Day 88:: Can you hear me, I know I'm just a whisper...

[bastionpc]

Who: Everyone!
Status: Open
When: Day 88
Where: The Bastion
What: NPC and PC mingling
Format: Action
Warnings: None

[The excitement of the day before moves in to the quiet of the day after in the Bastion. It's fairly calm after all that, and the two new arrivals have been mostly healed. Current residents will find the once-armored woman bandaged still but in surprisingly good spirits, and the male with the guitar skittish and likely to jump at the smallest thing.

This would be a good point to talk to them, other NPCs or even your fellow NPCs.]

Comments

[windgod]

Seimei-san told you...? I...I just wanted...to make sure that you all...got back safely... When your friend showed up...there wasn't any way...to make sure of that...unless someone stayed behind...to stop those creatures...

[Ippo hadn't even given it a second thought, now that he actually put some thought into it. It had just seemed...right to him, it wasn't anything he felt the need to be praised over, especially in times where life was even more valuable than ever. Ahime's words practically turned poor Ippo's face every color of red in the spectrum as he let himself be guided to a sitting place, and his waved his left hand as if trying to push the praise away]

You don't need...to thank me at all...I'm just happy it all...worked out for the best.

[bastionpc]

You were still very brave for doing that, especially for people you didn't even know.

[says the warrior who was trying to protect derpface mcgee a man she had just met as well.]

I'm going to thank you whether you want it or not, I'm afraid.

[windgod]

[Well, you might have actually managed to kick the redness in his face somewhere into the lighter shades of blue with that one. Ippo's never been very good at accepting praise or thanks from people; not even as a championship boxer, some things truly never change]

I don't...think I'm all that brave honestly...I just...I just couldn't stand there...and let you and your friend die... Everyone's lives...are important and if...I can help preserve them in any way...then its worth a few bumps...and bruises.

[bastionpc]

You should still make sure to take care of yourself. I can speak as a warrior that a life lost to save one isn't necessarily a sacrifice worth making. Especially to those that care for you.

[windgod]

I know...maybe its selfish...but I can't just stand around...while people are in trouble...

[Ippo looked rather pensive as he thought on those words; he himself had been in trouble so many times in his life and had been helped by someone else. Now that he had the ability to...there was no way he could turn a blind eye to things like that any more]

I don't want to lose my life...but...if I don't do what I can...to help...then how can I possibly call myself...someone's friend?

[bastionpc]

It's not selfish. Not at all. Selfless, yes, and perhaps a bit foolish at times, but certainly not selfish.

But we do have you to thank, for still being alive.

[windgod]

Oh...it wasn't all me...I only did a little really. Seimei-san is the one...who carried you back here...and Bon-san and Sonic-san...helped take care of that bigger creature...as well as Alucard-san. They're all...really nice people...you should say hello when you get...the chance.

[Ippo smiled and rubbed the back of his head with his good hand; still not ready to let himself be fully complimented. It was a group effort after all, he was just glad no one died and everyone was back safe and sound]

[bastionpc]

I saw you get thrown! Don't think that's 'a little'! I've known hardened warrior men who would tremble at such a thing!

[Sorry, Ippo. She's insisting on it.]

[windgod]

Well...that was kind of my idea...I wasn't really tall enough...to get a good shot at that creature...so I needed Alucard-san's help. I'm sure...that it wasn't that big of a thing...it was just the first...idea I came up with that...I thought might work.

[Ippo...hadn't given much thought to the merit of his strategy. He knew he could hit the thing hard enough, but he had just needed a boost getting there. Surely that wasn't that brave of a thing to do]

[bastionpc]

[Ahime can't help but laugh at that]

You think on your feet very well! You must be a great asset tot his place.

[windgod]

[There we go with that making him blush thing again, how many times can you make a man's face turn red in one conversation?]

Oh hardly...I only just arrived...not too long ago myself...I owe my quick thinking...to Coach Kamogawa and everyone...who taught me how to box at my gym... I...I owe them more...than I'll ever be able to repay...but I'll make sure to honor their memories...the best I can...

[Take a good look Ahime; this is as confident and determined as you're ever going to see Ippo around here. Enjoy this brief look into the kid's head]

[bastionpc]

[It's the perks of being an older woman, really.]

Box? What is that?

[It's nice to see him like that, but she doesn't know what he's talking about.]

[windgod]

[Oh yeah...Ippo kept forgetting that not everyone around here would know exactly what he was talking about...he was still getting used to that. Still, he was happy to explain]

Oh...sorry...I'll explain. Boxing is...a sport where two people...in the same weight class get...in a ring and fight hand to hand...until the end of a set number...of rounds...or until the other person is...knocked out. The oldest known form of boxing...that we know of comes from...Ancient Greece...and was known by the name...Pygmachia...which just roughly translates to...Fist Fighting. As well...the earliest record of...it being an Olympic sport...started in 668 BC.

[He's definitely smiling like a dope right now; raspy voice or not, if you give him a chance to rattle of his knowledge of boxing, its a good day for Ippo]

[bastionpc]

Oh, yes, that's right! I recall that sport now. I haven't ever seen it in person but I recall the carvings and the urns that were excavated from various ruins.

[she chuckles quietly, fingers to her lips]

I feel silly, asking questions like that. From what I understand though, varying time periods and worlds are common here.