yogen | npc contact.2

I don't know. Those who graduate are never seen again, but that's the only constant that I'm aware of.

[ But that's not dying, that's graduating, and he needs to keep those two things separate in his mind. ]

The ones who don't come back... I don't think it was their choice. At least, if I knew them as well as I thought they did.

( komaeda is flexible for every occasion, rokkun should be grateful.

ugh, he's going to be a freak and watch, because he has no need to close his eyes, but also because he can feel his face heating up, or maybe that's his ears... neck?

komaeda's not shy about it, but he glides his hands down from rokkun's shoulders, to his collarbone, and once his palms are settled on his chest... he pushes rokkun backwards so he can make him sit on a desk that's conveniently behind him.

it's here that he takes advantage so he can initiate the kiss proper, just one... before he attempts to pull away despite being in his arms. )

[oh, wow.

subaru's almost mesmerized by the concentration it must take for that, the long lines and the preciseness of it, and so instead of interrupting outright he comes to pull up a seat a little behind rokuro to watch him.

now, he's not good at keeping quiet normally... so rokuro gets ten minutes more before subaru speaks up.]

You've got a lot of patience, huh?

...Haunting?

( he has a headache at the moment, and he lifts one hand to rub at his temples... he doesn't understand why, but he's never been the type to be in the sun. so that's right because he... burns easily. )

...I always wanted to have darker skin, but the sun is really bad for my complexion. I didn't mean to cause problems for you.

( he feels bad... )

( please don't talk for amami, that's one of the reasons komaeda won't go because he doesn't want to inconvenience an ultimate. )

...Is it? Sometimes, I don't want to be a bother, because I know my place.

( you know, a little honesty never hurt. )

Did you know Luzons don't like to fly much?

( STOP I'M CRYING AKKI I'M SORRY. )

...I don't like sweets, so you can give others sweets instead...

( he looks towards akki, reaching out to ruffle his hand like one would do a dog. )

Let's hand some out, and then I'll let you go afterwards... I think you need ears, though. You and Arata-kun would make cute wombats.

[ no................ okay it's that icon that swayed me

anyways, of the current pcs: Ishimaru, Josh, Noah
of the named npcs: Akira, Hikaru, Nao
and several dozen unnamed npcs ]

[please... you are Such a ducking, keigo....]

Fortune, future, romance -- pretty much any divination you can think of he does, specializing in tarot cards and crystal balls... He even gives general trouble advice. The way he plays is kinda shady, but Natsume's a really good guy.

[...]

Suuuuuper scary when he's mad though. ☆

[it's so interesting to see ghosts... he's mostly a fan. these don't stab, not anymore.

he hadn't gotten close to the tree last time he was here, mimicking amami, but this time subaru'll take care not to brush or crush the petals laying about and floating around as he spots kazuki and rounds it.]

Evening, Kazu-chan~. Pretty night, huh? Mind if I sit with you?

[ me ]

Sort of... It has to be about the school in some way, or the students.

[ So not a selfish wish. "I want everybody to escape this hell school and go home back to their exact same life before their death" is kind of skirting the line, but the price would be a lot heftier than Rokkun's wish for destruction. Or maybe whoever he contracted with just had no faith he'd survive more than a month and let him propose whatever he wanted. ]

Usually the presidents aren't able to disclose their contracts, or it's void. You get to know the contract for whoever you replaced, so Maya would know Aiko's, at least.

With kindness, care, and patience. The same you would for a friend.

[ It may sound simple, but there's so much that goes into it. ]

Patience especially is important, as is understanding... But I find that the most important thing you can do is to be there.

[ Doesn't have to be anything big or important. Just be there, the same way Kazuki stays by this tree's side long after his work is done. ]

( that sounds about right. )

...Hm, well, then a wish is pushing it if... it's shackle to the school in general, sighs... I wonder what it would have been like to see you succeed.

( he looks up now, leaning up like he's gained his answer, but since it's not what he wanted, he doesn't feel the need to risk it all. though, he can't be too disappointed, rokkun is working with him on this, and he'll bring the other's hand up to his cheek, leaning it against his cold skin like a reward for talking. )

What was the contract like before you?

