player event: fundraiser

[sisters]

dorm fundraiser log

Just for the weekend, the classrooms 3-A and 3-B have been transformed into a host club and a maid cafe, respectively. The students are free to come and go as they please, as well as bring their parents, siblings and whoever else to come help raise funds for the dorms. The promotional poster hangs on the wall between the classrooms, its' artist unknown and left uncredited.

CLASSROOM 3-A

Aka the temporary home of a maid cafe. Decorated mostly in golds and blues, just for today, the students can indulge the illusion of being a Master and having some semblance of control in their lives.

The cafe serves coffee, tea, placebo love potions that taste like strawberry soda, omurice donated by the cooking club with an option to request a message written in ketchup, and a variety of sweets, including baked goods prepared by the transfer students. Some of our cute maids include Kaede, Nene, Natsume, Noah, and, for a very brief time, Rika — though she quickly leaves to tend to the love spell booth. A little far off from that happens to be the kissing booth, ran by Subaru and Komaeda, as well as the charm-selling booth ran by Natsume. Any treats the students offered up for sale will be displayed on a makeshift menu written down on the chalkboard, with slightly-exaggerated prices, because this is a fundraiser and we can't have people skimp out.

CLASSROOM 3-B

Next up, the host club, with Lucifer, Sara, Hinata, Komaeda, Hajun, Gundham and Subaru working in shifts to appease the picky tastes of any students who feel like becoming a refined Ojou-sama.

Just like the Maid cafe, the Host club offers a variety of foods donated by the students, with an additional option to order an alcohol-less champagne, which is really just bubbly soda served in a champagne glass. But, you know, for the realism... A bit further into the classroom, you'll find Gundham's cartomancy booth, as well as Shuichi's lost & found booth. You're free to request as many hosts as you want for the occasion, and make them drink as much of the bubbly soda as you wish, all for a price, of course — and if someone's stomach starts to hurt, well... that's why they take turns!

HALLWAY

The festivities take part long before you enter either classroom, however...

Outside, you can find little Turing, who's all dressed up and eager to help and provide information about the boths, as well as our lovely Elizabeth, who, on top of making snow cones with her very fearsome persona, is offering quick-and-easy introductions for each maid and host, to make your choice that much simpler! Simply name whoever you're interested in, and you'll get to hear a witty line about them:

Nene

"A cute girl with a smile that's sure to heal your heart! The Sheep Among The Wolves, Nene Yashiro!"

Kaede

"There's no one better for a motherly, guiding touch! Our Lady of Passion, Kaede Akamatsu!"

Natsume

"Boys in skirts is certainly a bold choice for the year we're in, but if you can make it work... The Double-Crossing Crossdresser, Natsume Sakasaki!"

Noah

"Young but wise in the ways of love, this quiet boy offers an experience like no other! The Epitome of a Youthful Spring, Noah Ebalon!"

Lucifer

"Get lucky and you might just see his morning star rise! The Virtue of Patience, Lucifer!"

Sara

"She's serious and seriously not playing! The Hands-On Detective, Sara Chidouin!"

Komaeda

"The skin of a killer glitters with the light of hope! Despair's Friendly Foe, Nagito Komaeda!"

Hinata

"Even most normal-looking boys have something to offer! The Stand-Out Everyman, Hinata Hajime!"

Hajun

"You can't trust a man with looks this good, can you? The Octopus Trap of the Heart, Hajun Yeon!"

Gundham

"He's a friend to all things, living or dead! Yogen's Catastroprince of Ice, Gundham Tanaka!"

Subaru

"If you're feeling a little lonely tonight, why not make a wish on the first star you see? The Sparkling Knight of the Night Sky, Subaru Akehoshi!"

Well? Have you decided yet?

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All the maids and hosts come equipped with one (1) pair of cat ears and a set of clothes prepared by the sewing club, if you don't have your own attire.

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All the background people who are helping with the organizational stuff, as well as cooking, cleaning, etc, can feel free to wear the cat ears, too!

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Feel free to mingle, join in as a volunteer host/maid late, get dragged in to do work, leave your posts, whatever else you feel like doing, tbh.

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Cause too much trouble for anyone, though, and Rika's gonna come bonk you with her sword. Or Liz with Thanatos, whoever's there first.

