First Breeze - Video

[thatsawiggle]

Whatever seals ye been puttin’ on me, ye better start takin’ ‘em off quick. ‘S not somethin’ ta be laughin’ at, tyin’ a guy to the ground like ye do!

[The fiery redhead is definitely living up to his hair color, scowling at the camera, one pointed tooth sticking out over his lower lip. The overall image, rather than intimidating, is almost comically childish, given his wide blue eyes and somewhat ridiculous accent.]

Thorough, too, I dunno how ye be doin’ it without actually tyin’ me down, but I can walk and run and breathe jes’ fine, I jes’ can’t feckin’ fly!

[And a stubborn huff, crossing his arms over his chest.]

And now I’m not one t’turn down a free meal, but this human lady callin’ herself me mam is gettin’ a little much, don’t ye think? Can’t honestly tell if she thinks she’s bein’ serious or not. Can’t tell nothin’ fer shit, not all tied up and bound inside like I am. ‘S like I been robbed of me sense o’ taste, it is, and if yer out there havin’ a gay old laugh at ol’ Jin then jes’ wait til I find ye and we’ll see who’ll be laughin’ then!

Honey, come here and let me brush that hair of yours! You can’t start your Pokemon adventure with a mop like that!

[The look on Jin’s face as he glances offscreen is fear, as he jumps up and beats a hasty retreat.]

Ye get away from me with that brush, y’crazy woman! Ain’t no one what’s brushed me hair before, and ain’t no one startin’ now! Get awa—

[The feed goes blank. He’ll get back to your messages when he’s done fighting off Mom.]

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[seasidecherry]

She does that to everyone! It's not just you, don't worry.

...are you going to be okay?!

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[thatsawiggle]

[He looks confused and pitying.]

Ye mean she goes 'round attackin' everyone with a hairbrush? Why the hell ain't no one tried t' stop her yet?

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[seasidecherry]

...she thinks she's everyone's mom. I don't think anyone really has the heart to tell her she's not actually their mom, right after they've gotten here. She's really not so bad - if you can put up with a hair brushing once, you can let it go back to the way you want it as soon as you leave. She doesn't follow you out of town.

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[thatsawiggle]

Oh, that's no worry n'more, when she started tryin' t' get the brush through me hair, the handle snapped right off! She went t'get another one, but I hightailed it while she was gone.

Anyway, I found a friend o' mine, too, so we'll be headin' out soon, believe me!

[tookthename]

Yeah, you aren't the only one having problems being on the ground.

The only way to get her to stop is to start out on your journey, and that only does so much.

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[thatsawiggle]

[Not looking where he's going, he almost crashes into the pretty lady when beating his hasty retreat from Mom's clutches.

He looks down at her in surprise.]

Eh?? Ye mean yer grounded too? Ain't never heard of no human what could fly before!

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[tookthename]

[Carol sidesteps Jin, smirking just a bit at the mention of her being human]

The human thing is a little complicated now.

[Come to think of it she would love to get her DNA tested to see if the Kree bits were still there...]

I'm Carol Danvers. [She offers a hand]

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[thatsawiggle]

[no that's splitting hairs that's like saying Yusuke isn't human anymore after Chapter Black YOU'RE STILL HUMAN TO HIM.]

Ye look'n sound pretty human t' me, anyway. Not like no demon I ever seen, anyway. 'Course, I'd be able t'tell better if I could be readin' the wind 'round ye.

[He stares at her hand, and then envelops it in his own callused hand with a grin.]

The name's Jin!

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[killer_sweets]

[Ahhh another episode of Meet the mom, for Killua's viewing pleasure. Nothing like free entertain to slightly cheer him up.]

If you just leave that house she wont come after you, besides in her mind everyone is her child.

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[thatsawiggle]

[His hair is sticking up on one side from the hairbrush assault, and it's obvious he's climbed a tree to escape.]

Yeah, tried that, and she chased me out inta the garden with that damn hairbrush!

I'm wonderin' whether there be some crazy juice in the water round here 'cause it seems like everyone's gone completely round the bend!

