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adsum ([personal profile] adsum) wrote in [community profile] yogen2021-11-06 07:57 am

November Event/tdm


11/08 - 11/13 Cultural Festival

The school campus opens its doors to the public early Monday morning, with family, friends, neighbors, and strangers arriving to fill up the halls, each visitor having eyes of gold and wallets full of cash. Festival events run from 8AM to 4PM, and pamphlets are handed out by students lining the locker area, which include a schedule and a map of the campus:

✽ The opening event on Monday is an idol performance in the auditorium by the twin star unit GEMINI, consisting of Natsume Sakasaki and Subaru Akehoshi. On Thursday afternoon, the music club will hold a performance in the auditorium, featuring the typical choir with piano accompaniment, a capella performances by smaller groups of members, as well as solos, with requests taken in between performances so members can switch off and take a break.

✽ The student store is open every day up until noon on Saturday, and while the absurdly high prices are still absurdly high, there is a sign up in front of the rock gacha that one of the prizes is an all day pass to any of the school's events for one day of the festival. The odds aren't worth the price, but it's not like the shopkeep reveals the odds.

Class 1-B is hosting a themed cafe in their homeroom.

Class 1-D has turned their homeroom and neighboring classrooms into escape rooms, which runs from Tuesday to Friday.

✽ The robotics/programing club and the gaming club have set up a variety of video games in 2-A, and are hosting a competition between visitors and their AI.

Class 3-D is hosting a kissing booth in their homeroom.

✽ In the home ec cooking room, the cooking club is hosting a cooking contest, with student judges and prizes for the winners.

✽ The sewing club and the art club have put together a photo booth inside the home ec sewing room, featuring all sorts of props and costumes imaginable to try on and pose in front of a number of hand painted backgrounds. Photos are taken by an instant camera for visitors to take home a keepsake. In the art club room, the art club has a gallery set up, with paintings hanging from the walls and sculptures set up in front of them, and a strict no touching policy or one of the members threatens to scoop your eye out with a palette knife and she doesn't look like she's joking. There is a large open canvas, however, for visitors to try their hand at paints or charcoal or pastels on what will become a collaborative art piece done by an entire week's worth of visitors. Occasionally throughout the festival, an art club member will have a space off to the corner for portraits or face painting.

✽ The sewing club has also contributed plush toy prizes for various other class' game stalls throughout the school, where visitors can pay to play for a chance to win small prizes, and are able to trade up several smaller prizes for larger ones.

✽ Out past the courtyard, various sports teams host games throughout the week, including relay races and obstacle courses and tug o' war and """soccer""". Basically it's sports day, because there had been a sports day on the calendar but I never look at the calendar so it was already halfway through the month before I realized.

✽ The fourth floor hallway has been cleaned up and turned into the rest area, with rugs laid out across the ground and comfy chairs scattered around the room and little bags of cat treats for sale to entice the fluffy white cat into hanging out in this space all week. Even without treats, she is content to sit on people's laps and rub against their ankles and let them bury their faces in her stomach. Healing.

✽ In the evening on the final day, after all the visitors leave, a large bonfire is set up in a non-flammable area between the courtyard and pool building and left to burn late into the night for those students who choose to remain on campus until around 8PM, when the festival culminates in a small fireworks show that lights up the sky overhead in reds and golds, while on the ground, sparklers are passed around for a quiet moment appreciating the beauty, and transience, of life.

OOC

✽ Throughout the school year, merit points have occasionally been earned through interactions between students involving strong emotion, whether positive or negative. This month, characters may notice that this happens much more frequently, and the amount of merit points earned is also sometimes more than the typical one point. Please report threads of strong emotion below, as this will minorly affect December.
✽ On 11/23, Yogen sees its first snow of the year, a light dusting across campus that does not stick when the sun rises again the next morning, but it will snow on and off until the end of the month.
✽ This event log doubles as a TDM, with new characters experiencing the recurring feeling of drifting in (school life) and out (canon life) of sleep up until they "open their eyes," after which they will have full awareness and come to their senses.
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i think nankidai is the real criminal since he made both of them

[personal profile] rearranger 2021-11-18 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ He rolls his eyes at the comment. Even if it were true, it wouldn't have been that long when he was only created three years ago. Despite that, the card is switched out for a toothy, open mouthed grin and -- ]

Yeah, well, y'got me now.

