Hmmm... Speaking of normal people, this kind of makes me want to write a scene where Shinji meets someone who doesn't know who he is. Given the inter-connectedness of the setting, this is almost difficult. This brings us to the classic reason one might cut themselves off from humanity.
Closing deadlines for important presentations.
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It had gone well.
It had been thrown together in the two days in between his daughter's orchestra concert and the due date, but it had gone well.
And now that the presentation was done with, he wanted nothing to do with college students eager to pick his brains about how the latest trends in Fen fashion were influenced by the neccesities of the environment around them while also being-
Gaaargh.
He was not thinking about this. He was burned the hell out on it, and although it had netted him a nice lump of cash, he was not eager to do it again so soon. Right now, all he wanted to do, was go home and see his daughter.
His eyes flicked up to the giant ship schedule being displayed displayed twenty feet above his head.
Mother pus bucket.
A small part of his mind quietly noted his own choice of rude saying and tried to examine when he started using the phrase more, while the rest of it was being angry about being delayed another two god-damn hours at the star port.
A breath. In, out, and in again deeper, before exhaling. Angry thoughts for whatever ... delightful person was responsible for him traveling on someone else's dime mandating that he use their pre-booked flights. Even if they were- another deep breath.
Temper thus managed, he ambled over to the concourse balcony.
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And here, I'm stuck.
Also, this guy's Benjamin a few years into Legacy Project. I got the idea from writing the Crystal Tokyo expansion pieces, that he's studying the Fen's culture and writing stuff about it. While he's not well known, he's quietly respected in the small niche of academic circles he writes for.
After doing a guest presentation at Kandor university on fashion (what's popular on CT, why it's not on Mars, the meaning of colors among different factions, etc), and having his flight delayed, he just wants to unwind a bit.
So, he goes along, and makes small talk with a random young man while doing some people watching to kill some time. The thing I want to underscore here, is casual contact with a stranger. Two ships passing in the night, that sort of thing.
Of course, I have no idea what sort of character development Shinji will have had in between this conversation and the 'present', so I really don't know how it'll go. Or if Shinji will just sort of stare at the weirdo talking to him and shy away.
Closing deadlines for important presentations.
____
It had gone well.
It had been thrown together in the two days in between his daughter's orchestra concert and the due date, but it had gone well.
And now that the presentation was done with, he wanted nothing to do with college students eager to pick his brains about how the latest trends in Fen fashion were influenced by the neccesities of the environment around them while also being-
Gaaargh.
He was not thinking about this. He was burned the hell out on it, and although it had netted him a nice lump of cash, he was not eager to do it again so soon. Right now, all he wanted to do, was go home and see his daughter.
His eyes flicked up to the giant ship schedule being displayed displayed twenty feet above his head.
Mother pus bucket.
A small part of his mind quietly noted his own choice of rude saying and tried to examine when he started using the phrase more, while the rest of it was being angry about being delayed another two god-damn hours at the star port.
A breath. In, out, and in again deeper, before exhaling. Angry thoughts for whatever ... delightful person was responsible for him traveling on someone else's dime mandating that he use their pre-booked flights. Even if they were- another deep breath.
Temper thus managed, he ambled over to the concourse balcony.
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And here, I'm stuck.
Also, this guy's Benjamin a few years into Legacy Project. I got the idea from writing the Crystal Tokyo expansion pieces, that he's studying the Fen's culture and writing stuff about it. While he's not well known, he's quietly respected in the small niche of academic circles he writes for.
After doing a guest presentation at Kandor university on fashion (what's popular on CT, why it's not on Mars, the meaning of colors among different factions, etc), and having his flight delayed, he just wants to unwind a bit.
So, he goes along, and makes small talk with a random young man while doing some people watching to kill some time. The thing I want to underscore here, is casual contact with a stranger. Two ships passing in the night, that sort of thing.
Of course, I have no idea what sort of character development Shinji will have had in between this conversation and the 'present', so I really don't know how it'll go. Or if Shinji will just sort of stare at the weirdo talking to him and shy away.