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[CLOSED] do you want to catch some fish?
WHO: Himeka & Ryunosuke
WHAT: "Survival training" aka fishing
WHERE: Greentruth
WHEN: Beginning of June
WARNINGS: Is Himeka a warning? Then lizards.
[ With Estinien feeling a little more like his usual self, Himeka allows him a few hours of true solitude before she returns to her post of watching over him. It's a loose term, of course, given that she isn't the sort of person to suffocate another with her presence, but she wants to make sure that she's there for him when he needs someone or, more specifically, when he doesn't think he does.
Gathering a few supplies is her main focus as well as checking in with the volunteers in the kitchen since she hasn't been in for a while. A little trip by one of the local streams may also get her something nice to cook for dinner. Surely some freshwater fish can bring his mood up.
As she hops off one of the many rope and wooden plank bridges between platforms, she does slow her pace as she spots a young man who may as well have a glowing yellow exclamation point above his head. That was the same boy from Venera, wasn't it? The one she saw on the ground when she found Estinien whom Alphinaud tended to...
She'd been so wrapped up in their mission to procure Estinien's shard that she hadn't paid nearly enough mind to the others in the aftermath. In part it was a luxury she could afford now that Alphinaud was there, knowing they were in his capable hands. So she offers a wave in greeting as she approaches with a smile. ]
You made it back to Greentruth in one piece.
WHAT: "Survival training" aka fishing
WHERE: Greentruth
WHEN: Beginning of June
WARNINGS: Is Himeka a warning? Then lizards.
[ With Estinien feeling a little more like his usual self, Himeka allows him a few hours of true solitude before she returns to her post of watching over him. It's a loose term, of course, given that she isn't the sort of person to suffocate another with her presence, but she wants to make sure that she's there for him when he needs someone or, more specifically, when he doesn't think he does.
Gathering a few supplies is her main focus as well as checking in with the volunteers in the kitchen since she hasn't been in for a while. A little trip by one of the local streams may also get her something nice to cook for dinner. Surely some freshwater fish can bring his mood up.
As she hops off one of the many rope and wooden plank bridges between platforms, she does slow her pace as she spots a young man who may as well have a glowing yellow exclamation point above his head. That was the same boy from Venera, wasn't it? The one she saw on the ground when she found Estinien whom Alphinaud tended to...
She'd been so wrapped up in their mission to procure Estinien's shard that she hadn't paid nearly enough mind to the others in the aftermath. In part it was a luxury she could afford now that Alphinaud was there, knowing they were in his capable hands. So she offers a wave in greeting as she approaches with a smile. ]
You made it back to Greentruth in one piece.
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For one thing, Ryunosuke's familiarity with Estinien is mostly cordial and professional. Though he has great respect for the man, they don't spend much time casually in each other's presence. And he doesn't seem to speak much of his own history without significant prompting.
At the same time... You can learn a lot about someone by observing how they talk about their closest friends, and he's learning quite a bit about Himeka. She certainly strikes Ryunosuke as a kind soul; a woman of good cheer who cares deeply for her companions. Definitely someone he'd like to get to know better, which makes him glad they're going on this impromptu little trip. He finds himself smiling right along with her as she speaks.
...The smile falters a bit at her question, though.]
Ah... N-no, I'm afraid not... It's probably for the best, though, even if I do miss them terribly... Better that they're spared this conflict, really. We're not combatants, and my world doesn't have anything like magic, or aions... It's been a great adjustment for me. Though any of my friends probably could have handled this far better than I have...
[What Ryunosuke wouldn't give to see her fling a Kenoma with one of her Susato Takedowns. For all he knows, she probably has all kinds of information about magic in that curious little tome of hers, too.]
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There is a hint of sadness as she nods at Ryunosuke's confirmation. To be without reminders of your home, the people you loved, it must be terrible. Yet at the same time bringing them here feels something of a guilty pleasure as well as a burden forced onto them all the same. There's no right answer, as Ryunosuke seems to agree.
Still... ]
Mm, I think you're giving magic too much credit.
[ Says the Sorceress. ]
The most important battles are not fought with spells and swords. They're often behind the scenes convincing the right people to do the right things or swaying the will of a nation, speaking up for people who can't speak for themselves.
[ She means it, too. She has no clue of Ryunosuke's past, but she doesn't want the young man to think that being on the frontlines is the only way to make a difference. ]
I'm sure there's something that only you can do that will help us out.
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Thus far though, he's found little opportunity for such things.]
I... I truly hope you're right about that. [And then he must be worried that sounded kind of big headed, because he quickly adds:] Er, n-not because I'm looking for personal glory or anything like that--! I just...
[He huffs a little sigh.]
I just don't want to be a burden, to you or any of the others...