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Any complaints can be directed to our offcial organizer, Ishimaru Kiyotaka. Bless his heart.

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[crystallomancy]

the double-crossing crossdresser

( For better or for worse... Natsume actually looks quite good in the maid's dress given his already thin and girlish figure, one more modest than most — no boob window, in example — that goes to his knees, covering slim legs in white tights. There's some light makeup done, and his perfume is a warm, faintly floral mix today. And yes, he has the cat ears. Meow.

Despite the fact he hates this, hates every single bit of things, he treats his customers with a coy smile and a small curtsy. )

And what can Natsume-chan do for you toDAY..? ( Master or Mistress, please, some girls come see him. ) Your wish is my comMAND. As a maidgician of happiNESS, it's my duty to make sure you're well-taken care OF...♪

a charming booth

( The actual thing he wanted to do, rather than the maid café — but Rika wouldn't let him attend without some compromise, and he prefers this to "let me stab you" or something similar to that.

though

he kind of wishes he had taken a sword instead, sighs, especially since he still has to wear the maid dress right now.

Anyway, while his booth is simple in design — looking like one of those typical fortuneteller ones — his charms are anything but. Elaborate paper charms, with things like "fortune," "love," "protection," "studying," and so on... There's triple the amount for studying and good grades charms, seeing as the exam season is coming up.

There's also, as a surprise, a stack of thin, colorful strips of paper — the same as the wish paper from last month. The instructions read: "Write a regret and tie it to the rope; at the end of the fundraiser, it will all go up in smoke."

...So? Buy a charm, chat up the shopkeep, or write something you regret and tie it to the braided rope he's made to hang just for this booth. The choice is yours. )

THE DCC

[commences]

( a maidgician of happiness, is that how natsume sees himself? komaeda gives him a look up and down, contemplating the puns that are weaved within his introduction, but with his eyes latched onto the cat ears... he clears his throat. )

Nyatsume-chan, that's how you should say that...

( for the cat life, but it's been awhile since he's been able to have a proper conversation with natsume when it wasn't the pda — they've kept their distance, or rather their paths just didn't have reason crossing one another. luckily, this fundraiser that rika put a great amount of thought into has given them that chance, so komaeda will accept it, besides he's been thinking since their time apart. )

And you should wear the tail, it'll catch the attention of many customers...

( it's a two-shade of blue which probably doesn't match natsume's attire, but komaeda's already unclipping it from his clothes as he looks towards the other. ) May I?

[crystallomancy]

( ah......... god he hates this. )

If it'd please YOU, Master, then certainLY. ( he's going to be sick, but he turns around. obediently. privately planning how to murder komaeda. ) Nyatsume-chan... You're RIGHT, that is how I should say it... Nyatsume-chan's very happy you're instructing HER, Master.

[commences]

Nyatsume-chan is a good girl...

( alright, komaeda waits for natsume to turn around, and once he does, komaeda will clip the cat tail onto him. while he's wearing it, he'll be able to see a certain cheshire cat appear out the corner of his eyes, but because of how those creatures function... it's almost like it's playing with him. )

That's why she can wear Master's important pieces, on a scale from one to ten, how purrfect does it feel?

( his fingers brush against the tip of it, his index scratching despite knowing natsume can't feel a thing, but isn't it a cute accessory? one of komaeda's favorites. )

[crystallomancy]

( how disorientating. natsume blinks a few times, frowning at the way it ducks in and out like its playful namesake... but he smiles when he glances over his shoulder up at komaeda. )

...Nyatsume-chan gives it a ten out of ten, of COURSE ♪ ( he swishes his skirt from side to side, to let the cat tail bounce a little too. ) Does it suit Nyatsume-chan TOO, Master? She'd be SO. VeRY. HapPY. If it DID.

( he would be SO. NOT. HapPY. )

[closewithnewintown]

[when she'd first heard it described, this whole thing had actually sounded pretty neat, like the games of pretend she'd always play back home. but, she's been flitting back and forth between the classrooms for a good hour now, and has safely categorized this all as Weird Grown-Ups Stuff and thus not very fun at all. so, she's making her own fun, by swiping herself some junk food and people watching, sitting on the windowsill and kicking her legs.

she isn't thinking of looking for anyone in particular. she really isn't thinking of much at all. so, when her gaze lands on Natsume, she isn't thinking "oh, this is that guy I care a lot about who murdered a girl in cold blood and I haven't spoken to him since because I can't emotionally process that." she's just thinking "hee that dress looks silly" and appropriately giggling into a cupcake.]

