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Final Fantasy XII Primarily

“We’re friends here, so why don’t you loosen up?”</description><title>Who said anything about strong?
You'll make it.</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @vaanratsbane)</generator><link>http://vaan.co.vu/</link><item><title>jacktheironknife:

Adventurous.
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&lt;p&gt;Adventurous.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://vaan.co.vu/post/88041492372</link><guid>http://vaan.co.vu/post/88041492372</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2014 21:34:00 -0500</pubDate><category>music</category><category>cha-chas away tbh</category><category>I'm alive</category><category>and probably coming back soon</category><category>my bad</category></item><item><title>carrionkings:

Fight to the Death | Hitoshi Sakimoto
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&lt;p&gt;Fight to the Death | Hitoshi Sakimoto&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://vaan.co.vu/post/87078174872</link><guid>http://vaan.co.vu/post/87078174872</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2014 00:37:32 -0500</pubDate><category>music</category><category>the queue lives</category><category>I am actually alive</category><category>just lurking</category><category>my apologies</category></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/a0dc7036bd637eacb8acd72405f8de70/tumblr_mlx8ablAJ31rwwru5o2_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/05206256eb4424c3b0361e5f734470ca/tumblr_mlx8ablAJ31rwwru5o1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/d6332fceb7c5e5f26ff3caac4a38a8bd/tumblr_mlx8ablAJ31rwwru5o3_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://vaan.co.vu/post/86193752067</link><guid>http://vaan.co.vu/post/86193752067</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2014 02:24:06 -0500</pubDate><category>the muse</category><category>ffxii things</category><category>the queue lives</category></item><item><title>stealing-your-rhythm:

“Eruyt Village” || Final...</title><description>&lt;iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_85881974472" src="http://vaan.co.vu/post/85881974472/audio_player_iframe/vaanratsbane/tumblr_n15nnc87ns1srmqjb?audio_file=https%3A%2F%2Fa.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_n15nnc87ns1srmqjbo1.mp3" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="540" height="169"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://stealing-your-rhythm.tumblr.com/post/76982116915/eruyt-village-final-fantasy-xii-ost"&gt;stealing-your-rhythm&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;“Eruyt Village” || Final Fantasy XII OST&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85881974472</link><guid>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85881974472</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2014 22:18:16 -0500</pubDate><category>music</category></item><item><title>mortevatem:


   Me? “No, thanks.&amp;ldquo; He quickly wanted to scurry back to his dorm. His canaries...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://esuu.co.vu/post/85872473311/bust-out-the-contra-lets-play-nintendo"&gt;mortevatem&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;figure data-orig-height="100" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/02b381f6d6b677f629fb58e6d420dd74/tumblr_inline_n5n87sp8vL1sy5mem.png"&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/02b381f6d6b677f629fb58e6d420dd74/tumblr_inline_p86s2alBF31svra0i_540.png" data-orig-height="100" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/02b381f6d6b677f629fb58e6d420dd74/tumblr_inline_n5n87sp8vL1sy5mem.png"/&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;   &lt;em&gt;Me?&lt;/em&gt; “&lt;strong&gt;No, thanks.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;ldquo; He quickly wanted to scurry back to his dorm. His canaries were waiting on their &lt;em&gt;dinner&lt;/em&gt;, after all.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;          …&lt;em&gt;Isn’t that the guy who ran into that girl, anyway?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;hellip;Isn’t that the formal-jogger again? &lt;/em&gt;He looked anxious to run off again. Sitting up from the dorm couches, Vaan held out a controller to him, regardless.