Week 43 ❖ Friday ❖ video -> text

[akito]

[ have one currently powerless wind spirit staring awkwardly at his communication device, worrying at his lip for a moment before offering a small, equally awkward smile. ]

Ah... Hi! I'm Akito. I'm, um... Usually invisible to most people because I'm a wind spirit. Back home I kind of... try to manage global warming, so it doesn't happen faster than everything can adapt... Umm...

I thought it would be kind of... cool? To, ah... Try and see if I'll still be visible in a video feed after the collar comes back off... Since you never know, ne?

[ he fiddles with a snowflake he's attached to a small chain he wears. the hand that's visible is splinted, and the plastic may or may not have a couple of random, bright stickers on it. he makes sure the next part is filtered away from Jack: ]

Question!

Um... How do you make a... crush go away? Like... Make your heart stop going dokidoki around them...



[ private to jack | text; ]

I found out that I don't really like doctors.
I think it was because of something from Before
Because there's no other reason for it.
Anyway
That is part of why I was being kind of
Obstinate ??
You were just trying to help.


I got a splint put on it and it's fine now.

Comments

[unofficial_ambassador]

[Occasionally invisible teenagers aren't really that much weirder than furry blue gentlemen in the grand scheme of things. She's learning to just go with it.]

I don't think you can make it go away, but it'll become a thing you learn to live with.

[akito]

I've been trying to but it just keeps getting worse.

[unofficial_ambassador]

[She is a huge hypocrite]

Does the person know how you feel about them?

[akito]

Of course not.

[unofficial_ambassador]

Ah. And that's the way you'd like to keep things, I assume.

[akito]

Un. Friendship is more important.

[unofficial_ambassador]

And you're worried that if they find out and don't return your feelings, your relationship will change?

[akito]

I know that he won't, and yes! I am happy with being friends. I don't want to screw it up even worse.

[unofficial_ambassador]

I know that it doesn't sound useful now, but I think the only thing that will really help you is time.

[attention_wenches]

[Presenting the absolute last person you should ask about this sort of thing. But he can't pass up a chance to give imperious advice.]

I understand keeping busy is useful.

[akito]

[ loki u r just a babby how do you know what's useful in affairs of the heart gosh!! ]

It is only so useful for so long...

[attention_wenches]

[It's fairly impressive that he's managed to understand exactly nothing about the subject after several centuries and attracting all the romantic attention that Thor doesn't absorb on account of being princes.]

My magic tutor has a most unfortunate fixation on my brother. This is what I've observed.

[akito]

That's kind of weird.

[attention_wenches]

Very much so. I have no idea what it is about him that overthrows the faculties of otherwise sensible women. But Amora keeps herself busy at the temple and it seems to do her plenty of good.

[akito]

Your brother is... Thor, ne?

He is pretty good-looking, but not enough that it should make people stupid.

[attention_wenches]

I suppose, but it's happened more than once, so...

[akito]

Maybe it's one of his supernatural abilities?

Video

[wrench_and_ruffles]

Ya can't just make yourself stop feelin' somethin'. That just ain't how feelin's work.

video

[akito]

But I have to stop feeling it.

Re: video

[wrench_and_ruffles]

'Cause they don't feel the same way? Or somethin' else?

[akito]

Both.

[wrench_and_ruffles]

Well... it still ain't somethin' ya can turn on an' off. But ya can't do that for the other person neither.

[akito]

I'm happy to just be friends, since having just a friend is something new. And I'm not even very good at that, so I want less chances to ruin it.

[wrench_and_ruffles]

Well... sounds like the best plan'd be to just be friends for now. Worry 'bout the rest later.

[akito]

But he's so handsome and cute, it gets really distracting sometimes.