[video] ⚡ turned into bright expectation

[yumadbro]

[Narukami seemed to be alone in a forest as the recording began, wearing a blue Yasogami High track jacket. He looked up at a few trees, as if evaluating them for something. Apparently lost in thought, he stared with the usual deadpan expression for a minute or two. He lowered his gaze to make sure no one was looking, then turned and walked out of frame.]

[A moment's silence followed that, and for just a second it might have seemed like that was that.]

[Then Narukami's intention became clear, even if his purpose wasn't--the teenager bolted back into frame, sprinting back to one of the trees and launching himself up to grab the nearest branch, pulling himself onto it and jumping to the next tree over in some form of slightly clumsy amateur parkour.]

[He stopped after a minute more of that, sitting on a branch notably higher and a good distance from his starting point and looking satisfied with himself. Practice makes perfect, right?]

Comments

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[eternallybored]

Are you pretending to be a monkey?

[yumadbro]

[He shook his head.]

I'm practicing something a friend taught me.

[eternallybored]

You needed to be taught to climb up trees. [ :|? ]

[yumadbro]

Not really, but there's no buildings around to practice on.

[eternallybored]

I do not wish to continue guessing. Tell me what you are trying to accomplish.

[yumadbro]

You just saw it. All I was trying to do was to see if I could make it without falling.

[eternallybored]

Yes, but... why. Is there something atop that tree you wish to get, is this simply a common past time of those in your world, or is this some sort of ritual to awaken a dragon?

[yumadbro]

No reason. I just wanted to learn it because it seemed like fun.

[eternallybored]

Like a monkey...

[yumadbro]

[Shrug.]

[eternallybored]

Well, I think that seems like a good way to pass the time. What else can you do?

[yumadbro]

Not too much, I guess.

[What about the ton of Personas you can summon, Narukami...?]

[eternallybored]

Then the next obvious step is to learn how to climb and balance on bamboo stalks.

[yumadbro]

...I'm not even sure where to find those around here.

[eternallybored]

No? Where do you live?

[yumadbro]

Inaba, Japan.

I could probably find some if I tried, but probably not enough to balance on.

[eternallybored]

Oh, I am certain anyone could, even on the thin stalks. All it takes is practice.

[yumadbro]

I guess so.

[eternallybored]

...But you are still quite far from balancing on bamboo.

[yumadbro]

I don't really have any reason to learn how to balance on bamboo.

[eternallybored]

It would be far better than attempting to climb up trees.

[yumadbro]

There's more trees around here than bamboo.

[eternallybored]

And what a shame it is, really. I do not see how climbing trees would benefit you more; you might as well invest your time into something else.

[didiscareyouyet]

[He may not get it but he'll clap.]

[yumadbro]

Oh--thanks, I guess.

[didiscareyouyet]

How come you were jumping up there?

[makewayforroze]

Are you running from something?

[yumadbro]

No, I'm not.

[makewayforroze]

Were you looking for something?

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[grimlight]

If you intended us to see this, you might have shown a little more showmanship.

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[yumadbro]

I didn't. It was just practice.

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[grimlight]

I see. Practice for anything in particular or just as a means to occupy your time?

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[yumadbro]

Mostly the second one, but it might end up being useful.

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[grimlight]

I'm not entirely sure I understand how but perhaps I am merely viewing this too literally.

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[yumadbro]

You never know, I guess. If I got stuck fighting somewhere hard to get around, it'd probably be useful to have a little more agility.

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[grimlight]

Yes, I suppose that's true. It rather stops being an issue when you can fly, of course.

[seasaltzombie]

Whoa! Not bad.

When did you pick that up?

[ ... he ran up the side of a skyscraper once while fighting Riku, okay, otherwise he'd totally have had a more awestruck reaction. ]