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Truth is a Whisper; kusai_mikoto~
Topic Started: Jan 29 2010, 04:54 AM (2,713 Views)
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" I'll show you...it usually takes two people anyway," murmurs Mizu, smiling as he stretches, that towel still wrapped around his waste as he smiles. " Gami...stop messing with the lights...giving me a headache..." The lights stop flickering, returning to their normal color as the music continues to play though softer now. " Well lets get to getting dressed..."

Mizu grins, dropping his towel as he carefully pulls the kimono on, wrapping is loosely around his body as he smiles. " Could you hand me that piece of white material Simon?" murmurs Mizu softly. " I have to tie this shut quick, then I can help you get into your own kimono."

MIzu smiles, eyes half lidded as he sighs, the music changing to a soft asian song with soft asian flutes and such playing in the background. " Hmm, at least he has good taste in music," murmurs Mizu as he smiles.
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Simon was glad that Mizu was able to get this Gami person to stop messing with the lights. He had a higher tolerance to brightness than a lot of people but he didn't like the constant flickering. His eyes couldn't adjust properly.

He nodded in response to Mizu's request, and was a little glad to hear that it tended to take two people to properly be able to put on a kimono. It made him seem a little less ignorant.
"Really? Well that's a bit of a relief. I've only worn clothes like these so there's really nothing to getting ready."

He handed the other boy the requested item and stood back in case the other boy wanted him to help. He'd generally liked the look of kimonos. Caldwell rarely threw parties at his estate, but when he did Charles used to bring Simon so he could watch from one of the back rooms as the people dances. Japanese women would attend every now and again due to the international appeal of the Caldwell business and he'd seen them dressed up in kimonos, though some had wanted to wear more western formal dresses.

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And I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't;
So here's to drinks in the dark at the end of my road.
And I'm ready to suffer and I'm ready to hope;
It's a shot in the dark aimed right at my throat.
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" Yes, really," murmurs Mizu, tying the sash around his waist as he smiles, eyes half lidded. Mizu tilts his head, eyes half lidded as he stretches. " Okay then, lets get you into your own kimono..." Mizu chuckles, hearing a soft thump sound as he turns around, a large blanket laying on the floor as Mizu chuckles. " Either he's sending more gifts or the links going wonky and his stuff's falling into my room..." Mizu giggles, eyes half lidded as he stretches.

" Hey, if that's for me change the music! If it isn't retrieve it!" shouts Mizu, giggling as the music changes to a faster paced song as Mizu giggles. " Oh...now that's not what I like and even you know that! So it's not for me..." Mizu giggles, looking at the soft, thick blue and white blankets. " Oh...I guess it's for you Simon..."

Mizu giggles, the music turning back to slow, soft music as Mizu relaxes, picking up the kimono he'd picked out for Simon. " Well, lets get you dressed," murmurs Mizu as he smiles. " It seems Gami likes giving random gifts..."
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Simon jumped about three feet off the ground when something hit the floor behind him. He turned to see there was a blanket on the floor. It seemed quiet well made but its presence was rather inexplicable. And he was about to comment on how nice the kimono looked on Mizu but the sudden appearance of something new had derailed his train of thought.

He was going to chalk it up to whoever-it-was on the other side being strange until Mizu said that it was for him. Simon turned as though this extra presence was contained somehow around the blanket and he tucked his hair behind his near nervously.

"Oh. Well, thank you. I don't believe we've met but it's greatly appreciated."

He turned back to Mizu and shyly started to strip off his clothes to reveal his skinny form clad in oversized shorts. He hadn't had the time to find real underwear and since his clothes were so baggy anyway he'd just pulled on the larger boxers that had somehow ended up in his closet.

