Post by Raisu Hanamura on Aug 24, 2015 14:51:19 GMT
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Raisu leaned against the lamppost, and looked around the busy streets, watching people come and go. So this was the East Capitol. Seemed like a nice place, at least to him. Raisu himself had grown up in the South Capitol. The cities at least had that in common. The capitol bit. Not being the city of Raisu’s origin. After all, he didn’t grow up in two places at once. He supposed some people could make that claim, but not him. He’d rarely left the South Capitol when he was young, but now he wasn’t sure if he’d ever go back. He still had a whole lot of world left to see, and he was sure that even the East Capitol alone would keep him occupied for a bit. If it was anything like the South Capitol, there was plenty to see and do. Some of it legal, some of it not. Most of it not, if it were more like the South Capitol than he thought.
He made his way down the street, looking in the windows of various buildings as he did. And what he found was standard fare for a city, or at least the cities he’d been too. A laundromat, lobbies, and a corner convenience store. Nothing out of the ordinary by any means. In fact, it was so perfectly normal, it was almost comforting to Raisu. Normalcy was good, especially after the past few weeks he’d had. Encounters with murderous androids had been the flavour of the month, and he didn’t quite like the way that tasted. In fact, as he considered it, he found it downright odd there were so many about these days. Times were changing, it seemed. Or maybe he was just more aware of these kinds of things now that he was out in the world. Before, he’d barely known about anything that didn’t make the nightly news or happen within a few blocks of him. Compared to today’s Raisu, the Raisu of yesteryear was downright ignorant about the world. But was that a bad thing? Ignorance was bliss after all. The past months he’d spent on the road were filled with more violence, death, and desolation than his youth, and he’d been a somewhat violent child. But his new experiences? They were an entirely different caliber.
No, he decided after some thought, he’d not trade his time of the road for living with the false notion that the world is safe. Ignoring problems did not make them go away or even keep them from happening. The world would still be in chaos, he’d just be ignorant too it. All the bad he had seen would have happened without him. Hiding from it would change nothing. And besides, one should be the change they want to see. And he’d try at least. But there was always that little seed of doubt, the voice that said, ‘you’re going to die if you keep this up’. And likely, that was true. But, he had to try at least.
There’d be time for that later, though. He had a city to see, and if he was going to get anything done, he’d have no time to think about the past. He came to a stop at a crosswalk, waiting for traffic to come to a halt. But the traffic never stopped, and he was left waiting for a sign that seemed like it might never come. An annoyance, really. If only he could fly, he’d not have to wait. Raisu sighed and tapped his foot. Perhaps he should learn. It couldn’t be too hard. He assumed it was some kind of ki manipulation. And if he had to guess the exact mechanics, it would likely be using ki to push off from the Earth, so that one could levitate or fly. After all, he’d seen it done. There had to be some trick to it. He’d have to find someone to teach him, and expedite things. And, falling that, he could probably figure it out with enough trial and error. Just not now, though. Experimentation in a populated, heavy traffic area couldn’t be a good thing. He might hurt someone. Or himself. A mental image of him falling into the path of a truck after failing flight appeared in his mind. Raisu might be sturdy, but a speeding truck would still hurt. And while he might survive, one could never account for what might happen after first contact.
Finally, the traffic came to a halt and the signal to cross lit up. He was not the only one who had been waiting, and he was whisked across the way with a group of strangers who scattered and went their own way as soon as they had crossed. Raisu stood on the sidewalk, trying to think of where to go, but nothing came to mind. He’d simply walk for some time. And so he did. He walked past stores and offices. He walked past brick walls plastered with old posters advertising sales or concerts, and the occasional graffiti poking through. Nothing of import, but still interesting nonetheless. The sounds of the city might be familiar, but the sights were all new.
He came to a stop and leaned against a wall. Along the way, he’d bought a bag of hard candies from a store, and now he leaned against the wall enjoying them as he watched the city roll by. They were grape flavored. As he popped one into his mouth, it occurred to him that he’d never really taken the time to compare the supposed grape flavoring of a candy to the real thing. Was the artificial flavoring close? It must be, if it claimed the flavor in it’s name. But candy was quite different from fruit. Well, he thought, another thing to try later. He sighed and looked up to the sky, hoping to see the sun where the sun had moved too, but the tall buildings blocked his view. Raisu should have known better. He’d spent too much time in the countryside as of late. He’d have to find his city sense again. As he continued to watch the sky, a figure passed through the air far above him. A spacepod. Nice, he thought. He’d always wanted one of his own. How much did one cost, he wondered. Couldn’t be terribly expensive. Space travel was a lot more common these days. And then he got it in his to go to the spaceport for himself and check things out. He could at least watch the ships go by. And so, Raisu made his way to spaceport. As expected, it was fairly busy. People coming and going, pods and ships being moved by workers to and from the landing zones. Quite the sight to see for someone who had never really been exposed to space travel.
Raise walked around the port for a while, and before long found a nice little railing to lean on and watch the world go by.
