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AL HAITHAM ([personal profile] commences) wrote in [community profile] yogen2021-12-31 02:45 am

この気持ち…伝わってるといいんすけどね (12/31)

Who: Hajime Hinata & friends
What: Happy birthday, Hinata-kun!
When: December 31, 9PM~
Where: School roof
Warnings: N/A, TBE

( there's various hidden signs that point towards the elevator, and if anyone catches sight, they'll see an arrow that points up, indicating for them to take it skyward. if they get off too early, there's a sign on the floor that reads, "next stop!", so if they dare, they can go back into the elevator and do as the words command. upon making your way to the rooftop on new year's eve, the setup is immediately apparent.

a number of glittering, sparkling decorations line the area — streamers, balloons, music, and a brightly colored sign the reads: happy birthday hinachan. at the heart of the setup is a bonfire that reaches almost shoulder-height — properly set up to make sure it doesn't spread anywhere further than its containment area, it sets a festive tone.

"borrowed" desks are also covered in an array of treats and appetizers courtesy of nene and amami, as well as enough love setsugetsukka to "make 3 people black out," which is probably enough to share if nobody gets too ambitious. the cake at the center of it all is the real star of the show however, almost as big as a person all on it's own.

to top it all off, even under the dim glow of the stars, nobody is short of a little light when natsume and noah's dazzling light show begins. once the main event has closed, a variety of firecrackers are brought out to celebrate with as things begin to wind down. varieties include the classic sparklers, these little spinny bitches, funky little sparkshowers, some little baby rockets, with the larger varieties spanning a couple feet at most. on the opposite side, there's a little table where a birdhouse is kept, and inside stuffed with all sorts of cotton and wood shavings are two birds huddled together inside, and a few treats that people can feed them if interest. if keigo looks at your character from afar, it's fine, that birdhouse they're living in was made by them, after all.

and at the centre of it all will be one boy with a bag over his head, kidnapped by rokuro arata, who sits him down and lets komaeda undo his blindfold — happy birthday, hinata-kun! )
futurebullets: <user name=albarose> (276)

is him!!!

[personal profile] futurebullets 2022-01-03 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
Oof-!

[That's the only thing he can let out at first, because he's not expecting it. But then slowly, and then more securely, he's hugging Subaru back. At first a little overwhelmed, but then the last bit gets a wet laugh out of him.]

I... don't know if it really works like that. [It gets into all sorts of weird territory like anthropomorphizing the earth to have parents, or becoming siblings with a lot of strangers. Neither is more than Hinata is really equipped to consider right now.] But... Thank you, Akehoshi. For everything you did for this.

[His voice shakes a little, but hopefully it's not too audible. It's hard for it not to, thinking of the sign with his name on it.]
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[personal profile] starrypoint 2022-01-03 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
Why do you wanna learn to bind a book? Are you gonna write something?

[the other two he can

get he thinks. swimming is fun and they probably want to be able to make cakes for birthdays]
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[personal profile] futurebullets 2022-01-03 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
[I'm crying because I didn't notice when I read this in my email that you'd canonized it into being that he's tied up, but, anyway,

It's terrible, really, that he's tied up, because he might actually cry for real and doesn't have any way to brush his tears away with his hands bound.

But Hinata drops his head, buries it in Keigo's fluffy hair. The very best he can do to hide any evidence. He feels so overwhelmed.]


I was. I was... really, really surprised. [And then, quieter:] ...Thank you, Kogamo.
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[personal profile] adsum 2022-01-03 06:40 am (UTC)(link)
No. I just want to feel.

[ They open their arms out. Like this. ]
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[personal profile] futurebullets 2022-01-03 06:43 am (UTC)(link)
[The applause makes him flush, but still laugh lightly too. When Hinata speaks, his voice is ringing with fondness.]

Thank you, Helena... I'd say hopefully it's a better one, but it already has to be if it's starting out like this.

[nobody tell him what's going to happen at midnight]
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[personal profile] adsum 2022-01-03 06:44 am (UTC)(link)
I've been writing something. Helena and I have been writing to each other, and I thought it'd be nice if she could have them all together.

[ It's not a story, but a conversation, bits and pieces of life through the months and they figure that's just as well as a memento when they're gone. ]
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[personal profile] adsum 2022-01-03 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ohhh, there's that name again, the one that makes them feel warm and safe and happy ]

That's my line, Ani. Thank you for being here, and back then, too.
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[personal profile] rearranger 2022-01-03 06:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ There's that familiar fear. They were all the same way, and that's why he can pick up on it with Komaeda. He shifts in front of him, tilting his head back just a touch to compensate for the slight difference in height between them. That's just how it is once a person is broken, he thinks. If you trust, you'll be betrayed. If you open up, you'll be rejected. If you turn your back, there'll be a knife in it. That won't change, because people can't change in any way that really matters, and so just reaching out like this is already a lost cause. It's the same way that none of the three he knew before would ever open up.

