13th: The Choices of Haruhi Suzumiya

[godbent]

[Voice]

[This post comes up about an hour after the draft announcement and her reaction to it. It's cool, simple, to the point. Whoever wants to run into her will run into her during the course of the next day or two (and feel free to action that!) when she goes about "business as usual." Fur now, she's been training in magic and hand to hand, but neither is going to be efficient here, so-]

Someone teach me how to shoot a gun.

[And who knows, maybe people will reply to her about unrelated garbage too. She's still trembling, sitting on the roof of her house tonight

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[godbent]

[...]

I'm not going to kill people. I just want to not die myself.

[Camouflage though, she didn't think of that. She notes it in her head, even if her tone comes out a little strained]

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[shred-the-sky.livejournal.com]

[ . . . ]

You are going to war. Out there, what you want and believe in shall not really matter.

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[godbent]

Out there, what I want and believe in are all I have going for me. That and skill... luck.

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[shred-the-sky.livejournal.com]

Really...

But if people's faith and wants truly mattered, there would be no wars in the first place.

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[godbent]

[She shifts awkwardly here. She's special, so she... nngh]

Maybe that's true, but you might as well believe until you can't.

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[shred-the-sky.livejournal.com]

But on a battlefield, belief shan't be able to protect a single thing. The only thing recognized in war is strength.

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[godbent]

[Belief is strength? Not that just sounds dumb. There's a short laugh here - it's not a mirthful one, just... trying to cover the silence as she considers that]

Maybe you're right, but I'm not very strong.

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[shred-the-sky.livejournal.com]

Neither am I. Being able to kill someone in battle doesn't make you strong at all. It's just...

[ . . . ]

Sometimes it's just enough to keep even more people from dying.

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[godbent]

[...That's a thought she really doesn't want to pursue. she bits her lip, and then sighs]

Yeah, alright. Got it.

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[shred-the-sky.livejournal.com]

Mm...

Just take care and remember. A handgun in the hands of an amateur really is worthless for self-defense on a battlefield.

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[godbent]

-You know actually, who even are you?

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[shred-the-sky.livejournal.com]

... That is a good question.

You can call me Aether. I prefer to stay out of sight.

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[godbent]

[...Weirdo]

Okay, okay, so you're a shy loner named Aether. Anything else I need to know from your life story?

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[shred-the-sky.livejournal.com]

... No?

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[godbent]

Huh. Well. Thanks for the tips, I guess.

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[shred-the-sky.livejournal.com]

... [ Such an odd girl. ]

You're welcome.