I think I've heard something about enormous veggies. It's .. I think I was five or six then? Let me --
[Mental math follows, it doesn't take long.]
Six. So not extremely little but I did spend a lot of time in the hospital and they didn't really keep the news on, just a lot of cartoons. Some of which had veggies, I could be crossing my wires. But, oh, the glowing baby, the first public person with powers, should have been a few years before your year, in China.
Yeah, that just happened. People come to see it a lot.
[he takes a moment to imagine the giant broccoli in the future and how that even works. wouldn't it go rotten? maybe it wouldn't because of the psychic stuff? mystery.]
You were sick? [and a beat] No, I don't remember that. I don't keep up with the news much though.
I wish Master Reigen was here, he'd probably remember something like that.
[ah, that made sense. no offense yoichi but you do not look like the healthiest guy in the world. he considers this for a few moments, information he'll now consider more often. like maybe he should learn to make soup in case yoichi gets sick and needs some. soup is good for that.]
Ah, being here must be hard then. Do you have enough warm clothes and stuff?
[another thing yoichi will probably be getting for Gift Month, random scarves and gloves.]
Yeah, anyone can wake up they say, at the start of the month. Oh, is there anyone here you know, Yoichi?
[And that seems to be a genuine delight, apparently.]
The benefit of being a "coldblood" now, I suppose! It's a really great blessing I wouldn't even have imagined, I barely even use the fireplace. I'll probably be wretchedly miserable come summertime, if I'm cold resistant, but I'll take it for now.
[The rest, the elemental magic .. he hasn't dabbled with it yet, but in many ways coldblood was the best possible option he could get, nullifying the worst winter had to offer. It just left things like hunger and shelter a concern..]
If you describe him, I'll keep an eye out. I'm hoping to get a shelter built close to the shoreline, so I should hopefully be able to spot people. And no, I haven't found anyone I know yet. It's alright though, everyone I have met has been very kind.
Oh, like sensei. [he's heard of this!] That's a nice blood to have. Can you make ice too?
[he still doesn't think powers are very useful usually but that was probably okay. like-] If you could make ice then summer wouldn't be so bad. [frankly good point.]
Really? [tiny smile is a little grateful now.] Um, he's an adult with blond hair, the kind that's sort of reddish. He waves his hands around a lot, and is usually pretty sweaty. [sorry reigen... he's right but still.]
[It's a close enough assumption that Yoichi doesn't correct it. It's not entirely wrong, after all. So he manages to look sympathetic, and it's not false either. Not everyone got powers that suited them. Or that they wanted.]
I hope nobody's tried to hurt you over it. I know that happens .. a lot.
[One day that would surely change!]
.... Ah, dangerous. I don't think the things I've seen Trench inflict would be much of a challenge, really. [He shakes his head.] One day all of that will be seen to, just hopefully not here.
It does. [tone quiet there. yeah, people have tried to hurt him over quite a lot.] People can get really... selfish, about powers. Power in general, I guess.
[understatement!]
Hm, people who are brought here seem pretty generous typically. It doesn't sound like they're very generous.
[To the powered or the powerless; there had to be a better way than what was now or what his brother had planned. But he didn't have an answer to that. Start small..]
No, they're more of the sort of 'generous' that ... offers you something you desperately want, with an implied favor at the end.
[There's a brief, wry smile. The warning he'd given Mob to begin with had a very, very familiar cause.]
Eventually, maybe, we'll find someone from even further in the future. It would be nice if one day it was peaceful, and everyone lived happily. Then we'd know it's possible instead of just hoping and trying for it.
[Probably there's more people like that, he's pretty sure that Paul guy was one of them, but he's not going to reiterate that since the point seems to be well made and remembered.]
If .. anyone like that does show up though, and I recognize them, I'll warn you quickly. But so far so good! It's a nice little vacation, snow and zombies and all.
I hope so. I think there will probably always be problems, just maybe it'll be easier for people to deal with. People seem better about powers here. Mostly.
[mostly. the not dying thing is also probably a whole thing.]
Okay. [and after a pause,] If someone comes and you need help you can call me. Even if it's just to talk about it.
I wouldn't mind the environment being a little kinder, but ... but at least there's no war going on that we're part of, if nothing else. At least not overtly.
[Maybe it won't be so bad when spring arrives. And by next winter, if he was still here and not trying to get back to Japan in order to deal with his brother, surely there'll be a better time in contending with winter.]