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[killer_sweets]

It's probably all the pokémon on the brain that makes them crazy but really she is a special case. At the very least you'll never see her face to face again.

You'll still see her in another way though.

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[thatsawiggle]

Aye, and I'll be well rid o' her at that--

Wait, how's that? Nothin' t' be doin' with hairbrushes, is it?

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[styxiedust]

...Oh, it's you again!

[Intelligent commentary from your local ferry girl.]

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[thatsawiggle]

...?!

Oh! Yer the lass what almost took on the announcer in th' ring herself!

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[styxiedust]

...I did? I don't recall that.

[Then again, the Dark Tournament was a long time ago, so she just shrugs.]

Well anyway, unfortunately for us being in this place has made us genuine human beings, so we can't use our powers at all.

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[thatsawiggle]

[Jin shrugs as if to say 'Ah, girls.']

Yeah, I was noticin' that. Flyin's as easy t'me as breathin' and now that I ain't got one it 'bout feels like I'm not havin' the other, neither!

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[angerpoints]

[Funny you mentioned having a laugh at your expense, Jin, because that is exactly what this asshole is doing when the feed from his end clicks on. Sure, Yusuke was totally ready to get all pumped up and excited over his favorite windy dude being here in Johto (even in spite of the weird feeling of deja vu he was hit with when he first saw Jin on the network - c'mon, brain, as if he wouldn't remember it if Jin were here before!), but then the guy got attacked with a hairbrush, and, well, HERE THEY ARE, with Yusuke trying to pull himself together enough to actually speak. The sight of Jin getting mauled by Mom over his hair was funny enough in of itself, but it was the sheer terror in his expression that really got Yusuke going; seriously, how is it that a fucking ninja is so freaked out by a little forcible grooming? A MYSTERY FOR THE AGES.

At any rate, once that sudden attack of the (super manly) giggles has passed, Yusuke regards the camera with a grin, saying:]

Careful, man. That freakshow grabbed me and threw me headfirst out the door when I tried to fight her; I think she's the only person here whose strength hasn't been halved.

[Yeah. That incident with Mom is... not something he would mention on an ordinary day, much less in such a cheerful manner, but whatever, man, it's Jin. The stupid bastard's put him in a good mood, which is entirely unsurprising, given that that's kind of what Jin does. It just, you know, hasn't ever involved some weird lady messing with his 'do before. Snerk. Yusuke bites back another snicker.]

Everything all right over there?

[Please tell him Mom actually managed to straighten his hair out. PLEASE. That would easily make his entire week.]

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[thatsawiggle]

[LAUGHING AT HIS MISFORTUNE IS MEAN 8( It's Jin's deceased teammate who was the acceptable targets, not him. He meant it when he said his hair had never seen the business end of the hairbrush, and you can imagine how tangled his hair is after literally centuries of being windswept and messed up.

But, of course, any ire that Jin really felt about the matter dissipated in an instant when he realized just who it was who was laughing. That was a grin he hadn't expected to see here.]

Well now if ye ain't a sight for the ol' peepers, Urameshi, I dunno what! Just a few hours ago it was I saw ye last! Bet ye thought ye were rid of ol' Jin, didn't ye!

[His hair is sticking up at even odder angles than normal, and he shakes his head to settle his mane back to normal.]

Now that I'd'a paid t'see, Urameshi, ye gettin' yer ass handed t'ye by a crazy ol' human lady!

[He wouldn't be laughing if he was from after his own training under a certain old human lady of their eventual mutual acquaintance...]

Aye aye, everything be jes' fine now that I be seein' another familiar face! Where ye at, Urameshi? Ye owe me a rematch, fair 'n square, and I'll be collectin' even without me wind!

[He's grinning widely.]

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[angerpoints]

[... "Just a few hours ago"? What-- oh. Oh. Despite himself, Yusuke can't quite restrain the look of mixed surprise and exasperation that suddenly crosses his face when Jin makes this comment, because with it comes a somewhat irritating revelation: Jin is from the past. He must be, because before Yusuke had been brought here by god-knows-what, it'd been a few weeks since he'd last seen Jin. Of course, with that in mind, it's difficult to get too bent out of shape about the inevitably convoluted conversation coming - after all, he's pretty excited about Jin being here either way, even in spite of all this time-travelling sci-fi fuckery - but... still. Still. Dammit, Johto, can't things just be simple for once?

