when the bubblegum pops

[sisters]

Who: Rantarou Amami & you
What: September catch-all
When: September & some backdates
Where: Various locations
Warnings: TBA

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01.) the world lights at your smile
•　open — 08/27-31, around the school

( it's true that, the morning after he opens his eyes in the courtyard once more, amami doesn't waste any time on checking up on the people he feels like he needs to speak to. at the same time, it's a pretty short list, and half of them are gone. how much of a difference does it really make if he comes back one week or the next anyway? if he doesn't go out of his way to find someone though, it's still entirely possible to see him around the school — borrowing a sketchbook from the art room, taking some notes in the music room, or moving what seems to be an obscene amount of money into his locker. noticing the presence of anyone he hasn't seen in a while, he'll offer a wave and a warm smile in the midst of whatever he's doing.

on the 27th in particular, he can be found rummaging through a locker that some might recognize is clearly not his. the first twenty minutes or so are spent haphazardly scribbling notes down from a series of stickies pinned up against the locker door. the remainder of the time is spent picking out belongings from the locker one-by-one to take a look at before he decides whether he should drop them into a backpack that's half-slung over his shoulder. to his credit, he doesn't seem to be interested in too much of it, putting the majority back in after a cursory glance, but it's entirely possible that it could stand out to someone familiar with locker 097. )

02.) and shines at the sound of your laugh
•　open — anywhere, any time

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backdated to 8/1

[futurebullets]

[It is Hinata's first day outside of the infirmary and... it's still a weird and creepy feeling, to be locked inside of school at all but especially during August.

There's not much else to do, so he spends his time wandering the school. One way or another, perhaps through one of his infirmary visitors, Hinata at least knows that he's part of two clubs. So when he manages to make his way to the second floor as he reacquaints (?) himself with the school, the first thing he does is check out the music room.

There are a few people inside already, but Hinata's eye catches on the green-haired boy nearby. He can't quite pin down what it is, but... somehow he feels like the most approachable one here. Hinata takes a breath to brace himself and walks up.]

Um... hi. Is this where the Survival Club will be meeting when school starts up?

for u... i will backdate

[sisters]

( when hinata enters the room, amami's admittedly still a little distracted with a notebook in his lap, one leg crossed over the other as he scribbles down some absent-minded notes. his gaze lifts up immediately at the sound of hinata's voice though, offering a warm smile and a wave as he moves to flip the notebook closed — pen still stuck between the pages to mark where he left off. )

Oh, hey Hinata-kun.

( he does... kind of tilt his head a little at the question, though. )

I mean, unless they kick us out for some reason, it should be. Why, what's up?

thank u king :pleading_face:

[futurebullets]

[Hinata's entire body freezes up, face rapidly going pale.]

I...

[Crap, he actually knows who I am. Icy panic swirls through his veins. He has no idea who this is, but... He obviously knows Hinata, is friendly enough to be using "-kun" with him... What if it ends up being painful that Hinata doesn't remember, like before?

But... he can't pretend to have knowledge that he doesn't, is tragically too honest for that. There's only one thing left to do.]

I'm... I'm sorry. [He shuts his eyes. Get it out there. Just get it out there.] I... know that you probably know me... but I don't remember who you are.

: D

[notsosou]

[He's got some of his bearings back after the disaster that was the events on the fourth floor, and most of that has been spent going over every single detail mentally, on repeat, as he does, often involuntarily in the case of certain gorey moments. There's so many things that are just... missing context. Like the smoke.

Of the people he's met here... well, one seemed to really want to bounce ideas, despite Shin having none at the time to work with; something which threw the advantages of the death game into stark relief. His natural apprehensiveness is butting up against the fact he really does like to. He did make the wish to trust people more, but he also knows very little about Rantaro...

Well, maybe it'd be an opportunity to learn. It can't be more dangerous than the situation with Komaeda already is. The wave and the warm smile makes the last choice for him and he moves into the music room with a half-done return of them, briefly thinking into his scarf.]

...Hey, you aren't busy are you?

:3 !!!

[sisters]

( it's actually... almost a bit surprising when the other takes his wave, an invite, and actually follows up with making his way over. well, it's a pleasant one, mind you; amami's hardly one to turn away some company, and that notebook he's scribbling away in is quickly shut as he leans forward a bit, much more interested in... this guy he might think is named sou hiyori but also might not know the name of at all, but that's fine. details. more importantly: )

Nah, just making some lists. ( lots of clues to add to his conspiracy notebook this week. ) What's up?

