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semaphoring) wrote2021-06-22 10:24 pm
semaphoring) wrote2021-06-22 10:24 pm
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Voice Testing | Setting: Trench
In The City-- a general prompt for anyone at the beach
He didn't know what 'home' was any longer.
Tenya Iida had resided in Trench long enough for the seasons to change-- the heat and coastal humidity of summer had slowed into a brisk fall that had Tenya instinctively looking towards starting a new semester at UA, a continuation of his life, his duties, and his ongoing education to become the Hero that his brother was. Yet, in Trench, Tenya found himself in a rare situation where he could exist by his own terms... as Tenya, not the man who was to become Turbo Hero: Ingenium when he attained his licensure.
It was strange. He wasn't sure how he felt. The only matter he was certain of was that Trench needed more help than was available within the city itself.
... Oh, how his classmates at UA would hardly be surprised if they could see him now.
The little cat that had appeared by his side when he arrived, a calico he had taken to calling Tama after an old Shinto deity of the subways, was curled in the hood of his jacket while he jogged over the shoreline that brisk morning and mused over what had become of his life.
Although his world still needed 'Ingenium'... Trench needed anyone with the will and heart to be a Hero.
Needing A Hero-- A fighting prompt
The Moon Presence was the only sign of hope amid the desolation of the Beast attack that had befallen Trenchwood. Corruption ran rampant through trench, and at times it felt as if the surges rose and fell with the ebb of the tide. Having grown up on an island nation, Tenya was no stranger to the power of the tides-- and it was chilling how chaos rose and fell within that pattern. Speed may have been his gift, but not even he was fast enough to help the architects and agriculture workers from saving their fields.
Fires ate through the crops, and Tenya was taking one last lap around in search of any stragglers. Food was important-- but survival was moreso. Spotting a figure at the far end of the field, he skid to a stop, heels kicking up dust and ash, and frantically sought to get the individual's attention.
"Hey, let's keep moving! It's not worth it to stay any longer!"
He'd carry them out if he had to. No one was going to get left behind
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He didn't know what 'home' was any longer.
Tenya Iida had resided in Trench long enough for the seasons to change-- the heat and coastal humidity of summer had slowed into a brisk fall that had Tenya instinctively looking towards starting a new semester at UA, a continuation of his life, his duties, and his ongoing education to become the Hero that his brother was. Yet, in Trench, Tenya found himself in a rare situation where he could exist by his own terms... as Tenya, not the man who was to become Turbo Hero: Ingenium when he attained his licensure.
It was strange. He wasn't sure how he felt. The only matter he was certain of was that Trench needed more help than was available within the city itself.
... Oh, how his classmates at UA would hardly be surprised if they could see him now.
The little cat that had appeared by his side when he arrived, a calico he had taken to calling Tama after an old Shinto deity of the subways, was curled in the hood of his jacket while he jogged over the shoreline that brisk morning and mused over what had become of his life.
Although his world still needed 'Ingenium'... Trench needed anyone with the will and heart to be a Hero.
Needing A Hero-- A fighting prompt
The Moon Presence was the only sign of hope amid the desolation of the Beast attack that had befallen Trenchwood. Corruption ran rampant through trench, and at times it felt as if the surges rose and fell with the ebb of the tide. Having grown up on an island nation, Tenya was no stranger to the power of the tides-- and it was chilling how chaos rose and fell within that pattern. Speed may have been his gift, but not even he was fast enough to help the architects and agriculture workers from saving their fields.
Fires ate through the crops, and Tenya was taking one last lap around in search of any stragglers. Food was important-- but survival was moreso. Spotting a figure at the far end of the field, he skid to a stop, heels kicking up dust and ash, and frantically sought to get the individual's attention.
"Hey, let's keep moving! It's not worth it to stay any longer!"
He'd carry them out if he had to. No one was going to get left behind
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He explained this matter-of-fact-- not even realize the problem here, and that Ryan had been flirting.
"People in my family tend to be athletic-- for good reason. Perhaps that is cause for some confusion?"
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"Ha. ...Never would have guessed!" he laughs uncomfortably. "Anyone ever tell you you look a lot older? You are like, seriously ripped for a high school kid."
He says that, but the flirting stops immediately - no more playful looks and winks, though he does seem just a little more embarrassed now.
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He knew he was tall and athletic, but...
"My older brother always did say I was both smarter and faster than him when he was my age. I'm not sure if that's what you're talking about, though?"
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Maybe. Ryan was pretty sure he would have picked up on it when he was sixteen, but then again not everyone thought about these things in high school.
