I talk about other things, but they’re likely things you wouldn’t understand.
[Or things he’ll never talk to Atsushi about, because what would a stupid tiger like him know?! Speaking of tigers… Akutagawa looks at the thing Atsushi is holding.]
What do you have to be concerned about? I’m a stranger to you.
[Something about this guy is already annoying. it was that type of kindness… People worrying over those they don’t know. A waste of time is what that is.]
It was something that heavily depended on the wellbeing of my hometown.
[So yeah. No. Not exactly. It's almost incomprehensible to him for someone to have goals that wouldn't be uprooted by losing everything you knew and loved.]
So I suppose you could say what I have next to accomplish is to find a new purpose for myself.
[Atsushi doesn't have an overly high opinion of his own intelligence (or anything else of his own, let's face it), but Akutagawa's comment still annoys him. The guy doesn't even try to have a conversation, or to otherwise connect with people.]
I didn't do anything!! [Atsushi clutches the cub to his chest. Don't touch his baby.] I woke up with an egg next to me one day, and eventually a tiger hatched from it. That's all.
You can, if it's wanted. But not everyone needs the help of others. It's rather weak of someone to rely on other people. You should be self-sufficient in all aspects of life.
[He slowly eats more of his food. If he's here only for food, he's going to make sure he takes his time to enjoy it while he can.]
This tiger hatched from an egg! [... The little one. Not him. Probably...] And it's not like I asked for it! But it came on my path, and -... And I've done very well, raising him! The egg hatched, and Daifuku is healthy and strong, so...!
[Yes... that is the name of the tiger. It's also still tiny and hardly worth calling "strong", but, you know. Maybe strongest in its age bracket?? The only one in its age bracket...]
[It's not his place to judge, but that wasn't going to stop him from doing so. It wasn't often that he gave advice, and when he did no one ever wanted to take it. Who knows why that is! Certainly not him!]
Don't heavily depend on anything. That's what cowards do.
There was a point to this before this juvenile argument started.
[Conveniently ignoring that he's the one who started it. He walks towards Atsushi, ready to tell him what he's sure he's probably thinking about. No, actually, Akutagawa is sure that it's exactly what Atsushi is thinking about.]
If you must know, I have not killed anyone since getting here. [Not that it's been that long, but it still matters. Probably!] As far as I know, threatening isn't part of the deal.
[Excuse him are you implying that depending on the strength of your loved ones is a sign of weakness or something. There's a visible change in his demeanor, more wariness in his stance, despite him not actually moving.]
[Ugh, busted. It's extra embarrassing because Atsushi said he wouldn't name the cub after food - and then he did. But thankfully Akutagawa doesn't know that.
It's more of a relief than it should be to hear that Akutagawa hasn't killed anyone, but there are reasons why Atsushi can't help but take the guy's threats seriously - and having seen him in action is only, like, half of them.]
I can't say I take you as the type for empty threats.
[What if threatening is your gateway drug, Aku? What then?]
[You tell him that like he doesn't know that already. Of course he's worthless. Of course he wasn't able to make it up to everyone his legacy has hurt, and with that world all gone, there's no chance of that ever happening. But there were people who still wanted him to keep living despite that, so shouldn't that mean something? If it's calling their wishes worthless, then...he can't accept that.]
There...is nothing in the world that's useless. Even if I don't know the reason why I'm awake now, what I can do...it's something that I have to find.
[Not just for himself, but for everyone else that's sleeping back in those pods, for everyone else he's come to know here.]
[A bit of philosophical musing while staring out over the gentle swell of the sea suits Takasugi well enough. He follows Akutagawa's gaze, both towards the waves and to the world he could have called home.
Strange things certainly had become expected there, as well.] Maybe not, but can make them uninteresting. [It's strange to be standing on a foreign planet, looking out over their waters - but the sight is so near to familiar that it renders the view an empty sight.] But you don't seem the easily bored type.
[If only by virtue of being mixed up in strange enough circumstances to keep things interesting.]
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demonicarmor) wrote2017-09-25 07:31 pm
» NYAKAJIMA
[Or things he’ll never talk to Atsushi about, because what would a stupid tiger like him know?! Speaking of tigers… Akutagawa looks at the thing Atsushi is holding.]
… What did you do? It’s spreading...
» TAKASUGI
Yes. This place might not always be so giving, not to mention that there have been a few strange occurrences already.
