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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That's a pretty large question.

[Naoki's heading through the plaza about the time he spots Helios and slows with a blink. He changes course from the grocery to head toward him, glancing briefly, curiously, at the flower between his fingers.]

Hey, Helios.

It is isn't? I think it depends on what people consider changing. Something of great importance or something...insubstantial.

But why would you ever bother changing the insubstantial things? Surely...surely the substantial changes are the one worth making?

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[Walking through the village centre, Buffy stops. The fountain is one of her favourite places to sit and absorb some of the atmosphere and--so, she does. Far enough away to be polite, but close enough to remark:]

They'll all be gone, soon. The flowers--I mean. Hello, Autumn.

[ He jolts a little bit at the sudden noise, and because he wasn't exactly paying attention, derp. But he'll give you a smile as he sees you there. ]

Ah Naoki. How are feeling? Better I hope? [ He might give you a small frown. ]

[Naoki offers a small smile in return, making his way over.]

I'm better. [A beat--] He came back, a few days afterward.

Maybe to try something new? Or get into a different routine. Insubstantial as they may be, to someone else they actually might be quite life changing. I suppose it all depends upon the person and how they see it though.

He did?! That's wonderful news Naoki!

[ He wasn't expecting someone to reply so, yeah, he jumps a little. He looks at the flower for a few moments and then at Buffy. ]

Ah they will? I'm not much of a gardener myself. But the flowers from the shop are quite beautiful aren't they? [ A pause. ]

Almost Autumn already. My the time flies in this place doesn't it?

I used to know the girl who ran it. Before she left, I mean. [A slight shrug, a smile.] And I guess time flies when you're having not-fun?

There are things I would change. But there are also things I would leave as they were.

I think it depends whether or not the event in question actually taught a lesson, or whether or not it was just a senseless tragedy.

A shame I couldn't have gone there beforehand. It takes a lot of care and effort to run something like that. [ And he will just look at that flower again smiling. He chuckles at that, shaking his head a little as well. ] That does seem to be the case for Luceti.

Yes that make sense. Things that are tragic often make us wish we could have forestalled them, or even done something to alter the event. Then again the tragedy also could have been teaching a lesson as well.

Been through both, unfortunately. Side effect of living in a place like Sunnydale.

If there was nothing you could have done to prevent the event, then there can't really have been a lesson to it.

On the other hand, looking back, it's all too easy to see things you could have done differently.

[Naoki nods firmly. Not in the best of shape, still not, but--] Yeah. And he remembers everything, which is even better.

I can only imagine especially with a Hellmouth there to boot. [ He pauses in writing a response because he could have done something to prevent it. ]

It's not always easy to look back on things, wondering what we missed or could have changed. But to not do so would be a blatant disregard for whatever it was we lost.

[ Helios will give him a warm smile. ] That's a big relief. It's always a gamble when it comes to that. But the both of you deserve it. You're not overworking yourself, are you? [ His tone is a bit dour when he asks that question. Though you don't look worse for wear mentally is an entirely different thing. He knows how you get Naoki. ]

[Naoki's eyes dart a little to one side. You really do know how he gets, Helios. He's been nothing but a coil of nerves and worry since Richard got back and his friends were kidnapped.]

I'm trying not to. Richard won't let me, I don't think. [A bit of a laugh.]

[What a question. Especially one for Poland who really sort of wishes he could change history sometimes. It takes him a while to say something, but he feels he has to say something about this, which actually shows the rare serious side of this guy.]

If I changed stuff, I would still be strong and none of the bad stuff would have happened to me. I'd still be powerful and people would be okay. But if nothing changed, I wouldn't have learned stuff either. I wouldn't be...me? The today me. I don't know. Either way things kind of suck.

Yes, I suppose it would. Even if the mistakes you made were minor, you owe it to everyone not to make them again. [And Giles has to pause, at that - three people close to him have died all because he did something wrong] I suppose the lesson isn't always obvious, then.

Helios, are you all right? What's brought this on?

I once tried to help someone even though she warned me not to and it... didn't end well. If I could change things... I would listen.

[ Yeah because he's your pseudo-fasha and he knows these things or something. ]

I'll have to thank him for trying then. [ A brief moment of silence as he sits there idly continuing to twirl that flower. A soft sigh as he looks up at the sky. ] They'll be back and we'll just have help them when they do return.

[Sob, Naoki is such a open book. >: He wanders closer now to the fountain, takes a seat lightly next to him.] Mm, we will. [A beat--he looks at that flower.] Anything on your mind, Helios...?

Being strong has its merits. But so does learning from one's mistakes. Both are quite powerful in making someone who they are; who they will someday be. Why do you say that? I always like to think things can always get better.

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