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- group survey time,
- ishimaru please stop talking,
- oh honey no,
- prayer circle for johto,
- really now,
- you tried
005. [Video, and one other thing]
[VIDEO]
[Well! From the sound of the BGM, Ishimaru is currently back in Violet, though he's apparently holed up in Nondescript Hotel Room #356; he seems to have set the device on the table in front of him, and one of his Pokémon is actually out with him today - admittedly, it's a small pink tapir with flowers on it, and while it's definitely levitating itself it's tethered itself to his hair in a way that makes it look more than a little like some sort of really fabulous Combine headcrab. At least, he doesn't seem to mind - if anything, he seems a bit...lost in thought today. Not distracted, per se, just really contemplative.
And maybe a little peeved. Though that might be just his normal expression, it’s sorta hard to tell sometimes.]
So I've been told that I should probably start dressing like a "normal person."
[...okay, yeahno, he’s definitely a little agitated, though it's definitely more frustration than anger; he seems to realize then that his Munna is back and...well, doing the hair-thing again, and he takes a moment to retrieve her, holding her awkwardly in folded arms.]
While I find the way I dress to be completely appropriate and necessary, apparently that isn’t considered to be the case here! I don't see why - I'm a student, and therefore my clothing should reflect that! It's my profession for the time being, and as such the uniform of my profession is something that I should wear with pride!! It isn't proper conduct to do otherwise!
How...ever...
[Whatever he was going to say after that, he falters quite a bit; just...let him get his defensiveness levels down a little bit.]
...As fashion is something I've never really had a grasp on, I would...like to hear about what constitutes "normal" and how it can be achieved, as one's presentation goes!
Thank you for your time, and even if you don't reply, I want you to keep your head up and your eyes trained forward! Today is going to be a good day, I can tell!
[...yeah he kind of doesn't do "normal" well, um.]
[VIDEO - PRIVATE TO DANGANS, ALSO DORUMON]
[A second video will hit shortly after the first, now that he's finished discussing his hideous social failure; still in the Painfully Generic Hotel Room, still with the same setup going on, but at least he seems in somewhat higher spirits this time around, though he's still holding the Munna and seems determined to keep doing so until he's done filming.]
We've made it back to town as of yesterday - safe and doing well, as far as I know! It will be good to see you all again; hopefully you've all been well and keeping yourselves in line during my absence!
[Well! From the sound of the BGM, Ishimaru is currently back in Violet, though he's apparently holed up in Nondescript Hotel Room #356; he seems to have set the device on the table in front of him, and one of his Pokémon is actually out with him today - admittedly, it's a small pink tapir with flowers on it, and while it's definitely levitating itself it's tethered itself to his hair in a way that makes it look more than a little like some sort of really fabulous Combine headcrab. At least, he doesn't seem to mind - if anything, he seems a bit...lost in thought today. Not distracted, per se, just really contemplative.
And maybe a little peeved. Though that might be just his normal expression, it’s sorta hard to tell sometimes.]
So I've been told that I should probably start dressing like a "normal person."
[...okay, yeahno, he’s definitely a little agitated, though it's definitely more frustration than anger; he seems to realize then that his Munna is back and...well, doing the hair-thing again, and he takes a moment to retrieve her, holding her awkwardly in folded arms.]
While I find the way I dress to be completely appropriate and necessary, apparently that isn’t considered to be the case here! I don't see why - I'm a student, and therefore my clothing should reflect that! It's my profession for the time being, and as such the uniform of my profession is something that I should wear with pride!! It isn't proper conduct to do otherwise!
How...ever...
[Whatever he was going to say after that, he falters quite a bit; just...let him get his defensiveness levels down a little bit.]
...As fashion is something I've never really had a grasp on, I would...like to hear about what constitutes "normal" and how it can be achieved, as one's presentation goes!
Thank you for your time, and even if you don't reply, I want you to keep your head up and your eyes trained forward! Today is going to be a good day, I can tell!
