ardent: (And turning all against one)
Kiyotaka Ishimaru (石丸 清多夏) ([personal profile] ardent) wrote2014-02-04 03:08 pm

011. [Video/Action for Goldenrod City]

[Well, it's been a while since Ishimaru's actually been around via video; he's had a rough go of it over the last few weeks and it shows - he looks incredibly tired and he still doesn't seem to have been eating very much, and he's still looking a little dead behind the eyes compared to the usual intensity.

But for the most part he looks reasonably put-together, and he's outside, and even if it's more than a bit overcast and admittedly cold as balls he doesn't seem to mind the cold; this may have something to do with the fact that he appears to have ditched the school uniform for today in favor of a rather thick black coat, and he's got a different scarf on than the usual red one he wears - this one isn't quite as long, but it's patterned after Ho-Oh's plumage. Something he got for Christmas, really; it's about time he wore it out somewhere. And he's...certainly somewhere; it looks like one of those parks near the Center.

His gaze flicks awkwardly to the side before he speaks; it takes him a moment to find words, but when he does he tries to keep them coming, and keep them steady, and dear god it's been a while since he's been this shouty at the network in general but it's clear that whatever he's been doing, it certainly hasn't been figuring out what an acceptable level of volume is.]


There...there have been a lot of people who have come up missing lately, I think, and there have been a lot of new arrivals as well! For those who are missing someone - friends of those sent home - I...I understand that it's often difficult to move past it, and that it's a lot to take in at once! For some of us, it's better that they're sent home because maybe they have important things to do or other people to take care of; for some it...it isn't, and that can make losing people hard, when you know that whatever they're going through is going to be bad for them...

[He trails off a bit; his eyes scan upward for a moment while he tries to gather his thoughts, though he seems to shake it off soon enough.]

But...please don't worry. If you want to discuss it, even if I don't know you, we can - you don't even have to give me your name or anything, if you don't want to! It can be over text if you'd like...

[...deep breaths, Ishimaru, you are fine.]

And for those who have just arrived - well, that's also a lot to take in at once, but for different reasons! I've been here for about ten months now, and I'm still getting used to how things are done. It's a learning process, but you'll get through it!

My name is Ishimaru Kiyotaka; I'm the Super High School Level Hall Monitor, from Hope's Peak Academy's 78th annual class. If that didn't mean anything to you, that's fine, but I think there are a lot of new arrivals for whom that does mean something - if I haven't spoken to you yet, please get in contact with me so I can do so.

[...Right. Right, um. Um. Um.

Almost done here. Almost.]


...Otherwise, everyone just try to keep your heads up and your gazes trained toward the horizon! I hope that today is a good and productive day for all of you, and if not, that tomorrow will be better - we all just have to remain strong, and not lose hope.

[End feed.

Ishimaru can still be found outside for a while after that's over, however; he still seems more than a bit aimless and like he's not entirely sure what he's even doing out there, and he seems to be zoning out quite a bit when he's not directly engaged in conversation or otherwise doing anything. But hey, "outside staring off into space" has to be at least vaguely better than "in the basement and staring off into space", right?]
superordinary: (pic#6135344)

[personal profile] superordinary 2014-02-05 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ Bishop; F8-A3, capturing the knight. ]

No, I'm not angry with you. All of it is Enoshima's fault.
neededlassie: (What's the matter?)

[personal profile] neededlassie 2014-02-05 06:01 am (UTC)(link)
[Man if Johto had therapists there would be a line out the door wouldn't there.]

I guess it's hard to control what makes you upset, especially if it reminds you of something bad that happened.

[It still sucks when said trigger is the weather.

Maybe that's why he gets along so easily with Ishimaru and his classmates, they don't have to spill everything about their different issues to understand each other.]
superordinary: (Default)

[personal profile] superordinary 2014-02-05 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ Bishop; C8-A6. ]

She's the one who messed with our memories and backed us into a corner.
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[personal profile] superordinary 2014-02-05 06:30 am (UTC)(link)
Um, no, I don't think so...

