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| RevivedSin | Aug 9 2010, 07:22 PM Post #1 | ||||
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Simon sighed, plopping on a couch in the first floor lounge, covering his eyes with his beanie. He had just finished helping Jean stack books in her room, which seemed pretty.... "I can't even describe it," Simon sighed, putting his arms behind his head and reclining in the sofa. Oi Oi, you're gonna sleep here? Bryon started, raising an eyebrow as he examined the time. Dude, what if someone comes in? "I'll just have to deal with it," Simon replied, yawning. "Good night," and within a matter of moments, the asian conked out. ...Tch, Bryon growled as he concealed his presence. Simon's snoring seemed quite audible, and anyone walking in from the front door would definitely notice it. |
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| Ventnor | Aug 10 2010, 06:21 AM Post #2 | ||||
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Theodore walked into lounge. He'd spent the day walking around the campus, both trying to familiarize himself with its layout and trying to break in his new sneakers; while his first goal wasn't as accomplished as he would have liked, his new shoes were just about the most comfortable pair that he had ever worn now. He sat down on a couch, before leaping up as he heard a loud noise. Ted looked around, eyes wide, until he found the source of the noise; a sleeping boy about his age. Taking a moment to calm himself down after the shock, Ted looked over the boy. The uniform meant that he likely attended Jung Academy as well, and Ted thought he recognized him from somewhere, like a half-remembered dream. This wasn't a place for sleeping, though; the boy's snoring might interfere with other people's studying, and the student's pockets might be picked by unscrupulous types. After making up his mind, Ted walked over, and shook the student on the shoulder. "Hey. Wake up. If you're going to sleep, you should probably do it in your room." |
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| RevivedSin | Aug 10 2010, 06:54 AM Post #3 | ||||
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"Victoriaaaaa, I can't wait for my stea-waaaah?" Simon blathered, rubbing his eyes as someone he'd never met shook him awake... Wait... he looked kind of familiar... but from where? "Oh, uh, well... I've had a busy day, so..." Simon started, yawning as he moved himself off the couch and stretched. "And it looked like such a relaxing couch... you know?" Simon laughed, scratching the back of his head sheepishly. Weirdo, Bryon grumbled from the back of Simon's head, the latter paying no attention to the comment. "So uh... Hey, I'm Simon, Simon Wang, nice to meet you, ahahaha~" Simon grinned foolishly, holding out his hand. |
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| Ventnor | Aug 10 2010, 07:01 AM Post #4 | ||||
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Theodore took Simon's hand, and shook it. "Theodore White. But you can call me Ted. It's a pleasure to meet you." Simon seemed a little out of it for the moment, but Ted supposed he might just be tired after a busy day, as he had said. Falling asleep like that certainly lent credence to the theory. Ted then sat down next to Simon. He thought for a moment about something to talk about, before deciding on a topic that he figured they'd both be familiar with. "Man, this place is crazy. I mean, apparently Carl Jung was right about this whole collective unconscious thing, except its full of monsters that want to eat your soul, or something. I'm still kind of skeptical, to be honest, seeing as I haven't actually seen one of these 'shadows' yet." |
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| RevivedSin | Aug 10 2010, 07:17 AM Post #5 | ||||
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"Mm," Simon commented, nodding as he yawned and blinked his eyes twice after shaking Theodore's hand and sitting down... which might just make him fall asleep again. Standing straight back up, Simon took a rigid stance in order to keep his blood flowing, and his mind from wandering. He turned robotically toward Theodore, bowing in a rigid manner for some unknown reason before straightening himself back up again. "Nice to meet you too, Theo... or do you prefer Ted? Hm... I wonder where I've seen you before," Simon pondered out loud before cocking his head at Theodore trying to start a conversation. He gave a noncommittal, "Mm" and a nod of his head before putting his hands in his pockets. "Haven't seen any of these 'Shadows' either, but..." Simon started, choosing his words carefully. "After a certain... dream I had, twice, I think some things are a bit more believable." The asian nodded his head, as if to confirm his own statement, or maybe he was drifting off again. "Might sound strange, but I think you were in the second one, Ted," Simon continued, actually sitting down and reclining, letting out a sigh as he did so. Taking his hands out of his pockets and leaning forward, intertwining his hands, Simon turned his head toward Theodore and gave him a small smile. "Tell me, Ted. Have you had a dream about a dining hall and a waitress, all in blue recently?" Simon inquired, keeping his same face. Sure worked your way around that one, partner, Bryon commented from the back of Simon's head. Whether the latter heard it or not, Simon didn't make any significant changes to his body language to indicate it. |