[...yeah he kind of doesn't do "normal" well, um.]
[VIDEO - PRIVATE TO DANGANS, ALSO DORUMON]
[A second video will hit shortly after the first, now that he's finished discussing his hideous social failure; still in the Painfully Generic Hotel Room, still with the same setup going on, but at least he seems in somewhat higher spirits this time around, though he's still holding the Munna and seems determined to keep doing so until he's done filming.]
We've made it back to town as of yesterday - safe and doing well, as far as I know! It will be good to see you all again; hopefully you've all been well and keeping yourselves in line during my absence!
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Eheh.. well! I haven't been completely lost most of the time anyway. So it's all definitely on the bright side.
[Breathing is good. Sometimes she wonders.]
I'd really like that, a lot. Seeing everyone together, I mean. It'd be nice to spend time like that without having to worry about scary things. Right?
[She beams at that last question.] I think it's really great. Weird... I mean, very weird. But great. I mean, I've caught a bunch of pokemon, and they're all so sweet.
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At any rate, however, the conversation moving forward does seem to calm him down quite a bit; he still doesn't quite understand the concept of the word "relax" but at the very least he seems to be trying.]
It's a lot to get used to! But the Pokémon seem pleasant, for the most part - and having several of our classmates helps quite a bit!
I'm very grateful for the opportunity to see all of you, away from that school; to...get to know all of you properly. We didn't have much of an opportunity before, after all!
[...uh.]
Well, not one that we remember, anyway...
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But you're right you know! We should definitely make the best of it and get to know each other! It's really important.
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Does being alone really bother you that much, then? Or is it just in situations like this, where it's largely unknown?
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But even in general, I wouldn't like having to be alone for a long time at all, no matter how nice a place it was.
[Having friends and loved ones nearby is important to her, crucial even.]
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[At the very least, he can't see why she wouldn't - either way, the inquiry isn't really pointed at all, just curious. If a bit overly straightforward.]
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[She spends so much time training. And then there's all the fretting about whether she fails at being feminine enough to be a "proper" girl and... Well.]
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[Something finally seems to click in his head then; that internal sense of "oh my god, Ishimaru, you can't just say shit like that" still isn't exactly present, but he seems to at least work out that this isn't...the best line of inquiries to be pursuing.]
Ah, but I probably shouldn't trouble you with such things - it's just difficult for me to fathom, that's all.
[He hesitates for a moment once that's out there before pushing forward with it.]
Making new friends...it's not something I've ever really been able to do, not before my brother; it's been a bit easier, the longer I've been here, but it's still not something I really understand. Another learning experience, I guess!
But if anyone can be said to be deserving of companionship, I would think you're one of those people, Asahina-kun.
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[So she shakes her head at his next words.] It's definitely not trouble or anything. I promise.
Making friends isn't always easy. I mean some people are hard to make friends with. [...Togami, for example. Cough.] But sometimes it's even more important than having a lot of friends to have really close friends, even if it's only one person. So you and Oowada are really lucky to be that sort of friend, right?
1/2
Lucky indeed! Oowada-kun is one of those people I don't know what I'd do without, at this point; he's my brother, and I would do anything for him!
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His brain-to-mouth filter still isn't very good and he's still got no tact, but at least he's been kind of working on it.]
...Oogami-kun was a close friend of yours like that, wasn't she? Someone you cared very much for?
[...]
Naegi-kun told me about what she...did, for the rest of you. It was very noble of her.
[......]
Just the same, I'm...sorry. For your loss.
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It hurts, to think of Sakura. And she wishes it were different. Because remembering her friend should make her happy! That's the way it should happen. So even if there are tears gathering in her eyes as she speaks, she nods.]
That's right! Sakura-chan was my best friend, and I was really lucky to know someone like her, no matter what else happened. Sakura-chan is the most selfless and noble person I've ever met.