Day 71 :: action [OPEN]

[kyotoprincess]

Who: Bon and whoever comes by
Open: Open
When: Day 71
Where: in the Bastion, at various locations
What: Bon will be doing different things throughout the day, and he is ready for the bothering.
Format: action tagssss
Warnings: none as of yet

[In the morning, Bon will be meditating near the river. Anyone who comes near him can hear him chanting under his breath, but otherwise he will be not moving at all.

Closer to midday, he's at the farm, checking on the food that is growing and taking anything that's ready to be eaten over the the Distillery for Mireille and Rin to cook. He also takes a break at some point, and he can be found in the shade of a tree, munching on an apple.

In the afternoon, he's at the apartment buildings, trying to figure out a way to measure his window so he can make some better curtains and block out the constant sunlight. Sleeping isn't easy when there's no nighttime.

Besides those things, he can be found walking around, going to and from those various locations.]

Comments

Afternoon

[buildingthefuture]

[After a long day- as he measures it, it's a bit of an arbitrary factor when it's constantly daylight- of work, Osahar really wants nothing more than to collapse in bed. But... he's also alert to his fellow apartment dwellers, as well.

Thus, when when he walks past the building and sees one of the kids- Bon, he can recognize the hair from a mile off- wriggling around his window while making odd hand motions, he's just curious enough to walk over and motion for Bon to open his window. Assuming that's done, he cheerfully asks his question.] Something the matter?

Afternoon

[kyotoprincess]

[Bon has probably been introduced to Osahar at some point, but he doesn't regularly talk to most of the people here, so he only vaguely knows him. But he's still polite when Osahar approaches him. Despite his appearances, he is a good kid.]

I'm trying to figure out how big my window is, but it's damn near impossible without a ruler or measuring tape or something like that.

Afternoon

[buildingthefuture]

Ah hah. [Finally, a problem he can deal with! It makes the engineer in him do a little happy dance.] I don't have a ruler, but I can measure it for you, that's not a problem. Mind if I ask why, though?

Afternoon

[kyotoprincess]

[Oh yay, a human ruler!]

I need something to block the light better, so I can get some sleep.

Re: Afternoon

[buildingthefuture]

[Not human. Science.

He nods as he considers that, and then slips through the window- he'll want to measure it on the inside, just in case. Once he's in, he stares at the window and mutters.] Measurement. Finger to finger.

[Then he holds one finger to each side of the window. As he does so, he speaks to Bon again.] That's a great idea, actually. I'm not used to all of this light- I guess you're thinking of curtains?

Afternoon

[kyotoprincess]

[Bon is watching Osahar, wondering just how this measurement will work. He knows Osahar has some impressive technology, but he's never really seen him use it.]

Yeah, curtains will probably work the best. Okumura found all that fabric a while back so we can use it for them.

Re: Afternoon

[buildingthefuture]

[He'll get a demonstration. His glasses emit a thin beam of light, overlapping the tips of his fingers, and then holographic measurements start showing up- meaningless to Bon, of course, since they were neither metric nor standard, but still.] That is a good idea. Think there's enough for all the taken rooms?

morning

[your_minutes]

[Even with continual daylight, Ax can keep track of the time. It's morning, and time for the morning ritual.

A human is already by the river, and Ax stands far enough away from the boy so he doesn't disturb the human. His thought-speak is quiet, loud enough to be public, soft enough not to disturb the human.]

≪From the water that gave birth to us. From the grass that feeds us. For the freedom that unites us. We rise to the stars. Freedom is my only cause. Duty to the people, my only guide. Obedience to my prince, my only glory. The destruction of my enemies, my most solemn vow. I, Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill, Andalite cadet, offer my life.≫

morning

[kyotoprincess]

[It's not the first time Bon has heard the thought-speak, but it's still pretty weird to him, and it does catch his attention. He stops mid-prayer to 'listen' to what Ax is saying, though he doesn't move from where he is other than to crack open an eye and peer at Ax.

It looks like Ax is doing some kind of ritual as well, so he'll wait until the weird blue alien is done to call out to him.]

[your_minutes]

[The ritual finishes with Ax pressing his tailblade to his on throat, holding position for a long moment. Then he steps back from the river and turns to go.