Raisu leaned against the lamppost, and looked around the busy streets, watching people come and go. So this was the East Capitol. Seemed like a nice place, at least to him. Raisu himself had grown up in the South Capitol. The cities at least had that in common. The capitol bit. Not being the city of Raisu’s origin. After all, he didn’t grow up in two places at once. He supposed some people could make that claim, but not him. He’d rarely left the South Capitol when he was young, but now he wasn’t sure if he’d ever go back. He still had a whole lot of world left to see, and he was sure that even the East Capitol alone would keep him occupied for a bit. If it was anything like the South Capitol, there was plenty to see and do. Some of it legal, some of it not. Most of it not, if it were more like the South Capitol than he thought.
He made his way down the street, looking in the windows of various buildings as he did. And what he found was standard fare for a city, or at least the cities he’d been too. A laundromat, lobbies, and a corner convenience store. Nothing out of the ordinary by any means. In fact, it was so perfectly normal, it was almost comforting to Raisu. Normalcy was good, especially after the past few weeks he’d had. Encounters with murderous androids had been the flavour of the month, and he didn’t quite like the way that tasted. In fact, as he considered it, he found it downright odd there were so many about these days. Times were changing, it seemed. Or maybe he was just more aware of these kinds of things now that he was out in the world. Before, he’d barely known about anything that didn’t make the nightly news or happen within a few blocks of him. Compared to today’s Raisu, the Raisu of yesteryear was downright ignorant about the world. But was that a bad thing? Ignorance was bliss after all. The past months he’d spent on the road were filled with more violence, death, and desolation than his youth, and he’d been a somewhat violent child. But his new experiences? They were an entirely different caliber.
No, he decided after some thought, he’d not trade his time of the road for living with the false notion that the world is safe. Ignoring problems did not make them go away or even keep them from happening. The world would still be in chaos, he’d just be ignorant too it. All the bad he had seen would have happened without him. Hiding from it would change nothing. And besides, one should be the change they want to see. And he’d try at least. But there was always that little seed of doubt, the voice that said, ‘you’re going to die if you keep this up’. And likely, that was true. But, he had to try at least.
There’d be time for that later, though. He had a city to see, and if he was going to get anything done, he’d have no time to think about the past. He came to a stop at a crosswalk, waiting for traffic to come to a halt. But the traffic never stopped, and he was left waiting for a sign that seemed like it might never come. An annoyance, really. If only he could fly, he’d not have to wait. Raisu sighed and tapped his foot. Perhaps he should learn. It couldn’t be too hard. He assumed it was some kind of ki manipulation. And if he had to guess the exact mechanics, it would likely be using ki to push off from the Earth, so that one could levitate or fly. After all, he’d seen it done. There had to be some trick to it. He’d have to find someone to teach him, and expedite things. And, falling that, he could probably figure it out with enough trial and error. Just not now, though. Experimentation in a populated, heavy traffic area couldn’t be a good thing. He might hurt someone. Or himself. A mental image of him falling into the path of a truck after failing flight appeared in his mind. Raisu might be sturdy, but a speeding truck would still hurt. And while he might survive, one could never account for what might happen after first contact.
Finally, the traffic came to a halt and the signal to cross lit up. He was not the only one who had been waiting, and he was whisked across the way with a group of strangers who scattered and went their own way as soon as they had crossed. Raisu stood on the sidewalk, trying to think of where to go, but nothing came to mind. He’d simply walk for some time. And so he did. He walked past stores and offices. He walked past brick walls plastered with old posters advertising sales or concerts, and the occasional graffiti poking through. Nothing of import, but still interesting nonetheless. The sounds of the city might be familiar, but the sights were all new.
He came to a stop and leaned against a wall. Along the way, he’d bought a bag of hard candies from a store, and now he leaned against the wall enjoying them as he watched the city roll by. They were grape flavored. As he popped one into his mouth, it occurred to him that he’d never really taken the time to compare the supposed grape flavoring of a candy to the real thing. Was the artificial flavoring close? It must be, if it claimed the flavor in it’s name. But candy was quite different from fruit. Well, he thought, another thing to try later. He sighed and looked up to the sky, hoping to see the sun where the sun had moved too, but the tall buildings blocked his view. Raisu should have known better. He’d spent too much time in the countryside as of late. He’d have to find his city sense again. As he continued to watch the sky, a figure passed through the air far above him. A spacepod. Nice, he thought. He’d always wanted one of his own. How much did one cost, he wondered. Couldn’t be terribly expensive. Space travel was a lot more common these days. And then he got it in his to go to the spaceport for himself and check things out. He could at least watch the ships go by. And so, Raisu made his way to spaceport. As expected, it was fairly busy. People coming and going, pods and ships being moved by workers to and from the landing zones. Quite the sight to see for someone who had never really been exposed to space travel.
Raise walked around the port for a while, and before long found a nice little railing to lean on and watch the world go by.