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| Ventnor | Aug 10 2010, 07:33 AM Post #6 | ||||
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"Dining Hall... Yeah, that sounds about right," Ted responded, a thoughtful look on his face. "I think that waitress... Vicky, or something like that... She called it the Velvet Room, I think?" Ted's hand then went into his pocket, and fished out the tarot deck that he had on him. He drew a card from the top of it, revealing the Sun. "These cards are supposed to be able to predict a person's future. I wonder if they can really do that?" Ted mused. "I personally don't like the idea that the future can be determined by the draw of a card. I prefer to make my own fate. But sometimes, I really do wonder if my whole life has been preplanned and I can't do a thing to change it." He then turned to see Simon almost nod off again. "Sorry. I guess I just started rambling at you after you'd had a long day and everything," he said sheepishly. |
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| RevivedSin | Aug 10 2010, 07:52 AM Post #7 | ||||
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Simon sighed in relief, he had some confirmation about some of the issues he was slowly investigating since he came here. Pieces of a puzzle were slowly starting to fit together in his mind... the other answers would have to be found in someone else's if he understood what the orientation said correctly... or... moreover, he needed to have that experience to confirm such a thing. When Ted mentioned the cards, Simon chuckled, taking out his own deck and shuffling it, before drawing a card and revealing The Temperance. "What are you talking about, man?" the martial artist said, putting the card back on top of the deck. "It's not even the whole thing you're usually supposed to deal with!" Simon blurted out incredulously, standing up suddenly, waving his arms frantically, still grasping his deck. He stopped, putting his hand over his mouth and turning back to face Ted. "Er... what I mean is... You can't do a real reading with this deck," Simon chuckled, scratching the back of his head sheepishly... he seemed to be doing that a lot today. "There's too few.... because uh.... There's usually like.... 72? 73? Some girls back home were really into it, ahahaha~" Simon chuckled nonchalantly, still scratching. "Um, well, yeah, it's a long day, but it's cool, I can talk with you if you want," Simon replied, waving his arms slowly at his sides and laughing nonchalantly. |
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| Ventnor | Aug 10 2010, 08:03 AM Post #8 | ||||
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Ted jumped a little when Simon became all animated. It was certainly odd, considering that the guy had been falling asleep not 3 seconds ago. Of course, what seemed like the beginnings of some epic speech fizzled as Simon seemed to run out of things to say. Ted chuckled a little, and stood up as well. "Man, Simon, I've known you for a few minutes, but I think I can safely say that you're kind of awesome. Anyway, let's talk." Ted then sat down again, inviting Simon to do so as well. "So what do you think this Collective Unconscious World is gonna be like, anyway? The guy who did orientation was kind of vague about it, said that the kind of world depended on whose mind we're delving into. But, I mean, if humanity does share subconscious, then there have to be some similarities among all the different dream worlds, right?" Ted took in a deep breath, remembering some talking points he'd heard in a psychology class he'd taken back in high school. "One of Jung's ideas was the archetype, an idea that humanity collectively shares that represents an idea or an emotion. Like, uh... the smile, let's say. Whenever you smile, just about every human being knows you're happy about something, right? So, like that, there have to be some common threads that exist in all these different worlds. I mean, it makes sense, right?" |
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| RevivedSin | Aug 10 2010, 07:35 PM Post #9 | ||||
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"Yeah, I bet it varies from person-to-person..." Simon mused, sitting down and resting his chin on his hands. Way to have bad posture. "....Collective Unconscious World? Uh... I'm not sure I'm following you but..." Simon started, grasping at words as his brain worked at a snail-like pace. He started to scratch the side of his head, as if he could speed his thinking process that way. "....I don't think they said anything about it being 'collective' but more... like they could synchronize people into one? Is that what you're getting at, Ted?" Simon pondered, still a bit unsure. Truth to be told, he wouldn't know anything unless he'd probably been in 3 of these "Psyche Worlds" so it was going to be pretty useless to try thinking about it without experience. Ted tried explaining further, and Simon shifted his head up... along with his back, putting on better posture already, indicating he had grasped a bit of the concept. "Oh.... oooooooh...." Simon mouthed, still thinking... looks like this processor needed an upgrade. "Yeah.... yeah... And uh, I think the only thing that's evident right away is there'll probably be Shadows in all of them," Simon commented, "But uh... maybe there's like... skies... or ceilings... or roads... or paths in all of them? Maybe like, stuff most people remember from the real world could definitely be in there in some sense?" Simon suggested, kind of grasping at straws here. |
