LIVE!

[furrytailprince]

Who: Okami and whoever
Where: The Library
When: Day 89, anytime before murder

The Live notification goes off to show Okami looking tired and unkempt. He's seated at a table in the library with reams and reams of paper, as well as various ink sketches spread across the whole of the table. It would probably be more of an inconvenience to library users if it wasn't so early in the morning.

Oddly enough, there does seem to be some order to this madness. One side of the table is full of pictures of idols in various states of despair or alarm following the results of the worst games, most of these being people Okami either doesn't know or has negative feelings toward. Interestingly enough, though many of the scenes must have been captured during times of extreme injury, the artwork is focused solely on the close-ups of the idols' expressions at the time rather than the grisly violence.

The other side seems to capture more lighthearted moments, affectionate kisses, cheerful smiles or grateful looks. This side, naturally, is focused primarily on the people Okami knows and regards highly.

The sketches seem to include a good many people of Fauxtokyo. Just how long has he been at this before he started the live? But the one common theme about both sets is the rapid, fierce style in which they are rendered, as if they have been ripped violently from someone's memory and set to paper before the image can disappear. The paintings aren't as precise as others that Okami has done in past sessions, with splatters of ink and something more rusty-colored marring what should be fairly detailed work, along with uncovered parts of the table as well.

Okami works swiftly through the live, splashing more images of either type onto the next page. Along with specks of bright blood that seems to be dripping down the quill from where he grips it in his fingers. Well, that's a thing that happened.

Comments

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Takes one look at the papers scattered about and---]

Having an existential crisis?

[furrytailprince]

[ That actually gets a more immediate response, though he doesn't stop painting ]

Why would you say that?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

It looks like you're trying to draw the meaning of life. ... Well, in relation to Hell anyway.

[Picking up one of the more gory images - probably something that occurred after the Hunger Games]

[furrytailprince]

[ It's probably some Zraels or sensitIV ]

I am not interested in life. Merely how others respond to it.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

What a deep and probably meaningless question.

Unless you're trying to use those responses to your advantage.

[furrytailprince]

I suppose you could say I am.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

"Suppose"?

Please, Okami. Let's speak plainly or not at all.

[furrytailprince]

The only tactical advantage I seek is the security of my unit.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

And you're looking into the sad and happy moments of the idols to figure that out?

Why?

You're making this more complicated than it needs to be.

[furrytailprince]

No. I am just shifting through memories. Rendering them on paper makes them come faster.

What do you mean more complicated than it needs to be?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I'm assuming this is about the last game?

[furrytailprince]

The last game is only part of an ongoing series of unfortunate events.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Grappling with your own helplessness then. Is that a more accurate description?

[furrytailprince]

I am grappling with what I imagine would be viewed as a character flaw.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

And have you identified the flaw?

[furrytailprince]

A lack of understanding that results in unexpected response.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

So why are you painting instead of picking up a psychology book?

[furrytailprince]

Because painting is how I process things, especially things from my memory here.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Then talk while you paint.

[furrytailprince]

Talk?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Yes. Stream of consciousness bullshit.

[furrytailprince]

You mean to myself.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

That was the idea, yes.

[furrytailprince]

... I suppose I could always use Echo on myself if I needed a playback.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Don't think you can parse your thoughts as you speak them?