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onlyatraveler) wrote2014-08-30 01:25 am
onlyatraveler) wrote2014-08-30 01:25 am
Inbox for CDC
kino@cdc.org
(1) UNREAD MESSAGES
kino@cdc.org
(1) UNREAD MESSAGES
[Knowing Hinata, this message is probably received at some random hour of the day.
...Ah. No. Kino isn't even going to try to guess.]
FROM: kino@cdc.org
If something is forthcoming, it means that it's going to happen in the near future. Or that it is available, should the need for it arise. [You're lucky you have a dictionary for a friend, Hinata.]
Why?
...Ah. No. Kino isn't even going to try to guess.]
FROM: kino@cdc.org
If something is forthcoming, it means that it's going to happen in the near future. Or that it is available, should the need for it arise. [You're lucky you have a dictionary for a friend, Hinata.]
Why?
[probably for the best, honestly.]
[but yes. yes, he is. after a second or two --]
FROM: hinata.shouyou@cdc.org
Ok thanks
FROM: hinata.shouyou@cdc.org
That makes even less sense though! Warriorhead called something I said "forthcoming"??? Does it change in context?
[but yes. yes, he is. after a second or two --]
FROM: hinata.shouyou@cdc.org
Ok thanks
FROM: hinata.shouyou@cdc.org
That makes even less sense though! Warriorhead called something I said "forthcoming"??? Does it change in context?
[You need a special kind of help, Hinata.]
FROM: kino@cdc.org
Oh... yes, a bit. Perhaps he feels you might be prepared for something in the future?
What did you say to him?
FROM: kino@cdc.org
Oh... yes, a bit. Perhaps he feels you might be prepared for something in the future?
What did you say to him?
FROM: kino@cdc.org
There you go, then. Happy to be able to help.
[Kino has noticed Hinata's atrocious spelling and questionable grammar and diction, but they haven't really mentioned it. As long as one knows what one means, that's the purpose of language, yes?
Speaking of language:]
FROM: kino@cdc.org
Only one. Everyone seemed to speak the same language in my world.
And a few signs, from my Master. Nic is teaching me more. I thought it would be nice to be able to speak with him.
[Kino feels like he misses it, speaking in that way with people. He certainly seemed excited to teach.]
There you go, then. Happy to be able to help.
[Kino has noticed Hinata's atrocious spelling and questionable grammar and diction, but they haven't really mentioned it. As long as one knows what one means, that's the purpose of language, yes?
Speaking of language:]
FROM: kino@cdc.org
Only one. Everyone seemed to speak the same language in my world.
And a few signs, from my Master. Nic is teaching me more. I thought it would be nice to be able to speak with him.
[Kino feels like he misses it, speaking in that way with people. He certainly seemed excited to teach.]
FROM: jaeger.eren@cdc.org, parker.addison@cdc.org
TO: HARPY UNIT (baku@cdc.org, brown.nicolas@cdc.org, dasilva.sharon@cdc.org, kino@cdc.org, levi@cdc.org, tess@cdc.org, kirihara.misaki@cdc.org, hinata.shouyou@cdc.org)
Unit meeting today. Be at the melee training room at [insert a workable time here, we've being handwavey.]
TO: HARPY UNIT (baku@cdc.org, brown.nicolas@cdc.org, dasilva.sharon@cdc.org, kino@cdc.org, levi@cdc.org, tess@cdc.org, kirihara.misaki@cdc.org, hinata.shouyou@cdc.org)
Unit meeting today. Be at the melee training room at [insert a workable time here, we've being handwavey.]
[So true.]
FROM: kino@cdc.org
Yes. Every country seemed to speak the same language, however. As far as I can remember.
It would depend on the country. Some were as small as a village and the surrounding land. Others were very large and required days of travel.
FROM: kino@cdc.org
Did you ever travel to any different countries back home, Shouyou-kun?
FROM: kino@cdc.org
A few. I try to practice every day. I believe it makes Nic happy to teach someone.
[In the... weird, weird way Nic ever seems to be happy.]
FROM: kino@cdc.org
Yes. Every country seemed to speak the same language, however. As far as I can remember.
