( closed-ish ) you cried wolf, so i came running

[crystallomancy]

Who: Natsume Sakasaki & various
What: June catch-all
When: 06/01 onwards
Where: Various locations
Warnings: (SIGHING) izumi and natsume attempted to murder one another.

birthdaypigeon:

These man made horrors are beyond YOUR comprehension. I get it though.

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a little catch-all for natsume, for outside-of-event-logs-and-etc threads. you can toss your own starters for him in here too, but i appreciate being given a heads up first! we can talk at coordination

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izumi sena, first week of june

[crystallomancy]

( "Can I ask you... to get me something of Sena's?"

"Of course I CAN. Anything at ALL, or did you have something in MIND?"

"I want his heart."

Natsume is not one to shed the blood of innocents if he can help it, and from the moment Chiaki had said what she wanted — his mind had flipped to what he could do about this. There's no way Izumi would agree to love Chiaki - or Natsume, for that matter, and he isn't interested in his senior anyway - and the literal is... less than ideal.

He goes to Izumi's classroom during lunch and sets down some craft items: scissors, construction paper, coloring pencils.

And, somewhat helpfully, a picture of an anatomically correct heart taken on the smartphone he'd recently found in his locker. Going by the obnoxiously neon green case, it's obvious that it's his own. )

I'm making good on that favor you owe ME. ( For helping him out of his shoelace thing — ) Give me your HEART.

( Pause. Tap taps the paper. )

Draw one using the one on my phone as referENCE, and make it distinctly YOURS.

[obsessiveness]

[ the sheer audacity. izumi was just about to stand up from his seat only for his UNDERclassman to stop him in his steps... the annoyance in his face couldn't be more clearer if he tried.

he raises a brow at natsume, because of course. ]

And what makes you think I can just let you have it, let alone draw it for you? Don't tell me I'm your type all along, Sakasaki. You could afford to be far more discreet than this.

[ says the guy whose type says otherwise. ugh. ]

[crystallomancy]

If you suggest such a thing ever aGAIN, Sena-san, I will empty my stomach onto your table like an extremely remorseless CAT.

( :/ )

AnyWAY, it's not for ME. I was requested to get your heart in trade for a forged passPORT, and seeing as neither of us have any interest in the oTHER, nor do I have an interest in seeing you DEAD, I felt this was the safest opTION.

[obsessiveness]

A forged passport? In exchange for my heart? Who would even --

[ and then it dawns on him. of course. ]

It's for Kudo, isn't it.

[crystallomancy]

CorRECT. I suppose even a broken clock tells the right time twice a DAY...

( god you suck natsume. )

The passport is coming from Arata-senpai; she's getting one as WELL, for our honeymoon trip to Guam and Saransk after our soon-to-be-a-success forest date this summer BREAK.

( we don't have time to unpack all of that right now. )

[obsessiveness]

[ just. leers at him and crosses his arms. ]

And you're confident enough to think that I'm just going to give you that. I know that we're not the least bit close, Sakasaki, even if we're under the same agency, but you can't be that stupid. And also, how do you know that they're going to keep their end of the bargain? There's no fucking way they're giving out those get-out-ofjail-free cards without consequence.

[crystallomancy]

I don't KNOW, but this is what Kudo-chan and I agreed uPON. I doubt we're getting as far as the airport THOUGH. I'm not even sure I can make it to the forest, considering our circumstanCES.

( yknow. )

It's what she has planned for our week-long relationship howeVER, and all bids are fiNAL. ( ........ ) What's the harm anyWAY, Sena-senpai? Sore because Tsukinaga-senpai isn't bothering you anyMORE?

[obsessiveness]

[ oh, now that's hitting a new low, even for natsume. the look izumi's throwing him is intense and downright murderous, his voice dripping with venom when he speaks. ]

Do you want me to turn you into my 25th tally, Sakasaki? I can do that.

[ how dare him. he hasn't even processed the very fact that leo is gone and yet and yet aND YET AND YET -- ]

[crystallomancy]

You couldn't do IT.

( so matter-of-fact. )

nene yashiro, sometime after her fishness returns

[crystallomancy]

( Sometimes you're bored and you want to fuck with the unfairly pretty boy you hold a petty grudge against, and you think, "You know what would be embarrassing? If he got wet."