[ He swaps it out for the ice cream cone. Komaeda might have picked up on the fact that, compared to the others, that one was fairly versatile - sometimes he used it for some explicit purpose, but it was just as often a "safe" option for when he wasn't quite sure what emotion he might want to express. But he nods in agreement with him. Those kind of bonding exercises were commonly used for a reason.

This is all immediately before he registers Komaeda letting go of his hand and has all of a couple of seconds to question the reason behind that before he's tilting slightly to one side, sputtering and floundering as his partner holds him in place while rubbing his face against him. Somewhere in the midst of that he switches to the embarrassed frown, but at some point he stopped seriously struggling... No, he just stopped minding it. But the card remains there for a moment after he lets go, and his eyes drop to the ground before the ice cream cone returns as he looks back up, unsure of what to do with that. ]


Oh... Sure. S'what I'm here for.

[ He won't listen to stupid or annoying ideas, but he's comfortable enough being a sounding board. He lets that hang for a moment more he starts looking between the entrance and Komaeda. He's coming, right? ]
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i think his mind was onto sumn he knows the ideal types to marry

[personal profile] commences 2021-11-18 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
( in the hall where no one can see, and that way ranger doesn't have to explain himself, it's all according to plan, or whatever going on in komaeda's mind. he's surprised the other didn't let go of the balloons, and that they float up to the ceiling lost to them both, but maybe that's a good thing — it gauges that the other isn't too bothered by this like at the start where he probably wanted to throttle komaeda for even trying. the only problem he has is hearing things like "you got me now" and "what i'm here for," it normally sounds too good to be true, and that's why he looks at ranger briefly before taking a step inside.

he's only came this far because the other tagged along. )


Helllloooooo?

( he calls into the room, wondering if anyone that they know is inside, because normally they'd tell komaeda to shut up, and keep quiet. he could, but he just chooses not to, and then he glances back to ranger to see where he decides to head first. it seems like for all of komaeda's plotting to hug ranger outside, he could have just done it in here considering there's no one around either. )

I don't think anyone's here, you don't mind being alone with just me, do you? I understand trash like myself must ruin your mood...
rearranger: (pic♯15269596)

u rite... they're peak husband material, especially he who must not be named

[personal profile] rearranger 2021-11-18 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ranger tilts his head when Komaeda looks at him, trying to figure out if he'd said something strange. His language had been shifting. He can compare it and note that he's shifted more of his usual banter with Safalin onto his interactions with Komaeda, and adopted more of the mannerisms that he heard in passing. Maybe it was just unpleasant to hear from him... Ah, well. There was no helping that, given who and what he is.

When he asks his question, Ranger looks at Komaeda as though he'd just asked if there was water in the ocean. But as is always his way, he answers in the simplest and most straightforward way possible. ]


Huh? Why would I? I'd just leave if I didn't wanna be around you. Besides, I don't really like being around a lot of people.

[ Both in the sense of that there weren't many people he actually enjoyed being around and that he didn't like crowded spaces with unfamiliar people. It was easier for him to just deal with one or two people at a time.

He takes a few steps forward as he scans the room, having switched back to the open-mouthed grin by now, before seeming to lock in on one in particular. ]


Huh. Isn't this the one you mentioned before?

[ Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island... Seems to be the right one. ]
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mansplain manipulate and male wife is all he knows and he's aware of that

[personal profile] commences 2021-11-18 02:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh! It is, how lucky! I didn't think that...

( he's not the ultimate gamer, but he remembers it during his time in school previously. so to find it here with ranger's keen eye makes this even more worth it as he picks up the case to read the back. just as he remembers it, and he pops it open to remove the gaming cartridge to slip it in the specific game so that the developer team's name pops up, and then the screen will shift to a island-beach sort of setting with blue mountains topped with mini clouds, and below happens to be trees as far as the eyes can see mixed between dark green and light. there's a few spiral castles, which may be indicating the dungeon as the world turns to expose the map of the first island without actually getting into the game yet.

the title screen reads: SUPERMARIO2 YOSHI'S ISLAND, 1995 NINTENDO. it hadn't too long come out, which makes it a staple game, does this mean komaeda's age is showing? )


Because you found it, you can play first! I'll be your backseat driver.

