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[OOM: Back home, Izana wakes to find an old friend visiting. No warnings or spoilers.]

Izana rolls into Milliways in a wheel chair, their left arm pushing the wheel and their right foot pulling them forward. Dressed a pale green hospital gown, it's quite obvious they've lost their right arm from just below the shoulder and left leg near the hip. They'd meant to visit the hospital's restroom, to attempt their first solo trip, but Milliways had other plans.

Already pretty much committed to entry, they make their slow way to the bar's restrooms and eventually exit to find the waitrats have set up a table for them by removing a chair. They also stand with a blanket in case Izana wants one, which they accept and arrange on their lap.

"May I have some jasmine tea and miso soup?" Once the rats leave, Izana can't help the sigh that escapes.

[OOM: A week spent making friends with Tsumugi ends with an argument with Kunato. Then Izana pays the price many have paid before. Spoilers for episodes 03 and 04 of Knight of Sidonia: Battle for Planet Nine, and warnings for combat injuries resulting in the lose of limbs in the second link.]

[OOM: Izana makes Tsumugi's acquaintance. As first meetings go, it could've been better. Spoilers for season two of Knights of SIdonia and warnings for tentacles, though not in the usual anime way.]

[OOM: Life aboard Sidonia continues, but the war with the Guana is just about to change again. Spoilers for season two of Knights of SIdonia.]

yinyangwizard

Seimei is enjoying the fruits of his labors - that is, the cherry blossoms.

For most of today he can be found somewhere in the foothills or on the mountainsides. He occasionally stops in one of the little stone-lantern-ringed clearings to paint, meditate, do tai chi or play an appropriate song on the koto.

Izana has been hiding in a room ever since William explained about the illness that was going around the bar*. It's been nearly a week now and while they are used to small spaces, enough is enough. They are outside enjoying the fresh air, eating a bento box Bar provided, and keeping an eye out for any who are obviously sick.

Feel free to say hi, but if you are sick, be warned they are liking to be rude and bet a hasty retreat.

*This totally isn't because their mun neglected to get them sick and give them an EP as Glinda from Wicked.

[Happy transgender day of visibility. I know it could be argued Izana isn't trans (I'm not certain myself, tbh), but they aren't binary and so here we are. =) ]

[Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.
–Omar Bradley, WWII American general

Spoilers for the end of Season one of Knights of Sidonia. No other warnings to give that i can think of.]

Izana stands at the Observation Window in an easy parade rest. Still in their dress blacks, they watch the End with a philosophic and artistic eye. A tickle of their nose causes them to pull up a tissue. Strange, their sinuses almost feel as if they've been crying. And it feels oddly warm in here.

Shrugging, they go back to watching the explosions of galaxies and stars.

[OOM: Much has happened since Izana found their way to Milliways last. The gauna have changed tactics, a vacation was had, and Izana received their due.]

Izana comes in today, wearing their black dress uniform and clutching a scabbarded wakizashi to their chest. All the formal etiquette they had been holding melts and they slump against a wall, breathing deeply to gain control of their emotions.

A distraction would likely be good.

The front door springs open and Izana backs in aiming their yumi back the way they have come. Dressed somewhat like a high school student, though a mix of male and female uniform, and wearing the glove and chest protector associated with kyudo, they call out, "You, who would defile children of the Land of the Rising Sun, hear me. With my heart, I Izanagami..." as they pull back the arrow in their bow which begins to glow like a star. Unfortunately, their target doesn't seem to want to stay still as is apparent when a technicolored microbe looking thing the size of a small dog darts over Izana's head and enters Milliways.

Turning to continue targeting the thing, Izana continues, "...lay waste with hoshi and expel they vast defilement!" before releasing the arrow, which impales the thing against a support pillar. The microbe things burns up in a flash, leaving the arrow, which no longer glows, behind.

Only then does Izana realize they're in Milliways and they may have just violated the rules.

Oh dear, how awkward.

[OOC: Here is Izana's AU write up. Basically, they are a young god and fighting to protect teens from spirits that would feast on their emotions. Please pretend Izana is wearing a mix of male and female school uniforms since I can't find a graphic I'm happy with.]

Izana, when they enter and see the changes to Milliways, stops to clap and leap in place. They really needed an excuse for some fun and remember last Cubefall quite fondly.

( This year their choices are much different... )

The robot form is interesting, as is the man, or panda, but given recent studies, they decide to go with the more mythic choice. Cue one fresh faced, faux kitsune playing with the various construction toys.

Curious about what celebration the bar is currently undergoing, Izana is reading the notice board, hoping for some insight. They find none, but one notice does jump out at them. They don't read English but they do remember it tends to have different sized symbols for the same meaning, the larger often placing more emphasis to the word that is created. This notice has all the symbols, letters wasn't it?, in the larger format. Thus is must be important.

Even more curious, Izana pulls out their phone to set about trying to translate a meaning from the notice, though they wish they had their datapad with them. It would have more programs to aid in this endeavor.

Help would greatly be appreciated.

[OOM: Izana finally gets Nagate out of his room and later starts their investigation of the hive-cluster battle and Nagate's actions. Usual spoiler warning, but nothing else.]

[OOM: The knights of Sidonia fly out to defend her and, after some disastrous events, an unlikely alliance occurs. Warnings for spoilers and betrayals and mention of deaths.]

[OOM: Izana salvages an awkward situation and almost makes a friend. References to events from Knights of Sidonia, s1.06 Salutations. No warning aside from spoilers and a rude misgendering.]

Izana comes in with a sigh and a wince. They nearly turn around to return to Sidonia when they see Milliways, but it might not be a bad idea to see a doctor. And if they can get seen while time is frozen back home, so much the better!

And so, they make there way towards the Infirmary, clutching their ribs.

