network, un: r.kawai / 6/21

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i am a girlboss i am a war criminal i am a lunatic . i am clinically insane & the next virgin mary & i am never going to die

( so it's monday and she's in the nurse's office high as shit off painkillers and bored as hell so she will spam the network with dumb shit until someone indulges her. yeah )

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( scoffs!!!

... still, this is probably the first time he actually, genuinely laughs around her. she just stares at him for a moment, then huffs. )

Apology NOT accepted until you grovel!

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( there's only a handful of people who get to see him laugh like this so consider yourself lucky, rika. )

Ah — sorry, I don't get on my knees for anyONE. ( —mm. he pauses at the phrasing, then shakes his head. ) How about I make it up to you inSTEAD? I'm a rather good COOK, and I can make certain beauty proDUCTS... Once I have the means TO, or at least some substitute for THEM.

( :/ it's a lot of chemistry )

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( lucky... )

I'm not anyone. ( hello? she is more than worthy, thank you.

she looks at him, thoughtful, and nods. well, she'll never say no to food, especially if he's good at making it, and beauty products... she has chiaki, so it's fine! chiaki hooks her up with the expensive stuff! )

Means to... like access to the science lab, huh? ( not for a while, probably... ) We ~ ell, I'll take whatever Sakkun wants to give me! Everything!!

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( do you know how hard he had to work to even do tiny vials of the perfume he gave maya........ he needs the science lab. )

Whatever, HM? So the crossword puzzle will WORK? ( shuffling through his bag...



it's one of those magazines like cosmopolitan actually, tossing it onto her lap. ) I asked one of my customers for it when I saw her in the HALL... I owe her a love reading tomorROW, but I wanted you to have something entertaining while you're stuck HERE.

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( he has a big brain rika believes in him!! )

... I'm not good at th — ( she GASPS, when he pulls out the magazine, grabbing it with her good hand, eyes wide.

it's... a very old issue, and it shows, just from the fashion of the model on the front cover, but!!!! still!!! )

Whoa!! ( her face lights up, like he'd just handed her a Priceless Treasure and not some shitty, gossip magazine with nothing of actual value written in it. ) Sakkun's totally forgiven!!

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( ahhhhhhhhhhhh it's too bad this is all gonna suck in like three days let's treasure our time now )

I never got the appeal of magazines like THESE, but even Nanami-chan's been reading them as of LATE... She wanted to prepare for our lunch date and checked one OUT.

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( I KNOWWWW I'M SO UPSET she's gonna keep the magazine though, even afterwards... something good to remember him by... )

... wait, huh?! You went on a date with Nanamin?! ( HOT GOSS?! )

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( SFJKDGF?!?! )

Yes, last week or so aGO. She made me a few benTOS, and we ate them together in the auditoriUM. ( too bad maya's picnic is after this thread, tragic, maybe he can regain rika's affections by divulging his non-love-life ) I wouldn't say anything scandalous happened THOUGH, so you can stop looking so exciTED.

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Sakkun is... actually kind of a player, isn't he?!

( GASP!! SO SCANDALOUS. )

... weeeell, Nanamin is pretty pure, so I can't say I'm surprised, but... still... not even a little kiss? ( JUST A TINY ONE?? )

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Even if there WERE... I don't kiss and TELL, Little Viper.

( ;) !! )

AnyWAY, once we're out of HERE, I'm returning to an all-boys' SCHOOL... I may as well make the most of my opportuniTIES, shouldn't I?

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If you don't tell me, I won't forgive you!!

( SPILL IT )

... hmm... once we're out, huh? ( kind of a wishful thinking, if you ask her, but whatever. ) It's true! People are like, we're in danger, so there's no time for romance, but that's exactly why it's the best time to get it all out now! That's what high school is supposed to be about!!

( yes she is very passionate about this )

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( NEENER NEENER he won't ever tell any of his kisses, of which he has had 0, unless either of these date threads somehow manage it. )

...I mean, I told the little lamb the same THING, but I wouldn't say I'm seriously looking for any romantic entangleMENTS. My current job doesn't allow IT, though the world is slowly changing to accept that kind of THING.

( also "maybe not here" but man, this is the only time he's going to be able to act like a regular high schooler. everything yogen is aside. not that he's discontent with this actual schooling - far from it - but......... anyway you know it's that shit yo. )

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Right, right, Senacchi and you were idols, too. Um... when I was one, I was told I can't have a boyfriend, nor show any boy any favoritism in front of fans, so... I kinda get it.

