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"To be honest, I haven't really decided yet. From what I saw, we were simply observing them in their natural habitat. I have seen no evidence of us harming sharks by simply watching them. In fact, it felt like we were in more danger of being attacked by them. Of course, that would not have been an issue at all, and neither party would have disturbed the other...If the cage had not been tampered with." | "To be honest, I haven't really decided yet. From what I saw, we were simply observing them in their natural habitat. I have seen no evidence of us harming sharks by simply watching them. In fact, it felt like we were in more danger of being attacked by them. Of course, that would not have been an issue at all, and neither party would have disturbed the other...If the cage had not been tampered with." | ||
− | + | Iara narrows her eyes intently at the guy who still hasn't given his name as she says that..But she did manage to overhear it from Yahir. "Kaliko, is it? I really appreciate and understand your desire to protect wildlife, however, I really do think that observing sharks in their natural habitat is more beneficial to educating the public of them, than is fearful ignorance of them." | |
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If those shorts are Kaliko's, he's extremely good at hiding it. They do smell like him -- yuck -- but the look on his face is totally neutral -- well, with just the perfect amount of, 'what the hell lady why are you holding a pair of boxers in my face that aren't mine.' "No," he says, and he shakes his head with a little snort of laughter. "I prefer briefs. I could show you if you want." But it doesn't sound flirty -- he just sounds snarky, as though he can't believe that she's just asked him what she's asked him. | If those shorts are Kaliko's, he's extremely good at hiding it. They do smell like him -- yuck -- but the look on his face is totally neutral -- well, with just the perfect amount of, 'what the hell lady why are you holding a pair of boxers in my face that aren't mine.' "No," he says, and he shakes his head with a little snort of laughter. "I prefer briefs. I could show you if you want." But it doesn't sound flirty -- he just sounds snarky, as though he can't believe that she's just asked him what she's asked him. | ||
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Revision as of 04:28, 14 November 2017
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Dramatis Personae
Kaliko (NPC), Yahir (NPC), and Iara. Lio as GM. |
6 July, 2008 Iara goes fishing. |
Location
Waikiki, Honolulu |
Plot(s) |
It's mid-afternoon in Waikiki, and it's tourist season, so relatively crowded. Not so much so that it's totally impassable, but there are plenty of people on the street. Some of those people are a group of what look to be protesters who are standing on a corner, and lo and behold, the pasty guy from the boat, Yahir, is with them. He doesn't look very happy. "...said it was supposed to //repel// the sharks!" he's saying in a hissed whisper, but he's angry enough that it could be heard if someone is focused on him. "So the trip would be a bust! You're out of your fucking mind!" The guy he's talking to, who was the one who'd tried to get Iara to sign the petition against the shark tour in the first place, shrugs. "I don't know what you're talking about," he says, which only makes Yahir more pissed off. "You're an idiot, Kaliko," he fairly growls. "Next time, you fucking do it. I didn't sign up for getting eaten by a shark!"
"To be honest, I haven't really decided yet. From what I saw, we were simply observing them in their natural habitat. I have seen no evidence of us harming sharks by simply watching them. In fact, it felt like we were in more danger of being attacked by them. Of course, that would not have been an issue at all, and neither party would have disturbed the other...If the cage had not been tampered with." Iara narrows her eyes intently at the guy who still hasn't given his name as she says that..But she did manage to overhear it from Yahir. "Kaliko, is it? I really appreciate and understand your desire to protect wildlife, however, I really do think that observing sharks in their natural habitat is more beneficial to educating the public of them, than is fearful ignorance of them."
"I seriously doubt that one of the crew would have sawed one of the bars off and risked their job and reputation. What would they possibly gain from endangering their clients? Besides, they offered to give us a refund for our money. However, it seems more likely that such a stunt, if overlooked, would scare a lot of people away and spread rumours that Shark Tours is dangerous. If that was successful, it could even shut them down. That would be mighty convenient for your cause now, wouldn't it, Kaliko?" As for his last remark, she just shrugs, "It would be nice if we could live our lives separate from the wildlife around us. Unfortunately, it is simply impossible to stop hundreds of thousands of people from visiting Honolulu after so many years of civilization and progression. The best we can do, is to learn to co-exist with our wildlife as best as we can. And the best way we can do that, is to educate ourselves, rather than learn to fear them. Don't you see, Kaliko? If we teach people that sharks are dangerous, then that will only make them want to hunt them more. If however, people discover that they are actually harmless in their natural habitat, and in fact quite vulnerable, then people will take greater efforts in trying to be more mindful, or even take steps in protecting the wildlife around them." Iara is quite passionate in her speech, and perhaps bolder than she usually is. She takes another step towards Kaliko, her expression softening a bit, more compassionate than threatenning. "Listen, Kaliko, I am not going to be so bold to accuse you of this because frankly, I have no solid evidence to do so. However, I understand your frustrations. I really do. However, I really hope there will be no more..Convenient..'Accidents'."
Kaliko shrugs, too. He watches her as she comes closer, his eyes narrowing a little bit. He does listen to her speech, but it's pretty clear he's dismissing a lot of what she says, whether empirically it makes sense or not. It probably does, honestly, but right now, for him, that's beside the point. "Accidents happen every day," he points out. "Even more when there are dumb tourists involved who don't know what they're doing. But yeah, hopefully no one will get eaten." This is added as an afterthought.
Yahir looks slightly torn for a minute. He does, at least, hear what she's said, because he's standing there. But then he mutters something about knowing what he's doing, and turns to follow Kaliko as well.
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