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first ingot ♚ video/action

May 15, 2011 13:59

[In New Bark Town, if anyone is still around, you might find a somewhat frustrated man - tossed back into his Navy uniform for who knows what reason - prodding at his PokeGear, a Wingull perched on his shoulder as if it was the most natural place for it to be. Despite the fact that the man seems to have no idea what to do with the machine, the ( Read more... )

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[video] PLACEHOLDEEEEERRRRR fathersbeloved May 15 2011, 23:37:28 UTC

...Kinzo? That is an odd coincidence. I know a person named Kinzo too.

[video] TAKE YOUR TIIIIIIME also 1/3 pastsanity May 15 2011, 23:41:29 UTC

[Kinzo's voice is simply... struck numb at the sight of this woman. Her looks - even her voice! - it's all Beatrice. The only odd thing about this picture is the dress, but even that seems to suit her perfectly. He just... gapes for a moment.]

[video] 2/3 pastsanity May 15 2011, 23:44:04 UTC

[And then, initially, Kinzo erupts in a smile. If Beatrice is here, if his love, his life is here, then the Ushiromiya family and all else he had just left behind be damned - he would have no problems living the rest of his life out here with her. This was perhaps the greatest blessing in disguise he had ever come across, even greating than the gold - who needed that anymore, if he could have escaped with Beatrice? That was all it was for, wasn't it? Yes... Beatrice...!]

Bea... Beatrice... Bice--!

[video] pastsanity May 15 2011, 23:46:18 UTC

[... wait. something is... wrong. surely, Beatrice, his Bice, should be able to recognize him. She knows a person named Kinzo too? He is the person she knows named Kinzo! Who... What...]

... Don't you recognize me, Beatrice...!?

[video] fathersbeloved May 15 2011, 23:58:58 UTC

You look familiar... you are not only named the same, but you do look like Kinzo in a way.

Are you his younger brother? I've been meeting Kinzo's family, the Ushiromiyas, here in Johto, so perhaps you're his family too!

[video] pastsanity May 16 2011, 00:34:21 UTC

Beatrice--

You--

[he shakes his head, and if it weren't Beatrice (is it Beatrice? it... it has to be Beatrice! she knows of him, in a way, and the Ushiromiyas!) he would probably have lost his temper by now. he takes a breath, a deep breath, and lets it all out to calm himself.]

... Could you start from the beginning? There is only one Kinzo Ushiromiya, and that man is me. There can be no other. [he holds up a hand, a hand with a ring on it that might be familiar to you, Beatrice!] This ring is proof of that.

[video] fathersbeloved May 16 2011, 01:31:32 UTC

[It is indeed. Beatrice keeps silent for a moment, with a soft, thoughtful frown...

If this man is Kinzo... the sorcerer who trapped the witch Beatrice inside her...

Memories of endless afternoons having tea, listening to his conversation about books, western culture and magic. There was a bit of frustration and fear in there too, though she didn't quite understand why.

This man was Kinzo. The man who wished to have the Witch no matter what.]

...I... I see...

[video] pastsanity May 16 2011, 01:39:42 UTC

[Kinzo watches the woman. That face is, certainly, the face of his beloved Beatrice... Yet emotions, emotions his Beatrice surely would have no problem expressing to him despite their short time together, flicker across her face. Has he... frightened her somehow? Kinzo feels, for his and this woman's sake - who is becoming more and more suspect - that he must ask the most simple question of all.]

... Do you not recognize me, Bice? Do you not remember?

[video] fathersbeloved May 16 2011, 01:50:35 UTC

I... I know who you are, Kinzo Ushiromiya. Though you have never called me "Bice" before.

[She lets out a shy smile, like testing waters?]

And you look so different...! You have no beard at all! Maybe Johto made you younger? This world is incredible, and it possesses extraordinary magic!

[video] 1/3 pastsanity May 16 2011, 02:01:18 UTC

Never...?

[Now that, that right there? Pretty much confirms...]

[video] pastsanity May 16 2011, 02:03:38 UTC

[.. okay, Kinzo has no idea what it confirms. It does mean that this... as much as it pains him to consider it, given how much she looks like her, can't possibly be his Beatrice. The only Beatrice - no, the only person - that mattered to him. Past, present, or future.

... Still, he is curious. Now it's Kinzo's turn to be honestly curious. This woman is certainly Beatrice's spitting image, if a bit younger looking herself. She's well dressed, and seems completely harmless. There is no hint of a lie here.

Which brings him to... Magic? To Kinzo, up until he had dubbed Beatrice, his Beatrice, his Golden Witch... Such a thing had been for the novels, perhaps an idle fantasy or daydream... But now... Perhaps...]

[video] pastsanity May 16 2011, 02:07:34 UTC

... Forgive me, Beatrice, it seems you aren't the person I'm looking for after all. The Beatrice that I seek would... [he lets out a breath - somewhat shaky, initially, because... she truly his Bice's image. still just as beautiful, as breathtaking as always. a sister perhaps? ... no, that's not right. regardless...] Hah... Yes, she would remember that name. It was she who told me to use it, after all. I can't imagine her not remembering it.

The similarities between the two of you though... I'm amazed. I suppose it's true, what they say. We all do have doubles in this world.

[he pauses, realizing he's begun musing to himself.]

A beard...? Younger...? What is this...? [he shakes his head] Could you tell me more about this magic? You sound well versed in it.

[video] fathersbeloved May 16 2011, 02:16:34 UTC

I'm sorry... but most of my friends here have chosen the nickname "Beato" for me. If you wish so, you can call me like that too--

[--magic. Kinzo told her everything about magic. And now this strange, beardless Kinzo wanted to know!]

Yes, of course! What kind of magic would you like to hear about?

[video] pastsanity May 16 2011, 02:36:15 UTC

Beato? [... Very much like how Bice asked him to refer to her. A small smile on his face, Kinzo nods.] Very well. If you don't mind it, that is.

[He considers her question. His Beatrice became a witch... Was this Beatrice an actual witch or simply an avid reader? Either way, she was willing to answer, so he supposed in that respect, for now it didn't matter what she was.]

The magic of this place. You called it Johto?

[video] fathersbeloved May 16 2011, 02:48:48 UTC

Johto, yes! People from many places come here. There are some who know about giant dolls used for fighting. Or places where humans have mysterious powers! Some of them even know about "science"!

And of course, pokémon. They are truly the most magical beings I've ever seen! They understand you, and they can use elements, like if they were a basic spell!

[video] pastsanity May 16 2011, 02:57:39 UTC

[As unbelievably as all of that sounds, at how she talks about "science", Kinzo finds himself laughing. Perhaps, with a bit of research, all of what she's talking about has a more logical explanation.] I see. It sounds rather fascinating.

Ah, yes, that professor called these creatures that. [he turns to Gen, who has been loyally awaiting orders on his shoulder this entire time, silent as always.] Even Gen here is as magical as you say?

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