[crystallomancy]

( this isn't how he waned to make up with herrrrrrrrr but no time like the present, he'll... cut his way to her and put his hands on his hips. the maid dress poofs a little under the force, because i'm deciding he's extra anime today. )

Enjoying yourSELF, Little... ( ah, no; he bites back on his nickname and continues instead with: ) Stephanie-chan?

[closewithnewintown]

[... ah. now that her sugar-addled brain section has gracefully allowed the rest of it to catch up and remind everyone that actually they're very upset and should not be even around this guy at this point.

... but, it would be rude to just ignore him. so, she finishes her snack, which gives her brain enough time to stop squabbling and get it together.]

... I don't know. I don't really get what's going on. [pause] The snacks are nice.

[... oh god she's regretting everything in her life that led to this moment maybe if she stares at the floor hard enough it will turn into the void and kill her instantly.]

[crystallomancy]

( hey, they're matching feelings today, that has to count for something. )

It's common in high schools at culture festivals and SUCH... Back home at LEAST. Even Yumenosaki Academy had a butler caFÉ. ( unsurprisingly it was a hit. especially with tsumugi, which was extremely annoying to listen to, actually— ) I'm unsurprised Kawai-san wanted to do both of THEM.

( ...............he glances away from her. at least she was spared the, uh, aftermath of his confession, but, )

...Would you like me to leave you aLONE? ( he doesn't want to, but he isn't going to force her into conversation with him, either. )

double crosser

[adsum]

[ She didn't intend to come, but...
...
... ]

Natsume-chan.

closes my eyes i can't believe this is our last natsume and maya thread ever

[crystallomancy]

( ..................he's going to keep smiling because he's going to own this, for now, and then later once the fundraiser is over he's going to go to rika and offer her one free stab. )

This was the only way Kawai-san would let Natsume-chan host her own BOOTH. Perhaps you could swing by there later as WELL ♪ She's selling all matters of CHARMS. ( Ah... but he isn't supposed to solely and shamelessly promote his own wares, he's supposed to take care of his guest, so he'll give another curtsy and offer his hand to her. ) For now... Shall I escort you to a private TABLE? Natsume-chan's been soooo loneLY... She could use the compaNY ♪

( HE COULD USE THE BREAK. )

yeah

[adsum]

[ HE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO COULD USE A BREAK god, Maya sort of stops looking at him after the first "Natsume-chan" but waits until he's finished speaking like he can just get it all out at once. ]

I'll go if you never talk like that again.

[crystallomancy]

( Hm........ Maybe he does love Maya, actually. )

...I'd be more than happy to accommodate that reQUEST.

( Come along, come along, he's turning without taking her hand — he knows she wouldn't appreciate it, he just curls his fingers for her to follow him and he'll find them a "table" — just a desk or two pushed together, with some fabric draped over it as a tablecloth — to sit at.

He'll pull out a chair for her, like a gentleman. )

I didn't expect to see you HERE. ( obviously, or he would have fought for "no dress" harder. ) Did Hiro-kun ask if you'd come with HIM?

a charming booth

[futurebullets]

[Hinata's making his rounds through the maid cafe after checking on Nene, so he'll be checking in with the charm booth as well... though he's in for something of a surprise when he does.

He's a little surprised at the maid outfit, but it's also that Natsume was up for coming at all after what happened at the meeting with Rika. But Hinata just sighs a little, and instead of standing there with widened eyes, he enters the rest of the way.]

Hey, Sakasaki. [His voice is quiet, but unbothered.] How much are the charms going for?

[He has the briefest feeling of deja vu. It's similar to when they'd talked, once, during a time that was simpler for the both of them.]