[notsosou]

[It's possible to reason out who he is with a careful look at the roster... at this point the opportunity to try and change it has saileddd and he's been hoping nobody bothers. One of the numerous small background worries in the bottom of the percolator.]

Well, that's good...

[That's actually more interest than he was expecting. He's sort of mentally flapping at the reflexive 'he's TOO interested in what you have to say' like someone waves a teatowel under a smoke alarm while muttering 'I know, I know'.]

It's easier if I just show you... Come to the library. [There's a bright gleam to his eyes, before they close and he adds on:] ...If you'd like.

[And then he's uh... he's vanishing from the music room. Did not expect this. Guy moves fast when he wants to, although the crawlspaces might have a few shortcuts aiding him.

There's no traps in the library and Shin is blissfully unaware of any history Rantaro might have with such; should he actually want to follow Shin'll be waiting just inside, standing near a bookshelf and reading in whatever spot happens to be warmest. Possibly Rantaro has already been here and already knows, but in his mind it's a good place to start a conversation about it; the fact that the turning pages are audible.]

meng yao — 08/28

[sisters]

( while meng yao is pretty high on amami's list of people he feels like he needs to talk to, after everything that went down in august, he is unfortunately also... somebody who amami can't really name any particular spots to find off the top of his head. the result is that he just kind of ends up wandering through the school, up and down the stairs and peeking into any opens classrooms, until he can come across the other by sheer luck. and luckily indeed, with only so many places where he could be, amami does manage to happen across him sooner or later. )

Oh, there you are. ( he offers a sheepish smile to go with the greeting, looking a bit guilty. ) It's been a minute, I heard.

[filialdeception]

[ He probably finds him like, let us say, just right outside the Home Ec room or something...and the look of surprise on his face is telling. ]

Amami?

[ Meng Yao's voice is quiet, surprised. It's not like he hasn't tried looking for him, but he recalls when he tried even looking for Abel or helped Ishimaru look for Chihiro...it didn't end well. He had blamed himself, even. That he was supposed to help protect the crew, and Amami was part of that. ]

Apologies for this one saying so, but...it has been more than a minute. [ ... ] Where were you?

[ He's half-convinced this was an illusion, in fact. ]

[sisters]

( oh man, this takes him back. it's not too different from first seeing kaede, or ouma, or even saihara when he'd first arrived, and amami has to admit that he's not the biggest fan of that "thought you died" look when it's directed at him. he takes it in stride though, smile unfaltering as he tries to laugh it off. )

Haha, yeah, sorry about that. I didn't think it'd be so long before I got back.

( he'll wave his hand like he's waving away the worries, offering up an open-palmed gesture instead to go with the shitty explanation he's about to give. )

I was just checking to make sure we didn't leave any loose ends, but I guess the time got away from me.

( because, you know, 20 days is a totally normal and natural amount of time to lose track of. )

nagito komaeda — 08/29, 1st floor

[sisters]

( and there's a face he hasn't seen since getting back. rounding the corner as he makes his way out of the student store, where he is going to be hanging out a lot from now on and forever probably, there's an all-too familiar mess of a person making his way towards the library just down the hall. and, before he can actually make it into the soundless room, amami's gonna call out — closing the distance between them with a few quick steps as he tries to catch the other's attention before that door opens. )

Komaeda-kun, wait up. You have a minute?

[commences]

( upon hearing his name, he looks in the direction of a familiar voice, and his eyes light up at the sight of a "long time, no see" stereotype. he blinks slow, his lips pulling upwards into a smile as he stops, and his organic hand drops down at his side. with the door just a few steps away, he turns away from it to meet up with the other, but he makes sure to keep a bit of distance between them. getting in his space would be rude, but the immediate need to lightly touch him to see if he's there is also stirring inside of of him.

getting down to his knees, he places his hands on the surface of the floor. )

Did you need someone to kick? I truly don't mind, you've been gone for quite awhile so if you have any pent up frustrations... you can take them out on me!

( kirakira! )

[sisters]

( oh, yeah, all that cheer in amami's expression at seeing the other's okay? totally gone. disappears in an instant.

instead, he heaves a big old sigh, hands on his hips and a wry smile across his face. )

Sorry, but can you get up off the floor first? I mean, I guess it's fine if you want to do this with the other Ultimates, but I'm pretty sure I told you I'd rather you didn't with me. It's... kind of awkward, to be honest.