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;sub&gt;“C’mon! One game never hurt anyone.”&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;figure data-orig-height="87" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/c59b7a11463356f0a7aeab29c4819eda/tumblr_inline_n5nbtpfail1svra0i.png"&gt;&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/c59b7a11463356f0a7aeab29c4819eda/tumblr_inline_p86s2a8m5b1svra0i_540.png" data-orig-height="87" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/c59b7a11463356f0a7aeab29c4819eda/tumblr_inline_n5nbtpfail1svra0i.png"/&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85881246977</link><guid>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85881246977</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2014 22:09:49 -0500</pubDate><category>mortevatem</category><category>interactions</category><category>verse: modern</category></item><item><title>|| vaanratsbane started following you</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://indritjis.tumblr.com/post/85529651712/vaanratsbane-started-following-you"&gt;indritjis&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;  ✠ &lt;strong&gt;&amp;ldquo;Sounds dangerous,&amp;quot; &lt;/strong&gt;he commented, thumbing his chin thoughtfully. Then again, Vaan clearly wasn’t from this area, so right now, &lt;em&gt;anything &lt;/em&gt;to him might be ‘too far off to tell’. Ingus looked back at him and nodded, a reassuring smile plastered on his face. “Let’s just keep our guards up, aye?”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;figure data-orig-height="100" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/d09a9e514781afc241e532922a28cbbc/tumblr_inline_n5gvpmADvn1sez91a.png"&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/d09a9e514781afc241e532922a28cbbc/tumblr_inline_p86s2amDxj1svra0i_540.png" data-orig-height="100" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/d09a9e514781afc241e532922a28cbbc/tumblr_inline_n5gvpmADvn1sez91a.png"/&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;  The young knight opened his satchel and began to sift through the contents, mumbling an audible ‘excuse me’ at the young Dalmascan. When he had failed to find what he was looking for, he looked up at Vaan, eyes knit in disappointment. “I’m afraid I’ve no spare maps with me…”&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;        Dangerous&lt;/em&gt;&amp;hellip; it was a substantial size, but even if it had been the size of a hare, supposed he should hold some caution, at least more than usual, for the  sake of his own newness with the area. Watching Ingus rummage through his bag’s contents, his mind wandered to the temptation of what value the loot from it could hold in his own land.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;sub&gt;“That’s a shame&amp;hellip;”&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;       &lt;em&gt;       &lt;/em&gt;               Which it was.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;figure data-orig-height="96" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/9c6d77ccee1c605060f8ed6ec9f9843c/tumblr_inline_n5ncdtkBXW1svra0i.png"&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/9c6d77ccee1c605060f8ed6ec9f9843c/tumblr_inline_p86s2aSoYB1svra0i_540.png" data-orig-height="96" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/9c6d77ccee1c605060f8ed6ec9f9843c/tumblr_inline_n5ncdtkBXW1svra0i.png"/&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;       &lt;/em&gt;Only, he had already made up his mind to pursue the creature. Vaan let out a laugh before flashing a smile at the other,&lt;strong&gt; “I’ll just have to use my sense of direction then.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85880874052</link><guid>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85880874052</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2014 22:05:29 -0500</pubDate><category>indritjis</category><category>interactions</category><category>[ lol I've never heard supersenior before XD I'll have to use it now actually</category><category>but oh :o that's good to hear</category><category>I hope it'll be easier too since I had to learn the lesson this semester of balancing engineering and non-engineering classes</category><category>for the sake of both my gpa and sanity tbh ]</category></item><item><title>rosannean:

