(closed) re:birthed

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Who: Nagito Komaeda & anyone who hits me up
What: Hopevember Catch-all
When: 11/01 onwards
Where: Various locations
Warnings: TBA

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where all the helpless flowers have been weeded out,
the only thing that gives me pleasure is the red color
brought forth by this cold piece of metal.

This post serves as a place for me to gather all of Komaeda's closed threads, starters, miscellany through the month. If you want to set something up, I can be reached by PM or at sakasaki

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[rearranger]

[ As usual, Ranger has no idea what or why he's been dragged into the current situation. He doesn't doubt that Komaeda had been waiting for him, but only insomuch as he had come to think of him as an easy mark. He nods along with the explanation though, and in the end he resigns himself to his fate just as readily as he always does. There was really no helping it, no more than there was when Ranger decided he was going to drag a person into something. That was just another feature of partnership. Besides, it seems pretty inoffensive.

He doesn't answer immediately, following Komaeda's gaze before looking back to him. He shrugs, flipping to the cat card and holding up his hand in a why not gesture. He was a huge pushover, and Ranger can't see any particular reason not to, but he can think of several ways in which that could wind up entertaining. ]

I mean, he's right there.

[ Have fun with that one, Komaeda. He's counting on you. ]

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Ah, boo! You're no fun.

( they were meant to get him together because if shin ran to one side, someone else could get him from the other, but if they talk too much about it, he'll get away. long legs mean he can walk over a little faster, and once he's close enough, he'll reach out to pat the other's shoulder, his attempt to grasp his attention. if he acts normal enough, does shin have any reason to reject him, but the need to mess with him happens to be strong — it's probably due to his skittish nature that makes him so easy that komaeda can't help it. )

Tsukimi-kun! You're going to hang out with us now.

( to get a good hold onto him, komaeda's going to grab the end tails of his scarf, wrapping a bit of its length around his wrist like one would do a dog's leash to make sure they don't get far. with a little tug, nothing to degrading though komaeda has it in him, he points behind him to ranger so shin has an idea of what's going on. )

I heard you entered into that cooking contest, so you can show me and Ranger-kun a few tricks! Will you? You've got to be the best at it!

( he'd ask ranger "isn't that right," but he feels like that's not the best question to make shin match flow with them. )

[notsosou]

[One of these days Shin is going to tuck his scarf in so that Komaeda can't do this... but that feels like it'd be admitting defeat. Shin please. His gaze flicks from Komaeda to Ranger with what can't be called suspicion so much as the incipient knowledge the two of them have to be up to something. He eyes the blindfolds on the stall itself and then the rest of the festival as if looking for exits.

He's trapped by social convention though, as is the way of these things. He can't even argue that either of them would be better at cooking than him, he's seen Komaeda do it and he doubts they put that into Ranger even if he is some sort of replacement for Kai. So it's putting the placeholder smile back on and getting through whatever this is as fast as possible.]

Ahaha, I wouldn't say the best... [It's mostly Soup Knowledge... which unfortunately this stall is set up for.] It's hard to mess this sort of thing up, though, isn't it?

[rearranger]

Nah, he's scared of me.

[ Actually, Ranger would probably go along with it if he wasn't half-convinced that it'd be taken as a murder attempt or something equally insane. Besides, it's funnier this way. That said, he still shrugs when Shin looks to him with a look that suggests that he doesn't know why he's here either. He was also just minding his own business once upon a time.

When Shin asks his question, that gaze goes to Komaeda and he raises an eyebrow. ]

Eh, I dunno about that one. I think his plan was just to start throwing things in randomly and hope for the best.

[ He's not actually sure if that was the plan, but it also wouldn't surprise him. Komaeda seemed like he just wanted to get to the end right about now, and that sort of person was normally also the person who would take the shortest path to the end if left to their own devices. ]

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Now, now... we should give everyone here some credit, I doubt any of us are actual chefs.

( when he looks at shin, he knows that he has a certain favorite, but his cooking skills probably aren't the best if they go by how skinny and stressed out he is... as for ranger, komaeda glances over, and he figures textbook answers will have rachel ray cook book directions, so it's fine here. what komaeda has is undeniable hope, and a palate made from rich eating, but due to his own health problems, it's no longer the best. )

One of the booths are allowing participants make food for one another, and because it's such a bonding experience, they'll allow us cute stuffed animals at the end. ( of the small set, but he's not going to explain in full when he can let shin think there's a chance to get the really big ones. he'll lift his hand that isn't holding the scarf to point at the array of stuffed animals, and then he drops it down by his side. ) You know Ranger-kun never did things like this, ( like he's fascinated by that, a whole gasp in the middle. ) so I don't want him to miss his chance!

( an added narrative, but not a lie as he takes a step forward, tugging the other along, and his free hand taps ranger shoulder's softly so he can lead the way. )

Since it's getting cold, making soup would probably be the best choice, what do you two think?

( and that's just flavored water, some meat and veggies, beans, and whatever else a person likes to put in. )

[notsosou]

...

...That's laying it on a little thick, isn't it?

[He's already doing this, geez. These things are falling onto one end of the scale, but on the other is that he's no stranger to Exact Wording or this sort of stacking of persuasion. Paradoxically, it's that he notices it that makes him a little more relaxed, even if he doesn't like that Komaeda knows what targets to aim for.]

Random things, huh. Well, we can try a soup I've heard of, but we'd need a stone... Each.

[Genuinely can't tell if he's joking or not here.]