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[insynch.livejournal.com]

[After the excitement of the last five weeks, Daisuke has spent a good deal of time at home. Understandably. But now he has returned with a vengeance. VENGEANCE, thy name is BEACH. It's a beach not too far from Azumano, and pretty typical at that: it has a few big rocks in the water, yellow sand, that sort of thing. And there is water! He's made sure to do this right next to the old dried-out beach, so now there is /more/ beach and it is awesome, and it's not dead beach anymore!

He brought tons of sand castle supplies, too. Buckets; colorful molds; shovels; a bucket of shells, sand dollars, tiny flags, and feathers.

Daisuke is dressed in a loose white tank top and green plaid shorts because he is not Daisuke if he does not look terrible. He scratches the back of his head and looks over his work.]

I should be doing homework on my day off instead of taking the bus to the beach...

[He sighs at himself.]

But I can't remember the last time I had a day off, and everyone here will really like this. I hope.

[Instead of digging right into the beach, he plops down on a brightly-colored blanket and sketches the Plane for a bit.]

[ooc: IT'S SUMMER IN NOVEMBER! Feel free to use this as a party/mingling post or bother Daisuke. Or make some sand castles by yourself. It's cool with me! ♥ Tags will be slow because lol slowaitus, but I will do my best.]

Comments

[insynch.livejournal.com]

If you change too much about the basic formula, it loses its purpose as a fortress.

[NEEDS MOAR TOWERS. Also another wall. And a moat. And more towers.]

The stories tend to be tragic because the soldier has to choose between love and duty.

But men fall in love, too, even if there aren't as many tragedies and songs about it. They have to make the same kinds of decisions, and it can hurt them just as much. Art tends to be idealistic that way.

[youidiots.livejournal.com]

Of course. It's more that they adapt their surroundings into their defense systems.

[Okay well towers can be made. She starts packing damp sand into the bucket now to make another corner turret.]

I see. In the end any soldier must choose family or to uphold the Order. It may just be common enough that we don't have stories about it...

[insynch.livejournal.com]

Japanese castles tend to be built on hills and mountains.

[He'll start a moat, then.]

You can make a story about anything, but only a few become legends. Sometimes love is just that strong. Strong enough to move a whole town... a whole world.

[He pauses in his digging, gaining a distant kind of look.]