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004. Action for Violet City/Video
[ACTION]
[Perhaps strangely for the late evening hours on a Sunday, there are lights on in the school in Violet City tonight; Ishimaru usually avoids coming here in the evenings for that reason - surely it would look suspicious if someone were to come by and see that, or notice someone wandering around in there through the windows - but he has been coming by here once classes let out for the day once in a while, and tonight...well. It's been a long week.
It had taken him some time to convince himself that being here was okay (it is public property, as far as he can tell, so he's not in danger of trespassing, and surely it can't be breaking and entering if the door is unlocked); he'd run into a janitor yesterday who didn't seem fazed at his being there, and didn't seem to mind as long as he left things as he found them. It isn't as though he does much here, anyway; he mostly just wanders around, enjoying the feel of the place. Schools have always had very distinct feelings associated with them, as far as he goes; even his time in Hope's Peak hasn't managed to tarnish that.
About the only thing it's effected is the way he makes sure to leave the windows open and unblocked by shades while he's here.
So he's clearly visible to passersby, should there be any this evening, though he's got his back to the outside; he's got chalk in his hand, quickly adorning the chalkboard in front of him with words written briskly in steady, straight lines.
Live with simplicity, fortitude and vigor.
The foundation of hard work is the spirit to succeed.
Sacrifice is freely given, not yours to demand; give freely of yourself when possible.
Do what you can with your life; it's the only one you've been given.
Do not tear down when you can build up; do not destroy when you can create.
Respect all life as though it were your own.
They're simple phrases, really; things to be kept in mind, thoughts that he needs to remind himself from time to time. He thinks for a moment before scrawling one more down, and then he steps back, surveying his work.
We are not dead yet.
It had struck him as horribly morbid, when he'd first heard it; it's still painful, but it brings with it a dark sense of comfort. We are not dead yet.
That one gets underlined.]
[VIDEO]
[Well, judging from the background of the video, Ishimaru hasn't quite left the school building yet -
...all right, he's not even in the process of leaving, as several of those lines are still clearly visible on the board behind him, but still. He'll wipe them before he leaves, definitely.
However, for the time being, he has something of a question; it's been bothering him for quite some time now, actually.]
A lot of people seem to have been brought here during times of stress or conflict in their lives - in fact, almost everyone I've seen has been like that! Is there anyone here from a world that's actually peaceful and in order?
[It hasn't quite hit him that this isn't just something you ask people, good lord.]
Of course, even if things are dark for you now back home, the focus shouldn't be on futility, but rather on hope and possibilities! Even if your world is a dark one and your circumstances are unfortunate, it's still nice to hear about the positive times, so if you have any of those, they can be shared as well, if you like.
I hope that today was good to you, and if not, that tomorrow will be better - anything can be overcome with hard work, inner strength and cooperation!
[...again, it's been a long week, and he tends to solve issues with his own sense of spirit by screaming encouragement at others; it usually works, for the most part.]
[Perhaps strangely for the late evening hours on a Sunday, there are lights on in the school in Violet City tonight; Ishimaru usually avoids coming here in the evenings for that reason - surely it would look suspicious if someone were to come by and see that, or notice someone wandering around in there through the windows - but he has been coming by here once classes let out for the day once in a while, and tonight...well. It's been a long week.
It had taken him some time to convince himself that being here was okay (it is public property, as far as he can tell, so he's not in danger of trespassing, and surely it can't be breaking and entering if the door is unlocked); he'd run into a janitor yesterday who didn't seem fazed at his being there, and didn't seem to mind as long as he left things as he found them. It isn't as though he does much here, anyway; he mostly just wanders around, enjoying the feel of the place. Schools have always had very distinct feelings associated with them, as far as he goes; even his time in Hope's Peak hasn't managed to tarnish that.
About the only thing it's effected is the way he makes sure to leave the windows open and unblocked by shades while he's here.
So he's clearly visible to passersby, should there be any this evening, though he's got his back to the outside; he's got chalk in his hand, quickly adorning the chalkboard in front of him with words written briskly in steady, straight lines.
Live with simplicity, fortitude and vigor.
The foundation of hard work is the spirit to succeed.
Sacrifice is freely given, not yours to demand; give freely of yourself when possible.
Do what you can with your life; it's the only one you've been given.
Do not tear down when you can build up; do not destroy when you can create.
Respect all life as though it were your own.
They're simple phrases, really; things to be kept in mind, thoughts that he needs to remind himself from time to time. He thinks for a moment before scrawling one more down, and then he steps back, surveying his work.
We are not dead yet.
