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Okita Souji 沖田総司 (kumichousouji) wrote in mirage_rpg,
@ 2008-06-20 16:40:00

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arrival, complete, day 4, okita souji, sonya blade

Who: Okita Souji and Sonya Blade
What: Exploring
Where: Stables
When: Day 4
Rating: PG (subject to change)
Status: In progress

He'd slept slightly better that night, although Souji couldn't say whether it was due to the fact that he had felt more fatigued, or the fact that he was marginally more used to the place. He expected, in more honesty, that it was the former. After having a wash, Souji had gotten dressed. He'd been pleased upon realising that the clothes provided were clothes similar to the one's he wore on a day-to-day basis, instead of the strange - and frankly, uncomfortable looking, not to mention movement inhibiting - clothes of the golems and westerners. Along with the fact that his room had ended up resembling his own back in Kyoto, he had been more than a little pleased to see that the medicine that Matsumoto treated him with, was also provided.

As he had not had much chance the day previous, he intended on spending this day exploring at least some of the land. He didn't expect to see anywhere near all of it, but one had to start somewhere. He'd planned on doing some exploring the day of his arrival, but he had found himself feeling tired very quickly (he imagined it was something to do with the sheer shock of waking up somewhere entirely different, and being 'welcomed' by someone who seemed to be made from wood). The weather was once again warm and pleasant, which offset some of the irritance at being here - he couldn't help but wonder how his troop were, what Hijikata and Kondou were thinking of his disappearance. Not only did it inconvenience him, it also inconvenienced the Shinsengumi. It was a small comfort to think that the others knew he wouldn't have abandoned them, that he wouldn't have tried to leave the Shinsengumi. Unfortunately, in either scenario, they would go looking for him and it seemed that it would be impossible to find him.

Nevertheless, it felt strange not walking past anyone he knew. Often, in the morning, he would see either Kondou or Hijikata - or rather, one or the other would check up on him - and he would eat breakfast with his unit. This morning, however, breakfast had been a distinctly quiet affair. He had simply ate a bowl of rice in silence, not bothering to talk to one of the few others eating breakfast at the same time as he had been, and had then promptly left. He was aware that he could, if he wanted, have eaten something different for breakfast, but habit was habit and he didn't have much of an appetite for more.

Upon stepping outside of the building (he still wasn't sure as to what kind of a building it actually was), one glance up at the sky had told him it was likely to rain. Whilst he tended to spend a large portion of his time prior to this convincing those in 'the know' that he was fine, he was perfectly aware that getting soaking wet all for the sake of exploration was a particularly great idea. Looking out in one direction, he could see what appeared to be a stable. With another glance up at the sky, he figured that if it started to rain, he could take shelter there after exploring the land around it. He'd always found the company of animals pleasant; no matter what kind of a person you were, what you might have to do in the name of duty, they were unconditionally loving. Occasionally, Okita thought that people had a lot to learn from them.

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kumichousouji
2008-06-22 01:11 am UTC (link)

"Mm", Souji confirmed, a brief smile appearing on his features. "I don't know what it was I cooked, though. I wasn't familiar with it". He didn't feel that it was necessary to mention any more details of the activity; he had had to attend, so he did. He had did as he was instructed and that was all there was to it. He wasn't going to cause trouble that didn't need to be caused, just because he didn't want to do something. Making a fuss could only worsen things at this point in time. One did not attempt to anger their captors, after all - not, however, that he thought it wise to be captured at all, nor that he had ever held anyone captive. To be captured was a disgrace, and if this place were not so strange, and if he'd had a harder time believing he were not in Japan - or even on the same planet, he'd have had no second thoughts about committing seppuku.

As she commented about the rain, he laughed lightly. "No, probably not. Rain itself never killed anyone as far as I knew, but I'd still rather not be caught in it if I have a choice. Walking around in wet clothing isn't comfortable", he added, glancing across at her. Her phrasing made it sound as if she intended on exploring with him. He didn't particularly mind either way. It would probably be better to get to know those he was kept here with. He was glad that she didn't seem particularly annoying and incapable of looking after herself; that would have made things difficult. Although, if that had been the case, he would have insisted that he show her to the main building so she'd have been able to get settled, and he'd have explored another time.

"I think just walking in one direction would be better when it's known which direction would be better to walk in", he commented, his gaze looking out towards the horizon. "It would be unfortunate if there was an escape, only to find that you won't make it simply because you chose the wrong way to walk", he added. Whilst he wasn't afraid of walking into the unknown, he preferred to avoid it, and would much rather have some idea of what he was heading into. "Having some idea of the lay of the land and what is out therewould be advantageous", he added, finally, returning his gaze to her. "I don't like leaving things unplanned and walking into a trap that could have been avoided", he clarified, with a quick smile.

"Which is why I was here. Well, and the fact that I was curious about the horses. They seem to be treated well, quite tame and friendly. If you were to go out in one direction to see how far you could get, you'd get further faster on one of them", he told her, briefly glancing back in towards the horses.

He had to admit, he was getting a little tired of repeating himself, but the woman had just arrived. Questions were to be expected. "I expect someone has tried if they are able to. I wouldn't know. I-" He glanced up at her, a brief frown appearing on his features. "I don't know what a 'phone' or 'radio' is", he admitted. "Maybe we don't have them in Japan", he suggested returning his gaze to their surroundings. The words weren't remotely familiar to him, and he wondered if they called them something different in Japan, if they had them. It was possible, he guessed. "This place might have them, though. It has a lot of things I've never seen before".