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Topic Started: Oct 17 2009, 05:30 AM (1,130 Views)
Katyusha
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少し, 頭冷やそうか...
"I don't know about that. Kouta is more reliable than he seems to be." she shrugged "You're still the same I see. I still wonder how long you can keep that up, though in a way, I'm glad you didn't end up suffering for your choice."

It seemed like an odd thing to say afterall. In a way, it seemed the reason they didn't quite get along before... was that to her, Jameson represented her past inexperience. To him, she represented what an ideal he was trying to reach, only to realise the futility. Still, she'd never actually ever disliked his choice as much as wanted to warn him to prepare himself.

If he'd manage to avoid that same failure, well, all the better for him she supposed.
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"Yeah! Kouta is my reliable rival!" He said laugihng. However Miyuki's next sentence sort of drew him into a different mindset.

"I'm not the same at all..." Jameson said eying her seriously.

"I don't know if you realize this but I remember all the things you said to me.." He said lightly. "All the lectures, the advice, the comments made with that annoying smirk.." He smiled a bit, remembering. "I remember all of that. And it all profoundly impacted my decisions. I started Arcadia because using that group I could protect the people precious to me and organize them to protect others.."

"If you recall, you were the one who said I should stay with them even if it was troublesome because they needed me and because I'd sworn to do whatever it took to protect others."

"My friend is being forced by Eiji to kill and join Wo Shing. I offered to protect him but he refused and instead chose to complete his mission to kill a person he didn't even know. That's when I remembered your words about weighing lives evenly.. and I chose to fight him and end our friendship rather than allow him to take a life without reason. With my own hands I fought him with the resolve to kill him if necessary.."

"A person came to me.. willing to risk her own life just to send a stupid message with her power and I remembered what you said about not risking your life needlessly so I took her in as a partner and a trainee even though it's eating at my already limited time. Because she needs to learn the value of her own life like I did.."

He placed his hands in his sides and laughed. "I realized that I don't want to die until I meet my brother.. Until he wakes up. And that for that reason I'll fight to live and protect other's lives.. and not just throw my life away. So.. It's not like I didn't change... It just took me a while to realize whose best interest you had in mind back when you were saying all that stuff. I think my conclusion to all this is different than yours.. And the loss of my friend has introduced me to a new world of suffering.. But I'm not sad about choosing my direction."

"Because right now I am a person others trust. The Arcadians view me as a leader.. Yumi respects me.. and Ewan relies on me.. And I believe it's your words that helped me become the sort of person that that is possible for.."
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"That's good." she smirked somewhat, nodding approvingly "Whatever you choose to do, the important thing is not to regret it in the end, so I wish you luck. Try not to overexert yourself."

Well, that was good. If he'd actually matured and learned something, then it was worth it. So long as he went on a path that he didn't regret, everything should work out somehow.

"So..." she said, pointing at his knee "That's doing better I suppose?"
Edited by Katyusha, Oct 18 2009, 08:04 AM.
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Jameson was happy that she responded how she did. It wasn't exactly some sort of standing ovation but even so it felt like she was accepting him a bit more. At least she hadn't found some obvious flaw in what he'd said to nitpick. But then she brought up something that would surely end this, his knee. He knew she would get annoyed at him for not taking proper care of it.

"Not really.." He said looking down. "I have a brace on and take it easy on it and it's fine.." He motioned behind him. "I left my cane at my bike.. I use it when I plan to walk a lot.." He paused and sighed heavily. "The truth is I have a feeling I have a lot more to worry about than my cane.." He said looking to her meaningfully. "I have things that will become major problems long before the cane.."

"Ever since I wound up here... Ever since my powers changed.. I've started getting nose bleeds.." He said confused. "I'm not sure what it is but it can't be good."
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"Well, no kidding it can't a good thing!" she scolded him

Such things went without saying. He might as well have said 'I'm radio active, that can't be good' and it would hardly have elicited a harsher response.

...

Well, it wasn't really her job to look after him anymore, so all she could do was sigh.

