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Kiyotaka Ishimaru (石丸 清多夏) ([personal profile] ardent) wrote2013-09-19 10:00 pm

007. Video/Action for Ecruteak City

[Well, tonight will see another post from Ishimaru, and while the sun has long since dipped down beneath the horizon, the video is lit by an odd, bright purple light somewhere in front of him, and a dimmer red one that seems to be sort of sliding around slowly just out of view somewhere to his left; he's back in that white uniform, simply because it feels weird to him not to wear it, and while he's definitely outdoors, he seems to be rather high up - really, if the texture of the floor he's kneeling on is any indication, he seems to be on a roof somewhere.

Of course, if you're familiar with Ecruteak City, you'll likely recognize the view just barely visible behind him; he's up atop the Tin Tower today.

Either way, however, he seems in much higher spirits this time around; he's sort of smiling, even, though not quite - he's never really done happiness very well as far as facial expressions go, nor has he really done it very naturally - and his words are quick, rushed with excitement.]


Most of my studies deal in concrete fact - the paranormal, the theistic and the unexplained have never been anything that I've found useful, and so while I know a few of the more common myths from my own world, I've been willing to set them aside as just stories! But since coming here, I've met people who can say those stories are a reality - people who have spoken to ghosts, or been ghosts themselves; people who know of the existence of fairies and done magic themselves, or people from other worlds entirely. It's been interesting, if difficult to believe sometimes!

But it also makes me wonder how many of the myths here are true; I think a lot of it is like our creation mythology back home, just centered around Pokémon - people saw the animals here and attributed the creation of the world to their power, when that might not be the case. I think it warrants further study either way, though!

The place I'm at now...they say that one of the Legendary Pokémon used to call it home, but now it travels the world looking for trainers who are pure-hearted. I'm pretty sure that means I'll never see it, but I'd like to become the sort of person where it's at least a possibility someday.

[He'll be up there for some time longer, after the video cuts out and the feed goes dark; he's got his Litwick up there with him, and he's leaning up against one of the railings, looking out over the city skyline.

He also has a rather small Slugma up on the railing next to him; just...try not to knock it off if you join him, that'd make everyone kind of upset...]
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[personal profile] friendyousohard 2013-09-23 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
Now that's an interesting idea. At first thought it doesn't seem all that rare, but the more I think about it, the more examples occur to me that remind me that even some of the most morally upstanding people I know seem to have difficulty restraining themselves at points.

It's difficult to place your starting point at "literally anything is possible", but when you get there it's surprisingly liberating. Being willing to accept any story, no matter how ludicrous, as at least possibly true makes this whole universe we've been thrown into even more amazing. That's not to say you necessarily believe anything you're told, but if you can give people the benefit of the doubt, you'll find your world growing bit by bit. Or at least that's been my experience.
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[personal profile] friendyousohard 2013-09-26 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
It'll be two years in December for me. Not as long as several people I know have been here, but definitely a significant period. I've managed to learn quite a few things, but to say there's more to discover is an extreme understatement. I could spend hours in the libraries I've managed to find here and still not find everything I wanted.

["The Path of Light"? Even Twilight thinks that's a bit hilarious, Ishi.]

As for restraint, I know a few people who are just rather, well... uninhibited. It's not something I could, or really want to, imitate, but I do kind of see the appeal, sometimes.

When they aren't driving me mad.