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bravenewworld2015-06-28 09:59 am
nippy) wrote in bravenewworld2015-06-28 09:59 am
VIDEO + ACTION.
( VIDEO. )
[ the background is of the woods just outside Union and— oh, look, it's the boy who was causing the huge scene at the public discussion about Sanctuary. he seems completely different in demeanour now to the way he was then; his expression and body language are open and friendly.
there is also a Phantump in his lap, with Jack's arms wound loosely around it, and a Pidgey comfortably perched on his head. ]
Suddenly thought about something and I thought I'd open to the public for an answer, since that seems to be the done thing around here. Yes? Am I right?
Okay, so I know I'm a little bit out of the loop with what "the norm" is— uh, pretty much everywhere. [ this is still an understatement. ] But does everybody seriously name the Pokémon they're hanging out with? Why? Isn't it weird? How do you even come up with all those names?
( ACTION #1. )
[ somewhere just outside of Union, Jack is... attempting to practice. it sounds like he might be sticking around for a while, between the people he's been meeting and the Sanctuary troubles. he wants to help all the Homunculi stuck there; and just as much as that, he wants the information the Mages are hiding, because maybe he'll learn something about himself. maybe he'll find out how to get back his memories - and every time he thinks about that, there's ice crackling all over him like jolts of electricity.
but staying in Union means that he's going to be near lots of people, and for long periods of time. he can't go accidentally making blizzards and causing huge explosions of ice spikes - that's fine out in the middle of nowhere, but somebody might really get hurt here.
so he's gotta get himself under control. but by the gods, training is boring.
and also not very successful at the moment, judging by the way the ice that Jack was gathering in his hands just blew up in his face. the blast radius is enough to hit anyone that might have come near to investigate the noise, too - they get front-row seats to a blast of icy wind and a faceful of frost. Jack's hair is blown back and frozen in place, and there are ice crystals all over his face. ]
Oh, come on! I had it that time! [ a Duskull is doing giddy loops around his head. Jack snatches a wooden shepherd's staff up off the ground to jab playfully at the Pokémon. ] Yeah, yeah, laugh it up. Just you wait - next time you're sleeping I'm gonna freeze you to the wall.
( ACTION #2. )
[ this is less of a singular event and more of an "any time a character happens to notice it" thing, because - did you know Jack's been sleeping on the streets?
well. Jack's been sleeping on the streets. on the nights when he stays in Union rather than the surrounding woods, he tucks himself into alleyways and corners, anywhere it seems likely he'll be able to sleep shielded from the morning sun. this doesn't always mean he ends up in the most unnoticeable spot he could find, and with his Pokémon lingering around him, he could certainly be caught at night or in the morning before he wakes. feel free to question the dirty homeless teenager.
he's tried to convince his new friends to go to the Pokémon Habitat, because even if it feels too awkward for him to sleep there, it's a place meant for them. they have refused. so the boy can also be found with a Phantump cradled against his chest, a Pidgey sleeping on a rooftop overhead, and a Duskull keeping vigil over him. ]
[ the background is of the woods just outside Union and— oh, look, it's the boy who was causing the huge scene at the public discussion about Sanctuary. he seems completely different in demeanour now to the way he was then; his expression and body language are open and friendly.
there is also a Phantump in his lap, with Jack's arms wound loosely around it, and a Pidgey comfortably perched on his head. ]
Suddenly thought about something and I thought I'd open to the public for an answer, since that seems to be the done thing around here. Yes? Am I right?
Okay, so I know I'm a little bit out of the loop with what "the norm" is— uh, pretty much everywhere. [ this is still an understatement. ] But does everybody seriously name the Pokémon they're hanging out with? Why? Isn't it weird? How do you even come up with all those names?
