O-Oh... gosh, I guess it's a lot different than the super heroes in stories, huh? But, if your job is to help others, then... others would depend on you to answer calls for help. Wow, the most popular hero, though...! They must be really amazing and kind. I...I always thought that heroes were just strong -- but, I know that sometimes, they don't have to fight anyone in order to save people.
( Asriel blinks a bit at the pat before he offers a warm smile in response - eyes lighting up at the affectionate gesture. )
... Do you really think that anyone can change? Even... if they've done some really bad things before...?
( What she said hit home for him in more ways than one, and it's enough to make his expression fall a bit. He had been talking about his character, but now... it's more than that. Ochako's words make him think back to things that he's resolved to do for himself.
Do you think that even the worst person can change? That everyone can be a good person, if they just try? )
I... I think your right. If someone can turn a new leaf, it's important to be strong and try to do as much good as they can -- to... try to make up for everything that they did to hurt others.
I really want to think so, yeah, but...I think it also depends heavily on the person themselves, too. If they want to change, and for the right reasons. Because, you know...just changing and becoming better doesn't make people forgive you. It doesn't change what's already been done.
[Villains, people who hurt their families for selfish reasons, or even just someone who bullies someone else for a long, long time... There are all types out there, and everyone makes mistakes. Some people try to change, try to overcome their past selves, and some do not. Some want forgiveness, and seek it out when it's not their right, others abandon the idea and seek atonement instead. People are all complex, and no one person is the same.
Ochako takes a deep breath, closing her eyes and looking up again.]
But I think just making the attempt to do better, for yourself and for others around you, is a great thing. Maybe it's naive of me, but I can't look at someone trying to change as a bad thing. Even if they're never forgiven, it's always better to try to do good than bad. Trust can't be given back so easily once you've broken it, and sometimes there's no way to ever get it back, but you still have to mend what you broke.
[It's a hard life lesson, and Ochako looks at Asriel a moment, assessing him closely. What a heavy thing to talk about...and she takes a breath and claps her hands together. Enough sad talk! This is supposed to be a fun event where people are cheering and smiling!!]
Ne, Asriel-kun, if you got a qui--eh, a superpower, what would you want to have?
Then... they were just protecting their home, right...? ... I don't like the idea of hurting others, but... sometimes you can't just resolve things peacefully. I... I can understand why they would do that.
( Asriel looks to her, sending her a sympathetic look. )
... Family is real important. But, it sounds like the both of you are really special to each other. I know we just met, but somehow... I have a feeling that things'll be okay.
[ Alberto's not on the screen, though his voice is heard clearly. No, it's a shot of, uh... his bare legs and his bare feet. He's holding his phone between his knees, carefully, comfortably chilling out in his bed well past nightfall, the lights out in his room but the scene still moonlit from his open window, enough to see clearly. His hands appear from each side of the camera frame, fingers twisting and manipulating as if twirling an invisible ball, until suddenly, from thin air, a blossom of fireworks appears and dissipates into many shattered sparkles, blues and purples and bright whites. It's just light magic, so there's no sound, but he's definitely got the shape down since their first meeting. He's clearly just staying up in bed playing around like this, and, well, he's gotta show off to someone...! ]
( Asriel recognizes his voice right away, though it's the view of his feet that has his tilting his head. Anyone would wonder what he was trying to do, but then he catches sight of the fireworks. He makes a noise of surprise then, fur bristling a bit in surprise before his eyes light up, tiny tail wagging despite Alberto not seeing it. )
Gosh! You did it, Alberto! That's amazing! I knew you could!
( He can't help but say that. He's proud of his friend! He must have worked really hard to get to this point... And hey, it paid off! That looks really cool. )
[ Being friends with Alberto means... being friends with Alberto a lot. Like— often. Time spent together. Attention devoted to each other. Making all sorts of plans with one another. Being subjected to Alberto's errant thoughts and whims. Too much? Too much.
It's a high volume friendship, literally and figuratively, with very little room for predictability. ]
Asriel! Look!
[ Why's everything always sound so urgent in Alberto's messages...?!
It's a shot of what's likely a familiar-looking kitchenette, Alberto still living in the inn, where most rooms look so similar. The rest of his room can't be seen, but what can be seen makes his room distinctive, at least; hanging on the walls are a string of garlic bulbs, a tied-up bundle of indistinct green herbs left out to dry, pinned up along with a metal ladle, a metal spaghetti spoon, a mezzaluna, and a copper colander, as well as a mortar and pestle on the counter beside a cheese grater. There's also a bowl of tangerines, a basket of ripe tomatoes, a big, dark green glass bottle of what can only be assumed to be olive oil, and a long loaf of bread there in the background. A rather nice kitchen scene for a fourteen-year-old child, really. He's even selected a soundtrack to set this video's beat to, his motions in time with the soft, jaunty beginning of a pop song he knew back home and found online here...
