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Abe no "screw the rules" Sousei [ 安部 蒼世 ] ([personal profile] deontology) wrote2014-10-09 11:04 am
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[personal profile] beaconed 2016-11-21 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, it's just not the same anymore...

[ After a moment, Jaune simply lowers his weapons and looks at his feet. ]

When did you come back?
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[personal profile] beaconed 2016-11-23 09:18 am (UTC)(link)
Have I? [ Physically, it's true, he's slightly taller and in need of a haircut. There's also the armor upgrade and a familiar-looking red sash around his waist, but Jaune has a feeling that Sousei isn't observing the obvious changes.

Jaune thinks for a moment, realizing that the man is probably right. A year ago Jaune would have jumped out in a ridiculous costume or pestered Sousei about the fact that he hasn't even called Jaune since coming back. Now? It's goodbye to things we loved and the innocence of youth! ]


I guess a lot has happened. [ Both here and home. Still, Jaune can't stay cool and aloof for too long and breaks into a smile. At least that hasn't changed much. ]

...Wanna drink?

[ Okay, calm down, you're not that grown up!! ]
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[personal profile] beaconed 2016-11-23 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Jaune breathes a sigh of relief because he definitely does not like the taste of alcohol. Bullet dodged!! ]

I mean... it could always be worse. MUCH worse. [ Spoken like someone who had lived with grief. ] But... I dunno, I guess I'm torn.
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[personal profile] beaconed 2016-11-24 09:08 am (UTC)(link)
Well, I-- my heart says yes, but... there's unfinished business back home. Pyrrha, she... thinks I'm better off home, and maybe she's right, I mean, I'll just get in the way here, right? She's moved on to become some kinda goddess and I'm just some loser from nowhere--

[ Suddenly, Jaune's eyes widen as he stops talking, then he drags his hand over his face. ]

...
Ugh, I'm such an idiot.

[ He did it, he did the one thing that Pyrrha trusted him to never do. He put her on a pedestal, one that she'll likely never come down from, and made her feel alone and unattainable. And she is alone here, which is "are you staying" should have never been a difficult question at all. Yet somehow, forcing Jaune to articulate it has actually made him see things clearer; thanks Captain. ]
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[personal profile] beaconed 2016-11-25 06:51 am (UTC)(link)
Y-Yeah, I... I think so. I mean, partly thanks to you. Nobody had even asked me what I wanna do. [ Wait, that sounds kind of pathetic. ]

...Quick question, though, if it were Tenka in Pyrrha's place... well, would you stay? [ After all, they are partners, too, aren't they?

...
Then again, not quite like Jaune and Pyrrha. ]
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[personal profile] beaconed 2016-11-25 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Y-Yeah, no kidding...

[ He's glad that Sousei clarified that bit in the end, or else he'd begin to second-guess his own decision again. Then again, maybe he should stop thinking about WWSD (the S being Sousei) every time something comes up!! ]

Hm. You know, I... have a feeling that this is goodbye.

[ Sure, they have a few more days left, but... there's no delaying the inevitable, right? In some ways, Jaune wants to let go of Sousei on his own terms, after all this time of clamoring for the man's attention and approval. ]
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[personal profile] beaconed 2016-11-27 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
[ First name basis??? HOLY CRAP--

Though, Jaune awkwardly reaches his hand out just as Sousei goes for a salute, thinking this was going to be a handshake. ]


--o-oh, wow, we're... y-yeah, salute. [ He quickly adjusts himself to return the salute. ]

...

[ Well, here they are, greeting each other as equals. Cerealia certainly has had a way of making Jaune's wildest dreams come true. It may be a small gesture from Sousei, but it's one that Jaune is never going to forget.

He also wonders if this parting will be just as memorable for his peer. ]
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[personal profile] beaconed 2016-11-27 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
[ Then suddenly, mid-salute, Jaune lunges forward and grabs Sousei in a big old bearhug. Being a freakishly tall teen, he even lifts Sousei off his feet. ]

Alright-- this is happening. [ Don't fight it, man! He knows Sousei is totally going to hate this, but he's also never going to forget it... as much as he'll want to!! ] Theeere we go... just two macho guys hugging it out - totally normal.
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[personal profile] beaconed 2016-11-30 11:37 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, okay, I can see how that was weird. Well, Abe, it's been an experience!

[ But he got it out of his system, so no regrets!! Jaune scurries past Sousei, as he really does appear to be finished, but he stops one last time without turning around to face him. ]

Good luck with things back home, yeah? And-- ......thanks... for everything. [ Not just from him, but on behalf of Pyrrha as well. ]