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bravenewworld2016-03-08 08:32 pm
expertonshutters) wrote in bravenewworld2016-03-08 08:32 pm
Tenth Snapshot | Action;Video
[Someone has been hard at work since returning from Glacier.]
[Or at least, trying to be. Space wasn't really the issue. He'd found a small room and with permission, set it up as a temporary dark room. He really needed to just rent out a studio but for now, being as he was still settling after the Oakenshield residence went up for sale, this would work for what he needed it.]
[He had some pretty important pictures to develop. It's too bad the place covered in huge, extroverted pokemon made that really difficult.]
[About the sixth time someone tried to open the door (Three or four times with it still being locked somehow) Hayato just set out his two biggest pokemon to guard the door while he worked.]
[Feel free to still try to bug him. Nikon is kind of a pushover and Fuji is really easily distracted. He could probably use an interruption.]
[Video]
[When the video clicks on. Hayato can be seen with a bright grin. He's wearing a work apron and a pair of goggles on his head- his usual for working on photos. As such his antennae are visible for once instead of being crammed under a hat. They flick and twitch with his expressions.]
So it looks like everyone had a pretty good trip. We made out okay even if I've gotta be kind of hush hush about the details, but what about everyone else? Got anything fun to share?
[It looks like he's about to say something else when there's the distinct sound of a door opening and a creaking of hinges. He jolts, antennae flicking straight up and he turns towards the hall he was standing near.]
Oi!
[Someone tried to go in the dark room again. The feed ends as he's running towards the source.]
[Or at least, trying to be. Space wasn't really the issue. He'd found a small room and with permission, set it up as a temporary dark room. He really needed to just rent out a studio but for now, being as he was still settling after the Oakenshield residence went up for sale, this would work for what he needed it.]
[He had some pretty important pictures to develop. It's too bad the place covered in huge, extroverted pokemon made that really difficult.]
[About the sixth time someone tried to open the door (Three or four times with it still being locked somehow) Hayato just set out his two biggest pokemon to guard the door while he worked.]
[Feel free to still try to bug him. Nikon is kind of a pushover and Fuji is really easily distracted. He could probably use an interruption.]
[Video]
[When the video clicks on. Hayato can be seen with a bright grin. He's wearing a work apron and a pair of goggles on his head- his usual for working on photos. As such his antennae are visible for once instead of being crammed under a hat. They flick and twitch with his expressions.]
So it looks like everyone had a pretty good trip. We made out okay even if I've gotta be kind of hush hush about the details, but what about everyone else? Got anything fun to share?
[It looks like he's about to say something else when there's the distinct sound of a door opening and a creaking of hinges. He jolts, antennae flicking straight up and he turns towards the hall he was standing near.]
Oi!
[Someone tried to go in the dark room again. The feed ends as he's running towards the source.]
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What- huh?
[He reaches up for a second, stopping short of clawing himself before he reaches into his back pocket and pulls his gloves on.]
When did...
[Well, obviously when the thing jumped on his head but he hadn't felt claws so- Ah. He didn't notice in the kerfuffle but it looks like his sense of feeling was shorting out again. Awesome.]
I'll go take care of that in the wash room.
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Waver snapped his jaw shut before he could impulsively say anything, understanding that he would have an easier time later on if he tried to actually think about his words before he said anything. Folding his arms across his chest and sighing now in frustration, Waver shook his head instead.]
Go ahead-- and we probably should look for something for dinner tonight. Grandma and Grandpa are going out to visit some friends across town, so that leaves the four of us to take care of ourselves. There's stuff in the kitchen...but we might need more than just that for Nero and Saber.
[The two women were fond of good food, and liked to eat. He wasn't going to deny them.]
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We could do a run through the market to get more. I'm not sure where either of them are right now, but I'm sure the two of us could cook up something passable.
[He'd gotten pretty good at whipping together big dinners when he lived with Thorin's family.]
What's already in the kitchen?
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[A beat. Waver scratched his chin while he tried to recall what was in the pantry-- and to give Hayato time to clean up.]
That's all I really know. I'm not much of a cook, so I was going to pick up something that's already made...unless you have a better idea.
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[And he takes that pause to wash his face off. He's being extremely careful with the sink knobs so he doesn't end up busting them while trying to turn the water on and off.]
About all I'm good for is curry. If we don't have any meat then we might be better off picking up something already made. Did you have anything in mind?
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If we have potatoes then I could make us a huge pot of golden curry easy. We would just need the spices, maybe some carrots and onions. Ginger is a little trickier to get- and we'd need a bag of rice.
[So, just like cooking for Thorin's family.]
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I've a small stock of spices that I gathered from shops in Sanctuary. Even if you don't have a lot of money, sometimes a few ounces of garam masala or cardamom were good to keep around if you wanted to bribe one of the local taverns to make you a hot meal on a cold night. Rice is easy enough to get in the markets, if they haven't been hit too bad, and we can always use some fresh vegetables in the house.
...I'm not sure on the ginger, but I do have a small jar of ginger chutney hidden in the back of the ice box that I've been saving since the last time I visited Caldera. Does that help?
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Great- and yeah, that should work just fine. It doesn't need a lot of ginger, but it definitely leaves an impact. If we can find an apple at the market that would make it even better.
[he grins a little and goes for his hat.]
Let's get going before it gets too late.
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[.....nevermind that he could teleport, and he was friends with a Doublade Shifter.]
This'll give us a chance to talk too. I've, uh, been meaning to ask you a few questions, and get to know you a little better since we're under the same roof now.
