ardent: (Is an art that's hard to teach)
Kiyotaka Ishimaru (石丸 清多夏) ([personal profile] ardent) wrote2013-09-05 10:12 pm

006. Text/Action for Violet City

[TEXT]

[Today's post is a bit different, the usual video completely absent; he's not been much in the mood for talking to others lately.

However, there are reasons why he thinks he probably should. So text it is.]


As much as we don't always understand or like it very much, the experiences we've had in this place are things to be cherished, I think. It's a good opportunity that we've been given, to meet others we might never have known and share ideas that we might never have come across otherwise.

I feel very blessed to have met all of you. If I haven't spoken to you, then I want to eventually; I'm sure there are things we can learn from one another, if given the opportunity. I still haven't found what it is I'm supposed to do with myself here - but I don't think that stagnation is acceptable, either. For now, I think "working on making things right" is a satisfactory goal, and one that I need to keep in mind more often, maybe.

Either way, I hope that today is a good and productive day for you - and if not, that tomorrow will be better.


[...it's a little subdued and Not Exactly Okay - by Ishimaru's usual standards, anyway - but he sends it anyway; it's just something he's needed to get out there, really.

Somebody's dealing with his first sudden-disappearance-from-Johto experience over here; it's not going too well, but he's trying to get back on track the only way he really knows how.]



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[Ishimaru's been making himself scarce lately; he's used the few days he's had since turning twenty to throw himself into being a complete workaholic, and while that's been good for replenishing what he's spent (and he's been spending much more than usual over the last couple of weeks, something he's been feeling intensely guilty about), there have been other abovementioned reasons for his radio silence and general avoidance of everyone.

But he's off today and the streets of Violet City are welcome, even if he does seem a bit jittery. He's out of his normal uniform, for one thing, and it's still something he's completely unused to - the military-style boots are the same, of course, but he's got black pants on under them, the stiff ones he usually uses for travelling purposes despite the fact that he's doing nothing of the sort just now; as for the rest...he has no idea where Naegi even found the thing in Johto, but he is currently +1 trendy-as-hell hoodie, white with red and black accents and more zippers than he knows what to do with. He still feels more than a bit out-of-place wearing it, but it's something he could get used to. Maybe. The hood's dropped back over his shoulders; it seems to be...weirdly weighted down by something, and if he's seen at the right moment, there's what's undeniably some sort of cat in there, peeking out over his shoulder. Meowth, from the look of it. A very, very runty one, but a Meowth regardless.

Of course, he's got other reasons for the nerves, apparently; he comes to a stop outside the local bar, looking up at it in the way that one does when they know they have absolutely no reason for going in there and are probably going to get thrown out because...well, god only knows why. It's a ridiculous notion, especially given that no one here seems to care about the local drinking age, if one even exists; Oowada had taken him in there shortly after his birthday, and he's come back frequently since, immediately after he's off work. Which wouldn't be too weird - he can do as he pleases, after all - if he didn't get off work in the middle of the afternoon.

Clearly, it's five o'clock somewhere.

However, once he slips inside, he's actually not interested in drinking; what's got his attention is the billiards table in the back room. That's where he goes immediately, setting the Meowth down on one of the nearby stools before picking one of the cue sticks off the back wall. It's not high-quality (nor is the table, really) but he's not going to complain; it's just for the sake of amusing himself, anyway. He'd noticed the setup when he'd come in here the first time, with Oowada; he hadn't played then, but it's what he's been coming back for.

Pool is geometry, when it comes down to it - geometry and physics, all angles and force and arcs; even so, he's still not sure where he picked up how to play. It's just something he knows how to do; if he were to dwell on it for long enough, he'd likely think that it's something he doesn't remember due to the incident in the school. But for now, he doesn't want to think; he racks up easily, and when he shoots, the break is a clean one.]
soundmind: (Unsure ► is that comic sans)

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[personal profile] soundmind 2013-09-06 08:03 am (UTC)(link)
[...]

