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positivelycharged) wrote2013-05-22 11:42 am
positivelycharged) wrote2013-05-22 11:42 am
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[Hello Luceti, the Ion on your screen today is actually Florian wearing a colored paper headdress with green feathers taped onto it. Also his old newfeather dress, because why not. Lying on the floor in a sudden fit of ennui, he picks up his journal for some chatting.]
Ion's chair broke...I wanted to play with it, too. [He pauses for a moment, thinking. If Ion's chair is broken, then does somebody have to carry him around? Or do they find a new chair? Or--oh hey there's a big stick under his bed he'd totally forgotten about that.]
...Is there a special way to punch people? Like how there's special ways to use a sword, and you have to practice and all of that. So maybe I could learn to fight like that, and then I could save the day and be a hero and ride a dragon and--
[He's been lifting the journal higher and higher over his head as he says this from his position on the floor, to the point that it's practically touching the floor--which is when it slips out of his fingers and falls shut. Oops.]
Ion's chair broke...I wanted to play with it, too. [He pauses for a moment, thinking. If Ion's chair is broken, then does somebody have to carry him around? Or do they find a new chair? Or--oh hey there's a big stick under his bed he'd totally forgotten about that.]
...Is there a special way to punch people? Like how there's special ways to use a sword, and you have to practice and all of that. So maybe I could learn to fight like that, and then I could save the day and be a hero and ride a dragon and--
[He's been lifting the journal higher and higher over his head as he says this from his position on the floor, to the point that it's practically touching the floor--which is when it slips out of his fingers and falls shut. Oops.]
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Cutting to the chase too soon was impolite.
Cliff returned to his seat as well, grinning in amusement at Florian's antics.]
Guess he really can't sit down...
Ma'am, is he always like this? Its gotta be nonstop over there if this is the norm.
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[That wasn't a challenge, Florian. Still, he finally takes a seat like a good little boy, sitting nice and proper at the table.
...He'll probably start kicking his legs in a few minutes.]
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[He meant that in a good way. Rowdy people were something he was more than comfortable with.]
Have you tried asking him about this yourself? All he told me was that he wants to help people fight bad guys.
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[He'd thought that was a good enough intention to start with...]
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Well, if someone had tried to fight you, or you started wanting to hurt others, I would be a lot more concerned.
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Actually, that's a good point. Florian, what would you do right now if someone tried to fight you?
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Umm.......run away?
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[He smiled.]
And that's a good answer. I don't plan to teach you if you're just going to go out and fight someone. It's no good if you do that.
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You said you wanted to help people, right?
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I want to help. I don't like seeing people sad.
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The number one way to help people not be sad or hurt when something happens is to be able to protect yourself. If you can run? Do it. That's a rule. Got that?
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So running is more important than fighting?
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No, protecting what you care about is more important. But, you can't even start to do that until you can protect yourself. For now, you've gotta run. One day you'll be able to, but it ain't gonna be quick.
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[He gave this a moment of thought before nodding his head.]
That makes sense. I don't want to get eaten or something, so I won't fight if I don't know how to yet.
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[Florian really was a good kid. It was nice to know that he didn't have to worry about him making any bad choices.]
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...So I should only fight if I can't run away?
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Just try to remember that.