LONG ESSAY ON THE FUTURE, SEX, AND CAMP. WITH BONUS FIC.
Haru-mun asked me a couple of things the other night which got me thinking, which, of course, is always dangerous.
It's been well over a year since Omi arrived in camp and since the death of Russel Tringham, both of which were pretty significant events, and the long-term implications of that are finally coming home to Omi and showing up in how I play him. Add to that Ken's arrival and the changes in their relationship and...well, time to essay.
Getting into camp.
Omi thought he was being sent into camp to do reconaissance on a Esset training camp. He got disillusioned about that very quickly, but the actual purpose of camp and his arrival there were a lot more ambiguous.
Here's the thing: Omi believes in people, often to the point of sheer absurdity. So for a very, very long time he thought that contact had just be cut off by camp-- a fact helped by the many people in camp who do have people they care about they can't get in touch with. (They couldn't all be wrong...right?)
But then Ken arrived; and Ken was very clearly dumped into camp by a Kritiker that had no idea what to do with him. Not only does this change the situation for Omi, it also gives him Ken to worry about-- because nothing nice will happen to Ken if he returns to their world.
He really sincerely believes his grandfather wouldn't abandon him here. And there are two things back there he'd really like: revenge on Schuldig and Farfarello for Ouka's death, and a chance to Improve the World with Creepy Grandpa Takatori. But it's been over a year. Those concerns-- especially with neither Shuldig nor Farf in camp right now-- are fading.
And then there's Ken.
Ken has been Omi's best friend and truest ally in Weiss-- by far. When Ken kissed him, he was utterly shocked.
Here's the thing: He wanted to kiss back. This really floored him. He had carved out a mental space for Ken in his mind and sex just didn't enter into it...and to have Ken there and beautiful and kissing him-- he was just near total brain death for a second. And then he ran.
Omi's always had trouble separating out friendship, attraction, and love (WHY HALO THAR OUKA), and so it took him a long time to figure out what to do with that attraction.
And meanwhile, Ken had gotten closer and closer to hooking up with Francescu. And Omi really, really liked Francescu. Francescu, in some ways, started sliding into the spot that Ken had once had-- an uncomplicated, mutually-trusting friendship. And more importantly, Francescu was visibly good for Ken, helping him with that anger management issue that had proven so troublesome.
So Omi had his increasing desire for Ken on one hand and his increasing affection and respect for Francescu on the other. And over all this, he wanted to get Ken out, somewhere safe, somewhere away from Weiss, somewhere he could play soccer again and actually be happy.
Now I have to hop OOC for a minute.
So we were in this triangle-y position, and Omi almost kissed Ken in a conversation about it and I went to pm Francescu about it and discovered he'd been stalking us LIKE ANY GOOD BOYFRIEND SHOULD DO. And we talked about things and how important it was to Omi IC and Omi's player OOC that Omi not break up Ken and Francescu. Because Omi's a Nice Guy and Nice Guys Do Not Break People Up. And because I loved their relationship both IC and OOC. And we talked about a good way out of it, and had no clue, and we went to bed and in the morning....
The Pyramid.
Omi is kind of naive and not the world's most sexually experienced, but all you have to do is open your eyes in camp to see all sorts of relationships, both functioning and otherwise. And so Omi came to a place where he thought he'd approach sharing Ken (for want of a better way of putting it) with Francescu. And everyone went along with it, and now we have a pyramid.
Omi brought up a semi-open relationship waaay back in the Rey days, and although I'm not entirely sure that was IC now, WELL FUCK IT IT'S DONE so I didn't think the approach with Francescu was too much of a stretch.
Omi is really, really happy with this setup. He's very fond and trusting of Francescu, he adores Ken, and he is convinced he can't make Ken happy or stable on his own. Which according to canon is the case, so, um. Go Omi?
The Future.
It's been over a year, and although I always try to play Omi as the boy who turned into Mamoru, at this point I don't think he'll actually turn into Mamoru-from-Gluhen without some serious amnesia (again). He could still end up an asshole, but I think he's lost a lot more of his naivety and has a lot more suspicion about Kritiker now, for better and worse.
