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yusuke kitagawa「 FOX 」 ([personal profile] wantsnudes) wrote in [community profile] hadriel_logs2018-08-16 09:45 pm

believe in another day, live another day

Who: Yusuke Kitagawa and open
What: Local artist/Phantom Thief keeps his mind off his problems by staying busy. Results are mixed.
Where: Various
When: After this, early-mid August
Warnings: tbd

i. DRAWING

Yusuke's latest artistic endeavour has turned his attention to the clinic, and at Kate's request, he's been taking his time to try out different designs for what might be a mural to decorate its walls, as well as smaller designs for inside the building. Yet he's getting frustrated: his mind is elsewhere completely, and so anything he draws keeps appearing dull, uninspired, or just technically bad.

Which is why one might find him sitting outside the clinic, angrily muttering at his sketchbook, scribbling out drawings he's found some minor flaw with, or else tearing out pages altogether and throwing them aside in frustration with an angry, "This is unacceptable!"


ii. TRAINING

In the late evening is Yusuke's favourite time to train. With most people asleep, it's the best time to adorn his Phantom Thief attire as Fox. He has a set obstacle course he rehearses along the cliffs, leaping from rock to rock with almost unnatural agility, pausing to crouch to hide from imaginary foes, moving and hiding so effectively sometimes that he appears more like a dark blur melding from shadow to shadow.

Other parts of his training are sword drills: using his katana, he practises unsheathing and sheathing his blade in one single, fluid stroke, repeating the motion over and over with gracefully precise movements. Then he moves on to overhead slashes, or drawing his blade from defensive crouching positions. He spends a few minutes on each kata, until he's satisfied, before moving on.

Just when he wants to move on to practicing with his Persona, however, he feels like there are eyes on him nearby. He doesn't call on Goemon just yet, scanning around the dark shapes of the rocks and plants nearby for any observers. Is someone there?


iii. STARGAZING

Having redirected his pent-up emotions into training, Yusuke pulls off his kitsune mask, finds the nearest stretch of beach, and rolls over onto his back to gaze up at the stars. It's beautiful here, and a sight he won't tire of after those long months cooped up in the cave, or the brutal days and pitifully short nights of the desert planet. Yet the constellations are different from home, and he hasn't spent enough time out here yet to be able to chart them from memory.

Perhaps he could draw them? He also wants to draw the way the stark moonlight strikes the beach, the waves against the cliffs, crashing against the rocks...

Exhausted, Yusuke closes his eyes. Lulled by the sounds around him, he soon dozes off.

[personal profile] hoperulesdespairdrools 2018-08-19 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
"It's not? Well, I guess it might be part of some special power, then?" Which was not really much different in Komaeda's eyes in terms of talented people being the ones that drove society as opposed to normal, boring everyday people who just existed to benefit the talented. If this was not a talent or special power though, then it might be something mundane like Yusuke fighting to survive regardless of whether or not it was his talent. On the other hand, Yusuke's talent lay in art and perhaps him training would mean he had a higher chance of conquering despair, going home and continuing to hone his talent back in his world.

Komaeda looked around. "How about sitting on that rock there? There should be enough space for the two of us." He pointed to the rock in question.

[personal profile] hoperulesdespairdrools 2018-08-22 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"Goemon....?" Komaeda looks thoughtfully. The name could be a coincidence but... "The same name as the hero in folklore?"

Yusuke called it 'the manifestation of a powerful will of rebellion held within'. So if that is the case, that means Yusuke can summon a personification of an aspect of his personality to help him fight battles. And if this aspect is based on Goemon then that would be absolutely amazing.

Either way, Yusuke is even cooler and a more powerful symbol of hope than he initially thought.

[personal profile] hoperulesdespairdrools 2018-09-29 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, you said the manifestation of a powerful rebellion held within", Komaeda answers thoughtfully. "And you called him a persona. And if he's a part of you, I guess you mean your personality? So...." And he smiles, his eyes lighting up. "Does that mean he's a representation of your hope? And because of that, you can draw on your own hope as a special power to fight?"

Oh boy, this is exciting to find out about.

[personal profile] hoperulesdespairdrools 2018-09-29 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"Of course!" And with that, Komaeda tries to grab Yusuke's hands, his face very near his and his eyes alight with sheer excitement. "But isn't fighting to give hope to others a form of hope itself? Using your Persona to slay a monster attacking a village and saving the village, for instance. If that Persona helps fuel your desire to protect and you channel it into power....ah, how amazing! I would really lucky to witness something as beautiful and powerful as that!"

[personal profile] hoperulesdespairdrools 2018-09-30 01:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Unfortunately, Komaeda is far into his hobby horse to realise that Yusuke might not quite be comfortable grabbing his hands like that. "You are definitely a symbol of hope, Yusuke-kun. Two talents.....I never thought that sort of thing was possible. What a marvellous revelation!" And he goes a bit closer. "Please......let me know if there is anything I can do to help you out. My talent may completely suck but if someone like me can be used to make your power and hope shine, nothing would make me happier!"