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bent_the_world) wrote2017-04-30 01:30 pm
bent_the_world) wrote2017-04-30 01:30 pm
That just means I get to drink all the soda I stocked up on! I love that stuff.
[She pours a mixed drink for herself and a straight rum for Felix.]
Here. If you wanna talk I'm here to listen, if you don't I'm here to distract you. I know everybody deals with it differently.
[She pours a mixed drink for herself and a straight rum for Felix.]
Here. If you wanna talk I'm here to listen, if you don't I'm here to distract you. I know everybody deals with it differently.
[Felix shakes his head, but there's a slight wry twist to his lips.]
I don't understand how anyone can drink it. It's so cloying.
[He takes the glass and nods, looking down into the dark liquid.]
I...don't know. I'm not naive. I knew this could happen. I thought I was prepared. But...I also thought we would have more time. Hmph. Wishful thinking.
I don't understand how anyone can drink it. It's so cloying.
[He takes the glass and nods, looking down into the dark liquid.]
I...don't know. I'm not naive. I knew this could happen. I thought I was prepared. But...I also thought we would have more time. Hmph. Wishful thinking.
It's delicious.
[And nothing will change Korra's mind on that.]
But no, I get it. There's always that...'maybe I'll be lucky' thought. And you know it's dumb, and you know you're not any more special than anybody else, but it still keeps lurking in the back of your mind. I've been there. And it sucks, it doesn't matter how prepared you think you are, it sucks.
[And nothing will change Korra's mind on that.]
But no, I get it. There's always that...'maybe I'll be lucky' thought. And you know it's dumb, and you know you're not any more special than anybody else, but it still keeps lurking in the back of your mind. I've been there. And it sucks, it doesn't matter how prepared you think you are, it sucks.
Mm. It's just so arbitrary. I know people who have been here for a decade without ever having left. And we have no idea whether Arceus is doing this on purpose, or if it really is just random, or...ugh. It sickens me to think about how it plays with people's lives as though they don't matter at all.
[He takes a large sip of his rum.]
I would duel it for answers if I had any idea where to find it.
[He takes a large sip of his rum.]
I would duel it for answers if I had any idea where to find it.
I don't think it's on purpose. It's too random to be on purpose. I don't know how any of it works, really, I just...keep going, I guess.
[Korra settles in with a sigh and takes a long drink of her own. She's had all these same thoughts herself.]
I'm one of the people who's been here years and years. I don't know why, everybody else who's ever come here from my world has gone back, but not me. I'd love to be able to ask 'why', but I don't think that's gonna happen.
[Korra settles in with a sigh and takes a long drink of her own. She's had all these same thoughts herself.]
I'm one of the people who's been here years and years. I don't know why, everybody else who's ever come here from my world has gone back, but not me. I'd love to be able to ask 'why', but I don't think that's gonna happen.
[Felix frowns into his glass and takes another drink.]
Everybody, huh? How many people have been here that you known from your world?
[Everybody else but Korra. What if Felix ends up the last one here from Fodlan? Even if only Dimitri and Claude left, what would he do?
Same thing Korra's doing, he supposes. Just keep going.]
Everybody, huh? How many people have been here that you known from your world?
[Everybody else but Korra. What if Felix ends up the last one here from Fodlan? Even if only Dimitri and Claude left, what would he do?
Same thing Korra's doing, he supposes. Just keep going.]
Uh...five. There've been five other people from my world. One of them left and came back, but...then she left again.
[Korra shakes her head. That almost made it worse, having those few extra months and then...]
It's been a long time, though, since there was anyone here from my world. A couple of years. It's tough sometimes. Just...not having anyone from home to talk to, anybody who just knows the same stuff. But I know I'm not at all alone in that.
[Korra shakes her head. That almost made it worse, having those few extra months and then...]
It's been a long time, though, since there was anyone here from my world. A couple of years. It's tough sometimes. Just...not having anyone from home to talk to, anybody who just knows the same stuff. But I know I'm not at all alone in that.
[Twice. That's what she meant by twice. Not two different people, but the same person, twice.]
It's strange. Most people I meet here are the only ones from their world, or one of only a few. There are considerably more from mine. Including all but one of my closest friends. As random as the disappearances seem, I don't think I can believe that's a coincidence.
