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- ishimaru please stop talking,
- life mottos!!,
- oh honey no,
- really now,
- this sort of shit's always a good sign,
- you tried
004. Action for Violet City/Video
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[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.]
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There are fifteen of us.
[We acquire the strength we have overcome.]
So eleven more, I guess.
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[She doesn't take her eyes off the chalk. Not yet.]
I've never been magnetic enough for it, myself. But I've known people who have.
[And now at last she glances at him, quiet.]
If there's four of you here already, you stand a good chance of seeing more of them again, too.
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The first of us arrived here about three months ago; my brother and I arrived two weeks after that. The fourth was about a month ago.
[He mulls that over for a moment.]
"More" of them isn't enough, though. We need all of them.
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[That gets a faint smile out of her.]
Good.
[Set your sights high and settle for nothing less. She likes him even more, for that.]
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[Good on you for not prying, Carmen, he appreciates it.]
I think they'd like it here, anyway - this place has been good to all of us so far.
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[Be afraid, Ishimaru; the next step after this is a request to be introduced.]
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[...at least he doesn't have any of the...particularly destructive ones with him...]
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[Particularly destructive is a subjective term.]
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[...and one of the eggs, which he's pretty sure he's killed. Again.]
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[Fucking Isabelle, man.]
Another two I never go anywhere without. The rest I aim to rotate so they all get their chance to see the world and practice their social skills.
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[She retrieves her Gear and holds it up, waggling it lightly for emphasis.]
...incidental.
[HOW ENIGMATIC. But not for long, as she types a few words into her Gear and then turns it so that Ishimaru can inspect the screen himself.]
???
HELLO ZACK |
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One of those Pokémon made up of computer code...? One of my classmates has something like that, if that's the case!
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She'll spare Ishimaru the sight of Zack hopping in and out of the Gear — she didn't miss the flinch, of course, and there is a line between friendly unsettling and just being rude — but she does key in a request for Zack to come out, please, if he's not in the middle of something too important, and sets it down so he can emerge relatively out of sight.
But meanwhile, recognition hits.]
Oh? Your classmate wouldn't happen to be a girl named Chihiro Fujisaki, would it?
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Ah, yes, that would be her! Fujisaki-kun is very talented with computers and programming; she started out with a Porygon, I believe!
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[Speaking of which, along comes a little pink and blue Porygon2, hopping merrily along the ground to take up residence near Carmen's feet, beeping and booping merrily the whole way.]
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[He bends forward at the sight of the Pokémon, bracing his hands against his thighs as he tries to get a better look, though he continues addressing Carmen as he does so.]
I don't know her as well as I know the others, but I imagine that will change eventually - we have lots of time here, after all.
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You'll have to pardon Zack — when he doesn't have text at his disposal, he has to resort to Morse Code to make himself understood, instead.
[She pauses, listening a minute, then shakes her head.]
Zack, behave.
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Ah, did he...say something rude, then?
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[Boop-beep-boop-boop. Dash-dot-dash-dash. Y. Y. Y.]
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[.....................................uh]
N-Not that I'm saying you aren't pretty, Miss Carmen!
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[Hee.
Meanwhile, another outburst of beeping and booping from the fax machine bird.]
...Now he'd like to know if you're of the opinion that his friend Chihiro — who is his friend, because they are friends, and he has lots of friends of which Chihiro is one — is pretty.
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I...I've never thought of her like that at all!
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Last question. Make it count, Zack.
[AT LAST, A PROLONGED PAUSE...and then, following a new batch of beeping and booping—
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Never mind. You're done.
[She says, bending down to pick him up and snuggle him securely into her arms.]
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...I probably don't want to know, do I?
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