It would depend on the country. Some were as small as a village and the surrounding land. Others were very large and required days of travel.
FROM: kino@cdc.org
Did you ever travel to any different countries back home, Shouyou-kun?
FROM: kino@cdc.org
A few. I try to practice every day. I believe it makes Nic happy to teach someone.
[In the... weird, weird way Nic ever seems to be happy.]
FROM: hinata.shouyou@cdc.org
You think so???? Huh... I didn't think he could be happy aside from picking on people
[WHICH IS INCREDIBLY MEAN but man with a face and personality like that, it made people wonder. also known as: Hinata needed to look deeper, part fifty-three.]
[in any case.]
FROM: hinata.shouyou@cdc.org
How many have you passed through??? Did you even keep count???? It must be a massive number, I bet you could break a world record or 3
FROM: hinata.shouyou@cdc.org
For me, I never thought of traveling much
I'd just left the prefecture for the first time before I came here, come to think of it
Which was when we went to Tokyo!! Even though we didn't get to see the Tower, it was so cool!!!! There were people everywhere!!!
You think so???? Huh... I didn't think he could be happy aside from picking on people
[WHICH IS INCREDIBLY MEAN but man with a face and personality like that, it made people wonder. also known as: Hinata needed to look deeper, part fifty-three.]
[in any case.]
FROM: hinata.shouyou@cdc.org
How many have you passed through??? Did you even keep count???? It must be a massive number, I bet you could break a world record or 3
FROM: hinata.shouyou@cdc.org
For me, I never thought of traveling much
I'd just left the prefecture for the first time before I came here, come to think of it
Which was when we went to Tokyo!! Even though we didn't get to see the Tower, it was so cool!!!! There were people everywhere!!!
[You're lucky you've found perhaps the most patient person in the world, Hinata, because very few else would be able to handle so many sustained conversations with you. Especially over text. Especially in the hours of "late night" and "early morning."]
FROM: kino@cdc.org
I believe he just likes picking on you, Shouyou-kun. [Kino, you little jerk.]
FROM: kino@cdc.org
I don't keep count. It must be several dozen, though. Perhaps over a hundred. I really can't say.
From what I know of other travelers, no one really seems to keep track, so I doubt we would have any idea of who might hold a "world record."
FROM: kino@cdc.org
Is your "prefecture" where you were from? Was it very small?
I assume Tokyo must be a very large place, then.
[And Warriorhead. Uhh...]
FROM: kino@cdc.org
Yes. [Simple answer.]
But he is an alien, so I think that is understandable.
FROM: kino@cdc.org
I believe he just likes picking on you, Shouyou-kun. [Kino, you little jerk.]
FROM: kino@cdc.org
I don't keep count. It must be several dozen, though. Perhaps over a hundred. I really can't say.
From what I know of other travelers, no one really seems to keep track, so I doubt we would have any idea of who might hold a "world record."
FROM: kino@cdc.org
Is your "prefecture" where you were from? Was it very small?
I assume Tokyo must be a very large place, then.
[And Warriorhead. Uhh...]
FROM: kino@cdc.org
Yes. [Simple answer.]
But he is an alien, so I think that is understandable.
FROM: parker@cdc.org
Harpy Unit is to investigate the murder of Isaac C. and Isabelle. Find any clues leading the culprit. The available intel is a report on the S-VI murders. We're waiting for autopsy reports.
FROM: parker@cdc.org
Whatever did this is too fast for even our instructors to catch it. It left reptilian like marks on the surface of the container. The only list available of new arrival is the one on the ndex.
FROM: parker@cdc.org
LB-JAEG and LB-PARK are to be informed of any details. Be attentive of clicking noises. Don't act alone. If you find the culprit DO NOT ENGAGE and contact LB-PARK.
Harpy Unit is to investigate the murder of Isaac C. and Isabelle. Find any clues leading the culprit. The available intel is a report on the S-VI murders. We're waiting for autopsy reports.
FROM: parker@cdc.org
Whatever did this is too fast for even our instructors to catch it. It left reptilian like marks on the surface of the container. The only list available of new arrival is the one on the ndex.
