[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

[heavenly-home.livejournal.com]

My, that is a lovely garden!

...he hasn't quite figured out it's him yet. Some other monk with blue hair!

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Ah, so it is. It looks a bit familiar, though I can't say our garden looks quite like that.

How did this video get here, anyway?

[clockmaster.livejournal.com]

What..was that?

There are just so many monks with blue hair. /nods

[heavenly-home.livejournal.com]

Perhaps you know the place? It's the community, no doubt. Though I wonder what it is this time? It doesn't seem to be harmful...

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I'm still trying to figure it out myself. That looks kind of like our temple garden, but I certainly don't know that monk.

Can't stretch your arms out without hitting one.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I'd say it was surely our garden if a few of the plants weren't different. I don't quite understand it, either.

They swarm in temples and around plants. They say if you hit one it yells .

[heavenly-home.livejournal.com]

Memories?

Don't you mean flails?

[stripping.livejournal.com]

...I don't think so, but that could be it. I could ask my father if he knows anyone who looks like that?

They knock things over and are loud, yes.

[heavenly-home.livejournal.com]

That is a good idea.

1/2

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I'll go ask.

2/2, a few minutes later

[stripping.livejournal.com]

He says he doesn't know anyone who looks like that, although it sort of resembles him when he was younger, but not enough to actually be him. Hm.

[clockmaster.livejournal.com]

Issei, that' not funny. Is he your brother?

[heavenly-home.livejournal.com]

How odd. I wonder what it could be, then, if it is not the past...

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Huh? I didn't mean it to be funny.

And no, that's not Reikan-nii, he has black hair and no glasses, and the facial structure's different. It's certainly not Kuzuki-nii either, if that's what you meant.

[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?!

[stripping.livejournal.com]

...I've just been informed that it's my future self.

1/2

[heavenly-home.livejournal.com]

Future self?

2/2

[heavenly-home.livejournal.com]

Why, dear, you turn into such a fine man. I had no doubt!

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I, I do? Well, thank you, then. I suppose.

[steelisblood.livejournal.com]

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

[heavenly-home.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. I'm glad; you look healthy and content.

[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!