( whatever that's like as he holds out the controller to him, and in exchange he wraps his fingers around the balloons to keep them safe in his grasp, each string held tight, and he waits for the other to let them go too. if ranger wanted, maybe he could play this game with one hand, but komaeda wants him to enjoy it in its entirety with both. )

I'll find some place to put these, and if you lay there. ( yes, om the floor where he's pointing with his other arm. ) I'll join you.
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look like that's all he needs to know i'm just sayin'

[personal profile] rearranger 2021-11-18 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Ranger looks at it with interest. It's not as though he has no knowledge of it, and he's certainly seen games and simulations in the past, and so part of it is that different enough to still feel new to him. But it's also something that Komaeda seemed to care about, and that makes it interesting.

He lets go of the balloons easily enough, trading them for the controller without too much fuss. When he points, though, Ranger only blinks as he stares at the floor for several seconds before looking back to Komaeda with that vaguely puzzled look that Ranger occasionally gets when he's struggling to understand the purpose of what should by all means be simple instructions and consequently starts overthinking it. ]


... Lay there?

[ ??? ]
Edited 2021-11-18 19:21 (UTC)
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he needs to KNOW the jail cell he can trade w the other yttd

[personal profile] commences 2021-11-18 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I know, I know.

( it doesn't make any sense, but it would ruin the fun if he told him the truth, that's where this gets difficult. he lifts his hands up to act innocent, closing his eyes with a soft bit of laughter. )

Yes, if you can lay there, on your stomach, I'd appreciate it.

( there's something added to the request, and maybe it doesn't help at all, but as komaeda goes to tie the strings of the balloons to something around them, and that way they can't fly away. with that done, he trots back over to ranger, cants his head to the side: )
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yes lock him up and throw away the key officer, let my cute stripes boy be happy instead

[personal profile] rearranger 2021-11-18 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
... Hmm, okay.

[ Ranger is, for better or worse, used to following instructions. He doesn't always do so, but so long as it's somebody he likes well enough and it's not actively offensive, he's generally inclined to do so. So while it's clear that he still isn't grasping the logic behind the request, he goes along with it anyway.

He lowers himself to the ground, looking around one more time before he sets the set of cards down, revealing the blank expression hidden behind them, then lays down on his stomach as requested, propping himself up a little using his arms. He's not comfortable with his face being seen, and he hates the way that people look at him even more, but it's impossible to hold the controller otherwise, and at any rate he'd need to keep his arm at an odd and uncomfortable angle to keep it held in place. He settles for this for now, though he keeps his eyes down. ]
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FREEALICE2021 like meek mill but alice's turn, i want he who must not be named locked up so bad

[personal profile] commences 2021-11-18 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
( as soon as ranger lays on the floor, komaeda follows suit as well, down on his knees, and he lays on the other slightly, his upper body so that he settle his chin on ranger's shoulder, and he can look where he need to in order to see the screen. it's like this, thinking bout how i'm laughing at my skills, aside from that, he's actually quite snug, and he'll reach for one of ranger's face cards, and cover the male's mouth properly so that he can play and hide himself.

komaeda just had a suspicion from how he set down his cards, and if ranger isn't reluctant, this is the best that he can do for him. )


You have to press start, and then your story will start! I'm excited, I can see Ranger-kun's babysitting in action...

( he'll click it, don't worry, because as the intro begins to play, it goes a long, long time ago...

this is a story about baby mario and yoshi.
)
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me too i don't want him to die, i want him to suffer every day for years

[personal profile] rearranger 2021-11-18 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Ranger twitches when he feels Komaeda's weight on top of him, once more squirming and fidgeting a bit before he seems to settle. He turns his head to look, cheeks tinting pink before he looks away, embarrassed. He's never really had anyone so close, much less in this specific way. There were examinations, of course, but that was different. He's not really sure how to feel about it. But he settles, seeming a little more at ease when Komaeda lifts his card for him.