Understanding, being understood... Ah, maybe it was an impossible wish when people all exist in different realities. He leans in a little closer, but no matter how long he stares into those empty eyes, no matter how many times he watches those expressions, or listens to those words, he'll never see anything beneath what skims the surface. He'll never be able to see even a glimmer of Komaeda's reality, much less touch it.

Due to the way he's created, he can never grow bored of the world due the perpetual need for new data and new experiences. It's why an AI could be the ideal human - he could adapt to any reality, and the world would constantly be rewritten for him. For Rio Ranger, even once every fact was learned, it wouldn't be enough when new facts were discovered, new people were born, and others were lost, and buildings were crushed and made and rebuilt. It's as though he's counting every grain of sand on the beach, and yet, by time he's done he'll have no choice to start over.

Komaeda knows that already, because Rio has said it more than once. He can never be satisfied, albeit he should never dare so much as think of himself as anything even resembling a human. But it did make him the ideal AI.

He thinks people are just the same. They age, they have gains and losses, they forget all those things that he remembers. They change in small ways, so that no matter how many grains of sands he picks up on their beach, there's always a need to recount them. ]


What's it matter to you if I grow bored, or if I despite you? You don't care about things like that, and you're always just telling me to leave anyway.

[ He blinks, leaning in just a little bit closer, like he might be able to discover something new just by closing that gap. There's nothing in particular to Rio's stare, no more than there normally is. He's simply observing, recording, making neutral statements. ]

Wouldn't that be the ideal outcome for you?

[ It's not a trick question, because he already knows, a little bit of hurt when somebody abandons you - even one that comes too late, one that stings - is still better than continuing to shake and watch as one waits for the outcome. That's just how it is. ]

Anyway, I don't really care about any of that, since I'm not worried about changing people.
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[personal profile] starrypoint 2022-01-03 07:20 am (UTC)(link)
[oh that

is so cute, and thinking of her earlier this month this will mean so much to her.]


That's so cool! Lena's been sort of... [he'd wiggle a hand but he likes holding them too much so it's just a wiggle of his head] Lately, especially when we talk about graduation and stuff. I think she'll super duper love it, Keigo~.

[those were the cute resolutions he was hoping for though... nothing to do with money, but with other people]

I haven't really decided on anything for myself yet. ♪ It's kinda tough, y'know?
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[personal profile] starrypoint 2022-01-03 07:32 am (UTC)(link)
Aw, there's no need to thank me~! You're my friend, so of course I wanted to pitch in! But you're welcome anyway. ♪

[the hug is nice, and subaru sinks into it for a moment before gently releasing the other.

not entirely. he's still got a grip on hinata.]


There's one more thing for you from me, since I didn't have time to get a real present for you~. Want it now?
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[personal profile] rearranger 2022-01-03 08:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ it's fine, nms said we can decide whether or not it tastes like it. Ranger nods in agreement. This place is too crowded, and it's too noisy for him. ]

Hmm, you too, huh? I don't really like crowds or a lot of noise, so places like this aren't really for me. I promised I'd stick around though, so I can't reallly leave.

[ That and he's on babysitting duty. ]
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[personal profile] decrypter 2022-01-03 09:15 am (UTC)(link)
He wrote a lot of poems that seem to take you somewhere else...you can imagine it all in your mind so clearly. Some people think he's almost too emotional, but I disagree.

[they were a lifeline, a way of seeing the world even if she couldn't put names to the colors he described, to envision it beyond what she draws up.]

Though if I had to pick a favorite...probably it's The Lady of Shalott. If I try, I might be able to remember some...

[give her a second, with the general chaos of this group.]
decrypter: (advocate.)

not his beautiful smile...

[personal profile] decrypter 2022-01-03 10:19 am (UTC)(link)
We can still do our part to keep it up now that it's begun!

[and she nods, because even in this hell school they can still find small pockets of joy to make life bearable.]

I don't know if anyone else has said it yet, but also, congratulations on getting through another year. Do you know what you're going to wish for, when it's time?
notsosou: A man sweating and holding up his hands while kneeling, having clearly said the wrong thing (What Did You Say To Little Sister??)

[personal profile] notsosou 2022-01-03 12:07 pm (UTC)(link)
He seems happy... at... least...

[Wash down subject change with more subject change... it's not working. She's... she's crying, oh no. Change of tack?]

