A Conflict
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:40 pm
Apologies in advance for the travesty that may be what you are possibly about to read. I've promised myself many a time I would get round to atleast trying to write something and this is the subtle abomination that happened.
Enjoy, or laugh, I'm not sure.
A Conflict
Tapping my pencil against the desk fails to bring forth any ideas. My mind keeps replaying what Shizune said, "You should never leave homework till the last day Hiichan, you will run out of time!". I'm beginning to think she was right. Wait Shizune? I meant Misha. Our unique means of communication paired with the fact they are never separate often makes me forget they are two different people, and makes me wonder who actually said it in the first place. It had Misha's personality, but is something Shizune would be more likely to say. I imagine they both meant it.
Speaking of them two, I wonder how they are handling this assignment. The task set by Mutou was to write a short romantic story with a key conflict. Shizunes strong will and serious personality has always lead me to believe she wouldn't be interested in the triviality of teen romance. In contrast, Misha seems like the kind of girl who would take an interest, although she would likely wouldn't make it too serious either, which I believe is the theme we are going for. It makes me wonder if it's just coincidence that they cover opposite extremes of personality. Anyway, I'm sure what ever they have is better than what I've written, an A4 page with Hisao Nakai in the top left corner.
What I need is some inspiration... Mutou said it would be easier to base it on experiences, of which I've had none, so I will have to think about someone I like instead.
Shizune and Misha come to mind, I admire both their calming and energetic personalities that light up, or completely destroy my day. At the same time though, it would feel wrong to write a story using inspiration from just one of them, but using both of them would be akin to cheating on them in the world of story writing.
I'm distracted by the sound of my pencil being slowly overcome by the previously unnoticed rain causing a light pitter-patter against my window. Outside in the quad it is fairly empty, probably due to it being a weekend and also because of the weather makes it harder for alot of the students to get around. The only movement I can make out is Lilly and Hanako making their way to the canteen.
This sight makes me smile as they support one another. Lilly tries her best to hold the umbrella in a way that will cover both herself and Hanako, as Hanako does her best to guide Lilly around the puddles.
Only Lilly could pull off such a feat whilst maintaining a sense of grace. Even with the weather tugging against her she stands upright, the only thing calm in the wilds of the wind.
Hanako, safe in the company of Lilly, has let her hair fall from her face revealing another side of her. In a way her regular shyness is cute, almost charming. But at the same time it is nice to see her take charge and be strong just to keep Lilly from getting the slightest bit wet. Even from afar I can tell how comfortable Hanako is around Lilly and what a good friendship they share.
I can only hope she will be the same around me eventually.
As much as I like them I don't feel they would be very good inspiration for a romantic story. Lilly is much too elegant for me to even imagine her in a relationship and
Hanako keeps to herself.
That leaves Emi and Rin... I wonder what they are up to right now.
-knock knock knock-
I put my pencil down, my trusty distraction for all of 15 minutes finally replaced.
"Who is it?" I say as I begin to unlock the door.
"It's me man, Kenji." He slips in as soon as the gap allows for it and closes the door just as quick. "Unless you were expecting one of your enemy associates?" Yep, definitely Kenji. I make my way towards the kitchen area with the intention of making tea. Kenjis anti-feminist speeches range from five minutes to an hour so it's best to be prepared. That and I'm not gonna shrug off a totally legitimate distraction.
"What's this? A note in invisible ink?" Whilst I was turned Kenji had made his way to my desk and was now brandishing my rather impressive story. "You've got to keep me informed man, I don't have a revealer for this yet, I could have been missing out on crucial information had I not pointed this out!"
"Don't worry Kenji, it's just a home work assignment. We've got to write a short romantic story involving conflict or something." Kenji's eyes gleamed the way they do when given an opportunity to discover more conspiracies at play.
"Oh my god man, they're teaching this stuff at school now too? When will they learn that men need to be protected and that woman are evil!?" I smile and take a seat next to Kenji, handing him his tea.
"Well don't worry, they haven't gotten to me yet. I can't think of anything yet and I doubt I will either. I'm going to have to accept a fail on this assignment." Kenji smiles
almost creepily upon hearing this.
"That's good! Us guys have to stick together man. No stupid woman are bringing us down!" Kenji says this as he dramatically pats my leg, possibly in a consoling fashion. I look up to see his smile has turned into triumphant grin, as if he had just won a great battle. Surrounding it is the smallest amount of stubble, small enough to be clean shaven but noticeable enough to give off a sense of ruggedness. Above this are his eyes, happy with the knowledge that he has saved at least one of his kind, but deep with an untold passion for his cause.
Perhaps he is right... And perhaps I have found my inspiration.
