01: Exploring!

[drakenguard]

Who: Yamato Hotsuin and YOU
Where: Libra Area
Summary: Yamato exploring the surroundings of where he lives. Stop being a hermit, Yamoeto.
Warnings: Verboseness None!



It had taken some internal coaxing, but Yamato finally decided to explore the surrounding area. He could hardly reside in a place where he was ignorant of the local geography after all. What are the main buildings, what is the population of people, what is the strategic and defensive capabilities of such an area, etc, etc...

Normally his subordinates carried out such checks, but Yamato knew how to do it himself. It was strange to do it without a gaggle of peons at his heels, though, clucking and chattering about this and that. He actually felt a bit...naked without them. He never realised how vulnerable he felt without them.

Not to say that he couldn't defend himself. He could. It still just felt odd not to have his usual resources at his command. To begin from scratch... although not that Yamato was planning on starting from scratch. What was the point...? This wasn't Japan, and he had no stakes in defending this strange place from threats - not unless it was to preserve his own renewed life.

Without a purpose...it was both terrifying and liberating. He could choose his own purpose now, although Yamato hadn't the slightest clue on where to begin.

So he wandered Libra's streets, hoping he would stumble across something at the very least.

Comments

[hetried]

"Hahah, you don't need to buy it-- not if you only need a map of the city at least. You can buy more complicated ones of the are, but I don't think you need those."

Or. Well maybe he would need one later. This whole city was closed in, did they even have maps of the country anymore?

"Usually you can find smaller maps for tourists for free at special government places for tourists-- don't know where one of those would be though... Or you could buy the more complicated ones at a bookstore. They usually have something."

[drakenguard]

Yamato logged away this information with rapt attention, nodding slightly. "I see. Perhaps we should go with the smaller maps first."

It would be easier to memorise, and would focus more on buildings and things like that. Larger maps would focus more on roads and landmarks.

[hetried]

"This place is apparently prepared for new people like us dropping in, so I'm sure we can find a map somewhere!"

Not that he...had... any idea where that would be. Whoops. At lest he's looking around a bit while he continues rambling inanely. "You'd think they'd just give us a map on our phone-things or something though..."

[drakenguard]

"Those devices? Truthfully I haven't checked to see if they come with a map function," Yamato admitted. "Have you?"

[hetried]

"Uh, not really."

Kind of ashamed to admit, but then, kind of not really because he knows himself. Everyone already knew he wasn't the smartest at this, geez!!

[drakenguard]

"..." Yamato gave Daichi a long stare, obviously disappointed in Daichi's presumption. "Check to see if it has a map function, Shijima."

[hetried]

"R-Right!!"

He deeefinitely didn't waste any time hitting some buttons on his watch so that the glasses came up over his eyes. A bit of navigating (which didn't take too long because hey, computers were a thing he was mildly competent at), and sure enough...

"Oh, they do have a map! Cool...!"

Brb being fascinated by future tech.

[drakenguard]

Yamato almost sighed in exasperation. Well at least they wouldn't have to go through the trouble of hunting down a map from one of the civilian stores if there was one on those strange devices.

After a brief pause of being ignored of all things by Daichi happily fiddling with his new toy, Yamato reached over and grabbed the back of Daichi's shirt and scarf, yanking him up hard enough for his feet to leave the ground briefly.

"Are you quite done?"

[hetried]

"A-ACK--!"

Daichi was completely snapped out of his investigative mode when suddenly Yamato was grabbing him and he was off the ground and also he was being choked for a second or so? That scarf was really going to be the death of him.

"R-Right! Sorry!" Said with just a slightly panicking voice and clapping his hands together apologetically. "B-But hey, at least we have a map now...!!"

Please let him go and don't kill him

[drakenguard]

Yamato gave him a stern stare for a long moment before releasing his scarf. "Indeed. Have you discovered any other useful functions of it?" When you were ignoring him, hmph!

[hetried]

He made a small gulping noise, before looking back at the COMP again, without ignoring Yamato this time.

"Yeah, you can do all sorts of stuff with it...! It's got games, you can get news, message other people... It's kind of like a portable computer!"

[drakenguard]

"Hm, how useful," Yamato glanced at his own COMP. It was very small as well - amazing that they could cram so many functions into it like that.

[hetried]

"Cool, huh! They're kind of like super-powered cellphones. You think maybe we traveled into the future a bit or something? I don't think our Japan was close to something like this."

Ignoring the fact that it was close to y'know, Demon summoning technology. Details.

[drakenguard]

"It would have been only a matter of time before we would have had this technology," Yamato said, a little frown on his face. Yes, if his world had been born, no doubt they would have made leaps and bounds in technology.

[hetried]

Yamato no, we've been over this extremism stuff, remember!!

"I guess so, but that still means it's at least in the future of our own timeline, don't you think?" Hey look, he actually has on a thoughtful face! "I wonder how long it would've taken our world to make stuff like this..."

[drakenguard]

"...if you chose Alcor's ideal, then it probably would not have taken that long," Yamato admitted quietly. "Humans can achieve great things when left to their own devices, even if they easily fall into corruption and pettiness without guidance."

[hetried]

Uh oh. Aaaaawkward subject approaching abort abort abort--

"You think?" That's right Shijima, just laugh it off like it's an inside-joke or something, flawless! "I think having a project like this is some pretty good guidance, if you ask me. As long as there's still more to accomplish, then humanity won't be that corrupted. At least, not for long."

[drakenguard]

Yamato gave Daichi a long stare.

"...hah...ahah," he abruptly chuckled, shaking his head slightly. "Do you truly believe that? Hn, it is a nice thought, I admit."

[hetried]

"Yeah... I think so." He took a moment as if to think about if he really thought so, but then decided yeah, yeah he thought so.

"I've been thinking a lot about stuff ever since the whole Septentrione thing... I guess that's why I don't get why Polaris wanted to destroy us. There's always room for improvement, you know?"

[drakenguard]

"..." Yamato looked away, frowning faintly. "Yes. Humanity is one of those rare species where we can perpetually improve."

However, that didn't mean that they wouldn't remain pure during this improvement. There would always be corruption unless they, as a society, were harsher on those that would abuse their position and connections. Humanity would remain imperfect in that way.