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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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sharpasablade
2008-06-30 05:46 am UTC (link)

The blond woman frowned as Souji described the inside of the building. A restaurant? A library? “This sounds like a resort”, she replied, still feeling confused. This was even weirder. Who would bring a bunch of people to a resort? Was there some being in the universe who thought these people were long overdue for a vacation? Sonya nearly laughed out loud at the idea but managed to contain herself. “Yes, cooking is tiring”, she agreed, remembering her own past attempts at it. Sonya could cook simply things but anything that went beyond two or three ingredients and she usually got frustrated and made a mess. “That’s probably why I don’t cook very much”, she added.

A few light drops had begun to fall, causing Sonya to glance up at the overcast sky. It wasn’t rain, just merely a few drops but it looked like it could pour any moment. Sonya frowned, she was curious about the grounds surrounding the buildings but getting drenched was never fun. “What do you think?” she asked Souji. “Is it going to rain?” The blond thought about the description Souji had given her of the building. “If there’s a library, would it be possible that it had information about this planet? Maps even?” The solider mused out loud.

((OOC: That's cool. Do you want to stay outside or head into the building? I'm cool with either :D))

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kumichousouji
2008-06-30 04:56 pm UTC (link)

"I've never cooked often", he admitted. "Most of my attempts to cook involve rice, with maybe something else. I suppose it's a good thing I like rice. And that we our meals were cooked for us by people who had some idea of a slightly varied diet", he added with a slight laugh. In the earlier years of the Shinsengumi, that hadn't entirely been the case; they hadn't been, and he suppose, still weren't, a particularly rich organisation, and they made do with what they were able to get. That said, their fortunes had improved once they were instated officially and it was far less noticeable.

"Probably?" Souji half-suggested, half-answered when she asked him if it was going to rain. It wasn't definite, but as it was spitting slightly, he'd have leant towards 'yes'. One could never tell, though. There were times he'd been convinced it was about to start raining heavily and nothing had come of it. It wasn't very often, since it tended to be that if it looked like it was going to rain, chances were, it was going to rain. But this place was completely unknown, and it was impossible to say what the weather would be like. Perhaps the resulting rain or not-rain would give them an insight into the kind of climate and predictability of weather patterns they were likely to expect.

It was irritating; he hadn't done anywhere near as much exploration as he'd intended, although he certainly wasn't the type of person who'd have left someone who'd just arrived to somewhere as baffling as this by themselves, simply because it didn't match up with his own plans. Fluidity and the ability to work around sudden occurrences was a plus. "If you want to continue exploring outside until we can say for definite, that doesn't matter, but if that is the case, I'd rather stay fairly near to shelter in case it does decide to rain. As for the library, I doubt it will have anything useful in that manner; whoever's brought us here wants to keep us here. It's unlikely they'll have anything that can be used in any way for an escape". He paused and glanced across at her. "Or, if I were the type to keep people captive", the tone of his voice conveyed his distaste for the thought. "That is what I would do. It might be worth a look, though", he conceded, looking back towards the buildings.

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sharpasablade
2008-07-04 07:14 am UTC (link)

“Let’s stick to outdoors then”, Sonya replied. “Like I said earlier, a little rain never hurt and besides, there’s time to explore the inside later on”. After a moment’s thought, she added, “Especially at night if we’re still here….which, at this rate, we probably will be”.

It was more than a little frustrating for Sonya to come to terms with the fact that once again she was being kept in another place against her will. But since being angry wouldn’t solve the problem, Sonya focused on studying the exterior of the building and grounds. Well kempt and fairly new looking, she inwardly noted. Was it built for the purposes of keeping people prisoner or for other reasons? It was an interesting question Sonya would like to find the answer to. Was all of this premeditated?

“Where to first?” the blond asked Souji. Even if Souji had told her earlier he hadn’t really explored the ranch, he still knew more about it than Sonya and the blond fought her natural leadership tendencies. He wasn’t a soldier and it wasn’t her place to tell him where to go. O f course, that didn’t mean she couldn’t offer suggestions. “Did you want to check out the area around the building or head down by the lake?”

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kumichousouji
2008-07-11 05:16 pm UTC (link)

"If it starts to rain much harder, I will go inside". Or at least seek shelter, he amended mentally before smiling vaguely. "Changeable weather has never agreed with me", he added, the comment meaning to be an explanation, albeit one that wasn't strictly true. It wasn't a lie, it just wasn't the full truth, but the full truth was not of Sonya's concern. That said, though, he was impressed with her reasoning behind exploring outside first.

