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The World's Always Changing [Junko/Steiner] [Closed]
Wed May 24, 2017 8:39 am
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Junko walked quietly through the park she had happened upon in her wandering, being able to keep herself calm and quiet. No one was really around, considering it was nearly, well, midnight. It was pretty dark as well, near to no lights present. She left Arianda's humble abode, or well, "mom's" humble abode. She wasn't too clear on the idea of calling her mom, since well, she already had a mom, and the idea of a mom cemented in her head. She wasn't too keen on being treated like a kid again... But there was a little voice in her head that was faint, but she could hear it, urging her to go along with it, that she would be happy. She easily drowned out that little voice in her head with a heavy flow of why she shouldn't, but that still didn't make it cease it's chatter of all the opportunities.
The girl sighed and lied down on the grass, staring at the night sky. She was a bit amazed she could actually see the night sky, at least much better than she had before; when she was little all the clouds blotted out the stars, so it was just staring at a black sky and sometimes a moon. She slowly smiled, exhaling softly.
What she didn't notice, was her body shrinking as she shut her red eyes. Becoming much younger, much smaller. She didn't realize she was lying in clothing much bigger for her, considering how thickly clothed she was.
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Re: The World's Always Changing [Junko/Steiner] [Closed]
Wed May 24, 2017 2:56 pm
Artist: Nagi no asukara Original soundtrack 2 - Song: Hyouri na omoi - Word Count: 1,146
Europe was a beautiful place, a place that Steiner Franz had wanted to visit for many years, and had on occasion fantasized about being around during the time of knights and kings when he was a child. To think that things would have fallen this far for the young man, a man who had heroic ambitions, seemed like a slight. Everything that Steiner Franz had wanted was crashing and burning around him, he was losing it all to a disease with no name, and more so than that he was losing the will to keep on living. Every day the symptoms grew worse. The pain of merely existing could only be edged for so long with the medication given to him by the doctors who had already written him off a while ago. Standing in a beautiful park, one that reminded him of the one he used to play in when he was a kid, the realization of his frail mortality kicked in.
Two weeks. He stared teary eyed up at the night sky, hiding his face from the non-existent people around him with the white hoodie he was wearing at that moment. The hoodie hid the riddle of black veins now crossing over his pale complexion, making him look like some kind of monster. It wasn't fair, life had always kicked him while he was down, and trodden all over him like he was some kind of mat. Now was no different and he knew that as his life inched closer to an expiration date like milk in the back of a fridge, he knew that soon he wouldn't even be able to enjoy the simple things. They said he would lose the ability to see colors, he would begin to lose feeling in his limbs, and eventually he might even just veg out. He wiped his eyes with the sleeve of his hoodie and coughed into the sleeve of that jacket, leaving behind a pink stain from blood that was coming up from his throat and lungs. He had given up on hiding these things.
He had come to Europe to enjoy himself, to take part in some kind of festival nearby, and he had tried to do that. But for the three days of the festival, Steiner hadn't left the confines of his dwelling. He had stayed cooped up inside, looking at the ceiling of his hotel room while wondering what exactly he had accomplished during his life. To be honest, it wasn't much that he had done, and though he had saved people's lives he felt like that he could have saved more. He could have done more. He chuckled at the thought, the chuckle sounded more like a groan, but Stein would take it after all he couldn't really find a reason to be excited about anything anymore. After spending two and a half days of being locked inside of his room, Steiner had decided to see one last thing in vibrant color: a fireworks display.
For such a small town, they had produced a rather lavish display of vibrant lights, and explosions that probably could have been seen for miles away. It had made him happy, if for only a moment, and that is what his life was now anyway. A string of moments that he hoped would be good before he finally paid his last debts and expired into nothingness. If he had stopped, maybe he could have had more time, and maybe he could have lived a bit longer to find someone who could cure his ailment, but he couldn't stop. He was hardwired to be a hero, every moment of every day he spent every ounce of his energy to fight for the little guy, and now he was being rewarded with a bitter pill to swallow. He didn't regret being the good guy at the end of the day, but he did wish that he had some answer to the questions that burned deep down inside of him. Hell, just knowing what was killing him would be enough, but it seemed that he wasn't destined to know such things.
