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lucathiaI don't understand this character all that well, or the whole situation behind the tower. I think it shows. :'(
Oh, and I can't believe I never realized this, but just who was the new Dung Beetle at the end?? I think I missed something here, because I always thought he was some random new Dung Beetle, but if not, I have some reorganizing to do. (for my head canon of things)
This Write or Die program. I wonder if I should try it, haha. I...always write and end up rereading what I wrote countless times before I move on, which is why I can never write a lot.
Title: Those Left Behind: Understand My Hate for You
Day/Theme: Aug 23 Understand my hate for you
Series: Bokurano
Character/Pairing: Kanji's dad
Rating: PG
Notes: for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
31_days. Manga canon with spoilers up to chapter 57.
Archive: LJ | ffnet
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"That building is very dangerous. Don't you ever go inside it."
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The man had been in the coffee shop for hours, nursing one cup of coffee that had turned lukewarm on him. He liked his coffee hot and scathing, not this wishy washy temperature that wasn't either extremity, but it was his fault for ignoring his coffee.
Instead of drinking his coffee, he had been lounging in his chair, casually watching the dismantling of the crooked tower that could be seen through the window next to him. The process of destroying the Chutenro Tower had gone on for several days already. He hadn't missed a single day. Even the waitresses had gotten used to his presence and had stopped pestering him for staying so long. It wasn't like they needed to turn him away. He was practically their only customer given the noise from the construction site that so many people couldn't stand. If things continued like this, the coffee shop would surely go out of business.
He leaned back and rested his arm on top of the chair next to him, smirk wide on his face as he watched the rubble fall. With the Chutenro Tower soon to be gone, this place was losing an important landmark. Business would have gone down regardless of the construction. It was too bad. The coffee here was actually acceptable as long as you drank it right away.
Watching the Chutenro Tower shatter into pieces was fascinating, almost as fascinating as building the tower itself had been. The tower had been a product of his imagination, the ultimate building that was the dream of any architect. He and his wife had been part of a team that had grand plans for the tower that should have revolutionized architecture, but instead, the tower became his wife's worst nightmare. The building, with their crazy, experimental designs, didn't past safety inspections. They somehow fudged past that, but she never stopped worrying.
She never stopped worrying until she finally couldn't stand it anymore.
She jumped. From that height, the fall must not have been quick.
Had she thought that would have made people reconsider the danger of the building?
Not a fat chance.
She had been too kind, too thoughtful, too considerate of others. What did safety matter in the face of revolution? The Chutenro Tower was dangerous. That was why it was beautiful. If not for the danger it presented, he wouldn't have loved the tower as much as his son hated it. It would have only been yet another typical building.
There was only a thin line between love and hatred, these two equally strong feelings. His son hated the building, yet he did everything he could to protect it. Chutenro Tower was supposed to be fragile. That was what had driven his wife mad, but even with the tremors the black monster created, just like an unrelenting artificial earthquake, the Chutenro Tower didn't collapse. Kanji really should have rammed that black monster into the tower a few times for good measure. He bet the tower would have stayed standing.
The Chutenro Tower wasn't that delicate. He had made sure of that. People just didn't think it possible.
Kanji resembled his mother a lot. He had been a sentimental fool who could have chosen anywhere else as his battlefield, but he just had to chose to be near this tower that he hated. Had he thought he'd understand his mother more this way? Had he also thought his death would make people reconsider the danger of the building?
Where his wife had failed, his son succeeded. Neither of them had consulted him or asked him for help.
The man in the coffee shop grabbed his coffee and chugged it down.
It was stale.
He waved one of the waitresses over. She was wearing, of all things, a gas mask in fear of all the possible toxic fumes from the construction. Really, people just didn't know how to appreciate the beauty of danger these days.
He tossed his money at her and left.
He'd be back again tomorrow.
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the end
Oh, and I can't believe I never realized this, but just who was the new Dung Beetle at the end?? I think I missed something here, because I always thought he was some random new Dung Beetle, but if not, I have some reorganizing to do. (for my head canon of things)
This Write or Die program. I wonder if I should try it, haha. I...always write and end up rereading what I wrote countless times before I move on, which is why I can never write a lot.
Title: Those Left Behind: Understand My Hate for You
Day/Theme: Aug 23 Understand my hate for you
Series: Bokurano
Character/Pairing: Kanji's dad
Rating: PG
Notes: for
31_days. Manga canon with spoilers up to chapter 57.Archive: LJ | ffnet
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"That building is very dangerous. Don't you ever go inside it."
-----
The man had been in the coffee shop for hours, nursing one cup of coffee that had turned lukewarm on him. He liked his coffee hot and scathing, not this wishy washy temperature that wasn't either extremity, but it was his fault for ignoring his coffee.