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| Ventnor | Aug 10 2010, 09:14 PM Post #10 | ||||
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At first, it didn't seem like Simon was quite getting what Ted was talking about, although Ted's musings were pretty abstract. It finally seemed like Simon understood, though, although his suggestions as to what was in the Psyche Worlds were guesses, at best. Which, Theodore supposed, was really all any of them could expect to make without actually traveling into the human unconscious. "Yeah, if these worlds are formed by the human mind, then I guess stuff we see in real life will be in them... along with the shadows," Ted responded. He then tried to think of something else to add, but really couldn't think of anything. The Psyche Worlds would remain mysteries until he actually saw one for himself. So he then decided to change the topic. "Alright, I think that's all we can really say about these worlds for now. So, uh, what's your home like? Where do you come from?" Theodore asked. |
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| RevivedSin | Aug 10 2010, 10:21 PM Post #11 | ||||
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"Heheh, yeah, no point in figuring things out without experience I'd say," Simon replied, putting his hands on his hips and chortling in a comical manner. "Ah well, I'm from Hong Kong, you know, that semi-country island south of China?" Simon started, waving his hands around in an odd manner trying to make a geographical marking of some sort. "Not what'd you expect, eh? Thought I'd have more of a British accent, didn't ya?" Simon remarked, comically imitating mentioned accent, though it sounded more Canadian now than anything. "It's all hustle and bustle, boats and ocean, your usual stanky metropolis over there," Simon elaborated, waving his hand to indicate some kind of roundabout description. "Everyone's exceeding, or trying at least, in everything they could. Find something you're good at and push all your effort into it, kind of like that," Simon explained, sighing, before looking up again, though you couldn't really tell through his semi-closed eyes. "It can get pretty competitive over there, enough to wreck a person, but I never let it get to me, What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right?" Simon chuckled nonchalantly. |
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| Ventnor | Aug 10 2010, 10:38 PM Post #12 | ||||
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So Simon was from Hong Kong. Theodore supposed that Jung Academy would accept students from other countries, but it really hadn't occurred to him that he might be talking to one. "Huh. Wouldn't have pegged you for someone from out of the country. I mean, your accent doesn't suggest it." Ted then wondered if his previous statement might be misinterpreted. "Not that having an accent is wrong." Deciding not to dig himself into a deeper hole, Theodore decided to go into his past. "I come from Central California. You know, silicon valley. Life can get pretty competitive there too, although really all the effort goes into developing the next big tech upgrade. At least, that's what some of my friends' parents had to deal with. My parents were teachers, so I never really experienced the Tech Race like some did." Ted then looked up at a clock. "Huh. 11:30. Time flies, huh? Anything else you wanna discuss?" |
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| RevivedSin | Aug 11 2010, 12:53 AM Post #13 | ||||
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"Ah right, that place, with all the engineers around there and a supposed ease to find a job if you become one," Simon chuckled, shaking his head. "Hmmm... You sure you're seeing the right clock?" Simon inquired, peering at whatever the time is, "because that looks like an East Coast one to me! Haha! Just kidding, but hey, what do you like to do in your free time, Ted? Gotta love video games right? Every guy loves video games... maybe, who knows!?" Simon chuckled, his eyes kind of drooping. Though it wasn't really that much of a noticeable difference than his normal face. |
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| Ventnor | Aug 11 2010, 02:21 AM Post #14 | ||||
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Ted sighed after Simon's lame time signature joke, but let it slide. "Video games? Yeah, I got a PS3 back home, although it was mostly used by my little brother and sister to play LittleBigPlanet," Ted replied. "Other than a few RPGs and that latest Madden Game, I haven't really touched it." Ted then looked at Simon's face. It could have been his imagination, but he thought that the expression had changed a little bit. Deciding not to press it, Theodore instead asked "Do you like reading books? I'm a fan of historical fiction and books about old myths. My room back home was just one big repository of ancient lore." |
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| RevivedSin | Aug 11 2010, 05:09 AM Post #15 | ||||