"I'm Ryan, by the way," he grinned, and pivoted the conversation to an actual introduction. "Ryan Akagi. You?"
/whams into past tense!
He trailed, lips pressed firmly together and hands already prepared to start waving in protest before the conversation was immediately guided in a different direction. Puzzled-- yet maintaining his academic cool-- he found himself somewhat relieved.
It was a more natural kind of conversation.
"Tenya Iida." He said with a smile. "Ryan... I can't say that I've heard that name very often in Japan. Your family travelled elsewhere, didn't they?"
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Typically he would get more annoyed about the assumption but...eh, it was different when it came from someone who's actually Japanese. There was more built-in solidarity there.
"You must live there though, if you've got entrance exams to worry about."
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People who travelled to or came from abroad were still something of a novelty.
"I do, in a coastal town a couple hours away from Tokyo." Tenya clarified, curiosity growing with every word exchanged. He had multiple friends and contacts who had a more than casual fondness for the United States of America, yet also tended to ignore that country's northern and southern neighbors.
He simply had never had reason to learn.
"Life in Canada must be somewhat freeing, if you don't need to worry about entrance exams at every school level. I... must admit, though. You have me at a disadvantage; all I know about Canada, besides what is mentioned in class, are stories of kids making candies out of maple syrup in the snow.. and that moose make for a very challenging encounter."
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That had been pretty much the reaction any time he stepped out of Canada anyway.
"Soooo, that stuff's more on the other side of the country. Canada's a pretty big place? I mean, if you go farther north there's more moose, but it just doesn't get cold enough for the maple syrup thing where I live."
He was very aware of the stereotypes though, enough so to pick on Min-Gi for getting cold or to be teased back for not recognizing a maple tree. It wasn't something he was about to get bent out of shape about, and he seemed to be taking it in stride.
"I'm actually from a coastal town too," he said. "It's got a huge lake on one side and a gulf on the other, so if we wanna go anywhere else we have to take a ferry."
Or the train, but he wasn't about to open that can of worms.
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"We'll have to teach each other someday," He said with certainty, a bright and eager look in his eyes over the prospect of learning. "I can teach you about the Japan I know, and you can teach me about the Canada you know."
The differences between their worlds surely made little impact on the overall cultural dynamics of those regions. With one of his friends consistently calling out attacks like 'DETROIT SMASH', he wondered if he shouldn't learn a SASKETCHEWAN KICK' just to add to the dynamic.
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What better education in Canada could someone possibly get than driving around it in an old beat up van for a year? He would be a great Canada teacher!
"And I mean, my family's from Japan, sooo. It'd be cool to hear more about that too?"
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Tenya beamed.
"I'll answer any questions you have-- it's only fair, yes?"
He was no expert, but he believed that he was a reasonable enough resource on general information. Someone with more roots in tradition like Todoroki might be a better resource, but they had to make do with the resources they had available.
"Canada... is quite big, if I'm recalling the maps correctly. How did you travel 'all over the place' in a country that meets two oceans and reaches the North Pole?"
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"In a beat-up van?" he said. "That and, I didn't really go that far north. I was on tour, so I kinda needed to be in places that have a lot of people, or at least gigs I could book."
Granted, that wasn't always the easiest thing to do and sometimes those gigs were just bingo halls or sad parties, but Iida didn't need to know that part.
"What about you? You like Japan?"
It was a pretty broad question, but Ryan didn't really have any specific ones. He'd rather just hear Iida talk about what he enjoys.
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Tenya beamed, immediately putting the clues together and realizing that some of his friends and classmates would be extremely excited if they were in town as well.
"You must be a very ambitious musician if you toured around Canada. People don't just do that unless they're confident in their skill and feel like a wider audience would appreciate their work!"
Given what he had heard in just their short acquaintance, Tenya had no doubt that this hypothetical had to be the truth. Jirou would kill him for not being cooler.
"Of course I like Japan," he added. "It is the country I live and grew up in. Although it might be nice seeing other parts of the world and continuing my education abroad after graduation... but a lot of people probably think that way."
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"I guess you could say that! I'm probably our band's biggest fan."
They weren't very big yet, but they were getting there! One gig at a time, step by step, enjoying the journey.
"Yeah, but it's totally worth it if you do," he said. "I mean, that's what I did, kinda? My dad gave me his van and I just took off in it right after graduation."
Maybe most of it had been a terrible idea, but there were things about leaving right after high school that were good too! Enough that he could easily recommend it to someone who seemed like they had their shit together much more than he did at the time.