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Who:
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usedlaserbeam
Where: Goldenrod, in a park by the pokemon center
When: 07/30, directly after the text messages
Summary: a discussion about foxes, and the eyes that see them
Rating: PG-13
Log:
[it really is a nice day for the park, isn't it.
he knows that he's there early, for a given value of early, when he doesn't see Yagyuu there-- though really, it couldn't be called early. not since neither he nor the other set on a time. 'now' is so very subjective in the strangest of ways-- what constitutes as 'now' for a world where the land never stops spinning? surely it must've been the moment before that one, just slightly off-kilter...
he finds a nice park bench, and settles down on it, leaning back.
the sun really is so high.]
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Where: Goldenrod, in a park by the pokemon center
When: 07/30, directly after the text messages
Summary: a discussion about foxes, and the eyes that see them
Rating: PG-13
Log:
[it really is a nice day for the park, isn't it.
he knows that he's there early, for a given value of early, when he doesn't see Yagyuu there-- though really, it couldn't be called early. not since neither he nor the other set on a time. 'now' is so very subjective in the strangest of ways-- what constitutes as 'now' for a world where the land never stops spinning? surely it must've been the moment before that one, just slightly off-kilter...
he finds a nice park bench, and settles down on it, leaning back.
the sun really is so high.]
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'Tis the set of a soul
That decides its goal,
And not the calm or the strife.'
[a pause. then, he chuckles, a little.] I'm not surprised you're not familiar with it-- it's only famous because of its lack of literary value.
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[And trust Fuji to know a poem like that by heart, one that apparently served no purpose and held no meaningful value. It's exactly the sort of thing he'd do.]
Is that why you like it?
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox writes poems that anyone can read. When it becomes generic enough, I'm fairly certain that they're just words.
[and then, he leans forward, hands on his knees, fluid.] And where's our little guest of honour, today?
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[He remarks, as he reaches for the red and white ball in his pocket and thumbs the button, restoring it to full size before gently tossing it to the ground. No flourishes or hand motions this time, just a simple catch and release--and a moment later a rather small Vulpix erupts from it in a flash of light, squeaking and disoriented at her sudden emergence from her ball.]
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a fox.]
I hope that isn't where her name is coming from.
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She doesn't have one yet. I've been putting off naming her until I can find a trainer to take her in; I assume they'll want that honor, themselves.
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Oh, you mentioned that. Not in so many words, but-- [a shrug, here] shy, isn't she.
[where on earth did Kirihara find her, being the unspoken question]
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[And if he's listening, Fuji will detect a hint of Yagyuu's displeasure at that observation--not directed toward the Vulpix, but at his lack of an answer for why. Yagyuu has never been fond of problems he can't fix, and this shyness...it's not a problem, exactly, but it's puzzling. And bothersome.]
With time and patience, I suppose, she'll learn to grow used to people.
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[and Fuji is most certainly listening, and Yagyuu's displeasure, in turn, makes him think. in response, he gives the fox a look of consideration, before moving slow, slow, slowly off the bench and into a crouch on the ground.]
Nothing fixes itself, you know.
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That's a fair point. Perhaps I should've added the third necessity: time, patience, and effort.
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No. Patience, effort and time. There's a difference.
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Ah. Is that the order to follow?
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Not really. It just makes for a better acronym.
[he then flashes a quick, lop-sided grin. his gesture of peace, the facial expression equivalent of the open palm.] If we were to go strictly by the order, it must be something like effort, patience and time-- time being the last resort, in some cases.
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Or is this just how Fuji is, through and through?]
As a mnemonic for remembering the steps, the acronym would be useful. Though I think the order itself is the most helpful overall.
[Effort, patience, and time. And why does that sound as much like a recipe for dealing with Fuji as it does for training a fox?]
I'm surprised she's not afraid of you.
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he shrugs.]
I'd say both are second to intuition. [and he chuckles, a little, here, murmuring--] And I think I should be the one afraid, really. The most I can do is scare a few years off of her. She, on the other hand, can set me on fire.
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[It's one of Yagyuu's talents as well, to watch something while concealing the direction of his attention, and he's glad for it now--because the fox is somehow, miraculously, beginning to grow curious, and inching forward a step as if to investigate this new, strange creature in her midst.]
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[if he notices her movements, he doesn't show it-- but then again, he's most certainly noticed her movements, and therefore must be taking certain care not to show it. however, he does lower his right hand a notch gently, imperceptibly.]
Actually, that would be you, wouldn't it. Keeper of the magic eight ball; deus ex machina extraordinaire.
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But would that really solve the problem, I wonder? It's not much of a deus ex machina if it doesn't.
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[it's a calculated risk, but it's still there-- the risk, that is, of the small creature taking the slow movements as a gesture of threat. it would undo the good that had been wrought. he is well aware of this, even as his hand slowly descends to touch the ground lightly with his fingertips. it's the reason why he hums, peering up at Yagyuu with a contemplative look, pleasant.]
Unless, of course, you don't consider that to be a problem.
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In that case, I promise to utilize it should that eventuality arise.
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a huff, mock-sigh.]
Figures. I suppose I'll just have to muster up the motivation to save myself, if it comes to that.
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[And the Vulpix sneaks closer again, almost close enough to brush her nose against Fuji's hand.]
Though I still doubt you're in any danger from this one.
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What's your excuse?
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[His eyes are alert, calculating. It's the moment of truth--will she find the courage to take that last step? Is there more to this charge of his than he'd originally thought?]
My excuse?
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