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- oh honey no,
- we are yelling!!,
- you tried
002. Video/Action for Route 35 (just outside Goldenrod)
[VIDEO]
[Well, today's video from Ishimaru is no less shouty than the first, though he seems to be less...manically enthusiastic this time around. Surely, this is progress!
Or, well, it would be, if it weren't so damn awkward-looking; he hasn't quite gotten the hang of addressing large groups of people over the feed like this, and as such his posture is a bit too tight, arms folded close against his chest, and his expression is still incredibly severe, though it's difficult to tell if it's through anger or just sheer...uh, passion. Let's. Let's call it that.
That said, he's still outside, seeming to be on one of the routes, the device apparently propped up on something; Goldenrod's skyline is rather visible close behind him, though, so he obviously hasn't gone too far.]
Through both my own curiosity and in the name of a personal project I'm undertaking, I have a request for the rest of you that have found yourselves in this place! It's not very much, and will only take a moment of your time - but if you have any sort of particular life motto or words that you happen to live by, I would like to hear them! If you have several, I would like all of them...and if you don't happen to have any, I'm sure that others would be willing to inspire you, should you want it!!
[...honey.]
Otherwise, keep your heads up and your gazes trained toward the horizon; it's been a beautiful day today - if a bit wet out sometimes - and hopefully a highly productive one for all of you!
[Okay, so he still hasn't quite learned how to people. He's working on it...]
[ACTION]
[Well! It seems that Ishimaru vs. Johto has not been going too badly lately - if the Shinx in front of him is any indication, he's managed to capture something halfway useful (and not Team Rocket property), at least. Now, if he can only work out what to do with the fish he's been given...
Today he is standing around on Route 35 near the entrance to Goldenrod, still wearing that pristine white uniform, hands firmly on hips and just looking like the most demented little drill instructor ever; he's got the fish on one side of his tiny makeshift battlefield, the Shinx on the other, and it's obvious that the Shinx's role in the proceedings is to stand there and be patient while Ishimaru tries to work out how to actually do something with the Magikarp.
To its credit, said Magikarp is flopping about heroically; Splash may be useless, but god, this thing is trying harder than He-Man in this institution. And to his own credit, Ishimaru is clearly trying to be encouraging, though judging from the weird pitchy quality to his voice he's more than slightly unsure of what to do with this poor stupid thing.]
Ah, that was better - that was much better! The...the height on that was very impressive!
[He withdraws a bit after that, posture-wise, his stance tightening while he thinks; there has to be some way to utilize this...]
...Have you tried just landing on your target, instead of staying over there?
[The Magikarp looks at his trainer like he may have, in fact, just received divine revelation; Ishimaru grins.]
Go on, then! Show Yoritsugu the force of your effort!
[Yoritsugu (that would be the Shinx, who is now seriously wondering why on earth he had to be caught by this fuckin' guy) just kind of stares at both of them as though minds have definitely been lost; however, that Magikarp seems to be feeling particularly empowered - Splash goes off without a hitch, this time aimed directly at the Shinx, and it...!!
...it...goes about as well as one would expect, really. There certainly was a lot of effort, but as Splash deals no damage whatsoever, there wasn't a whole lot of effect with the effort; it's managed to push Yoritsugu into the ground due to sheer weight and physics, but otherwise...yeeeah.
As such, for a long, awkward moment there is a completely bewildered Shinx splayed out on the ground with a fish on its back; after a while, said fish just kind of...slides off sideways onto the ground, and Ishimaru busies himself with burying his face in his hands, uttering a very muffled "Why..." once he's there.
However, once Ishimaru manages to compose himself well enough to actually look back up, that fish is looking proud as hell because good lord, trainer, it did a thing! Kinda! ...Yeah, Ishimaru just kind of smiles again, the expression clearly exasperated, as he moves to pick it up; the fish just...wriggles a bit as he does so, but at least it's not trying to get away.]
Yes, well. That was a splendid attempt indeed!
[Just. So much awkward, forced laughter because this is totally a good thing, right
...orz
Feel free to try to save the idiot and the fish from themselves; they could probably use the break.]
[Well, today's video from Ishimaru is no less shouty than the first, though he seems to be less...manically enthusiastic this time around. Surely, this is progress!
Or, well, it would be, if it weren't so damn awkward-looking; he hasn't quite gotten the hang of addressing large groups of people over the feed like this, and as such his posture is a bit too tight, arms folded close against his chest, and his expression is still incredibly severe, though it's difficult to tell if it's through anger or just sheer...uh, passion. Let's. Let's call it that.
That said, he's still outside, seeming to be on one of the routes, the device apparently propped up on something; Goldenrod's skyline is rather visible close behind him, though, so he obviously hasn't gone too far.]
Through both my own curiosity and in the name of a personal project I'm undertaking, I have a request for the rest of you that have found yourselves in this place! It's not very much, and will only take a moment of your time - but if you have any sort of particular life motto or words that you happen to live by, I would like to hear them! If you have several, I would like all of them...and if you don't happen to have any, I'm sure that others would be willing to inspire you, should you want it!!
[...honey.]
Otherwise, keep your heads up and your gazes trained toward the horizon; it's been a beautiful day today - if a bit wet out sometimes - and hopefully a highly productive one for all of you!
[Okay, so he still hasn't quite learned how to people. He's working on it...]