  Clearly, the words that the noble spoke had rung  true — for he severely doubted if...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://archest.co.vu/post/85545681390/vaanratsbane-he-had-not-noticed-the"&gt;rosannean&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;  &lt;em&gt;Clearly&lt;/em&gt;, the words that the noble spoke had rung&lt;br/&gt;  true — for he severely doubted if the other would &lt;br/&gt;  react in a manner such as &lt;strong&gt;this&lt;/strong&gt;, were he truly as &lt;br/&gt;  innocent as he attempted to claim. he was blund-&lt;br/&gt;  ering, uncertain of how to defend himself against &lt;br/&gt;  a claim that been, more or less, a &lt;em&gt;bullseye&lt;/em&gt;. Lips &lt;br/&gt;  would purse, and Virion’s gaze would quickly flit&lt;br/&gt;  downwards, so as to take in the rest of the other&lt;br/&gt;  male’s appearance. He wasn’t &lt;strong&gt;dressed&lt;/strong&gt; like any&lt;br/&gt;  of the other citizens currently occupying the busy&lt;br/&gt;  market — moreover, he did not look like a denizen &lt;br/&gt;  of Valm at all. Perhaps that would explain it, then?&lt;br/&gt;  He was stranded, and thus stooped as low as &lt;br/&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;thievery&lt;/strong&gt; to earn attention — or &lt;em&gt;money&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;  It was a bit of a &lt;em&gt;stretch&lt;/em&gt;, to say the least; but the&lt;br/&gt;  elder had nothing else to go off of at the moment.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;figure data-orig-height="100" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/ef2630b59ba0290a965e3842f8723bff/tumblr_inline_n5h3qgmHC31scpmyn.png"&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/ef2630b59ba0290a965e3842f8723bff/tumblr_inline_p86s2aLEiL1svra0i_540.png" data-orig-height="100" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/ef2630b59ba0290a965e3842f8723bff/tumblr_inline_n5h3qgmHC31scpmyn.png"/&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;        &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;”&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href="/"&gt;ᴛ&lt;/a&gt;ʜᴇ time for &lt;em&gt;excuses&lt;/em&gt; has long since passed,&lt;br/&gt;             I fear — &lt;a href="/"&gt;ᴀ&lt;/a&gt;ɴᴅ I’d have &lt;em&gt;vastly&lt;/em&gt; preferred to hear&lt;br/&gt;           the &lt;em&gt;truth&lt;/em&gt; fall from your lips, anyway. &lt;em&gt;”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;  With that, the grip he had upon the others’ wrist is&lt;br/&gt;  diminished, and the offending hand is released. A &lt;br/&gt;  bold move, to be sure — almost as though he was &lt;br/&gt;  certain the boy-&lt;em&gt;thief&lt;/em&gt; would not immediately run.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;  &lt;em&gt;Even if he did, Virion would likely &lt;strong&gt;catch&lt;/strong&gt; him.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;     &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;”&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href="/"&gt;s&lt;/a&gt;ᴏ, &lt;em&gt;speak&lt;/em&gt; the truth to me. &lt;a href="/"&gt;ʏ&lt;/a&gt;ᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ not of Rosanne, &lt;br/&gt;      are you, boy? &lt;a href="/"&gt;s&lt;/a&gt;ᴜʀᴇʟʏ you did not &lt;em&gt;travel&lt;/em&gt; here solely&lt;br/&gt;        to attempt to pick a &lt;em&gt;Duke’s&lt;/em&gt; pockets —. &lt;em&gt;”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;                     &lt;em&gt;Did he say Duke? &lt;/em&gt;The day had frankly gone from&lt;br/&gt;                     bad to worse in all of a few moments. Perhaps the&lt;br/&gt;                     obviously wealthy had not been the best targets.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;                                          A bit of shock left Vaan as the nobility had released&lt;br/&gt;                                          his arm. He used one hand to clasp the other’s wrist&lt;br/&gt;                                          defensively and took a step back. Had he truly been &lt;br/&gt;                                          &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; trusting of him not to flee? Or perhaps, he wasn’t   &lt;br/&gt;                                         &lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;interested in turning him in, after all? Regardless, his&lt;br/&gt;                                          prying  about  Vaan’s  general  intentions  seemed to &lt;br/&gt;                                          demand  an  answer.  One  which  actually,  after the &lt;br/&gt;                                          other’s protests, might be better given &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;truthfully&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;. He&lt;br/&gt;                                          had  seen  through  Vaan’s  poor  attempts  before, &lt;br/&gt;                                          anyways. No use in attempting to hide his intentions.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;              &lt;strong&gt;  “The truth is that I’m on my way to look &lt;br/&gt;                into some rumors of a valuable west of&lt;br/&gt;                here. I  was  just  passing  through and&lt;br/&gt;                &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;strong&gt;needed  something  to  get  by.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;                                &lt;em&gt;Thinking about it, that did sound rather awful to hear aloud.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;                &lt;span&gt;        &lt;/span&gt;                 &lt;span&gt;        &lt;/span&gt;       &lt;strong&gt;“Just to get to the next town, I mean.&lt;br/&gt;        &lt;span&gt;        &lt;/span&gt;                                         My  loot  from  hunting  hasn’t  been &lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;        &lt;/span&gt;                                         &lt;span&gt;        &lt;/span&gt;that  great  out  here,  and  ya  know&lt;br/&gt;                                        &lt;span&gt;        &lt;/span&gt;         how  it  can  be&amp;hellip;”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;        Reminding himself of the other’s position,&lt;br/&gt;        however,  Vaan  considered  the  chance &lt;br/&gt;        that the other&lt;em&gt; didn’t &lt;/em&gt;know. The thief could&lt;br/&gt;        only  hope  once  again,  but  certain  past&lt;br/&gt;        encounters with officials left him doubtful.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;        &lt;figure data-orig-height="100" data-orig-width="71" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/9c8e18d1b1d8565b06b1b01bb3ec759f/tumblr_inline_n5nbfgVukG1svra0i.png"&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/9c8e18d1b1d8565b06b1b01bb3ec759f/tumblr_inline_p86s2bnQjY1svra0i_540.png" data-orig-height="100" data-orig-width="71" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/9c8e18d1b1d8565b06b1b01bb3ec759f/tumblr_inline_n5nbfgVukG1svra0i.png"/&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;sub&gt;                        “Not that it changes things for you, I guess.&lt;br/&gt;                          Being  a  &lt;em&gt;D u k e&lt;/em&gt;,  aren’t  ya  gonna  have &lt;br/&gt;                          someone arrest me or something?”&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85878679007</link><guid>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85878679007</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2014 21:40:00 -0500</pubDate><category>rosannean</category><category>interactions</category></item><item><title>mortevatem:


   ”Rebel against the fate that descends.”


          Peering over to view the...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://esuu.co.vu/post/85869651936"&gt;mortevatem:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;figure data-orig-height="100" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/66b94623f1c3ce89c00737aa7ba2c607/tumblr_inline_n5n6l70CGE1sy5mem.png"&gt;&lt;img alt="image" class="toggle_inline_image inline_image constrained_image" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/66b94623f1c3ce89c00737aa7ba2c607/tumblr_inline_p86s2aHJ6z1svra0i_540.png" data-orig-height="100" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/66b94623f1c3ce89c00737aa7ba2c607/tumblr_inline_n5n6l70CGE1sy5mem.png"/&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;   ”&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ-HkqQMbr4"&gt;R&lt;/a&gt;ebel against the fate that descends.&lt;/strong&gt;”&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;figure data-orig-height="93" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/4ce25d347b441c534aae8ee07ba1a167/tumblr_inline_n5n8ip2pmg1svra0i.png"&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/4ce25d347b441c534aae8ee07ba1a167/tumblr_inline_p86s2aUc6d1svra0i_540.png" data-orig-height="93" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/4ce25d347b441c534aae8ee07ba1a167/tumblr_inline_n5n8ip2pmg1svra0i.png"/&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;          Peering over to view the other&amp;rsquo;s book, seemingly one supportive of romantic ideals, Vaan responded,&lt;strong&gt; &amp;ldquo;You can try, but if it&amp;rsquo;s &lt;em&gt;really &lt;/em&gt;fate, is it even possible to rebel against it?&amp;quot;  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85873125707</link><guid>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85873125707</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2014 20:40:00 -0500</pubDate><category>mortevatem</category><category>interactions</category><category>deep thoughts from the vaan-meister</category><category>they're actually kinda daft in the mun's opinion</category><category>but whatever</category></item><item><title>☁</title><description>&lt;pre&gt;send me a “☁” and i will put my itunes on shuffle, pick my favorite line from the first song that comes up and use it for a starter.&lt;/pre&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/95879fd5bd91f8ac0b864efd7914a94d/tumblr_inline_n5n77rOZYA1svra0i.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;sub&gt;“Bust out the Contra, Let’s play Nintendo.”&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85871963327</link><guid>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85871963327</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2014 20:26:54 -0500</pubDate><category>meme</category><category>throws cadillac phunque at you</category><category>verse: modern</category><category>I guess????????</category><category>mortevatem</category></item><item><title>       It was raining again, like that was all this damn city did while the group of them had come...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;       It was raining again, like that was all this damn city did while the group of them had come on vacation, which did not help the fact that Vaan had seemingly lost everyone in – what was either Queen Anne or the Lantern District according to the map on his cell&amp;hellip;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;figure data-orig-height="95" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/07ee4e519964d22e4fde51f39cb2a475/tumblr_inline_n5n7wqR7I71svra0i.png"&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/07ee4e519964d22e4fde51f39cb2a475/tumblr_inline_p86s2aTCc41svra0i_540.png" data-orig-height="95" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/07ee4e519964d22e4fde51f39cb2a475/tumblr_inline_n5n7wqR7I71svra0i.png"/&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;     The glow of neon lettering in foreign characters and general décor around him, however, would insinuate the latter. His general frustration was building. Giving up on&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sub&gt; GPS, the tourist finally let go of his pride to ask a near passerby, &lt;strong&gt;“Hey, would you mind tellin’ me which way the Space Needle is?” &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85871958322</link><guid>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85871958322</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2014 20:26:00 -0500</pubDate><category>starter</category><category>fromastar</category><category>throws this at you</category></item><item><title>abrideoffire-archived-deactivat:

send me a “☁” and i will put my itunes on shuffle, pick my...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="https://abrideoffire-archived-deactivat.tumblr.com/post/84943181684"&gt;abrideoffire-archived-deactivat&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;small&gt;send me a “☁” and i will put my itunes on shuffle, pick my favorite line from the first song that comes up and use it for a starter.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85868788892</link><guid>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85868788892</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2014 19:50:07 -0500</pubDate><category>this sounds hyper interesting</category><category>meme</category><category>in which I pretty much announce coming online</category><category>*cracks knuckles* time to be productive</category></item><item><title>vierawoodarchive-blog:

