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Week 2.
WEEK 2. The new week begins with new surroundings. The city you've been growing accustomed to over the past week is now well behind you as you set out on your journey proper; the terrain still seems rocky and steep here as you move downhill and to the south, dotted here and there with small ponds to the east and rocky outcroppings that you can climb on to the west. There are also large expanses of tall grass here, and the entire route is flanked with tall trees leading off into the forest a short ways. You're more than welcome to explore; just don't stray too far from the group - you wouldn't want to be left behind out here, for any reason. Wild Pokémon are abundant here, as anyone venturing into the tall grass will discover; they aren't inclined to attack you, however, simply watching with dull, dead eyes as you stumble through the area they've come to call home. The trip is difficult, and it's a lot of walking, but it's not unmanageable; fortunately enough, the route you're on should lead you directly to Valor Lakefront, assuming there are no complications along the way. From Thursday and beyond, the route takes a sharp turn west; in front of you lies what's clearly the ocean, large rocks jutting out just offshore tempering the waves. It's safe to go in the water if you so choose - assuming you can swim, that is - and the forested terrain has given way to a large beach with patches of tall grass here and there. Interestingly, there's a house located on the beach; whether it's inhabited or not is difficult to tell. Of course, exploring slightly north of the beach will reveal a path. Maybe it leads somewhere important... POKEMON AVAILABLE: NEAR WATER SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY [OOC: Welcome to week two of Azume; feel free to make as many top levels as you'd like and tag out to other characters! This post is for all of your interactions this week... at least until the weekend. Don't forget that a write-up is due next weekend!] |
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You don't believe there's any sort of peaceful future for yourself...?
[Mmm. That's. Getting a bit of a weird reaction.]
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[Sherry would probably be disappointed in that answer, wouldn't she? She wouldn't try to make him change it, but she'd do that thing with her face; she's got a way of making you feel bad without saying anything, and without really even meaning to, he's pretty sure.]
It's changed a bit, lately. I don't take payment for it anymore, unless someone wants to give me food or something for my effort. And I only take out the people that need to be put down - I'm protecting these kids in another country right now, making sure no one kills 'em or fucks with them, because they don't deserve that shit.
So it's different, but it's still killing people, you know?
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If anything, it's the last part she's a little visibly thrown by. Still, it's...]
...It is, certainly. Even if it is for a noble cause, there are still people dying. They sound like they deserve it, for daring to harm the hairs on those precious children's heads.
[That's...definitely beside the point, though.]
I've done the same thing myself, you know...killing, since I was little. I still do it now, as a soldier, and I foresee myself doing such a thing for quite some time. But, even as such, there's always an ending to such things. Wars end, the people after those children will be naught but memories...
Perhaps I'm simply optimistic in saying such a thing, but I believe you'll find a peaceful future for yourself.
[...]
Who knows? Perhaps you'll become a wonderful father, if given enough time!
[Yeah she had to add some levity to this somehow, she mostly said that to see his reaction.]
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That...it gets him to tense up involuntarily, that last part, and even if he knows she didn't mean anything by it -
(I can see your father in you)
- it's still kind of a lot to take in.]
...We'll see about the peaceful future thing. But trust me, I'm the last person you want raising kids.
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...I'll take your word for it--I apologize if I dredged up something terrible, in saying such a thing.
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[He shrugs after a moment. Tries to shake it off.]
I told you I never met my father. Someone that knew him once said that I'm like him, though, in a way that I'm pretty sure wasn't a compliment.