( he doesn't really know what to do with himself when komaeda's like this, so... please just get up, you freak. )

komaeda — 09/01, dorms

[sisters]

( so, he's gotta say, this might be the first time that anything on-campus has ever looked better through his adderstone, rather than worse. actually, while he'd felt better about the sun-side of the double rooms in general, he has to say that it certainly feels like a good type of room to have compared to the rest of the dorm's, where the tone is set primarily by the paintings... not super fond of the paintings. probably less fond of them when, some time during the first week of classes, while he figures most of the dorm will actually be, well, showing up to said classes, he's gonna wander his way through while peeking through his adderstone. comparing the gore to their expressions through the stone, he can't help but feel a sense of unease making itself comfortable in the pit of his stomach.

not that he's dissuaded. he's already got a sense for what the sun room looks like, fitting enough for its name, but now he's curious about the others, too. so anyway, here he is, at star-four, tapping his knuckles against the door to see if anyone's home. )

[commences]

What a pleasant surprise ( for komaeda's eyes only ), if you're looking for Saihara-kun, he already left... I know you have nothing to do with the others, well...

( he's in a club with hinata, and hikaru is their own enigma, but komaeda doesn't think amami has any reason to think they associate. the last person here is komaeda all by his lonesome, and that's something he chose for himself as he already has books he can read if he misses his studies. there's no rhyme or reason why he stayed behind, it's just that he decided to do this because he could — it could be his lucky day though, given the fact that everyone is in class, and amami has found himself at the doors of star-four. )

Hinata-kun is a third year, so he's probably a few doors down from your class. As for Goto-kun, ah... I can't tell you where they could have ran off to.

[sisters]

Don't worry, I know where their classes are. ( well, hinata and saihara's, at least; he hasn't really spoken to goto before. not directly, anyway.

so he waves off the summary of where everyone's at, pocketing his hand again once he has and glancing over komaeda's shoulder to get a peek into their room. the lighting looks nice? )

I'm glad I got the right room though. If you're here, that means you're not too busy, right? I wanted to ask if I could take a look around.

( he lifts up his adderstone to show it off, holding it between two fingers so komaeda can get a good look. listen, they've been here a couple days now, so as long as it's someone who doesn't mind (and he considers himself as on good terms with saihara, okay with the rest of them aside from "goto"), it's as good a time as any to get more acquainted with this place. )

idk when this is?????!!??! u decide

[contrarily]

( so, yeah, they have access to the pool now. and while she doesn't normally enjoy stripping too much in front of other people, for reasons obvious, if it's amami... well, she doesn't mind it. plus, the pool is a cute place for a kind-of-a-date, even if they've both been... through some shit, lately.

she doesn't want to think of any of that, though.

so on a warmer day, she grabs his hand and just drags him to the pool building out of nowhere — it's afternoon, closer to the evening, to make sure no other students linger by, and though she doesn't have a cute swimsuit or anything of the like, she figures they can just swim in their underwear.

whatever!! )

Do you like swimming? I never thought it'd be such a luxury until they threw us in this place, ugh —

09/03 :)

[sisters]

I'm not bad at it. ( kinda need to be able to swim if you live on a boat.

what he's way more interested in is why it's being brought up now. he looks pretty amused as he watches the back of her head, letting himself be pulled over to the pool building even though he? is pretty sure they haven't picked up any swimsuits or anything yet. if they're headed here, she probably has something in mind though, it's fine. he's hardly going to fight her on something as simple as this when, honestly, it's just nice to see her showing some energy after all they've been through. so, y'know, he focuses on that part. )

You seem excited though, I guess you must be a fan?

you also decide when this is (:

[elevelvetor]

( it's so funny that they're pseudo-besties because of their attachment to rika.

anyway, mirrors... we can get there. for now, elizabeth is looking for amami for once because ??? shuichi is a good boy i assume he would have passed along the gifts, and you thank people for birthday gifts, so she is doing just that. and as soon as she sees his green hair, she's clapping loudly and stepping into the ... area he is in. figure it out i'm lazy. maybe a hallway so it echoes. )

Rantan! There you are. I've been looking for you for quite some time.

( rantan is his name now. he will never know it's one word to her until she writes it. )

:) 09/01!

[sisters]

Elizabeth!

