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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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[Ryoma seems unconvinced of what he's saying, frowning seriously down at the magical map app in his palm. If only he knew more of its patron, Google, perhaps he'd feel more at ease... but for now, it is a necessary evil. He's not entirely sure someone will be able to lead him home, or that Hak would come to find him if he were gone overly long.]
I'm not even really sure what I'm looking for. I just...
[Hate being stuck in Ler's temple because he's still stumbling through adjusting to this life. Hate relying on other people. It felt so strange to be, in a way, helpless.]
I don't know. It's better than running the same weapon drills over and over. I think.
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Is your god really strict or something?
[Why so much training? Who needs weapon drills? Ryoma looks like he knows his way around... something. Some kind of weapon, or fighting, or something. It's the armor, probably.]
Training all the time sounds boring. You should come hang out at my temple if you get tired of training. There's a river and everything! It's really relaxing and really good for naps.
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He laughs when Kaden extends his invitations and his wizened opinions on Ryoma's daily routines.]
Oh, no, I do the training because it's... calming, in a way. I can relax my focus and let the action take over for me--there's something very familiar in working through sword forms. I don't think I'm very good at relaxing--though I may take you up on the visit for the sight alone.
[It sounded very pretty, truth be told, and it was something to do other than edge around Hak, uncertain of the man's expectations, of his... place.]
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Oh. You're one of those types that focuses by doing stuff like that. [Not that it's a bad thing! Kaden is just. Very much not.] Well, clearly you need someone that's very good at relaxing to teach you how! Consider it an open invitation whenever you need it! I'm sure Alex won't mind.
[She probably wants him to have friends. Maybe if he gets enough, they can all sleep over in a big nap pile!]
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I am. [Differences are good! Ryoma can do the workouts and Kaden can do the celebratory sleeping at the drop of a hat. He smiles at the invitation, pleased at the thought of having a friend... even if he still wasn't sold on sleeping all over the place.]
I would like that. I feel I may be a poor student, so I beg your patience and understanding.
[Ryoma sleeps like four hours a night right now what is a nap.]