He didn't answer her question immediately and turned his gaze to the sky briefly. It wasn't as if they were near the coast, so the weather wouldn't change to any great degree depending on which direction they took, regardless of how he felt about the matter. He imagined it would seem odd if he appeared too concerned about what the weather might do. He did doubt, though, that they would find anything particularly worthwhile in the immediate grounds of the main building. He wasn't even certain if there was anything to find. He couldn't help but think that if there were anything, it would be guarded. In that event, the area around the building and the lake were equally fair play.

He glanced about his immediate surroundings before turning back to her. "The lake?" He suggested. "It's somewhere I haven't been, yet. I don't know what's there. Besides, it's further away. As you've said, it's unlikely that we're going to have left this place by nightfall, and we'll have to return here to sleep, so it would make more sense to start further away and move closer as time progresses". If the lake were pleasant, he thought he might spend some time there once the weather cleared up. It would be relaxing, if nothing else. It probably wouldn't be a good idea to needlessly stress and worry about a situation which, for the time being, one could do very little about.

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sharpasablade
2008-07-12 09:12 am UTC (link)

"The lake it is then", Sonya replied with a slight smile as she turned toward the direction of the lake. It was a good distance away but she could clearly see the path to it from between the other housing units and so she started forward. Since the sky was mostly gray the lake in the distance was a steel color but Sonya could imagine what a nice scene it would be on a sunnier day.

It was a little odd to walk in silence so Sonya racked her mind for questions she could ask Souji. When it came to the planet the solider came up short as she already asked him a lot and Souji had made it clear he had only been on the planet for a small amount of time. The blond decided that it couldn't hurt to ask Souji some questions about himself since chances were, they were both going to be stuck on the planet for a while. It would be good to get to know her fellow prisoners.

"If you don't mind me asking, what did you do in your time? You said you were a captain?" the blond asked curiously, turning her brown eyes on him as the walked toward the lake. "Like a military captain or...?" Sonya trailed off since there was numerous types of captains.

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kumichousouji
2008-07-13 05:23 am UTC (link)

"Military captain", he confirmed, nodding slightly. Either she wasn't familiar with history to any great extent, or the Shinsengumi weren't remembered. "I mentioned the Shinsengumi, earlier. I'm the captain of the first unit". Souji was momentarily tempted to explain who the Shinsengumi were, but decided against it; they were a military organisation. If Sonya were interested in the details, she'd ask him about them. If not, then he wouldn't waste breath explaining who they were. After all, he had answered her question as to what kind of a captain he was (although, if the planet did affect how one heard language, he realised that English must use the same word for a military captain and a captain of a ship - not that Japan had a great number of those at all).

He couldn't say that the colour of the sky made a trip to a lake seem all that appealing, and it made him think of the weather he'd been forced to leave in Japan. It had been pleasant, and quite warm. Souji remembered thinking the day prior to arriving on this 'planet' that at times, it felt as if summer would stretch on forever. His first two days here had seemed to imply that it was summer here, as well, but now he couldn't help but wonder if it was the end of summer and approaching autumn.

"I also taught", he added after a brief silence. "Shinsengumi members are expected to at least be capable with a sword. I help to train". Recently, he had been teaching less. Dr. Matsumoto, much to his chagrin, had told him to rest for a week or two, and it had seemed there was nothing he had been able to say that would persuade the man to allow him to do otherwise. He had spent much of the time reading, unless he could find company.

"What did you do? You said you were a lieutenant?" He asked, returning the question politely.

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sharpasablade
2008-07-15 07:19 am UTC (link)

“Yes”, the blond solider replied. “With the US Special Forces”, she explained but she assumed that probably meant nothing to Souji so Sonya explained. “It’s a military unit that operates in highly hostile or politically sensitive environments. It’s…ah….a unconventional unit”, the solider continued, deciding she really didn’t need to get into the specifics of what her department did. The less said the better in some situations and while Souji seemed nice enough she had to be careful in revealing too much.

“I’m lucky I’m not involved in the training. I don’t have the patience required”. Sonya chuckled at the thought of having to deal with a new rank of privates. “No, I think I would probably end up turning new recruits off of the army lifestyle”. Especially if any of them have that bullshit belief that the army is a man’s occupation, Sonya thought with a scowl crossing her face. As much as some might have claimed otherwise there was still a number issues that came up with women in the army and Sonya had encountered more than a few blockheads who were convinced women had no place in the military.

Thinking about it usually just pissed her off so Sonya pushed it out of her mind for the time being. The pair came upon the lake shortly after and the blond noticed a boat house and deck further along. “They have boats”, she noted. Already the solider was wondering how long it would take to cross the lake but judging that water it wasn’t a trip she’d want to make that day. Looking across the lake, Sonya could see trees but no mountains. “I wonder what’s beyond there”, she said out loud in a questioning manner.

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