( they were junior idols, but still. the same rules applied, even if thinking about the implications of wanting them to stay 'pure' makes her cringe. )

Well, I guess it's best if it's organic, huh... ? ( she hums, leaning back on the bed, with her back now against the wall. ) Slowly falling in love with someone you're fond of... ~

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Fufufu... And do you have anyone you've fallen in love WITH, Little Viper?

( (: spill )

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It's Sakkun, of course.

( no :) )

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Is that SO? Hmmm... I suppose we could go out while we're HERE, but... ( ...thinking about it, didn't she ask about a date fortune reading a few weeks ago...?

haha, ) Senpai's going to be so sad to hear you've fallen for another MAN.

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Ugh, he probably doesn't care. Not to mention, he li —

( ... no, she's not going to say it. it can't even get past her throat. anyways! )

If we go out, though, all of Sakkun's local fangirls might get angry at me... ~

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( ...he likes someone else? poor her. )

You oversell my populariTY. ( or not.... he's a smooth-talking, good-looking guy, maybe he Does have some fans ) But you're RIGHT... It's my aim to make people hapPY, not upset THEM. It looks as if our love affair will have to wait until we graduATE.

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( sort of. it's a complicated affair she doesn't want to think about right now. there's a plethora of other issues she could complain about, too, but... being vulnerable? in front of another person?

nice joke. instead, she'll go with what she usually does, when things get a little too tight in her chest: make him uncomfortable, make him leave. )

Nope, I don't wanna wait. ( she grabs his hand with her good one, pulling him closer, until he's halfway on the bed with her. ) Let's seal the deal right now, Sakkun! I'm the cutest girl around, anyway!

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( —oh christ

natsume catches himself on the bed with his free hand, it landing on the other side of her, and he stares at her; he can't help but be surprised, in part that she's so bold (the little kitten is only so forward in other ways, not like this) and in part that she's got enough energy to do this much.

he'll... straighten himself up so he can sit properly on her bed, but he's clearing his throat and tugging... his hand away..... cmon. )

You are very CUTE, I'll give you that MUCH, but you shouldn't tease young MEN, Little Viper. You don't know which ones are the ones who'll take advantage of YOU. ( IF HE HAD THE UPPER HAND HE WOULD TEASINGLY MAKE A MOVE ON HER but she acted first. ) You're hopped up on painkillers anyway — I can hardly take you seriousLY.

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( well, she is bold, to a degree. mostly verbally, but drugs help, when you want to make an impression. thank you, nurse-chan.

with an upper hand, though, she does grow more confident, grinning at his flustered expression. cute... he can tug his hand away, she'll allow this much, but she stays leaned forward, closer to where he sits. )

Hmm... I think I can tell that easily enough. ( creepy men have a certain vibe to them, you know. ) Sakkun doesn't seem like the type. Too polite.

( she's not gonna comment on the painkillers though cause. yeah. true. )

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( she's not wrong; there are people who'd probably beg to differ, but he is a perfectly polite young man. but being thrown off is momentary; now that she's let him go, even if she's leaning forward... he leans forward too, closing their gap a little more. )

Is that sense of yours fool-PROOF? ( softly. ) I'm a very adept liAR... How do you know I'm not just hiding my true naTURE?

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( no, you're not supposed to lean back, you're supposed to fumble and stumble back, listen!! she holds her position, though, stubbornly. )

I'm never wrong! ( she huffs. she's sometimes wrong. sometimes. ) Besides, I've met a lot of guys in my life, so I can tell the good from the bad.

( a fun game you can play during handshake events... )

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( she was a junior idol, so she probably isn't lying... it's cute that she's holding her position; he holds his, too. )

So have I, and some of them you'd never guess orchestrated the downfall of a generation of geniusES. ( ... ) Do you want to test your LUCK... Rika-chan?

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( when will he admit defeat smh... she leans a little closer, scoffing. )

... ( why tf u talking about eichi rn ) Why not? I think I've been pretty lucky so far. ♪

( not really, but, you know. )

The real question is... is Sakkun ready for this kind of commitment? Leading a girl on would be super rude, after all... ( she's just a pure maiden... )