I'm kind of used to it...? But maybe it's different for you.
[ royalty. that's fine though, off we go! ]
I don't really play it a lot either, but I can do the basics. How hard can that be? [ grinning. ] And coffee dates are a pretty normal thing. You're getting the hang of it already.
What else would you normally do? [She looks to him as they walk, a mischievous glint in her eye.] And who with? Since you're a seasoned expert and all.
Depends. You've got to take into account what the person you're going with would like or not. Like, if we could do anything, I'd probably take you to a concert, since you like music, too, or maybe a movie.
[ looks away. ] No one specific, either. It's a few months since I've bothered, even before the Reaper's Game started.
A concert sounds lovely! And I haven't seen very many movies yet, there were some on the Eudora, like 200 Fast 200 Furious, and...the Human Centipede.
[Trails off looking haunted. But hm.]
Oh. Well. That's all right. It would be wonderful to be in love, but I suppose it's no good rushing in to find it, either. Taking time for yourself is important.
[As they enter the golf course, a tattoo blooms across Rosamund's shoulder. ABANDONED HER TRUE LOVE]
Might be a little different from the concerts you're familiar with, but they're definitely my favorite. That's... Alright, don't base your opinion on movies on those two, those are. Bad.
Love is one thing, but we're kind of expected to date different people at our age - at least in my world.
[ glances at her tattoo with a frown before reaching for a pair of golf clubs. ]
You'd rather take the time for yourself first? Even if it is... love?
They were. I mean at least the fast and furious one had something of a family theme?
[but it was 90% cars and explosions wtf.]
You know, I think that might be better? It's much less pressure than just having one person sort of...given to you. And then you have to make it work no matter what, which sometimes maybe it doesn't, but you still feel like you have to because they're supposed to be the one.
[taking a club and testing the heft in her hands. Interesting. Pity she immediately wonders if they'll be looking at a bloodied club this Saturday. Rosamund frowns and banishes the thought.]
...Well. I think it's nice to do things for yourself, first. I didn't always think that way, but I wasn't really given much chance, or reason to think that I could. [She pauses. Wets her lips and picks her phrasing carefully.] From when I was very young, I told my true love would come for me. That he would save me from a curse that was placed on me when I was born.
But...it was in a way where I wouldn't get to choose who that love is. They just had to be the one that broke the curse. And I just had to wait for them. And I was happy with that, I truly was! I thought that was all I would ever need, partly because it was all I was ever told I would need. And it would save me, and save my kingdom, and that was a good thing. So why would I question it?
[Stupid. Really, just naive to a fault. She lowers her gaze and clutches the handle of the club tight.]
Then life got just a bit more complicated. And I realized that in that version of my life, I would never get to make my own choices. Even if it could make me happy, it would have been something happening to me, without my say so, without even knowing who this man would be beforehand. So...yes. I think I do want time to myself first, now. And time to explore things. Even if it's more painful sometimes.
[ true love. is that how this went for her? an arranged marriage situation, wrapped in a pretty little term. fate on a silver platter, no thinking involved, no work. aren’t you just so grateful?
kazuki hates it immediately. ]
It is a lot of pressure - being handed something and just told to deal with it.
[ it’s hard to imagine being happy with that, but kazuki was always too headstrong. it isn’t a good quality, lately, but it got him to where he was, and up until his apparent death, it went quite well.
having your life dictated for you, though - that is a little too familiar. ]
Yeah. I understand. It was a little different for me, but… I know what it’s like, being told how your life will go without anyone asking what you think about it. So I think you’re on the track, figuring it out for yourself. It’s hard sometimes, but having a say in your own life will always be worth it, if you ask me.
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[ royalty. that's fine though, off we go! ]
I don't really play it a lot either, but I can do the basics. How hard can that be? [ grinning. ] And coffee dates are a pretty normal thing. You're getting the hang of it already.
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[The way she canonically tries speed-dating.]
What else would you normally do? [She looks to him as they walk, a mischievous glint in her eye.] And who with? Since you're a seasoned expert and all.
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Depends. You've got to take into account what the person you're going with would like or not. Like, if we could do anything, I'd probably take you to a concert, since you like music, too, or maybe a movie.
[ looks away. ] No one specific, either. It's a few months since I've bothered, even before the Reaper's Game started.
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[Trails off looking haunted. But hm.]
Oh. Well. That's all right. It would be wonderful to be in love, but I suppose it's no good rushing in to find it, either. Taking time for yourself is important.
[As they enter the golf course, a tattoo blooms across Rosamund's shoulder. ABANDONED HER TRUE LOVE]
All right. Show me the ropes, Kazuki!
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Love is one thing, but we're kind of expected to date different people at our age - at least in my world.
[ glances at her tattoo with a frown before reaching for a pair of golf clubs. ]
You'd rather take the time for yourself first? Even if it is... love?
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[but it was 90% cars and explosions wtf.]
You know, I think that might be better? It's much less pressure than just having one person sort of...given to you. And then you have to make it work no matter what, which sometimes maybe it doesn't, but you still feel like you have to because they're supposed to be the one.
[taking a club and testing the heft in her hands. Interesting. Pity she immediately wonders if they'll be looking at a bloodied club this Saturday. Rosamund frowns and banishes the thought.]
...Well. I think it's nice to do things for yourself, first. I didn't always think that way, but I wasn't really given much chance, or reason to think that I could. [She pauses. Wets her lips and picks her phrasing carefully.] From when I was very young, I told my true love would come for me. That he would save me from a curse that was placed on me when I was born.
But...it was in a way where I wouldn't get to choose who that love is. They just had to be the one that broke the curse. And I just had to wait for them. And I was happy with that, I truly was! I thought that was all I would ever need, partly because it was all I was ever told I would need. And it would save me, and save my kingdom, and that was a good thing. So why would I question it?
[Stupid. Really, just naive to a fault. She lowers her gaze and clutches the handle of the club tight.]
Then life got just a bit more complicated. And I realized that in that version of my life, I would never get to make my own choices. Even if it could make me happy, it would have been something happening to me, without my say so, without even knowing who this man would be beforehand. So...yes. I think I do want time to myself first, now. And time to explore things. Even if it's more painful sometimes.
You know what I mean?
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kazuki hates it immediately. ]
It is a lot of pressure - being handed something and just told to deal with it.
[ it’s hard to imagine being happy with that, but kazuki was always too headstrong. it isn’t a good quality, lately, but it got him to where he was, and up until his apparent death, it went quite well.
having your life dictated for you, though - that is a little too familiar. ]
Yeah. I understand. It was a little different for me, but… I know what it’s like, being told how your life will go without anyone asking what you think about it. So I think you’re on the track, figuring it out for yourself. It’s hard sometimes, but having a say in your own life will always be worth it, if you ask me.