daughterofursa: (I know)
Zuko ([personal profile] daughterofursa) wrote in [community profile] thebastion2014-12-05 10:57 pm
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Day 256 [Open]

Who: Zuko and anyone
Open: Open!
When: Day 256, evening
Where: By the lake
What: A failure to meditate
Format: I'll match
Warnings: Honor

Zuko knows she's always been hard on herself, but she's never really considered it to be too hard. But some of the things people have been saying about her... Well, people in the Bastion have always expressed a more positive view of her than she thinks she deserves, and she always figured it was because they don't know what she's come from, but she's finally starting to wonder. Maybe the flawed perspective is her own.

Which is why she is attempting something else which, like positive thinking, she is not very good at: meditating. Whoever really wants to can find her by the lake, sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed and... definitely scowling more than she ought to be.
four_quarts: (Nothing much to say.)

[personal profile] four_quarts 2014-12-07 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, if she'd chosen the lake in the hopes that nobody else would likely be here, then she has company because someone else had the same idea.]

...You seem troubled.
four_quarts: (Default)

[personal profile] four_quarts 2014-12-10 10:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Ghaleon too has seen the young warrior about the Bastion before, and had wondered what her story was. Unless he is mistaken - and he highly doubts he is, given his own experiences - that scar was not created accidentally.]

My apologies for the interruption. You just seemed to be having difficulty concentrating, and thought I might offer my assistance.
four_quarts: (Default)

[personal profile] four_quarts 2014-12-10 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
I suppose that depends on what you would consider an expert. I have, however, been in the practice for considerably longer than a human is able to live.
four_quarts: (What're you doing Dyne.)

[personal profile] four_quarts 2014-12-11 10:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Fortunately, Ghaleon is very, very patient when he wants to be.]

I could give more than just general tips if I had some clue of what you intend to meditate on, but I suppose the knowledge that one does not necessarily need to be sitting during meditation may be useful for future reference.
four_quarts: (I fear for your sanity.)

[personal profile] four_quarts 2014-12-12 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
Lying down is easier on the back in the event you need to do this for longer periods.

[Obviously.]
four_quarts: (Nothing much to say.)

[personal profile] four_quarts 2014-12-16 10:33 am (UTC)(link)
One day you may or may not. Divination is not one of my skills, so the future is a mystery to me.

[Well, not a complete mystery since people are fundamentally people and thus in some ways rather predictable, but that's neither here nor there.]
four_quarts: (I suppose so.)

[personal profile] four_quarts 2015-01-01 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
At times when I could do nothing else for whatever reason, or when complete relaxation was necessary.

[And even then almost never an entire day. Things to do, you know.]
four_quarts: (I fear for your sanity.)

[personal profile] four_quarts 2015-01-04 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
Perhaps not, but it does look as if you could stand to do so. After all, tension tends to inhibit the contemplation process.

[This is his way of saying that Zuko looks as stiff as a board without using that exact phrasing. Tact, he knows how to use it.]
four_quarts: (What're you doing Dyne.)

[personal profile] four_quarts 2015-01-04 06:51 am (UTC)(link)
[And he can turn his response into something helpful yet terribly snarky.]

Oh really? And here I thought your lack of skill was due to a lack of practice. If you truly lack ability, then speaking of your troubles to someone would serve you far better.
four_quarts: (I fear for your sanity.)

[personal profile] four_quarts 2015-01-04 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Perish the thought. This is our first conversation, and you have no reason to trust me.
four_quarts: (Just keep smiling.)

[personal profile] four_quarts 2015-01-04 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[The surprise is understandable considering how many of those sorts of people seem to have gathered here. He smiles.]

Forgive the unsolicited advice earlier. I was once a teacher, and it seems old habits die hard. I am Ghaleon.
four_quarts: (...Right then.)

[personal profile] four_quarts 2015-01-04 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[He cringes slightly at the thought.]

Yes, far better to damage their pride than risk an injury in that case.
four_quarts: (I fear for your sanity.)

[personal profile] four_quarts 2015-01-05 07:58 am (UTC)(link)
Teaching becomes rather difficult when one is dead, although events leading up to that point rather damaged my reputation as well.

[Massive. Understatement.]

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