It's strange. Most people I meet here are the only ones from their world, or one of only a few. There are considerably more from mine. Including all but one of my closest friends. As random as the disappearances seem, I don't think I can believe that's a coincidence.
[Not knowing Felix's thoughts, Korra can't correct him on that assumption. She's lost two people...but one of them twice.]
It's kind of all over the place, really. I've met plenty of 'groups' from worlds, but then a lot of people on their own. But there's really no pattern at all. A while ago some people tried to figure out what everybody brought here had in common and there was nothing.
It's kind of all over the place, really. I've met plenty of 'groups' from worlds, but then a lot of people on their own. But there's really no pattern at all. A while ago some people tried to figure out what everybody brought here had in common and there was nothing.
Mm. It doesn't matter, anyway. None of it matters. Knowing the answer wouldn't change that it's all out of our hands.
[He finishes off his glass and gestures for Korra to hand him the bottle so he can pour another one.]
I'm impressed. With your ability to...keep going. If I were the only one left from my world, and had been for several years, I'm pretty sure I'd have shut everyone out by now.
[He finishes off his glass and gestures for Korra to hand him the bottle so he can pour another one.]
I'm impressed. With your ability to...keep going. If I were the only one left from my world, and had been for several years, I'm pretty sure I'd have shut everyone out by now.
It hasn't been easy. And I mean...look at where I live.
[Korra passes over the bottle.]
I chose to live pretty far away from pretty much everybody. There's even the least amount of locals here. Where I can work by myself. And you're probably my closest and only actual friend in the world, so I wouldn't say I'm doing great at it.
[It's not like she's been making much effort to get close to people since Botan. And she knows, she sees it, but it's just easier.]
[Korra passes over the bottle.]
I chose to live pretty far away from pretty much everybody. There's even the least amount of locals here. Where I can work by myself. And you're probably my closest and only actual friend in the world, so I wouldn't say I'm doing great at it.
[It's not like she's been making much effort to get close to people since Botan. And she knows, she sees it, but it's just easier.]
[Felix fills his glass and sets the bottle back down between them. In case she wants to move to straight rum, too. He takes a sip, and then another - and then he almost spits it out at what she says about him. He manages to swallow it, but coughs uncontrollably for a second afterward before he looks at her, somewhat incredulous.]
Me? I'm...I'm not...
[Friend material? Cut out to be someone's only friend? Very good at emotional support, or emotional anything for that matter?]
I'm a...strange choice. I would have thought you'd have plenty of friends. You're...
[He gestures vaguely at her. Use your words, Felix.]
Um. More tolerable than most.
[...Saints. He takes another generous sip of his rum.]
Me? I'm...I'm not...
[Friend material? Cut out to be someone's only friend? Very good at emotional support, or emotional anything for that matter?]
I'm a...strange choice. I would have thought you'd have plenty of friends. You're...
[He gestures vaguely at her. Use your words, Felix.]
Um. More tolerable than most.
[...Saints. He takes another generous sip of his rum.]
Yeah, people like me. That doesn't mean I let everyone in, you know? All I'm saying is that as great as I look like I handle things...that's just how it looks. And nobody really looks too closely and sees that I never go visit anyone, really. Or have people down here. Or do much besides train and work.
[That's just how it's worked out, and it's easier that way. Maybe it's not the healthiest way to handle everything, but...it's easy. And Korra feels like maybe she's earned taking the easy route for once.]
You don't have to get all weird about it, the point I was making is that I don't really have close friends.
[That's just how it's worked out, and it's easier that way. Maybe it's not the healthiest way to handle everything, but...it's easy. And Korra feels like maybe she's earned taking the easy route for once.]
You don't have to get all weird about it, the point I was making is that I don't really have close friends.
I'm not being weird.
[What does that even mean?]
There was a time when I was the same even with those whom I would otherwise call friends close by. It was the war that changed things, I suppose. Knowing that any battle could be the last for any of us. Fighting alongside each other day after day. It's difficult to keep much distance.
[What does that even mean?]