.. I've heard of it, but I've not seen one. It is, I've been told, pretty much inevitable that we'll become one sooner or later.
[Losing minds to misery and sadness and suffering! Well!! He had plans about THAT.]
No, whenever I see people fighting it's about weird stuff on the omni. [the internet truly never changes.] People mention zealots too but I don't know what that is.
[sounds like a problem though. (spoilers, it is.)
the inevitability of beasthood makes him glance down. (45%)] Is that true? It's that common?
He hesitates, then nods. That's what he's been told.]
It's apparently a big problem. But there's incense and teas and things you can use to slow corruption down. And ... and I've heard a rumor I'm going to be checking on, about becoming beasts. There's people who can control it. If they can do it..
[RuuuUuUumors. What he'd heard isn't accurate.. but it's worth following up on.]
[have a nod there, age old wisdom. mob doesn't really do the whole internet thing much so it still surprises him a little. one day...
that rumor has him blinking and looking over.] There are people who can control themselves when they're a beast?
[this obviously interests him a great deal! excellent rumor.] Could you tell me if you find out more? That would be- it'd be really useful. [understatement!] I think... there's nothing scarier here than turning into one.
[Unsurprisingly, Yoichi's agreement is prompt and just a touch enthusiastic. If such a thing did exist, it'd be great! Then people would be far less at risk!]
I'll do so right away. If it's true, and we can be taught, everyone should learn it just in case. And if someone has to become a monster.. isn't it best if they're doing it in controlled circumstances?
[Fewer surprises, more safety measures taken.]
There's.. a lot of scary things I've heard of but most of them are beyond our control. Focusing on what I can do ... .. and if they can do it, everyone can. I hope.
Well, in that case when I find out, I'll pass it along! But since turning into a monster is dangerous, perhaps I shouldn't try it out with anyone around for a little while. Just in case.
[He'd probably feel terrible if he accidentally ate someone.]
Or maybe the people who know can teach us both, and just.. separately. At least should anything go wrong I should be pretty easy to stop, fighting's not something I'm exactly built for.
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[Mental math follows, it doesn't take long.]
Six. So not extremely little but I did spend a lot of time in the hospital and they didn't really keep the news on, just a lot of cartoons. Some of which had veggies, I could be crossing my wires. But, oh, the glowing baby, the first public person with powers, should have been a few years before your year, in China.
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[he takes a moment to imagine the giant broccoli in the future and how that even works. wouldn't it go rotten? maybe it wouldn't because of the psychic stuff? mystery.]
You were sick? [and a beat] No, I don't remember that. I don't keep up with the news much though.
I wish Master Reigen was here, he'd probably remember something like that.
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[Yoichi's smile is brief and humorless. Were sick, haha.]
I still am. My immune system isn't really that great, sooner or later I'll pick up a common cold and wind up having a very bad month.
[The other reason for his general pallor and scrawniness, it isn't all refusing his brother's meals!]
Well, if I understand things right, he could turn up at any time, can't he?
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Ah, being here must be hard then. Do you have enough warm clothes and stuff?
[another thing yoichi will probably be getting for Gift Month, random scarves and gloves.]
Yeah, anyone can wake up they say, at the start of the month. Oh, is there anyone here you know, Yoichi?
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[And that seems to be a genuine delight, apparently.]
The benefit of being a "coldblood" now, I suppose! It's a really great blessing I wouldn't even have imagined, I barely even use the fireplace. I'll probably be wretchedly miserable come summertime, if I'm cold resistant, but I'll take it for now.
[The rest, the elemental magic .. he hasn't dabbled with it yet, but in many ways coldblood was the best possible option he could get, nullifying the worst winter had to offer. It just left things like hunger and shelter a concern..]
If you describe him, I'll keep an eye out. I'm hoping to get a shelter built close to the shoreline, so I should hopefully be able to spot people. And no, I haven't found anyone I know yet. It's alright though, everyone I have met has been very kind.
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[he still doesn't think powers are very useful usually but that was probably okay. like-] If you could make ice then summer wouldn't be so bad. [frankly good point.]
Really? [tiny smile is a little grateful now.] Um, he's an adult with blond hair, the kind that's sort of reddish. He waves his hands around a lot, and is usually pretty sweaty. [sorry reigen... he's right but still.]
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[Which sound terribly useful to him, he just needs to actually .. get a few things out of the way first so he can begin doing something with it!]
