folklorist | ϡ - chapter thirteen; rememberance [action|written]

[ Around mid-afternoon Helios will be making his way across town with a small bundle of flowers in his hands. It might seem a bit odd, random even, but today is a rather...hard day for him; regardless he does have a small smile on his face as he makes his way through town. There's soft hum coming from his lips, absentmindedly and almost indistinguishably if you're not close enough. It's a soft melody and peaceful, or as peaceful as he can manage it to be. He has his journal with him just in case anything goes wrong.

He pauses momentarily at the edge of town, looking back almost as if he's thinking of making a post but...he decides against it for now. And then he turns and heads off into the forest.

He'll return later with one lone flower still in between his fingers and some dirt on both pant legs and his hands. He takes a seat by the fountain in the town square idly looking at his journal and of course the flower he is twirling unmindful with his pointer finger and thumb of his left hand. ]

If you could go back and change one event in your life, would you? Or would leave it as a reminder or perhaps a lesson learned? History is known for teaching us our past mistakes and also to be used in helping us in the future as well. History repeats itself as the saying goes.

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[ His grip on that flower might tighten a bit, but after a deep breath and a sigh he nods. ] Yes I know, it's silly to get worked up over something like that. Something you can't change but I just...can't help it even after all this time.

[He reaches over, lays a hand on his shoulder briefly.] I know how you feel, sort of. When the day that dad, well, when it came around... [He hunches his shoulders minutely.] I'd never missed a year before.

[ He'll look at Naoki a sad sympathetic smile, on his face. ] I'm sorry Naoki to have you remember such things, it wasn't my intention. [ He pauses looking back off towards the area he came from a few hours ago. ] It just didn't feel like it was right not to do something for her. Even if it is in the confines of...this place. Despite everything thinking about it actually makes me happy.

Don't worry about that, Helios. [Naoki shakes his head lightly with a small smile, then follows his gaze.] I had a drink in the honour of him, that day. Put some flowers on the river. [He seems a little wistful.] It's not bad to remember.

Ah I would felt dreadful if it was. Flowers on the river--ah yes that is a tradition in Japanese culture if I'm not mistaken? [ He'll look at his own, smiling. ] They're very beautiful, I'm sure she would love to have seen them for herself. She was always fond of any and all types now that I remember.

[A nod--then Naoki looks down at the flower, glances at him.] What was she like?

[ He looks up, back at Naoki before smiling and sighing. ] Smart, funny, she had a nasty right hook too. [ He just chuckles at that eyes looking distant as if remembering some occurrence. ] The garden she had was always in full bloom even during winter.

Nasty right hook...learned from experience? [A little smile as he leans his arms on his legs.] How? Did she have a...greenhouse or something?

No not personal. [ He is smiling a bit more now though. ] But I was witness to her taking some...ah frustrations out. Hmm no she was actually part dryad. Creating life was in her blood you could say, and she just had a way with implementing it.

Part dryad. [Naoki blinks slightly.] Sounds pretty amazing.

Ah--yes she was. Even her hair was tinged a bit green from that. [ He laughs lightly smiling. ] Mother's side, well, and her father was a magician. It's somewhat typical for two groups like that to come together in my world.

[He tilts his head slightly.] It is?

Mm yes. It's how magical bloodlines are formed in my world. People with more pure bloodlines tend to marry into families of equal or slightly lower magical capabilities. [ He smiles as if remembering something. ] And then there's also...True Light.

True Light...?

You could say it's...something akin to soul mates.

Something like soul mates... [He blinks at the thought, rubs his head.]

When two people are so perfectly matched for one another they share a part of their soul with the other. [ He says it a bit absentmindedly twirling that lone flower once again in his fingers. ]

Hmm, that sounds... [Nice? To share that much with someone? Maybe. He looks down at that flower between Helios' fingers.]

It's...wonderful but without it's dangers. [ Sigh. ] I just wish I was...more aware.

More aware...?

Sometimes we do things without being fully aware of the consequences. I suppose you could say I--was like that a few years ago. [ He'll use his free and run it through his hair, sighing. ]

[Naoki shifts, folding hands together in his lap.] Well, we...nothing's for certain. [A bit of a smile.] A lot of things we go into, we're going into them blind.

True one can't predict the future besides seers and those learned in the subject! [ He laughs but it's short lived. ] But I was warned about it and I...I did it anyway. [ He just shakes his head. ] I should have listened. Curiosity does get the better of us sometimes though.

[A bit of a rueful smile, on Naoki's part.] Curiosity's part of human nature.

Ah and such a dangerous part it is, but you are right. [ He does give a small smile though his voice has gone a bit sour. ] Without it the world would never move forward or dare to break that which is the norm.

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