[Action, June 1st]goldenglassesJune 2 2011, 02:27:13 UTC
[Shortly after the draft announcement and seeing the names listed there he's decided he needed to visit a few people. One of those people being Rogue. He'll check the places people tend to hang out at first, even checking the bakery without stopping to grab a snack, before calling out to her privately on the journals. He'd really rather have this talk in person if he can manage.]
[Action, June 1st]touchofrogueJune 2 2011, 03:07:05 UTC
[Rogue is at the Battle Dome, running a sim against the Third Party. It's not going well, since all she has are the weapons she picked up in the smithy, all those months ago.
It's not the first time she's run this sim. And she's gotten better. But it's clearly just a decently trained, average girl with two very hard sticks going up against big flying people with superpowers.]
[Action, June 1st]goldenglassesJune 2 2011, 03:28:47 UTC
[Vash isn't too surprised, but becomes a little concerned as he watches the fight. Nothing personal Rogue, but you've now officially made his: Must Keep An Eye Out for list. He'll wait quietly and patiently for you to finish.]
[Action, June 1st]touchofrogueJune 3 2011, 02:28:16 UTC
[It's with obvious disgust that she ends up dodging behind a tree and sheathing her sticks. Instead she draws out a simulated handgun, a Sig Sauer. It may not be much of a comfort to Vash, but she immediately starts doing better. She's not an expert marksman, but she knows what she's doing, waits for her target to get so close she can't possibly mess before calmly firing and moving again. Her face is a blank mask of concentration.]
PREVIOUSLY...onebluebamfAugust 28 2011, 15:19:15 UTC
[ Kurt and Rogue were at Luceti Land theme park! Feeling daring, the intrepid young Kurt Wagner convinced his adoptive sister, Rogue, to join him in the strange Hall of Personas. What first seemed like an innocent mirror maze soon revealed itself to be a daring glimpse into their past, futures, and the infinite possibilities of other realities. After many shocking reflections and one irritating imp, Kurt was suddenly forced to face one of his most tightly kept secrets.]
[He barely even registers her hand leaving his shoulder. He's too caught up in deciding what he ought to do. He can't quite bring himself to look her in the eyes just yet.
Shame? It's not shame. Or at least, that's not how he sees it. It's just better for people to see what Kurt is on the surface. All his self doubt, bitterness, fear, and worries are something he works hard to keep buried. At the heart of it all is this one event.
But he feels challenged by that last bit. She's probably right. It is something he should face. He just didn't expect it to be today. At long last, he sighs and turns back towards their original direction.]
You don't have to close your eyes. [Though he might want to.]
[He can't go through it blindly and as much as he wants to just skip right past it, he stops at the mirror with the flames. He isn't looking at it, but the flames dance in his peripheral vision. He can feel the heat on him and through the mirror, he can hear his younger self crying out in his native language, praying to God for some kind of help.
Ironic how the power to pass through hell was a gift from God.]
... that was my village. There was a festival and I got too close.
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It's not the first time she's run this sim. And she's gotten better. But it's clearly just a decently trained, average girl with two very hard sticks going up against big flying people with superpowers.]
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Shame? It's not shame. Or at least, that's not how he sees it. It's just better for people to see what Kurt is on the surface. All his self doubt, bitterness, fear, and worries are something he works hard to keep buried. At the heart of it all is this one event.
But he feels challenged by that last bit. She's probably right. It is something he should face. He just didn't expect it to be today. At long last, he sighs and turns back towards their original direction.]
You don't have to close your eyes. [Though he might want to.]
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[She'll match your speed, in other words. She won't stop unless you do.]
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Ironic how the power to pass through hell was a gift from God.]
... that was my village. There was a festival and I got too close.
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