FROM: parker@cdc.org
LB-JAEG and LB-PARK are to be informed of any details. Be attentive of clicking noises. Don't act alone. If you find the culprit DO NOT ENGAGE and contact LB-PARK.
[Kino has heard word of the murders throughout the ship by this point. It's very saddening—they had met Isaac personally, weeks ago, after they had been dropped to Ajna. He had seemed... very kind. He had helped Hermes. It was a sickening reminder that no one of them seemed to be safe, even aboard their ship.
This creature, though... If the instructors couldn't catch it, Kino isn't sure what they might be able to do. But they would try.]
FROM: kino@cdc.org
Acknowledged. I'll begin investigating immediately and let you know what I might find out.
This creature, though... If the instructors couldn't catch it, Kino isn't sure what they might be able to do. But they would try.]
FROM: kino@cdc.org
Acknowledged. I'll begin investigating immediately and let you know what I might find out.
FROM: roxas@cdc.org
Sora can do both. It's kind of amazing.
Sora can do both. It's kind of amazing.
FROM: kino@cdc.org
It's certainly rare in a person.
FROM: kino@cdc.org
Do you envy that about him? Or do you see it as a further difference between the two of you?
[Speaking with Kino is dealing with these sorts of philosophical and existential debates all the time, whoops.]
It's certainly rare in a person.
FROM: kino@cdc.org
Do you envy that about him? Or do you see it as a further difference between the two of you?
[Speaking with Kino is dealing with these sorts of philosophical and existential debates all the time, whoops.]
[ These are some seriously soul-searching questions. ]
FROM: roxas@cdc.org
He's... kind of dumb.
[ That was blunt... Though if the conversation were face to face Kino might see there is some fondness to the statement. ]
FROM: roxas@cdc.org
He makes friends everywhere he goes because he's really trusting. Even when he shouldn't be.
FROM: roxas@cdc.org
I don't know if... I can just open up to everyone like that. It's kind of... scary, I guess.
FROM: roxas@cdc.org
He's... kind of dumb.
[ That was blunt... Though if the conversation were face to face Kino might see there is some fondness to the statement. ]
FROM: roxas@cdc.org
He makes friends everywhere he goes because he's really trusting. Even when he shouldn't be.
FROM: roxas@cdc.org
I don't know if... I can just open up to everyone like that. It's kind of... scary, I guess.
[a traveler's race to count the most countries, now that'd be interesting. except with Kino's competitive spirit... siiiigh.]
[except not really. offline, he laughed.]
[which was nice, as the other conversation wasn't inspiring such straight-forward, happy feelings.]
FROM: hinata.shouyou@cdc.org
Miyagi prefecture's the part inside Japan, the country, that I come from, yeah! It isn't so small in size, technically, but my town's a suburb pretty far from any city.
Also yeah Tokyo is GIANT
There's like 13 million people living there. It's the capital so it gets a lot of traffic
FROM: hinata.shouyou@cdc.org
And no not just because he's an alien
Or maybe it is because he's an alien
It sounded like he was angry but then he wasn't
Or maybe he is???
[except not really. offline, he laughed.]
[which was nice, as the other conversation wasn't inspiring such straight-forward, happy feelings.]
FROM: hinata.shouyou@cdc.org
Miyagi prefecture's the part inside Japan, the country, that I come from, yeah! It isn't so small in size, technically, but my town's a suburb pretty far from any city.
Also yeah Tokyo is GIANT
There's like 13 million people living there. It's the capital so it gets a lot of traffic
FROM: hinata.shouyou@cdc.org
And no not just because he's an alien
Or maybe it is because he's an alien
It sounded like he was angry but then he wasn't
Or maybe he is???
[KIND OF DUMB oh my god it was true, though. Kino can't help but laugh a bit.
But yeah, friendship with Kino should come with a warning label: occasionally contains brief soul-searching and existentialism.]
FROM: kino@cdc.org
I wouldn't be able to do something like that either. Other travelers like me who have tried usually end up dead, or otherwise.