Is he Japanese as well? Will he respond if he's called by 'Reigen', or is that a familiar name?
[Having a stranger pop up and start using potential nicknames would be a bit insulting to some. Especially someone qualifying as a master!]
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but have a little smile.] He is, and he would. His name is Reigen Arataka.
Is there anyone I can look out for for you, Yoichi? [he wants to help too...]
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I did, but it doesn't do much.
[What he'd been forced to have. It was different, somehow, even than this blood-type thing. That had been done maliciously..]
I'll keep an eye out then! And.. ah, no, nobody I'm hoping will turn up. It's for the best if no-one I know appears here.
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I don't like my powers much either. [at least he assumes that's what a face like that means.]
Thank you, Yoichi. [a beat.] Are you worried they'll be in danger here? Or that they're dangerous?
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I hope nobody's tried to hurt you over it. I know that happens .. a lot.
[One day that would surely change!]
.... Ah, dangerous. I don't think the things I've seen Trench inflict would be much of a challenge, really. [He shakes his head.] One day all of that will be seen to, just hopefully not here.
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[understatement!]
Hm, people who are brought here seem pretty generous typically. It doesn't sound like they're very generous.
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[To the powered or the powerless; there had to be a better way than what was now or what his brother had planned. But he didn't have an answer to that. Start small..]
No, they're more of the sort of 'generous' that ... offers you something you desperately want, with an implied favor at the end.
[There's a brief, wry smile. The warning he'd given Mob to begin with had a very, very familiar cause.]
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[though some people took uh, quite a while and a lot of drama there.]
Ah I see, like the guy on the network. [makes sense now!] That's really the worst. Using people. I'm glad people here haven't been like that.
[if only...]
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[Probably there's more people like that, he's pretty sure that Paul guy was one of them, but he's not going to reiterate that since the point seems to be well made and remembered.]
If .. anyone like that does show up though, and I recognize them, I'll warn you quickly. But so far so good! It's a nice little vacation, snow and zombies and all.
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[mostly. the not dying thing is also probably a whole thing.]
Okay. [and after a pause,] If someone comes and you need help you can call me. Even if it's just to talk about it.
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[That's how it worked, right? When everyone had a power, nobody hated others because of those powers?]
.. I'll. Keep that in mind. Worse comes to worse we'll all have to cooperate to keep things from getting out of hand.
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[given most of his experience with people using their powers poorly had a little to do with feeling isolated by those powers.]
Yeah, especially corruption. [hm] Have you seen a beast yet?
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[Maybe it won't be so bad when spring arrives. And by next winter, if he was still here and not trying to get back to Japan in order to deal with his brother, surely there'll be a better time in contending with winter.]
.. I've heard of it, but I've not seen one. It is, I've been told, pretty much inevitable that we'll become one sooner or later.
[Losing minds to misery and sadness and suffering! Well!! He had plans about THAT.]
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[sounds like a problem though. (spoilers, it is.)
the inevitability of beasthood makes him glance down. (45%)] Is that true? It's that common?
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[That's just how it is!
He hesitates, then nods. That's what he's been told.]
It's apparently a big problem. But there's incense and teas and things you can use to slow corruption down. And ... and I've heard a rumor I'm going to be checking on, about becoming beasts. There's people who can control it. If they can do it..
[RuuuUuUumors. What he'd heard isn't accurate.. but it's worth following up on.]
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that rumor has him blinking and looking over.] There are people who can control themselves when they're a beast?
[this obviously interests him a great deal! excellent rumor.] Could you tell me if you find out more? That would be- it'd be really useful. [understatement!] I think... there's nothing scarier here than turning into one.
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I'll do so right away. If it's true, and we can be taught, everyone should learn it just in case. And if someone has to become a monster.. isn't it best if they're doing it in controlled circumstances?
[Fewer surprises, more safety measures taken.]
There's.. a lot of scary things I've heard of but most of them are beyond our control. Focusing on what I can do ... .. and if they can do it, everyone can. I hope.
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sorry for the delay, life...have an intent nod immediately at that.] It would be. If it could stop people from losing all their control...[a genuine dream come true. frankly most of his deepest fears here finally settled.
there is admiration in his voice when he says,] That's a really good way of looking at things. I want to help, if I can.
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[He'd probably feel terrible if he accidentally ate someone.]
Or maybe the people who know can teach us both, and just.. separately. At least should anything go wrong I should be pretty easy to stop, fighting's not something I'm exactly built for.