He watches the intro from start to finish, from the stork to the yoshis adopting to the weird koopa who for some reason wants to kidnap babies. It really is like a children's story, though he doesn't have a very good grasp of that. But it's simple and charming enough. He glances back down at the controller, despite only really needing to look at it once, and then back at the screen to toy with the controls a little. ]


... Cute. I think I can see why you'd like it.

[ It doesn't seem to be a bad initial impression at least. ]
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THE WAY i was tryna write sumn cute STOPPP I WANT HIM TO DIE I WANT HIS ASHES TO EAT THEM

[personal profile] commences 2021-11-18 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Ahahaha... So you think I like cute things?

( is that why, or is it the story of someone having a family, or maybe the cute animated monsters that come and go, the sky guys that waddle back and forth, or the cutesy little flower that can give the player extra if they collect them all? he flips through the cards, trying to find one that may be able to settle the mood — because he's looking at those, he unfortunately misses the blue that paints ranger's features for the kitty card instead. )

The controls should be easy for you to understand, you use your offspring to kill the clouds with wings, and most of the time they'll have stars stored inside.

( that's quite the description, yes, but that's how it works in the game, which ranger will find out the moment he sets out on his journey — eating enemies, making eggs, and if he catches his egg before it flies out, they can be in different colors. )

Our main protagonist is the Green Yoshi, that's why he takes the baby first through every world, you'll come to see.
Edited 2021-11-18 23:37 (UTC)
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omg rude but please pls do I'll burn him to death just for u

[personal profile] rearranger 2021-11-19 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm... That's the wrong word.

[ But the fact that he doesn't say the right one suggests that he doesn't know what it is. It's a sentiment that he hasn't found the language for yet, despite the complete dictionary. He's not sure that there is a right word. People like things that inspire them and make them feel something, whatever that might be. But Ranger has never felt anything, no matter how many stories he looked at, so he can't find a point of comparison.

But he thinks he has the start of it, and he could pin down the rest with more data.

He picks up on the controls with the same ease that he does everything else; he doesn't have the option to learn things at a slow pace. He blinks at the comment about offspring, but let's it go at first for the sake of listening to the rest. Reading the little bubbles, going through the tutorial properly, and he seems to be controlling his desire to correct anything until - ]


They're empty.

[ And therefore not offspring. He's looking to Komaeda for an explanation of how they qualify as that now. Those aren't even embryos Komaeda. ]
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thinkin how i wanna mix him w eggs on the pavement while he blows smoke in my face in the afterlife

[personal profile] commences 2021-11-19 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
Huh? ...They're empty?

( that's an answer, he thinks as he glances at the screen, seeing how the eggs crack open with nothing inside, but with a shake of his head,d he fiddles around with the card to give ranger an open-mouthed grin out of his cards. )

They could be filled with love, ( in a way to make children feel like someone cares for them, ) or they're unfertilized eggs, so there's nothing inside.

( that's why they're being used as weapons in the first place, but there's one thing that stands out, and he squints himself to make sure that it's still there. )

But why are they bouncing if they're not offspring?

( explain that about game physics! )
rearranger: (pic♯15075676)

okay but can he blow it in your face with his dying breaths instead so u can enjoy it properly

[personal profile] rearranger 2021-11-19 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ Hmmm... He glances up, and Komaeda will no doubt be able to see him taking the question seriously and calculating an answer to that in the span of a few seconds. ]

... Do you really want me to answer that, or are you asking rhetorically?

[ Because he will give you the exact answer as to how such a thing is possible, it'll be a complete lecture on the hypothetical that he came up with.

But he's learning, see. Last time he just did it. ]
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NOOOO ok as long as he does and then maybe he can experiment on komaeda when he comes back (doll)

[personal profile] commences 2021-11-19 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
You can answer it if you use your imagination, Ranger-kun.

( nothing literal, no textbook, and nothing to the point — he wants something childish even though he doesn't need it, and that's because he doesn't know if the other had a childhood even. having been a caretaker for both children and adults alike, did he ever use the chance for himself to think up fantasies. komaeda knows why they bounce, and he understands because there's nothing inside once they crack that they're empty. )

Hm...?

( it's rhetorical, but he does like listening to the other, so he tries to see what this response will be this time. )
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he'll experiment on komaeda with all of his heart and soul and love at that time dw

[personal profile] rearranger 2021-11-19 06:55 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm...