[crystallomancy]

( Deja vu indeed — but Natsume is, at this point, over being embarrassed at having to do something he absolutely abhors, and Hinata... isn't making fun of him for it or anything, so he won't be too defensive. )

Ordinary omamori priCES. ( He pushes some of the paper charms aside — less important ones are around the lower end, while the studying ones are definitely on the higher end. Supply and demand, baby. ) I don't see a point in charging any higher than THAT... They're made of paper, after ALL.

( It'd kind of feel like ripping off if he overcharged for them. )

[futurebullets]

You're a fair salesman, you know? Some of the treats we're selling out there are way overpriced. [Hinata knows they need to, but. Still.] These are nice, though... They remind me of being back home.

[Even if they remind him of New Years a little, which. Isn't always the greatest thought. Still, it's a nostalgic thought; he feels like it's been a little too long since he saw one, between Yogen and Jabberwock.

Once he's gotten a close enough look, though, he'll pull away and stretch his back a little.]

It's a shame we don't get any money in here, or I'd buy one. Even if you'd let me take one for trading info, that probably defeats the whole purpose, right? [Hinata shoots a sheepish look over his shoulder.] They should sell well, though, especially considering how much people will want the ones for studying.

a charming booth... hi

[contrarily]

( there was no reason to bar anyone from participation — the more people put effort into this, the better the outcome, after all, and she's willing to push away personal grudges for the sake of greater good, which is a bed to sleep in —

still, she watches him throughout the whole thing, as if making sure he doesn't make some sort of a wrong move, or anything that'd garner suspicion, especially when he sets up his own booth. it's only then that she actually approaches, glancing at the charms, and at the stack of Regret Papers, a little doubtful.

an anti-possession charm would've been useful a while ago, huh...

she takes one of the omamori on display — protection, it says — and makes a face. )

Will it protect me from evil spirits, Natsume-chan?

looks up.... kawaisan

[crystallomancy]

( ugh, please don't call him that — even though he's calling himself that when he plays maid, it's really not his favorite thing... he's forever grateful to maya for the break even if it means he owes her......... )

If you believe hard enough it MIGHT, but I'd suggest finding someone to bless it just to be extra SAFE. Though ( he pauses, hands folding in front of him on the booth ) it wasn't an evil spiRIT. They were the feelings Sato-chan had when she was undergoing having a piece of her soul placed within that toy HORSE.

( Or... going by their conversation, he has reason to believe that. )

I apologized to her and asked her about it a few days aGO. ( natsume watches rika, less wary than he has been previously around her — he doesn't think she'd do anything with so many people who aren't part of this around, so. it'd ruin the fundraiser. ) I'd advise you to be cautious with belongings you find here that don't feel like your OWN, Kawai-san. I wouldn't want you to suffer the same FATE.

looks up... natsumechan

[contrarily]

( well, honestly, she doesn't actually care whether it was an evil spirit, the ghost of christmas past, or a piece of... soul, apparently. none of that was a factor in the chiaki murder, after all, but, still... she considers it for a moment, wrinkling her nose. )

... she was undergoing what, again? ( the way natsume phrases it sounds like she went through an operation to have a piece of her soul placed in a horse... which just makes rika that much more bewildered, because, what the fuck?

then again, maybe that's how she survived... wait, what is this, harry potter? )

It's fine. I'm not gonna let myself get possessed by feelings, of all things. ( "sorry to you but i'm built different" ) It sounds stupid to begin with. If Nao's the girl from the case, then... did she at least tell you what happened to her?

a charming booth

[lunarchain]

[ Mona picks up a few charms and although she has .... Little to no money, she is interested in the procedure of creating such a thing. ]

This is.... This is unscientific?

[ Of course it is, she isn't questioning the validity of it or rather why Natsume made these. However, she is being herself and finding it questionable as well as confusing to say the least. ]

Do.. Do people really fall for these things? This wont do anything.

[crystallomancy]

( Are they a little silly? Maybe, and it isn't like Natsume wholly believes in them either — but some people do, and there's something to be said about that, really. )

Traditionally speaKING, you buy these for other people and give it to them as a way to cheer them ON, or show that you CARE. I don't see a problem with buying them for yourself either THOUGH. ( He picks up one of the protection charms, bending it slightly. They're also typically made of something textile, but we're making do with what Natsume can feasibly do and he isn't the seamster of their group. ) You could think of it as a comFORT, or a promise to do IT... Something to focus ON. A symbol of your beLIEF, either in yourself or in someone ELSE.

