«¤»— Perhaps there was such a thing as suffocating optimism.
Maxie was an idealist at heart, or at least someone who
strove for his ideals endlessly, but that was buried under
layers and layers of cynicism, built up like callous around
a more vulnerable center. Just because he had ideals
didn’t mean he was utterly bitter about the reality surrounding
them.
Which was to say, he found the young man off-putting.
Not off-putting in the way you regard those who might
have a screw loose, or off-putting you mind find someone who
either physically or ideologically disgusts you, but off-putting in
the way you might find a very eager child tedious if you’re
particularly impatient and don’t particularly like kids, or in the
way it is to meet distant family members or old friends whose
names are just out of your memory. Awkward, at best.
“I can see that,” he muttered, not quite under his breath,
watching with raised brow and unamused blinks. Maxie shifted
his weight onto his heels, crossing his arms over his chest.
“I thought Unova was tolerable at best.” He gave that
a dismissive wave with his right hand, gestures close to his body.
“That is, away from the cities. You wouldn’t want to hear at it’s
worst. ‘Castelia’ is the only word that comes to mind.” In the
same way the words ‘fracking,’ ‘effluvium,’ or ‘contamination’
would, no less.
“Either way, this isn’t smog, and this is average weather.
I wouldn’t consider the constants of somewhere as ‘still nice’
when trying to judge.”
To be honest, the words, muttered, none of
it bothered Kyohei. None of it made him upset,
none of it seemed to ruffle his feathers.
Personality, preferences, all that were spoken,
thoughts, just fell on eager ears as he nodded
simply with the older gentlemen. He understood
people had different sights, different tastes, even
if he did not understand them. Humming
thoughtfully to himself, Kyohei tipped his head to
the side.
“Oh! I’m more than certain even
then there’s something good in it.”
Suffocating optimism was probably the correct
term for his character. “One has to understand
that not all the time is there a reason, or even a
want to be mean, but it happens anyway. So, one
shouldn’t blame something or someone at it’s
worst until you’ve seen them at their best.” Kyohei
smiled blissfully.
He truly believed the things he said, to the bottom of
his heart. He could only hope that this man could too,
one day. “Haven’t you been really upset before and
regretted doing something, mister? It’s like that!” He
glanced to the sky, before laughing.
“And, as you said, it’s average weather. It
may be a constant, but that still means it
can change, right?” Everyone and everything
could change. Between the people, the pokemon,
to the weather and the world.
“Hey though, you like this place, don’t you?"
