August Event

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Please let August be better than July I'm begging

✽ Due to 10+ classes raising their ranks last month, ALL characters have access to the courtyard via the door in the locker area and the windows facing the courtyard.
✽ Characters with 1-10 tallies are not able to get any further past the end of the courtyard before they fall unconscious; characters with 10-20 can get halfway to the pool building before the same happens to them; characters with 20+ tallies can reach the pool building but unfortunately, the door is on the other side. There are no windows on the walls, but from the clocktower, characters can see that it has a glass ceiling, though they are unable to see inside.
✽ Outside, there is no breeze, and it occasionally rains ash.
✽ Characters going up to the 4th floor will feel that the door is warm to the touch, and will occasionally open (see: missions)
✽ The student store opens, with the door propped open with a doorstopper. The npc running the store is currently not interested in conversation, but may be available for threading in the future and is available for threading in the toplevel below. Please see the updated bonus activity page for more information.
✽ Posted on the bulletin board and also handed to each club president before break is the notice that proof of club activity is due at the end of break. Please submit these proofs in the toplevel below.
✽ There is another ad on the bulletin board advertising an exchange student program for the month of October. Applications will be taken until the end of August, and there is a 300 merit point fee. Sister cities include Death City, Devildom, Ishigami Village, Lanling, LazyTown, and Maiami City.

Comments

[sisters]

( not npc-kun playing the field. solid strategy; maybe amami can write them in for half. )

I'm the one who's away from home right now.

( he'll correct it, and though he says it simply, it's easy to tell from the grimace pulled across his lips that he's none too happy about the fact. his counting begins to slow, drawing to a stop with the bills lying out for npc-kun to take whenever they like. amami, for his part, just leans against the counter, resting his chin against the palm of his hand. )

But I guess it's not like I actually go back all that often in the first place.

( a few days here, a week there — but never for long. )

[adsum]

[ half the will when Amami has an entire actual family to leave things to, please,

Despite the money on the table, it's that thought that passes through npc-kun's mind as well, eyes downcast and brows furrowed without seeming to see the money on the table until the lack of movement becomes apparent and they reach over and scoops it all up without counting. ]

You go home for the money and then leave? Or are you doing something more important than being with family?

[sisters]

( okay, if you wanna get technical it'd be 1/13th of the will then... 1/14th? )

...

( amami watches them scoop up the money, and offers up a sympathetic smile. it's the kind of expression that pulls at his lips, but doesn't quite reach his eyes. )

Do you have any siblings?

[adsum]

[ No, wait, don't be technical. Let it be 1/2. ]

Not anymore.

[ The bills get smoothed out and folded in half and stuck into their pockets.

... ]

Thank you for your patronage! What else do you want to buy? Walking away with an empty backpack is just too sad— we have all sorts of goodies here to fill it up! Can I interest you in some rocks?

[sisters]

( too late — this is worse than correcting a teacher who forgot there was homework.

but it looks like he's stepped on a landmine in any case, grimacing as the topic shifts. it's... not dissimilar from how he deals with these things himself, so he won't push it — won't explain himself if npc-kun has changed their mind — but gives a short sigh. )

Yeah, sure. Not too many though. I don't have that much room in my locker.

( he waves a hand as if to say the exact amount is up to them. )

And what you're saving up for — ( he won't ask what it is again, but... ) do you know how much you need?

[adsum]

[ Why are the only sales npc-kun is able to make are pity sales— which is perfectly fine by them, but still

Alright, going over to grab the box of rocks before Amami changes his mind so they can set it down on the counter again for him to pick and choose. ]

The great things about rocks are that they're small, so you can buy lots and lots and it won't take up much space!

[ And if he doesn't want that many rocks... npc-kun can always raise the price a little to make up for it, and they can both come out winners. ]

You'd be helping me out a lot too... The number changes, and I'm going to have to work hard for a long time... But I'll know I've got enough when I get there!

[sisters]

Yeah, I'll help. I might not be able to do as much, but I'll see about if others will stop by too.

( and look longingly at the bonus page because maybe ami doesn't need a totem maybe he needs money to buy more rocks from npc-kun... i'll do it for real.

anyway, point is that amami's missing siblings, npc-kun is missing sibling(s?), and listen... whether he actually makes a good older brother or not, he does feel like this kid deserves to have somebody looking after them. even if, for now, it's through something like this. he'll only point out three or four of the rocks though. if there's anything that looks fancy, quartzy or opaly vibes, that first. need some variety. otherwise it's just at random. )

[adsum]

[ stares at the gemstones on the bonus page, I really am out there trying to get people to spend hard earned threads for rocks, huh. Amami can have some tumbled rocks, speckled ones and stripy ones and ones that look like they shine when held up in direct sunlight. Normal rocks, but pretty ones. ]

Hehe... Getting more customers is doing the most! I'd appreciate that a lot!

