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madimpossibledreamer) wrote2016-09-27 10:10 pm
madimpossibledreamer) wrote2016-09-27 10:10 pm
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All You Need is Time
Main Points:
Steins;Gate Universe Optional
Chapter Summary: Makise Kurisu worries, the first time she sees Okabe Rintarou serious.
Word Count: 725
Rating: teen
Notes: the movie did not occur in this STEINS;GATE worldline (and by the movie I mean the steins;gate movie, don't get confused)
also headcanon the movie they're watching is Edge of Tomorrow. Which Kurisu might not realize since it's not her area of interest or anything, but is actually based on a Japanese light novel called All You Need is Kill, which is a plausible reason why they might show it in Japan. (Just looked--they did show it practically everywhere in Japan. Hey, art to real life.) Also, it would have put the concept on Okarin's radar far earlier. Knowledge of the movie is not essential, but if you know the movie you have a better idea of why Okabe's freaking out so much.
Makisu Kurisu worries, the first time she sees Okabe Rintarou serious.
If asked, she would have said that ‘serious’ was a state she’d prefer, but as it is, it’s disturbing.
There’s a new time travel movie out. American. ‘Kyouma’ insists they all go, overbearing as usual, but there’s something…forced. An abrupt anguish deep within his eyes that he can’t hide.
He’s abnormally fidgety, and he only keeps up the mad scientist veneer until they reach their seats, after which he becomes uncharacteristically solemn and quiet, unable to sit still in his seat, holding on to both his phone and Mayuri’s hand in a death grip.
Mayushii doesn’t complain, just leans into his shoulder like they’re dating, as he takes deep breaths and tries not to break down completely.
The movie’s interesting, although it’s odd to see an American actor speaking in Japanese, and she can tell the lipsyncing isn’t quite correct. Still, it’s interesting enough scientifically, and seems…well, as realistic as such impossible science as time travel can be portrayed.
She actually gets immersed in the world of the story, up until the woman co-lead dies, and she’s aware of a swinging lab coat and a guttural noise like the sound of an animal being skewered as Okabe flees.
Daru sighs, but he looks as worried as she feels, and stands to follow.
She hears later about Daru having to pry him out of the bathroom, about the wide eyes and shaking hands and the fact that he’d been throwing up. They miss the rest of the movie.
Later, Okabe rents the movie. Mayuri looks worried—as she should—but he makes it through, white-knuckled and with lots of pauses to concentrate on breathing.
It turns out to be a pattern. For whatever reason, Okarin is terrified sick of time travel, but he forces himself to learn anything about the subject, be it fictional, @ channel, or scientific. Whenever any of them bring up the subject (especially that they’re worried about him) he’ll whip out his Hououin Kyouma act and behave outrageously until they forget they’d even asked a question.
In the end, it shouldn’t be that much of a surprise that he turns out to be one of the world’s most knowledgable figures on time travel. One of Kurisu’s colleagues, incensed by the Hououin Kyouma act, draws him into a discussion. The near-breakdown Kurisu expects doesn’t come.
He is Hououin Kyouma as he responds, but not the Kyouma she knows. The exaggerated act, the random Norse references, the talking into a turned off phone and all mentions of the Organization—simply vanish.
But there’s still the arrogance she doesn’t see in the rare glimpses of the Okabe Rintarou under the lab coat. The cruel, biting, baiting wit.
This is a true mad scientist, not just the semblance of one, she realizes, as she watches. The depth of his understanding and his ability to refer to any of more than a dozen different theories with ease is simultaneously impressive and terrifying. In the end, the man withdraws in disgrace—not surprising, it’s not his field—but then, given Okabe’s major, it’s not his, either. Just a hobby, but for just a hobby it’s more impressive than most of the world’s experts. One of Okabe’s most remarkable traits, she realizes, is the stunning speed with which he can not only learn new data but begin utilizing it.
He doesn’t speak once they leave, just moves quickly to the nearest vending machine. He chugs the Dr P like he’s been stuck in the desert before looking at her apologetically. “I’m sorry for all the trouble I’ve put you through,” he states directly.
She blushes and splutters. “What is this all of a sudden?”
“It needed to be said,” he asserts just as casually, and sits, letting his head fall back as he closes his eyes and (she assumes) attempts to breathe normally.
“W-well, given everything you’ve put us through, we deserved it!” she says, louder than she intends, and that earns a smile.
A real smile, not the fake ones he gives so much, and though his eyes aren’t open it feels like he’s looking right through her and it’s the most uncomfortable feeling.