"I'd tell you to take better care of yourself, but then that would be calling the kettle black wouldn't it?" she said with an ironic smile
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Jameson smiled sheepishly. "Yeah, it's not like I could just sit around resting when the world is in danger.." He said with a shrug. "I'm pretty restless, you know that." He said in a bemused tone. He was glad she seemed to accept it without fighting it, but still he felt it deserved just a bit of justification. He brushed his hair back. "One time i took medication to restore my powers.. Which had properties that could have killed me.."

"At that time you told me I needed to learn to value my own life. That there was a difference in fighting to protect others and throwing your life away needlessly." He said, his eye was following some invisible exchange. "But this time it's not like that.. I'm not pushing myself beyond my limits knowing it will kill me.. I'm trying to avoid using my more taxing powers and I'm relying a bit more on the Ixa.."

"I really do sincerely want to live. But.. At the same time this whole mess is really challenging and it's hard to avoid using my powers. Especially since I'm at the center of it all.. I suppose the only thing that will really never change is that I want to protect too many people for my own good." He tilted his head.

He stepped towards the bed and smiled towards her. "You were protecting an idiot and wound up like this.. Somehow I really admire you. The girl in the image you showed me.. who was stuck in a wheelchair with her two friends.." He nodded with a smile. "Right now you really look like her!"

"Er.. I didn't mean the wheelchair part! Er.. the expression! the expression!" He said realizing the state of her legs.
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"Heh... you really are pretty bad with words." she smirked as she rolled her eyes. Some things would never change she supposed "Well, I understand what you mean anyway, and this isn't as bad as that time. It was about a year before I could walk again because of all the damage before."

She sighed for a moment as she remembered how it was then, and how much has changed.

"And no, I can't really be like that anymore. I honestly don't see what you have to admire either, but let me give you this one last lesson." she gave a knowing, playful smile "If you're worried about a situation and considering using a power that could destroy you, remember, battles between abilities are ones of concepts. Not contests of power, but measures of who holds the rules with fewer tears. If you do can hold on to that lesson and put it to practice, you won't have to worry about fielding more than you have to."
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"Ennh.. It's true.." He said laughing as he rubbed his neck. He folded his arms and fell silent. There was something so nostalgic about her telling him something like this. Somehow as he listened a smile forced itself to his lips. Every time it was like this. Every time she'd put on this expression. Every time she had shown him a bit of knowledge she had gained and every time he had retained it.. Cherished it.

Suddenly he was propelled forward. Something about it wall was pretty amusing and he had a strange and powerful urge! He walked over wearing a mysteriously serious face. He crouched beside her bed staring at her with his lips pursed. "I'm going to make a request!" He said seriously. "I want to..." His single gray eye locked on her. "Pat your head!"

He said with a sudden break into a smile. "Is that okay?" He said cheerfully. "Will you judo my arm off?"
Edited by Cypriss, Oct 19 2009, 04:55 AM.
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"Uh.... okay?"

She found the request... puzzling really, but Jameson was always a little odd to say the least.

"Judo doesn't include cuts and breaks anyway, and I'm not a practitioner." she added as an afterthought, and shrugged.
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"...." Jameson's eye widened.

"W...What?" He said bursting out laughing. "Seriously?! I was just kidding you nutter." He said placing a hand over his mouth as he laughed. "What the heck? Letting me pat you. .you're so weird!" He said crouched beside her bed. In honesty he had just been using that to casually walk over. He wanted to stand over here because he felt like there was no reason to stand so far away.. It didn't seem necessary like he'd thought earlier.

"Henh.." He shook his head as the smile faded. "From now on I dunno if we'll be able to meet!" He said suddenly. "More over.. I don't think we have a reason to.." He looked to her. "I was glad to see you.. I am glad. I dunno if we'll meet again so I'll just say that I apologize for the troubles I caused as your employer.." He rubbed his neck. "From now on continue educating idiots!" He said flashing a thumbs up.

He leaned forward and mussed her hair with a wry smile. "You said I could!" He placed both hands on his legs and pushed, rising to his feet. "Also, I admire the resolve that you have that allows you to continually do what's best for others at your own expense.." He tilted his head, "I admire that quality. To explain on what confused you.." He placed his hands in his sides, turning and looking towards the door. "I'll be going, then."
Edited by Cypriss, Oct 19 2009, 02:33 PM.
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