idealism | Fuda #39 [video]

Fuda #39 [video]

Just how long can someone stay dead here? Draco has been gone for over a week and he still hasn't come home.

[He sighs, running his fingers through his hair. It's worrying. Hisoka won't take it well if Draco doesn't return soon, and he doesn't know how much his sensitive partner can take.]

[Already regretting he put his thoughts in the journal, he changes the subject.]

Anyway. Welcome to town, new people. I'm Tsuzuki. If you need any help finding a place to stay, or just want to find a temple, I'm always around.

[In fact, if anyone is out to find him, they will be able to find him just where he'd sending the video from, the Tsukino Shrine. Later in the day he will take a walk in the woods to clear his head.]

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Just walking.

[But he's glad to see a familiar face, and speeds up to greet him properly - that is, with a hug.]

Is this where you normally stay?

[sdfghdsgf all right, Eley wasn't quite expecting such a powerful greeting and he can't help but tense up a bit as Tsuzuki comes up to hug him! And unfortunately he's not really sure how to reciprocate so just ends up standing awkwardly, perhaps blushing a little at the same time...

Let's just answer that question.]

Ah... yes. I like to wander the forest... I usually go to the mountains if I wish to be alone.

[That's just fine. He knows the god is unaccustomed to hugs. It's just that he intends to ease him into it, one hug at a time. Tsuzuki firmly believes that is a good way to feel like a real, happy human being.]

You didn't want to be alone now, did you?

[Once Eley realises that, he might be a little more open to it. One hug at a time is definitely the right way to go with him~ But now he's a little surprised at the question, he didn't mean to give that impression!]

Ah, no! I was happy to walk with you today, unless you wish to be left alone yourself.

No, I like being around people.

[He stuffs his hands in his pockets to keep warm.]

Wanna go for a walk with me, then?

[To be honest, Eley isn't really used to being considered a person either. It's... refreshing to think about. But well since he was just wandering by himself, he doesn't see how a walk with Tsuzuki would do any harm. He nods, his breath clouding in front of him as he speaks.]

I do not see why not.

[It is a little cold out, but Tsuzuki only thinks it's refreshing. It makes him feel more alive.]

Do you walk this path often?

As often as I come across it... I have not mapped out the entirety of the enclosure yet. However, I suppose I am most familiar with this route.

[Unlike the thousands of years he'd had to get familiar with his own world, Luceti is still relatively unknown to him in some areas.]

Me neither. I meant to, but...

[Tsuzuki wraps his scarf tighter around his neck, letting the wind ruffle his hair. It's a beautiful, crisp day, but it's also cold once they've been outside for a while. He wonders how Eleytheria handles living out here.]

I've been wanting to see where the borders are. But I think that's a long way to walk. If you feel up for it, we could always try, though.

[It wasn't that he didn't feel the cold... it just didn't seem to bother him as much as it would anyone else. Then again, in his normal state he had more important things to worry about than the temperature. In fact, in some cases he probably brought the cold with him, and being always on the move he didn't have to stay in cold climates for so long.

Perhaps as he grew more human he'd take more notice.]

Yes, I have not yet reached the boundaries... It might be interesting to see just how far we can go. To see these borders with our own eyes. I would be willing.

[Tsuzuki naturally inches a little closer, so they can have a conversation without having a whole path between them.]

I wonder if you can see them before you walk straight into them.

[Ah, of course... they should probably be a little closer. Eley still isn't used to being at such close proximity to people, he forgets the distance is even there half the time.]

It would be rather alarming to come across them by accident. But... how are such barriers made? Magic?

I think they've got to be. How else would you be able to keep gods here?

[Hmm, he has a point. And well, since they're on the subject.]

Is there such a thing as magic in your world? While humans in mine would always attribute magic to beings such as us, I cannot say I have seen it at all in Aether. Then again, it probably depends on how you would define it.

[Tsuzuki's eyes turn wistful. He hasn't gotten to think much about it, but now he realizes he yearn for it.]

Yes. There's a lot of magic. Some of it comes from gods, but there's even some that's just... comes from yourself, too.

[Magic from gods he can understand. It was like he had said, humans often attributed their abilities to magic. He doesn't quite seem to understand the second remark though.]

From yourself? What do you mean by that?

Some people can do things that others can't. No one knows why.

[He smiles softly, as if he has someone in particular in mind.]

It might be a hidden blessing from a god, or something in their blood. There's no way to tell.

Then you mean... something like a talent?

[Of course, all humans and even non-humans had unique abilities. Humans in particular seemed to excel at some skills more than others. Though Tsuzuki was right, nobody really knew the reason why...]

What can you do differently to everyone else?

[The smile on his face shows a trace of bitterness in the middle of the sweetness.]

I'm good at surviving. --Oh! And I can do this.

[He pulls out one of his rice paper strips out of his pocket and turns to see if Eleytheria pays attention.]

[Eley might have noticed that and looks a little confused at first. But before he can ask, Tsuzuki's pulling out some rice paper and now the spirit's wondering what he's up to next.

He's almost like a fascinated child at this point...]

Go on.

[Tsuzuki knows Eley must have seen it before, but that doesn't stop him from enjoying the simple show of power. He chooses a prewritten spell and folds it into an origami bird. Already the power is summoned by the written words on its back, and honed into the paper. It just needs a little push.]

Would you mind if I borrow a wind of yours?

[The Spirit continues watching as he folds the paper into a bird shape, naturally wondering how he could make such a curious object out of a piece of paper. At his request, Eley thinks he's beginning to understand. There's something about the words that Tsuzuki writes... like the prayer he still carried with him now. He nods at that.]

Of course.

[And with a light sweep of his hand, the Spirit sends a gentle gust of wind towards the bird, hoping to give it the push it needs.]

[He blows a kiss to the little bird, and that along with the wind seems to be the catalyst that sparks the life in it. It flaps its paper wings, twisting into something strange and organic in the air, made completely of light.]

[What flies out of the light is a real bird covered in white feathers. It glides on the warm wind, flapping its wings to go higher.]

[Eley half-expected the flight, but when the paper seemed to transform into something so... real, so brilliant too, he couldn't help but watch wide-eyed with surprise as it flew away from them. He seemed almost entranced by it.]

...how can you do that? [He asks, as if thinking it impossible.]

[It looks real because it is real, in its own way. Tsuzuki puts a lot of work into his birds, and his pride grows when he sees that Eley enjoys it. The spell bird flies in a circle, coming back to see why they're not following it. Tsuzuki waves it back, and when it wants to sit down he allows it to rest on top of his head.]

My boss taught me. I... It was a long time ago.

[The bird tilt its head towards Eleytheria, and it becomes apparent it wants to check out if his head is a better place to build a nest.]

They made me feel less alone, when I was new.

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