[Amber: 002]

[hakanai]

[A few conversations he's had lately have inspired this amber 'post' from Yoshitsugu. He's currently laying down on his bed in the room he shares with a myriad of interesting souls, face-up and holding the amber piece above his head so it can show his face (well, what little of it that is visible).]

The wish to return to your homes is normal, but it is frankly stupid to reject the opportunities for growth you can find here. Accepting them might not hinder you efforts, it might indeed help them, and the personal experiences may prove fruitful and useful for your future... whatever that future might hold.

[As is typical for him, however, he can't help but add something of a dark tease at the end; nothing about his tone suggests it is anything but serious. It probably doesn't take much thought to work out Yoshitsugu's attempt at humour unless you're exceptionally naive, though.]

Of course, it may be unwise to listen to the words of a ghost. Who knows how he might lead you astray?

Comments

[superbdianthus]

What...?

[Too many words.]

Why wouldn't I be certain? You're clearly not dead right now, so you can't be a ghost. If you were a living ghost, then your body would be somewhere else and I don't even know you, so why would you be haunting me even if you were. It makes no sense, so obviously it can't be true.

[hakanai]

I should point out to you that being dragged into another world, shrunk to the size of an insect and given wings through magical means doesn't make sense either. Yet all of that happened.

[Have some more words! Yoshitsugu should probably stop being an ass but really, when did 'for his own good' ever stop him from doing something?]

Truthfully, I don't care if you believe me. But I want to reassure you that there are numerous reasons why I might choose to haunt you.

[He sounds somewhat cheerful about that 'fact.']

[superbdianthus]

I still don't understand why everyone thinks we shrunk. Everything in this castle is very large, that's all. It's not unusual.

[The only thing that's seemed a little out of place was the time Honda appeared past the barrier. He looked a bit bigger than usual, but maybe someone upgraded him. If she'd been able to get to him, maybe...maybe she could have compliment him on it.]

[hakanai]

You apply that logic to the creatures that have come here as well?

[There are occasionally times when Yoshitsugu wishes he could have some a simple, straightforward approach to whatever happens around him, but it simply can't be. You are who you are, after all.]

[But it's something to appreciate in others... well. To a degree.]

[superbdianthus]

Creatures? Like the spiny bear, you mean? That's normal for this region, isn't it? Or do you mean the ones people brought with them? I would think they'd be a more normal size since they don't come from here.

[She's also doggedly determined not to except "hedgehog" as the name for the creature she saw outside the tree that day. It's a spiny bear, as it's clearly a bear with spines. It's not a pig at all, nor is it a hedge.]

[hakanai]

[...Yoshitsugu is as close to 'lost for words' as he ever gets. Nothing could ever truly banish his commentry away but Naotara's approach to the tree is surely the most impressive effort ever to be 'made' at it.]

So you haven't seen the rabbits, or the cat?

[He huffs a quiet laugh.]

Perhaps you should go and see if you can spy a glimpse of our feline friend.

[superbdianthus]

There's a cat? What sort of cat?

[That catches her attention immediately. She can't pass up cats. Ever. That would be why she has so many tigers back home. Tigers count, right?]

Even if it's larger than a normal cat, what does that prove? The animals may just be bigger here, too.

[hakanai]

It's a much larger than normal cat.

[As a cat person himself, Yoshitsugu has rather enjoyed the presence of the elegant creature... even if it is stuck beyond the fog.]

[(Logically there are probably reasons that's a good thing too, but he's not been bothered about that at all.)]

Believe what you will, but I would take some time to truly think about and observe everything that is happening. If nothing else, you will get to spend time in the company of a pleasant animal.

[superbdianthus]

I'll go see the cat, but only because I want to.

[She's not making a single concession, but at the same time, she can't lie about not wanting to see if she can see the cat for herself. If she does, she can just hear the smug reaction she's going to get from this scoundrel.]

[hakanai]

I don't doubt it.

[Says Yoshitsugu in what counts for him as a happy tone. Scoundrel is right, in so many ways.]