However, the star of the shot is not Alberto... but Carlo, the winged cat. Who's clearly being manipulated by Alberto's hands, tan fingertips barely seen beneath the cat's armpits, Alberto hiding beneath the counter outside the scope of the frame to make it look, at least for the propped-up camera, as if the cat is chopping garlic...! Which of course, Alberto himself had already minced before setting up the shot... Carlo can't mince garlic. But who's to say if Asriel knows that?!
The shot ends a little clumsily, Alberto trying to keep up the illusion but needing a free hand to turn off the camera. Carlo lets out an uncomfortable, low meow, to which Alberto gives an embarrassed little laugh, as the camera shakes and falls over with a glimpse of Alberto's thumb fumbling it before it goes black (falling against the cutting board, with the fastest glimpse of Alberto rushing to grab it) and shuts off... ]
( If anyone were to ask, Asriel would say that he was more than happy to receive so much attention from someone. Chara and Asriel were friends who were always together, inseparable to the point where it was like they were siblings when they had first started to become close. Finding another friend who he can spend a lot of time with? It's a welcome change.
So, his face lights up when Alberto seems to suddenly message him - though, the smile is quickly replaced by curiosity. Was he going to show him something that he was cooking...? He can't help but be confused until Alberto's familiar comes into view.
Green-colored eyes take in the scene before him, frowning a little before the cat starts to chop garlic. Asriel gasps quietly before speaking. )
Golly, Alberto! You taught your familiar how to cook?!
[ It's a cap, not unlike his own, though instead of the Oda Mon as the crest, it's instead that symbol he remembers from Asriel's drawing of his "stronger" self, emblazoned in gold. ]
[On Christmas morning Asriel is going to find near his bed when he wakes up a bicycle of an oldish type, since Chara had to probably get one made and such it's not the greatest looking thing but hey! It's a bike and it's in one piece and it works (Chara tested it first). Although it says it's from Santa instead of from someone Asriel knows.]
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Date: 2021-09-10 01:51 am (UTC)... Y... Yeah. That's true.
( Asriel stops for a moment. )
That... happened at home. But, I didn't wanna fight back. I didn't want to hurt anyone.
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Date: 2021-09-10 04:42 am (UTC)Hey, it's okay. If you had to defend yourself, it happens.
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Date: 2021-09-16 04:28 am (UTC)O-Oh... gosh, I guess it's a lot different than the super heroes in stories, huh? But, if your job is to help others, then... others would depend on you to answer calls for help. Wow, the most popular hero, though...! They must be really amazing and kind. I...I always thought that heroes were just strong -- but, I know that sometimes, they don't have to fight anyone in order to save people.
( Asriel blinks a bit at the pat before he offers a warm smile in response - eyes lighting up at the affectionate gesture. )
... Do you really think that anyone can change? Even... if they've done some really bad things before...?
( What she said hit home for him in more ways than one, and it's enough to make his expression fall a bit. He had been talking about his character, but now... it's more than that. Ochako's words make him think back to things that he's resolved to do for himself.
Do you think that even the worst person can change? That everyone can be a good person, if they just try? )
I... I think your right. If someone can turn a new leaf, it's important to be strong and try to do as much good as they can -- to... try to make up for everything that they did to hurt others.
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Date: 2021-09-17 03:53 pm (UTC)[Villains, people who hurt their families for selfish reasons, or even just someone who bullies someone else for a long, long time... There are all types out there, and everyone makes mistakes. Some people try to change, try to overcome their past selves, and some do not. Some want forgiveness, and seek it out when it's not their right, others abandon the idea and seek atonement instead. People are all complex, and no one person is the same.
Ochako takes a deep breath, closing her eyes and looking up again.]
But I think just making the attempt to do better, for yourself and for others around you, is a great thing. Maybe it's naive of me, but I can't look at someone trying to change as a bad thing. Even if they're never forgiven, it's always better to try to do good than bad. Trust can't be given back so easily once you've broken it, and sometimes there's no way to ever get it back, but you still have to mend what you broke.
[It's a hard life lesson, and Ochako looks at Asriel a moment, assessing him closely. What a heavy thing to talk about...and she takes a breath and claps her hands together. Enough sad talk! This is supposed to be a fun event where people are cheering and smiling!!]
Ne, Asriel-kun, if you got a qui--eh, a superpower, what would you want to have?
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Date: 2021-09-16 06:38 am (UTC)Then... they were just protecting their home, right...? ... I don't like the idea of hurting others, but... sometimes you can't just resolve things peacefully. I... I can understand why they would do that.
( Asriel looks to her, sending her a sympathetic look. )
... Family is real important. But, it sounds like the both of you are really special to each other. I know we just met, but somehow... I have a feeling that things'll be okay.
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Date: 2021-09-16 08:28 pm (UTC)[Though Mebh refused to leave without her mother, so they had to find her first.]
...thanks. I really want things to work out, if he ever comes here.
