11th Turn [Written/Action]

[redjacketthief]

Luceti.

Two things:

1. Whoever it was that found my work shop, return the pieces that you stole before the end of the day. I’ll be in the Barracks. If you fail to comply, I will find you.

It won’t be pretty.

2. What do the rest of you think about the last Shift? Was it good or bad? How did the loss of memory affect you? Do you think it left any long-term impact for yourself, your friends, and the rest of your stay in this village?

-Also. Prism Black. You deserve to be commended for your heroism. Never forget that.

Filtered to Trafalgar Law: Unhackable

I have a problem and I’d like a second opinion on it. It’s not big, but it could become complicated.

-I’d promise coffee, but I have an unrelated problem with getting it. I’ll be in the barracks.


[True to his word, Lupin will be in the barracks all day. His encounter with Spock on Monday, combined with his activities from earlier in the week had finally caught up to him. Fatigue was inevitable. He had spent the better part of the last few days asleep, never very far from his new charge. The veritable plague of crows that had been set upon him by an angered god was an unnecessary incentive. He kept the windows shut, locked away the gnawing need for a cigarette that bit at the back of his mind, and tried to ignore the judgement he saw reflected in the eyes of his avian watchmen—but he would have stayed close to the barracks regardless of their looming (and aggravating) presence.

While the days spent between dreams and fleeting considerations over recent affairs had rejuvenated him, it didn't stop the inherent restlessness that was his constant foe—the core problem that would never entirely leave. The people who knew him would be able to identify the briskness of his step and the cool control with which he held every action and every word. He was distracted by a new project , one that was completely foreign to him, and was unwilling to divulge details until the proper time came.

The thief had returned to work, but nothing was as it seemed.]



((ooc: Thread with Spock is chronologically last.))

Comments

written.

[breezing]

Airbending is what taught me about this but it is the way of life we are supposed to live! By we I mean air nomads not everyone!

I know a girl who is having trouble learning airbending and it is probably because she does not dance with the wind but tries to make it listen to her without listening back!

[written]

[redjacketthief]

I agree. This time here can't be just a waste, not with everything that we have experienced.

we have changed too much.

[Action]

[removeimpurity]

I wager you would like more in depth information. Especially being unable to hold a proper conversation.

[She sets her rapier up against the wall and, very abruptly, sits down.]

So. Ask away.

written.

[redjacketthief]

She might be afraid of what the wind will tell her, or afraid of letting the wind carry her.

[He was 'speaking' to himself at that point, using the medium as a means of processing his thoughts. For one so young, she was learning about complicated concepts that many adults had trouble grasping.]

that idea can be used by anyone though, not just air nomads. philosophies can be shared between cultures.

written.

[breezing]

[ As one of four new airbenders in a world without, Ikki's been in training she since was tinier than she is now, and she's more or less had to learn. They're supposed to revive something that was lost a long, long time ago. It's a responsibility she grew up with, and one she's used to. ]

I think it is okay to be afraid of following the air currents and of what you might find out but even if you are afraid you have to go forward and see what there is to see or you might be afraid for no reason!

Also that is true! You can learn a lot from people and in Luceti that is very true because of all the different worlds.

[written]

[dangerouswind]

Yet we go home and follow our fates, no choice given.

written

[deadlyjuliet]

Shall we never mention the last week ever again? I think that would be lovely.

A shame she's so young, however. This place has a terrible lack of fellow women with whom I can commiserate.

[rocketpunch]

Yep, that's how it works. You left it wide open and I was told everyone lets me do this for a living, so really, it's their fault, not mine.

I'm Precis F. Neumann. You've probably seen me around. I walk my robot everywhere?

[Written]

[lostinmyway]

[Because Lupin is writing, then so she. Her handwriting is perfectly neat--a little too much so, actually. It almost looks like something from a children's primer.]

I'm glad everyone has their memories back. I think lots of people were very confused. It's good that we all remember each other now.

[Because, towards the end...being one of the only ones able to remember all her friends had been a bit lonely.]

[Action]

[redjacketthief]

[Lupin nodded appreciatively at her abrupt change in demeanor and passed over another note. The unique chance of learning about other cultures and other worlds in Luceti was one of the few things that he didn't hate about this world.

It was an opportunity that he would never have anywhere else.]

What do you mean about your war? Why do people enter military service at such a young age? What do you do with alchemy?

[Written]

[redjacketthief]

I feel the same. Not knowing your friends or who you are is very confusing. I like having my memories back.

written

[redjacketthief]

Agreed on both counts! I'm starting to miss having some good adult company around here.