So with some carefully laid plans (string, several paper cups of water in a line above the home ec door, the knowledge that this long after school the only people who are still around are students like him), Natsume's waiting... waiting... and when he sees a shadow in the doorway, stepping in, he pulls the string to make the water fall.

It'll be funny even if it isn't Hajun who he catches anyway, unless it's Stephanie or Nene or Hiro. He'd feel kind of bad for any of them then ngl — )

[mermaidcursed]

( unfortunately for natsume, he's about to feel really bad. for an... abundance of reasons, nene doesn't look up as she's walking. she doesn't think to, especially as she opens the door- it's only when the water soaks her hair and hits her neck that she jolts upright. )

Wha-

( and then she realizes far too late, as the water drips onto her face and the familiar rapid clacking of pale pink scales appearing sounds off, that she might be in a bit of a pickle. almost immediately, she covers her face in her hands- more scales appear there, too- and backs up again to- to what? she's not sure, actually. panic is kind of scattering her thoughts to all four winds. )

[crystallomancy]

( oh geez—

oh geez, he's stepping forward immediately, an apology on his lips but muted by the appearance of scales on her. he doesn't stop his momentum, hands hovering a moment before they settled on her shoulders to stop her from moving.

they really are scales, huh? )

Little Lamb, are you...? ( okay? but it's mostly rhetorical, one of his hands moving to touch the back of hers— how quick— water and scales, like a mermaid... he pulls her to the crafty side of the home ec room, grabbing fabric. maybe if he dries her, she'll be alright, and he's already tossing it over her head to rub her hair. uff. his voice drops lower, more hurried, the same volume and one he'd cast when he'd said those magic words to her but so much more rushed now, remorse bleeding through consonants and vowels. ) ≪I'm sorry, I really am — I hadn't meant for you to get caught in such a cruel and thoughtless prank, I promise!≫

[mermaidcursed]

( natsume holding her shoulders, herding her back to the fabric and doing his best to help- each action is more grounding than the last. it puts a stop to a thousand racing thoughts at once, leaving... well, not much else. dialup noises, maybe? as the fabric presses against her, she looks up at him with wide eyes between parted fingers. a few scales flutter off for his efforts. )

Sakasaki-senpai...?

( did... he? do this? what- what if- no, he's apologizing- but she hadn't even let kou-kun know, and he did know about the supernatural. but after a moment of staring dumbly, nene all but lunges, pressing her face into his chest and capturing him in a hug. he's forgiven. but also... she needs it too. )

[crystallomancy]

( ah, a hug—

natsume is not good with physical contact, but nene reminds him much of sora, the same way stephanie does: young and small and someone he'd like to protect, with a childish innocence and earnestness that draws happiness to them like moths to a flame. he's tense for a moment, but only that, as he continues rubbing her dry - a little less hurried and in longer, calming motions, his other arm going around her middle to hug her back. )

...There THERE, ( like she's the one in need of comfort. he can recognize by how quick she was to hug him that she might need it a little, even more than just an apology. he rests his head against hers, exhaling slowly. and, less rhetorically: ) Are you oKAY, Little Lamb? I'm sure I gave you quite the FRIGHT.

( and also, the scales, but he doesn't know how to bring those up. )

[mermaidcursed]

It- it was...

( how does she say the last time someone dropped water on her, it was to kidnap her? that she nearly died? that if she gets too soaked, she loses her form again? where dose she begin?

...

it's with a quiet voice that she speaks, still not letting him go. )

I-I'll be okay...

( after a moment of quiet, she finally raises her voice, moving one hand to wipe at one of her eyes, a few more scales falling back down. )

Y-You... probably have questions, huh...?

[crystallomancy]

Of COURSE, but let's sit DOWN.

( or more accurately, she should sit down. he'll guide her to a chair, leaning back a bit to brush a few more scales off and inspecting them on his fingers. hmmm. )

...Are you a merMAID?

