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3RD PRAYER - [ACTION ONLY - GOLDENROD CITY]
[[Goldenrod City is beautiful. It's so vibrant, so bright, so...happy. Kariya loves it already.
He's only been here a week, but has already taken to wandering through the streets most days, staring at everything and everyone, taking in the atmosphere. It's such a cheery place; it fills him with warmth.
He's not sure what it is, but it feels as if the disfigurements on his face have lessened somewhat, now that he's been in Johto a little longer. Whether they actually have or not doesn't matter; it's given him the confidence to walk down the street with his hood down, though he's looking at the ground a little more than he should be.
Once he'd realised just how lovely Goldenrod was, he immediately went to the Department Store and purchased a camera; he'd had a fair bit of money saved up from his work in the Pokemon Centres, and as such he'd managed to find quite a nice piece of equipment. He'd always loved photography, back before the war. It's nice to be able to indulge in it again.
Above him, his Beautifly and Butterfree glide after him, coasting around and occasionally landing on his shoulders. He's already used an entire roll of film photographing his Pokemon, so he doesn't direct the camera at them too often.
Rather, his interest is captured by the people walking the streets.]]
Ah, excuse me-
[[You don't mind if he just comes up to you, do you? He's smiling shyly, holding up his camera, while his Beautifly flits around his head.]]
Would you mind if I took your picture?
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[[OOC: People in Goldenrod, come get your picture taken! Kariya the Photographer (far less creepy than Cameron, don't worry) will even give you a copy of the photo, free of charge.]]
He's only been here a week, but has already taken to wandering through the streets most days, staring at everything and everyone, taking in the atmosphere. It's such a cheery place; it fills him with warmth.
He's not sure what it is, but it feels as if the disfigurements on his face have lessened somewhat, now that he's been in Johto a little longer. Whether they actually have or not doesn't matter; it's given him the confidence to walk down the street with his hood down, though he's looking at the ground a little more than he should be.
Once he'd realised just how lovely Goldenrod was, he immediately went to the Department Store and purchased a camera; he'd had a fair bit of money saved up from his work in the Pokemon Centres, and as such he'd managed to find quite a nice piece of equipment. He'd always loved photography, back before the war. It's nice to be able to indulge in it again.
Above him, his Beautifly and Butterfree glide after him, coasting around and occasionally landing on his shoulders. He's already used an entire roll of film photographing his Pokemon, so he doesn't direct the camera at them too often.
Rather, his interest is captured by the people walking the streets.]]
Ah, excuse me-
[[You don't mind if he just comes up to you, do you? He's smiling shyly, holding up his camera, while his Beautifly flits around his head.]]
Would you mind if I took your picture?
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[[OOC: People in Goldenrod, come get your picture taken! Kariya the Photographer (far less creepy than Cameron, don't worry) will even give you a copy of the photo, free of charge.]]
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...the fact that Descole has his Mightyena out with him really isn't helping matters when it comes to not looking like someone tourists should be paying attention to; she looks a bit wary of the newcomer at first, though she seems more bothered by his presence than his Pokémon, simply because...come on, man, it's a Beautifly.
Either way, he's kind of amused at the request.]
...are you new here?
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[[Said Beautifly hovers a bit further up in the air at the sight of that Mightyena, chirping loudly. The Butterfree seems less bothered, choosing to land on her trainers head and flit her wings.
Kariya, however, runs his hands over the camera, smiling at it.]]
But I am new in town, yes.
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[[Let him smile down at that camera again, before smiling back up at you. My goodness, he feels like such a woobie today.]]
And you're certainly one of the more photogenic individuals I've seen wandering around.
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[...Kariya, noooooooo
seriously, how badly do we really want to stroke Descole's ego here because you are doing an awesome job]
And that's certainly an interesting way to look at it, though as you said, I don't know that you'll be allowed to keep whatever pictures you take. But if you're that fond of the place, I can see where it's not a bad endeavor, either.
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That's what I think, too. At this stage I don't...even really know if I'll be able to make it home.
[[Would it still be the same? He doesn't even know any more. The nightmares of Aoi still haunt him.]]
But for now, at least I'll have my pictures.
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Well, that and his Drifblim is now floating over to examine and greet Kariya's Beautifly so it's not like he can leave. Fuu's a bit of a prankster, after all.]
If that's what you want to do. But there are better things to take pictures of than people on the street.
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[[Well, his Beautifly is happy to play with said Drifblim! Have a pair of butterflies, there.]]
But I'm not going to force the issue! It's why I much prefer to ask.
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He is curious though, hence why said trainer is now tilting his head to side a bit.]
How can you learn from photographs? They're just still images; it's not like they can talk to you or explain things about themselves.
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It's the subtle things; the way a person is dressed, how they wear their clothes, their poses, their body language...if you study a person enough, you can learn a lot about them through the littlest things.
But that could just be me.
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Uu-! If you want to take Maria's picture, that's okay! Maria's sure Lion wouldn't mind if you did that..! [ since apparently she figures Lion is her.. surrogate caretaker of sorts here, yup. ]
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And what have you learned by taking pictures of the people in this city? They seem like normal people from where I'm standing.
[Until they start talking, anyway. Then things change.]
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...in a non-creepy manner, good lord]]
Ah, are you sure she wouldn't mind? I wouldn't want to upset your mother.
[[She...is your mother right
hopefully this is not a bad assumption to make, um]]
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Back in my home world, I travelled quite a bit and experienced a number of cultures, but this place...with such a rich combination of people from an infinite number of worlds...it's like we're at some sort of crossroads of the dimensions. I find it very interesting.
[[He looks down at Hitsugaya with a smile.]]
Would I be right in assuming you're not from around here?
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You'd be right, in that I'm not from this world. But I've spent enough time in this city itself that I may as well have lived here my entire life.
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Mama isn't in Johto, so she wouldn't even know! And Lion is Maria's cousin, and since Lion's so nice Lion won't mind! [ Lion's gender remains a mystery due to her third person speaking habits. ]
Especially not when it's from a friendly oji-san like you, right?
[Action]
[Oh hey, there's the guy from the bug swarm the other day.]
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So the next time Kariya passes by, out Lion goes from the teahouse, to get to him.]
Excuse me, sir...!