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"Yeah, thought you'd have some kind of console. I'm quite into RPGs myself... but I've been kind of addicted to the new motion-sensor fighting simulators for the Wii recently. Thought it was an interesting way to train myself," Simon replied, elaborating on his own tastes. "Books? Man, everyone loves books here don't they?" Simon chuckled, remembering his newest acquaintance before Ted fondly. "I'm kind of a fantasy fiction guy, some detective stuff is good too, helps me process a bit faster I guess... or maybe I like it because I can take my time solving the case? Ha ha ha," Simon laughed, nodding his head... not out of tiredness this time. "As for me, I've got a cool hobby, if you could say cooking was one, heheh," Simon said, continuing the conversation. "My parent run one of those really famous floating restaurants back home, so I was helping out after school a lot and picked up the ropes from some of the chefs. I'd say my culinary work is a bit rough around the edges still though, but hey, at least I can fend for myself when the time comes, right?" |
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| Ventnor | Aug 11 2010, 06:19 AM Post #16 | ||||
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Theodore nodded thoughtfully as Simon spoke. From what he could tell, his classmate was a pretty laid back fellow. He also had some eclectic skills, most notably cooking. Once more, Ted noted to himself that he wouldn't have pegged Simon as someone who could cook. "A floating restaurant, huh? Sounds cool. I can cook a few meals myself, although its mostly simple stuff like macaroni and cheese and hot dogs. Still, it made my siblings happy, so it worked for me. What kind of stuff can you make?" Ted asked. |
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| RevivedSin | Aug 11 2010, 08:42 PM Post #17 | ||||
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"Haha, the simple stuff, eh? Not exactly healthy but it works I guess!" Simon guffawed, nodding his head loosely. "Me? Oh man, there's too much to list, but the end result looks and tastes edible so all's well that ends well," Simon commented nonchalantly, letting out a small yawn. "Oh man... I guess I couldn't hide it that much could I?" Simon snickered at his own rhetorical question, before getting up and stretching. "I main Chinese dishes from around the spectrum, but a samosa, pasta, apple pie, borscht, or sushi wrap isn't so foreign to me either." Simon thought of something that could keep the conversation going, despite his tiredness. "So, siblings huh? What're they like?" Simon inquired, listening intently as he sat back down on the couch. |
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| Ventnor | Aug 11 2010, 11:06 PM Post #18 | ||||
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"The terrible two, huh? Well, there's Jon Jr., and Melissa. Jon Jr. is basically one big stereotype of little boys. He makes trouble, is loud, refuses to go to sleep on time or take a bath, etc. Melissa is a lot like him, kind of a tomboy. But I love'em both. They can be sweet when they're not trying make me rip my hair out," Ted answered. He then chuckled as a memory popped up in his mind. "I remember one time, on my 14th birthday, when they tried making me breakfast in bed. Long story short, their attempt at an omelet managed to burn down the kitchen, and we had to eat at restaurants for a month while we were getting it fixed." "Do you have any siblings?" Ted then asked. |
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| RevivedSin | Aug 12 2010, 12:20 AM Post #19 | ||||
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"Hahah, feisty guys I bet," Simon chuckled, nodding his head at Ted's story. "My parents would've probably grounded them severely if they were my siblings! No sweets for 2 months!" Simon suggested, laughing at his imagination. "...Well... I don't at the moment... but my mom's actually expecting soon, a baby girl they said. I get to be a big brother for real for the first time!" Simon snickered, slightly relishing the thought. "On that note, if you're wondering, I was kind of a big brother figure to some guys at the temple I trained at... though most of those little guys could've kicked my ass," Simon chuckled, remembering his past few summers fondly. "Though our relationship was kind of... strange the past two years... eh, I won't talk about it! Screw depressing stuff!" Simon yelped, his eyes snapping open and a small change in his personality was evident, but it seemed the new arrival had nothing more to say, so the eyes semi-shut again only a moment after. "...you mention your sibling alot.... but what about your parents? Well... we can talk about that some other time too I guess," Simon inquired, though making sure he didn't pry too much. |
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| Ventnor | Aug 12 2010, 01:59 AM Post #20 | ||||
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"My parents? You're allowed to ask about them, I guess. Not that there's much to say. They weren't home very often, but they made sure that my siblings and I could go to school, eat well, and keep a roof over our head." Theodore's silence after answering the question implied that he really didn't want to talk about the subject anymore. "So, what about your parents? What are they like?" Ted asked after an awkward moment of silence. |
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