poly_chromatic | video/action; pretend this was posted in the morning;

Entry tags:

fruits basket - tohru honda

video/action; pretend this was posted in the morning;

City, I just feel like I have to tell you this, or I'll burst. [Tohru gives the screen a loving, happy look, like she's completely besotted. She is.]

Some days, it's just too strong to hold back on. But I feel so fortunate to have such a cute baby sister. Jinora is sweet and intelligent, and the best. And Korra is such an amazing hus-wife. [She looks confused.] Husband.

Partner! [Yeah, she'll just go with that.] I couldn't have possibly asked for anyone better.

[Action;]
[Of course, her family has a meal already prepared for them, a wonderful breakfast spread - even Lin and Miles have been included on the menu, even though she's not sure if they'll join, or what they prefer.]

[And there's a lunch waiting for Korra with a heart drawn on it.]

Jinora, Korra! Are you guys ready for breakfast? I don't want it to get cold.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

I -- [he didn't exactly say can't, but it's not like he puts much thought into this sort of thing...]

I just have more important things to do. Like finding a cure for it.

[And then -- he'll see where he is at that point. He guesses. He never really thinks beyond the cure.]

I see.... [Of course he would want to fix a curse first! How could she be so stupid? That's what the Sohma wanted - a cure.]

I could help you look for one!

[It's a nice offer in its way, but there's the problem of him and social skills.]

You don't know anything about magic, do you?

[And she already has one curse to break, as it is. Tohru, stop getting side-tracked!]

Uh...no. I'm sorry, Mister Zelgadis. [That might be the problem with the other curse, too.]

[...wow, really?] Don't apologize. It's not your fault.

I know. But if I can, I want to help you.

[Well you can't. He bites back those words with fair effort. It's easy to be a stoic jerk with people who judge and alienate him, but someone who's offering help? Not even he's that heartless.]

I've been looking for a long time. I don't expect anyone to solve my problems so easily. [This is him being conciliatory. Really.]

Of course. I don't expect it to be easy, either. [But something being time-consuming or difficult never stopped her before.] But I can try. There are all sorts of people here, from all sorts of worlds. They know magic! And come from places I've never heard of.

There's always a possibility that one of them might be able to do something. And I can help by talking to them. Even if it's not much.

Oh. [He can't tell whether she knows how completely logical that is or is just talking off the top of her head, but it's a little disconcerting that she arranged it so neatly and offered so effortlessly. He's not so much used to the kindness of strangers.] That would be -- helpful.

[It's just Tohru, babbling out her help.]

[She looks pleased at his response.]

Then I'll get right on it and see if I can find anything of use! If not, well, I understand it's probably going to be a path of disappointment until the end, but I'm sure we'll find something!

[brb resetting his brain to accommodate a person who is this entirely selfless without being -- Amelia.]

Don't you have your own things to handle? [He hates owing people, but he could honestly use the help.]

Yes, my jobs. And there's a matter back home, too. But that doesn't mean I can't help you along the way.

I talk to people all the time, and learn a lot about them. I can just add this into the conversations, too!

[No worries! She's got this.]

Fine, then. But don't get your hopes up. [As he so often has.] People probably won't want to help someone like me.

Why not? I can't imagine why they wouldn't want to.... [The very idea someone would turn someone in need away makes her want to cry.]

Of course you can't. [Sorry to destroy your happy little world view, but time for some reality.] But it's true. Not everyone cares about helping other people.

I know not everyone does.

But that's no reason everyone would turn you away, either. There are plenty of people that do want to help.

...Maybe there are a few. [He can't honestly say everyone he ever met is a terrible person. Blowing stuff up notwithstanding.]

[So, you know, stop sounding so sad. It's grating.]

Then hopefully we'll have good fortune and meet some to help us. [Yep. Us. She said us.]

[Yes he heard that. But he's done making the stupidly optimistic girl sad for now, so he just murmurs an agreement and disconnects.]

Uh, Mister Zelgadis? Mister Zelgadis?

[When there's no response but a dial tone, Tohru talks to it anyway.]

I'm sorry if I upset you and made you hang up.... Please take care. Good bye.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

video/action; pretend this was posted in the morning;

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]

[voice]