thebastion | Day 282 [Open]

Who: Otoha, everyone.
Open: Open
When: Day 282
Where: The fields in the southern part of the Bastion; the Distillery; the Hospital
What: Otoha made some purchases, and now he's using them.
Format: I'll match!
Warnings: Otoha can have a foul mouth if pushed, so. Language.

Otoha doesn't consider himself someone who does much 'for the public good' - or he didn't used to. Now is different. And considering that they all have to work together here, he might as well give it a good shot. So he's made some purchases, in the hopes of... at least attempting to contribute. He's well aware that he doesn't have a lot of skills, but... after that conversation with Paarthurnax, he at least has some idea.

This morning people might be surprised to find Otoha up and about, given that he's not really a morning person. Still, he heads out, an old-looking book in his hands. He's glad that he remembered at least a few of the plants so he knew what to buy. And there they are - in the more southern part of the Bastion there's some ginger and chamomile. He bends to pick some, carefully inspecting the plants. He's not totally sure what he's looking for other than 'it matches the book'.

A little later on, he's managed to find his way to the Distillery, both to find some food for himself and to drop off what he's got. He hasn't managed to gather a lot, but he didn't really want to overpick since he's not sure how fast the Bastion regrows things. He pulls out some of the ginger and puts it on the counter. ... He knows that it gets prepared for food somehow but he's not entirely sure what.

Even later in the day he heads over to the Hospital. He needs to get some more bandages, and he also needs to drop off the rest of what he has. He shifts a little awkwardly, looking around to see if he can find someone. He's not sure where medicinal herbs would go here, and he doesn't really want to mess up a doctor's system since... well. Doctors are people you shouldn't piss off if you can help it, he knows that much.

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Relief flooded Rin, letting her shoulders slump down and release the tension that had been in them. She didn't know him very well, but that didn't stop her from seeing him as important part of the Bastion. Everyone there was, and they lost enough people constantly as it was.

"I'm glad to hear that..."

"... Why do you care, anyway?"

It was... weird, to have someone actually give a shit about what he felt or what he said.

"I just--... ... it's stupid..."

"I've probably heard dumber."

Seriously, with the crew he ran with...

"I didn't... have any friends growin' up. Like, at all. Not until I was at the academy with Yuki-chan. I know it's stupid to wanna hold on to people here, but I do..."

See, stupid, right?

"... It's sentimental. That doesn't mean it's dumb." Well, maybe. Ask a yakuza and they'd probably say it was dumb... but that didn't mean they'd think it was.

"Really... ?"

He shifted a little uncomfortably. Talking about feelings was always awkward. It just wasn't something he did.

"If you get attached to your crew, that's normal. They're supposed to be like family. Not the same thing, but close. It's supposed to be like that, anyway. So if your 'crew' is people that live here... it makes sense. Some 'families' don't work, but... others do." He'd never really felt part of the 'family', but that was a different issue.

It's okay, Otoha. Rin is awkward about this stuff, too.

"Y... yeah, I guess that makes sense. I-I mean I had the old man-- ... Dad. And Yuki. But that was really all I had for family. Or anythin', really. But after Dad died, I went to the academy and wound up makin' friends for the first time.

And then I wound up here..."

And that's been nearly a year past now. It was only logical that she would get attached, regardless of how many people came and went.

"Reiji was the only person who I could ever call a 'friend'. A lot of people hated me or were afraid of me for who my father was, and other people sucked up to me because of that. People in our group used to treat me like some kind of attack animal since that's what my father told them to do. Imagine what those kinds of people do to animals they only use for attacking people and you'll probably have a good idea of what they were like to me."

It wasn't like he couldn't afford new suits, but replacing them after they got messed up in some antics got old after a while. "I didn't exactly have a lot of people that I'd want to get attached to."

"You too, huh?"

Not that Rin ever had anyone sucking up to her for who her father was, and the first fifteen years of her life people were just plain afraid of her.

"I left the rest of my friends behind, too. It's just Ryuuji and me here."

But that was all the more reason to hold on to the friends she had made in this place.

"... People are stupid. But at least you have someone here, though. Must be nice." Someone. A friend, someone to care about... someone. He really shouldn't care about the people here - they shouldn't mean anything to him. But he can't help but feel like he has to protect this place.

... It's the only place he's seen that humans and non-humans live together peacefully, after all.

"Y-yeah, well..."

She's just... not going to mention what being in this place has done to their relationship. Not that she's complaining, she just wished it hadn't taken the end of the world for them to realize there were genuine feelings there.

That blush might just give it away regardless.

"All the more reason to hold on to people, right?"

... Oh. Well then. He's not going to comment on that part. He has no idea how those kinds of relationships work, so he'll just ignore the blush for now. It's not his business, anyway.

"I guess. This place is something special, too."

Probably for the best.

"It is?"

"Demons and humans live together here, and no one questions it. That's something pretty special."

"Oh. Yeah... I guess I never really did think about it too much."

But even back home, half-demons weren't that uncommon. They didn't advertise it the way Rin did, sure, but they were there.

"It's not like we have a lotta choice, though..."

"... Well, they could be trying to kill each other."

That's always a choice, Rin.

Actually...

"Not here. I mean they could try but it'd last all of like. Five seconds."

"... Why?"

Also the Skyway's always an option.

"Somethin' about the way the Bastion works. If people start fightin' they can only go for a coupl'a seconds before they get tired of it and give up."

"Maybe... but you can still kill someone in a few seconds. ... If you really wanted to."

Probably better that people don't do that here though.

"I know. I just get the feelin' they'd still be stopped. Maybe not in time, but..."

She's only guessing, though. The range of the Bastion's "calm" ability and how quickly it reacts hasn't been fully tested.

"... Probably better not to push it, right?"

He's kind of guessing, based on how she's been responding.

"I wouldn't want to. We've got a good thing goin' here, even if everythin' else is gone."

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