give your friends a surprise

[closewithnewintown]

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]

Comments

[radnarok]

Sorry, but I'm talking about really important stuff!! [ They jab a finger at Noah without looking at him. They're talking about...feelings! And friendship! And not hating you for whatever weird reason! ]

Its true. I don't want to fight either. If you could beat Mr.Hyde you could probably hurt me. That makes you pretty tough, and I haven't fought anyone tough since I made friends.

[ They'd probably have a shot, though. They're pretty strong! If they'd walked in on you fighting Hyde they'd have tried to stop you both! ]

I'm not good at natural things. You look pretty miserable already, so what do I need to do? I just want to punch you, not hate you forever. Forever is a really long time.

[ Crona's cursed too! ]

[silentabyss]

[...

Feelings and friendship, huh...

...]

Why don't you, then? I won't hit back. If it helps you feel better, I don't see a problem...

sorry for the violence they're normal

[radnarok]

Ooooooh. Okay.

[ They whip their head around a little to fast. Please Noah, their latent violent impulses...

They hop off the desk to stand in front of him. A normal person might start winding up their arm but Crona just looms weirdly in their tallness.]

Bye Noah. [ They give him a little wave because this is their weird attempt to make this polite and not awkward. And then they punch him square on the upper jaw, because they're mad, believe it or not. Jekyll was a nice guy, and Crona liked him.

So, they harden their blood, its more habit then anything, but also Crona has the idea that Noah is tough enough to take it. The overall effect is less like Noah being punched by a weedy and angry twelve or thirteen year old, and more like Crona slammed a solid brick of iron on the upper half of his face. ]

honestly hurt him go off, royalty tbh

[silentabyss]

[The speed of which they whip their head around is a little concerning? But he can't say he blames them. If someone gave him permission to deck them when he was pissed at them, he'd be the same, he thinks.

Really, honestly, he doesn't have time to think that hard about it because Crona says bye to him like he's going to die (please kill him) and then—

—then his head snaps back against the punch and the force of it actually knocks Noah out of his chair, sending him spiraling to the floor where he sputters for a moment before rolling over, picking himself up on hands and knees. He wipes a bit of blood from his... nose or lip, he's not certain because he's pretty sure he bit his lip but there's undoubtedly throbbing pain all over and blood running down his face from somewhere. Maybe both, but he sits up and returns to his chair shortly after, letting out a winded little breath.

Noted, Crona hits hard. It's fine, because Noah deserves it. He's atoning.]

...feel better?

[closewithnewintown]

[LOOKING ON COMPLETELY HORRIFIED]

[mermaidcursed]

( ALSO COMPLETELY HORRIFIED, WHAT THE FUCK, SHE'S ON HER KNEES TRYING TO HELP NOAH UP IN AN INSTANT- )

[silentabyss]

[He's fine but he appreciates the help! His face has already started to bruise and his nose is bleeding a metric fuckton, but at the girls' horrified looks he holds a hand up and waves it around a bit dismissively—]

...I've had worse. Ow.

[closewithnewintown]

You're both gonna be locked in the Healthy Human Emotions Room with Komaeda and Rika if you keep it up!

[mermaidcursed]

( oh my god this is the second time they've come to the void during a meeting she may just skip the next one honestly? holy shit. is she gonna dissociate in the void for a few hours again? maybe. but right now she's just hovering and fretting over noah big time, here let her see your face- )

Noah-kun, Crona-chan, we can't keep doing this- what even happened!?

[silentabyss]

Ugh... I'm fine, seriously. [He has 0 reaction to being yeeted to the void. He practically lives here.] This is nothing compared to being stabbed.

[NOAH.]

It's fine. I gave Crona permission to punch me.

[closewithnewintown]

[literally just goes to the door and leaves fuck all y'all.]

[subtract]

You know, you're just going to be back in the room with everyone as soon as you return anyway.

[Add is just chillin, this is fun to watch, he likes being in the void]

[radnarok]

Yeah I got permission!!! I didn't do anything bad!

[ Why is everyone yelling. ]

Noah killed Hyde and I was mad about it. Soooooooooo. He said it was okay.

1/???

[mermaidcursed]

( wait what )

2/???

[mermaidcursed]

( noah did what? and then he what? )

3/???

[mermaidcursed]

( why does this keep happening, why are the boys in her life like this and why did he rope crona into his- his self harm? it's not fair to anyone- )

bought new icons bc it took them literally three months to do anything crazy

[radnarok]

......Wow you flew pretty far!

[ They're grinning, but not in a good way. ]

I thought you were a lot tougher then thaaat, Noah.

[ Do they feel better...well they don't feel worse. Besides this is fair enough to them. Hyde is dead, and now Noah's face is all bloody. Makes sense to Crona!

Everyone sure is freaking out though.]

i love it

[silentabyss]

Please. I've died before, you know. If this were an actual fight, I would've wiped the floor with you.

[NOAH.]

If you want to try again, I won't go flying this time.

[WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU. THIS IS WHY PEOPLE ARE FREAKING OUT.]

hello i'm helping

[subtract]

I can put a Seal on your body if you'd like to go all out. Not even reversing death is beyond my power, kuku.

I want to see what else Crona is capable of...

this isnt' a gagtag im so sorry dafs;jkl

[mermaidcursed]

( nene just. blinks. stares. and then slowly pushes him away. go sit down. go drink your apple juice. )

Not. The time.

[silentabyss]

I've died before, so it's not like it would be new. I'm fine with that, if Crona wants to kick the shit out of me for a bit.

[]

[mermaidcursed]

NO.

[radnarok]

This is confusing am I killing him or not?

[mermaidcursed]

You aren't killing Noah!

[radnarok]

Wow, you died? That sounds pretty awful.

[ Treating this like a normal conversation. ]

I don't think so. Mhm...if you died you probably aren't very strong.

[ They like winning! Its fun! ]

Its fine though. I thought Maka was weak, but she surprised me. We can be friends now.