one reconnection ➱ text post

[dereban]

Who: Himeko Inaba and YOU.
What: It's a reintroduction--this is primarily a text post, but can be moved to action, of course.
When: 9/21
Where: Your PDAs.
Warnings: None for now, but potential mentions of death later.

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My hand slipped, sorry. I'm super unused to these PDAs. Newfangled tech, am I right? I hope I didn't bother too many people. How's everyone doing tonight?

[OOC: As a note - the supposed 'gibberish' is actually a ROT13 cipher if anybody wants to ICly solve it.]

Comments

[mermaidcursed]

( it's better than when they last had this conversation, so you know what? nene will take it as a win! )

That's all I can ask for. And I promise, I'll be more dependable. We'll watch your back. Now... let's get you some tea with honey. You really need it.

[dereban]

Ahah--

[She coughs a little after laughing out of habit, her shoulders relaxing a bit and her grip loosening as she lowers her hand down to her side.]

I appreciate it. It'll be nice to at least relax for a bit, even in a place as awful as this.

[mermaidcursed]

Mm... that's... our thoughts on the matter, for the most part. I think a lot of us just go through the motions on some level... starting clubs, doing schoolwork... it gives a sense of comfort.

( anyways, inaba must be tired and sore- and they need to get that cup of tea. so nene resumes leading the way. )

In the dorm, there's these portraits of, uh. Mutilated faces. We try to keep them covered, but I wanted to warn you. ... What's a food you like? I'll make some.

( as a welcome back from the dead meal, i guess. )

[dereban]

It's too bad a lot of it is very monotonous. Can't even learn my major here with all the outdated tech.

[Sarcasm drips from her voice, rolling her eyes. She wishes that if she were stuck in a school she could at least learn something pertinent!!]

...has anyone tried taking down the portraits? [Mild curiosity.] Ah, I'm not really picky... I never really had a favorite food - I just liked things that were cheap since I didn't have to spend too much money, but... do we have ingredients for curry?

[She smiles, something fond, nostalgic, but also a little sad.]

That's Taichi's favorite.

[mermaidcursed]

Sometimes the monotonous helps.

( guess who's on the verge of losing her mind? ... a lot of people actually, everything is awful. )

We have, but it doesn't work. So... covers. And yeah, we do. I'll have to get started right away!

( still, something to do- productivity, providing comfort in a way- it definitely is a mood booster! especially because it comes with ✨ inaba lore ✨ ! )

Is that a friend of yours...?

( or... OR.... )

[dereban]

Sometimes it does, yeah.

[She does agree, at the very least.]

Ah, well... Taichi's my boyfriend.