Looking down to my legs I can see my body reacting to the placement of Kenji's hand. I can see I've also found a conflict.
Enjoy, or laugh, I'm not sure.
A Conflict
Tapping my pencil against the desk fails to bring forth any ideas. My mind keeps replaying what Shizune said, "You should never leave homework till the last day Hiichan, you will run out of time!". I'm beginning to think she was right. Wait Shizune? I meant Misha. Our unique means of communication paired with the fact they are never separate often makes me forget they are two different people, and makes me wonder who actually said it in the first place. It had Misha's personality, but is something Shizune would be more likely to say. I imagine they both meant it.
Speaking of them two, I wonder how they are handling this assignment. The task set by Mutou was to write a short romantic story with a key conflict. Shizunes strong will and serious personality has always lead me to believe she wouldn't be interested in the triviality of teen romance. In contrast, Misha seems like the kind of girl who would take an interest, although she would likely wouldn't make it too serious either, which I believe is the theme we are going for. It makes me wonder if it's just coincidence that they cover opposite extremes of personality. Anyway, I'm sure what ever they have is better than what I've written, an A4 page with Hisao Nakai in the top left corner.
What I need is some inspiration... Mutou said it would be easier to base it on experiences, of which I've had none, so I will have to think about someone I like instead.
Shizune and Misha come to mind, I admire both their calming and energetic personalities that light up, or completely destroy my day. At the same time though, it would feel wrong to write a story using inspiration from just one of them, but using both of them would be akin to cheating on them in the world of story writing.
I'm distracted by the sound of my pencil being slowly overcome by the previously unnoticed rain causing a light pitter-patter against my window. Outside in the quad it is fairly empty, probably due to it being a weekend and also because of the weather makes it harder for alot of the students to get around. The only movement I can make out is Lilly and Hanako making their way to the canteen.
This sight makes me smile as they support one another. Lilly tries her best to hold the umbrella in a way that will cover both herself and Hanako, as Hanako does her best to guide Lilly around the puddles.
Only Lilly could pull off such a feat whilst maintaining a sense of grace. Even with the weather tugging against her she stands upright, the only thing calm in the wilds of the wind.
Hanako, safe in the company of Lilly, has let her hair fall from her face revealing another side of her. In a way her regular shyness is cute, almost charming. But at the same time it is nice to see her take charge and be strong just to keep Lilly from getting the slightest bit wet. Even from afar I can tell how comfortable Hanako is around Lilly and what a good friendship they share.
I can only hope she will be the same around me eventually.
As much as I like them I don't feel they would be very good inspiration for a romantic story. Lilly is much too elegant for me to even imagine her in a relationship and
Hanako keeps to herself.
That leaves Emi and Rin... I wonder what they are up to right now.
-knock knock knock-
I put my pencil down, my trusty distraction for all of 15 minutes finally replaced.
"Who is it?" I say as I begin to unlock the door.
"It's me man, Kenji." He slips in as soon as the gap allows for it and closes the door just as quick. "Unless you were expecting one of your enemy associates?" Yep, definitely Kenji. I make my way towards the kitchen area with the intention of making tea. Kenjis anti-feminist speeches range from five minutes to an hour so it's best to be prepared. That and I'm not gonna shrug off a totally legitimate distraction.
"What's this? A note in invisible ink?" Whilst I was turned Kenji had made his way to my desk and was now brandishing my rather impressive story. "You've got to keep me informed man, I don't have a revealer for this yet, I could have been missing out on crucial information had I not pointed this out!"
"Don't worry Kenji, it's just a home work assignment. We've got to write a short romantic story involving conflict or something." Kenji's eyes gleamed the way they do when given an opportunity to discover more conspiracies at play.
"Oh my god man, they're teaching this stuff at school now too? When will they learn that men need to be protected and that woman are evil!?" I smile and take a seat next to Kenji, handing him his tea.
"Well don't worry, they haven't gotten to me yet. I can't think of anything yet and I doubt I will either. I'm going to have to accept a fail on this assignment." Kenji smiles
almost creepily upon hearing this.
"That's good! Us guys have to stick together man. No stupid woman are bringing us down!" Kenji says this as he dramatically pats my leg, possibly in a consoling fashion. I look up to see his smile has turned into triumphant grin, as if he had just won a great battle. Surrounding it is the smallest amount of stubble, small enough to be clean shaven but noticeable enough to give off a sense of ruggedness. Above this are his eyes, happy with the knowledge that he has saved at least one of his kind, but deep with an untold passion for his cause.
Perhaps he is right... And perhaps I have found my inspiration.
Looking down to my legs I can see my body reacting to the placement of Kenji's hand. I can see I've also found a conflict.