[ Kazuki opens his mouth and that's the last thing Natsume sees before the drowsiness overwhelms him and he can either jump off the tree on his own accord or fall off. Apparently, it's proximity based, not necessarily touching, and they're surrounded by a LOT. ]

( komaeda pings
@ n. sakasaki

ishimaru-kun, kiryu-kun, ebalon-kun.
fujioka-kun, goto-kun, nao-san.
also dozen of others we don't care about.

figure out the murderer... ~ )

...

( he's opening his arms to latch onto npckun, this is where they start their three hours. )

( Hey, he never said they had anything to do with each other... aside from both being things that came up before he left. )

How stuPID. I don't see why anyone would want to stay in a school that invites the suffering of its students by turning a blind eye to what goes ON.

( ...it's been one of his least favorite things about this school. It's much too like Yumenosaki when he was in his first year.

Not that he was any better.

Natsume half asks to think who she thinks she'll be when she graduates, but the answer is probably something Maya-like; either she doesn't know and it doesn't matter, or it'll be "someone better than who she was before". He can't imagine her saying something cute like housewife or kindergarten teacher, though they're both cute things to imagine her as. )

...Even if they kept on liVING, they would've CHANGED. No one stays completely the SAME. ( Just. some parts of them are immutable, or so he'd like to believe. ) But as long as they do their BEST, they'll probably stay human in their next life and not end up something utterly stuPID, like a lemming or a koaLA.

( "He can jump" like I won't choose for him to fall. He deserves it.

The bruising and the ache in his head and the wind knocked out of him, he deserves it. Would've let him die or break something but I locked him into being relatively okay in later threads so he'll just not be as high up as he could be and suffer the worse pain of "constant pounding aches" instead.

......ugh. )

I'm going to ask that bratty little shopkeeper to come across some cursed item to keep me from falling asleep when I'm near this tree so I can climb IT, ( grumbling, laying an arm over his eyes... he wishes he were dead. )

A shrine...

[ That makes her sound more like a goddess than a little ghost girl. ]

Nobody remembers me. So there's nobody to build a shrine, or leave offerings.

[ ... ]

What's "Perelman"?

[ Did they tell Sara about the prize money? can't remember, not going to mention it ]

[oh my god............... he's gonna punch natsume..............]

I'll build you one! A family shrine's pretty simple to make, and I've had one to reference in my house for a good decade now. [...] Would you mind if I did?

( that does make sense... but. it also isn't what she needs. )

How could I help the ones in the tree?

( please give her a good answer childe wants to cut the tree down and komaeda wants chaos and she's so goddamn tired all the time with these deranged maniacs, never mind the fact that she personally holds the leash to like, five of them. )

[ What was he even try to prove— that he wasn't the one who pulled back, that he wasn't the one who rejected the other, that even when he's being pushed away and given the chance to breathe, that doesn't mean he can't get back up again and give chase.

His leg is janky but not his arms, there's no escape. ]

( ... )

You're still a BRAT, but I guess you're not half BAD. ( ♪ ) Time for you to hold up your end of the barGAIN, Little Shopkeeper.

How did you get HERE?

[ She brightens up immediately, practically beaming at the prospect of a shrine. ]

Can you really!?

[ Ooooooohh, she doesn't even care if it's a cardboard box or if people tossed candy wrappers inside, it'll still be a little place for people to come and acknowledge her existence outside of missing fingernails. ]

( ... )

He doesn't remember anyTHING. Not you or Maya-chan, or what hapPENED. I told him he's been stabbed beFORE, but I didn't say who did IT, and I wouldn't tell him why even if I KNEW.

( Because he's afraid that if Kouji knew, he'd go after Hiro, and—

well. Natsume has been trying not to kill people, but he might not hesitate for Hiro's safety. He might not. )

You never told ME. ( Hiro doesn't have to. But Natsume glances at him, eyebrows pressed together. ) It's not necessary for our friendship eiTHER, but being friends means we can help each other carry the burdens weighing heavy on our HEARTS.

[!!!]

I can, I can! I'll just need some time in the workshop upstairs, that's all~. You wanna come up with me, or do you want it to be more of a surprise?

[cause he has questions to ask her if it's the latter to be honest]

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