Seven Zephers

[soccerwhisperer]

[as you flip through, there's suddenly a messy stroke of really wet ink on the page of the journal, then the sound of someone picking it up and shaking it a little, making the ink run]

...Whoops. Maybe I shouldn't practice on the desk.

[and then he stupidly rubs it in hopes of getting it to dry faster, smearing ink all over the place]

Comments

[bornofwisdom]

That's awfully messy.

[soccerwhisperer]

Sorry! I haven't practiced for a long time so I forgot how messy it gets on different kinds of paper.

[bornofwisdom]

Are you trying to write in script?

[soccerwhisperer]

Yeah. I'm in the Calligraphy Club back home. I don't really like it, but my best friend Aoi's there so it's better than nothing.

[bornofwisdom]

That's interesting, I've never seen a club for that before. Where are you from?

[soccerwhisperer]

Japan. Er, it's a country on Earth.

[bornofwisdom]

Oh! I know where Japan is, I'm from the United States, myself.

[soccerwhisperer]

America huh? My relative's boyfriend lives there.

[bornofwisdom]

It's not the worst place to live, I suppose. I wouldn't mind going to Japan, though. I hear beautiful things about Japan.

[soccerwhisperer]

Yeah. The cherry blossoms are always so pretty at the start of the school year.

[bornofwisdom]

I'd like to get there, someday!

[soccerwhisperer]

America and Japan start school at different times of the year, right?

[bornofwisdom]

I believe so, yes. We typically begin near the end of August, so, summertime. Schools in Japan typically begin in April, yes?

[siebter]

[ Because he can't see, his journal tends to dictate what's written for him.

...in this case, it comes out kind of like "weuiggvb." ]

Huh? I don't know if that sounds right...

[soccerwhisperer]

Hehe, sorry! I just got some calligraphy ink on the journal.

[siebter]

Oh! Were you trying to write something?

[soccerwhisperer]

Yeah. I was going to start off with the word "practice".

[siebter]

That's a good word!

[soccerwhisperer]

Thanks! That's the first time anyone's ever said that. Normally they think my choices are dumb.

[siebter]

But it's a good idea to practice things!

[soccerwhisperer]

That's what I always say...! [even if he... skips calligraphy practice a lot]

[siebter]

[ Oh no. ]

Wow, we're alike!

[soccerwhisperer]

So people don't like your ideas too?

[siebter]

Sometimes! But we both like practicing too!

[soccerwhisperer]

That's good. Calligraphy is a one person thing, so it's hard to practice with others.