He is still very worried about Aya and Yohji, but he's not entirely sure he can help. (Francescu's helping Ken also showed him there were some limits to what he could do.)
So he's contemplating leaving their world altogether.
This is...huge. He's been so focused on his loyalties-- to Kritiker, to his teammates, to home-- that letting that go is...well, huge, and I'm not entirely sure it's the right way to go. But over a year is a lot, especially when you're eighteen and nothing's ever been particularly stable for you. And he's tired of losing teammates and friends and family, so he's thinking about a way out.
He's not sure he wants to be an assassin any more-- Tot brought home the consequences of his actions in that respect, and killing was never exactly his thing-- but he very much misses the hunt and the chase, and he gets kind of bored in camp.
So he's going to be poking around for a while, weighing his options, keeping his cards close to his chest, and thinking.
BONUS FIC FOR READING ALL THIS R & R NO FLAMES PLZ.
The Only Francescu/Omi/Ken Threesome That Will Ever Happen
LOUDSPEAKER: ATTENTION CAMPERS. THE NO SEX RULE WILL BE LIFTED FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES EXACTLY. ENJOY.
::sounds of squealing and mayhem are heard::
OMI and FRANCESCU are lying in the grass feeding blood pudding to the vampiric butterflies. They exchange glances.
FRANCESCU: ::clears his throat::
OMI: We could flip a coin.
FRANCESCU: That seems--
KEN comes running up. His eyes are filled with ANTICIPATION and HOPE.
FRANCESCU and OMI: ::are doomed::
--FOURTEEN MINUTES AND TWENTY SECONDS LATER--
KEN, FRANCESCU, and OMI are all naked. OMI is picking grass off his butt. FRANCESCU is picking grass out of his hair. KEN is lying on his back, looking completely blissed out.
KEN: That was fun!
OMI AND FRANCESCU (looking happy but slightly embarrassed): Mmmm.
KEN: Let's do it again sometime!
OMI AND FRANCESCU (looking nervous): Er.
It's been well over a year since Omi arrived in camp and since the death of Russel Tringham, both of which were pretty significant events, and the long-term implications of that are finally coming home to Omi and showing up in how I play him. Add to that Ken's arrival and the changes in their relationship and...well, time to essay.
Getting into camp.
Omi thought he was being sent into camp to do reconaissance on a Esset training camp. He got disillusioned about that very quickly, but the actual purpose of camp and his arrival there were a lot more ambiguous.
Here's the thing: Omi believes in people, often to the point of sheer absurdity. So for a very, very long time he thought that contact had just be cut off by camp-- a fact helped by the many people in camp who do have people they care about they can't get in touch with. (They couldn't all be wrong...right?)
But then Ken arrived; and Ken was very clearly dumped into camp by a Kritiker that had no idea what to do with him. Not only does this change the situation for Omi, it also gives him Ken to worry about-- because nothing nice will happen to Ken if he returns to their world.
He really sincerely believes his grandfather wouldn't abandon him here. And there are two things back there he'd really like: revenge on Schuldig and Farfarello for Ouka's death, and a chance to Improve the World with Creepy Grandpa Takatori. But it's been over a year. Those concerns-- especially with neither Shuldig nor Farf in camp right now-- are fading.
And then there's Ken.
Ken has been Omi's best friend and truest ally in Weiss-- by far. When Ken kissed him, he was utterly shocked.
Here's the thing: He wanted to kiss back. This really floored him. He had carved out a mental space for Ken in his mind and sex just didn't enter into it...and to have Ken there and beautiful and kissing him-- he was just near total brain death for a second. And then he ran.
Omi's always had trouble separating out friendship, attraction, and love (WHY HALO THAR OUKA), and so it took him a long time to figure out what to do with that attraction.
