Trial of the Spades

[hiken]

Who: The Spades Crew + Anyone wandering by or onto their ship.
Where: Isla Empieza, The Sun
When: 12/15 - 12/21
What: Shenanigans! The Cold Curse, Sailing, Etc
Warnings: None so far. Possibly violence, given this crew.
Style: Prose/Action. Either or!
Status: OPEN

Threads below! Feel free to drop in your own, just remember to date them. More 'general' threads will come up after the crew sets sail.

Comments

[reluctantjinrou]

It's not a big deal now. It didn't bother me that much in the end. I think it's stupid.

[He stretches out his legs, leaning against her more in the process.]

I should hope not. Actually, I never thought I would want a family. I'm not sure I could adopt children either, I don't think it works like that in Japan.

[booyaka_boom]

I'm not an expert of your world or anything but... I'm gonna guess that you can move away from this Japan town, or city, whatever it is.

*Yes, because that's how much she knows about the geography of Earth*

But yeah, you don't have to worry about that here anyway. You can be with whoever you like...

[reluctantjinrou]

I suppose I could move. I'm not sure how complicated that would be and my English is...rudimentary at best. You can ask Riku, he laughed.

[He smiles a bit and shrugs.]

I know that. I wasn't worried about it before, I'm not worried about it now. It's just, I suppose I come from a strange country.

[booyaka_boom]

Huh? But I understand you just fine! You've never sounded weird to me!

*Selphie lifts her arm so that she's giving him a hug round his shoulders rather than just clinging onto his arm*

Maybe. But you don't have to worry about your strange country right now. Cause, ya know, we're freezing on a ship called the Sun. I feel a little warmer now, though.

[reluctantjinrou]

Yeah, but I figured out there's some kind of translation at work. Written and speaking. If you make a conscious decision...

[Nothing's better than an example, and now for a moment Selphie will hear Japanese.]

You can speak in your native tongue, just like that.

[He'll allow the hugging, this time.]

[booyaka_boom]

Whoa, really? That's kinda weird.

*She blinks at him, and giggles at the sound of the language*

That is so cool! Is that your language? It sounds really pretty! Could you teach me something to say?

[reluctantjinrou]

That's what it sounds like when you speak to me. Riku and I played hangman, that's how I figured it out.

[Natsuno nods a bit.]

I suppose I can try. What do you want to know?

[booyaka_boom]

Huh. That is so weird...

*Selphie perks up at this, and seems to be thinking hard about what she can say*

Uhm... How about... Hello? That's a good start! And - goodbye, and thank you! Or...please! Those are the easy places to start, right?

*She's never had to learn a language before*

[reluctantjinrou]

[Natsuno is impressed with her enthusiasm.]

Well to begin with, 'hello' is based on when you are saying it. It's different in the morning, afternoon and evening. We can start there.

[Natsuno cycles through all three, speaking slowly.]

[booyaka_boom]

Oh - okay! That's a good idea!

*Selphie nods, and listens very carefully, narrowing her eyes in concentration. Then she repeats the words, just like Natsuno said them. The first one is easy, but she has a little more difficulty getting the accent right for the last one. Mostly though, she seems to get the hang of it quickly*

How's that?

[reluctantjinrou]

[Natsuno nods a bit.]

Close to perfect, so it's good Selphie. It's an easy enough language, at least I think so, there's only so many characters and sounds. Speaking is much easier than writing or reading.

[booyaka_boom]

*Selphie grins brightly, clearly very pleased at her efforts*

Yay! Good! Think I'll stick to just speaking it for now. Are there other people on the ship that are Japanese? I can practise it with them too!

[reluctantjinrou]

You know, I have no idea. I don't actually think so.

[booyaka_boom]

Aww, that's a shame. That'd be cool if you could meet up and do like, Japanese stuff with other Japanese people. Are there other Japanese people on others ships, do you know?

*Cause she'll totally start practising on her journal if she has to*

[reluctantjinrou]

I'm not sure what kind of Japanese stuff you're talking about.

[He nods a bit.]

There might be, I can't say I paid too much attention.

[booyaka_boom]

Me neither - cause I don't know anything about Japan!

*She giggles a little and nods back at him*

Well, I'm sure we'll find out eventually.

[reluctantjinrou]

I'm not sure, unless you mean the holidays or something. Or religious customs, but I'm not really a believer. Also, I'm a vampire, and I'm pretty sure I can't set foot on sacred ground, or touch any religious symbols.

[He shrugs a little bit.]

[booyaka_boom]

*Selphie gives him a curious look, then shrugs with a smile*

Well, hopefully you don't really have to worry about that here!

[reluctantjinrou]

I'm not worried about it. I wouldn't be able to go near a temple or anything. I'd feel it, from what I understand.

[He sighs a little bit.]

As for the holiday, it's a romantic thing, Christmas Eve. Christmas day we don't do much, just have chicken for dinner.

[booyaka_boom]

Guess maybe there's a few things you'd have to get used to.

*She raises a brow at that, leaning forward for a moment only to take a small sip of rum*

Christmas Eve is romantic in Japan? You mean, like Valentine's Day?

[reluctantjinrou]

Sort of, but more than Valentine's Day. On Valentine's Day, you give chocolate to all the women you know pretty much, they're called 'obligation chocolates'. Of course, you get something better for the person you like, and on White Day a month later, the women do it for the men.

Christmas Eve though, is more about a time for confessing to someone, going on a date and exchanging gifts with someone you like.

[booyaka_boom]

Valentine's Day in Japan sounds weird. Your Christmas Eve sounds more like what our Valentine's Day is like...

*She thinks about this for a moment before giving Natsuno a quick wink*

So - whatcha getting Riku?

*Yup, blunt as to the point as you like*

[reluctantjinrou]

[He does his best not to blush, but he loses that battle.]

What? Riku, ah, well, nothing...

[Not entirely true, but Selphie doesn't need to know that. He's not really sure he's going to give anything to Riku.]

[booyaka_boom]

*Aww, and that blush only makes her smile all the more*

Really? Well, good job Riku isn't Japanese cause otherwise I bet he'd be expecting something from you. But don't worry, I won't tell him that you haven't got him a special Christmas Eve gift.

[reluctantjinrou]

I don't think so. I mean, I don't think he's expecting anything from me.

[Natsuno exhales and looks away.]

Anyway, you shouldn't talk to Riku about me at all.