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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! )
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[personal profile] decrypter 2022-01-07 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
Everything she can see in her mirror. It reflects her window, and shows her the world outside.

[just going to skirt the question of happiness...they'll understand when they read it.]
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[personal profile] adsum 2022-01-07 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know. If I'm the only one there, dad has no choice but to look at me.

[ They're slower to pick themselves off the ground, but they do, letting go and pushing off their knees to stand. ]

...the worst he can say is no. I'll be okay.
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[personal profile] adsum 2022-01-07 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... ]

Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow.

[ They breathe out, and place a tentative smile on their face, that open mouthed closed eyed grin so they don't have to see. ]

I have the pen light Sou gave me, so I'll go back by myself. You two stay here and enjoy the party. Tell everybody happy new year for me.
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[personal profile] adsum 2022-01-07 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
Everything is backwards in a mirror, though. How come she doesn't just look outside and use that as reference.

[ artists are! very weird people! ]
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[personal profile] adsum 2022-01-07 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ Selling happiness, let's go. aka Komaeda is going to have to carry 248902430434 rocks up to the rooftop, put that hammerspace pocket to good use ]

Homework sounds fun, though! I studied math with Sara a bit, and Ishimaru is teaching me math now too! Math is fun!

[ Just math, though, the other subjects they're sort of ehhh about ]
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[personal profile] decrypter 2022-01-07 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
...I could tell you, but then I'd just start summarizing the whole poem, and then why would you want to read it, if you know the entire story?

[it'll have more of an impact if they discover the why, and then tell her if they think the lady made the right choice or not.]
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[personal profile] adsum 2022-01-07 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ stoppppppppppp Komaeda looks over at them and it's them with their hands over their face, don't just casually detach your hand without warning, please, ]

The answer to what?
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[personal profile] filialdeception 2022-01-07 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ Meng Yao listens to Rantarou make his reply, almost kicking his feet a bit, before stopping, feeling like that is far too childish for him to do, but of course it being something he doesn't judge the one beside him for.

Some things really don't change. And as they sit, and he listens to more of what the other has to say, he listens closer and closer out of habit of watching, listening closely to others to discern how they feel. Though this time it isn't so he can placate, not necessarily.

But it is something he wants to do. Or rather comfort, as he hears the twinge of bittersweet slip around the edges...Meng Yao ends up using the fact that their fingers are intertwined to give a light squeeze, and then he's looking back over at Rantarou. ]


We'll remember. Something like this...we wouldn't forget it. It's far too important.

Truthfully, it's hard to imagine myself forgetting much of anything.

[ Even if it is possible with what this place is capable of—to a person with perfect memory. That possibility scares him, about as much as dying, and losing Rantarou. He knows he's afraid of a lot of things, including what the future looks like. But, he doesn't regret meeting him, and everything that has followed. ]

Yes, let's. I'd say in general as well, but I have full confidence that we would never do less than our best. Don't you agree?
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[personal profile] filialdeception 2022-01-07 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ He is absolutely trying to cheer him up, at least a little. Meng Yao isn't exactly a party person, but he is used to needing to make certain people happy or try to please them. From his days as a new guest disciple to the Nie Clan, to being the deputy, and then right-hand man in the Wen clan.

Some old habits don't leave him. ​]


...I suppose it may sound silly in retrospect, but I've found that there is beauty in even simple things.

Though while we're talking about such sights, is there one you have seen while you have been here that has captivated you or caught your attention?
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[personal profile] adsum 2022-01-07 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ No they're not opening their eyes, they're going to stand in the middle of the doorway just /o\ ]

Umm... Sara, Add, Natsume, and I solved the Poincaré conjecture a while back. Ishimaru is learning the Navier–Stokes equations so he can teach them to me so I can solve the equations. I'll probably ass Natsume again at one point, because he's smart and not as scary as Add.
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[personal profile] adsum 2022-01-07 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
Rewritten stories and derivative works are still interesting, and you learn a lot about the author from their interpretation.

[ ... ]

Let me hear the original first, though.

[ Because she's right, yeah, they can only appreciate derivatives if they know the original ]
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[personal profile] adsum 2022-01-07 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
[ They lower their hands and sees Komaeda's other hands and goes aaaaaaa to themselves ]

He doesn't know me. He saves you because he likes you, but that doesn't mean he'll save everybody else.

