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yogen2021-08-05 12:02 am
closewithnewintown) wrote in yogen2021-08-05 12:02 am
give your friends a surprise
Who: EVERYONE
What: FAMILY MEETING
When: 8/4, right after school closes.
Where: Student council room
Warnings: Eventually, probably.
["If my friends back home were acting like this, I would've already locked them in a room and forced them to figure out their feelings."
the job puts all of her considerable superspy skills to the test. she knows where every normal kid's locker is; it's easy enough to slip the note into each that morning. if it's someone who she knows would be unable to read the note, she tells them its contents, but keeps her own involvement out of it. lies of omission don't count.
the note reads:]
I have very important information about this place. Please come to the student council room after school ends today.
- Nao Sato
[and if the text looks just a bit girlier than you'd think she'd write, hey, you don't know her. she's got layers.
either way, it's a pretty interesting proposition: the student council room door is, for the first time in seemingly ever, wide open. anyone can walk inside - and, hopefully, most everyone should. because it's only when Stephanie thinks that she's got enough of them inside that she actually enters the room, shutting the door behind her.
click.
it locks. she grins, spins the key on her finger, and slips it into her pocket.
"How are you supposed to do that with grownups?"
the exact same way, she's decided.]
We haven't had any meetings since, um. Well. The last one. But, I'm pretty sure nobody has no more murders to report, so it shouldn't be too bad, and we can all just focus on the most important task: Getting along! All of us are on the same team, but most of us barely even know each other; some of us even hate some of the others! [SHE SAYS, LIKE SHE DOESN'T ACTIVELY DESPISE KOKICHI] So, I figured we could spend the evening fixing that problem. Play some games, talk about stuff we've discovered since the last time...
And, maybe, if everybody does a really good job, I'll unlock the door!
[smiles]
What: FAMILY MEETING
When: 8/4, right after school closes.
Where: Student council room
Warnings: Eventually, probably.
["If my friends back home were acting like this, I would've already locked them in a room and forced them to figure out their feelings."
the job puts all of her considerable superspy skills to the test. she knows where every normal kid's locker is; it's easy enough to slip the note into each that morning. if it's someone who she knows would be unable to read the note, she tells them its contents, but keeps her own involvement out of it. lies of omission don't count.
the note reads:]
I have very important information about this place. Please come to the student council room after school ends today.
- Nao Sato
[and if the text looks just a bit girlier than you'd think she'd write, hey, you don't know her. she's got layers.
either way, it's a pretty interesting proposition: the student council room door is, for the first time in seemingly ever, wide open. anyone can walk inside - and, hopefully, most everyone should. because it's only when Stephanie thinks that she's got enough of them inside that she actually enters the room, shutting the door behind her.
click.
it locks. she grins, spins the key on her finger, and slips it into her pocket.
"How are you supposed to do that with grownups?"
the exact same way, she's decided.]
We haven't had any meetings since, um. Well. The last one. But, I'm pretty sure nobody has no more murders to report, so it shouldn't be too bad, and we can all just focus on the most important task: Getting along! All of us are on the same team, but most of us barely even know each other; some of us even hate some of the others! [SHE SAYS, LIKE SHE DOESN'T ACTIVELY DESPISE KOKICHI] So, I figured we could spend the evening fixing that problem. Play some games, talk about stuff we've discovered since the last time...
And, maybe, if everybody does a really good job, I'll unlock the door!
[smiles]
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[with her hands folded on her lap, she's careful to not make her breath a sigh.]
Conversation seems to be our route, then. Did you have any topics to break the ice?
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[He presses one hand to his chin in thought.]
A splendid choice! As for topics... well, normally I would suggest some type of spirited debate about politics, but that does not seem applicable here. How about the standard icebreaker tactic of sharing one's name and one interesting fact about yourself!
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My name is Helena Adams, and my favorite animal is the rabbit.
[trying to go for something less obvious than something about books...that was inevitable to learn, the longer someone knew her.]
Does that count as interesting enough?
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Pleased to make your acquaintance, Helena-kun!! I find your preference for rabbits to be quite interesting indeed! They are a fascinating and proud animal, a worthy subject of study, and they hold an important place in folklore. Thank you for bringing that to the table!
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You're quite welcome, Mr. Kiyotaka. I would say it's now your turn, but you've already said so much - I wouldn't wish to pressure you.
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[He clears his throat and stands rigidly as he introduces himself.]
My name is Kiyotaka Ishimaru!! And I - I have practiced making rice balls into different shapes! The star shape is the hardest! [It's the first thing he can think of that isn't directly about studying...]
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[isn't what she expected at all.]
That's quite unique! I didn't know rice balls could come in a shape other than a triangle.
[at least, the ones in the vending machines only come out as a triangle.]
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Is that so! You must be unfamiliar with rice balls, in that case. The triangle is just a default shape. It can be shaped into a number of other forms. It is quite splendid! It reminds of the unlimited potential that all people have, when they tap into the power of hard work! You know, I would gladly show you different rice ball shapes sometime!
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[what was the point of making them if one couldn't eat the results? he has peculiar analogies, she thinks, but it's clear from his voice he believes in all that he's saying - it makes them a little easier to understand.]
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I will be glad to demonstrate for you anytime! Just... ah, not now... as we are still confined to this room for the time being...
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[and since she will still hold Stephanie accountable for their situation, she can give Ishimaru a sincere smile.]
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Very well! I am sure that such a time will come soon enough! In the meantime, what else should we discuss? Other interests?
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[she falls into a thoughtful contemplation for a moment, before something occurs to her.]
I do have a question for you, since you seem to have been here for a length of time. Are these meetings always quite so chaotic?
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Ah... I am embarrassed to admit that they often tend to be somewhat disorderly. [But he has to speak up in this meeting's defense.] This is the first one in which we have been locked into a room, however! Also, no fights have broken out! I would also call that an improvement!
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Every stabbing was self-inflicted this time!
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[holds up tiny child hands]
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They are quite small. I do recognize that and their advantages. ...But I am still confident that my own hands, relatively large as they may be, can suffice in finding concealed weapons!
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[because she's only known him a few months and would confidently answer that with "absolutely not."]
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[there are certainly more than a few argumentative types...]
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[it's a genuine suggestion, but it's also testing the waters. who knows, someone might get up to argue something absurd.]
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