[OOC: Open to all, though Izana will be hurried since there is a call to battle stations back home.]

Izana is delighted, both with events back home and with the stunning cherry trees they find at Milliways. They did not think they would ever witness the lovely blossoms, not having a rank high enough to visit the areas of Sidonia rumored to have groves of the trees. They also know they must document the view and so they return to Bar to ask for some rice paper and watercolors.

They could just photograph the vista, but they like the idea of trying their hand at art. Maybe they can even bring the piece home to their grandmother if is it worthy enough.

And so a young person of indeterminate gender has set themself up with a lap board, paper and brush in hand, to work on capturing what they can.

[OOM: Back home, Izana decides to take action.]

Today's math problem: If a seed ship, traveling y km per hour, is traveling away from a target which may or may not be in the same position it was at one week ago, how fast and far must a rescue mission travel in order to both rescue one or two persons (a+b=c kilograms) and return to the seed ship which has continued in its original velocity. Do not forget to account for the gravitational pull of any asteroids or other bodies with sufficient mass.

Izana is sitting at a booth with a datapad (which looks perhaps more like a sheet of clear plastic with glowing kanji and graphics), notes, specifications for garde units, and a calculator (really their communication device in its computation mode). Izana is very focused and has no plans to go anywhere until they work out their plan. After all, time is frozen back home and were they to work out their plan there, the distances would just get farther apart.

Still, as focused as they are, a break is likely a good thing.

Izana comes in, smelling of death and ash. Pulling the neckerchief from their face, they sigh in relief to find Milliways. Making their way to a booth, they sit numbly until a wait rat approaches and squeaks at them.

After blinking a few times, Izana focuses on the rat and orders a bowl of miso soup and a carafe of saki, before returning to staring blankly, lost in all that's happened back home.

[OOC: Advanced warning for possible vague talk of many deaths akin natural tragedies and industrial accidents in tags.]

[OOM: After that year, the Gravity Festival was never held again. Warnings for death in combat and a falling death. Not graphic.]

[OOM: After the ill luck at the Gravity Festival, fortune smiles on Izana and Nagate. Spoilers for Ep 03: Glory.]

[OOM: Izana deals with yet another vying for Nagate's attentions.]

When Izana finds Milliways, they are relieved despite the scowl on their face. They immediately make their way to Bar and order an assortment of mochi to perhaps sooth their frayed nerves.

Seriously, some people are just too much!

thewidewideworld

There’s a pretty blonde androgyne in the bar tonight, drinking and singing merrily. It’s been a stressful few weeks and tonight seems as good as any to relax a little.

The bar has given him strong sweet wine and more than that; outfit to wear. She seems to understand his need to be beautiful tonight to feel good about himself.

He wears a dress of flowing pale blue silk, cut tight around the chest and waist to show off his small girlish breasts but wide at the hips to billow and swirl as he dances. Chains of gold bells lace around his wrists and ankles, his feet bare. Over his eyes is a mask of white lace with gold ties.

The song he sings is a playful one, the sort of tune that suits taverns everywhere. The sort of happy tune with a simple repeating chorus that invites others to join in. Which anyone is most welcome to do.

[OOM: Izana doesn't have a good time at the Gravity Festival.]

Izana limps in wearing not their usual white uniform, but a plain blue happi. They are also clutching a short stick that is currently stuck in their left thigh. They have had better times.

"Excuse me, is there a doctor or nurse available?"

Getting medical aid here or back home is the same right?

Eighteen years of tight quarters led to some changes in basic biology. Everybody below the age of thirty settled as something small, compact, easy to keep close. People around Curtis’ age usually had something a little bigger: malleable enough to re-settle, just hardened enough not to venture too far from their original shape. A few people who were too old — too set in their ways, even after what the train did to them — ended up dying from the stress, unable to keep their outsize daemon from being touched so many times a day. Nobody had anything much bigger than a dog anymore.

And nobody’s daemon could ever get more than a foot or two away from them without feeling the strain of separation.

But, like Dejah’s fond of telling Curtis, he’s not on the train anymore. He remembers people whose links could extend almost the full width of a car. Joanna thinks it’s a shitty idea, but it’s just a test, he keeps reassuring her. It’s just another muscle to build up.

So, by the fire, Curtis hunches in an armchair with his eyes fixed on the honey badger next to his feet. Slowly, Joanna places one clawed foot in front of other other, inching forward against the pressure of their link.

They can do this. They’ve endured worse hurts.

[ooc: keeping it simple for AU week: daemons! Everything else about Curtis' background remains the same. Mun will be sporadic until about 10 PM ET, then around solidly until 11:30ish; post is open until I say it's not.]

Bruce Lee once said, "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times."

Izana is taking this idea to heart; even if they aren't aware of Mr. Lee. They stand at the ready before one of the practice dummies at the training yard, practice spear in hand. They pivot, swing, thrust, and stab. Tek. They pivot, swing, thrust, and stab. Tek. They pivot, swing, thrust, and stab. Tek. Tek. Tek.

While over at the firing range, Ethan Chandler has returned to this crazy bar at the end of the universe. He's down to his shirtsleeves and is practicing his aim, using all the targets and spinning about like a poppinjay. On a rock behind him is his coat and hat; wedged between the two is a paper bill.

And lastly, over at the Forge, Rollo is looking through the stacked firewood for a branch that might serve as a practice axe. He needs to get his strength back and as of yet has the means to get a new axe, so he will do what he can instead.

[OOC: Three pups, one mun. Just make it clear whom you would like.]

[OOM - Yamano gets a proper ceremony.]

Izana enters today and is wearing a black uniform that brings to mind ceremony and official duties. They are downcast and make their way to Bar to ask for some sansai soba and a pot of tea. They aren't especially hungry but it is something to do.

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