sounding, for once.
but she is a little bit awkward. mostly because she's trying to figure out how to word "hey we're friends and remember when i made you that offer that you could depend on me yeah that's a thing" in a suitable way. how? how do people just do it. ]
... I also know they don't mean much when something like this happens.
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...They do not, no. [A pause, as he tries to think of what to say that wouldn't be trite, before he decides that focusing on her situation is just...simpler.]
You do not have to deal with this as well. [It's not Milla's problem, it's really not. He understands she's making the effort, but she doesn't have to put herself through it.] I know that you have done so enough already.
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[ and that's what the easy thing to say is. somehow being blunt and disagreeable was so much easier than extending a hand in some kind of companionship that she. wasn't at all used to.
but despite the slight narrowing of her eyes, or the curtness of her tone, she's saying all of this to dissuade him from rejecting her help. she's already decided awhile ago that this was what she wanted--needed to do, and with sousei helping her so much milla's not at all going to back down from that decision.
not that she would've normally. ( ... it's really odd, that she can think about something like this now. ) ]
... Don't make this about me when it's about you. [ god, why does she need to say this out loud. ] Of course I don't have to deal with anything. But--
[ he didn't have to search for elle. he didn't have to do a lot of things. he didn't have to make being here a little more bearable. but that's just always something she's going to keep quiet; favors repaid solely through action.
she shakes her head. ]
--It doesn't matter, anyway.
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Well. Apparently she considers this important.
Sousei looks at her for a long moment, before finally, he nods. He won't admit he's not okay, never has and never will, and certainly not over being dependent on someone else. But...at the very least, he'll accept what assistance she's offering here.
(Isn't that another form of dependence? He quashes that thought immediately.)]
Very well then. I won't. [In contrast to her sharp tone, his is surprisingly mild. But then, he doesn't have a lot to offer up in argument right now, not to that. He's...almost at a loss, really.
What now?]
...What doesn't matter?
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... and then he's asking about what doesn't matter, which pulls her taut again. what didn't matter? voicing her thoughts and appreciation, because she didn't need to.
but she'd said that out loud, as if he knew what she was thinking about. ]
What doesn't-- [ ah. uhhh. what doesn't matter? milla, what doesn't matter besides vocalizing awkward, mushy thank yous for everything that jude and leia probably would have no problem saying. ] Obviously, whatever I went through. Whether I've had people leave or not. In the end it doesn't really change what I feel I need to do.
[ well. that's not false. but. she actually felt a little okay with admitting that, except when she catches up with what she just said. what she feels she needs to do?? she just wants to help with his mood, and-- she needs to do this apparently?!
she's really going to go home after this and think long and hard about her words. ( move on, move on. ) ]
... Come on, let's get you something to drink.
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It's such a peculiar thought that there's really not a lot of fight left in him.]
...Fine. [Simply. Calmly.
He wasn't at all calm earlier, but now that the tiredness sets in, calm is easier. He's always had that much covered, after all. Even when the world falls down around him, he can keep on going with his chin up, and with implacable calm.
But since it's obvious she's intent on seeing this through to the end, he caves somewhat gracefully.]
Lead the way, and I will follow.