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Date: 2021-09-17 01:56 am (UTC)[ Alberto's not on the screen, though his voice is heard clearly. No, it's a shot of, uh... his bare legs and his bare feet. He's holding his phone between his knees, carefully, comfortably chilling out in his bed well past nightfall, the lights out in his room but the scene still moonlit from his open window, enough to see clearly. His hands appear from each side of the camera frame, fingers twisting and manipulating as if twirling an invisible ball, until suddenly, from thin air, a blossom of fireworks appears and dissipates into many shattered sparkles, blues and purples and bright whites. It's just light magic, so there's no sound, but he's definitely got the shape down since their first meeting. He's clearly just staying up in bed playing around like this, and, well, he's gotta show off to someone...! ]
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Date: 2021-09-19 03:04 am (UTC)Gosh! You did it, Alberto! That's amazing! I knew you could!
( He can't help but say that. He's proud of his friend! He must have worked really hard to get to this point... And hey, it paid off! That looks really cool. )
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Date: 2021-10-04 05:18 am (UTC)It's a high volume friendship, literally and figuratively, with very little room for predictability. ]
Asriel! Look!
[ Why's everything always sound so urgent in Alberto's messages...?!
It's a shot of what's likely a familiar-looking kitchenette, Alberto still living in the inn, where most rooms look so similar. The rest of his room can't be seen, but what can be seen makes his room distinctive, at least; hanging on the walls are a string of garlic bulbs, a tied-up bundle of indistinct green herbs left out to dry, pinned up along with a metal ladle, a metal spaghetti spoon, a mezzaluna, and a copper colander, as well as a mortar and pestle on the counter beside a cheese grater. There's also a bowl of tangerines, a basket of ripe tomatoes, a big, dark green glass bottle of what can only be assumed to be olive oil, and a long loaf of bread there in the background. A rather nice kitchen scene for a fourteen-year-old child, really. He's even selected a soundtrack to set this video's beat to, his motions in time with the soft, jaunty beginning of a pop song he knew back home and found online here...
However, the star of the shot is not Alberto... but Carlo, the winged cat. Who's clearly being manipulated by Alberto's hands, tan fingertips barely seen beneath the cat's armpits, Alberto hiding beneath the counter outside the scope of the frame to make it look, at least for the propped-up camera, as if the cat is chopping garlic...! Which of course, Alberto himself had already minced before setting up the shot... Carlo can't mince garlic. But who's to say if Asriel knows that?!
The shot ends a little clumsily, Alberto trying to keep up the illusion but needing a free hand to turn off the camera. Carlo lets out an uncomfortable, low meow, to which Alberto gives an embarrassed little laugh, as the camera shakes and falls over with a glimpse of Alberto's thumb fumbling it before it goes black (falling against the cutting board, with the fastest glimpse of Alberto rushing to grab it) and shuts off... ]
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Date: 2021-10-11 06:10 am (UTC)So, his face lights up when Alberto seems to suddenly message him - though, the smile is quickly replaced by curiosity. Was he going to show him something that he was cooking...? He can't help but be confused until Alberto's familiar comes into view.
Green-colored eyes take in the scene before him, frowning a little before the cat starts to chop garlic. Asriel gasps quietly before speaking. )
Golly, Alberto! You taught your familiar how to cook?!
( First the fireworks, now this...? )
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Date: 2021-10-14 06:17 pm (UTC)[He says the name like a greeting, nothing scolding. Gokudera is excited about this topic, so he sounds far far faaaar from bored.]
Alberto tells me that you and him are playing with fireworks. Can you tell me about what they're like? And...
What are you doing to stay safe?
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Date: 2021-10-14 08:17 pm (UTC)( He instantly can't help but wonder what he contacted for, especially when he sounds as excited as he does. However, he stops at the question. )
O-Oh... We combine our magic together! I've been using my fire magic, and he uses his light magic to do the rest.
But - uhm - don't worry. I can make my fire disappear really quickly if I need to.
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Date: 2021-12-01 01:20 pm (UTC)you gott that weird text about the fairies right???! why cant we use our real names?! whatre you gonna tell them to call you?!
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Date: 2021-12-02 03:15 am (UTC)Maybe you could make your name shorter.
What about Al?
Gosh, well... I think I might use my character's name. We're not supposed to lie to them.
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Date: 2021-12-02 05:33 am (UTC)[ Everything's always so urgent and spontaneous with Alberto, oy va voy... But fun. Always fun. ]
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Date: 2021-12-02 07:33 am (UTC)... This is your first time seeing the snow, huh? There's a lot we could do together.
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Date: 2021-12-22 10:19 am (UTC)Do you live at the inn? I have something I'd like to give you.
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Date: 2022-01-01 04:22 am (UTC)Gosh, really?! I'm at home right now!
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From:Delivery >> 25th December, Morning
Date: 2021-12-25 01:07 am (UTC)There is a poem on the card, about family and friendship. It's signed by Monika. ]
Delivery, December 25th
Date: 2021-12-25 02:48 am (UTC)dec 25th gift delivery
Date: 2021-12-25 06:02 am (UTC)late crimmus gift
Date: 2021-12-26 10:47 pm (UTC)dec 25th gift
Date: 2021-12-28 12:09 am (UTC)even if your fire magic sucks ass this should keep you warm
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