( ACTION #1. )
[ somewhere just outside of Union, Jack is... attempting to practice. it sounds like he might be sticking around for a while, between the people he's been meeting and the Sanctuary troubles. he wants to help all the Homunculi stuck there; and just as much as that, he wants the information the Mages are hiding, because maybe he'll learn something about himself. maybe he'll find out how to get back his memories - and every time he thinks about that, there's ice crackling all over him like jolts of electricity.
but staying in Union means that he's going to be near lots of people, and for long periods of time. he can't go accidentally making blizzards and causing huge explosions of ice spikes - that's fine out in the middle of nowhere, but somebody might really get hurt here.
so he's gotta get himself under control. but by the gods, training is boring.
and also not very successful at the moment, judging by the way the ice that Jack was gathering in his hands just blew up in his face. the blast radius is enough to hit anyone that might have come near to investigate the noise, too - they get front-row seats to a blast of icy wind and a faceful of frost. Jack's hair is blown back and frozen in place, and there are ice crystals all over his face. ]
Oh, come on! I had it that time! [ a Duskull is doing giddy loops around his head. Jack snatches a wooden shepherd's staff up off the ground to jab playfully at the Pokémon. ] Yeah, yeah, laugh it up. Just you wait - next time you're sleeping I'm gonna freeze you to the wall.
( ACTION #2. )
[ this is less of a singular event and more of an "any time a character happens to notice it" thing, because - did you know Jack's been sleeping on the streets?
well. Jack's been sleeping on the streets. on the nights when he stays in Union rather than the surrounding woods, he tucks himself into alleyways and corners, anywhere it seems likely he'll be able to sleep shielded from the morning sun. this doesn't always mean he ends up in the most unnoticeable spot he could find, and with his Pokémon lingering around him, he could certainly be caught at night or in the morning before he wakes. feel free to question the dirty homeless teenager.
he's tried to convince his new friends to go to the Pokémon Habitat, because even if it feels too awkward for him to sleep there, it's a place meant for them. they have refused. so the boy can also be found with a Phantump cradled against his chest, a Pidgey sleeping on a rooftop overhead, and a Duskull keeping vigil over him. ]
Action 1
You had it, huh?
[Duo chuckled a little as his own Duskull circled about almost blindly, trying to get the ice off its skull face.]
no subject
Okay, that's not what I meant to do, but I'll take it. You okay there, man?
no subject
[Duo reached up and plucked his Duskull from the air.]
Here... sit on him for a bit.
[He put him on the back of the Houndour. Just the Fire Type's warmth should melt the ice easily enough.]
Are you practicing or something?
no subject
[ there is the implication there, casual and light, that he doesn't particularly include himself in "people". ]
no subject
[Duo raised an eyebrow.]
no subject
[ ... really, most of the city already knows from all his shouting. telling people should be easy by now. ]
It's a Homunculus problem. [ he shrugs. ] Something about instability, not compatible with modifications, blah blah blah. Long and short is: sometimes I freeze stuff. Sometimes worse! That wasn't a problem when I was just living in the woods, but, like I said. City. People. Tight spaces.
no subject
Well, training definitely helps.
I don't mind giving you a hand. I haven't really focused a lot on things like that before, but, after the whole thing at Sanctuary, well, I'm thinking it's not a bad idea to be better prepared.
no subject
[ Jack shifts, an aborted step backwards, and he grips his staff with both hands in an automatic reflex. the very thought of training with another person plucks some kind of nervousness in him, too close to the knotted ball of fear that's kept him alone since he woke up. he didn't spend three years living in forests and mountains just so he could screw it all up now. arguing about Sanctuary was bad enough. deliberately focusing on his powers around another person? no no no. he can't. ]
That's... probably not a good idea. I, uh. I don't think you're getting how bad my bad control is.
no subject
[Duo looked doubtful.]
Besides, you gotta practice, right?
no subject
Yeah, but I'm talking, like, maiming bad. And the whole point of the practice is so that I don't maim anyone.
no subject
[Just a thought.]
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[ the flippant exaggeration is an easier warning to give than trying to explain it seriously. it isn't a guarantee that things here will end up that way, but right now, the part of him that likes to show off is drowned out by the fear of his uncontrolled abilities. by the gods, he had hurt a kid at the Sanctuary discussion. what might he end up doing now that he's actually trying to focus on drawing out his ice? ]
no subject
[Duo just shrugged.]
Well, I'm pretty hard to hit, but maybe when you feel a little better about it. I don't mind the practice.