It had struck him as horribly morbid, when he'd first heard it; it's still painful, but it brings with it a dark sense of comfort. We are not dead yet.
That one gets underlined.]
[VIDEO]
[Well, judging from the background of the video, Ishimaru hasn't quite left the school building yet -
...all right, he's not even in the process of leaving, as several of those lines are still clearly visible on the board behind him, but still. He'll wipe them before he leaves, definitely.
However, for the time being, he has something of a question; it's been bothering him for quite some time now, actually.]
A lot of people seem to have been brought here during times of stress or conflict in their lives - in fact, almost everyone I've seen has been like that! Is there anyone here from a world that's actually peaceful and in order?
[It hasn't quite hit him that this isn't just something you ask people, good lord.]
Of course, even if things are dark for you now back home, the focus shouldn't be on futility, but rather on hope and possibilities! Even if your world is a dark one and your circumstances are unfortunate, it's still nice to hear about the positive times, so if you have any of those, they can be shared as well, if you like.
I hope that today was good to you, and if not, that tomorrow will be better - anything can be overcome with hard work, inner strength and cooperation!
[...again, it's been a long week, and he tends to solve issues with his own sense of spirit by screaming encouragement at others; it usually works, for the most part.]
[video]
...quite the...relevant-to-his-interests distraction.
Oh god, Gyarados, he loves those things.]
Ah, so you have a Gyarados as well! I received one soon after I arrived; their evolutions are highly rewarding, aren't they?!
[...he would totally be that dude with six Magikarp if that were at all practical.]
Though - you have monsters where you're from?
[video]
[So good, she could catch a Magikarp...
...Vanille gives a bounce, though, and a smile. Though, a few thoughts go though her head... she won't say where she's from. He probably doesn't even know of Gran Pulse - but she will tell him a bit. Vanille hopes that Lightning isn't listening - this might date her a little, perhaps? So, she closes her eyes.]
Back home... back home, I lived with my family. [Everybody in Oerba was family... everybody.] And there were monsters - but we were protected. Fang would hunt some down, I'd fish some up, and we'd have others to help... all of us, we lived off the land.
[. . . . .
She misses Fang. A frown covers her face, but she does continue.]
Oh - we did live in houses, mind you. And not every one was dangerous. Johto actually smells quite a bit like it - all this nature.
[video]
That's interesting - my own world is nothing like this; the parts of it I'm used to are more like the larger cities I've seen here. Goldenrod City is probably the closest to it! We don't have monsters - animals, yes, but nothing like the creatures here - and we don't have magic or anything like that, either; it seems a lot of people here have some sort of magical powers.
[...]
Well, had. They don't seem to have them anymore!
[Look at all this tact and social grace.]
Most of my time was spent either in school or studying at home; I lived with my family, of course, but we were never particularly close.
[video]
But, that last bit catches her off. He wasn't close to his family...? Oh. Well... she claps her hands together!] How about you join my family, then? [vanille plz--]
Though, in my world - we had calm monsters too. Like sheep, and Chocobo, and all sorts of nice things. [Nod!] Some of us had magic too - but I don't mind that I lost mine.
[Because... well, she's nice and safe without magic here.]
I think Pokemon more then make up for it!
[video]
Let him just. Try to focus on the rest of that, good lord.]
The Pokémon are good for that sort of thing - both protection and companionship at the same time, I mean! It's fortunate for us that most of them are relatively docile; I can't imagine the chaos that would be ensuing for us otherwise...
[Well, whatever else it might be like, it would clearly be stealing-forty-cakes levels of terrible.]
As for...ah, what you said before, regarding family - can you really just ask people things like that?
[video]
If they were dangerous, well! I know how to use this pretty well!
[vanille... that is not looking that dangerous. it's an old rod. Sure, it has a little bit of Pulsian written on it (she labels each rod she buys), but it's still not looking that dangerous. But, her grin stops...]
Back in my home, everybody was family. We didn't even ask each other... if you lived there, you were loved and cared for. [It didn't matter what happened before you were there... if you were from a different tribe or ruined everything. She only feels more relaxed mentioning small things like this about home because, well... this person doesn't know of her home. He wouldn't connect her with what she was.
As long as Hope or Lightning didn't check up on this.] I wonder if Johto can be like that, for all of us?
[video]
Well, that actually gets him to pause a moment, fishing rod notwithstanding; just...let him mull that over for a moment, Vanille.
Huh.]
It's not...like that for us, exactly, where I'm from - but the people I knew back home and I have been trying to stay together as best we can here. We take care of each other, and look out for our own!
[...and sometimes random other people because the travelling party is becoming a katamari ball.]
It would be nice if Johto could be like that, though!