And meanwhile, Ken had gotten closer and closer to hooking up with Francescu. And Omi really, really liked Francescu. Francescu, in some ways, started sliding into the spot that Ken had once had-- an uncomplicated, mutually-trusting friendship. And more importantly, Francescu was visibly good for Ken, helping him with that anger management issue that had proven so troublesome.
So Omi had his increasing desire for Ken on one hand and his increasing affection and respect for Francescu on the other. And over all this, he wanted to get Ken out, somewhere safe, somewhere away from Weiss, somewhere he could play soccer again and actually be happy.
Now I have to hop OOC for a minute.
So we were in this triangle-y position, and Omi almost kissed Ken in a conversation about it and I went to pm Francescu about it and discovered he'd been stalking us LIKE ANY GOOD BOYFRIEND SHOULD DO. And we talked about things and how important it was to Omi IC and Omi's player OOC that Omi not break up Ken and Francescu. Because Omi's a Nice Guy and Nice Guys Do Not Break People Up. And because I loved their relationship both IC and OOC. And we talked about a good way out of it, and had no clue, and we went to bed and in the morning....
The Pyramid.
Omi is kind of naive and not the world's most sexually experienced, but all you have to do is open your eyes in camp to see all sorts of relationships, both functioning and otherwise. And so Omi came to a place where he thought he'd approach sharing Ken (for want of a better way of putting it) with Francescu. And everyone went along with it, and now we have a pyramid.
Omi brought up a semi-open relationship waaay back in the Rey days, and although I'm not entirely sure that was IC now, WELL FUCK IT IT'S DONE so I didn't think the approach with Francescu was too much of a stretch.
Omi is really, really happy with this setup. He's very fond and trusting of Francescu, he adores Ken, and he is convinced he can't make Ken happy or stable on his own. Which according to canon is the case, so, um. Go Omi?
The Future.
It's been over a year, and although I always try to play Omi as the boy who turned into Mamoru, at this point I don't think he'll actually turn into Mamoru-from-Gluhen without some serious amnesia (again). He could still end up an asshole, but I think he's lost a lot more of his naivety and has a lot more suspicion about Kritiker now, for better and worse.
He is still very worried about Aya and Yohji, but he's not entirely sure he can help. (Francescu's helping Ken also showed him there were some limits to what he could do.)
So he's contemplating leaving their world altogether.
This is...huge. He's been so focused on his loyalties-- to Kritiker, to his teammates, to home-- that letting that go is...well, huge, and I'm not entirely sure it's the right way to go. But over a year is a lot, especially when you're eighteen and nothing's ever been particularly stable for you. And he's tired of losing teammates and friends and family, so he's thinking about a way out.
He's not sure he wants to be an assassin any more-- Tot brought home the consequences of his actions in that respect, and killing was never exactly his thing-- but he very much misses the hunt and the chase, and he gets kind of bored in camp.
So he's going to be poking around for a while, weighing his options, keeping his cards close to his chest, and thinking.
BONUS FIC FOR READING ALL THIS R & R NO FLAMES PLZ.
The Only Francescu/Omi/Ken Threesome That Will Ever Happen
LOUDSPEAKER: ATTENTION CAMPERS. THE NO SEX RULE WILL BE LIFTED FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES EXACTLY. ENJOY.
::sounds of squealing and mayhem are heard::
OMI and FRANCESCU are lying in the grass feeding blood pudding to the vampiric butterflies. They exchange glances.
FRANCESCU: ::clears his throat::
OMI: We could flip a coin.
FRANCESCU: That seems--
KEN comes running up. His eyes are filled with ANTICIPATION and HOPE.
FRANCESCU and OMI: ::are doomed::
--FOURTEEN MINUTES AND TWENTY SECONDS LATER--
KEN, FRANCESCU, and OMI are all naked. OMI is picking grass off his butt. FRANCESCU is picking grass out of his hair. KEN is lying on his back, looking completely blissed out.
KEN: That was fun!
OMI AND FRANCESCU (looking happy but slightly embarrassed): Mmmm.
KEN: Let's do it again sometime!
OMI AND FRANCESCU (looking nervous): Er.