discutio: (dance alone to the beat of your heart)
Ignis Scientia ([personal profile] discutio) wrote in [community profile] azume2018-06-16 08:21 pm

⚔ // stress in solitude

[Once Saturn had left, Ignis took a slow breath to steady himself before standing and speaking again.]

I think we have a fair amount of things to discuss, after that. But we'll also need to rest and recover here; We may be able to take it at Saturn's word that he won't alert Cyrus to us, but overstaying our welcome by more than a couple of days is unwise--that means we need to take advantage of this as much as we can.

[Strategy was easier. The words came naturally, and he was able to hold focus.]

If anyone needs me or wishes to assist, I'll be in the kitchen. I'm aware we just ate, but I presume we'll all be more comfortable if one of our own makes breakfast in the morning.
enjoymyatelier: zach. they're here. (migrane's a comin.)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2018-06-17 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
[well, that was a day and a half.

Kayneth knows he’ll be totally useless in the kitchen, and after that, he just... kinda wants to go outside for a while. He thought he’d had enough fresh air for two whole decades, but... well, it’s different if you know that you can head right back indoors to a bath and a soft bed if you want to. He’s not far from the restaurant, anyway. He’s brought one of the chairs outside and has basically resigned himself to hand-feeding his Pokémon, as he doesn’t particularly feel comfortable with doing that indoors yet. Like, someday, maybe. Maybe in his room. But not quite a restaurant.

Once they’re finished, he begins contemplating something. It’s something he’s wanted to try for the past few days, but... well. All that business with Saturn’s Pokemon brought it back to mind, so you know what? Why not. He sets a piece of paper on the ground, takes out some ink... and looks at his Frillish a bit skeptically.]


Do your tentacles count as feet, even? Would this even work with you?

[...The Frillish just kind of shrugs blankly.]

Hm. And I was curious if I could figure it out, since you seem to have more life to you right now...
hyruglyphics: (some other icons might be there)

[personal profile] hyruglyphics 2018-06-17 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
Are you... attempting something, Kayneth?

[ what are you doing there with the Frillish and the paper? Still, she wanders over, having been in the middle of some other sort of note taking here, looking fairly quizzical. ]
enjoymyatelier: maybe he should check the foundations, come to think of it. (red car. good point.)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2018-06-17 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, actually, though I’m not sure how well it would work even under normal circumstances.

[...damn thinking of it her Pokemon doesn’t have feet either does it...]

I met a man in the cabin on the beach who said that he used to be able to read Pokémon’s feelings by looking at their footprints. Since some of our Pokémon have been expressing themselves a bit more, I’ve been wondering if there’s any merit to it... well, that I could detect, anyway.
hyruglyphics: (but will I fix all the)

[personal profile] hyruglyphics 2018-06-17 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ . . . She is dubious but you know what, that sounds super interesting?! She blinks and then reaches to the ball on her waist- ]

... You could attempt it with my Lickitung?

[ It has.. feet... unlike Miphanus behind her here. ]
enjoymyatelier: maybe he should check the foundations, come to think of it. (red car. good point.)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2018-06-18 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm. Well, it's worth a shot to have a more varied control group.

[He opens the bottle of ink, then!]

I've been interested in trying it with the ones we started out with since those have been the ones showing anything resembling emotion so far, but it might be worth comparing footprints across time in case the ones we caught later start waking up a bit.
hyruglyphics: (to be using them)

[personal profile] hyruglyphics 2018-06-18 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
I would offer Miphanus but... I do not know what would even count as their foot.

[ . . . ]
enjoymyatelier: no seriously what are you doing (uhhhhhhhh....)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2018-06-19 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
...it's definitely harder to tell with something that just floats off the ground like that, honestly. I have no idea what the man used to do with those.
hyruglyphics: (tbh I think that)

[personal profile] hyruglyphics 2018-06-20 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
Perhaps the back claw could count as a foot...?
enjoymyatelier: no seriously what are you doing (uhhhhhhhh....)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2018-06-20 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
...you know, it's possible. Does it ever stop floating to rest?

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[personal profile] takestheblame 2018-06-17 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
Are you trying to get him to leave a footprint?