[ A small frown tugs at his lips as he considers that. He was designed with enough pop culture knowledge to function, and he knew a variety of classics, but on the whole he was designed for a different kind of creativity. He's watched the lives of other people, he's listened to those childish suggestions, but it was still a relatively limited view.

He thinks he should be able to develop it, though, if he engages enough. But for now, he offers: ]


... I haven't developed that kind of creativity yet. So, I can only come up with a literal answer... I think science is a kind of imagination too, though. It's just a different kind.

[ It was human ingenuity that led to his creation. It's the maths and sciences that led to understanding the stars and planets. He seems to muddle a little longer, trying to find a good way to make his point, before: ]

I like stars since we don't know a lot about them... But we know a lot more about them now than we used to, because humans are creative enough to piece together the answers... Even though they might turn out to be completely wrong later.

[ They were literal, direct, and textbook. But it was a different kind of creativity to piece it all together. So... He doesn't mind developing a different kind, he was designed to want to engage with and adapt to everything and anything, but he doesn't mind his current type either.

He's not sure that's the answer that Komaeda was looking for, but as always, he gives the best answer that he caN. ]
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HE DOESNT HAVE ANY OF THAT!!! false yttd advertisement

[personal profile] commences 2021-11-19 07:18 pm (UTC)(link)
( it's not a bad answer because it backs up his reason for it, he didn't give into the textbook answer of why the eggs bounce, or how they're not literal eggs, things of that manner. instead, he's brought something else to his attention, just as creative, a passing thought into the literal textbook of the amount of time and patience humans put it to understanding the stars. he knows a bit about the stars, enough rather, it's not his field fo expertise, but komaeda has read too many books during his alone time not to have the information. he hears subaru talk about them all the time, but in sparkly terms, so that wouldn't serve any purpose for what ranger likes.

he mulls over it, and he takes ranger's hand from the controller as he tries to prop up the mask up to settle before his face so that it doesn't fall over, it's still the open-mouthed grin. )


Is that why you call me what you do...

( excuse being lovers, that's what komaeda said to throw ranger off in hopes to make him uncomfortable, and now there's this he can add to it. it'd be a step forward, than a step back that he's always hope with certain people, but with his prosthetic, he begins to trace two symbols into the male's palm that make "凪斗". he's sure ranger's smart enough to translate that, finding that it'll read "nagito", a name favorite that the other likes to call him, but he'll wait to see if the other has anything else to add to it. )

This is a little embarrassing to point out, but you did seem to like... that item you won, too.

( that wasn't the stars, but an item crafted in a way to be stars... and when he thinks about it, maybe stars too can be a theme along with add's hardwork in the escape room, along with the colors ranger had gained on his balloons. he hums, inspiration comes a long way, and as thanks, he'll embarass himself just a little. )
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HE HAS A HEART IT'S JUST A FAKE ONE but it's true he has no soul, he's the devil

[personal profile] rearranger 2021-11-19 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Ranger hits the pause button as Komaea, watching as Komaeda takes his hand. There wasn't any real need to, but he seems to have decided to give whatever play was being made here his full attention. He registers the characters being traced upon his palm quickly enough. ]

"Calm below the dipper," is it...

[ It's a warm name. He likes stars and constellations and asterisms, and so he's fond of this as well. He stares down at his hand, considering that. He wasn't the type to give much thought to names. Aside from the Floormasters, he either addressed a person by their first name or he didn't at all. But he likes some names better than others, and he thinks that he favors this one over several others that he knows.

He thinks of the little green vial tucked away in his pocket. He thinks that, too, has a kind of warmth to it. It was such a simple thing, but the sparkling colors and flecks really did make one think of the night sky. Anything would have been fine, but it feels fitting for the universe to have allowed things to work out in such a way, and he really is quite fond of this gift in particular.

Maybe... He could give him something that he'd like in return. ]


Well, I call you "Nagito" 'cause that's your name. [ Ranger says this as though it should be obvious, but his voice softens as he continues on, ] But it's a nice name, so I don't mind saying it. It has a nice ring to it... I dunno if I really won that prize, though, I think you just handed it to me. But I like that, too.
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hes the devil but komaeda died to jesus music so he'd rather keep trying to be god

[personal profile] commences 2021-11-20 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
Hm... because it's something you like...

