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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.]
[video]
[Aliens. Literal aliens. And probably zombies. And people from the future. And some kid who thinks he talks to fruit. His suspension of disbelief is flat-out broken by now, Maka, go ahead and try him.]
[video]
Okay, well...in my world there tend to be two kinds of people that are born: Weapons and Meisters. Weapons are people with the ability to turn into a weapon--any sort of weapon, really--and Meisters are those that have the ability to wield them and synchronize their souls together. Our leader brought all of the Weapons and the Meisters of the world together into one organization to protect the world from monsters that would devour the souls of the innocent and plunge the world into fear and insanity.
...That's the abridged version, at any rate, but that's what it means when I say that I'm a Meister. One of my abilities as a Meister is detecting the soul of another living thing--though not here, obviously--and wielding any Weapon that I can sync my soul with. Though I'm a student Meister right now, when I get older and graduate from the Academy, I'll be a part of the organization as a whole under Lord Death's orders.
[.......She'll just wait for him to say that she's lying or completely insane.]
[video]
...yeahno, as it stands he's just going to take a moment to try to figure out what to do with this piece of "what in the world" that's been thrown at him. He's met his share of perfectly normal people here, like Alice-san and Lieutenant Blake, but then there's been the abovementioned bits of weird to process...either people here really like messing with others, or they're telling the truth.
Fortunately, Ishimaru will question some things but he's usually
pretty gulliblewilling to give people the benefit of the doubt.]That sounds like something you would have seen on television, not something that you would be experiencing - but if it's a lie, it's both a very elaborate one and not very convincing! I would think that you would come up with something more believable if you were lying, because as it is that sounds ridiculous!
I'm not sure if I believe you or not, but for now I don't have much choice to take your word for it and perhaps suggest that "Lord Death" should probably choose a less over-the-top name to go by if he wants to be taken seriously!!
[video]
And I told you that you wouldn't believe me, but you made me say it anyway!
[video]
[...wait. Something she said just kind of clicked - processing...processing...processing...]
...you work for the god of death.
[video]
[Oh boy.]
Don't freak out, Ishimaru.
[This is a legitimate concern with him, she's finding.]
He's not a bad guy, Lord Death. He's actually really nice and--obviously--he's concerned with the safety and order of the world.
[video]
[Well, at least he's not freaking out? Looking at you like you may have grown a second head, yeah, but not freaking out. Improvement!]
Isn't it technically death's job to be impartial, however? Not to say I have an argument against protecting the souls of the innocent! That obviously should take first priority! It's just not one that I would think death would concern itself - himself? - with.
[video]
[Yes, she just said the god of death LOVES humans.]
And he guards the souls of the deceased when they pass on. [Lol what's an afterlife? She never bothered questioning where they go if they're not eaten by monsters.] I mean, why shouldn't a god of death want to safeguard the souls of humans? Reaping isn't an impulse, it's just a duty.
[video]
[Well, really, it's better that he loves humans, given that the alternatives to that have potential to be nasty, when you think about it.]
Whatever afterlife you believe in - or, rather, whatever afterlife exists in your world, I guess - sounds very peaceful, at least, with an individual like that guarding it.
[video]
even though she's only actually met one.]It must be. And it'll only remain peaceful when his son carries on the duty.
[Yes she just said that the god of death has a son.
This "new friend" is not going to get any more normal, Ishimaru, may as well accept it.]
Not that I think about what the afterlife must be like, anyway. That's implying that I'm waiting to die, it'd be completely counterproductive to courage, wouldn't it?
[video]
Ishimaru spends literally all of his time studying; mythology and theology and the like had to come into play somewhere along the line, even if he doesn't believe in such things himself.]
I wouldn't say that it implies that, necessarily! Knowing that the afterlife will be peaceful will likely give you no qualms when it's time to face it yourself, right? That can only contribute to your ability to have courage in this life!
[video]
[Meisters live a relatively short life anyway, she may as well do the world saving thing.]
[video]
W-Well, that's a very good way of looking at it, I think! It's something I've been trying to keep in mind myself, even if it's not on the same scale as what you're describing!
[video]
[See, she can be curious about other peoples' lives too.]
Is there someone important to you here or back at home?
[video]
[Hopefully no one was expecting more information than that because ahahaha um.]
[video]
[video]
[video]
[Nonsensical shonen peptalk round 3!]