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Sure. Ask away.
[That was a reasonable enough of a question, really. Especially if they were living together.]
Action
Just about you, really. Your reasons for being in Union, what you plan to do with your photography work...why, every time I look at you, I find that I'm not really understanding what I'm seeing.
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Eh? Is that supposed to be a metaphor?
Action
[He just sighed, knowing that he was going to have to spell this one out.]
I've a skill combination that would have been prized in the Academy if not for my weak bloodline and poor family-- I'm a Magus who can understand the basics of people and pokemon when I look at them. I've been working on not peeking at personal details since I came to Union, but I like to look at the people who end up as my 'patients'
...Including you. Something about you seems off, in a way that's different from the Homunculi whose passed through here.
Let's walk and talk, but can you tell me why that is?
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[He's oddly quiet, though he does nod to Waver's suggestion and decides to start walking.]
Guess wouldn't be fair of me to try and lie to you about it after you gave me a place to sleep, huh?
[Hooooboy.]
Action
And after I've healed you multiple times because you refused to visit the clinic-- which I'm guessing is also connected to this problem.
...look. You don't need to give me details if you don't want to, but I'm going to go try to get some proper medical training because that healing spell I've used on you isn't an unlimited resource for me. I need to know what I'm working with if you're going to continue to go without a proper doctor looking at your case.
Re: Action
I'm causing you all kinds of trouble.
[He sighs and looks forward, expression becoming a little more somber.]
How do the homunculi look in comparison to me? I'm curious, now.
Action
Don't change the subject, [he muttered, pouting, but conceeded:]
Growing up in Sanctuary, I'm pretty familiar with seeing the Magi's handiwork. Even outside of the towers, certain things are just inevitable. The homunculi have an obvious look to them that indicates magical alteration, like how some Magi can alter the physical properties of an object through either spellcraft or alchemy. Applying it to a living being never occurred to me...but, desperate times drive people to make questionable choices.
When I look at you, I don't see those indicators. It's something different-- and it's lacking the same fluidity.
Action
[But he listens intently, nodding as he understand the explanation.]
I'm a little surprised you haven't figured it out, given what you already know. The homunculi and I aren't so different. It's just that I wasn't altered with magic. It was science. At least as far as I know.
[That should at least give him the idea. If he needed further elaboration then Waver could ask for it.]
Action
[But that scrap of information was just enough to make the rest of the unknown factors fall into place. Taking a deep breath, he continued:]
It was Gigas, wasn't it? No wonder you're always involved whenever their name pops up.
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Aside from the fact they laid seige to my home for fifty years? Yeah.
[Bastards. He 'tch's loudly before taking a deep breath.]
As for your other questions, it's all kind of related. I came to Union after I escaped that hellhole just for the sake of trying to get my feet back on the ground and to figure out what to do with myself. I stayed because ....I realized that If I were going to be any good to doing something about Gigas or people like them, then this was where I needed to be.
Action
[He lowered his head, now staring more at his feet than anything else.]
This really is a special city, and knowing that my best shot at doing something in this world was here rather than back at home is why I came. Gigas has done some terrible things...but they're not all bad. When Nero had her feet in the city's politics, none of us starved or wanted for any of the basic necesities...but, well, not even her good graces kept her out of trouble.
[Sanctuary. Gigas. Both cities were equally guilty of committing terrible deeds-- as much as he didn't approve, he also knew that he had no right to judge.
After all, his city had folded. Caldera, as always, had stood and fought.]
...As someone who's going to be looking after your well being, what sort of things do I need to know to make sure you're not going to die? Are you too sensitive to the hot or cold? Do you sink like a hammer in a lake?
Action
I'll admit. I was pretty wary of Nero when you told me about her but ...she's just as anyone else that suffered from the real problem. I told a friend of mine a few months ago, the friend that helped me escaped that place, that it's ...not just Gigas and it's not just Sanctuary we can put the blame on. It's those that are corrupt in general. Blaming an entire people for the sins of some would be just as bad, yeah?
[A pause.]
It just happens that there are a lot of corrupt people in Gigas so even I need to be reminded of my own words sometimes.
[He quirks and ironic smile before he looks at Waver.]
Hm? Ah ...not. Well- actually I probably do sink like a hammer in a lake. I've never tried to test it. Otherwise I'm pretty sturdy. My weakness to fire is even pretty muted compared to other steel types. Drinking alcohol has healed cuts and scraps. The worse thing you should really be worried about is ...the way my body shuts off my sense of touch sometimes.
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There's corrupt people everywhere; it's a part of why I wasn't able to get into the Academy proper, and it's an unfortunate factor of life...but, Nero isn't one of them. She's actually quite nice, if incredibly exhuberant.
[Which was no fault of her own. It was her personality, and some people coped with hardship by focusing on everything else around them.]
...
Wait, you can't feel things sometimes?
[That had taken him by surprise. The problems that come with the Enhanced were new to him, so he had no idea what to expect...but, somehow that made sense.]
No wonder you didn't notice you were cut earlier...and no wonder you're a very annoying patient at times.
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Yeah. I like her. She's fun to take to a bar.
[He thinks back to proposal day with a grin.]
[Back to the subject though.]
Oi. It's not something I can really help and if I'm telling you not to touch me, its usually for a good reason.
[He sighs.]
When that happens I can't gauge my strength at all so I risk breaking whatever I touch or worse. The last thing I want to do to the guy patching me up is break a bone on accident.
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