[ it's good that he's taking it as a joke because, as far as izumo goes, it is a joke. which. uh. continues i guess?? sHE DID SAY SHE DIDN'T WANT TO KNOW ANYMORE ABOUT HIS WORLD
and yet. ]
Don't start telling me that besides trying to talk to bears, you're thinking about talking to the fish here.
[ please do not unless he wants her to dunk him into the ocean. i don't care if he's already in the ocean, she'll dunk him again. SHE'S TALLER (barely) THAN HIM. ]
I'm from an island as well, but I have a suspicion that my definition and your's are two different things.
[ aand since she has successfully waded into the water and entered the "bubble", she'll be significantly more amiable about the whole thing. ]
Well...[now that she's close enough, it's a large flourish of happiness and calm, because he truly is just content with this setting. there's a light flicker of worry on the backburner and also just a hint of intrigue.]
It's a tropical island. You can step out of your house and you're right on the beach. The ocean's always the perfect temperature for swimming and the skies are almost always blue. We used to spend a lot of time playing outside because the sun would be up forever. And at night? You can see all of the stars in the galaxy. It's a smaller island and everybody knows everybody, but it's nice.
[this might explain. a lot. about who he is as a person.]
[ it's. a new feeling...to experience sora's joy—it's completely foreign to her. the depths of knowing such joy is not matched by izumo's emotions but she doesn't shrink away from them and instead just wades deeper into the water. from her, sora can note that there's a softness in her emotions like someone who has found a sense of peace and renewed spirit.
...maybe a tentative and hesitant feeling of hope. ]
That's definitely different than the kind of island that I live on. I'm stuck in the middle of it and I'd have to take a decently long bus ride to get to the beach.
[to get poetic about it, it might even feel a little like stepping into the sun. his emotions aren't filtered, really, because sora has never been one to shy away from how he feels about anything. but he's also developed the ability lately to be able to tell his feelings apart from someone else's (for. reasons.), so the soft edge of izumo's emotions earns her an encouraging little smile. he'll continue to float nearby the further she wades into the water though.]
A few people have told me they're from places where the ocean's far away, or they've never seen it at all. But there are things I've only seen for the first time recently, too, like snow.
I kinda wish that VR room was still here. I could have shown you if you wanted.
I imagine it'd be weird if you saw snow regularly on a tropical island.
[ she hums softly as she gets out far enough for her to try her hand at floating in the water. she...probably had tied her hair up in a bun, but a ponytail isn't the end of the world.
this is nice. a part of her feels guilt but...it's nice. she can have this moment. ]
It can snow where I'm from. I've seen it multiple times but it's pretty nice—until it melts.
Yeah. I've never seen it until I visited Elsa's world, actually. [hm. they can float aimlessly and try to just relax.]
It was a lot colder than I thought it'd be, but it was pretty. I think I liked it. Seems like a lot of water's left behind when it melts though. [he's a little amused.]
[ she. she does not know his world hopping lore because she told him to stop talking once he talked about cerberus but here they are again. i guess??? either way, she's in a more peaceful mood anyway.
here they float. ]
But, hmmm, my island is crowded. There are millions of people who live on it and it's very easy to get lost as just another person. Still, there are places out in the country where things are quiet and peaceful. Or, you could just go far enough away from the cities where you can find things like this.
I'm sure that sounds weird to someone who is from a small island, but it's all I've known.
Yeah, once. We had to save her world from the Heartless...these monsters we're fighting. And this group of bad guys were keeping tabs on Elsa to see if her heart would give in to darkness. [it's best that he does not talk, but they float.] I've been to Christmas Town before, too, and there was snow there. But nothing like Arendelle.
[but there's a brief sense of awe as izumo describes her home.]
That's...way bigger than I imagined. I've been to metropolitan areas before but nothing like that. Doesn't it get kind of...I don't know, overwhelming? [in a good way.]
[ there sora goes… just. saying things about where he’s from and expecting her to follow along, and honestly, she would put up some sort of protest but there’s nothing better than just floating in the ocean allowing the heaviness of her mind take a break. (she’ll have things to stress out about soon enough, anyway.) but—it’s interesting to think of sora and elsa being from the same world despite their differences.