( It's a sweet notion. It makes people happy, really. )

And belief is one of the more powerful magics available to those without magic of their OWN. ( He sets it back down, straightening the line of charms idly. ) Wouldn't you SAY, Megistus-san?

[lunarchain]

Oh! [ Such a simple truth, and simple answer for something Mona was making overtly complicated in her mind. Though she could have surmised as much, seeing how others took it for account afterwards. There was still the issue of belief being created from lies, that are formed from one person attempting to create something good out of it.

Mona gives a curious look, her thumb and index pinching her chin. A brow raised and she sits there for a short moment having realized it was things like this that made her think more critically over the conception of Fate, Destiny, and the way the world aligns with the people upon it. Lies created belief, and in that way good will came from it - how cant that be bad? ] An interesting way of seeing it, and something one cannot deny as the truth.

Is there one - I mean a charm. Bestowing good fortune then, for someone else?

a charming booth (depresso ver)

[unsurely]

So we're supposed to write our regrets on these...

[ It's an observation he makes kind of idly, almost to himself, as he finishes inspecting the stack of papers Natsume's set aside and the instructions that go with them. There's the beginning of a sheepish smile -- usually the closest you'll get with him since it isn't... really something he does -- as he looks up to meet the booth owner's eyes. In all honesty, he wonders if Natsume got the idea because that's what he'd like for himself at the moment... but that's a bit of a heavy topic to get into. Not to mention Shuichi doesn't really figure the other would tell him if he asks. ]

Ah... here. I think this should be enough.

[ He double-checks the price for a second, setting down a few coins that he's earned on his own a bit earlier. He can't really tell why these, out of everything he's been looking at... but it's just what he feels like doing right now.

He has pens in his pocket if needed, but... is there something specific he's supposed to use to write? ]

[crystallomancy]

( There's a black marker he can use — there's several black markers, because Natsume is nothing if not prepared for the chance of "someone steals one" or "ink runs out". He can use his own pens too if his regret's particularly long, but Natsume figured they'd usually be short little things, so thicker lines wouldn't be an issue.

On that note.

He hasn't been reading people's regrets — most people come by when he isn't around and has left the booth to someone else to tend temporarily while he plays maid to anyone who might request him, and when he is here to take them, he keeps his gaze pointed away for privacy — but he can't help but be curious about Shuichi's. He won't say he's surprised (everyone has regrets in their life, small or large), but...

He's curious. He takes Shuichi's money with a soft hum, counting it to doublecheck before he shuffles it into the box beneath the booth's table that he's been placing payment in, clattering slightly noisily in with the results of his hard work. )

I suppose it doesn't matTER, seeing as all of the money's going to the same PLACE... but you'd squander your coin on regrets rather than — ( ......... ) Never MIND. The other options aren't really your style eiTHER.

( love spells, kissing, hosts and maids, cartomancy... )

[unsurely]

[ Yeah... the marker is definitely not an issue for what he has in mind, so Shuichi just grabs one as soon as he spots them, with an absent gesture that leaves the tip still hovering above his paper for now. Which he chose at random without much thought to be honest, but since they come in different colors... let's say his subconscious was playing games a little, so it ended up a red one. His attention's still on Natsume for now.

He's being judged... but he'll accept that, it's fine. He looks a bit amused despite himself; or you know, if someone could sound both that and resigned at the same time -- that's what this is like. ]

I don't think... you can call it squandering if you point out the reason it isn't in the first place... But I suppose you're right. If Akamatsu-san saw me, she'd likely scold me too.

[ An admission which... still does exactly nothing to deter him.

The marker scrapes across paper, in that half-dry sort of manner they tend to, and the paper itself moves in turn as Shuichi writes, since he doesn't have the luxury of using his other hand to hold it in place right now. Because of that, he traces things slowly... careful with every stroke, so if Natsume's really that curious he has ample time he can wait it out and look -- and most likely guess it before Shuichi's finished.

The message on the paper is rather simple: FINDING THE TRUTH. Not exposing it, not the way it was handled or how it morphed in the hands of others, but having found it at all from the get-go. That's his regret. ]