He’s a mystery she’s fairly sure she’ll never understand, but it feels, too, like she’s being given the keys, and she doesn’t regret it.
Steins;Gate Universe Optional
Chapter Summary: Makise Kurisu worries, the first time she sees Okabe Rintarou serious.
Word Count: 725
Rating: teen
Notes: the movie did not occur in this STEINS;GATE worldline (and by the movie I mean the steins;gate movie, don't get confused)
also headcanon the movie they're watching is Edge of Tomorrow. Which Kurisu might not realize since it's not her area of interest or anything, but is actually based on a Japanese light novel called All You Need is Kill, which is a plausible reason why they might show it in Japan. (Just looked--they did show it practically everywhere in Japan. Hey, art to real life.) Also, it would have put the concept on Okarin's radar far earlier. Knowledge of the movie is not essential, but if you know the movie you have a better idea of why Okabe's freaking out so much.
Makisu Kurisu worries, the first time she sees Okabe Rintarou serious.
If asked, she would have said that ‘serious’ was a state she’d prefer, but as it is, it’s disturbing.
There’s a new time travel movie out. American. ‘Kyouma’ insists they all go, overbearing as usual, but there’s something…forced. An abrupt anguish deep within his eyes that he can’t hide.
He’s abnormally fidgety, and he only keeps up the mad scientist veneer until they reach their seats, after which he becomes uncharacteristically solemn and quiet, unable to sit still in his seat, holding on to both his phone and Mayuri’s hand in a death grip.
Mayushii doesn’t complain, just leans into his shoulder like they’re dating, as he takes deep breaths and tries not to break down completely.
The movie’s interesting, although it’s odd to see an American actor speaking in Japanese, and she can tell the lipsyncing isn’t quite correct. Still, it’s interesting enough scientifically, and seems…well, as realistic as such impossible science as time travel can be portrayed.
She actually gets immersed in the world of the story, up until the woman co-lead dies, and she’s aware of a swinging lab coat and a guttural noise like the sound of an animal being skewered as Okabe flees.
Daru sighs, but he looks as worried as she feels, and stands to follow.
She hears later about Daru having to pry him out of the bathroom, about the wide eyes and shaking hands and the fact that he’d been throwing up. They miss the rest of the movie.
Later, Okabe rents the movie. Mayuri looks worried—as she should—but he makes it through, white-knuckled and with lots of pauses to concentrate on breathing.
It turns out to be a pattern. For whatever reason, Okarin is terrified sick of time travel, but he forces himself to learn anything about the subject, be it fictional, @ channel, or scientific. Whenever any of them bring up the subject (especially that they’re worried about him) he’ll whip out his Hououin Kyouma act and behave outrageously until they forget they’d even asked a question.
In the end, it shouldn’t be that much of a surprise that he turns out to be one of the world’s most knowledgable figures on time travel. One of Kurisu’s colleagues, incensed by the Hououin Kyouma act, draws him into a discussion. The near-breakdown Kurisu expects doesn’t come.
He is Hououin Kyouma as he responds, but not the Kyouma she knows. The exaggerated act, the random Norse references, the talking into a turned off phone and all mentions of the Organization—simply vanish.
But there’s still the arrogance she doesn’t see in the rare glimpses of the Okabe Rintarou under the lab coat. The cruel, biting, baiting wit.
This is a true mad scientist, not just the semblance of one, she realizes, as she watches. The depth of his understanding and his ability to refer to any of more than a dozen different theories with ease is simultaneously impressive and terrifying. In the end, the man withdraws in disgrace—not surprising, it’s not his field—but then, given Okabe’s major, it’s not his, either. Just a hobby, but for just a hobby it’s more impressive than most of the world’s experts. One of Okabe’s most remarkable traits, she realizes, is the stunning speed with which he can not only learn new data but begin utilizing it.
He doesn’t speak once they leave, just moves quickly to the nearest vending machine. He chugs the Dr P like he’s been stuck in the desert before looking at her apologetically. “I’m sorry for all the trouble I’ve put you through,” he states directly.
She blushes and splutters. “What is this all of a sudden?”
“It needed to be said,” he asserts just as casually, and sits, letting his head fall back as he closes his eyes and (she assumes) attempts to breathe normally.
“W-well, given everything you’ve put us through, we deserved it!” she says, louder than she intends, and that earns a smile.
A real smile, not the fake ones he gives so much, and though his eyes aren’t open it feels like he’s looking right through her and it’s the most uncomfortable feeling.
He’s a mystery she’s fairly sure she’ll never understand, but it feels, too, like she’s being given the keys, and she doesn’t regret it.