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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?]
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[personal profile] ghostytrainer 2014-02-07 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm glad to hear that! Er...that you're feeling better, I mean. Not that your friend left, because that sucks. But at least he's not going back to something dangerous or anything so there's that.

[John...just because he's safe doesn't mean he's not in an unpleasant situation. Boy, please...]

I was kinda worried. It's not really like you to be so...out of it. [Is that the right word for it? Perhaps not but it's the one he's using.] I kinda felt like i was talking to a Robo-Ishimaru or something. [He smiles.]

So on top of things being better for you personally, more of your classmates are here too?
Edited 2014-02-07 22:36 (UTC)
lieutenantantichrist: (while you're waiting for the other momen)

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[personal profile] lieutenantantichrist 2014-02-08 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Blake's fingers run idly through the fur on Steve's head.]

It's already different here. You'll be all right, kid. You're tough.
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[personal profile] superordinary 2014-02-08 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ Pawn; E5-F4, capturing the pawn. ]

Who did you have to surpass, Ishimaru-kun?
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[personal profile] superordinary 2014-02-08 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
...Why?

[ Knight; B5-D4, capturing the bishop. ]
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[personal profile] soundmind 2014-02-08 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
His name is John, he said he knew me and my friend Soul when we were here last, though I didn't remember ever meeting him myself. [She's starting to remember a little, bit by bit, but that doesn't have anything to do with the conversation.] He's a goofball and he likes pulling pranks on people, but he's a kind person and I'm glad that I met him here. He's been great company since I've, well, been on my own.
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[personal profile] impheired 2014-02-08 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh well now that's something he hadn't heard before. Not that he's particularly surprised to hear it because...well, it's Saionji. There is absolutely nothing surprising about her doing something reckless that was probably a really bad idea.]

[...granted, that likely holds true for at least half of his class so that's not really saying much.]


Tch, why am I not surprised? What did she do?

We're all good though, yeah. I think Hinata and I should be enough to keep problems to a minimum on our side of things.
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[personal profile] superordinary 2014-02-08 12:39 pm (UTC)(link)
I think I've heard the name before... your grandfather was the Prime Minister? I had no idea.

[ King; E8-F7. ]
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[personal profile] superordinary 2014-02-08 02:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Pawn; D7-D5. ]

What happened? Did he...lose all that?
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[personal profile] superordinary 2014-02-08 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh...I'm sorry to hear that, Ishimaru-kun.

[ Pawn; C7-C6. ]

Is that why you always work so hard?
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[personal profile] superordinary 2014-02-08 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course I did. I felt like a sheep who had just strayed into a den of lions, to be honest. I'm about as average as you can get in every possible way, and I kept getting reminded about that fact after I met everyone.

[ King; F7-E7, capturing the rook. ]

I don't have any special skills and I didn't get into Hope's Peak because I worked for it, either. The acceptance letter made it clear I only got in because of simple luck.
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[personal profile] pathogenics 2014-02-09 08:10 am (UTC)(link)
[HE COULD ASK YOU THE SAME.]

Your questions will wait! For mine are much more important!

[DON'T YOU KNOW WHO HE IS.]

You have raised many creatures to listen to you well! What are your secrets?!
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[personal profile] lullabytes 2014-02-09 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Oh, it's Ishimaru. And he's asking to speak to her classmates...

...

He really had no idea what he was getting into there, did he. Nanami scans the responses and spots only Kuzuryuu and Tanaka.

...Okay, those are...well, they are themselves and hopefully nothing will explode. She's not going to pry into the conversations beyond the quick glance of "who responded and what were their immediate responses". For those two, the responses were pretty much as expected. ]


...Hello, Ishimaru-senpai. I think some of the others responded to you...and surely someone else told you which people to look for? Or do you need the names...?

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