[redjacketthief]

Arsene Lupin III.

It was off of the beaten path, so I never expected anyone but my friends to find it. I don't recall seeing you around very much either, but I've been--

Let's just say that I've been ill for the last couple of months.

Could you bring my tech back to the barracks? We can talk easier in person.

[written]

[redjacketthief]

We can never see our own future with certainty. How do we know that our fate will end up exactly as it would have before we came here?

written.

[redjacketthief]

[Her training and wisdom was startling, even to a man who was more than old enough to be her father. His fight had never been with the unknown--he had always embraced it--but he rejected the notion of any kind of order or stability. Such stasis was worse for him than any amount of chaos.

He couldn't ignore his anticipation for the next Shift. Though aggravating, it was something different. A change.

Lupin was starting to wonder if Luceti was itself a change. Maybe Ikki had a point...

But stillness was hard for him to accept.]

All of the worlds here are different, and some of them have a way of life that cannot be mimicked here. How have you managed to keep up your training with airbending in our village? Are there some things from your home, besides family, that you miss?

[Action] 1/2

[goldenglasses]

[Vash ignores Lupin's gestures. Opting instead to have fun with overacting.] I mean! I know I have skipped practice a little too often and had an extra donut or two! But that doesn't give make it okay to go around and calling people fat!

2/2 [Action]

[goldenglasses]

[Then suddenly perfectly happy and normal again.]

So what brings you here today, Stringy Man?

[Action]

[redjacketthief]

[Were he free of that vertigo, Lupin would have attempted a roundhouse at the exceedingly loud man. Instead Lupin just wadded up a piece of paper and threw it at him.

There was no note on that one. It was just a petty reaction.]

written.

[breezing]

My grandpa is here! He's a master airbender. Uncle Roku is also through with his airbending training - he is one of the three Avatars who is here! - although usually I train most with grandpa! It is different because we do not have all the tools and things that we had at home, but you don't need those really! We have airbending practice once every day except we did not have it when we forgot we were airbenders for reasons that are obvious!

Usually we practice in the morning, after breakfast. Grandpa also practices his other elements, but that's when he isn't with me.

I miss a lot of things from home! I think one of the things I miss most is our animals. Luceti has the animals that are Earth animals, which are sort of like half of any of ours, because I guess our world has animals most people do not have! Momo and Appa and Hawky are all here, and that is nice, but sometimes I miss sparrowkeets and turtle-ducks and the things we'd see at home. People give me weird looks when I try to explain them normally and I do not always know which animals they are talking about but I am learning the Earth animals as I go!! Shikamaru helped me with a lot of them!

Our island was a temple, too. It is in the name of Air Temple Island! I miss the air acolytes and the things that we did there, because Luceti is not very much like a temple. Although I do have my grandpa's prayer beads and we do meditation with training! But I miss hearing the prayers at certain hours and the acolytes used to make incense at the island and it had a smell that was very much home, you know? And I miss the library and the greenhouses and feeding the winged lemurs and eating with everyone!

But even though I miss those things, I would miss a lot of things from here too, if I remembered when I went back which I guess I would not.

I wonder what fujiko thinks of this relationship?

[spohkh]

[Spock nods in approval...]

Very well, I am amenable to this cooperation and I will most certainly keep you informed of any revelations.

Though I do have one request...

Will you see me before you embark on your trip?

According to CC, ooc: 'as long as you didn't reveal anything important, it's your problem!'

[redjacketthief]

[Lupin furrowed his brows in curiosity over this request, but nodded.]

All right. Is there a reason why?

1/2

[redjacketthief]

[Lupin stared at the page for a second, stunned:

Holy hell that's a lot of words for a kid to write!]

hmm.... she needs to watch out for her boyfriend. XDD *cackles*

[spohkh]

I have something to give you to help your current situation. It is not out of debt or apology, it is merely a gift.

When would it be convenient to meet you?

2/2

[redjacketthief]

It sounds like you have a lot of things from your home here in this village. Not everyone can call themselves that lucky.[himself included.]

How do you go about handling the parts of your world that you miss?

ffffffffff

[redjacketthief]

[With the enforced muteness? Lupin smirked at this development.]

Friday morning. Here. That's when I'm heading out.

You don't have to give me a gift. Certain items are hard to come by around here,[like the .9 millimeter slugs he loads into his Walther P-38,] but I have a feeling that you'll insist.