…but then again he did start spouting out nonsense about hearts giving into darkness in a way that was probably not metaphorical. ]
It does.
[ given how izumo went from somewhere relativity small into the big city…it was different. ]
If you’re not used to it—or if it’s your first time visiting a city like that, it definitely can be scary. [ she closes her eyes. ] But once you get used to it, you barely feel the difference.
[ ... ]
Just to check—the Christmas Town you were talking about. Let me guess, Santa lives there?
Makes sense...I remember being pretty scared when I left my island, and Traverse Town isn't even that big. It was just different. But after a while everything started feeling okay and it was easier and easier to see all of the worlds out there.
[he floats...and there's a big blip of amusement.]
Santa lives in Christmas Town. His workshop's there, too. You go into the forest from Halloween Town and there's a door shaped like a Christmas tree there. You can open it and fall right in.
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[ it's good that he's taking it as a joke because, as far as izumo goes, it is a joke. which. uh. continues i guess?? sHE DID SAY SHE DIDN'T WANT TO KNOW ANYMORE ABOUT HIS WORLD
and yet. ]
Don't start telling me that besides trying to talk to bears, you're thinking about talking to the fish here.
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looks away.]
Nah. I don't think they have much to say anyway. [a teasing smile.] But yeah, back home. I'm from an island.
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I'm from an island as well, but I have a suspicion that my definition and your's are two different things.
[ aand since she has successfully waded into the water and entered the "bubble", she'll be significantly more amiable about the whole thing. ]
Let's hear it.
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It's a tropical island. You can step out of your house and you're right on the beach. The ocean's always the perfect temperature for swimming and the skies are almost always blue. We used to spend a lot of time playing outside because the sun would be up forever. And at night? You can see all of the stars in the galaxy. It's a smaller island and everybody knows everybody, but it's nice.
[this might explain. a lot. about who he is as a person.]
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...maybe a tentative and hesitant feeling of hope. ]
That's definitely different than the kind of island that I live on. I'm stuck in the middle of it and I'd have to take a decently long bus ride to get to the beach.
[ if she's jealous...she's really not. ]
Sounds nice though.
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A few people have told me they're from places where the ocean's far away, or they've never seen it at all. But there are things I've only seen for the first time recently, too, like snow.
I kinda wish that VR room was still here. I could have shown you if you wanted.
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[ she hums softly as she gets out far enough for her to try her hand at floating in the water. she...probably had tied her hair up in a bun, but a ponytail isn't the end of the world.
this is nice. a part of her feels guilt but...it's nice. she can have this moment. ]
It can snow where I'm from. I've seen it multiple times but it's pretty nice—until it melts.
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It was a lot colder than I thought it'd be, but it was pretty. I think I liked it. Seems like a lot of water's left behind when it melts though. [he's a little amused.]
...what's it like? The island you're from.
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[ she. she does not know his world hopping lore because she told him to stop talking once he talked about cerberus but here they are again. i guess??? either way, she's in a more peaceful mood anyway.
here they float. ]
But, hmmm, my island is crowded. There are millions of people who live on it and it's very easy to get lost as just another person. Still, there are places out in the country where things are quiet and peaceful. Or, you could just go far enough away from the cities where you can find things like this.
I'm sure that sounds weird to someone who is from a small island, but it's all I've known.
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[but there's a brief sense of awe as izumo describes her home.]
That's...way bigger than I imagined. I've been to metropolitan areas before but nothing like that. Doesn't it get kind of...I don't know, overwhelming? [in a good way.]
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…but then again he did start spouting out nonsense about hearts giving into darkness in a way that was probably not metaphorical. ]
It does.
[ given how izumo went from somewhere relativity small into the big city…it was different. ]
If you’re not used to it—or if it’s your first time visiting a city like that, it definitely can be scary. [ she closes her eyes. ] But once you get used to it, you barely feel the difference.
[ ... ]
Just to check—the Christmas Town you were talking about. Let me guess, Santa lives there?
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[he floats...and there's a big blip of amusement.]
Santa lives in Christmas Town. His workshop's there, too. You go into the forest from Halloween Town and there's a door shaped like a Christmas tree there. You can open it and fall right in.