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[May 30] [Hikaru no Go] Stones in Narrow Spaces 29/?
Title: Stones in Narrow Spaces 29/?
Day/Theme: May 30 - Safe and dry in my sea of troubles
Series: Hikaru no Go
Character/Pairing: none
Rating: General
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Winning still came as a surprise to him, though. Shindou found himself rubbing his eyes as the goban before him seemed to waver, as though everything was underwater. "Thank you for the game," he said to Ogata. He fought the temptation to close his eyes, but whether that urge was to relieve his fatigue or to avoid looking across the goban, he did not know.
Ogata did not respond in kind. The other pro had been silent since he saw Shindou's expression change, right in the middle of their game. He only continued to play, to press his advantage and to put everything he had into winning.
Shindou couldn't help but admire his composure.
"Is there anything else you would like to add, Shindou-sensei, Ogata-sensei?" Kaneda bowed to the audience, and turned back towards them, a polite smile pasted on his face. "Maybe Shindou-sensei could explain-" he hesitated, clearly embarrassed that he had not explained either in his commentary clearly.
"The tengen?" Shindou asked. "Or the 16-8? Or both?"
Kaneda looked torn for a moment, until murmurs from the audience showed a preference for the latter. "We don't have enough tme for both...ah. That."
"I see." Shindou did not look at Ogata still. A part of him had been trying to accept what the guilt in Ogata's eyes was telling him, but the rest of him was just relieved that he finally knew where the Shuusaku goban was and didn't want to castigate Ogata too hard. Especially since he had defeated the man. "The 16-8, then," he said.
Shindou didn't say that he had originally hoped that the tengen would spur Ogata to take bigger risks, but he hadn't, so it had ended up being an ineffective hand after all.
Rather, it was the 16-8 was the game that had surprised (albeit belatedly) Kaneda--and most of the audience--the most, since they had not expected an ordinary stone, played some thirty hands earlier, to become so important. More than the tengen, it was the 16-8 that had succeeded in acting as a fulcrum for a scissoring attack. Using it, Shindou had built territory upon territory, moku by moku, until he pushed aside Ogata's defenses. It was a perfect example of how even the narrowest of spaces had their uses.
When he finished explaining, Shindou was embarrassed to see the light of admiration in Kaneda's eyes. "Er. Right. Any other questions?" he asked.
Kaneda conferred with one of the organisers, and turned back. "I'm afraid there isn't any more time, Shindou-sensei, Ogata-sensei. It's time for the closing ceremony."
"Oh," Shindou said, and at that reminder a number of staff hurried down the stage, presumably to prepare for the ceremony, leaving behind a seated observer at the side of the stage. His view of that direction no longer impeded, Shindou turned and met Touya's eyes. His boyfriend was expressionless, but the way his eyes flickered towards Ogata spoke volumes. Helplessly, Shindou felt his lips curve upwards, despite the seriousness of the situation. So Touy knew, too.
"Shall we go then, you and I?" Ogata broke into their exchange of speaking glances.
Shindou jumped at the sound of his voice, which should have been guilty, but was merely the epitome of everyday calm. "W-what?"
"Or would you and Touya-kun prefer to wait until the authorities get here?"
"N-no." Shindou looked from Touya to him. "No need for that yet."
"But the game has ended."
Despite the situation, something inside Shindou unfolded at that. The reason he had not immediately alerted anyone that Ogata had taken the Shuusaku goban was because they were in the middle of a game, and it was wrong to break up a game of Go for the petty purpose of arresting one's opponent--even if he was the thief. He didn't know whey he started thinking that Go always came first; he had assimilated this order of things so naturally that it was a surprise to find that another thought the same. "Yes, it has," Shindou said.
"Then-"
Shindou interrupted, "But the rest of this hasn't."
(TBC)
Day/Theme: May 30 - Safe and dry in my sea of troubles
Series: Hikaru no Go
Character/Pairing: none
Rating: General
---------------
Winning still came as a surprise to him, though. Shindou found himself rubbing his eyes as the goban before him seemed to waver, as though everything was underwater. "Thank you for the game," he said to Ogata. He fought the temptation to close his eyes, but whether that urge was to relieve his fatigue or to avoid looking across the goban, he did not know.
Ogata did not respond in kind. The other pro had been silent since he saw Shindou's expression change, right in the middle of their game. He only continued to play, to press his advantage and to put everything he had into winning.
Shindou couldn't help but admire his composure.
"Is there anything else you would like to add, Shindou-sensei, Ogata-sensei?" Kaneda bowed to the audience, and turned back towards them, a polite smile pasted on his face. "Maybe Shindou-sensei could explain-" he hesitated, clearly embarrassed that he had not explained either in his commentary clearly.
"The tengen?" Shindou asked. "Or the 16-8? Or both?"
Kaneda looked torn for a moment, until murmurs from the audience showed a preference for the latter. "We don't have enough tme for both...ah. That."
"I see." Shindou did not look at Ogata still. A part of him had been trying to accept what the guilt in Ogata's eyes was telling him, but the rest of him was just relieved that he finally knew where the Shuusaku goban was and didn't want to castigate Ogata too hard. Especially since he had defeated the man. "The 16-8, then," he said.
Shindou didn't say that he had originally hoped that the tengen would spur Ogata to take bigger risks, but he hadn't, so it had ended up being an ineffective hand after all.
Rather, it was the 16-8 was the game that had surprised (albeit belatedly) Kaneda--and most of the audience--the most, since they had not expected an ordinary stone, played some thirty hands earlier, to become so important. More than the tengen, it was the 16-8 that had succeeded in acting as a fulcrum for a scissoring attack. Using it, Shindou had built territory upon territory, moku by moku, until he pushed aside Ogata's defenses. It was a perfect example of how even the narrowest of spaces had their uses.
When he finished explaining, Shindou was embarrassed to see the light of admiration in Kaneda's eyes. "Er. Right. Any other questions?" he asked.
Kaneda conferred with one of the organisers, and turned back. "I'm afraid there isn't any more time, Shindou-sensei, Ogata-sensei. It's time for the closing ceremony."
"Oh," Shindou said, and at that reminder a number of staff hurried down the stage, presumably to prepare for the ceremony, leaving behind a seated observer at the side of the stage. His view of that direction no longer impeded, Shindou turned and met Touya's eyes. His boyfriend was expressionless, but the way his eyes flickered towards Ogata spoke volumes. Helplessly, Shindou felt his lips curve upwards, despite the seriousness of the situation. So Touy knew, too.
"Shall we go then, you and I?" Ogata broke into their exchange of speaking glances.
Shindou jumped at the sound of his voice, which should have been guilty, but was merely the epitome of everyday calm. "W-what?"
"Or would you and Touya-kun prefer to wait until the authorities get here?"
"N-no." Shindou looked from Touya to him. "No need for that yet."
"But the game has ended."
Despite the situation, something inside Shindou unfolded at that. The reason he had not immediately alerted anyone that Ogata had taken the Shuusaku goban was because they were in the middle of a game, and it was wrong to break up a game of Go for the petty purpose of arresting one's opponent--even if he was the thief. He didn't know whey he started thinking that Go always came first; he had assimilated this order of things so naturally that it was a surprise to find that another thought the same. "Yes, it has," Shindou said.
"Then-"
Shindou interrupted, "But the rest of this hasn't."
(TBC)