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Tokiomi Tohsaka ([personal profile] pretentions) wrote2012-10-07 08:18 pm

002. [Text/Action for Violet City.]

[TEXT]

Several things have changed in these cities, since I've been here last; I hadn't expected this level of progress in such a relatively short period of time. That isn't to say it's a bad thing, per se; this place is still trying to retain some sense of culture, it seems, even if said culture is centered entirely around these creatures we're being made to befriend.

Although - preservation of culture or no - I still can't say I approve of the architecture, it's incredibly unappealing.


[ACTION]

[This had taken some getting used to.

It wasn't exactly that Tokiomi had been afraid of the creature - it was sort of difficult to be afraid of something that looked so generally nonthreatening, and he obviously saw no reason to fear the flames, given his alignment back home - so much as he really, really wasn't one for physical contact with...anything, much less animals. There was also a mild concern at first that it would throw him, but thankfully the steed in question seemed to recognize him after a moment. It had been a while, but he had belonged to Tokiomi originally; after a while of slow pacing around the creature, it had eventually nudged him as though to imply that he should really get a move on if he was going to do something.

Tokiomi had given it a bit of a Look, though it was more disapproving than angry; however, he did have to admit that the animals here were far more intelligent than they were back in his home world. So it was decided, then; muttering something about how he sincerely hoped this one would use that intelligence to not throw him off or burn him horrendously through his clothes, he had vaulted up onto its back, and...huh.

Well, this wasn't...terrible. The most contact he'd had with any sort of animal in his life, which was certainly unpleasant, but it wasn't intolerable.

And so it had come to pass that Tokiomi Tohsaka had shown up in Violet City, giving absolutely zero damns that he was doing so astride a flaming unicorn and seeing no reason to dismount upon arrival, choosing instead to ride the damn thing like he has all the swag in the world.

...well, that's not entirely true - he clearly dismounted somewhere along the line to partake in Violet City's...ah, specialty, there.

Flaming unicorn.

Glass of red.

Rather expensive-looking jewel-encrusted staff tucked under his arm.

More composure and elegance than you can shake a stick at.

...and no sense of direction, he has no idea where he's going and has taken to just wandering around aimlessly until he finds something familiar or is stopped.

Can't win them all, clearly.]
enjoymyatelier: this is guaranteed (KITTYFACE...???)

[action]

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2012-10-08 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Kayneth had been waiting some time for Tohsaka to arrive, certainly, but it hadn't exactly been unpleasant-after all, there had been science to do, Pokemon to train... that sort of thing.

Of course, he wasn't the most patient of men, so when he finally ar...rived..







Tohsaka are you trying to upstage him????? Good god that is a ridiculous amount of class

well, anyway]


...Well. It's good to see you again in person, Tohsaka.
enjoymyatelier: have fun storming the castle, kayneth (a totally honorable mage duel)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2012-10-08 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
[...not one drop... god damn, Tokiomi

you certainly are a worthy acquaintance]


It was no trouble at all, really. There's much here in Violet to keep me occupied, so it didn't feel as though I was waiting particularly long.
enjoymyatelier: maybe he should check the foundations, come to think of it. (red car. good point.)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2012-10-08 05:27 am (UTC)(link)
It has, actually. It... was very sudden, to be honest. I believe it changed somewhat between the time I left for Union Cave and the time shortly after you arrived in this world for the second time, if I'm remembering correctly. I've been meaning to bring it up on the network, but I simply haven't had time.

[...he would like to buy some but he needs to save all his money for Repels...]

Well, things could be much worse. For a month or so it seemed as though everything was going absolutely horribly.
enjoymyatelier: :smith: (sola i'm dying)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2012-10-08 03:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[...WHY COULDN'T YOU HAVE JUST LET THAT BE AN ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM, TOKIOMI... you can just see his smugness become very forced for a second before becoming straight-up crestfallenness

...well you can if you know how to social cues, uh, but it's hard to miss even if you're really terrible at them]


...She's... no longer here. She was returned to our world around the end of July.
enjoymyatelier: king arthur with insubstantial tits was right theeeeere (but sooooolaaaaaaa)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2012-10-12 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
...There's no guarantee of that. It may be the case that she won't return at all, and it also may be the case that I won't be returned to our world for several years.

[...and that's on top of everything else...]
enjoymyatelier: look at him, gesturing flamboyantly. what a twit. (I'M A GENIUS!)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2012-10-13 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
[...it's telling of how much this has been wearing on him that he actually hesitates before giving a confident shrug.]

...Hah, well, of course. I have no doubts about that-it's simply irritating to deal with until we manage to reach that point, after all. This place is irritating enough that I'm not really sure if I would want her to have to return.

[sure, bro. surrre.]
enjoymyatelier: god damn it is hard to be polite here. (you are straining the limits of my class)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2012-10-13 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
[...

his attempts at seeming unaffected though]


...That's irrelevant to the issue at hand.
enjoymyatelier: why you gotta do this claymore shit (god fuckin damnit einzbern)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2012-10-13 05:14 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, it most certainly is.

[DROP IT

DROP IT]
enjoymyatelier: zach. they're here. (migrane's a comin.)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2012-10-14 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
Can we simply drop the subject altogether?

[YOU'RE NOT GETTING ANY OF HIS HINTS ARE YOU DOING THIS ON PURPOSE]
enjoymyatelier: just imagine the crossed arms and this is von karma as balls (are you cross examining a parrot)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2012-10-14 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[he can handle the truth...!]

Good.

[ANYWAY, TIME TO SHIFT GEARS NOW THAT HE'S SUFFICIENTLY DONE]

...As far as my plans for the future go, I intend to spend another week or so in Violet in order to examine the ruins again. It seems things have changed there as well-there seem to be some mysterious Pokemon there that I didn't encounter beforehand, so I'm going to attempt to catch some of them.
enjoymyatelier: kayneth looking smug as hell in a way that could possibly be construed as amicable (you cannot defeat him.)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2012-10-14 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[yes he said ruins aren't you excited Tokiomi]

I think it would be worth your while. By this point, I find it quite easy to navigate, and the more recently discovered Pokemon that I've seen really are interesting.
enjoymyatelier: kayneth looking smug as hell in a way that could possibly be construed as amicable (you cannot defeat him.)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2012-10-18 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I certainly wouldn't be opposed to it.

[OR SOME NEW ONES MAYBE

THERE'S SOME PRETTY CRAZY SHIT IN THERE, IT'S AWESOME]