[He thinks about the unremovable name tag, the mandatory hand-holding… Who knows what may happen next?]
Tomorrow we just might have to swim out to sea.
» SOREY
What do you have to be concerned about? I’m a stranger to you.
[Something about this guy is already annoying. it was that type of kindness… People worrying over those they don’t know. A waste of time is what that is.]
I am my own responsibility, after all.
» YUSEI
Do you not have anything to accomplish?
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Takasugi can't condemn the boy for being lured by the promise of food - he'd come for a similar enough reason.
So instead he chuckles, looking out to sea at the suggestion.] Strange occurrences, mm?
Are you telling me you didn't have those back home, as well? [Doubtful - the existence of normal is impossible without oddities to define it by.]
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[Akutagawa pauses, also looking towards the sea.]
Some may say that anything expected isn't strange. If strange occurrences happen frequently, does that make them normal? I don't think it does.
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[So yeah. No. Not exactly. It's almost incomprehensible to him for someone to have goals that wouldn't be uprooted by losing everything you knew and loved.]
So I suppose you could say what I have next to accomplish is to find a new purpose for myself.
akuta-gao-a >:|
I didn't do anything!! [Atsushi clutches the cub to his chest. Don't touch his baby.] I woke up with an egg next to me one day, and eventually a tiger hatched from it. That's all.
[Y U P. Just another day in the life, tbh.]
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[ If Akutagawa is annoyed, it's because Sorey is one of those blasted goody-do-gooders who just can't leave well enough alone. ]
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Uh.
[Just when he thought Atsushi couldn't exceed his level of stupidity, he says a thing like this!]
First... Do you think I'm foolish enough to believe a tiger hatched from an egg? And second, who decided you could raise anything?!
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[He slowly eats more of his food. If he's here only for food, he's going to make sure he takes his time to enjoy it while he can.]
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[Yes... that is the name of the tiger. It's also still tiny and hardly worth calling "strong", but, you know. Maybe strongest in its age bracket??
The only one in its age bracket...]no subject
[It's not his place to judge, but that wasn't going to stop him from doing so. It wasn't often that he gave advice, and when he did no one ever wanted to take it. Who knows why that is! Certainly not him!]
Don't heavily depend on anything. That's what cowards do.
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Daifuku.
[Atsushi, why. And that's not the weirdest part of what Atsushi said.]
What the hell is wrong with you?
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And what would you call it - "Kill"? "Murder"?
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[He puts his hands in his pockets and shakes his head. How dare Atsushi think he would pick such meaningless names.]
Shiroyasha is the name that suits it best.
[Because clearly that's what's important here.]
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It's not a yaksha, though.
[Whereas clearly it's a sweet.
That's it. That's all he got.]
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[Akutagawa points out.]
There was a point to this before this juvenile argument started.
[Conveniently ignoring that he's the one who started it. He walks towards Atsushi, ready to tell him what he's sure he's probably thinking about. No, actually, Akutagawa is sure that it's exactly what Atsushi is thinking about.]
If you must know, I have not killed anyone since getting here. [Not that it's been that long, but it still matters. Probably!] As far as I know, threatening isn't part of the deal.
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[Excuse him are you implying that depending on the strength of your loved ones is a sign of weakness or something. There's a visible change in his demeanor, more wariness in his stance, despite him not actually moving.]
What do you mean?
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Relying on others to survive or to find meaning is weak, pathetic, shameful. It sounds to me that your existence has no value.
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It's more of a relief than it should be to hear that Akutagawa hasn't killed anyone, but there are reasons why Atsushi can't help but take the guy's threats seriously - and having seen him in action is only, like, half of them.]
I can't say I take you as the type for empty threats.
[What if threatening is your gateway drug, Aku? What then?]
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There...is nothing in the world that's useless. Even if I don't know the reason why I'm awake now, what I can do...it's something that I have to find.
[Not just for himself, but for everyone else that's sleeping back in those pods, for everyone else he's come to know here.]
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Strange things certainly had become expected there, as well.] Maybe not, but can make them uninteresting. [It's strange to be standing on a foreign planet, looking out over their waters - but the sight is so near to familiar that it renders the view an empty sight.] But you don't seem the easily bored type.
[If only by virtue of being mixed up in strange enough circumstances to keep things interesting.]