( yet, he hates that sort of weight on himself when he, himself, isn't special at all. he's talented and untalented, he's hopeless, but he's so fond of hope that he couldn't think of anything else, and because ranger prefers that name that has meaning to the stars, komaeda continues: )

You could call it when you really need me, because it has special characters you like.

( it's like a trade off, one that could be built on trust, but that's the last thing komaeda can actually offer to anyone — he doesn't lie, though, so this is something he can build on honesty. normally people use his first and the entirety to tell him to stop doing something, which, tells him what he's done has gotten under their skin, so he can proceed to do something else. should he be proud of that, no, but he is, he'll thicken their skin soon, and then his attempts to stab the knife through won't work anymore. )

You can call me "Komaeda" around everyone else. ( it seems like the people who even care about him enough call him by his first, he's whittling down how many do it, too. there's someone here who says it without hesitation, another who does it out of spite, and so on, and so forth, but maybe they just like him enough to do so. he flips through the face cards, and he picks the puzzled expression with the wiggles, there's just so many to sift through, it's like a playground for a child to play at every station. ) ...Ahaha, did I? I guess so, it belongs to you, because there's no way it's mine.

( he pauses, thinking about how that's probably the last item that resembles a star from back home, and he continues: )

...Take care of it.
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he should join asunaro then he can play god all he wants

[personal profile] rearranger 2021-11-20 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ ...? ]

That's every time I use it. Why's it matter? I wouldn't care if you called me "Rio."

[ Though he doesn't mind being called "Ranger" either, finding that he dislikes both names equally. But he can't think of a time when he needs Komaeda any more or less than normal, and finds "Nagito Komaeda" to be an overall agreeable name. There were times when his company was wanted more than others, but even that had steadily been flattening into a straight line. There was barely any angle to it by now. He can't see any purpose in differentiating.

He glances down as the card switches, but he doesn't seem to particularly mind it, taking the controller back and unpausing it. They were precious things to him, like treasures, but he doesn't think Komaeda will do any harm to them... No, it's the opposite. It's nice. It's nice because they were only treasures to him before. He'd wanted somebody to share that with too.

But there's the faintest hint of warmth to his voice when Komaeda tells him to take care of the stardust, ]


... Yeah, I will.
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NOO then midori would flirt w him or something and then komaeda would want the floor that he isnt on

[personal profile] commences 2021-11-20 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
Hm?

( so that's the answer he chooses, meaning they need komaeda all the time? and when he thought he managed to successfully catch ranger to make him call him his normal name. the reason he doesn't like it would be that he's never had someone call his name like they needed him before, few people do, and when he hears it — it reminds him that not even his parents went that far, to say it like he meant something. it's why he dislikes it, why he can't stand it, but he only stares like he doesn't know why he would rather ranger call him his last. )

Oh! Look, a Shy Guy's right behind you!

( he doesn't answer the question though, and he doesn't respond to the latter because he's sure if that was the last remnant of stars that could be notable from jabberwock island, then at least that "star" can sparkle somewhere else, for someone else, and rather than looking up means ranger can look into the palm of his hand when the time calls for it. with that on his mind, he recalls a certain part of the game that he thinks might interest the other: )

If you get farther in the game ( he'll flip to the cat face ), you'll get to the part where everything is at night! The stars are pretty as the graphics allow, and the moon looks like a baseball, all stitched together. We could wish on one of them when the time is right.

( but that's later down the line. )
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okay but like he could kick safalin out of her spot, then he gets ranger to himself

[personal profile] rearranger 2021-11-20 06:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ He notes the lack of an answer, but that in and of itself is an answer, and it's a signal for him to not press the issue. So he doesn't, instead keeping his focus on the screen and listening to what he has to offer.

Ah, that's right. It was common to wish on a shooting star, wasn't it? ... No, it depended. He thinks that there were tropes about wishing on the first star you saw, or just a bright star... People still just wished to the heavens, even now, and the stars were a representation of that.

Sure, he'll bite. He doubts he'll get an answer, but he'll bite. ]


Hmm... What would you wish for? If you were gonna make a wish for yourself, I mean.
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safalin and komaeda could fight and she'd probably kill him ?

