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Re: [Day 13, Mid-Morning] Losing It (Open)
Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2021 9:21 pm
by Shiba Raizo
Suzume Senseki wrote: ↑Sat Sep 11, 2021 9:14 pm
The Suzume nods, thoughtfully... and slightly worried, maybe.
"Hm. Given the Shika's reputation, I would tend to trust their judgment... but then stories and reality are never the same thing. And which stories are told is obviously a choice of the storyteller. Hm..."
He looks at the Shiba.
"I wonder, though... has Shiba-san's heart on the whole event changed at all? I remember you were rather sceptical when we first spoke."
Some silence.
"Putting it another way... would Shiba-san say the event has changed you in any way?"
"No."
He shrugged.
"I've had no great revelations about who I am, and I've seen nothing to alter my general perception of things here."
It seemed a bit brutal to crush the question so thoroughly, but Raizo saw no point in politely lying about it either.
Re: [Day 13, Mid-Morning] Losing It (Open)
Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2021 9:29 pm
by Suzume Senseki
Shiba Raizo wrote: ↑Sat Sep 11, 2021 9:21 pm
"No."
He shrugged.
"I've had no great revelations about who I am, and I've seen nothing to alter my general perception of things here."
It seemed a bit brutal to crush the question so thoroughly, but Raizo saw no point in politely lying about it either.
The Sparrow nodded, then fell silent for a long while, just walking besides the Phoenix.
He seemed to keep thinking about the man's answer as they walked, a sideways glance thrown at him indicating his doubts. Had the time there changed
nothing at all for him, then?
Well, it was possible. Perhaps Raizo was so calloused by a duty he didn't like he wasn't very open to change.
After a long time, he finally spoke again. "So... there's nothing you expect when this comes to an end, either, Shiba-sama?"
Re: [Day 13, Mid-Morning] Losing It (Open)
Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2021 9:35 pm
by Shiba Raizo
Suzume Senseki wrote: ↑Sat Sep 11, 2021 9:29 pm
The Sparrow nodded, then fell silent for a long while, just walking besides the Phoenix.
He seemed to keep thinking about the man's answer as they walked, a sideways glance thrown at him indicating his doubts. Had the time there changed
nothing at all for him, then?
Well, it was possible. Perhaps Raizo was so calloused by a duty he didn't like he wasn't very open to change.
After a long time, he finally spoke again. "So... there's nothing you expect when this comes to an end, either, Shiba-sama?"
"I have hopes. I don't have expectations. And I've spent most of my life getting used to disappointment, so who knows? Maybe they'll shock me be not doing it. Maybe they'll make me snap. I can't say for sure."
Re: [Day 13, Mid-Morning] Losing It (Open)
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 4:31 pm
by Suzume Senseki
Shiba Raizo wrote: ↑Sat Sep 11, 2021 9:35 pm
"I have hopes. I don't have expectations. And I've spent most of my life getting used to disappointment, so who knows? Maybe they'll shock me be not doing it. Maybe they'll make me snap. I can't say for sure."
A nod. "Expectations are dangerous, I've come to learn. And yet, can we live without them?"
Re: [Day 13, Mid-Morning] Losing It (Open)
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 8:25 pm
by Shiba Raizo
Suzume Senseki wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 4:31 pm
A nod. "Expectations are dangerous, I've come to learn. And yet, can we live without them?"
"I've managed so far."
Re: [Day 13, Mid-Morning] Losing It (Open)
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 11:57 pm
by Suzume Senseki
Shiba Raizo wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 8:25 pm
"I've managed so far."
"Hm". Senseki kept quiet for a long time after that. Perhaps the Shiba had reached some of that peace the monks taught about, now and then?
Perhaps he was just trying to convince himself that he had no expectations?
It was hard to tell... and easier to walk in silence.
Re: [Day 13, Mid-Morning] Losing It (Open)
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 12:05 am
by Shiba Raizo
Raizo didn't seem to mind the silence. He walked along with a steady stride.
Say what you would about Shiba Raizo, he knew how to march.