[Forward-dated to tomorrow morning because I'm impatient. Flash of what's to come virus.]

[unknownrival]

[The video shows a handsome young man, probably in his early twenties, kneeling on the ground watering some flowers. He's wearing glasses, and black robes that most Japanese characters will recognize as the ones that Buddhist monks of the region wear. He also has a shaved head, although some blue hair is beginning to grow back.

It continues to show him gardening for a while (in case you ever wanted to see him kneeling in the dirt) before cutting out. There's apparently not much point to this, other than showing that a) Issei grows up well and b) he's really going to shave his head.]

Comments

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

Deja vu . . .

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Have you seen that monk before, Archer?

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

Yes, because it's you in a few years.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

...Ehhhhh?!

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

I would have hoped in your time line you wouldn't be alone and hadn't shaved your damn head.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

...What's wrong with shaving my head? All monks do it! It's part of the rules, I certainly wasn't going to disobey!

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

Do they let you grow your hair back?

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Eventually. That still doesn't explain why you're so bothered by it.

((Reikan kind of looks like his hair's been growing back, so IDK?))

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

You have an odd shapped head to go bald, that's all.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Well, if I cared about whether my hairstyle made me look good or not, I wouldn't be a monk.

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

And your boyfriend?

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Hasn't said anything about it, why?

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

Things might change you know.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

...Because I shaved my head?

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

Well, I mean you might not become a monk.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Why not?

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

You might find something else.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Archer, you know me. Do you think there's any occupation more suited to me than that of a monk?

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

Mmm, probably not.

Well, maybe secretary.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I could be fairly skilled at being a secretary, but I'm sure I'd be able to do more good in society as a monk, so it's not likely.

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

If you say so.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Anyway, why mention Haruto at all? It's not as if our relationship would change if I were something other than a monk.

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes, your type of monks aren't celibate.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Well, of course. I wouldn't lead him on if I were going to have to stop dating him when I became a monk.

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

Good.