Ah, i-it's fine, I'm okay, see? Ranger had a look at me... Gave me a clean bill of health and everything... I-it's just a bruise, that's all.

[He's bending like a concerned willow, and really hoping she didn't get a chance to see it's shape. It's not just a bruise, but he is being monitored for things going tits up, and is relatively lucky in the extent of the damage. He's not going to die of sequelae.]

I- um. Do you have your PDA?

[He could... get out his own actually, save his throat a bit. As long as he doesn't forget not to press send, it's a good idea... but she's squeezing his hand and without a third arm he's a little stuck. He can at least squeeze back, give her reassurance there. A pulse of weak grip, then steady, she can pull away when she needs to.]
Edited (word duplication) 2022-01-03 12:07 (UTC)
notsosou: A teal-haired man smirking while pushing his beanie back with a hand. (Heh But More So)

[personal profile] notsosou 2022-01-03 12:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[The schadenfreudic joy of being five years old and 'oooh someone's in trouble'. ]

We were just talking, weren't we? Give Hinata my regards.

[That's right, try something, Sara. The cold look has dropped into a certain cheeky knife-cat smugness radiating from him from behind Ranger's turned head. There's been moments of this here and there while they've been here, because Shin is Shin and pointless arguments is his natural habitat, but there's a return of a certain level of infuriatingness to it I'm sure Sara isn't fond of seeing again.]
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[personal profile] starrypoint 2022-01-03 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[subaru looks too; the soup guy... but that all sounds really good, and his stomach growls softly in yearning for it. a sigh, and he'll look at the snow again. now i wish this thing had some kind of railings or walling he'd lean on it, all subaru can do is stick his hands in his pockets and lean on his foot more.]

I don't wanna go back down just to make some for everyone though, but you're right~... I'll do it tomorrow, it'll be a nice way to start the new year. ♪

[with a nice warm breakfast... rip.]

Speaking of Hina-chan, I didn't realize he was such an easy crier~. I really wanna tease him about it, but I'm resisting since it's a special day.
silentabyss: (004)

damn... u right

[personal profile] silentabyss 2022-01-03 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
["Komaeda's not a bad influence" press x to doubt]

Yeah, I like cherries. The only fruit I can't have is peaches.

[Is peaches? Are peaches? Grammar? Whatever.]

What do we do, just put the fruit in the liquor and let it sit there? Or...

[Or are they juicing the fruit or does he eat the fruit after taking a drink or what, Noah knows nothing.]
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[personal profile] silentabyss 2022-01-03 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ah. You know, Noah's never dealt with a drunk person, but he thinks he knows what this is. This is drunk person behaviour. It's just like the books!]

Um... can't you go to parties and study? Parties one night, studying the next night? You could schedule it out... you're pretty studious, so I bet you can do it.

...

Do you want some water, by the way?
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[personal profile] silentabyss 2022-01-03 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[Of course Komaeda's luck brings alcohol-not-alcohol to the party. Noah's no longer shocked.]

Hot chocolate... and liquor? [Sounds gross!] I think I'll pass.

[What even Is the legal drinking age on Elrios, I don't know, it's a lawless wasteland there.]

...I guess I would have to wait, but I'm losing interest in liquor very quickly. [Bleh!] Besides, I don't know if being drunk is a great idea. I wouldn't be able to defend myself if something attacked.

[These are just normal things that normal kids think about.]
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[personal profile] silentabyss 2022-01-03 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
How do you get alcoholic drinks that are alcohol free?! What?!

[He's staring at the bottle like, what! Because he didn't read the label and just saw the word sake and thought he was gonna get wild.

In fact, getting wild is the last thing on his mind now.]


...I'm fine. Thanks for asking. Just grossed out. Um — happy birthday!
silentabyss: (002)

[personal profile] silentabyss 2022-01-03 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[For real, where's the arson?]

...yeah, okay.

[Noah doesn't need to save some for others. He passes the bottle over. Absolutely 0 respect from this child.]
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[personal profile] silentabyss 2022-01-03 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Adults are weird, then.

[Take that, adults! A teenager has stated that you're weird, you'll never recover.]

...typically, yeah. My brother used to tell me I can't be choosy with food, and I'm normally not. This is just... unpalatable, I guess? But if I had to pick, sweets are almost always better.
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[personal profile] starrypoint 2022-01-03 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[subaru's got no qualms about spending time with shin, anyway, and it'll be nice to do it more in the new year... and being given permission to bu-- tease someone is new and interesting, he'll tilt his head at komaeda.]

How long've you and Hina-chan known each, anyway? Are you like, me and Natsume? Or childhood friends?

[he doubts it's the latter given how komaeda is, but]

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