It's okay. You're not bothering me. [Sometimes, the jock-nerd needs the jock-jock to get him to take a break.] I feel fine. I guess I was just pushing myself too hard.
[school doesn't matter when you're busy trying to save two worlds, luke!! or in this case maybe multiple worlds!! and people!!]
If you say so. You freaked Lalli out pretty good. [he's not sure if he wants to ask about what luke was talking about or anything about what's happening on campus yet, so...
...he stalls a little and nods to the sword.]
What's with the weapon? [maybe luke's just a cosplayer, he doesn't know his life.]
[It sounds like this bothers him? The idea he gave Lalli a pretty good scare. The mild inward glare he's giving the floor disappears when he lifts his eyes up to the wall.]
Saw it at a carnival when I was younger. I had to play a lot of games to get it. I had to beg my parents to stay, and we almost got kicked out because they were closing.
It's fine. He should've checked for a pulse first. [not that he blames lalli but also that's just what you do? that's what he did for hiyori which turned out to be useless.
nevertheless, he listens to luke and thinks that over.]
It is pretty cool. I don't think I've ever seen anything like it. Do you know how to use it? Or is it just a display model?
[he's not close enough to tell if it's a really good replica or if it's real.]
[True, but Luke will give Lalli a bit of credit considering most of the time in Lalli's case, people who fall over probably maybe should be left behind.
He drops his pencil in the spine of his open book, and gets up. He has to step on the couch to reach up to get the sword down, but he's in his socks, it's fine.
What's strange is, there's a fluid ease to how he spins it in his grip when he hops back on the floor. Maybe it's the fencing club. He doesn't seem to think anything of it.]
[He smirks ever so slightly, but lets Taichi take the strange blade. It's somewhat heavy, but not unbalanced. The material feels cold in his hands, sturdy and resilient. The sharp shape of a bat's wing bookend by the glimpse of white feathers. The eye in the guard peers up at Taichi.
Nothing magical happens.
However, there is just something about holding it that makes his heart feel like a warm, burning ember in the dark.]
I can use it alright. Sakyou was trying to teach me how to use a sword since it's different than fencing. This is the only thing I have close to one, so I took it with me.
[okay, cool, so this is real. he weighs it in his hand, squinting at the eye dubiously as he rotates his wrist a little. wild...he does not do a test swing like he wants, but he does move his arm just a little to see how the momentum of the weapon follows through.]
Makes sense to me. Byleth said she'd teach me to use a sword but sticks aren't exactly the same thing. Isn't fencing sort of the same thing though?
[Luke gives him space so he can sort of move the strange sword around.]
Yeah, he said Byleth was using sticks when I showed up with this. Fencing uses a different sword... but after working with Sakyou, some things are similar. Knowing how to move your weight, or knowing your reach and your opponent's reach.
[Reaching up, he rejects the offer by pushing the sword away with his palm.]
You've been in fights? Real ones?
[What he does instead is curl his hand over Taichi's own on the hilt, using his other to straighten them both back to front. He position Taichi's arm at the ready with the sword.]
[why are you doing this. but okay, sure, he's letting luke do whatever and seems to be mimicking the stance and letting his arms move.]
Man, has Yamato told you anything? They were real ones, but usually our partners did most of the fighting. Sometimes we had to do things for ourselves to help though.
[sometimes you're eleven and grab a metal pole to try and beat the shit out of a monster much bigger than you. then it doesn't work because it's a monster much bigger than you. it's fine.]
He doesn't talk about himself very much. He told me a little about... [What'd he call it again?] "Digimon"?
[Using his own hand and arm, he maneuvers Taichi's around. Forward slash! He uses his leg and his body to move Taichi forward at the same time. Forward, swing.]
[forward slash! it's easy enough to follow the movement through, blade coming down through the air and hand adjusting its grip to hold the weapon steady. give him a second to try it again.
there's a noise though that sounds more like an "oh, of course" kind of sound.]
Yeah. Those are our partners. They fight against Digimon that're evil. [in simple terms.] This is the second time we've shown up in another world out of nowhere.
[he is going to practice his forward swings! and possibly steal this blade from luke. his now. (just kidding he will give it back.)]
Out of everything, that's what he chose to talk about? We found eggs. Food was pretty hard to come by sometimes if we didn't forage on our own, and sometimes when we did find it it was all a huge illusion to trap us anyway. The eggs were actually one of the better experiences.
But what makes you think we weren't stuck there instead?
[...he will wander a little closer to the corkboard. on a scale of nomura to seasonality, how much does that silver-haired boy in the photo look like luke?]
I would've thought you'd be the type to have at least a few friends. [compared to chad...]
Isn't that the thing about destiny though? Sometimes you don't really get a choice if you're connected or not.
[examining...]
So then who're they? [a nod to the photo. a light swing of the sword. he is eventually going to get tired of hauling this thing around because it's probably a little heavier than what he's used to.]
[He looks at the photo again even though he already knows which one Taichi is probably pointing out. Surprisingly, he turns to face the corkboardto peer at it. He's trying to pretend like his look isn't fond.]
I don't know actually. We met on the beach back home. We didn't even ask each other our names. I guess we were too busy having fun. I didn't realize it until after we all left, when my parents asked me who they were.
