Alastair Stara (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
secondborn) wrote in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
asgardeventide2014-09-22 12:05 pm
secondborn) wrote in asgardeventide2014-09-22 12:05 pm
[Video]
[Alastair is sitting on a roof, looking out at the city. He has a couple of blades next to him. It looks like he might have been in the process of sharpening them when he took a break.]
The change of seasons here is pretty dramatic, isn't it? One moment we still have green, the next...
[He nods out to the suddenly awe-inspiring fall colors of the trees.]
Did it happen like this before? I'm ashamed to say I didn't notice if it did, I was... [He wets his lips and ducks his head a moment,] ...preoccupied. [Preoccupied with being corrupted. Oops.
He lifts his head and smiles.]
Regardless, it's lovely, even if it's a bit sudden. Back home... [A distant sort of look comes over his face as he remembers.] Back home it was always very slow. There was never any one day you could say "now is the end of summer," because when things were Balanced, or at least close to it, it was a slow transition from one season to the next. Maybe our seasons were longer, it's hard to tell.
[He sighs deeply and is quiet for a long moment, then smiles again.]
There's beauty in the world, everywhere. Sometimes it's hard to find it, but every now and then you have to stop and look around and remind yourself why you're fighting.
[His grin turns sheepish and he shakes his head.]
It may seem silly, and believe me, I sound a little ridiculous to myself sometimes, but do me a favor and take a moment out of your day to just appreciate the beauty around you, and remember the beauty of home.
The change of seasons here is pretty dramatic, isn't it? One moment we still have green, the next...
[He nods out to the suddenly awe-inspiring fall colors of the trees.]
Did it happen like this before? I'm ashamed to say I didn't notice if it did, I was... [He wets his lips and ducks his head a moment,] ...preoccupied. [Preoccupied with being corrupted. Oops.
He lifts his head and smiles.]
Regardless, it's lovely, even if it's a bit sudden. Back home... [A distant sort of look comes over his face as he remembers.] Back home it was always very slow. There was never any one day you could say "now is the end of summer," because when things were Balanced, or at least close to it, it was a slow transition from one season to the next. Maybe our seasons were longer, it's hard to tell.
[He sighs deeply and is quiet for a long moment, then smiles again.]
There's beauty in the world, everywhere. Sometimes it's hard to find it, but every now and then you have to stop and look around and remind yourself why you're fighting.
[His grin turns sheepish and he shakes his head.]
It may seem silly, and believe me, I sound a little ridiculous to myself sometimes, but do me a favor and take a moment out of your day to just appreciate the beauty around you, and remember the beauty of home.
no subject
Close your eyes and hold out your hands.
no subject
If this sucks, I'm punching you.
no subject
And I'll deserve it.
[But he places something in her hands. It's a chocolate bar, a nice one.]
All right, you can open your eyes.
no subject
Oh man! It's chocolate!
[It's amazing how fast there's a bite it in her mouth and she's groaning with joy.]
Mmmmmm...that's the stuff.
no subject
I'm glad I picked the right one.
no subject
[Mmmmmm. Chocolate.]
no subject
Good, I was worried.
no subject
[She's not joking there okay.]
no subject
[And he really does. He's seen a skilled fighter bring down a man twice her size with a few simple movements, and he's learned and performed similar moves.]
I have to get going, but this was fun. Good job!
no subject
[Shoving the rest of the bar in her mouth to hold it there, she runs out. Always on the go, this one.]
no subject
He likes Riley a lot. She's a good kid, and that was a good distraction. But he has to get back to work now.]