[ Bishop; A6-F1, capturing the rook. ]
lieutenantantichrist: (we fuck up they give us pensions)

[video]

[personal profile] lieutenantantichrist 2014-02-05 08:50 am (UTC)(link)
[The last time Blake talked to Isshymaroo, the kid was a wreck. He didn't have to see him to know the look: blank face, barely talking, like the kind of witness who you have to ask the same question over and over until they notice somebody on this planet is talking to them.

It's strange to hear him as loud as he's supposed to be when Blake can still picture that flat text on his phone's screen: how do you stop hating yourself

He hadn't gone and tried to track him down afterward. Last thing anybody going through hell needed was some old cop getting on their ass and pretending like they had all the answers. And maybe it was the cowardice that came from still not having a good answer.

It's a hell of a relief to see the kid's face. His eyes are red in the raw, tired way on top of the red they usually are, but he almost sounds like himself.

Blake is sitting in front of a fireplace, wearing the ugliest Christmas sweater known to mankind, because when it drops below 0 with no warning you wear what you fucking have, and idly scratching the ear of the sleeping Snubbull draped over his lap.]


Hey Isshymaroo.

You playing tour guide for the guys fresh off the boat?
Edited 2014-02-05 08:51 (UTC)
soundmind: (ahahaha do it yourself asshole)

[video]

[personal profile] soundmind 2014-02-05 02:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah.

[He seems to be feeling better...that's good, it's great really.]

Welcome back, Ishimaru.
pipers_son: (leyline) (Also what is a socially acceptable)

[personal profile] pipers_son 2014-02-05 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I haven't run inta them yet! But ya said SHSL, so ya must be from Japan. Met a girl who mentioned that too.

Care ta get a bite ta eat while explainin' this honorific stuff? Might help wipe that look off yer face too.

[Joker's always in the mood for company, besides. It explains the small zoo traveling around with him, and the Mime Jr. cheerily waving at Ishimaru in encouragement.]
nostabbing: (SNEAK ⚡ girl you are one stealthy mofo)

[personal profile] nostabbing 2014-02-05 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[So guess who's popping up from behind Ishimaru this afternoon, and exactly no one was surprised. What's also perhaps unsurprising is that she's wearing her Christmas scarves to help guard against the cold, so there's a big lovely pile of red and green fabric clustered around her neck and the lower half of her face — the only real spot of color amid her black outfit, black boots, and blonde hair.]

Hey, Ishimaru, guess what. I adopted an invisi-lizard.

[HELLO TO YOU TOO, LIL' BRUDDER.]
nostabbing: (ALARM ⚡ wait no why are there horses)

[personal profile] nostabbing 2014-02-05 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
A guy on the network was selling invisible lizards.

[...Wait. Wait.]

I paid for it!
nostabbing: (HARDY ⚡ green is the best color obvs)

[personal profile] nostabbing 2014-02-05 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I made him deliver it first. It's really there, you just can't see it because it's super ninja.

[She reaches into her mounds of scarves and roots around a little bit before drawing out — apparently nothing, save for a jagged red stripe that's itself still fairly hard to pick out when held near the red fabric.]

Look, try and touch him. See?
nostabbing: (DEVICE ⚡ but does it shoot lasers)

[personal profile] nostabbing 2014-02-05 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
It's like a chameleon...leon. Lizard. Hang on.

[Tucking the little invisible mass snugly into the crook of her elbow, she frees up a hand to dig in her pocket and unearth her Gear; after a few well-practiced presses of buttons, she points it at her elbow and fires.]

KECLEON, the COLOR SWAP Pokemon. Kecleon alters its body coloration to blend in with its surroundings, allowing it to sneak up on its prey unnoticed.
pipers_son: (leyline) (I would never do this in real life.)

[personal profile] pipers_son 2014-02-05 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[That's the spirit. Joker starts off, no particular destination in mind. Hey, Ishimaru, there is now a Blitzle cuddling up to your side. Hi there buddy.]

Yeah, she introduced herself after she hit me in the face with a broom. [Fun times.] Saionji Hiyoko is what she introduced herself as.

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