[mingle post!]

[cavedwellers]

Boy Valentine's Day was sure an adventure, wasn't it? Gosh, it's a good thing all that's over with.

Have a mingle post! If you're starting a new thread, mention where you are in the subject line. Tag each other, hang out, do whatevs.

Comments

[lifestudies]

Right on both counts, which makes you more perceptive than most of the people I've met here.

You seem wary -- are you expecting some kind of trouble?

[oneeyedfish]

[Now that you have confirmation that there's just a remarkable parallel, you're already back at ease, hands loose on your knees. At the word, 'trouble,' you chuckle.]

Just that if you were him, I was expecting you to have some company, that's all. I've only met one other person with that kind of a gift. I never thought I'd find a second.

[Of course, this assumes that this new person is human at all. One thing at a time, though. He said, 'met', so that implies...]

My name's Ginko. You're a traveler here as well?

[lifestudies]

Ah, I see. You can call me Sai. And yes -- I came here fairly recently.

Could you tell me about this other person? I haven't met anyone else with this skill myself.

[oneeyedfish]

A pleasure to meet you, Sai.

[Now that you've established that this new person probably is human, you're going to give in to habit and reach for one of your herbal cigarettes.]

The ability to create life from drawing is a very rare one, from what I know. A 'god-like hand,' it's been called. The boy I met who had the gift ended up having to live far away from other villages, to keep him from being bothered by people who wanted to use his powers, or study him.

[Or by mushi masters such as yourself. But, moving on...]

But, he also was able to live in tranquility that way. So, I guess it worked out for the best.

[lifestudies]

It seems like it would be hard to protect yourself, living alone like that. Did nobody know where to look for him, then?

My technique may be slightly different, if what he was doing actually created life. My ink clones are not truly alive.

[oneeyedfish]

[A good exhalation of smoke gets directed towards the ceiling of the cave, where it can be lost among the shadows. Hopefully nothing will fall down on your head as a result.]

Not many people knew where he was, nor did they know about his gift. His grandmother had taken many early precautions to keep any attention from coming his way. And as for the rest.. well, let's say he had some other influences watching out for him.

I'm not sure if I would call it life the same way that you or I might appear alive. Your mouse was close enough that I mistook it for one of his. Can you paint anything, and have it take on qualities such as movement or action? Something you can touch, off the page?