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tabularasa_rp2020-12-01 10:54 am
kimihiros) wrote in tabularasa_rp2020-12-01 10:54 am
kimihiros) wrote in tabularasa_rp2020-12-01 10:54 am
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who only moves over like, very little, as he waves off some smoke. at kimihiro's request, yes, but also because yeah he's not super big on the inhaling smoke part. ]
Polite where? 'Cause there's no society to speak of, and here, we paint that stuff ourselves! Maybe I've decided already that that's an impolite thing to do...
[ why can't leo tsukinaga just ask him what's wrong directly? because this is leo, and that would be easy. ]
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there's only a final exhale, designed to follow the wind on the opposite direction from them before he leaves the pipe alone, again out of politeness for the boy he just met.)
... I couldn't get what you mean. What's impolite?
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Yeah, that's what you should be asking. What's impolite? Let's explain it so Kyo gets it! 'Cause, for me, it's getting all troubled and then pushing it down really fast... Like you're thinking I'm slow and didn't notice.
[ slowly kimihiro ages faster and faster ]
And for you, maybe it's when a weirdo pops in outta nowhere and starts yelling about a bunch of stuff you don't understand, wahaha! Here, tell me what you're thinking! I wanna know, 'cause you seem interesting!
[ AND FASTER AND FASTER ]
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(not kimihiro, that's for sure
wow, did we just find something that can make him age? and that's leo? he's already feeling like he's a thousand, and for someone like him, he's still in his golden years! he's young!
for a moment there, kimihiro frowns because - "you seem interesting". a) he's not that big of a deal and b) it doesn't even cross his mind that it may be due to the fox around his neck. he goes straight to doumeki.
sure, yeah, cool, sharing the burden, each get half an eye, very nice... but why did you have to have golden eyes, doumeki. kimihiro screams abnormal from a mile away now.)
I'm thinking about the purpose of my being here.
(THERE leo are you happy now???)
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[ he's always happy, but at least he's learning.
at the expense of everyone's sanity, unfortunately. the most interesting part of kimihiro isn't even-- the eyes, really, though they are? it's his general demeanor, and the fact that he's here.
and everyone who's here hasn't failed in that department. ]
So, see, you're not the only one thinking about that stuff. Let's get all frustrated about it together! I've been here since the veeeery beginning, and I've still got zero, zip, zilch! Wild!
[ he doesn't look frustrated at all ]
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(so yeah he rules that last one out really quickly. for someone like him, who comprehends the universe the way he does, it's very easy to dismiss the idea of things being accidental.
kimihiro sets the pipe down, carefully as if it's the most precious item in all the worlds, before he turns to face leo, making sure the blue eye is aligned with the vision - since the golden one is all but functional, all he sees is blackness on that one.)
I'm not frustr-- wait, the very beginning? So you've been through the memories and the dream mishap I was told had happened.
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but, regardless, that moment of amusement towards kimihiro's bold, bold statement makes way for something else. a moment where leo's gaze sharpens just a fraction -- until he just, cackles. ]
Look at you, a newbie -- at least, I'm guessing you are -- making references to the past! But yeah, I did. And it sucked!
[ thank you, leo. though if his tone is taken at face value, it wasn't something that sucked that much at all?
w i l d. ]
What, didja wanna know more about that stuff?
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are all kids like this?? is this what he missed? so many questions are spinning around his magic brain and he opens his mouth to say something that he isn't even sure what it is that he wants to say.)
I guess I haven't been exactly told what happened in detail.
(he doesn't even know mementos exists, it's not like he's been wandering around a lot.)
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cr
ap.
actually he was kind of hoping that someone did the work of explaining that shit to watanuki so he didn't have to??? because personally, he doesn't... want to talk about that... he really did dig his own grave here. it was meant to be a rhetorical question.
he considers for a moment whether "whoops i forgot!" would be an appropriate response, but. nah. he shouldn't... make things harder for people... he's learning.
strap in for A History Of Tabula Rasa 101. made after leo looks stupid for a second. ]
Uhhh. Well, once upon a time, there was a really loud clang clang sound! And then everyone's heads got messed up with memories that belonged to other people! You didn't remember anything you forgot, so you'd end up with people that didn't even know their names, wahaha! You had to talk about the memory to give it back to whoever it belonged to, but maybe you didn't even know the guy, so sooometimes it was a reaaal pain, like explaining this is kinda...? [ oh my god ] I dunno what everyone else did, but I just picked out any weird names I heard in 'em and walked around asking everyone I ran into. That worked!
[ he's very galaxy brain, thank you, ]
Uh... the dream stuff... We all fell asleep and the walls were mouths. Oh, and then there were shadows that morphed into stuff you didn't like. The place it happened in was in our dreams but it's here now, I think... Don't go in there by yourself, 'kay?