[ More wallets to suck dry after Amami's money runs out, let's gooooooo ]

[sisters]

( oh my god you're so right i forgot about those. hold on, i'm on my way — one thread for each of the tumbled rocks, listen.

also, he'll hold out whatever's left of his cash to npc-kun, letting them count out whatever the cost is, since they didn't actually say it aloud. )

Yep. If you ever need anything else, you can ask for Rantarou Amami.

[adsum]

[ Amami holds out the cash and instead of counting out what they're owed, npc-kun takes the entire stack... ]

Thank you! And same here— if you're ever in need of any services, come to me! If you ever need more rocks, come to me! Go see your family when you can and come back with more money, and come visit me!

[sisters]

( amami watches them. and looks at them putting away the whole thing. and just kind of blinks.

...

alright. keep the change, he guesses? but he'll drop all the rocks into his shiny new backpack and call it a day here. )

Sure. And let me know how those presents are going later, 'kay? I'll be back when I get the chance.

( farewell npc-kun... except not because i just learned debt collector side gig aboutta be real. )

[adsum]

[ npc-kun trotting up to Amami later with a smashing rock in their hands like "hey"

somebody's gotta pay up or Rika's never seeing her pomander ever again ]

[sisters]

( w... wait what's the rock for...

but listen, amami giving a little wave, a smile — he didn't expect the presents to be done that fast :) )

[adsum]

[ smashing ]

Hello. You owe me 400,000 yen.

[ I have their presents ready to go... blue dogs were surprisingly difficult to find ]

[sisters]

( the smile kind of. freezes on his face. you know that gif of the man blinking? it's a little bit like that. )

400,000... ( pocket change... that he doesn't exactly have right now. ) Can I ask what for?

( he does not remember making any additional purchases out here??? )

[adsum]

[ POCKET CHANGE these Ultimates really are something else ]

A thesaurus, a blue dog, a pink rat, and five rocks.

[sisters]

( if he can pay 100,000 for a fortune telling he can pay 400,000 for some presents. what do you think he is, stingy? but first of all... )

I thought I paid for those upfront? And I only remember buying three rocks.

[adsum]

[ ignoring the claim about paying upfront, ]

Your girlfriend bought five more from me, and said you would cover the costs. I'm here to collect what I'm owed.

[sisters]

( huh? his what? no, hold on, he must have been mistaken for someone else. )

Wait, I think there's been some kind of misunderstanding. I don't even have a girlfriend, first of all. And that still doesn't explain why you're charging me again for the rest.

[adsum]

[ ? ]

You're "Ran-tan," aren't you? I'm here to collect what I'm owed. Don't change the subject.

[sisters]

Oh — so you met Rika-chan. She's... ( hm. well. it's complicated. anyway. )

I wouldn't mind covering the costs, but I didn't expect any more to come up. I don't have anything on me right now.

[adsum]

[ She's...? If Amami isn't her boyfriend but he pays for her anyways that makes him a sugar daddy. npc-kun nods like they get it, Amami doesn't have to say anything more, they can tell why he's hesitant on saying anything.

... ]

Then you should go home once in a while. I'm sure your family misses you... otherwise they wouldn't be [ financially ] supporting you.

[sisters]

I would if I could, but I'm pretty sure it's not that important to them if I don't.

( sure, they hadn't cut him off or anything, but it isn't like amami didn't contribute to the funds he used in the first place. and the fact that his sisters, unlike him, don't come back between the trips? it doesn't seem to weigh on them half as much as it does on him.

he breathes a sigh, rubbing absently at the side of his neck. )

Anyway, cash is kind of non-renewable right now. I gave you what I had.

( pity sales, remember? )

[adsum]

You don't know that for sure, though... It hurts being left behind.

[ It's too bad about the money, too, because there's no point in harassing Amami if they can't get money out of it. ]

If you don't have any money, then pawn me something of equal or greater value. Then I can return Rika-san's things to her, and the gifts to you.

[sisters]

No, I get that. That's exactly why I have to do what I've been doing.

( though, the alternative payment option is a bit of a relief. it was intended for someone else, but there is something that comes to mind. )

I won't leave you hanging though, so do you mind if we stop by my locker?