I think that there is something to respect in people who have trusting natures, though. They can see things in people warier people cannot.
FROM: kino@cdc.org
To me, it sounds like the two of you contrast one another very well.
But yeah, friendship with Kino should come with a warning label: occasionally contains brief soul-searching and existentialism.]
FROM: kino@cdc.org
I wouldn't be able to do something like that either. Other travelers like me who have tried usually end up dead, or otherwise.
I think that there is something to respect in people who have trusting natures, though. They can see things in people warier people cannot.
FROM: kino@cdc.org
To me, it sounds like the two of you contrast one another very well.
[Having Hinata accompany Kino back home to travel—if that ever was some sort of temparary option—might be... too exhausting. If he tried to make visiting countries into a competition, it would probably rob most of the enjoyment Kino gets from it.
The terminology was a little strange for Kino, even without the word "prefecture." A country in Kino's world was generally one city and the surrounding area. They have a hard time imagining one giant country with many sections containing many cities, let alone one single city with 13 million people living in it.]
FROM: kino@cdc.org
13 million? Really?
That almost seems... too massive. Doesn't one get lost? How can one ever see the entirety of the city if it's so big, and full of so many people?
FROM: kino@cdc.org
I'm not sure. I find Warriorhead-san very difficult to read either way.
From what I know, he tries to use words and phrases he knows would affect us or that we would understand better as humans. In that way, I don't know if he always uses the right ones.
Because he's an alien.
If he was angry with you, I think you would know.
The terminology was a little strange for Kino, even without the word "prefecture." A country in Kino's world was generally one city and the surrounding area. They have a hard time imagining one giant country with many sections containing many cities, let alone one single city with 13 million people living in it.]
FROM: kino@cdc.org
13 million? Really?
That almost seems... too massive. Doesn't one get lost? How can one ever see the entirety of the city if it's so big, and full of so many people?
FROM: kino@cdc.org
I'm not sure. I find Warriorhead-san very difficult to read either way.
From what I know, he tries to use words and phrases he knows would affect us or that we would understand better as humans. In that way, I don't know if he always uses the right ones.
Because he's an alien.
If he was angry with you, I think you would know.
[Kino, you're going to ruin your own image in Hinata's head by calling Tokyo so big.]
FROM: hinata.shouyou@cdc.org
A life time's a long time to explore a city, I guess? Tokyo people treat it as if it's normal, anyway
I think it's too busy to live in but it seems fun to visit
[A PAUSE.]
FROM: hinata.shouyou@cdc.org
How does he normally communicate...??
That still makes him sound really [manipulative, but like hell he could spell that,] specific
But ok, if you think so
FROM: hinata.shouyou@cdc.org
A life time's a long time to explore a city, I guess? Tokyo people treat it as if it's normal, anyway
I think it's too busy to live in but it seems fun to visit
[A PAUSE.]
FROM: hinata.shouyou@cdc.org
How does he normally communicate...??
That still makes him sound really [manipulative, but like hell he could spell that,] specific
But ok, if you think so
[That's a massive city, Hinata! Massive! Kino has to imagine that even the largest country they had visited had been populated by a million or two people, maximum. How on earth did you fit 13 million into one city, let alone even more into one country??]
FROM: kino@cdc.org
I don't know if I could spend an entire lifetime exploring just one city.
There are far too many places to see in the world for that. The longest I ever spend in one country is three days.
FROM: kino@cdc.org
I'm not sure. I feel as though the way he communicates with us now has been learned by working with so many humans before.
How he communicated naturally beforehand might be completely different.
I suppose that's a word for it, though.
Is it worrying you?
FROM: kino@cdc.org
I don't know if I could spend an entire lifetime exploring just one city.
There are far too many places to see in the world for that. The longest I ever spend in one country is three days.
FROM: kino@cdc.org
I'm not sure. I feel as though the way he communicates with us now has been learned by working with so many humans before.
How he communicated naturally beforehand might be completely different.
I suppose that's a word for it, though.
Is it worrying you?
FROM: roxas@cdc.org
We're not the same. We just kind of look alike...
We're not the same. We just kind of look alike...
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