Satou, Tarou (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
knowinginthedark) wrote2021-07-06 01:46 pm
knowinginthedark) wrote2021-07-06 01:46 pm
[Story/Post]
[Story Time]
He felt like he was going to go insane, soon.
Well, maybe he technically already had-- after all, he'd been like this for so long, it was bound to make anyone a bit nuts. The unaging aspect, the inability to die, the whispers and pressure on his back...
Okay, he'll admit it: he was already crazy, but at least he was still conscious of it.
But he could tell the patience of the god hanging off of his reconstituted spine was growing thin. He had done everything he could right now to go as slowly as possible in the whole set-up, just to buy time, but he could only keep his thoughts so separate for so long, and do things with only so much subterfuge.
No, he had to think of something to set off this powder keg, and soon.
Of course, he really hopes that someone's caught on by now enough that they might stop him-- a reasonable excuse to not go through with what he's trying to do, since if he succeeds in setting off the first circle to exorcise whoever is attached to his alternate, well.
The next step isn't going to be great for the city, regardless.
Tarou kept his thoughts to himself as he wrote things down by hand-- he found it helped to make sure there were copies of his research around. After all, he never knew what was going to happen to him. Just because he can't die doesn't mean he should expect that it'll never happen, and it... Well, it also helped to ignore the steady burning sensation on his arm, as though it was trying to tell him to hurry up.
Eventually however, he had to put down his pencil and get up, rubbing the arm where his mark was, muttering.
"Come on... just one or two more weeks, then this mess'll be over with..."
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[Post]
So, hey, totally embarrassing and maybe an odd question to ask about, but.
Does anyone know anything about catalysts? Say you want to do something but it requires a power source, would anyone know anything about those?
For research purposes, mostly, I'm wondering what the general knowledge level is for that.
He felt like he was going to go insane, soon.
Well, maybe he technically already had-- after all, he'd been like this for so long, it was bound to make anyone a bit nuts. The unaging aspect, the inability to die, the whispers and pressure on his back...
Okay, he'll admit it: he was already crazy, but at least he was still conscious of it.
But he could tell the patience of the god hanging off of his reconstituted spine was growing thin. He had done everything he could right now to go as slowly as possible in the whole set-up, just to buy time, but he could only keep his thoughts so separate for so long, and do things with only so much subterfuge.
No, he had to think of something to set off this powder keg, and soon.
Of course, he really hopes that someone's caught on by now enough that they might stop him-- a reasonable excuse to not go through with what he's trying to do, since if he succeeds in setting off the first circle to exorcise whoever is attached to his alternate, well.
The next step isn't going to be great for the city, regardless.
Tarou kept his thoughts to himself as he wrote things down by hand-- he found it helped to make sure there were copies of his research around. After all, he never knew what was going to happen to him. Just because he can't die doesn't mean he should expect that it'll never happen, and it... Well, it also helped to ignore the steady burning sensation on his arm, as though it was trying to tell him to hurry up.
Eventually however, he had to put down his pencil and get up, rubbing the arm where his mark was, muttering.
"Come on... just one or two more weeks, then this mess'll be over with..."
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[Post]
So, hey, totally embarrassing and maybe an odd question to ask about, but.
Does anyone know anything about catalysts? Say you want to do something but it requires a power source, would anyone know anything about those?
For research purposes, mostly, I'm wondering what the general knowledge level is for that.
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How long have you been doing this, anyway? Taking care of spirits who fall here.
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Before that all we could really do was relocate them to somewhere suitable or to the Spirit House we had back then which was much smaller than the one we have now.
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*he rubs his head a bit* Sorry if I'm asking a lot of strange questions. I'd like to know more about this place, but I'll admit, I feel like a lot of times, I'm having to start from square one when learning about establishments.
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Yes, I've pretty much been working here since it was established. I started as a volunteer back when it was the Spirit Foundation, then got my current paid position as SAI's researcher, so I've been here for all of it.
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Well... That's good. I'd assume then that you like it here!
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Hmn! It's honestly the best job I could've hoped for. Being so close to Duel Spirits most of my life, I feel having a job revolving around them and learning about them has been the best choice in a career path for me.
Though, I'll admit I sometimes get so caught up in work or research that I can neglect my social life a bit... *She rubs the back of her head sheepishly.*
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I can say, personally, that there's nothing wrong with that.
Even though technically, yes, that isn't very healthy to do. But what can I say! I'm naturally a bit of a recluse, anyway.
*he glances over the books again*
Though if you have people you should be talking to, you shouldn't take that for granted. If that's something that's hanging over you, personally.
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But, yeah, I should probably try and make a little more effort to do things with others outside of work, too and socialize a bit more.
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Hnm... Must be nice, having people you feel you can at least see.
I've been working at it alone for years at this point, it feels like.
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Do you.. not have anyone you can see or talk to?
Sorry if it's a bit forward to ask that.
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*he rubs the back of his head, but he's got a slightly more... tired, expression*
No, a lot of the people like that-- they're gone, for me. And since I move around a lot, I don't get to make many connections. And maybe it's for the better, anyway.
Honestly, this is probably the longest I've been in one area for years, now.
*... and then he tries to hide that frankness*
Which is why you shouldn't take it for granted, of course.
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It has an E-Mail address on it.*
Well, consider this a connection.
It's my personal e-mail. Feel free to write to me whenever you like, whether it's about your research, or just about your day.
Even when you're travelling around, having some connections and friends to talk to are important to have. Right?
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*for a moment, his expression is somewhat... indescribable. he didn't really expect you to give out information like that, let alone to him.*
I mean... are you sure you want to do that?
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Travelling doesn't mean you can't stay connected to those you meet along the way.
And if you do move on eventually with your research journey, I'd really like to hear about your discoveries.
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*he takes the paper, putting on a smile to hide his surprise*
Well, of course! Thank you so much. If I do end up leaving this place, I'll be sure to take advantage of this.
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It's no problem. It'll be nice to keep in contact with each other.
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Oh, indeed. Besides, it might be good for me to have someone in a similar field I can actually reach out to, once in a while!
You can imagine how hard it is to find people usually with aligned interests, like that.
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Well, especially people in the exact same field, since it's otherwise really all falling into the same areas of anthropology... But that's neither here nor there.
I really appreciate that you want to keep in contact with me.