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futurology2016-07-03 04:36 pm
strictdiscipline) wrote in futurology2016-07-03 04:36 pm
VIDEO; UN: HAWKEYE
[Instead of any person, the scene presently on the screen is of a backpack lying in the snow, overflowing with child leashes in a variety of different colors and patterns. The voice that pipes up has about as much warmth as the chill tundra wind and is just loud enough to cut through the continued wailing of infant squidges nearby.]
It appears that some of our superiors question our ability to properly watch over these small creatures.
[Though if the delivery was sent in earnest rather than as a practical joke, she can't say she disagrees with the assessment, at least not with regards to a certain subsection of Team Audentes. (Fortune might favor the bold, but it certainly won't favor anyone lacking basic common sense as far as she's concerned.)
Regardless, she presses on.]
While I should hope that none of you will need one at the moment [judging u if you put a leash on ur infant squidge tbh] some of you may find them necessary at a later point in this mission. There seem to be enough for each recruit to have one.
[Unfortunately.
A brief pause follows, enough time for a resigned sigh.]
With that said, if you are concerned about caring for a living being, I'm sure there are several of us willing to provide advice.
(ooc: i bought a bunch of child leashes as an ac reward as i was completely out of ideas, feel free to handwave your character grabbed one.)
It appears that some of our superiors question our ability to properly watch over these small creatures.
[Though if the delivery was sent in earnest rather than as a practical joke, she can't say she disagrees with the assessment, at least not with regards to a certain subsection of Team Audentes. (Fortune might favor the bold, but it certainly won't favor anyone lacking basic common sense as far as she's concerned.)
Regardless, she presses on.]
While I should hope that none of you will need one at the moment [judging u if you put a leash on ur infant squidge tbh] some of you may find them necessary at a later point in this mission. There seem to be enough for each recruit to have one.
[Unfortunately.
A brief pause follows, enough time for a resigned sigh.]
With that said, if you are concerned about caring for a living being, I'm sure there are several of us willing to provide advice.
(ooc: i bought a bunch of child leashes as an ac reward as i was completely out of ideas, feel free to handwave your character grabbed one.)
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They're monsters.
[ a beat. ]
You sure this thing is gonna hold'em? What about a cage?
[ HORRIBLE. HE'S HORRIBLE. but he's not being serious, he really isn't. ]
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If it anyone needs a cage, it's you.
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Tell me one reason we I would deserve such a punishment. [ I dunno, Gin. Maybe just what you joked about— putting kids in cages would deserve something like that. ]
I'm an "S"— I don't do being in cages.
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[She doesn't really mean it, but since they're here...]
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Sadist, actually. Super sadist, if you needed specifics.
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I hope you're joking.
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[ GENUINELY CURIOUS.
Then, he idly gestures at his jewelry. ]
Have you ever dealt with kids before?
[ also.... very curious about this too. ]
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Most of my associates in the military behave like children. [That's probably not the answer he's looking for though.] But no, there's not much place in the military for small children, and I have no younger siblings.
[Hopefully that's enough of an answer.]
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[ Gintoki adores kids. It's kind of a secret, though, that he only lets a few people know about. ]
Two kids found me back home.
They just kind of forced themselves into my life.
[ His words sound fond, even if he uses a negative word like force. ]
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I never realized you enjoyed parenting that much.
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You kidding?
They're noisy, they take my money, they're needy, they clog the toilet.
There's a lot of disadvantages.
[ but the advantages outweigh the bad, definitely. ]
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There are many advantages too, or so I've heard.
[Mostly from Hughes though, and lord knows that man is off his rocker when it comes to his daughter.]
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There are more disadvantages than advantages, but..—
The advantages are very much rewarding.. and make it all worth it.
[ there you go there's his confession, alright. ]
[ It's because of them he feels like he has a reason to keep going. ]
Those who experience them both should take them as a gift and not for granted.
Maybe one day you will be fortunate enough to let it happen to you.
[ you know.. have a lil baby, Riza.
Or be in his situation and just have them find you and stay in your life. ]
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But unfortunately, sweet as the sentiment is - and it's surprisingly sweet, a memory she'll keep with her for a long while - the thought of settling down and raising a family fills her with unease.
It's a dream she's lost any privilege to, many years ago. She manages a smile, but it's distant.]
I'll probably be in the military for life. [A echo of Roy's words to her.] There's not much room for children there.
1.2
[ He didn't want to be in it for life, but Shinpachi and Kagura were definitely some things in his life he didn't plan. ]
But I figured, that path wasn't the one my feet were supposed to walk.
2.2
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I appreciate your sentiments, but I doubt that'll ever happen.
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You seem like the type of pretty and tough girl all the guys would be about... especially if they want a little terminator for a kid.
[ look.. he can be really sweet sometimes. Riza is just catching him at a good time. ]
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The words are surprisingly kind, enough to get another faint smile out of her (though one colored by sadness). Her own future isn't one she's discussed with many people, privacy having long been a core foundation of her personality, but opening up is easier the more months that pass.]
It's a personal choice. There are some wrongs I need to correct first. I suspect that course of doing so will take the rest of my life.
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That's an noble thought, good luck with all of that, but listen..
Sometimes family just happen— I don't just mean because some jerk didn't use a condom or something like that— I'm talking about the bonds you make with people.
It just happens.
And it happens to the most broken people.
[ He knows this from personal experience. ]
Guard your heart all that you want to, but when people come into your life and mean it, there's really no backing out of it— no matter how broken you are and no matter how you want to fix all the dirty crap.
..And sometimes, that's exactly what a broken person needs.
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The fact that someone might challenge that assumption is strange to her, and keeps her silent for well over a minute on the other end.]
Do you mean it?
[He's in her life right now, whether he wants to be or not, but she'll give him the option of leaving as a courtesy. Even if she's oh so tired of people leaving.]
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Look, I may not be the grand-star shounen JUMP hero that everybody looks towards when it comes to crap like this. I drink, I gamble all of my money away, and hey— sometimes I even run away from fights, and sometimes I do lie but—
Oi. I don't lie about friendship.
The trust I put in people is as real as the blood that is spilled from those I don't trust.
[ Whatever that meant, he doesn't explain it. ]
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Never a dull moment with Gintoki, and for once she doesn't mind. Quietly:]
I'm glad to have you as a friend then. [Here she pauses, voice regaining some of her usual confidence.] Even if your hair is atrocious most of the time.
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[ just wait until he discovers One Punch Man, but alas. ]
It takes a strong woman to tame my hair. Glad to know you're brave enough and up for the task.
[ which is his way of saying "feeling is mutual." ]