Instead of drinking his coffee, he had been lounging in his chair, casually watching the dismantling of the crooked tower that could be seen through the window next to him. The process of destroying the Chutenro Tower had gone on for several days already. He hadn't missed a single day. Even the waitresses had gotten used to his presence and had stopped pestering him for staying so long. It wasn't like they needed to turn him away. He was practically their only customer given the noise from the construction site that so many people couldn't stand. If things continued like this, the coffee shop would surely go out of business.
He leaned back and rested his arm on top of the chair next to him, smirk wide on his face as he watched the rubble fall. With the Chutenro Tower soon to be gone, this place was losing an important landmark. Business would have gone down regardless of the construction. It was too bad. The coffee here was actually acceptable as long as you drank it right away.
Watching the Chutenro Tower shatter into pieces was fascinating, almost as fascinating as building the tower itself had been. The tower had been a product of his imagination, the ultimate building that was the dream of any architect. He and his wife had been part of a team that had grand plans for the tower that should have revolutionized architecture, but instead, the tower became his wife's worst nightmare. The building, with their crazy, experimental designs, didn't past safety inspections. They somehow fudged past that, but she never stopped worrying.
She never stopped worrying until she finally couldn't stand it anymore.
She jumped. From that height, the fall must not have been quick.
Had she thought that would have made people reconsider the danger of the building?
Not a fat chance.
She had been too kind, too thoughtful, too considerate of others. What did safety matter in the face of revolution? The Chutenro Tower was dangerous. That was why it was beautiful. If not for the danger it presented, he wouldn't have loved the tower as much as his son hated it. It would have only been yet another typical building.
There was only a thin line between love and hatred, these two equally strong feelings. His son hated the building, yet he did everything he could to protect it. Chutenro Tower was supposed to be fragile. That was what had driven his wife mad, but even with the tremors the black monster created, just like an unrelenting artificial earthquake, the Chutenro Tower didn't collapse. Kanji really should have rammed that black monster into the tower a few times for good measure. He bet the tower would have stayed standing.
The Chutenro Tower wasn't that delicate. He had made sure of that. People just didn't think it possible.
Kanji resembled his mother a lot. He had been a sentimental fool who could have chosen anywhere else as his battlefield, but he just had to chose to be near this tower that he hated. Had he thought he'd understand his mother more this way? Had he also thought his death would make people reconsider the danger of the building?
Where his wife had failed, his son succeeded. Neither of them had consulted him or asked him for help.
The man in the coffee shop grabbed his coffee and chugged it down.
It was stale.
He waved one of the waitresses over. She was wearing, of all things, a gas mask in fear of all the possible toxic fumes from the construction. Really, people just didn't know how to appreciate the beauty of danger these days.
He tossed his money at her and left.
He'd be back again tomorrow.
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the end
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Date: 2010-08-24 07:41 am (UTC)X3 Your html is a bit broken because the link is up twice. And... wow. You don't get a lot of time do things. But I so wanna try that out. >D I'll try it once I have something relatively short to write, I guess. But if it's just asking for a wordcount... Eeeeeeee. :3
I can barely remember Kanji's past, so I can't really comment about occness or canon. ^ ^;
"She jumped. From that height, the fall must not have been quick"
DD: Yeeeeah, that would have taken a while.
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Date: 2010-08-24 07:56 am (UTC)Ah, I pasted the link twice! I'm a little afraid to try the program out. I don't want to get yelled at. XDD I don't think it's possible for me to type continuously without rereading what I've just written...
Kanji doesn't talk about himself a whole lot. =/ His father showed up for two pages, but he gave me a completely different feeling from the other fathers. Kind of...laid back. Seems like he's accepted that this is the way things are.
...yeah.
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Date: 2010-08-24 08:08 am (UTC)*snerk* I know the feeling. Which is probably why I'm anticipating NaNo so much, just to see how much I can do. XDD But if I used this programme while I'm writing Reset, I'll have to write it out again, but it'll actually be words written/done, rather than me getting distracted and procrastinating. XD
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Date: 2010-08-24 08:14 am (UTC)Well, I'm averaging around 700 words a day...not enough for Nano. XD; It's like...a third of the word count needed for Nano everyday! I'll try this program out for Nano when I don't have to worry about whether or not I'm in line with canon. XD;
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Date: 2010-08-24 07:42 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-24 07:49 am (UTC)Thanks for the clarification!
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Date: 2010-08-24 07:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-24 07:58 am (UTC)I suppose it will help me focus at least, since in addition to rereading what I've just written all the time, I also get distracted and keep reading my email and answering comments instead...
