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thenearshore2018-03-31 10:13 pm
foxrightsactivist) wrote in thenearshore2018-03-31 10:13 pm
a lobster and a fox walk into a bar [SEMI-OPEN]
Who: Ryoma, Kaden, and YOU!
When: Morning of October 30th
Where: Aeon Mall in Narita
What: See Kaden and Ryoma. See Kaden and Ryoma try to interact with the modern world. Please help them. They have no idea what they're doing.
[ closed to Ryoma ]
[Modern day Japan is its own special brand of urban jungle. There are masses of people, moving vehicles, bright lights, big moving pictures on sides of buildings, and lots and lots of noise. And while it was strange noise, and annoying at first to boot, Kaden found he rather liked the bright, flashy human lifestyle. It was shiny and beautiful, and best of all, it lit up at night!
But nighttime isn’t now, when he’s standing here in front of the place that he and Alex had gone to look for clothes. Some place called a ‘mall’. Aeon, by the name of it, or so Alex had told him - he’d found that he had trouble reading the more complicated kanji here, let alone English. It had been an interesting trip before, but it had left him desperate to go back and explore on his own without feeling bad for dragging Alex all over the entire place.
And better yet, he’s run into a friend! That hair is unmistakable, and he’d recognize it anywhere.]
Hey! Ryoma, right? Fancy running into you down here!
[ open prompt A: kaden’s happy fun foxtime fashion romps ]
[The concept of pet stores is lost on Kaden… or, rather, he’d never really thought of such a thing being a possibility. Stores where you buy animals? It’s a weird prospect. But stores where you buy things for animals makes more sense. Or it would, if he’d ever seen such a thing.
Too bad he doesn’t realize that Aeon Pet is, in fact, one of those stores. He can’t read English. He just knows it says Aeon.]
Wow, hey, check out these brushes! This is a really good selection!
[ open prompt B: ryoma -- lobster samurai vs expensive hipster coffee, a love story ]
[Being a shinki came with several downsides--some people would argue the negative connotations of the inability to recall one’s life, or being a literal object to be used at the behest of another person’s will…
Ryoma was more concerned with the fact that he was always hungry. It was more of a passing grumble than an out and out ache, most days, and while he’d eaten before he’d fled Ler’s temple as Hak plunged into some sort of dark baking ritual with far, far too many boxes that’d promised cakes… cake was not supposed to come out of boxes. There were few things Ryoma was certain about in this unlife, but that one of the things that truly stuck in his head.
Also, he hadn’t quite finished picking the fake webbing out of his hair from Hak’s decorating adventures in the proceeding days, but that was neither here nor there because Ryoma was hungry now, and he had no idea what half of these places that boasted food were. Some of the writing made sense, or was easy enough to squint at until he could puzzle out its meaning, but others… others were eldritch, incomprehensible.
What was a Starbucks? Why did it smell enticing?]
[ wildcard ]
[Something you want to do that isn’t a prompt here? Feel free to use this option!
You have two idiots in a mall that really shouldn’t be on their own. Somebody is gonna end up doing the Bus Scene from Enchanted, mark my words, and it’s probably going to be Kaden on a golfcart.
If Ryoma had a sword, it’d definitely be him doing it though.]
When: Morning of October 30th
Where: Aeon Mall in Narita
What: See Kaden and Ryoma. See Kaden and Ryoma try to interact with the modern world. Please help them. They have no idea what they're doing.
[ closed to Ryoma ]
[Modern day Japan is its own special brand of urban jungle. There are masses of people, moving vehicles, bright lights, big moving pictures on sides of buildings, and lots and lots of noise. And while it was strange noise, and annoying at first to boot, Kaden found he rather liked the bright, flashy human lifestyle. It was shiny and beautiful, and best of all, it lit up at night!
But nighttime isn’t now, when he’s standing here in front of the place that he and Alex had gone to look for clothes. Some place called a ‘mall’. Aeon, by the name of it, or so Alex had told him - he’d found that he had trouble reading the more complicated kanji here, let alone English. It had been an interesting trip before, but it had left him desperate to go back and explore on his own without feeling bad for dragging Alex all over the entire place.
And better yet, he’s run into a friend! That hair is unmistakable, and he’d recognize it anywhere.]
Hey! Ryoma, right? Fancy running into you down here!
[ open prompt A: kaden’s happy fun foxtime fashion romps ]
[The concept of pet stores is lost on Kaden… or, rather, he’d never really thought of such a thing being a possibility. Stores where you buy animals? It’s a weird prospect. But stores where you buy things for animals makes more sense. Or it would, if he’d ever seen such a thing.
Too bad he doesn’t realize that Aeon Pet is, in fact, one of those stores. He can’t read English. He just knows it says Aeon.]
Wow, hey, check out these brushes! This is a really good selection!
[ open prompt B: ryoma -- lobster samurai vs expensive hipster coffee, a love story ]
[Being a shinki came with several downsides--some people would argue the negative connotations of the inability to recall one’s life, or being a literal object to be used at the behest of another person’s will…
Ryoma was more concerned with the fact that he was always hungry. It was more of a passing grumble than an out and out ache, most days, and while he’d eaten before he’d fled Ler’s temple as Hak plunged into some sort of dark baking ritual with far, far too many boxes that’d promised cakes… cake was not supposed to come out of boxes. There were few things Ryoma was certain about in this unlife, but that one of the things that truly stuck in his head.
Also, he hadn’t quite finished picking the fake webbing out of his hair from Hak’s decorating adventures in the proceeding days, but that was neither here nor there because Ryoma was hungry now, and he had no idea what half of these places that boasted food were. Some of the writing made sense, or was easy enough to squint at until he could puzzle out its meaning, but others… others were eldritch, incomprehensible.
What was a Starbucks? Why did it smell enticing?]
[ wildcard ]
[Something you want to do that isn’t a prompt here? Feel free to use this option!
You have two idiots in a mall that really shouldn’t be on their own. Somebody is gonna end up doing the Bus Scene from Enchanted, mark my words, and it’s probably going to be Kaden on a golfcart.
If Ryoma had a sword, it’d definitely be him doing it though.]
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[Kaden turns to look at the person behind him, beaming and tail wagging.]
I feel like I do! I mean, if my tail is this soft and fluffy, I have to know at least something, right?
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[ Man Obi wants to touch that tail. And ears. And face. He has such soft looking cheeks. ]
Your tail looks like the fluffiest and softest one that I've ever seen. Taking such good care of it must give you a lot of experience.
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Oh yeah, definitely! You've got to have at least two or three different brushes to get fur like this. Would you like to touch it? It's just as soft as it looks!
[--he's going to anyway.]
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Yes, I would like to.
Two to three brushes, that's a lot to keep track of. [ As many as you might use for a horse. ] Is there a special order for using them, too?
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Here you go!
[The information about brushes comes to him as if he's memorized it. For all he knows, he might have.]
Yeah! You want to use one with harder bristles first, that gets all the tangles out and it works the bigger pieces of dirt and debris into smaller pieces. After that, you want to use a brush with more coarse bristles so you can get all that dirt out! And once you're done with that, you smooth it all out with brush that has soft and short bristles to bring out that extra glossy sheen.
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[ He'll be gentle. He's got an affinity for animals and a talent for petting them. ]
Oh, that's good to know. Have you tried out a lot of different kinds to know that, or did somebody teach you?
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Oh... You know, I don't really know. I'm a shinki, so I can't really remember anything.
[It's very matter-of-fact, and not at all offended. He tips his head in thought.]
I guess I had to learn somehow. Figuring it out myself would have taken a lot of effort, so maybe someone showed me how to do it?