Post by Shinpei Minamoto on Jun 19, 2015 15:50:23 GMT -5
Shinpei came walking by this and that street, which should come as no surprise if, well...
Let's try that again.
Shinpei walked down a very familiar lane that he'd once...
No, no, not that either. Third time's the charm.
It was a beautiful day, but Shinpei wasn't necessarily feeling sunny. As he walked along the medium-sized Karakura street he was one hundred and one percent lost in another world. In fact, this world itself was hardly his own, but that's another story. You've already heard that one.
I should be more specific and say that he was lost in the same world, really, but remembering it from a very long time ago. Here, he remembered a bathhouse. Here, he remembered a small pond. Here, he remembered a dojo.
Some of the town hadn't changed much, but most of it was completely unrecognizable to someone who'd been here almost...
well, quite some time ago.
He rounded a corner, and I suppose it would be wrong to say he was surprised there was no garden. He'd been keeping away from this part of town because, well, he knew what he'd find. No garden certainly. A large, towering convention center all of cement, steel and glass. It was beautiful in its own way, certainly, but I have a feeling anything besides the old, overgrown garden would have had the same result. Even the most beautiful architecture in the world would have paled to the natural beauty he remembered--and embellished, and made rosier...
Memory can be cruel like that.
And what do you suppose he felt as he considered that huge building and the swarms of people before it? I imagine you have an inkling, but the nuances are lost on you. That's fine. Bear with me for just a little longer and we'll reach that answer.
He walked slowly towards it, drawn by memory or magnetism. Slowly, slowly he came out of the fog as his eyes caught on a particular group of men huddled around--taking pictures of--a very distressed and confused-looking girl.
To his confusion, she seemed to be dressed like a modern-day witch.
He didn't know much about Karakura culture, but he had a hunch what was going on here. He reached the crowd and tried to push through, but made no headway at all. Frustrated, he turned and shouted, pointing: "whoa! It's a girl wearing hardly anything! Let's go get some pictures!" All the heads turned towards him and followed his finger, grinning in anticipation of the sight.
By the time they turned around he'd darted into the circle and tugged the girl out. He pulled her on, making a quick pace away from the group. When they were a safe distance he turned and looked her over.
"Shinpei. That's my name. What was that all about? Was it because of your outfit?"
He was one to talk: like always, he was dressed in flowing, flowery robes that shimmered silkily in the sunlight.
Maybe they were both oddballs.
Let's try that again.
Shinpei walked down a very familiar lane that he'd once...
No, no, not that either. Third time's the charm.
It was a beautiful day, but Shinpei wasn't necessarily feeling sunny. As he walked along the medium-sized Karakura street he was one hundred and one percent lost in another world. In fact, this world itself was hardly his own, but that's another story. You've already heard that one.
I should be more specific and say that he was lost in the same world, really, but remembering it from a very long time ago. Here, he remembered a bathhouse. Here, he remembered a small pond. Here, he remembered a dojo.
Some of the town hadn't changed much, but most of it was completely unrecognizable to someone who'd been here almost...
well, quite some time ago.
He rounded a corner, and I suppose it would be wrong to say he was surprised there was no garden. He'd been keeping away from this part of town because, well, he knew what he'd find. No garden certainly. A large, towering convention center all of cement, steel and glass. It was beautiful in its own way, certainly, but I have a feeling anything besides the old, overgrown garden would have had the same result. Even the most beautiful architecture in the world would have paled to the natural beauty he remembered--and embellished, and made rosier...
Memory can be cruel like that.
And what do you suppose he felt as he considered that huge building and the swarms of people before it? I imagine you have an inkling, but the nuances are lost on you. That's fine. Bear with me for just a little longer and we'll reach that answer.
He walked slowly towards it, drawn by memory or magnetism. Slowly, slowly he came out of the fog as his eyes caught on a particular group of men huddled around--taking pictures of--a very distressed and confused-looking girl.
To his confusion, she seemed to be dressed like a modern-day witch.
He didn't know much about Karakura culture, but he had a hunch what was going on here. He reached the crowd and tried to push through, but made no headway at all. Frustrated, he turned and shouted, pointing: "whoa! It's a girl wearing hardly anything! Let's go get some pictures!" All the heads turned towards him and followed his finger, grinning in anticipation of the sight.
By the time they turned around he'd darted into the circle and tugged the girl out. He pulled her on, making a quick pace away from the group. When they were a safe distance he turned and looked her over.
"Shinpei. That's my name. What was that all about? Was it because of your outfit?"
He was one to talk: like always, he was dressed in flowing, flowery robes that shimmered silkily in the sunlight.
Maybe they were both oddballs.