Back on his homeworld, he would have waited for a few moments to watch the suns rise. On Earth, he would have done the same, probably with Tobias sitting on a nearby branch and waiting for him.

Here, there isn't even a sunrise.]

[kyotoprincess]

[What strangely poetic words.

When it looks like Ax is done, Bon speaks out.]

Was that a morning prayer?

[He hasn't moved from his spot on the ground, though he has relaxed some and let his hands fall down to lay on his legs instead of holding them up to pray.]

[your_minutes]

≪It is the morning ritual.≫

[Not a prayer. Andalites worship no one.]

≪Traditionally, it is performed at sunsrise.≫

[kyotoprincess]

What's it for?

[Ritual, prayer, same difference. It serves a purpose of some sort and Bon is curious.]

[your_minutes]

≪It connects the individual to the whole of the people, reminding him of his role and his duty.≫

≪We have many rituals. Humans, I have observed, do not have such rituals.≫

[hellpyre]

[After what happened on the Skyway with Kaoru some days back, Rin had been deliberately avoiding any instance in which she might wind up lectured about going off on her own again. She knew she'd screwed up, but her screw up had saved some one, so she was stuck feeling conflicted enough over it without having to deal with some one harping on her at the same time.

But that meant more or less avoiding Bon all together, so long as either of them were alone at the time, which she hated doing. She held out hope that maybe if she kept it up long enough he'll forget...

But nearly stumbling upon him near the river in the morning wasn't quite in her plans for that, since it hadn't been that long since the incident, and the second she spotted him she froze, heel-turned and attempted to flee before he broke from his mantra to notice her.]

[kyotoprincess]

[NOPE]

Sit down.

[His prayers stopped long enough for him to say that, and it comes out a bit harsher than he meant. He's still annoyed about what happened on the Skyway.

He doesn't move, though. He needs to think for a moment about what to say, and make sure Rin actually stays put instead of running off.]

[hellpyre]

Shit....

[the tiny, barely audible swear escapes from Rin as she freezes in her attempt to sneak away. Tail dropping, ears going down, arms falling to her sides she lets out a sigh and turns back, sitting down next to Bon. She looked every bit a kicked puppy, and the silence was damn near torture while she waited for him to say something.]

[kyotoprincess]

[Bon lets the silence hang in the air for a bit longer before he finally speaks. His eyes are still closed, by the way, just like they were when he was meditating.]

I thought you said you wouldn't run ahead again.

[hellpyre]

[Rin had to wonder if he was getting some sort of sick amusement out of making her squirm like this. At least when Shiro would punish her he wasn't against throwing her in a headlock and yelling so she KNEW how upset he was! The silence, then the general even tone of his voice just makes her feel worse for what she did, instead of prompting any sort of defensive outburst.]

... I... wasn't payin' attention to where everyone was. I was just lookin' and I kept movin' until I was too far away to see the rest of the group.

[kyotoprincess]

[The silence and the tone was because Bon was trying not to over-react and yell at Rin. Ultimately things had ended up alright, Rin was unharmed and everyone had gotten back to the Bastion safely. But Bon was still upset, Rin was being an idiot and one of these days she was going to get seriously hurt.

All he can do is sigh at Rin's answer.]

You gotta pay better attention to that. If Crona and I hadn't shown up when we did, you would've been pulverized.

[hellpyre]

I know that!

[There was the defensive snap, voice raised and teeth bared as she practically barks it out, more out of reflex than actual upset at having the obvious pointed out to her.

But it doesn't last, and her tense shoulders drop again with a huff, blue eyes flickering away from the still form next to her.]

I know that...

[Then, quieter:]

I won't do it again. That's a promise, okay?

[unflattering]

[Maka's caught sight of Bon as he heads off to the farm and has decided to follow him. Oh joy for Bon.]

Hey! What are you up to?

[kyotoprincess]

Oh hey there.

[He hasn't talked to Maka much, but from their few interactions Bon has found Maka agreeable enough.]

I was gonna go check the farm and see if anything was ready. The lady who runs the kitchen, she needs help carrying heavy things like that.

[unflattering]

Ah, mind if I join you? I mean it wouldn't hurt to have more hands to help, right?

[kyotoprincess]

Sure, come on.

[He's not sure how much Maka can lift, but he won't say no to someone who wants to help out.]