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- also hitomi,
- also katsukiyo,
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- honor student failed empathy 101,
- never stops studying,
- pointless nerdery,
- someone make him stop,
- why this,
- you tried
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...]
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...]
[Video]
As for what you said before - about absolute facts being complete untruths and vice-versa - that's a good way of looking at it, I think! I can't argue it, anyway; I've heard a lot of strange things in my time here, but at least keeping that in mind might help with working out how to handle those things!
[Video]
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.
[Video]
But yes, in my experience overall, restraint is one of the most common virtues - so much so that it's difficult to think of it as being one if you're moral yourself, because it comes naturally to you in most circumstances; it's more a matter of common sense than an actual struggle. But I've learned that it's easy to forget that what comes naturally to you might not come so naturally to others; it's hard to keep that in mind sometimes, and to appreciate how hard it actually is to remain on the path of light when you're surrounded by those who don't for whatever reason.
[Video]
["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.
[Video]
[...just wait until he Forget Beams somebody in her presence. Or, you know, gets going on the usual JUSTICE WILL PREVAIL thing.]
Ah, but a few of my classmates are like that, really - I've never understood how they can stand it. It's not so much the lack of control that I have a hard time fathoming, because I've dealt with enough people who don't see the point in developing that kind of thing to know that some people simply won't; it's the lack of foresight and planning that goes into what they do. Adherence to procedure is -
[He manages to cut himself off there before he really starts going off; this is what Kuwata was talking to him about, right? If it's going into some sort of speech, stop and rethink it; people want your thoughts and opinions, not a lecture.]
...well, it's something I've always believed in and held in high regard!
[...uh. Well. That was...better...]