What difference does it make? We have to...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/55c6b4f992d2f6ab441b817b2bc5a42f/tumblr_n5fhzkCwwr1qdfwqko1_500.gifv"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/762e1f1045b5847149b2c5890e380d1f/tumblr_n5fhzkCwwr1qdfwqko2_500.gifv"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="https://vierawoodarchive-blog.tumblr.com/post/85458897318"&gt;vierawoodarchive-blog&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;sub&gt;What difference does it make? We have to find Penelo.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85605269492</link><guid>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85605269492</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2014 01:56:49 -0500</pubDate><category>the muse</category><category>ffxii things</category><category>the queue lives</category></item><item><title>ω 【・ヘ・?】 ヽ(ﾟДﾟ)ﾉ ピ ▼</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/594619bd98b9dbfdcfe92657ac0127e6/tumblr_inline_n5hzejxQPl1svra0i.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;pre&gt;ω: Have you ever dyed your hair? If so, what color(s)?&lt;/pre&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yes, I dyed blue hair streaks in my hair last semester, dark and subtle though.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;pre&gt;【・ヘ・?】: Ever tripped in front a bunch of people?&lt;/pre&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strike&gt;No, never&lt;/strike&gt;. Yes, practically every day. A couple weeks ago, I did so twice, &lt;em&gt; in front of the &lt;strong&gt;same &lt;/strong&gt;people, which I did not know.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;pre&gt;ヽ(ﾟДﾟ)ﾉ: Have you ever wanted to flip a table before? If so, why?&lt;/pre&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Many times. Over grades, traffic, coding frustrations, but mostly because of people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;pre&gt;ピ: Did you like Pokemon as a child?&lt;/pre&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What’s Pokémon? Yes, but I wasn’t nearly as into it as my friends and classmates.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;pre&gt;▼: Could you live without the internet?&lt;/pre&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Probably. It would inconvenient and my life would lack music variety, but I’ll read books and play video games to pass the time, tbh.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://vaan.co.vu/post/85599219692/put-a-symbol-in-my-ask"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;put a symbol in my ask&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85600812257</link><guid>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85600812257</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2014 00:32:00 -0500</pubDate><category>fromastar</category><category>I know you know all these answers Rei XD</category><category>out of airships</category><category>meme</category><category>munday</category></item><item><title>까</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/d7b1eac5da8534bd299e39a596fe3a21/tumblr_inline_n5hyrsz9eD1svra0i.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;pre&gt;&lt;br/&gt; 까: Cookies or brownies?&lt;/pre&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Brownies. Especially undercooked ones.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://vaan.co.vu/post/85599219692/put-a-symbol-in-my-ask"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;put a symbol in my ask&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85599939537</link><guid>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85599939537</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2014 00:19:00 -0500</pubDate><category>mortevatem</category><category>out of airships</category><category>[[such a tuffie]]</category><category>meme</category></item><item><title>Put a symbol in my ask:</title><description> ᄏ: Play any instruments?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
ω: Have you ever dyed your hair? If so, what color(s)?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
△: Have you ever painted the walls of your room?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
【・ヘ・?】: Ever tripped in front a bunch of people?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
＊: When was the last time you tied your hair up? (if your hair is long enough)&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
旦: Last time you drove your car (if you can drive/have one)?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
愛: Are you currently dating?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
太: When it's New Year's, do you make New Year Resolutions and actually commit to them?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
(｀▽´)Ψ: Did you used to play hide-and-seek when you were little inside stores?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
(づ￣ ³￣)づ : Have you ever had to hug someone you didn't want to?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
空: Did you ever throw up after one roller coaster ride or a few?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
☆: Have you ever played games such as 'Spin the Bottle'?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
⊙: Are you happy with where you are in life right now?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
ヽ(ﾟДﾟ)ﾉ: Have you ever wanted to flip a table before? If so, why?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
ピ: Did you like Pokemon as a child?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
(⌒.−): Are there times where you wish to go back in time and redo or fix something you regret?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
♪: Do you find yourself singing or humming to yourself sometimes?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
☁: Ever wanted to learn a foreign language?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
(;° ロ°): Have you ever lost your wallet or purse?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
ス: Have you ever swallowed gum?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
≋: Post a picture of yourself.&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
⅚: Post the link if your current favorite song.&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
ღ: Post a gif of what you're currently feeling right now.&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
≘: Have you ever watched the sun rise?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
☄: Would you defend a friend if they were in danger? &lt;br /&gt;&#13;
➍: Ever been to a concert? Was it fun?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
♛: Do you like group projects?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
高: How often do you use headphones/earbuds?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
ಲ: Headphones or earbuds?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
♞: Showers or baths?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
✗: Walks on the beach or in a forest?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
⊙﹏⊙: Which horror movie scared you the most? If any?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
^∇^: Has your best friend ever made you angry?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
（．＿．）: Do you think you are an awkward person?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
メ: Cupcakes or muffins?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
(●´∀｀●): Ponies or Horses?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
♯: Would you like to be able to fly?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
(ﾉ´▽｀)ﾉ: Ever done or considered to do drugs?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
ℝ: What color shirt are you currently wearing?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
Æ: What color underwear did you wear yesterday?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
☪: Have you ever flipped off someone?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
♬: Cats or dogs?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
礼: Would you swim in the lake or ocean?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
の: Chocolate or Vanilla?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
◐: Have you ever seen a meteor shower?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
ᄇ: Have you ever broken a bone?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
었: Any tattoos?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
싫: Any piercings?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
ℨ: If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
Σ: Have you ever farted in public before?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
ℋ: Tell us a recent awkward moment you had.&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
♔: Know the Duck Song? The Llama Song? Banana Phone? &lt;br /&gt;&#13;
۞: What shows did you watch when you were a child?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
▼: Could you live without the internet?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
Д: Strangest food you've eaten?&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
까: Cookies or brownies?</description><link>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85599219692</link><guid>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85599219692</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2014 00:07:53 -0500</pubDate><category>munday</category><category>meme</category><category>[[since I'm just lurking around and not really working on replies and starters]]</category><category>oops</category></item><item><title>&amp;ldquo;Mawwage,                Sweet Mawwage,                                       is what bwings...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&amp;ldquo;Mawwage,&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;sub&gt;                Sweet Mawwage,&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;sub&gt;                                       is what bwings us togwether today.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;figure data-orig-height="112" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/f22d35068b0de0aed141a414f4505cf6/tumblr_inline_n5egr1eImo1svra0i.png"&gt;&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/f22d35068b0de0aed141a414f4505cf6/tumblr_inline_p86s2aDhHQ1svra0i_540.png" data-orig-height="112" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/f22d35068b0de0aed141a414f4505cf6/tumblr_inline_n5egr1eImo1svra0i.png"/&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85400396152</link><guid>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85400396152</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2014 02:56:00 -0500</pubDate><category>mortevatem</category><category>crack post</category><category>if you ask for a thing</category><category>I will make the thing</category></item><item><title>le0night:

Piano Collections - Final Fantasy XII | To Walk...</title><description>&lt;iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_85400044087" src="http://vaan.co.vu/post/85400044087/audio_player_iframe/vaanratsbane/tumblr_mdd33mxysh1rrlynz?audio_file=https%3A%2F%2Fa.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_mdd33mxysh1rrlynzo1.mp3" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="540" height="169"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="https://le0night.tumblr.com/post/35549202784"&gt;le0night&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Piano Collections - Final Fantasy XII | &lt;em&gt;To Walk Amongst Gods / To the Place of the Gods&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85400044087</link><guid>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85400044087</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2014 02:48:52 -0500</pubDate><category>if you guys haven't listened to the piano renditions of the ffxii ost</category><category>you totes should</category><category>they're snazzy</category><category>music</category></item><item><title>mortevatem:

xanomaly:

         Perhaps it had been something of her fault—attention had been paid...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://esuu.co.vu/post/85311827836/xanomaly-vaanratsbane-the-sun-had-been-in"&gt;mortevatem&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sorciere.co.vu/post/84999250283/vaanratsbane-the-sun-had-been-in-his-eyes"&gt;xanomaly&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;         Perhaps it had been something of her fault—attention had been paid but her mind had yet wandered into unbidden territory without her express consent and, at times, it was difficult to track just where her mind was going. To what realms imaginings were disappearing off to and even as she walked across the campus which was still so new to her, arms laden down with her canvases that she had brought for the sake of saving some money, if not all that much. And to that end, perhaps it was her fault.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;                                    But then—she had looked&lt;br/&gt;                                    up as she heard the sound&lt;br/&gt;                                    of wheels scraping against&lt;br/&gt;                                    pavement. By that time, it&lt;br/&gt;                                    had been too late, though.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;                  The crash itself did not hurt—not terribly, anyways. No, it was mostly the impact which jarred her, which caused pain to race up her spine as she fell to the ground, but her mind did long linger on the discomfort for very long. How could it, when she could hear her canvases falling to the ground? Clattering and scattering and some breaking because bodies had collided with them in between and she was not quite sure if it was panic that filled her throat, or a sense of hopelessness.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;                                             Still there was that &lt;em&gt;horrible&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;terrible&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;sense of hope that maybe they were not as ruined as she thought, that maybe most of the canvases were okay, but that hope was dashed the moment she opened her eyes. For how could she keep up that hope when she saw wooden frames broken, some splintering, the untouched, stretched fabric torn on some of them. Yes, there were some that remained alright but—&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;                           Most of them were g o n e, and probably could never be restored ever again. Certainly not the one which had been practically stabbed upon the young man’s hand, the one who had run into her on his—skateboard? A longboard, most likely, considering its size, but that was not what truly mattered at that moment and while she was not angry she felt incredible disappointment.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;                                                      &lt;strong&gt;(&lt;/strong&gt; Yes, disappointment in herself—&lt;br/&gt;                                                      and she supposed, this young man. &lt;strong&gt;)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;figure data-orig-height="100" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/8ef9c9674fad948df00c45846d5097bc/tumblr_inline_n56vhjSEWv1r84a6m.png"&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/8ef9c9674fad948df00c45846d5097bc/tumblr_inline_p86s2aT6CV1svra0i_540.png" data-orig-height="100" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/8ef9c9674fad948df00c45846d5097bc/tumblr_inline_n56vhjSEWv1r84a6m.png"/&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;         Slowly, she began to retrieve the canvases once more, piling the ones which she could reach carefully in front of her, as if that would stop them from being any more damaged. And a shadow fell upon her and she peered up at the man with sandy blond hair who looked a cross between apologetic and sheepish and her fingers dragged lightly over the rough texture of a mostly unharmed canvas, as if trying to draw comfort from it. Palms itched for a brush, a pencil, a piece of charcoal—&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;                                    Art was her &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;reprieve&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;in stressful situations.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;                                                               &lt;code&gt;&lt;strong&gt;”—It’s… okay.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;                                             &lt;strong&gt;(&lt;/strong&gt; It wasn’t. &lt;strong&gt;)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;figure data-orig-height="100" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/80c860a16a37403ae9f356eab0617419/tumblr_inline_n5d0bmXreg1sy5mem.png"&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/80c860a16a37403ae9f356eab0617419/tumblr_inline_p86s2bKoEF1svra0i_540.png" data-orig-height="100" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/80c860a16a37403ae9f356eab0617419/tumblr_inline_n5d0bmXreg1sy5mem.png"/&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;   He was late. A curse or a blessing, he had no idea, honestly. Freshman orientation, and he’d fussed for too long about rolling in his bed sheets with head turning to and fro. Several knocks of the snooze alarm later had left him frazzled and in a rush to make the several block dash that would lead from his apartment dorm to the campus grounds. Casually jogging along had allowed him to see the situation &lt;em&gt;as&lt;/em&gt; it happened.