How's the desktop version? :3
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Date: 2010-08-24 08:16 am (UTC)I got the desktop version because I wanted to be able to use the program on my netbook while I travel. I think the neatest thing about it is that you can set the timer for yourself and then there's the "disable save until I'm done" function. I tried the "disable backspace" but ended up with too many typos X'D. If you really want to cancel out all possible distraction you can set it to full screen and enable "always on top".
Only thing is, I can't get "word war" to work...I've been meaning to write an email about that to the creatorm but I keep forgetting because I don't know anyone who would do a wordwar with me anyhow X'D
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Date: 2010-08-24 08:24 am (UTC)Chatting distracts me way too easily, but LJ comments are just as distracting. XD Hm, having a goal sounds like it'll do me wonders.
Ah, being able to use it on my netbook on the go sounds really good. Disabling save!? Disabling backspace!? I don't think my writing can be readable without the delete feature. But this program sure sounds nifty. I'll have to give the web version a try to see if I like it. :3
Word War...haha, sounds funny! Do people battle with each other to see who writes more in a certain amount of time?
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Date: 2010-08-24 08:41 am (UTC)Having a goal definitely helps. Before Write or Die mine used to be "at least write to the end of the page." ^^'
My writing was pretty funny without the delete feature. Some sentences I had to guess. XD;
The way I understand it, you and your opponent set a wordcount as goal and then you see who reaches it faster. You can see both your own and your opponents progress bar above your text...and I think there's a chatbox, but I know I wouldn't have time to chat XD
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Date: 2010-08-24 08:52 am (UTC)I'll have to give it a try tomorrow to see how I do with it. :3
Gosh, just with this comment, I had to delete something. I've gotten so used to it. I can't imagine what my writing would be like without it.
How funny. XD; There certainly wouldn't be time for chatting! That's a distraction!!
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Date: 2010-08-26 08:34 am (UTC)I got to read your drabble! XD (And only now realized that you're continuing from 2008 and have a whole bunch of them now...haha, I've got some catching up to do.)
You know, I remember so little of the series, I think I should reread it. F.e. I don't remember Kanji's dad at all. But I do like the way he was portrayed here. I like his attitude towards danger. ( I wondered whether he's justified in mocking the waitress with the mask or not XD ). And I like that his coffee goes stale because he's more interested in the tower, I guess it's a symbol for all he's lost in his life.
(I used backspace at least 5 times XD)
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Date: 2010-08-26 09:48 pm (UTC)Yup, I continued right where I left off and have been spamming my f-list every day with Bokurano drabbles. I have 6 left!
I forgot a lot of the details, so I've been rereading Bokurano a lot these days to get everything straight. This time, since I already wrote about most of the obvious characters, I've been writing characters that only showed up in a few panels! Kanji's dad only shows up for two pages...so he's kind of easy to forget. I didn't remember him at all until I went back and reread.
Although Kanji's dad doesn't voice what he feels for what he lost, he's still pretty affected!
...I used backspace a whole lot again in this comment. Otherwise, you'd see words stuck together without spaces. XDD
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Date: 2010-08-24 07:46 pm (UTC)And looks like I was beaten to the punch, yeah, the Dung Beetle is Mr. Sasami. :D
--and whoops, edit to comment, this Write or Die thing sounds hysterical, though the Electric Shock Mode frightens me. XD
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Date: 2010-08-25 03:55 am (UTC)That totally went over my head. 0___0;; Puts the last chapter in a whole new perspective for me!
I tried the Write or Die program today, but I was too scared to turn on my speakers or do the stricter versions. XD; It did force me to write instead of do other things. XDD I don't know if I want to find out what the Electric Shock Mode is like. XDD
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Date: 2010-08-25 04:02 am (UTC)XD It just kinda made sense to me, but I know TONS of people who missed it too, don't worry. ^_^
Ha, I'd be too terrified, I always have to edit. while I write. >>
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Date: 2010-08-25 04:11 am (UTC)My only thought was that that Dung Beetle had a weird hairstyle, but now I'm very intrigued about his state of mind and where exactly all the Dung Beetles come from. :O
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Date: 2010-08-25 04:14 am (UTC)Well, it's my impression that each Dung Beetle is only Dung Beetle for that duration of battles. For example, the Dung Beetle we saw throughout was always going to regain his human form after the battles ended. He was chosen to go on to the next Earth by the previous Dung Beetle, and when it was done, he'd go home. Becoming a Dung Beetle gives you knowledge of the robots, but only enough to guide. They don't know everything. That's what I gathered from it, at least.
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Date: 2010-08-25 04:50 am (UTC)But wow, I just reread the chapter now and found that I mistook the speaker of some of the speech bubbles. This makes a lot more sense now. XD;
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Date: 2010-08-25 04:53 am (UTC)Glad that I made it make more sense for you. XD The last chapter I just kinda understood, not many did, apparently.