Waterflow [Gabe]

Subject: Waterflow [Gabe] Tue Jul 19, 2016 6:27 pm

Watching the small waves forming as the local river made its way ahead was actually surprisingly peaceful...

Or so would almost everyone claim. It was a nice sight to behold, that much would Gray admit as he sat down on the grass near the river itself. Even though he wasn't truly paying it that much mind at the moment. In fact, he had come here to take a break after work since it wasn't all that far away, since today's shift actually got him seriously tired. One of those days, apparently. Or perhaps it was actually logical, as his job often had to do with moving about and physical exercise, and while he had no complaints about it, some days it could be pretty painful.

He would sigh in mild exasperation as he flopped down to lay on the grass, as his thoughts reminded him that he should probably go do some shopping today as well. Although he honestly just felt like sleeping out here right now. How glorious. For now, he would have to hope he did not actually doze off here, as that wouldn't be very nice. Listening to the sounds the water was making, he would mutter to himself as he stared up at the sky...

''Maybe I could have fish for dinner today...''

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"Those crafty little fellows would put up a fight, believe me. " It's as if Gray's prayers were to be answered as a wandering gentleman overheard him. "Good afternoon misour. " Gabe seemed to be holding a fishing pole in his hands as he walked on beside the individual. " I didn't mean to pry, but the act of braving the lakes deep and wondrous creatures with your own might, is the way of a man when you calm your soul, no?" Gabe wondered why this individual didn't have a fishing pole, assuming he wanted to fish. "I would ask you to join me, but i don't think ou picked up your fishing pole yet for rent?"

Gentleman Gatsby

Subject: Re: Waterflow [Gabe] Tue Jul 19, 2016 8:37 pm

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Eh?

''...Afternoon..?'' To be honest, Gray was slightly spaced out at the moment, so it took him a bit to actually register he was being spoken to and actually react to it. He definitely didn't expect being approached all of a sudden, although maybe it was doing him good, because for as long as he was distracted by something, he wouldn't happen to fall asleep here. ''I...don't think I currently have any might left. But that does sound like something from a fairytale...'', he would actually say something meaningful eventually as he moved to sit back up, not wanting to have to stare at the guy from the ground. ''To be honest, that was just wishful thinking...I'm probably too tired to legitimately try fishing right now. Still, fish for dinner sounds nice...'' He didn't even really know how to fish, in all honesty. Sure, he had good aim with things, but it wasn't all about throwing in the bait right, that much he was aware of.

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Hmm, i see. You must be too tired then. Care for a small coffee? If you have a dollar, I'm pretty sure that you could get a decent sized cup." Gabe was only offering a suggestion, and it seemed like this man was too tired in order to fish, so he would leave it be for the time being. "Though, cant help but to admire their beauty, you know?" Gabe would say as he pointed to the lake ahead of them. "The fact that they can swim all around without a care, they don't even have one of our worries, in terms of the real-world problems we face. Their life is so simple that they can live without worry, its admirable.

Subject: Re: Waterflow [Gabe] Wed Jul 20, 2016 1:10 pm

''They sell coffee here? I never noticed.'' Then again, it wasn't very often that he found himself at this particular place. It just wasn't something he would have really considered being a thing this near the water and all. Regardless, he would turn his gaze to said water for a while, leaning his chin against his hand. ''Well, most fish still have to look out for predators that could eat them right? And the humans that catch them for food as well. That could probably count as a real worry....'' Although, fish likely couldn't even feel such emotion. There was a large difference between people and fish after all. ''You know though, fish aren't nearly as intelligent as people. They probably don't even realize there's some life to enjoy...'' He was no expert on animals, but still. He would smile in faint amusement.

''Would you like to be a fish?''

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Not here as the renting place, but here as in there are other places around, cafe's and whatnot or even beverage stalls. They are quite easy to find, especially knowing that coffee is a man's best friend when they want to put in an all-nighter in fishing. " Well it's a real worry they don't acknowledge, or else it would be alot harder to catch them. Now if the fish was like the ones in "finding nemo", they would be far more fascinating. " Gabe would chuckle to himself, but raised his eyebrow at the question. "I don't think so, i think the challenge of life is by living through the obstacles, hat in itself has its own merit, even if the only gain is the experience in itself. " Gabe then posed the same question. "How about you? Is swimming in your own bathroom a suitable life style? Not saying that in an insulting sense, being carefree does has its limits"

Subject: Re: Waterflow [Gabe] Wed Jul 20, 2016 1:40 pm

''Ah, that's too bad. I don't really feel like searching for one now. Guess I'll live for now...'' It wasn't all that bad when he had something to actually focus on. And while he was tired, he didn't think he was actually near dropping dead on spot or anything like that. Caffeine only helps half the time anyway, so it was a blind guess to rely on it to help out. ''If the fish could speak like movie ones, eating them would actually become pretty creepy, wouldn't you say?. At least when the animal can't complain and all, you can feel less guilty for just killing it.'' It was always hardest to kill something that was showing too much understanding, wasn't it? Well...for some people at least.

''For people it certainly offers a certain merit. Though if one were to turn into a fish, they would likely adopt their level of awareness as well...'' That made the most sense. A human like fish would be pretty out there. Not that there couldn't be beings resembling that, but that was slightly different. He would chuckle faintly. ''I'm fairly certain my bathroom isn't large enough to comfortably swim around in. I'm sure it could be a fun pastime though. A life-style on the other hand, not really. Doing one thing for too long does get boring eventually...'', he would look over at the man. ''You're right about the limits though. They're sure imposed on a lot of things.'' That's what society likes to dictate, at least.