A bitter pill to swallow indeed. Steiner found himself walking in the park, passing by a jungle gym, a swing set, and a slide, things he had never enjoyed as a kid. Another thing that had been robbed from him, he was bitter about that, and he regretted that he would never be able to tell the bastard that was his father that he hated him for what he did to him. For what he had taken from him. In a way, he wondered that if he had grown up normal, and that he had lived a simple life, if he would be walking through this very same park at this very same moment. Would he have even become a hero? For a moment Steiner paused and shook his head. Thinking about things like that didn't matter now. He had lived his life the way that he was intended to and fate had never really smiled on him as much as some other people he knew, but he had made it work. He had became a hero, regardless of his shortcomings or lack of powers, and he had fought some bad people who had been looking to harm some innocent people. In that respect, he supposed he had left a minor mark on the world. The vast majority of people wouldn't remember Steiner Franz, but those that had met him...those people he had saved....they would remember him.
At least that is what he hoped. He entered into a coughing fit, his lungs feeling like they were on fire, and the familiar feeling of the pain in his joints returned as if on queue. Steiner instinctively reached into his pocket procuring a bottle of heavy pain killers, popped the top, and downed a few pills. The pain wouldn't go away for a while, so he decided that he would take a break, and rest somewhere in the fields nearby. Wincing with every step, Steiner made his way to what he thought had been an empty meadow, however he soon learned that he was not alone. A girl, who appeared to be too small for her clothing lay staring at the stars, and Steiner stopped his march forward. The meds were kicking in, but he was wondering about the girl's situation. Why was someone this young out in the middle of the fields so close to midnight. His curiosity was getting the best of him and before he knew it he began to speak, his voice at first came out raspy, and he painfully cleared his throat to commence some form of interaction with the young human appearing lady:
"Are you alone out here? Isn't it a bit late for someone so young to be out by their self?"
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Re: The World's Always Changing [Junko/Steiner] [Closed]
Thu May 25, 2017 7:42 am
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Junko felt absolute relief as she was all to herself this night. She was being very avoidant of people, thus coming out so late. She didn't want to seem weird to people, or get in anyone's way. She was nervous with this new place, and pretty much was by herself. She sort of wanted to assert some form of independence by going out by herself, but honestly, she got lost... Pretty damn lost. She was sure she'd be fine, but... Hey. There was always that little rub of worry!
She began to notice how much more chilly she felt before... She still hadn't noticed that she had shrunk rather majorly in size, bearing the body of a young child instead of an adult woman. She was feeling quite too happy and relaxed to really catch onto the world around her. She rolled onto her side in the grass, before hearing a voice commenting on how she alone and too young to be out so late. She sat up, not really taking note of how stubby and small she was looking up at this guy.
"I'm not young, i'm 19-" She quickly clasped her hands around her mouth. She heard a much, much younger sounding voice which caused her to double take at herself. She noticed that she was sitting halfway in clothes much larger for her. She also noticed a much younger body, lack of development and such. She did a hard swallow, gripping her chest, over her heart, over where the seal of Eris was. She immediately began trying to pull her clothes onto herself, before, poof! She was an adult again, but with rather weirdly kept clothing. She tried her best to fix her clothing, looking at the boy cloaked in the darkness nervously.
"I... I honestly don't know what happened..." She chuckled nervously, "Kind of... Getting used to this y'know..." She stared at him for a bit, noticing how under the weather he was. She instantly got concerned, her face hardening a bit, "H-hey.. Are you okay?"
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Re: The World's Always Changing [Junko/Steiner] [Closed]
Thu Jun 01, 2017 4:03 pm
Artist: Adrian von Ziegler - Song: Nightfall's Embrace - Word Count: 1,076
"Alright, you're not young...", Steiner spoke as she didn't finish her sentence and covered her mouth in surprise, for a moment he just looked her over. She was way too small for her clothes, and clambering over herself to make sure that her too big clothes were covering up her body. For a moment Steiner was taken out of his state of melancholy to let out a little laugh that was soon followed by a guttural cough that caused Steiner to spit up blood out on to the grass at his feet. He made a mental note to not laugh too much and to instead just focus on simple speech that wouldn't cause him too great of a struggle to breathe. He winced as he knelt down on the grass next to the girl, making sure to keep his hood hiding his face as to not scare her away, and began to speak to her. "It still isn't safe for a young lady to be out and about by herself in the middle of the night.", he uttered calmly as to not agitate his condition any farther than he had already done by laughing before.