"So why would your friend want to give me something?" He asked, curious as to why this mysterious stranger was kind enough and knowledgeable enough about his situation to know that he could use an extra blanket.
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And I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't;
So here's to drinks in the dark at the end of my road.
And I'm ready to suffer and I'm ready to hope;
It's a shot in the dark aimed right at my throat.
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" Hmm, well because maybe it pleases me to do so?" murmurs a soft voice from a shadowed corner of the room as Mizu startles, looking toward the corner as a strange expression pulls on his pale face. " You've got one interesting friend there Mizuno Kage..." Mizu blinks, trying to discern the figure in the shadows, blinking as the lights go out, the room going black as he startles as red eyes glow in the dark. " As I'm still a young death spirit I can only materialize in this realm at night or in darkness..."

" So you're Gami," murmurs Mizu as those red eyes just watch him as Mizu blushes. " A death spirit...?"

" Yes, that's me," murmurs Gami, moving to sit on Mizu's bed as he grins. " As for you Simon, no we've never met...well when you were awake...I was watching you for a bit last night...noticed you didn't have much for blankets...I have hundreds so I thought I could lend a hand and give up one."

" You know we are trying to get dressed," murmurs Mizu, blushing as Gami chuckles, eyes half-lidded as Mizu sighs. " Perhaps you can show up later once we're actually dressed..."

" Okay then," murmurs Gami, giggling as he disappears, the lights turning back on in the room as Mizu smiles looking toward Simon as he shrugs.
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Simon nearly squealed in fear when the lights suddenly went out after a voice sounded in the room. He didn't like the absolute dark. He usually kept a window open or the bathroom light on so it could be dark enough to sleep but with some sort of light for him to see if he opened his eyes.

The red eyes really didn't help his nerves and he moved behind Mizu without thinking, mostly because he was pretty indecent from his point of view. He calmed once he realized that it was just the same person who had given him a blanket and messed with the lights and music.

"'Interesting'? he echoed, wondering what it was about him that would fascinate someone so clearly unearthly.

He had to admit relief when Mizu suggested that Gami leave until they were dressed and suddenly light filled the room again. He moved away from Mizu, blushing as he hadn't realized that he'd been grabbing onto his arm from behind when he was initially scared about ghosts being in the room (because that was still where his mind went).

"That was strange but I got a good feeling from him." he stated, a little dazed and surprised that he'd gotten a feeling at all. He rubbed his chest and readjusted to the warm vibration he got whenever he was around Mizu.
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And I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't;
So here's to drinks in the dark at the end of my road.
And I'm ready to suffer and I'm ready to hope;
It's a shot in the dark aimed right at my throat.
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" I suppose he's meaning your aura," murmurs Mizu softly, moving to pick up Simon's kimono as he holds it up. " Well enough of Gami's craziness for now, lets get you dressed before you catch a chill..."

Mizu sighs, seeing that strange aura about Simon, tilting his head a bit as he giggles slightly. " You glow," murmurs Mizu softly, reaching out as his fingers move to play with a strand of Simon's hair for a silent moment. " And you seem to be glowing more then you did yesterday..." Mizu shrugs, smiling as he stretches a bit.
" Okay...put your arms in the sleeves and then pull it closed around you, left over right and I'll go grab the tie so we can get it tied closed..."

MIzu tilts his head, chuckling as he notices something large glowing out on the balcony next to the Moonflower. It was even bigger then the Moonflower and was a HUGE Sunflower that seemed to be nearly glowing with the brilliance of the sun. " I wonder where a death spirit got that?" murmurs Mizu softly.
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"I have an aura? You mean that I put out like...light?" he wondered, glancing down at his own skin as though he could see it but it looked normal to him.

More than he did yesterday, so that meant that to Mizu's eyes there was something unusual about him if it had increased. That was almost consistent with the strange things he had done in the past that Charles used to tell him about when he was younger. Things about light exploding and attracting fireflies at night.