Are you okay?
capax_infiniti: (ugh those drapes really don't match)

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[personal profile] capax_infiniti 2013-09-06 12:10 pm (UTC)(link)
We are the sum of our experiences, positive and negative. Each little detail adds up into the whole picture of who we area. Being able to see this for what it is and to enjoy the process rather than simply aiming for the end and ignoring everything that happens along the way is something of an acquired skill.
capax_infiniti: (check out these sweet ears)

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[personal profile] capax_infiniti 2013-09-06 01:39 pm (UTC)(link)
I had little desire to argue anything, my statement was an agreement meant to complement yours. It was merely an observation of life as a whole, with being in this place a single part in the march of years. Why should you ignore what came before, or any part of it for that matter?

Your hardships clearly have taken their toll on you.
capax_infiniti: (THESE GLOVES ARE GREAT)

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[personal profile] capax_infiniti 2013-09-06 01:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Think nothing of it; in a medium such as this misunderstandings run paramount.

It's curious, in a way... some people could see a place such as this as a paradise, or a vacation. From your words, it seems to have been neither. Is this due to the complexities of which you spoke, or simply a dislike for this sort of environment?
freshprints: (ASIDE ❈ ishimaru's tripping balls again)

[personal profile] freshprints 2013-09-06 02:04 pm (UTC)(link)
You might find me bothersome.

[She watches him shoot, both hands on her own cue like she's planting a flag instead of playing a game, and contemplates.]

Or unsatisfactory as an opponent for someone who's played before.
freshprints: (BLANK ❈ my favorite game is qwop)

[personal profile] freshprints 2013-09-06 02:18 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't think you're lying. That sort of thing...isn't something you'd tolerate.

[She keeps her eyes on the table.]

But you value hard work and dedication. Doesn't it seem strange that you would have an aptitude for something like this without it?
strongestoftheturks: (Are you for real)

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[personal profile] strongestoftheturks 2013-09-06 02:37 pm (UTC)(link)
...Thanks.

[It's been awhile since they've spoken, haven't they? Yet Rude's been bumping into Ishimaru's friends quite often. Makes him wonder if Ishimaru's anywhere closer to bridging the gap between his world and this one. Ishimaru himself seems a bit...different. No shouty video and just sombre text? What calls for this situation?]

Everything ok?
freshprints: (ASIDE ❈ ishimaru's tripping balls again)

[personal profile] freshprints 2013-09-06 02:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's going to be at this awhile, she muses. And the game was really only an opportunity to try to talk, anyway, so she retreats over near the contented cat once again, wondering if it's friendly to strangers — or if it'll show its claws.]

...

[She closes her eyes a minute.]

What have you been questioning?

[Surely there must be something.]
freshprints: (PONDER ❈ so she'd been eating tex-mex)

[personal profile] freshprints 2013-09-06 02:58 pm (UTC)(link)
There are theories about that. Unconfirmed, but people have still made observations.

[O-Oh. Hello...cat. She'll just take a minute to set her cue aside (she's probably not going to need it much more, anyway, given Ishimaru) to better focus on this adorable little bundle of fur proper.]

Are you worried it'll be one of us?
strongestoftheturks: (Serious convo)

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[personal profile] strongestoftheturks 2013-09-06 03:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Fine.

[...he supposed, he could trust Ishimaru with this. Just going to lock this feed right here right now.]

My partner went home. Felt like I lost half of myself.

Took me awhile to get over it.
strongestoftheturks: (Normal)

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[personal profile] strongestoftheturks 2013-09-06 03:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. Just hadn't expected it to happen so suddenly. But he'd be mad at me for getting sad about it.

Don't think you met him, his name's Reno. He's a redhead, can't ever stop talking.
freshprints: (ASIDE ❈ ishimaru's tripping balls again)

[personal profile] freshprints 2013-09-06 03:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[If Ishimaru is watching carefully, he may be fortunate enough to glimpse a brief and fleeting moment of Kirigiri displaying a classic bout of BUT HOW DO CAT syndrome — not that she's in any great danger of being scratched, with long sleeves and gloves on, but still, instincts are instincts and that is an adorable furry little blob of...how...cat...hello.

She will attempt to pet her adorable little head. Yes. That is a thing she will do.]


I didn't say you shouldn't be. I only wanted to confirm that's what it was.

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