wrathfulkhan: (Older: Smile // zeeco)
Temujin "Gene" Khan ([personal profile] wrathfulkhan) wrote in [community profile] ioduanlogs2019-02-09 02:39 pm

I blame the Nintendo 64 for brutalism.

Characters: Gene Khan, Miles Upshur, Aly Haskell, Kai, and y'all
Date: throughout February
Location: Aifaran and environs
Situation: Why does February feel like one big Tuesday?
Warnings/Rating: Will be added as they arise

[A] | Gene | Xin de Kaishi Dojo | early February, prior to To the Waters and the Wild | open
The dojo's been doing well - better than Gene expected, really. He's got some regular customers and new people poking their heads in regularly, at least to try it out. Unfortunately, he's a little short-staffed, and it's starting to show. He's running himself ragged to the point where his students are landing hits on him more than usual.

When a Castian apologizes profusely for knocking him to the ground, he gets to his feet and congratulates her. "That's fantastic, Chel. Now see if you can get that consistently. You're getting good at spotting openings."

[B] | Gene | the apartment | February 14 | closed to Tony
Valentine's Day had never been a thing in Konryu; the closest was Tine's Commemoration, which luckily fell over the Earth holiday. Gene had never been one for sappy declarations of love, since his emotions were usually locked down tighter than Fort Knox, but he was willing to show it a little more than usual around Tony, and more than that on Valentine's Day.

The dojo is closed today, so he's spent a few hours cooking and making sure everything is shipshape (tidying Tony's mess, mostly, because WHO LEAVES SHIRTS ON THE FLOOR?! Miles. When Tony gets back from the mechanic shop, everything is almost done.

"Hi," Gene says, and gives him a kiss on the cheek.

[C] | Gene | a park | early February | closed to Pepper
Gene had talked to Valdis about kaa, and the only other person left who could help him is Pepper. He's done a lot of thinking about what Valdis had told him, and he'd begun to accept that she was right. Hard pills to swallow, washed down with a bitter brew.

He's sitting on a bench, eyes closed, trying to calm himself to a sort of meditative state. He wouldn't be able to summon Tolui if his mind was full of chaos.

[D] | Miles | the docks | prior to To the Waters and the Wild | open
There's a lot going on lately, and Miles has made his way down to the docks to do a little bit of reconnaissance on the three odd ships that have docked. Naturally, he has his camera, and is filming everything he can, hoping to go over the footage later for anything interesting or anomalies. If he's not filming, he's sitting on the ground - far away from the water - taking notes and interviewing anyone who may have information on it. He'll confront the woman who emerged from the ship later, but he's doing his own investigation for now.

[E] | Aly | the streets | mid-February | open
There's a certain degree of calm to Aly lately. She's been helping with the cleanup and restoration, but she knows that it's time to go home and see her self-appointed mission through. She knows that she can't do that entirely, but she's heard that she can go meditate at one of the turtles' heads. Meditation comes easy for her when she can calm herself down enough to clear her mind, and she's been practicing. She doesn't want to get agitated and fall out of the Dreaming in the middle of what she has to do.

She's preoccupied, walking around with a thoughtful look on her face, and might not hear if you call her name, and might even walk into you. She thinks better on her feet, but maybe she should just pace in her room instead of doing it in public.

[F] | Kai | a park | after To the Waters and the Wild | open
Kai is thrilled to be done with that fishy form, and as a result she's been running everywhere, glad to have the use of her legs. And the ability to transform again, of course.

"Woohoo!" She's running through one of the parks, shooting the ground with ink, and diving into it as a squid, jumping in and out of it to shoot more ink on the ground so she can cruise around. She's having the time of her life.



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highprofilerichkid: (probably flirting. what a slut)

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[personal profile] highprofilerichkid 2019-02-26 11:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Hey." Tony smiles at the kiss and shrugs off his bag. He almost drops it on the floor right inside the door, but then he notices how clean the apartment looks, and wisely hangs it on a coat hook instead.

He also notices how great the apartment smells, which means Gene has been cooking. Cooking and cleaning? How domestic, Gene. (He has completely forgotten what today is.)