That is when the young lady began to grow, her proportions filling out in ways that weren't good for how she had positioned her clothing, and Steiner's initial reaction was to avert his eyes. Steiner was a gentlemen after all and to peek would be speak ill of the person he had strove so hard to become. After a few seconds he, who was quite flustered at that moment, returned his gaze to the young lady, and hoped that she had righted whatever had happened to herself. She hadn't, but Steiner's eyes remained focused on her face as to avoid looking at something that would probably have him receiving a staunch slap or a punch to the face for. "So...you can change your shape?", Steiner blurted out after having witnessed what had happened right before his eyes only moments before. It wasn't the weirdest ability Steiner had seen, a certain demon in the wastelands took the crown for weird, but this was indeed a fascinating power that she had.
After learning that she had no control on it, Steiner began to reminisce about the first times that he had used his powers, and how it had taken him quite a while to adjust to the new him. She must have been going through the same ordeal or maybe she had sojourned out here to avoid being in the presence of other people. "I'm sorry if I'm bothering you, it was not my intention.", the young man said making sure to make his intentions known and that he did not want to invade on her privacy. "I'm Steiner by the way...", he said with a slight smile on his face, itching his chin which was the only visible part of his face from under the deep shadows cast by his hood. He didn't really know why he was interacting with somebody he would meet once and never see again, with that line of thought Steiner's mind shifted into a depressed zone. Sure, he had accepted the eventual end that was coming for him, but mere interaction had lost its' flavor.
The smile slipped from his face and his brow furrowed as his mind drifted back to why he was here in the first place. His bucket list. He had so much he wanted to do before he died and not many days to do it within. He had seen a fireworks festival, traveled to Europe, and tomorrow he was going on a train to head to Russia. In general it was a rapid round trip voyage he was making and he wondered if he would even be able to make it back home again. What was home to him anyway? He really didn't have one to be honest and that thought decided to jump on board with all the depressing thoughts swirling in his head. That was when she spoke up again and asked him if he was well. For a moment Steiner froze, as if he was like a deer in the headlights. He had been asked by people who had caught glimpses of his horrifying visage under the hood what he was and if he was even human any more. It hadn't bothered him, those questions, but it was the looks of fear and misunderstanding that stung the most. He protected people and his disfigured visage constituting of black pulsating veins all over his face, was the price he had paid for his heroics. He deserved to be treated better.
Instinctively, Steiner reached for the hem of his hood to pull it down further in shame of what was happening to him, and uttered : "Yeah, I'm fine." It was half-hearted, not even a child would believe he was alright with the way he had just tried to bluff his way out of this situation. A faint breeze blew through the fields and Steiner lost the hem of his hood as his hood blasted back. As if on queue a pathway light flickered on, illuminating the face of the once hero of honor. Covered in pulsating black veins, weird skin lesions, and eye swollen too big for its' socket, Steiner no longer looked like a man. He looked like a monster. He quickly grabbed for the hood that had betrayed him and pulled it back over his face, hiding himself in shame, and disgust at how he appeared to look. He let out a low sigh of shame and then spoke up: "Alright, maybe I lied just a bit." The whole time his head hung low, not looking up at the lady who was probably aghast by his appearance or running as fast away from as she could. "I didn't want to alarm you...or horrify you.", he said slowly as he grunted through a mild amount of pain coursing through his failing body.
"I'll go...I don't want to ruin your night of gazing at the stars with my disgusting appearance. I was just worried about your safety.", Steiner uttered as he began to walk away from the scene. It wasn't his place to talk to people anymore, it wasn't his place to even consider himself a person either. He was just a corpse that hadn't realized its' full potential yet. The potential of being put into a grave and forgotten to the annals of history.
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