[ ONE OF THESE EXPLANATIONS IS WAY MORE DETAILED ]
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kimihiro waits for him to finish thinking, is he remembering, what is happening? he figured he'd have no issues talking about it, when he was actually the one who offered to in the first place.
but then, something magical! kimihiro doesn't look annoyed at all, instead, he looks calm and empathetic, listening to leo tell him all about the misadventures they've had. a beat here is when he wonders why he wasn't brought in sooner, he could certainly have helped.
.... but oh? a nightmare that he can actually visit.)
Where is it?
(leo you fucked up)
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[ fool leo once, shame on you!
fool leo twice? noooo way. leo's a bumbling disaster, but he's at least intuitive enough to know that the answer to one plus one is two! or, in this case, man asking for directions after being told about dangerous place equals HE IS GOING THERE.
mostly because that is absolutely the way he would approach that. ]
--Wahaha, just kidding! Are you really making it that obvious what you're fishing for...? C'mon, if you're gonna risk your undying life like that, at least put some effort into it!
[ his expression actually does turn a little more serious here. a great contrast to the lighthearted everything he's been parading around... since this is something he truly wants watanuki to take to heart.
and, of course, he'll ignore it but it's fine. ]
... I mean it, y'know? But I have a feeling you're gonna go looking for it anyway, and it's not like I can stop ya. You've got your own two feet. [ calling him out here. ] At least ask a guy named Ren for some tips. He probably knows that place better than anyone here!
[ i am ACTUALLY doing this to you jade ]
i cannot believe you sometimes i love you so much
listen. shush.
the name is familiar, and he has seen and traded greetings, but that was about it. it kind of made sense why he gets mistaken for the man from time to time.)
I'll find it later. You haven't given me your name yet, stranger.
I LOVE YOU TOO.......
"i'll find it later," kimihiro says, in a way that actually does kinda concern and annoy leo.
because it really is dangerous. while he'd said this guy has his own two feet and these were his own decisions... it still causes a feeling in his stomach that doesn't make him feel great.
so. ]
I don't feel like it!
[ wow ]
Are you good at fighting? Can you tell me what you can do? 'Cause I'm not gonna give my name to someone who's just gonna die in Meat Nightmare Land! What's the point?
[ WOW ]
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(he points to mugetsu, who is actually a kitsune, not that anybody could guess looking at him like that, the adorable bastard.
at least he has a feeling that this man might know what a kami is - despite his hair and eye color, he's speaking japanese after all. not that it mattered, he seemed to understand all speech spoken inside the void, but it was a good indicator at the end of the day.)
I won't die. I've been in enough nightmares.
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kimihiro is a menace that must be stopped.
the answer itself isn't wholly satisfactory, mostly for the mere fact that leo would never comfortably be able to suggest that anyone is safe going into meatmentos... but it at least seems to placate him somewhat. his expression shifts from something less cryptically observant -- in a particularly amused but sharp way -- to more neutrally cheerful. ]
No one walks into something dangerous thinking they will, y'know. But, okay -- I'll believe it, since you sounded super sure when you said it! If you aren't careful and prove me wrong, I'll come haunt ya.
[ he says that cheerfully, too. even though that's a little morbid and not how it works at all...... ]
You hear that? You and your cute little kami buddy are gonna get haunted by Leo Tsukinaga! Better avoid that worst case scenario, 'kay?
[ and there's his name, as a signal of his hope that kimihiro does come back alive and well!
which he will anyway because death is Not A Thing, but. you know, it's the feeling that counts. ]
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Even if I'm hurt, I won't die. I have someone I must see-- did you say you'll haunt me?
(hello leo that's ghost 101 what are you going to do, ouija board kimihiro daily? he slowblinks at the words, like none of them make sense to him.)
Tsukinaga, if I die, I'd have to do the haunting.
(a beat later:)
I'm Watanuki.
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oh, but he does have a point. to the point, leo tsukinaga, to the point! to the stupid ass point! ]
... Oh, yeah! Ooookay. If you die, Tanuki, you're gonna end up haunting me! And you won't be able to sleep and stuff, 'cause maybe ghosts don't have to sleep? And I won't sleep either, 'cause I have deadlines to catch up on! So then you'll be stuck listening to me for hours!
[ this is so cursed? obviously kimihiro can't die, or he'll be stuck in leohell, which is worse than superhell.
it even comes with nicknames! horrible, horrible nicknames. ]
There you go, worst case scenario version two! Keep your head on your shoulders, or I'll make sure you wanna pop it off!
[ "he can just ghost leave"
no, shut up ]