There's a short, but fairly noticeable pause on Yusuke's end before he speaks again, a stretch of time that is, without a doubt, the longest he's ever spent in his life responding to someone asking for a fight. He doesn't keep Jin waiting any longer than that, however; once his brain has had a chance to catch up to the rest of what his favorite windy dude said, Yusuke snaps back to attention and seems to perks up a little, a grin that looks much like the one Jin's giving him spreading across his face. TWINS.]

--yeah! Yeah, sure thing. Just do me a favor and don't make it as easy for me to kick your ass this time, all right?

[JUST KIDDING. Anyone who'd watched their fight would know it'd been a rough one, and given that Yusuke, you know, actually participated in it and all, he's probably the absolute last person who would seriously underestimate Jin's capabilities in a fight. He's just being a good friend and giving him a little shit, is all; he's actually pretty intrigued by the thought of getting to fight Jin while he's completely grounded. Dude can seriously throw a punch.]

I'm in Violet City. It's about a week's walk away from where you are. You better watch out for the giant purple rats on your way here, by the way: they're not as strong as some of the monsters in this place, but they'll bite the shit outta you if you give 'em half a chance.

Oh, and uh... don't kick any trees, either. The bugs'll try to kill you, too.

[>:I Fucking murderbugs. Don't get him wrong, Yusuke has no doubt that Jin can take care of himself and all that, but as a friend, he figures it'd only be courteous of him to give the guy a heads-up so he knows what's waiting for him out there in the stupid wilderness. HE'S GOT YOU, JIN-BRO. No worries!

And with those warnings duly delivered, Yusuke supposes it's about time to get to the, ah, potentially Really Awkward part of the conversation. Great. HERE WE GO...!!]

... sooo, I... guess this means the Dark Tournament's still going on for you, huh?

[... THAT - came out a lot more cryptic than he'd intended, actually, but whatever, he'll leave it. He seriously would really like to know where this persistent feeling of deja vu is coming from, though... like, what the hell, did he eat something funny recently or what? God knows where the frig Johto people get their meat.]

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[medinin]

I think any powers you had are gone. I can't use any of my normal skills, either.

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At least, not the ones that aren't simply knowledge-based.

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[thatsawiggle]

Well now that's just no good at all! The hell kinda Wind Master am I if I can't even fly!

[He's sulking.]

Aye, I feel same as always up here, I do, which jes' makes it even worse.

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[medinin]

What's a Wind Master?

[ Is that like wind-based jutsus or... ]

I can't say I'm a fan of it, but...things could definitely be worse, I think.

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[lieutenantantichrist]

[Blake doesn't get half of that, but at one glance he knows something for sure: he doesn't like this guy. It's a pure flash of intuition that he's going to be a pain in the ass.]

Nobody can fly. Get used to it and get lost. I don't have your Lucky Charms.

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[thatsawiggle]

[Well if that's not a face that needs a three-headed ostrich through the window, Jin's not sure what is.

Nor is he sure where that thought came from but you know, apples and oranges.]

Now that's a lie if I ever be hearin' one! There's plenty o' people who can fly, ceptin'... well, maybe there's not, since I'm the only one I ever met, but whoo! I hope I'm not the only one! 'S a nice thing, but I can imagine the wind'd get lonely without anyone t'play with when I'm not around!

Only lucky charm I be needin' is my little buddy, and he's here same as I am, so if it's all the same t'ye I'm thinkin' yer the one what needs t' get lost.

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[lieutenantantichrist]

[Something about this guy makes Blake want to punch a bird. But then, he's not real far from that most of the time anyway. Fucking sparrow things everywhere.]

I've never met one. Good thing, too, I don't need to be spending all day chasing idiots off the telephone wires.

Well aren't you fuckin' special. How about you go get sucked into a jet engine?