[mermaidcursed]

( oh, she's sitting now, how nice- as more time passes, a few more scales fall freely. the worst of it is the parts that keep coming into contact with her wet hair- and she'll have to shake out her shirt later... )

Not... not exactly? I ate a mermaid's scale, and she cursed me for it... but because I still have it, um, her ocean kind of treats me as their princess. They tried to get me to go with them once... They were really creepy about it though.

... I-If I get completely soaked, I turn into a fish. Like... ( she holds out her hands to show about the size of a large goldfish. ) about like this?

rika kawai, cain gets to pick when this is

[crystallomancy]

( Natsume hasn't been really advertising his fortune-telling this month or the last, which was... is... mainly due to the whole, hm, imps-behaving-badly situation — which has just worsened lately, and he isn't like.

...He isn't in the mood to have anything of his broken or stolen or used against him in a violent way.

He's not hard to find though, taking some moment of relative peace after school to rub his crystal ball clean. It isn't like it takes constant maintenance, but like a bartender always tending his glass cups, it's soothing and keeps his mind off of [ things ].

Natsume glances up when he sees Rika though - he recognizes her as that girl who tore up Add's wish on the board and was real up about it, so she gets a brief nod and a greeting. )

Good afterNOON, Kawai-chan. Had any wishes fulfilled to your satisfaction YET?

EARLY JUNE-ISH IDK WAVES HAND VAGUELY

[contrarily]

( back in april, when he'd actually advertised his fortune-telling, rika... wasn't exactly in the right mind to pay attention. you know, seeing a dead girl, getting cut up by a feral cat, the works. he hasn't advertised himself since then, but she figures it's worth a shot — things are kinda nutty now, too, but at least she'd gotten more used to the sight of death.

not a good thing, but regardless.

so she peeks into his classroom after their classes end, noticing he's got his crystal ball on him. lucky! )

Yoohoo ~ ♫ ( offering him a small wave, she slides inside, closing the door after her to sit in a chair in front of his desk. ) Sure did! I finally got to wash my hair with a proper shampoo, can you tell?!

( it's sparkly and soft. you may touch it. ONCE. )

[crystallomancy]

It looks loveLY.

( ...he isn't a FREAK unlike SOME OF THEIR MUTUALS so he isn't going to touch it, but man. he misses having nice hair. it's okay, as soon as he makes soap it's all over for everyone here. )

...HonestLY, I'm a little jeaLOUS. Not that I didn't think my outside-items were unimporTANT, ( the wisteria branches are very important, actually; some of them are for perfume and some of them are for . other things ) but I hadn't considered asking for something like THAT.

( most people didn't though, rika's a fucking genius. this girl's built different. )

Anyway - you look rather happy to see ME. Did you need someTHING, or did you want to ask me to talk to someONE? Because ( a raise of his hand ) if it's Maya Arisu-chan for the latTER, I'm not on speaking terms with her right NOW. It's a long stoRY.

[contrarily]

Hehe. ~

( she is Pleased. honestly, with make-up, fresh water and now shampoo, she almost feels like a human being again... almost. having komaeda around gives you -50 to humanity at all times. )

I figured since we can ask for items, maybe someone will take pity on me. Chiakkin didn't even question why I asked for that stuff in the first place... but I guess it's better for me. ( she'd just give her a sob story about being poor, which wouldn't even be a lie, because she is.

anyway, she's about to tell him that she wants a reading, but... huh? what is that she hears? the inklings of... hot goss? )

We ~ ell, that's just too bad, isn't it... ? ( maya arisu. she hasn't spoken to her, nor does she need to right now, but... she knows her name, and it does pique her interest. ) Nacchan, how about telling me the story, then? I've got pleeeeenty of time.

[crystallomancy]

( hmmmmmmmmmm right she wanted hot goss too. well- )

One: don't call me Nacchan. Two: absolutely NOT. It's none of your busiNESS.

( sorry not sorry )

[contrarily]

Aw... don't be mean, Sacchan...

( bitch. )

[crystallomancy]

Nothing with "chan" in IT, Kawai-chan.

( PLEASE............... and then a sigh. )

I'll tell you as long as you don't call me anything cuteSY.

[contrarily]

Hmmm...

( trade offer... she drops the nicknames for hot goss... sounds fair, honestly. )

Fine, fine, nothing cutesy! Just Natsume! Sounds good to you?