clawed_progeny (clawed_progeny) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-07-03 21:16:00

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lord deathstrike, misha loganovich, sunset

This was the second time Shinsuke had been to this building. The first was in the guise of a deliveryman in which he had dropped off the ancient Yashida calligraphy set that Keiji wished to be given to Amiko Kobayashi. Now he was here on an entirely different chore. He was certain he had evaded pursuit for the moment, but not for long. He had to act quickly. He knew he could not simply enter, given the place's security. So he forced himself to be patient and wait outside, hoping to get a glimpse of the woman.

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hotlittlehands
2011-07-05 03:40 am UTC (link)

"The first opinion I cited is right, in its way. In other circumstances, we could have been in your position, or worse. But aside from what could have happened in other pasts, there's also the actual futures that could happen now. The things you could do with yourself.... Besides," and the smirk is back on her face. "Now that I've got something of a proprietary interest in your hide, I'd like to keep it looking nice." Pause. "Or get it back to looking nice; the bandages being a bit of a thing at the moment."

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	clawed_progeny 2011-07-05 03:48 am UTC (link)
	"It's a lot to consider, but it doesn't seem so foreign a concept any more." Keiji raised an eyebrow at Amiko. "Forgive me, Kobayashi-san, my social skills are moderate at best, but..did you just flirt with me?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-07-05 03:50 am UTC (link)
	"A little. Have I offended you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-07-05 03:56 am UTC (link)
	"No, not at all. It was just unexpected and I really never went out much. I mean you're certainly an attractive woman and I'm most certainly flattered." Keiji's nervousness is causing him to speak faster, blurring his sentences together. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-07-05 04:01 am UTC (link)
	"Keiji, I'm flirting a little, not demanding a date. Calm down," Amiko says gently. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-07-05 04:04 am UTC (link)
	He takes a deep breath and visibly calms. He looks at her with a somewhat sad expression. "A woman's affection is not something I've allowed myself before, in any fashion. Do you remember me telling you I had no heir nor would I?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-07-05 04:05 am UTC (link)
	"...You avoided girls altogether because you didn't want kids?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-07-05 04:14 am UTC (link)
	"I was deluded, but I was aware that I was in a cycle of bloodshed that likely wouldn't stop. It wasn't the idea of a child itself, but..I believe the American expression is "I didn't want a child of mine to have to put up with this shit." Keiji looks at her as if asking if that was the proper expression. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-07-05 04:16 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah. They say things like that." Amiko sets her hand a little close to his. "A lot to rethink, then, for the long term. But that's the long-term. You've got plenty of things to deal with." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-07-05 04:24 am UTC (link)
	For a moment Keiji feels the urge to to cover her hand with his, but decides such a move would be too bold and would likely upset her. "Indeed. Once I leave I must decide what I will do next. I do intend to return here once healthy again. If Ashikage knows the truth of what happened, then I intend to make him tell me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-07-05 04:27 am UTC (link)
	"Reasonable," she says quietly as she listens. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-07-05 04:31 am UTC (link)
	"After that..I'm not sure. Part of me what's revenge for the wasted years of my life, but..I fear that would lead me back down my mother's path." His head goes back on the pillow. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-07-05 05:47 pm UTC (link)
	"I majored in economics at university," Amiko says. "There's a lot in there about Sunk Costs...when the investment is gone, and there's no getting it back, but people tend to spend more money, and more, desperately trying to make the old, ruined investment worthwhile instead of moving forward with a new one." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-07-05 05:54 pm UTC (link)
	Keiji looks back at Amiko. "Are you saying I run the risk of getting entangled with the Hand once more rather than try something new?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-07-05 05:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Sort of. If you're interested in removing the threat of the Hand, go after the Hand, I'm all for it. But don't do it because of the past, because killing them is never going to make what happened to you better." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

clawed_progeny
2011-07-05 06:07 pm UTC (link)

He gives her a sympathetic look. "I'm..aware of what they did to your mother. I am sorry. Not my fault, I know, but still..someone should say it." For a moment he just remains quiet into a bit of a nervous expression reaches his face. "Did you enjoy the Yashida calligraphy set I sent you. I didn't know your hobbies, but I felt you should have received something after your troubles with your cousin."

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	hotlittlehands 2011-07-05 06:09 pm UTC (link)
	"Thank you. And don't worry, I know whose fault it is. Matsuo's still in a hospital somewhere, I believe." She smiles. "So that was you. Thank you; it was lovely. My calligraphy is not very good, but I enjoy having family things." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-07-05 06:17 pm UTC (link)
	"It seemed a fitting gesture at the time. I felt a certain..empathy in your desire to restore your clan's honor. The more I think about it and the more I read..I'm not certain my clan ever had honor to restore in the first place." Keiji takes another drink of water. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-07-05 06:24 pm UTC (link)
	"But small clans have it much more simply. To my knowledge, everyone in your family is acting with honor right now. You can't fix the past, but you can fix the present." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	clawed_progeny 2011-07-05 06:31 pm UTC (link)
	"That is true. I..I do not want the name Oyama to be forever bound to fanatics and murderers." Keiji looks down, unable to look at Amiko directly. "I AM a murderer you know. Can I tell you something, something I've only told one person?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hotlittlehands 2011-07-05 06:41 pm UTC (link)
	"Of course you are; there'd have been little way to avoid it," Amiko says quietly, then nods. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

clawed_progeny
2011-07-05 06:47 pm UTC (link)

"I had been trained to kill as soon as I could properly grasp a weapon. For years it was all I was trained to do, but I never had actually killed a person. Then when I turned twelve, they decided it was time for my first real assignment. To this day I still don't know the man's name, but the look in his eyes haunts me even now. Even after killing became my duty..I could never banish these images. So I pretended not to have them."

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	hotlittlehands 2011-07-05 07:30 pm UTC (link)
	Her stomach twists. "I'm sorry, Keiji." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

clawed_progeny
2011-07-05 07:48 pm UTC (link)

"Thank you, but that is not why I tell you this. I tell you because I have seen more faces than usual lately. Glimpses of others I assumed I must have killed..I am not a good person, Amiko, despite what I am sure Shinsuke has told you." Shinsuke looked at his ravaged fingertips before turning back to Amiko. "When we are safe..perhaps I should consider turning myself in to the local authorities. Those people must have had families too. Maybe it could give them some closure."

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	hotlittlehands 2011-07-05 07:52 pm UTC (link)
	Amiko offers no platitudes. "It's something to think about, but it will be a while before you can be safely arrested anywhere with jurisdiction over those cases." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)