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"I think the guilt will always exist on the same level that it has existed on. We don't understand them and that is quite understandable, due to the fact that those animals speak their own language that's understood by animals of their kind. We don't understand that, therefore, we don't listen. They could be saying all of the things of horror and mercy, but we don't listen. It's cruel, but i tried being a vegetarian and it didn't work out too well. "

Gabe felt a bit indifferent, even though he was sad about how things turn out from time to time."Oh, quite rude of me to not introduce myself, my name is gabriel. And yourself?

Subject: Re: Waterflow [Gabe] Wed Jul 20, 2016 7:25 pm

Maybe. But it's always been that way. ''It's perhaps intriguing. In the end, aren't humans the only ones to actually feel guilt over actions like these? Yet, it happens among different types of animals as well. There's always a predator and his prey, wherever in the animal kingdom you look.'' Gray would shrug slightly. Yes, it would certainly be a bit creepy if for example the fish could talk the human language. Possibly, it would even make some people avoid hunting them regularly. All in all though, it wasn't like humans were the only ones to kill for food. ''To be honest, I don't really understand the point of being a vegetarian. A few people amongst millions won't change anything, and it isn't as if us eating meat is all that different from other animals doing it between each other. They'll still keep being hunted, even if not by our hands. Although, excess killing is not nice either...'' The bigger problem would be the people that do such things simply for their amusement.

He would sigh as he actually moved to stand up. Talking about killing definitely makes one forget about sleep. ''Why is it that we're talking about this anyway...?'' Surely, this was an odd choice of small talk with someone you were just randomly passing by. Ah well. He would offer the other man a polite smile. ''You can call me Gray. It's a pleasure to meet you.'' Figuratively speaking.

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"Oh, no ...that's actually not why i approached you. I was on my way to fish for the evening and overheard you talking about the sea. So with that being said, ii thought it would of been polite to ask you to join me if you was interested in doing so. But since you were tired, didn't seem like you was in the mood. " Gabe then pushed his glasses up. "However, somehow in some way, our conversation managed to trail off on a dark and gloomy path. As intriguing as it is, animals speaking the human language that we eat regularly, i wasn't trying to ruin your good spirit. Please, carry on..

Subject: Re: Waterflow [Gabe] Wed Jul 20, 2016 8:36 pm

The dark-skinned man would just shake his head with a mildly amused smile. ''You're pretty wordy, aren't you my friend? Don't worry, I figured you didn't come over to talk about animal cruelty topics long ago. If that had been your intention, I doubt you would have asked about something else first.'' Besides, for what ever reason would someone even want to come around just to discuss gloomy stuff with a stranger? That in itself would be extremely weird to do. He would fold his arms against his stomach, thinking. ''My bad if I made it seem that way. I'm not really bothered by this conversation. I was just curious about how the small talk managed to move away from the original point so fast.'' There were much worse things to talk about than talking animals, so he wasn't truly bothered by it.

''You said you were here to fish, right? Does it actually bring some profit to spend time doing it instead of just buying fish from the store?''

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"It's quite alright, i just wanted to be quite thorough with my explanation this time around, involving how it came to this. I guess by luck, it hasn't seemed to bother you too much, so that's good. " However, the question about the fish was a bit perplexed. Yes actually, even an amateur fisherman like myself has a chance to make a decent amount of money from fishing. Selling special fish back to the market allow you a pretty penny depending on how much it's worth. The more gourmet kinds of fish that rich people tend to eat, that will definitely fill your pockets. But it isn't about the money for me, not really.

Subject: Re: Waterflow [Gabe] Wed Jul 20, 2016 9:19 pm

''It's not the worst thing in the world. Talking or not, fish are usually pretty harmless compared to other stuff. There's not much to truly worry about, I'd say.'' As long as extremely huge, carnivorous fish didn't start being a thing in local neighborhoods. Now that would be a disturbing topic to handle in regards to aquatic life. He would have a gloved hand at the guy. ''Ah, I see. Although that's not quite what I was aiming for. I already have a job, so I don't really have an interest in selling fish as well. I meant more as in...catching fish for yourself? Is there a benefit in spending time, hoping something will bite if we can easily go and buy them from somewhere? Then again, fresh fish are probably better...'' But it takes quite a bit of free times unless you're lucky and get bites often...

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The benefit is not having to pay for it. The last fish that i caught was worth 4000 actually, so fish are quite expensive. Teach a man how to fish, and you will get to eat for free. Plus, if you are paranoid as to what people to do to the fish after they capture it, then you would feel safer catching it by yourself, unless something is wrong with the water as well." Gabe would say with a smile. "This of course includes all of the cleaning that you would have to do involving the fish, so thats also something you would have to do. In addition to that the art of fishing is to soothe a mans soul, i think you would enjoy it if you tried for yourself. A but more noisy in the evening, so i think doing it in the morning would be for the best.

Subject: Re: Waterflow [Gabe] Thu Jul 21, 2016 2:25 pm

Gray would raise an eyebrow. ''If all fish were expensive, we'd only have royalty eating them regularly. Some maybe are, but I doubt every fish would cost you half your paycheck to buy. And I'm not particularly worried. If I were to watch out for what they do with fish, I'd need to do that with every other kind of meat to be completely safe from everything.'' Which was nearly impossible. And what's the point of being wary of fish production solely, if you don't see what is done with other kinds of food? He would turn his head to watch the water again. ''What exactly is soothing about that? I would think sitting there like a statue, waiting for a fish to eat the bait would become boring quickly. It eats a lot of one's time as well.'' Time that could perhaps be spent with activities that don't involve sitting around and paying attention to a fishing line all the time.

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