( psuedo-bestie-by-association! listen, the people who get along well with rika always get good points in his book, even if he is a bit much when it comes to being protective at times. what matters is that liz, for all her colourful personality, has always landed on the reliable end of things when it's mattered, so it's only natural for his expression to brighten when she catches him stepping into the hallway. which, i guess, is a coin flip between sun dorm rooms hallway, and the hallway outside the art club room.

in any case, the smile he flashes in her direction is bright, and he'll offer a little wave in her direction. )

Sorry, hope you didn't have to look too far. What's up?

saihara — early august

[sisters]

( it's not often he gets direct invites to hang out, honestly. a rare opportunity — and a pleasant surprise that surely had him in a good mood from when it was first brought up.

well, it's true that it's still saihara though; aside from spending time with him, amami's sure there's probably a deeper reason behind it. that's why, right around when the clock hits noon, he's pretty direct about making his way to wherever it is saihara might've told him to meet up. he'll come up just enough to catch the other's attention, waving him over with a hand that's also holding some vending machine melon bread, and the same ever-present smile rests on his face as he waits for saihara to notice him, brightening up once he does. )

Lunch, right? Seemed like you had something you wanted to talk about.

i choose u

[unsurely]

[ Lunch... but in all honesty, he hasn't had much of an appetite these past few days, too caught up in his worries and thoughts to be living a peaceful school life right now. So there aren't any snacks on his end -- just Saihara alone in the music room, tearing a heavy gaze from the keys of the piano at the sound of the door and Amami's voice. But nevertheless, he finds it in him to give a light smile as a welcome... or more rather, since this is Saihara, a barely noticeable little tug at the corner of his lips.

His heart isn't in it, but... it isn't Amami's fault. The least he can do is to greet him properly. ]

Ah... I'm sorry. I know this is a little out of the way... but there's usually no one here for lunch, and besides, if anyone saw us we have the excuse that our club supplies are in here.

[ He's thought it through... it's not this room just because of the piano. Although that's part of it too, but anyway -- this just means Amami guessed correctly. They do have something to talk about, more than just spending lunch together. ]

noah — 09/20, music room

[sisters]

( bless noah for being a fellow third-year, actually. makes things easy on amami when he decides that, over lunch, it's about time he tried to have a chat with noah. now he's not sure how much they figured out, but he can't exactly go on like this has nothing to do with him — not when, when it came to the real clamor, amami had actually liked him quite a bit.

and so, he'll go pick up noah at 3-D, walking him over to the music room he knows will usually be pretty free around this time, and making himself comfortable with one leg tucked under him as he takes his seat. turning to noah, he'll gesture at another one of the nearby chairs for him to sit too. )

Thanks for comin' with me to talk, by the way. I'm sure you've got it pretty rough lately...

[silentabyss]

[He... sits down, very slowly. Noah is admittedly still very, very out of it; he's spent most of his time in the void just because time is stopped and it's quiet but he's here now to listen, blinking very tiredly up at Amami after a slow moment or two.]

...I'll be fine.

[Haha... right.]

What did you want to talk about...?

09/23, where in the world is amami rantarou

[decrypter]

[it's been a few days since...everything's happened. she wanted to give him space, let him breathe, since it must have taken such a deep toll. but today, she thinks, she might find him somewhere. tucked in her bag is an extra sandwich, made for him - he might not even be hungry, but it would be something for him to have in case he was forgetting to take care of himself.

it's simply a desire she has, to listen to his voice again and see if he's mending. not healed, not after all that, but mending. so it is that the tapping of her cane travels around, and she looks for him. asks others where he might be. it's after classes, and she still hasn't managed - to corner him at the dorms might be too public a place.

one more time, and then she'll give up for the day.]

library :)

[sisters]

( yeah, it might not be a surprise she hasn't found him so far — he's spent most of the week in one of his lesser known spots.

so helena will find herself tap tap tapping her way into the library, where he's been sighted somewhere towards the back surrounded by a veritable mountain of textbooks, wearing a pointedly annoyed expression as he flips through a book, sighs, sets it aside, and repeats the process with the next. who knew catching up on classes you skipped the majority of the first term for would be so hard? especially when you're less the type who's inclined to calmly sit and do math homework when there's exploring, investigating, and chatting with keigo and rika that you'd much rather be doing.

it's probably the sighing that helps her identify him when she approaches, rather than anything else. )