[ACTION]
[Well! It seems that Ishimaru vs. Johto has not been going too badly lately - if the Shinx in front of him is any indication, he's managed to capture something halfway useful (and not Team Rocket property), at least. Now, if he can only work out what to do with the fish he's been given...
Today he is standing around on Route 35 near the entrance to Goldenrod, still wearing that pristine white uniform, hands firmly on hips and just looking like the most demented little drill instructor ever; he's got the fish on one side of his tiny makeshift battlefield, the Shinx on the other, and it's obvious that the Shinx's role in the proceedings is to stand there and be patient while Ishimaru tries to work out how to actually do something with the Magikarp.
To its credit, said Magikarp is flopping about heroically; Splash may be useless, but god, this thing is trying harder than He-Man in this institution. And to his own credit, Ishimaru is clearly trying to be encouraging, though judging from the weird pitchy quality to his voice he's more than slightly unsure of what to do with this poor stupid thing.]
Ah, that was better - that was much better! The...the height on that was very impressive!
[He withdraws a bit after that, posture-wise, his stance tightening while he thinks; there has to be some way to utilize this...]
...Have you tried just landing on your target, instead of staying over there?
[The Magikarp looks at his trainer like he may have, in fact, just received divine revelation; Ishimaru grins.]
Go on, then! Show Yoritsugu the force of your effort!
[Yoritsugu (that would be the Shinx, who is now seriously wondering why on earth he had to be caught by this fuckin' guy) just kind of stares at both of them as though minds have definitely been lost; however, that Magikarp seems to be feeling particularly empowered - Splash goes off without a hitch, this time aimed directly at the Shinx, and it...!!
...it...goes about as well as one would expect, really. There certainly was a lot of effort, but as Splash deals no damage whatsoever, there wasn't a whole lot of effect with the effort; it's managed to push Yoritsugu into the ground due to sheer weight and physics, but otherwise...yeeeah.
As such, for a long, awkward moment there is a completely bewildered Shinx splayed out on the ground with a fish on its back; after a while, said fish just kind of...slides off sideways onto the ground, and Ishimaru busies himself with burying his face in his hands, uttering a very muffled "Why..." once he's there.
However, once Ishimaru manages to compose himself well enough to actually look back up, that fish is looking proud as hell because good lord, trainer, it did a thing! Kinda! ...Yeah, Ishimaru just kind of smiles again, the expression clearly exasperated, as he moves to pick it up; the fish just...wriggles a bit as he does so, but at least it's not trying to get away.]
Yes, well. That was a splendid attempt indeed!
[Just. So much awkward, forced laughter because this is totally a good thing, right
...orz
Feel free to try to save the idiot and the fish from themselves; they could probably use the break.]
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However, you will get text in return, simply because the idea of rendering this some sort of odd PokéSkype experience isn't really his idea of a good time, it'll feel weird. At least there will be far less shouting and the conversation might actually appear halfway sane?]
I can appreciate the sense of morale, but I can't agree with the message itself - if it's saying what I think it is, anyway.
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[He concedes that point.]
The message isn't bad. It just depends on the mission.
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I do apologize for the lateness. Work has been intense.
Rescues. Bodyguards. Investigation.
[What's left unsaid is probably best left unsaid. Like setting off bombs. And killing people.]
I've got no room for failure.
It's all good. I've been under the weather myself lately so tags have been glacial.
I just know that some people would apply it in places that it really shouldn't be applied. "Any way possible" isn't acceptable under some circumstances.
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What's your "mission" then, kid?
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Short-term, I intend to find a way to bring some people I know to this world, as it's better than what they're facing back home.
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Home's tough, huh?
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Thank you. I like challenges; I believe in the merits of hard work and effort. That's what's going to change the world, far more than I ever could.
Home itself is fine (I think), but the situation we're in is what's tough. It's hard to explain.
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[He of all people should know that best.]
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[He hesitates for a moment before sending another.]
You have many secrets, don't you, Rude-san?
[...and Ishimaru has all the subtlety of a goddamn brick, but that kind of goes without saying.]
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Why?
[Because if there's going to be digging happening Rude's going to want to take a step back from this conversation.]
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Do you ever get tired of keeping them all?
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It takes a few minutes before he does, eventually, offer his honest opinion.]
Sometimes.
It depends.
On why you're keeping them.
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I wouldn't know; I've never had any worth keeping - none that are too important to me, anyway. Small secrets, of course, I think everyone has those; large ones are new to me.
I'm told some have secrets they would kill for. That seems very tiresome to me.
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Some things are worth killing for.
[He can't count the number of people who have poked their noses where they shouldn't have and met their end at the hands of the Turks. And not even Shinra's elite espionage team was immune to the dangers of knowing too much.
Rude's always played it cool, and sometimes even played it dumb. Better for the higher-ups to underestimate him than come down on him hard if they find out he knows more than they're comfortable with.]
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Does that change, depending on who you have to kill to keep that secret?
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The correct "work" reply that Rude would've given would've been a resounding and non-bending 'no', but...a Turk knew where the line between profession and personal is.]
Yes.
[He preferred to die than lay a hand on any of his fellow Turks. No secret was worth any of their lives.]
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...I'm actually relieved to hear that, in some ways; thank you for answering so bluntly, Rude-san.
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Good luck with everything.
And secrets.
If you've got any. Or get any later.
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