Jean Kirstein (
wipesfaith) wrote2014-01-05 07:59 pm
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[For all his trouble, Jean got a horse. Which is great, because he's curious to explore what lies far beyond the village and he ain't walking all that way. (What can he say? Some losers from back home have gotten into him a little bit.) First, though, he needs to find a saddle and bridle - apparently, he should have made out with a few more people if he wanted riding gear too. But his pride is worth more to him than that anyway, so he doesn't mind searching through the Item Shop for what he needs.
By the afternoon, he can be found at the stables on the east side of the village. He has spent the past few days visiting Benoit, letting the horse grow accustomed to him as he cares for him. Now that he has something more sophisticated than a rope lead, he's willing to take the horse out farther than the immediate vicinity of the stables. It was already obvious to him that Benoit lacked training. Before he can think about riding him anywhere, he'll have to muster up some serious patience and start from scratch. After fitting him with the sadle and bridle, so he can start getting used to the way it feels, Jean will lead him out to a decent-sized clearing in the forest to get down to business.
Toward the evening, after returning Benoit to the stables, he makes his way back to Flame Building. Residents may have noticed a recent addition outside the building, in the form of a small pen that now houses a little lamb. He'll stop by to check on it for Marco - make sure it's not dead, not that he'd be terribly broken up if it were, because he's never indulged in lambchops before - before finally heading in.
Later, he'll flip open his journal to voice a message.]
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Hey. I guess I'm still pretty new here, so I'm just wondering...what's worth seeing beyond this village? I've seen a map, but a map can only tell you so much. There's an...ocean out there, right? [He gets the feeling that some might find his next question a little stupid, and he swears he's sane; he just comes from an insane world.] Is there seriously salt in it?
It's weird... This whole place could probably fit inside Wall Rose - that's what's left of human territory back home - but it still seems like so much...more.
By the afternoon, he can be found at the stables on the east side of the village. He has spent the past few days visiting Benoit, letting the horse grow accustomed to him as he cares for him. Now that he has something more sophisticated than a rope lead, he's willing to take the horse out farther than the immediate vicinity of the stables. It was already obvious to him that Benoit lacked training. Before he can think about riding him anywhere, he'll have to muster up some serious patience and start from scratch. After fitting him with the sadle and bridle, so he can start getting used to the way it feels, Jean will lead him out to a decent-sized clearing in the forest to get down to business.
Toward the evening, after returning Benoit to the stables, he makes his way back to Flame Building. Residents may have noticed a recent addition outside the building, in the form of a small pen that now houses a little lamb. He'll stop by to check on it for Marco - make sure it's not dead, not that he'd be terribly broken up if it were, because he's never indulged in lambchops before - before finally heading in.
Later, he'll flip open his journal to voice a message.]
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Hey. I guess I'm still pretty new here, so I'm just wondering...what's worth seeing beyond this village? I've seen a map, but a map can only tell you so much. There's an...ocean out there, right? [He gets the feeling that some might find his next question a little stupid, and he swears he's sane; he just comes from an insane world.] Is there seriously salt in it?
It's weird... This whole place could probably fit inside Wall Rose - that's what's left of human territory back home - but it still seems like so much...more.
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[ She says all this without pausing for breath, sort...of...answering the question asked. ]
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Wait, wait...the moon? [He doesn't have any idea what the hell a theme park is, but that doesn't matter.] And what was that about some gates?
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[ There is no slowing down. You're on the conversation train, it doesn't stop. ]
I mean I guess now I have? That's neat! Is it hard to see at night? Do you have night vision? Oh and yeah I mean the airbending gates! Hiccup built them for Grandpa and I before he left and now we use them to train. We also took people to look at them during the cultural festival, and sometimes other people have gone through them to see if they can make it through without getting knocked out. I think the ninja did that part best, really.
Is it ninja or ninjas???
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I don't know! I've only met one ninja before!
And of course there's a moon, I just didn't think there was any way to get to it... At least until just recently. Someone told me about ships that can sail through space, but it still sounds crazy to me, okay?
...How do you train with gates, anyway?
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[ DESCRIPTIVE, surely. ]
Wanna give it a try?
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[He's already heard of the occasional tendency for people around here to suddenly show up in random places, so he'll drop that line of conversation.]
Oh, so you're talking about magic. Sorry kid, I don't know any kind of magic.
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Footwork and skill, huh... [If the object is to maneuver through the obstacles, that...could actually be pretty useful training to look into.] Where did you say these things are?
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[ Their house is sort of ridiculous and can be blamed on Sokka and mission points and a huge apology. ]
Just lemme know if you ever want to go through them! It's fun!
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[ that clearly clarifies things ]
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So there's a...pond outside, and something you can slide on [????]...and, uh... [A quiet growl as he hits a wall, because he has no idea what the fuck a trampoline could be.]
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You have to come to our house RIGHT AWAY. I will fix this!
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...Wait, you mean now?
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[ Says the girl who'd never been on one or heard of one until Masaomi found one somehow and gave it to her. ]
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What number house did you say? [Fifty-something?]
...Your name's Ikki, right? [He remembers her from school, but he's just making sure.]
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[ SHE'S NOT ATTEMPTING THE LAST NAME, although there was a heavy pause as she apparently tried to consider how to say it.
It's just not going to happen. ]
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That's right. I'll be there soon, then. [NOW HE'S REALLY CURIOUS...]
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[ And she will just go wait near the trampoline, which is in fact set up in the back yard of House 56. The Avatar house can be a bit strange for more reasons than their ridiculous missions-points enhanced house additions, though; there may or may not be a few odd animals around, though Appa the sky bison is probably out with Aang, as is Momo the flying lemur.
Soren the Swellow is perched outside where he can keep an eye on Ikki, though, as she waits. ]
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He greets her with a wave as he approaches, realizing how intimidating a hooded figured appearing suddenly in the backyard must be to a kid. Sorry, it's cold.]
So that's a trampoline? [He gestures to the...thing beside her.]
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Also, it's winter, so a hood makes sense.
Also, Soren would help her out if she got in a jam. So she grins cheerfully. ]
Yeah!! Now you just have to hop on it so you can see why it's the best thing ever!
[ Really. The very best. ]
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He surveys the trampoline, noting how the seemingly thin black material is stretched taut by a whole lot of tightly coiled metal springs.]
You're supposed to jump on it...that's all?
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[ On the first super she spins in place, arms flung wide. On the third she takes off from the ground, propelled up by the spin, before floating gently back down. ]
Just wait and see!! It's the best thing ever! Go on, get on!
[ Ikki you could try to sell it a little less hard... ]
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It probably doesn't help that he skips out on magic class because it's "not his thing".He holds his hands up in a placating gesture.]
Okay, okay, settle down...I'm going, alright?
[He'll hoist himself up onto the trampoline and carefully rise to his feet - the flexible give of the trampoline's surface is unfamiliar, but he quickly adjusts as he moves to the center.]
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--Woah!
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