He pulled the kimono on and carefully folded it over like Mizu had instructed. He smiled at Mizu when he messed with his hair and put his free hand to it, hoping that it would grow out a little more sooner. He loved touching Mizu's hair and the other boy seemed to feel the same way about his own so that automatically made him want to grow it out a bit. It would, obviously, also help his girl ploy so that was a plus as well.

"Hmm?" he asked, turning toward the balcony to see that a sunflower had been placed near the moon one. A gigantic one with proportions unlike any Simon had seen. He did hear, though, that some could get that big but the gardeners tended to not put the less dainty ones in their gardens for obvious reasons.

"Wow. That's really something. I wonder how he knew that I love sunflowers..."
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And I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't;
So here's to drinks in the dark at the end of my road.
And I'm ready to suffer and I'm ready to hope;
It's a shot in the dark aimed right at my throat.
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" Yeah, pretty much," murmurs Mizu, smiling as he giggles slightly.
" I doubt you can see it yourself...it seens to be strongest in the left side of your chest...also somewhat strong around your hands...I keep my energy more focused so when others see my aura it's usually a dark purple-red glow toward my hands and my chest...though mattering on what I'm doing there may be bright points all over..."

Mizu smiles, looking at Simon with the kimono on as he grabs the tie, carefully tying it around Simon as he giggles. " Okay then...now the more difficult part...the obi's," murmurs Mizu, grinning as he stretches. " Good thing for us, they had the pre-tied bow ones for us, so it'll make it ALOT easier..."

" As for Gami knowing what you like and don't like...well he's a death spirit...he has the records at hand...all of us have a death journal...the names confusing...but from what I understand from speaking with some other spirits once it holds almost all the info about your life...from birth to death," murmurs Mizu as he picks up the golden obi he'd picked ot pair with Simon's kimono. " So he knows when you were born, who your parents were...anything about you pretty much...he knows you like sunflowers like he knows I like moonflowers...either that or he just wanted to give us two contrasting flowers..."
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He wondered how the thing was coming together but Mizu seemed to be pretty pleased so far so he must have folded it over correctly. Simon felt a little useless, being dressed by the person he was supposed to take care of but he'd probably have the most crooked kimono in existence without the help.

The boy didn't initially react other than to widen his eyes when Mizu described how Gami would know about him and the things he liked. It was a startling thought.
"Do you...mean that he knows exactly what's gonna happen to us? That sorta contrasts with the idea of free will, doesn't it?" That particular notion bothered Simon. Charles wasn't lax in his education for the small amount of time that they had together and he'd especially focused on ethics and philosophy since Simon had reacted so well to it when he'd reached the age when abstract thought was possible. It was enlightening and brought some hope into Simon's life to study such things and hear the words of men (and women he could dig up) who weren't corrupt and believe in the light of human intelligence and reason.

"I guess that makes sense. Those really are opposites as far as flowers go...and we seem to have kinda different personalities when it comes to things we like that are kinda trivial like colors and flowers..."
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And I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't;
So here's to drinks in the dark at the end of my road.
And I'm ready to suffer and I'm ready to hope;
It's a shot in the dark aimed right at my throat.
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" No, he himself doesn't know what will happen to us, he just knows what we've done in the past," murmurs Mizu, eyes half lidded as he smiles. " Everything else is filled in as our lives progress from my understanding...our death dates are written in those books, but in a way that only once that time draws near does it become visible..." Mizu smiles, eyes half lidded, as he tilts his head, a strange expression on his pale face.

" I suppose they are," murmurs Mizu, grinning as he looks toward those flowers. " They are opposites, but oh so beautiful in their own special ways..." Mizu sighs, carefully wrapping that golden obi around Simon, tying it carefully, connecting the pretied bow as he straightens in as he grins. " There, all done...now just too get mine..." Mizu smiles, looking toward the silver obi with embroidered black butterflies as he tilts his head. " Will you give me a hand?"

