[Day 213] Templates follow all around [OPEN]

[bedheadstyle]

Who: Haruka Kokonose, anyone who comes across him
Open: Open
When: Day 213, daytime
Where: Various places in the Bastion where there are walls to be stared at.
What: There is a strange tall kid with a sketch book staring at walls. No, he's not broken, but you'll have to ask what he's doing if you really want to know.
Format: Either!
Warnings: None

[Haruka likely did a good job of making himself known as "that kid with the bottomless pit for a stomach" at the feast yesterday, but he does have other talents. Mostly to do with that nearly full sketch book he's been toting around everywhere.

It's in his possession yet again, tucked beneath his arm as he wanders silently around the Bastion, stopping only to stare at blank walls on the outside of buildings before abruptly moving on to another one.

Dare you ask what this strange child is doing?]

Comments

[coffeewithmysugar]

[She's quite used to people doing strange things, but that doesn't mean she's not curious. Because she is super curious. And so Edea follows Haruka until he stops at the next wall, keeping a few paces back. She rocks on her feet a little as she speaks now.]

May I ask why you're taking such a tour of the buildings?

[bedheadstyle]

[He had been fairly involved in whatever the hell it is he's doing, so by that he hadn't noticed at all that he was being followed. Her voices makes him jump a little, but he turns with a surprised smile once the initial shock has worn off.]

I'm trying to figure out if I can paint a mural on any of them. But... I don't really have any supplies for it, so it's just an idea right now.

[coffeewithmysugar]

So you're an artist...

[It's said more to herself than Haruka. And it explains a bit, actually. One of the people she grew up with is a great artist, even if they don't talk about it much. She nods, smiling back while tilting her head.]

What sort of supplies would you need?

[bedheadstyle]

Well... paint, for sure. But probably some sort of scaffolding that I could stand on for the higher parts.

[A flip through his sketch book showed he had very few blank pages left.]

Probably another sketch book as well...

[coffeewithmysugar]

Hm... probably things you'd need shards for. Are you able to go on the Skyway at all?

[It's obvious that not everyone is going to have the combat experience Edea does, but other than that she has no base idea of what other Bastion residents are capable of out there.]

[bedheadstyle]

No. I wish I could, but I wouldn't last a second out there.

[And sadly it's not an issue of combat so much as it is his health.]

[freedom_engineer]

[While Haruka is busy surveying a wall, Colin is hauling several items out to the dragonfield. On this third trip past Haruka, though, curiosity finally gets the best of him.]

What'cha up to, Haruka?

[bedheadstyle]

Oh! Hello, Starfury-san! I was trying to figure out if there was any way I could do murals on the walls here. But... I don't really have the supplies for it.

[freedom_engineer]

Paints shouldn't be too hard to come by, really. If nothing else, we can spare some shards for it in a little while.

You've got some ideas for murals?

[Colin strolls up to Haruka and glances to the sketchbook questioningly.]

[bedheadstyle]

I do feel bad that I have to keep asking for shards... but I know I can't really go out there, either.

[Meaning the Skyway.]

I do. I'd be willing to take suggestions, too.

[freedom_engineer]

[Colin waves it off gently, and he gives Haruka a smile]

Don't you worry about that. As long as I keep going out there, I'll have shards to spare. But I know we have people here who work with plants, so we can probably get pigments and paints quite easily.

[He glances at Haruka's sketchbook idly, still smiling.]

I'm a bit eccentric with my art. About the only non-abstract things I enjoy are representations of speed, and fire. Reds, oranges, yellows. Hot, wild colors.

Probably not all that relaxing for the rest of the Bastion, really...

[bedheadstyle]

Well it doesn't have to be relaxing exactly. Just something nice to look at. Maybe even something exciting! A reminder that we're still alive and there's a lot we can do for this place!

[findsrisks]

[She wants to ask how someone who has eaten so much could possibly be moving around the next day, but.]

Hey, what're you up to?

[She can tell he's probably drawing, but the 'what' and 'why' are still a mystery to her.]

[bedheadstyle]

[It's a mystery to all.]

Hm? Oh. I've been wanting to do a mural here, but I'm trying to figure out where to put it. Though... I don't really have the materials for it. I just thought something pretty might help people feel better!

[magisperica]

[ child, are you okay.

Skyla catches him staring at the wall of the apartment block and it's curiosity and nothing more (r--really, you idiot!) that makes her finally pipe up; ]

You plannin' a heist or something?

[bedheadstyle]

[The wall is just so fascinating.

Okay no not really.]

A heist?

[magisperica]

Yeah. Or maybe you're plannin' on busting it down or something.

Come on kid, work with me here. There's gonna be a reason you're staring at the fucking walls like that.

[bedheadstyle]

[Haruka just laughs at that, shaking his head.]

I doubt I'd have the strength for that. No, actually, I was thinking about painting a mural somewhere.

[magisperica]

A mural?

[ she raises an eyebrow at this and looks to the wall then back at Haruka. ]

You can actually paint, right? You're not just going to splash some shit on the wall that we all have to nod politely at and pretend it looks great?

[ #Tact ]

[bedheadstyle]

Of course I can!

[Haruka hands over his sketch book, which is almost entirely filled with different doodles along with full on colored images of people around the Bastion and various landscapes therein. There's even a few of some of the Pokemon that live there, too.]

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

[Rob had been walking behind Haruka and hadn't been expecting him to stop and stare at a wall so suddenly. He nearly runs into him but manages to sidestep just in time. He starts to continue onward, but stops when he glances back and sees Haruka still standing there. Curious, he heads back and stands behind and to Haruka's side to stare at the wall for a moment. Yup, it's a wall alright.]

It's a wall.

[bedheadstyle]

[The quiet voice almost doesn't register to the teen, so it takes a second for him to turn and look for it's source.]

Oh. I know it is.

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

So why're you staring at it?

[bedheadstyle]

I was thinking about painting a mural, actually!

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

Oh? [An eyebrow goes up slightly.] What of?