[personal profile] commences 2021-11-20 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd wish for hope to spread even more from the people around me.

( is that an applicable answer, it's about "him" in a way, around him where he objects himself from the issue that he loves so much. to think more about himself would be selfish, and he's not like that at all, and so he can't remember say something in general aside from the obvious. he asks these questions to see where ranger stands though, his own thoughts on the idea, and if he's able to come to his own wants and desires. )

It'd be easier to do in game than in real life, so what about you? What's your wish?

( seems like he's leaving that thought. )
rearranger: (028. (*´∇`)┌θ☆(ノ>_<)ノ)

it's fine i believe in his luck, he can push her into the creamation coffin

[personal profile] rearranger 2021-11-21 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ A small sigh passes through his lips, but he doesn't seem entirely displeased by the answer. It's in line with his expectations for Komaeda. It's probably the only kind of answer he can give. But he supposes it's not an unusable wish, either, people were always wishing for some form of happiness for those around him.

Ranger reaches one hand back, still continuing the game one handed, holding up a specific card to Komaeda to use next. He should recognize it immediately. It's the pouting card that he had made for him. There's no particular reason it, really; he's happy enough to have them slotted through like this. But he likes that one, so as long as they're going through them at random, he wants to see it added to the rotation. ]


Mine? Hmmm... I don't have one in particular, so...

[ Once the card is taken, he'll take the controller back. It's a bit of a pain to do one handed, as are most things, though he has it down to an art. What was it that Komaeda had said the point of this was..? ]

I guess I'll just wish for Nagito to approve of me as a romantic partner~ ♪
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CREAMATION COFFIN please regain it i want it now ill trade you the mind upload coffin

[personal profile] commences 2021-11-21 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
( komaeda avoided that one purposefully, there was a thought in each one he picked up, and he knew not to shuffle too far just in case he stumbled upon it — he didn't account for tampering. without fail, he adjusts to the card that he made, looking at it before looking back to ranger's cheeks wondering why this one. he knows why, it's obvious, he likes it enough for it to play in the game of komaeda holding up cards, and he should get used to use more than just the two he had already been toying around with.

that mostly has his attention until the wish comes up, and komaeda looks towards ranger quickly who is probably focused on the game before him. besides, one wrong move, and he could lose his baby, and mario will just cry in a bubble waiting to be saved, or kamek will steal him away. )


Huh? Would that really be your wish?

( he knows their engagement now is because of it, but was there really reason to point it out, the worst part is that it's something komaeda would have done with someone else too. that's why he can't act really surprised, but he gives into a little bit because ranger deserved it for the delivery. )

Ahaha... I didn't know that weighed on your mind, Ranger-kun... ( he teases, ) to be a romantic partner... well, wish for it, and by the end of this... we'll see if I ask you out on another practice date or not!

( he'll add this too: )

You can change your mind, too, if you think you're doing exceptionally well.
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alright fine for u i shall overcome my laziness and submit the regain request tonight

[personal profile] rearranger 2021-11-21 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
Yep! I guess I'll just have to wish with all my heart now~

[ The moment he'd spoken those words he had no doubt already committed himself to the decision. It strikes him as a safe wish, one that has a charm to it and yet could never actually yield anything. He was a doll and not a human, and he was one who didn't understand human sentiment particularly well, the opposite of anything a person would find to be satisfactory. Besides that, this was just Komaeda's way of toying with him to begin with, and not something that would ever be taken seriously. That made it safe, just as everything else in their partnership was.

But it's a safe wish, too, because he doesn't hate the idea. So it's a safe game to play until its conclusion. But even with that understanding, or perhaps because he has it, he seems far more relaxed than his usual tense state.

He keeps his eyes fixed forward. He's doing better than he has any right to, but nonetheless seems to be in no great hurry to get through it. From forests to plains to underground areas, transformations and a truly strange interpretation of what a dog looks like, one colorful little adventure after another. It's an impressive display of teamwork - really, the part of just a person off does seem familiar. ]


Ehh... I dunno about that one. But sure, I'll letchya know.

[ A beat. ]

... It's fun.
Edited (icon) 2021-11-21 02:43 (UTC)