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;   A longboard, a girl, a boy with headphones playing too loudly, a bunch of canvas. All were included in the collision, and just as he’d witnessed it, the two were left to their own devices with retrieving the damaged squares from the ground. Hands reached up, and Aster found himself speeding up as he pulled his own headphones from the crown of his head to rest around his neck. He missed being able to offer her a hand up, but those who had been right &lt;em&gt;there&lt;/em&gt; had neglected to offer at all, so he figured he wasn’t too much of a bad person.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;   He didn’t normally like to help people, though.&lt;br/&gt;   People dug their spines into others and one&lt;br/&gt;   day they dug themselves so far in that removal&lt;br/&gt;   was &lt;em&gt;f a t a l&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;   His shoes stopped just behind her, however, as he knelt down and pulled at a few of the canvas squares that the young woman had neglected to see fall just short of her ankles. The white fabric was now &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; so white, some torn or stained, and others held damage to the wooden frames that kept them uniform and taut. As he extended them back out to the stranger, though, he was captivated, &lt;em&gt;just&lt;/em&gt; for a moment, on the shade of her hair.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;                                         Like a &lt;em&gt;canary&lt;/em&gt;, such a vibrant shade of blonde&lt;br/&gt;                                         she was! He’d always had a soft spot for birds,&lt;br/&gt;                                         though, while others found them annoying…&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;   ”&lt;strong&gt;… Here. See ya.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;ldquo; Not that he &lt;em&gt;intended&lt;/em&gt; those last words, though, as the moment he was relinquished of his duty as her helper, his feet carried his body onward and into the building. He’d rather have spoken up, but obviously, as a boy who came to school in September wearing a white button down with the sleeves rolled up, a black and red &lt;em&gt;sweater vest&lt;/em&gt;, not even to mention the slacks, it was quite obvious where he stood against those athletic types. He’d just adjust the scarf around his neck, dip his chin back into the vermilion shelter, and act as if it didn’t matter.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;   [ It definitely did, though.]&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;         What reprimand he had expected was nonexistent. Rather, the girl kneeling before him had given him reassurance that everything was fine. It almost made him feel &lt;em&gt;guiltier&lt;/em&gt; about the collision. He could see the damage on the hemline of her previously all white dress. Seeing the stains from the nearby dirt and grass, he looked to his own apparel, realizing that his grimy tank and jeans were also suffering. However, he lacked enough concern to return to the dorm and change.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;                           Outwardly &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;p a s s i v e&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, as if&lt;br/&gt;                           no collision had happened,&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sub&gt;                           or  like  the  canvases  she  &lt;br/&gt;                           had  so  delicately  collected&lt;br/&gt;                           were unchanged, as if Vaan &lt;br/&gt;                           hadn’t just &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;r u i n e d&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;them.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;        Noticing the girl’s fingers gripping the edge of the canvas in her hands, Vaan could sense her hint of anxiety. The blonde was probably just being polite&amp;hellip; At this point, what was there to do anyway, besides acquire replacement supplies? &lt;em&gt;That’s how I could fix this mess. &lt;/em&gt;Surely some of the art rooms had unused canvases he could get for her.Before mentioning this, though, a strangely formally-attired young man interceded, jogging, onto the scene to hand more of the scattered squares to the artist.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;                                                         Some  jogger,  swooping  in  from &lt;br/&gt;                                                         the sidelines to collect remnants&lt;br/&gt;                                                         of  the  scattered  canvas,  as  if&lt;br/&gt;                                                         taking  break  in  his  schedule  to &lt;br/&gt;                                                         merely lend aid, then &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;j o g&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;  away.&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;em&gt;         Why the hurry? &lt;/em&gt;– Wait. Damn it. The orientation – and he had already been late&amp;hellip; Pulling his phone out of his pocket to check the time, he blurted to the girl before giving her a chance to reply, &lt;strong&gt;“Sorry again! I gotta go, but I &lt;em&gt;totally &lt;/em&gt;owe you and will pay you back!”&lt;/strong&gt; – &lt;em&gt;Someday.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;figure data-orig-height="100" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/fe2569b105271da949d3cd6ecdcaea7c/tumblr_inline_n5efim1nMY1svra0i.png"&gt;&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/fe2569b105271da949d3cd6ecdcaea7c/tumblr_inline_p86s2btNpH1svra0i_540.png" data-orig-height="100" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/fe2569b105271da949d3cd6ecdcaea7c/tumblr_inline_n5efim1nMY1svra0i.png"/&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;         He would have to make a mental note to remember that promise. Perhaps after orientation he could find some around, should he recall the need to search for them&amp;hellip;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;         Sprinting in the same direction as the formal runner, Vaan began toward the campus auditorium to sneak through one of the side doors. Scanning the dim room, he hovered near an empty space on the shoulder, noticing the outline of the jogger also entering the other side of the room as the speaker before them droned on about some student honor code. This would only get worse. Resigning to the imminent fact that his boredom would make his mind wander anyways, the long boarder  prepared himself for the long spiel of student expectations and school history, all of which burdening the weight of his eyelids to be &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;heavier&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;heavier&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85399130007</link><guid>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85399130007</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2014 02:30:37 -0500</pubDate><category>mortevatem</category><category>xanomaly</category><category>verse: modern</category><category>interactions</category></item><item><title>mortevatem:


    “Nah. I just read a lot.”



  &amp;ldquo;Huh,&amp;rdquo; Interesting concept&amp;hellip; No...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://esuu.co.vu/post/85394417476/vaanratsbane-huh-you-sure-know-a-lot"&gt;mortevatem&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;figure data-orig-height="100" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/4130ad096ba26d64c54bb82d9c06d9e1/tumblr_inline_n5ebmgZM0a1sy5mem.png"&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/4130ad096ba26d64c54bb82d9c06d9e1/tumblr_inline_p86s2ajftM1svra0i_540.png" data-orig-height="100" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/4130ad096ba26d64c54bb82d9c06d9e1/tumblr_inline_n5ebmgZM0a1sy5mem.png"/&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;    “&lt;strong&gt;Nah. I just read a lot.&lt;/strong&gt;”&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;figure data-orig-height="100" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/679bb98cb75fa97a0adc91b7f5ffb9bc/tumblr_inline_n5ebts6dNK1svra0i.png"&gt;&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/679bb98cb75fa97a0adc91b7f5ffb9bc/tumblr_inline_p86s2bA0iZ1svra0i_540.png" data-orig-height="100" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/679bb98cb75fa97a0adc91b7f5ffb9bc/tumblr_inline_n5ebts6dNK1svra0i.png"/&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;sub&gt; &amp;ldquo;Huh,&amp;rdquo;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sub&gt; Interesting concept&amp;hellip; &lt;em&gt;No wonder the guy knew so much&amp;hellip;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85394718917</link><guid>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85394718917</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2014 01:11:41 -0500</pubDate><category>mortevatem</category><category>interactions</category></item><item><title>mortevatem:


   ”That’s a melody for you. Harmonies make us, as humans, happier. That’s...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://esuu.co.vu/post/85394029406/vaanratsbane-i-guess-i-didnt-think-of"&gt;mortevatem&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;figure data-orig-height="100" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/a2f4e64222d37691a04a9b167c87ea39/tumblr_inline_n5ebapsfwD1sy5mem.png"&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/a2f4e64222d37691a04a9b167c87ea39/tumblr_inline_p86s2aFABG1svra0i_540.png" data-orig-height="100" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/a2f4e64222d37691a04a9b167c87ea39/tumblr_inline_n5ebapsfwD1sy5mem.png"/&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;   ”&lt;strong&gt;That’s a melody for you. Harmonies make us, as humans, happier. That’s why &lt;em&gt;lullabies and bard songs&lt;/em&gt; are the true basis of storytelling.&lt;/strong&gt;”&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;figure data-orig-height="102" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/e2bbf6a3f6ae5423de76289aae60d69a/tumblr_inline_n5ebe96IRO1svra0i.png"&gt;&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/e2bbf6a3f6ae5423de76289aae60d69a/tumblr_inline_p86s2bwc0n1svra0i_540.png" data-orig-height="102" data-orig-width="100" data-orig-src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/e2bbf6a3f6ae5423de76289aae60d69a/tumblr_inline_n5ebe96IRO1svra0i.png"/&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sub&gt;   &lt;strong&gt;&amp;ldquo;Huh, you sure know a lot about this stuff. All that may be true, I guess. Did you study music theory or something?&amp;rdquo;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85394226682</link><guid>http://vaan.co.vu/post/85394226682</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2014 01:03:44 -0500</pubDate><category>mortevatem</category><category>interactions</category></item></channel></rss>