I was hoping... maybe one day I'd run into them again.
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Putting an arm on the back of the chair, Luke turns halfway around so he can look at Taichi.]
Not sure what it's preparing us for other than being a jaded adult.
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If you're actually doing homework though I'll make it short. I just wanted to see how you were doing after yesterday and ask a couple of questions.
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It's okay. You're not bothering me. [Sometimes, the jock-nerd needs the jock-jock to get him to take a break.] I feel fine. I guess I was just pushing myself too hard.
What questions?
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If you say so. You freaked Lalli out pretty good. [he's not sure if he wants to ask about what luke was talking about or anything about what's happening on campus yet, so...
...he stalls a little and nods to the sword.]
What's with the weapon? [maybe luke's just a cosplayer, he doesn't know his life.]
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[It sounds like this bothers him? The idea he gave Lalli a pretty good scare. The mild inward glare he's giving the floor disappears when he lifts his eyes up to the wall.]
Saw it at a carnival when I was younger. I had to play a lot of games to get it. I had to beg my parents to stay, and we almost got kicked out because they were closing.
I don't know... I just knew I had to have it.
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nevertheless, he listens to luke and thinks that over.]
It is pretty cool. I don't think I've ever seen anything like it. Do you know how to use it? Or is it just a display model?
[he's not close enough to tell if it's a really good replica or if it's real.]
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He drops his pencil in the spine of his open book, and gets up. He has to step on the couch to reach up to get the sword down, but he's in his socks, it's fine.
What's strange is, there's a fluid ease to how he spins it in his grip when he hops back on the floor. Maybe it's the fencing club. He doesn't seem to think anything of it.]
See for yourself.
[He holds it out to Taichi.]
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Showoff. [he's teasing though even though now he's staring at it before...yeah, sure, he'll take it. give him a minute to examine this thing.]
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Nothing magical happens.
However, there is just something about holding it that makes his heart feel like a warm, burning ember in the dark.]
I can use it alright. Sakyou was trying to teach me how to use a sword since it's different than fencing. This is the only thing I have close to one, so I took it with me.
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Makes sense to me. Byleth said she'd teach me to use a sword but sticks aren't exactly the same thing. Isn't fencing sort of the same thing though?
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Yeah, he said Byleth was using sticks when I showed up with this. Fencing uses a different sword... but after working with Sakyou, some things are similar. Knowing how to move your weight, or knowing your reach and your opponent's reach.
Want me to show you what he showed me?
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Actually? Yeah. Show me what you've got. Let's call it a learning experience.
[he will hand it back.]
Usually I just grab whatever's available if I have to fight myself, but it's not really trained or anything.
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You've been in fights? Real ones?
[What he does instead is curl his hand over Taichi's own on the hilt, using his other to straighten them both back to front. He position Taichi's arm at the ready with the sword.]
Ready?
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Man, has Yamato told you anything? They were real ones, but usually our partners did most of the fighting. Sometimes we had to do things for ourselves to help though.
[sometimes you're eleven and grab a metal pole to try and beat the shit out of a monster much bigger than you. then it doesn't work because it's a monster much bigger than you. it's fine.]
But yeah. Ready.
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He doesn't talk about himself very much. He told me a little about... [What'd he call it again?] "Digimon"?
[Using his own hand and arm, he maneuvers Taichi's around. Forward slash! He uses his leg and his body to move Taichi forward at the same time. Forward, swing.]
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there's a noise though that sounds more like an "oh, of course" kind of sound.]
Yeah. Those are our partners. They fight against Digimon that're evil. [in simple terms.] This is the second time we've shown up in another world out of nowhere.
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He said something about other worlds once. Oh. He did tell me about the eggs you found in the fridge.
[The ones they had to eat but didn't know if they were even good or not.]
Must be nice to go to different worlds and not be stuck in the same place all the time.
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Out of everything, that's what he chose to talk about? We found eggs. Food was pretty hard to come by sometimes if we didn't forage on our own, and sometimes when we did find it it was all a huge illusion to trap us anyway. The eggs were actually one of the better experiences.
But what makes you think we weren't stuck there instead?
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[He glances away.]
...you still got to go to other places, and you were with your friends.
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...you've got friends you want to travel with someday? Friends not on your baseball team.
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No. I've always been going it alone.
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I would've thought you'd be the type to have at least a few friends. [compared to chad...]
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Luke is watching Taichi look at the picture. He glances at it himself, but then looks away like he did before.]
I guess all the others just didn't feel... like our destinies were connected.
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Isn't that the thing about destiny though? Sometimes you don't really get a choice if you're connected or not.
[examining...]
So then who're they? [a nod to the photo. a light swing of the sword. he is eventually going to get tired of hauling this thing around because it's probably a little heavier than what he's used to.]
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[He looks at the photo again even though he already knows which one Taichi is probably pointing out. Surprisingly, he turns to face the corkboardto peer at it. He's trying to pretend like his look isn't fond.]
I don't know actually. We met on the beach back home. We didn't even ask each other our names. I guess we were too busy having fun. I didn't realize it until after we all left, when my parents asked me who they were.
I was hoping... maybe one day I'd run into them again.
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