[Well that seems like an easy deduction, given the ink and the paper on the floor. What Kiryu can't guess is why Kayneth would want this]
enjoymyatelier: maybe he should check the foundations, come to think of it. (red car. good point.)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2018-06-18 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, I am.

[...he knows this looks weird but like]

I met a man who apparently used to be able to determine Pokemon's feelings buy looking at their footprints, which intrigued me a bit. I wanted to see if it was at all possible for me to pick up.
takestheblame: 11 (11)

[personal profile] takestheblame 2018-06-18 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
Determine a Pokemon's feelings by looking at their footprints...?

[Well that sounds rather unbelievable. If it wasn't because nobody's capable of being a swindler in this world given its current state, he'd warn Kayneth about that. Then this must be the real deal

How the heck's a footprint supposed to tell feelings?]


I guess it's worth a try. It could be something about the pressure of the foot or...something like that.
enjoymyatelier: maybe he should check the foundations, come to think of it. (red car. good point.)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2018-06-18 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Right. With humans, we have palm readings, so perhaps it's something like that? Or... they effectively fingerpaint, or something.
takestheblame: 4 (4)

[personal profile] takestheblame 2018-06-19 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Fingerpainting. Now that could work]

You could try telling him to paint something. That's bound to be more effective if it's about understanding emotions -- at least in a way everyone besides that man can understand.
enjoymyatelier: actually, it totally will. (aha! a plan that will not end in failure)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2018-06-20 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, that does seem like a better idea, doesn't it? I should probably find something that stains less than ink for that, though.

[...hmmm.]

Do you want to give it a shot with your first Pokemon? His fur's black anyway, so we can see how it turns out.
takestheblame: 12 (12)

[personal profile] takestheblame 2018-06-20 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
That could be worth a try. [Hey. Hey, Daigo, stop standing offscreen and come over here] You up for it?

[Daigo seems to generally understand the situation, or at least he's staring at the pieces of paper. A confirmation? Well...sure, good enough]

He'll do it, I guess.
enjoymyatelier: maybe he should check the foundations, come to think of it. (red car. good point.)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2018-06-20 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Alright, then. Here, you can have the ink.

[He hands the bottle to Daigo, then.]

Just... paint whatever comes to mind, I suppose.

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heritrix: (look here)

[personal profile] heritrix 2018-06-17 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
[...? Rin stares at what he's doing with some puzzlement.]

Aren't you meant to do that with cement?
enjoymyatelier: maybe he should check the foundations, come to think of it. (red car. good point.)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2018-06-18 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, the version I saw was done with ink.

[He contemplates it...]

A man told me that before all this went down, there used to be a way to determine Pokemon's feelings from footprints. I can't really tell if it was something that I could replicate or if it's some sort of learned divination skill, but I've been curious about the whole thing since I heard about it.
heritrix: (listen up class)

[personal profile] heritrix 2018-06-24 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[Interesting... The mage in Rin can't help but be intrigued as well, and she squats down by the paper.]

You'll need to gather a lot of data. Multiple samples over an extended period of time would be best, to compare for differences.
enjoymyatelier: i am just done with this shit (ugh whatever)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2018-06-25 03:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Right. I've definitely been wanting to start with my own Pokemon, because it's easier to observe their behavioral changes along with any changes I notice in their footprint profiles, but... that's a little difficult when it comes to the instance where I have noticed any behavioral changes.

[HE GESTURES KIND OF VAGUELY TOWARDS HIS FRILLISH'S TENTACLES, WHICH ARE NOT FEET]
heritrix: (cool lean)

[personal profile] heritrix 2018-07-02 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Hmmm...]

Maybe you be a little unorthodox. If he stands on the paper, you could trace the outline of his appendages with a pencil.
enjoymyatelier: actually, it totally will. (aha! a plan that will not end in failure)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2018-07-02 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Now, there's a thought. It's not quite the spirit of the thing, but maybe it's worth testing out.
heritrix: (snowfall)

[personal profile] heritrix 2018-07-03 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
Let me know how it goes!
enjoymyatelier: things are good (the sun is shining)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2018-07-03 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I will. You'll definitely be one of the first to know.

...

But would you be willing to donate your starter's footprint to the cause? For footprint divination science, of course.

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