[ And Josh is reaching over to ruffle your hair a little. ]
Honestly? [ Rethe's drop in had been brief, and a result of him asking the angel if he had a moment to spare since Brianna seemed to be taking the aftermath of Kaz dying and coming back pretty hard. ] I think he's okay.
[ He smirks a little, but you can tell it's still a little odd for him. Coming back. He's also looking above your head at the Chariot Arcana, running around.]
It'll take some practice not to go looking up at it, hm?
[ Glancing over your way now, just as he's navigating Facebook back to his feed. ]
A bit. I didn't know what the clocks were about initially, so I kind of just did my best to tune them out. Better to accept that you know zilch than to pretend that you know what it is and not feel sure.
Jessie's got me hitting the Arcanum again, then actual practice... Well, I don't have a lot yet. I can feel Roxas and my bond with him, but that's it so far.
[ He's scrolling through messages and just leaning in closer. ]
You'll get there. This is pretty fresh. My Card knowledge can be counted as just secondhand since you know -- not a Card -- but you've got a pretty sweet deal with Jessie as your mentor.
[ He means that. You've heard him speak about Jessiah Vice before, with much respect and fondness. ]
[ Has Kaz ever wibbled like this in front of you before? He looks ridiculously flustered at the mention of 'Jessie' and 'mentor'. It's not the same as the shy pride he displayed when Paolo started teaching him. ]
[ And then because he kind of knows how intimidating Jessie can be at first: ] He's a great guy. You just got to roll with the punches where it concerns his humor.
S'not his sense of humor, big brother... S'just... He's kind of...
[ How do explain the fact that he's only idolized Jessie since he was a kid, and that if it weren't for the guy, so many of the things he liked to do wouldn't be there anymore. ]
[ He stares at you for a good, long minute as he tries to absorb thre aftermath of that. Nope, he has never heward you speak so ridiculously fast. ]
Yo, man. All I got was 'idol' and 'games', so I'm surprised that I kind of got what you meant. [ Bro, you are such a nerd, it's so cute -- yes, he is ruffling your hair again. ] Don't get too starstruck though.
[ He says that gently, because sure everyone trips up, but you've come a long, long way since March and he can only see you going places from hereon out. ]
Oh... Yanno... Just... I dunno. It's kinda hard to process the idea of having Jessiah Vice, Paolo Inojosa, and Alistair Mordechai calling you their student.
[ You can still see the ghost of South Korea looming over his head, then. He messed up really bad that time and he really can't bear the idea that he might eff up again... Especially now that the stakes are higher. ]
[ You just came back from the dead, you've got a lot of things to learn where being a Card is concerned. And then there's making headway with Brotherhood, your license with Netsach and then the initiation for Zangyaku. ]
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ktotheatothez) wrote2014-04-10 05:26 am
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[ Seeing this on the plane ride to Tokyo, when he takes a break from playing. ]
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So... Um... Did I worry him?
[ Typical Kaz, making sure everyone else is okay right now because he went and got himself killed. ]
Rethe, I mean.
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Honestly? [ Rethe's drop in had been brief, and a result of him asking the angel if he had a moment to spare since Brianna seemed to be taking the aftermath of Kaz dying and coming back pretty hard. ] I think he's okay.
He was the one who told me that you weren't gone.
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[ He smirks a little, but you can tell it's still a little odd for him. Coming back. He's also looking above your head at the Chariot Arcana, running around.]
It'll take some practice not to go looking up at it, hm?
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A bit. I didn't know what the clocks were about initially, so I kind of just did my best to tune them out. Better to accept that you know zilch than to pretend that you know what it is and not feel sure.
[ It kind of used to be... his M.O. ]
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[ He's scrolling through messages and just leaning in closer. ]
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You'll get there. This is pretty fresh. My Card knowledge can be counted as just secondhand since you know -- not a Card -- but you've got a pretty sweet deal with Jessie as your mentor.
[ He means that. You've heard him speak about Jessiah Vice before, with much respect and fondness. ]
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O-oh, y-yeah. Yeah, m'pretty lucky...
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Bumping his arm against yours now. ]
'Sup, kiddo?
[ And then because he kind of knows how intimidating Jessie can be at first: ] He's a great guy. You just got to roll with the punches where it concerns his humor.
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[ How do explain the fact that he's only idolized Jessie since he was a kid, and that if it weren't for the guy, so many of the things he liked to do wouldn't be there anymore. ]
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It's... what?
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He's... He'skindofmyidolandifitweren'tforhimnoneofthesegameswouldstillbearound.
[ Where he learned to speak that fast... Well. ]
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Yo, man. All I got was 'idol' and 'games', so I'm surprised that I kind of got what you meant. [ Bro, you are such a nerd, it's so cute -- yes, he is ruffling your hair again. ] Don't get too starstruck though.
You'll probably never hear the end of it.
[ Is he teasing?
Maybe -- or not. ]
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[ The resounding noise of Kaz's inferiority complex is pretty loud, Josh. ]
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Who says you're going to disappoint anyone?
[ He says that gently, because sure everyone trips up, but you've come a long, long way since March and he can only see you going places from hereon out. ]
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[ You can still see the ghost of South Korea looming over his head, then. He messed up really bad that time and he really can't bear the idea that he might eff up again... Especially now that the stakes are higher. ]
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( He gets it. South Korea was pretty life-changing. )
That's Josh giving your shoulder a squeeze now. ]
Then take the time to process it, [ he's telling you that gently and encouragingly. ] And then work hard and do the best to your abilities.
You're a good kid, Kaz. And it's been a while since April.
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So um... School. How do?
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What do you mean "how do"?
[ Yeah, your big brother is grinning, kiddo. ]
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[ You know Kaz, though. The kid's got his free time budgeting down pat, same with his research and training schedules. ]
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"Be a workaholic." [ He's teasing -- maybe. ] I'm -- I'm joking.
I guess... I just want it enough. Never... really got to finish college because, well. You know.
[ He kind of died? ]
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[ He kind of just came back from the dead, why do you think he be asking, Josh? ]
Still... Now that I actually have the time for this sort of thing, why not, maybe?
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Well, [ he's shifting a little in his seat. ] Usually you need to figure out what kind of course you want to push through with.
[ Have a brow lifted your way. ]
And then... you make time.
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[ He scratches his head and leans back. Sure, he could figure this whole thing out easy, maybe. ]
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There's no rush, you know.
[ You just came back from the dead, you've got a lot of things to learn where being a Card is concerned. And then there's making headway with Brotherhood, your license with Netsach and then the initiation for Zangyaku. ]
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