There was a time when I was the same even with those whom I would otherwise call friends close by. It was the war that changed things, I suppose. Knowing that any battle could be the last for any of us. Fighting alongside each other day after day. It's difficult to keep much distance.
You're being a little weird.
[It's said with a smile as Korra reaches for the bottle. No bothering with a glass at this point, she's not mixing it with anything.]
Yeah, I get it. That kind of thing really bonds people. Not so much of that around here, but...I'll figure my shit out eventually, I always do. It's like a cycle, almost. I get depressed and hermit myself and go 'why bother?' and then I can't take it anymore and decide that it's stupid not to live my life while I'm here. But I'm doing better than last time, I spent half a year in a mud hut in the middle of the woods.
[It's said with a smile as Korra reaches for the bottle. No bothering with a glass at this point, she's not mixing it with anything.]
Yeah, I get it. That kind of thing really bonds people. Not so much of that around here, but...I'll figure my shit out eventually, I always do. It's like a cycle, almost. I get depressed and hermit myself and go 'why bother?' and then I can't take it anymore and decide that it's stupid not to live my life while I'm here. But I'm doing better than last time, I spent half a year in a mud hut in the middle of the woods.
[Felix rolls his eyes. He's not being weird! Whatever. He drinks some more of his rum.]
Mm. Sometimes it seems as though this wandering around of mine is akin to running away. But I don't want to go back yet. When I left in the first place, it was because I couldn't stand to be in that house anymore. Every time I think about returning, I hate the idea.
[And another drink.]
I'm sure Dimitri and Claude think I'm being selfish or something.
Mm. Sometimes it seems as though this wandering around of mine is akin to running away. But I don't want to go back yet. When I left in the first place, it was because I couldn't stand to be in that house anymore. Every time I think about returning, I hate the idea.
[And another drink.]
I'm sure Dimitri and Claude think I'm being selfish or something.
I don't think it's selfish. At least not the kind that's bad. You need to heal, you're taking care of yourself. That's important.
[And sometimes hearts took a long time to heal. It wasn't like a cut, where there's a general time frame and the healing can be easily measured. Korra understands it.
And the desire not to go home.]
You can crash here as long as you want, it's just me and the Pokemon.
[And sometimes hearts took a long time to heal. It wasn't like a cut, where there's a general time frame and the healing can be easily measured. Korra understands it.
And the desire not to go home.]
You can crash here as long as you want, it's just me and the Pokemon.
[You're taking care of yourself. That's important. Is that really true? He's never heard anyone say such a thing before. He peers into his glass thoughtfully, then finishes it off and holds it out to Korra to fill a third time.]
Thank you.
[Then he glances sidelong at her with a bit of a smirk.]
I look forward to beating you in another game of hockey.
Thank you.
[Then he glances sidelong at her with a bit of a smirk.]
I look forward to beating you in another game of hockey.
[Well, this is certainly a rare sight. Armin looks both tired and more than a little battle-worn and yet at the same time extremely frantic.]
K-Korra, are you on the Islands right now?
K-Korra, are you on the Islands right now?
[Is this the face of a man who is okay? Very much no.]
It's Mikasa. She got taken by one of those birds. I'm not-- I don't know where it took her exactly, but we just finished taking care of one of those other birds, so we won't be able to get there in time.
[And even if they could, they are all deeply exhausted, trainers and pokemon both.]
She needs-- she's just a little girl.
It's Mikasa. She got taken by one of those birds. I'm not-- I don't know where it took her exactly, but we just finished taking care of one of those other birds, so we won't be able to get there in time.
[And even if they could, they are all deeply exhausted, trainers and pokemon both.]
She needs-- she's just a little girl.
Oh crap.
Okay, I'm on it. And if you know anybody else in the islands that could lend a hand...I'm pretty awesome, but not enough to take on one of those things myself!
Okay, I'm on it. And if you know anybody else in the islands that could lend a hand...I'm pretty awesome, but not enough to take on one of those things myself!
I'm going to try Carly next, but if you have any other suggestions, I'll happily take them.
That's actually who I would suggest.
Well, we'll probably be fine.
Well, we'll probably be fine.
Okay. I'm going to call them right now to check if they can help but Korra if-- if there is ever anything you need, anything at all, please know that I'm in your debt.
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