"You made dinner? Sorry, you didn't have to clean, I should have, uh, done something about that earlier..." He has the grace to look a little sheepish, at least.
ninjainviolet: ([Concerned])

[personal profile] ninjainviolet 2019-02-27 06:59 am (UTC)(link)
Sheena crosses her arms and gives him a stern look.

"Yes, you are," she counters. "Have you forgotten who you're talking to? A loss of concentration happens because of being overworked."

She doesn't let him get away by getting some water, though her tone does ease a bit.

"Why don't you take the rest of the day off? I can combine your classes with mine."
wolfishflame: (Regal // hollow_art)

[personal profile] wolfishflame 2019-02-28 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, good, sounds like mine," Aly says. "Though from what you're saying, seems to me you're acquainted with other Earths, too. Or at least other worlds."

Then she laughs. "I feel you. Definitely seen more than my fair share, and it only gets added on here."
upshore: (I need a fuckin' smoke // lulamae)

[personal profile] upshore 2019-02-28 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
"No clue," Miles says cheerfully. "But it's good drinking water, so I don't really care all that much."

He nods at her question. "Only one I've heard about, anyway. Haven't cornered her for an interview yet, so I've got no clue what she looks like. I mean, as far as I've heard she's a kedan, so a physical description may not be much help. They're shapeshifters," he clarifies.
unfavorableinstigation: Nita working with a Kernel (Wizardry Is Kid Stuff)

We have the Murder Board, why not the Dreaming Bingo? ;)

[personal profile] unfavorableinstigation 2019-02-28 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yup," Nita confirms.

"Though I don't live on them. Bit too much of a morning commute."

For Nita, wizardry hadn't been about uprooting herself - uprooting her preconceptions, yes, but not her entire way of living.

"Anything we could make bingo cards on, when it comes to this place, or is it all random?"
unfavorableinstigation: Nita looking directly at the viewer, mouth slightly open, as if she's in the middle of an important or unamused expression. (Focused)

[personal profile] unfavorableinstigation 2019-02-28 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
"Fair enough, then."

As for the rest... a shapeshifter; that would be important to note!

"Maybe she's chatted up with you already, and avoided introducing herself?" Nita pointed out.

It wouldn't be the first time something like that had happened, in her experience.
upshore: (Glance // lulamae)

[personal profile] upshore 2019-03-03 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't think so," Miles says. "From what I can tell, she seems pretty intent on examining the Opara Core and so on. Not really my scene." Aside from the fact that he's no engineer, the Xunutane is sort of a religious figure...and he's not gonna deal with that if he can help it.
wolfishflame: (Oh honey // hollow_art)

[personal profile] wolfishflame 2019-03-03 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
For Aly, she's on about a half-and-half world-hopping schedule, normally. Soon to be really half-and-half...

"I dunno," Aly says, "every square would be 'some bullshit happens', probably. You were here for that fairy tale stuff, right? I'm lucky I avoided it." She hadn't avoided the eddies or whatever they were called, considering that she lost her ability to feel sensations for about a week...but she really doesn't want to think about it.
unfavorableinstigation: Nita Callahan kneeling in the woods, drawing a glowing blue diagram on the ground while reading from a book. (Drawing a Spell Diagram)

[personal profile] unfavorableinstigation 2019-03-03 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"... So, she's studying the local tech."

Making a mental note, there!

"Think that explains the ships too, or that it's more on the 'magic' side of things?"

Or the 'sufficiently advanced x is indistinguishable from y' option; always a good one!
unfavorableinstigation: It is dark, but Nita is inside reading a book. (Reading Indoors)

[personal profile] unfavorableinstigation 2019-03-03 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Nita nods.

"Ended up that first morning being really afraid of things going wrong for me and the friends I've made here... and then I ended up making clothes for some mice. Wouldn't say you missed out on too much."
upshore: ...no matter how many friends you lose or people you leave dead and bloodied along the way? (Default)

[personal profile] upshore 2019-03-03 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, seems to be." He shrugs. "Not really sure how much she needs to." Miles indicates the ships in the harbor.

