songerein | i'm a new soul; [open]

Who: Ryu and open!
Which: Depends on prompt!
Where: In Reverein and in dreams!
What: Ryu's shopping and reading! He's also dreaming!
Warnings: Childlike idiocy? Also mention of (child) death, destruction, and general violence in the dream portion.

attention shoppers

Ryu has gone shopping before, but mostly for supplies. Now that he has his own place (at the insistance of a few other people) he has to shop... for the house. This is a kind of shopping he's never had to do before, so when he steps into several stores he feels a bit overwhelmed. You might find him peering curiously at a coffee table as he wonders why people need a whole table for one beverage, or perhaps you might find him staring at a broom, trying to figure out how to hold it... not like a sword. He's never had to clean up after himself in that kind of way, so he has no idea how to use it.

It's not his fault - he's mostly slept either outside or in inns his entire existence. He knows he has to be responsible, but he's just not sure how

learn me a book

Or perhaps you'll find him at the Tree of Stories, sitting and trying to read out a book. He's reading out loud, so it's not hard to find him - though the book he's reading appears to be made for children. ... He's still having trouble with it nonetheless, but he's forging on regardless. His brow is furrowed in concentration as he tries to get through some of the harder words. Should someone approach him he'll look up and smile a little bashfully.

"S - sorry. Was I being too loud?"

He was trying not to - he doesn't want to be inconsiderate! But he's been told that reading things out loud is one of the best ways to work out a word. ... And there's a lot of words he doesn't know.

that empty feeling

But not all of Ryu's time is spent awake. Some of it is spent asleep, and his dreams aren't exactly peaceful. No, this one in fact is quite awful - an empty feeling pervading the whole scene. And what a scene it is.

It's bodies, scattered across the ground in front of him. Close to a dozen of them, with one of them on the ground in front of Ryu. The area around him is foggy, though the remnants of a village seem to be beyond the fog. It's hard to make out anything though, and to those sensitive to nightmare or negative energy, the whole place smells (metaphorically) fishy.

Ryu, for his part, is kicking the corpse in front of him, growling at it. There's an answering growl from within the fog, but he doesn't seem to notice or care.

"Why? Why them?! Why this? Is this what you wanted when you wanted to capture me? Is this - is this what you wanted to get out of it?!" His voice is strained, as if he's been yelling at the dead man for a while. He doesn't seem to notice anyone initially - he's clearly more focused on whatever happened here.

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Ah-

[So that's what he was thinking. G'raha couldn't help but chuckle slightly in response. Sorry, Ryu.]

It seems you figured that out on your own. Usually, it's not just one beverage. Dining tables are meant to hold meals as well. It's especially important to have the space if you have company or live with someone else.

Oh... I'm on my own...

[A pet would probably be a good idea.... if he knew how to take care of one. Which he didn't.]

I'm having some trouble making meals, too. I... I'm used to meals being made over a fire.

[Or however the inns did it - probably simple ovens that look very little like what the oven in his house is right now.]

There's no saying you can't have guests over at some point. Regarding meals, it takes a bit of practice to get better at it. I used to eat food that was easy and quick to make and eat. Needless to say, my diet wasn't exactly healthy. It caused a lot of fussing from Madhuri when she found out about that.

I'm not that best cook, but I have learned quite a bit since I started practicing here. I wouldn't mind helping teach you what I know sometime.

I'd appreciate it. ... I'm used to eating a lot of of fish, since they're plentiful and easy to catch. Or something like a deer... but I don't know how commonly people eat that sort of thing here.

Oh, and I really like boiled eggs. ... But we mostly get those at inns.

All it takes is some experimenting and practice. It is good to note that you must be prepared for failures and mixed results for a while. I do hope that won't discourage you from continuing to try, though. You can't get good results without time and effort put into it, after all.

I mean when you fish you lose a lot of your catches. I don't see why a lot of other things wouldn't be the same.

That's a good way to think about it. You're absolutely correct.

[Not that he's fished a lot]

As anything, it takes persistence and trial and error to be really good at anything.

Mm. Patience is a little hard for me, but... I guess it takes time to get good at taking time.

Well, you wouldn't be alone in trying to learn it, after all. Take things at your own pace.

Yeah. ... I know I have a habit of running into trouble...

[Intentionally or not...]

But there's a lot of people around who are helpful. ... I don't have to be the only one to set things right.

Well, if people here are like the ones I know, I'm sure you'll have plenty of people to scold you if you do something stupid. That's a feeling I know all too well.

[He really shouldn't chuckle at that. G'raha; the guy who frets over his friends and then completely disregards his own life or well-being.]

You're certainly not alone in your endeavors, whatever they may be here.

Sometimes iti's the right thing to do, even if it seems wrong... but I'm trying to be more careful.

... It's strange to not really have a... mission? Something I have to accomplish? It's a little hard to know how to live without that. But most people do... so I'll have to learn.

well, that's the fun of it. Once you've accomplished your goal or mission, you can make a new one. If you put your mind to it, I'm sure you can come up with goals of what you want from your time here in Reverein.

Think of it as a new adventure.

Yes, I'm sure I can. ... One of those has to be catching the biggest fish possible from the river. It's not a huge river so there aren't whales or anything in there, but... maybe when it gets warmer we can have a fishing contest.

[Would it be unfair for him to join in? He's not sure.]

... It's definitely an adventure learning how to live like a normal mortal. I mean, before I knew I was an Endless I couldn't say my life was 'ordinary' even then...

A fishing contest sounds like a lot of fun. I probably wouldn't be any good at it, but I think it's worth looking into setting up once it gets warmer.

Of course! It'd be great to have you! And I can teach you techniques for how to fish - or... would that be cheating?

[Hm. Well, it's about spreading the joy of fishing, not really about winning...]

A... anyway. I've also heard of ice fishing, but I've never done it...

I would think it would be a learning experience more than cheating. And you haven't set it up yet.

Ice fishing?

[Well, if fishing was usually by some patch of water, then he can only assume ice fishing is the same thing, except as ice as your "solid" ground. But considering if you have to cut through the ice to get to the fish...]

Wouldn't that be dangerous? What if the ice breaks while you're on it?

[Not all ice was solid, after all.]

I suppose you make sure the ice is solid and then you punch a hole in the ice? I'm not sure how you do it. I've only heard of one village doing it.

... It's not really something that appeals to me, though. I don't want to be out in the cold for longer than I have to.

i'm a new soul; [open]

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