Mizu tilts his head, thinking for a moment as he stretches, his own kimono falling carefully around his pale body. " I love how these things feel," murmurs Mizu as he giggles. " So silky and soft..."
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So it knew when they would die but wouldn't specifically list the things up to that date? The idea of it still made Simon uneasy but he thought, in the back of his mind, that there was no way anything was set. Not to mean that everything was chaos, but that there were certain enduring paths that people were supposed to travel that could be altered through the process of free will. Didn't Charles very life seem to prove this? He was on a straightforward path that would have been nearly impossible to diverge but he had somehow managed to go a completely different path after meeting only one woman. Fate or Destiny were necessitating forces, but not absolute.

He thought of all this while Mizu finished securing his kimono and he turned as the other boy asked him for help. Simon took the obi in hand and roughly approximated what Mizu had done to him and fastened it around the other boy's body. He stood back when he was done and smiled brightly at the other boy.

"It's just so pretty on you. I can tell you're used to wearing it." He liked the interplay between the dark shades of the kimono and Mizu's straight, silken hair falling against it. The light in the room picked up the other tones in his hair along with the subtle colors inlaid on the cloth, giving him an overall cinched yet ephemeral look.
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And I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't;
So here's to drinks in the dark at the end of my road.
And I'm ready to suffer and I'm ready to hope;
It's a shot in the dark aimed right at my throat.
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Mizu smiles, staying still as Simon fastens the obi around him as he giggles, eyes half lidded as he nods. " Well I've always liked to wear them...the flow and make me think of water," murmurs Mizu, smiling as he sits down on his bed, reaching to grab some black tabi socks to put on his feet as he motions toward some white one's for Simon.

" Plus...generally kappa's only come from Japan," murmurs Mizu, eyes half lidded as he smiles slightly. " I suppose it makes me feel closer to my father when I wear these type of clothes...I never met my mom...shadow spirits don't stay around for long...but I met my father once...I barely remember him, but he was very kind to me..."

Mizu tilts his head, raising a hand to run his sharp nails through his hair as he smiles. " I suppose they also look good on my figure," murmurs Mizu as he giggles slightly. " And it tends to make anyone look more feminine..."
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Simon sat at the end of the bed and pulled on the white socks that Mizu indicated he should wear. he stretched his legs out as he sat on the bed, watching as the fabric of the kimono fell over his leg. The boy ran his hands down the front of the garment and looked to Mizu again.

"I'm glad you had the chance to meet your father, if only one time. I never met my father...and my mother was barely around. But I've had Charlie, and I know for sure he's a million times better than my mom could hope to be. She...didn't really want children. It sort of ruined the romantic image to be carting around a kid."

He remembered very little about his time with his mother, but what Simon did recall was always tinged with a heavy dose of pain and confusion. She'd barely paid him any mind. The only person to take care of Simon and probably the sole reason he got food most days was the lady next door. She was unambitious to the point where she felt her father's children should be entirely responsible for taking care of her and her kids, but she was nice enough to Simon.
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And I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't;
So here's to drinks in the dark at the end of my road.
And I'm ready to suffer and I'm ready to hope;
It's a shot in the dark aimed right at my throat.
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Mizu smiles, picking up his geta sandles that were black with the straps being made out of material similar to his kimono. " He was really nice...he gave me some beautiful flowers at the time," murmurs Mizu, eyes half lidded as he smiles slightly. " I don't know if he's still alive or not, but I treasure that memory..."

MIzu sighs, tilting his head as he smiles at Simon, reaching out as he runs his fingers through the others hair. " A father isn't always the person who's genes run through your veins...a fathers the person that takes care of you," whispers Mizu softly, eyes half lidded as he grins. " Same thing with a mother I suppose...though my experience with alot of female caretakers hasn't always been very positive..."

Mizu sighs, shifting as he grins, eyes half lidded as he tilts his head.
" I found some pretty white lacquared geta sandles for you," murmurs Mizu as he holds up those white sandles as he giggles. " I just hope you don't kill yourself in them..."
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