"If we were still in the old place, I'd say it's probably magic-dependent. Here, though? Five hundred years on? Who really knows. My guess is 'tech'."
wolfishflame: (Default)

[personal profile] wolfishflame 2019-03-03 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"...what." Okay, that's weird even by Aly's standards. "You made clothes for mice? That's a new one on me. If we're talking Cinderella, usually the mice and birds and such are the ones who make the clothes..."
unfavorableinstigation: Nita Callahan kneeling in the woods, drawing a glowing blue diagram on the ground while reading from a book. (Drawing a Spell Diagram)

[personal profile] unfavorableinstigation 2019-03-03 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"It is nice to see places that can strike a balance; I've seen lots of worlds ignore one in favor of the other."

Read: put one down to claim the other as superior, which wasn't really good for anyone.

"But that's here in Aifaran; not sure what the case might be in the place Melias brought these from."
unfavorableinstigation: Nita looking directly at the viewer, mouth slightly open, as if she's in the middle of an important or unamused expression. (Focused)

[personal profile] unfavorableinstigation 2019-03-03 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Nita nods rapidly at the namedrop.

"Yeah, that was exactly what it felt like. Like I was the fairy godmother or something, being helpful..."

Which, hah, fairy, helpful. Didn't always go together.

"I think the animals were just congregating around her. Sheena, I mean," Nita clarifies.
zohvin: (pondering)

[personal profile] zohvin 2019-03-03 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Zohvin does look mildly surprised at the suggestion, looking away from Gene for a moment and bringing a hand up to his chin as he thinks it over.

"Just the two of us? ... I haven't taught a class before, you realize." Zohvin had never even considered it. But he knew what he was doing quite well, even if it was all Jedi techniques for combat. It would be easy enough to lie to the class and say it originated from his home planet. Who would possibly be able to tell the difference?

"I was planning on getting a job in security. It's a boring line of work, to be honest. I'd be willing to lead classes on my days off, if that's acceptable to you."
ninjainviolet: ([Concerned])

[personal profile] ninjainviolet 2019-03-04 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
She can be just as stubborn, Gene. She'll see you get some rest--even if she has to tie you down to do it.

"I'll decide what's fair to me," she tells him, "and this is perfectly fine with me. Your commitment involves giving the students the best training they can have, correct? If you're not at your best, how can that happen? So, let me help you keep that promise for right now."

She knows all about vows and promises, and she'll be damned if she doesn't help him the way she had been helped to keep hers.
highprofilerichkid: (lvl 100 puppy dog eyes)

[personal profile] highprofilerichkid 2019-03-05 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Tony wastes half a second trying to come up with an appropriately contrite lie about how he will definitely change his slobby ways, but before anything comes to him, he suddenly clicks on why Gene cleaned and made dinner in the first place.

"Oh. Oh. Shit, I—" Valentine's Day. Shit. "I totally forgot."

You can hardly blame him, after several months of time displacement, but, still. He feels terrible.
lasergrenades: (logic)

[personal profile] lasergrenades 2019-03-06 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
Pepper goes still for a little while. They've talked about kaa and Shadow Magic on and off, but this is the first time since Bakura disappeared. On the one hand, Pepper wants to support Gene on his journey, as the struggle for him hasn't ended yet. His Shadow test was one step along the way, and she knows he hasn't found ease with Tolui yet.

On the other, the thought of delving into what she understands about Shadow magic makes her heart ache. But, Pepper knows, it probably always will. And if nothing else, this is a place to start dealing with her grief around it.

She breathes deeply and nods. "Better not to avoid it, probably. I'm okay," Pepper assures him. "What's on your mind?"
wolfishflame: (Side-eye // hollow_art)

[personal profile] wolfishflame 2019-03-06 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
The word 'fairy' makes Aly's smile falter for just a second, replaced with one that's far colder. If Nita blinks, she'll miss it. Aly's only too happy to focus on something that isn't quite that.

"Guess she had--" Please don't say it. "Animal magnetism!"
highprofilerichkid: (lvl 100 puppy dog eyes)

[personal profile] highprofilerichkid 2019-03-06 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
"I, uh. I can get flowers. Do you want flowers? I can order some, get them delivered." Tony nervously pats his pockets in the universal 'hunting for my mobile device' gesture. He is looking increasingly distressed about his lapse.

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