polariity: (scuffle II Well yeah in hindsight)
The Psiioniic ([personal profile] polariity) wrote in [community profile] thebastion2015-03-09 12:16 am

Day 288

Who: The Helmsman and you
Open: Open
When: Day 288
Where: By the entrance to the Skyway
What: The Helmsman ventures out and comes back with some shinies he's heard so much about.
Format: Any
Warnings: The usual difficulties that come with chatting it up with him

Regardless of the tension that's flared up because of recent discussions, it seems as though the Helmsman's schedule hasn't changed particularly greatly. Today, just like every other day, he ventures outwards from the Tower. Unlike every other day, however, he doesn't venture off onto Dragonfield or wander about the Bastion or lay face down on the grass. Instead, when he shows up again, it's from the direction of the Skyway and a bruise blossoming on one side of his face.

And then he lays down on the grass where anyone could step on him.

At least it's not just laying, this time. Sparks of red and blue lift up tiny little shards for him to inspect curiously. For anyone in the area, he's not hard to miss.
bakegarasu: (always in the end)

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2015-03-18 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
"... I don't really mind, I guess. It's just another job. And I've pretty much been trained as a weapon as long as I've been able to hold a sword."

His tone is casual enough, though he's starting to doubt the fact that he doesn't mind. He sort of does, now that he's seen there are options that aren't just for other people.
bakegarasu: (brooding like a demon)

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2015-03-18 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
... Huh. He blinks in confusion at the reaction. Did he say something that was so bad?

"I don't feel pain and I'm good at killing. It makes sense... I guess."

Would he be good at killing if he hadn't been born where he was? Maybe not... but it's what he is.
bakegarasu: (once upon a midnight dreary)

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2015-03-19 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
"It's who I've been my entire life."

It's... hard to just up and change that. So stop hissing, dammit!
bakegarasu: (i heard a tapping)

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2015-03-19 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
"... You should be okay for that now."

Probably. He's not totally sure, but that's his best guess.
bakegarasu: (who's that rapping at my chamber door?)

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2015-03-20 05:33 am (UTC)(link)
... Oh. He shrugs again. "The yokai called me 'Doctor Karas' - 'Karas' is my title as the city's protector. I made mixtures and did what I could, but I don't have any real medical training."

He can sew himself up, but he wouldn't really be comfortable doing that kind of thing on someone else.
bakegarasu: (his eyes have all the seeming)

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2015-03-21 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
"... Not something that's real big where you're from, I'm guessing."

Most of what he knows about setting bones and stuff like that is from personal experience, which while it's useful for himself doesn't really work so well on people who can actually feel pain.
bakegarasu: (stand my ground)

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2015-03-22 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
"... Yeah, that's... not what doctors are like where I'm from. Not any of the ones that I've heard of. There's surgeons, but they try not to leave scars."

Maybe there were some more malevolent ones somewhere, but it's not like he'd have heard about them. Or cared, really. Not unless it was relevant.
bakegarasu: (his eyes have all the seeming)

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2015-03-23 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
He's quiet for a bit. It's clear this guy is thinking hard about something, so he doesn't really want to interrupt. Instead he shifts a bit and stretches out, just letting himself feel the sunshine. The grass kind of tickles, but it's a nice sensation.

... Maybe he should do this more often. He's not exactly a nature person, but he could get used to this.
bakegarasu: (can you feel the sunshine?)

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2015-03-23 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
... Okay.

"It should help reduce the swelling now that you've taken care of it." He picks the towel up and sets it aside.

"Were you planning on doing something else today?" Because he's bored, honestly.
bakegarasu: (we all find ourselves)

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2015-03-24 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't really have anything else to do either."

Maybe he'll just sit and bug Helmsman more.
bakegarasu: (when there's nothing left to lose)

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2015-03-24 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"... Usually I just head out to the Skyway to get shards, come back and eat, and train. ... I don't do a whole lot."

It's not like he can read any of the books here other than the one that he bought.
bakegarasu: (always in the end)

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2015-03-27 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"... I fight with a sword. I have since I was young. I'm not afraid of the monsters out there, but letting myself get sloppy is a recipe for disaster."

Not that he cares much if he lives or dies, but he can't defend anyone if he's dead.
bakegarasu: (nothing can stop you now)

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2015-03-28 01:16 pm (UTC)(link)
"Mostly training dummies. If someone else comes in to practice I'll spar with them, but it's mostly angles of attack I'm worried about. I know I'm fast."

Fast enough to get out of most trouble, anyway. Most of the monsters out there are just things that are... odd-shaped compared to the people he's used to fighting.

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