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vatheon2012-08-18 12:27 pm
strength_of_tomorrow) wrote in vatheon2012-08-18 12:27 pm
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No more procrastinating
Who: Kratos, Lloyd, possibly Angelo if he's around
When: Morning, August 18th
Where: Lloyd and Angelo's apartment
Style: Brackets forever
Status: Closed
[Early that morning, Kratos heads out to attempt to deliver the portrait to Lloyd yet again. Unfortunately for him, this time there's no Colette conveniently stumbling to the ground to allow him to put off the occasion further. He briefly considers just slipping it underneath the door, but even someone as emotionally stunted as Kratos can see what sort of message that would leave. Bracing himself, he knocks.]
When: Morning, August 18th
Where: Lloyd and Angelo's apartment
Style: Brackets forever
Status: Closed
[Early that morning, Kratos heads out to attempt to deliver the portrait to Lloyd yet again. Unfortunately for him, this time there's no Colette conveniently stumbling to the ground to allow him to put off the occasion further. He briefly considers just slipping it underneath the door, but even someone as emotionally stunted as Kratos can see what sort of message that would leave. Bracing himself, he knocks.]
D'awww~ Like father, like son. <3
[It's perfect logic to him.]
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The longer you live, the more you come to notice the patterns in things. Recognition of them will allow you to predict the outcome of most any situation with great accuracy.
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[That sounds a lot like stuff he had to do in school, which never felt like what would actually happen in real life.
Your son, Kratos. Your son. He clearly didn't get all of Kratos's more logical genes.]
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[Dirk is a practical man, surely he made Lloyd do seasonal preparations!]
There are other patterns in life that are just as regular as the seasons. With time, you come to notice them.
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[Kratos having a point with that almost catches him off guard.]
But life isn't like seasons. You can't always tell when something bad is going to happen that you need to be prepared for. Maybe for things with schedules, like school or work, or stuff that relies on seasons, like harvesting or planting, but how do you know about things like if someone's going to help you or try to get you into trouble? Or how do you know what things might make someone mad? How do you know if you're going to make a mistake? Can you really prepare for things you can't expect?
[Somehow Lloyd's forgotten his initial complaint, and he's actually... listening. Still arguing, of course, but, without realizing it, he's listening to what Kratos has to say.]
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[He casts a glance at Lloyd with that statement.]
But for the most part, it will serve you well. For example, say that a well dressed man came into your town with a great deal of luggage. All of his belongings are well secured. He travels alone other than a pair of guard dogs. He seems to be excessively social and smiles at everyone he meets, even people that are rude to him. He doesn't carry many weapons. What sort of guesses would you be able to make about him?
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[It's a tentative guess, his uncertainty showing, but there is some basis behind it.]
Sometimes we'd get merchants in Iselia from other places. They were nice to everyone because they wanted us to buy their things. That's why the guy has all that luggage, and why he has dogs to guard it.
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[The fact that Lloyd figured it out on his own makes Kratos smile. It's a small smile, but it's there nonetheless.]
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[Surprise and something like childish delight flash across Lloyd's face. It's not just the fact that he solved the puzzle, either, though that's the part he's most aware of. Underneath it, though, he's responding to Kratos's smile. To Kratos being proud of him.
It isn't a conscious thought.
He smiles back, hesitantly pleased.]
I thought maybe it was a priest, since he was trying to be nice, but I don't think I've ever seen a priest traveling with a lot of things.
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[A moment later, almost like it's an afterthought:]
Good work.
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...like a kid whose father had just praised him. Suddenly that warm feeling takes on an awkwardness. He still has no idea how to deal with Kratos as his son.]
Th-thanks. I guess I didn't realize how people could have patterns, too. Maybe... I guess maybe you have a point. At least, sometimes.
[Still not going to concede that Kratos is usually right, but it's hard to pick a fight when the man just complimented something he did.]
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I am going to check on Amaterasu. If she's injured, I'll wait a little while before asking her to... fix this.
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[And it's still awkward, but there's still that warm feeling, and that knowledge that Kratos is going to get the picture fixed for him. A picture of him and his... family. That thought brings on a whole new wave of feelings that he doesn't know what to do with. Fidgeting, he picks up the dishes, standing up.]
I'll, um... go do the dishes, then. And I'll... see you later?
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[Making sure he still has the picture tucked safely away, Kratos turns and heads out the door. He's not sure what all just happened here, having gone from fighting to cooking Lloyd breakfast to teaching him about the nature of people all in quick succession, but... he thinks it might have been a good thing.]