[ It's like Subaru's endorsement of Meng Yao being a good guy when npckun expressed being scared of him, except Meng Yao did actually save them, even if it wasn't for their sake. ]
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[personal profile] rearranger 2022-01-07 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ Was that faith? It doesn't matter if they don't catch it. Those who can't find the truth should continue seeking it out, or otherwise be culled if they're unwilling to see it. That was the way it always had been, but every person had the potential to do so. Even those two idiot girls and Sara had been able to figure out that their comrade had been replaced with a doll in the end. He more or less agrees though. Unless there was a reason to, it was easier not to.

Those are, he thinks, appropriate choices. He considers the last one a little more carefully. Snapdragons were associated with strength and grace, but also deviousness. But it's an interesting flower, he recalls, since the meaning could change depending on what color one chooses.

Rio retrieves the balls once more, handing one back over to Komaeda after returning to h is place. They're both really bad at this apparently. It's a little embarrassing, especially when Rio should be able to correct after the first failure or two. He searches for a reason as to what he might be doing wrong, but it seems to just be poor luck... But even this kind of failure and frustration is novel to an AI who always adapts and corrects for errors so quickly. ]


Hmm... Well, I wouldn't have any choice other than to try and identify the problem and solve it. I'd wanna stop it. I can't really go against that part of my code, or the part that tells me to try and preserve my own existence.

[ It's a very logical answer. Rio tilts his head. He can't offer anything more sentimental or heartfelt, though, because he sees no problem with this. ]

But I don't really see why I'd want to. That seems like a better use of time than anything else. It pisses me off when people just give up because they've had enough, or because it's too hard, especially when the stakes are high.

[ It's not the first time he's said it, and it probably won't be the last, but the words have a harsh edge to them that wasn't there before. It could be that something is making him touchier about the subject than usual, or it might just be the thought of giving up himself - maybe both. Whatever the case, he doesn't seem to realize that it's slipping out. ]

If you're just going to stop thinking and looking for a solution to your problems, you might as well just drop dead.

[ The tension dissipates as he shifts to choosing his next question, and his voice softens, ]

Why don't you like being called by your first name?

[ Swing and a miss. He sighs, but he doesn't seem entirely displeased. ]
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[personal profile] notsosou 2022-01-07 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Awww, Meng Yao... Shin might not be appreciating it right now but I am.]

What is this, a sleepover...?

[It's muttered just a little... he can't exactly duck into his absence of scarf but the general motion is there.]

Caught my attention... Hinata being kidnapped here was pretty notable.

[It's not exactly what Meng Yao's asking, but it's not wrong either. The people here have his attention as well, but more out of being on high alert than anything else.]

Ahaha, almost thought there'd been another murder for a second! Good thing that didn't happen... but what about you? Anything caught your eye apart from sparklers?
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[personal profile] adsum 2022-01-07 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ Komaeda to Rokkun: murder is not the answer
Komaeda to himself: hm but what about murder

Anyways, somehow, they doubt they're that memorable. They're the shopkeeper, but only when they're in their shop, so they wouldn't expect Add to remember their plain generic high school student face amongst all the others. Also Komaeda has to be there to back them up, and that's too many variables to have faith in. ]


No one's incapable of being kind. If somebody said that to my face, I'd get mad too.
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[personal profile] adsum 2022-01-07 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ Why would anybody want to seem unlikeable? insane

They hmm at the thought, and then goes to retrieve their collection of rocks. Most of them are in the gacha machine, the plain boring normal ones, but they have other tumbled stones too, as well as some small precious gemstones.

These they all hold out to him. ]


Rocks have their own language just like flowers do. Do you believe in their power?
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[personal profile] notsosou 2022-01-07 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Shin has an unfortunate tendency to Remember. That little pop up bar in the bottom right corner of the screen says so every five minutes sometimes. He doesn't let go of things easily, as a wound.

It's easier when he can get petty revenge on Subaru right back and clear the slate quickly. There's a bit more of a balance to it than he's really stopped to consider.]


Ahaha, some people just can't, if Noah's right... Took me a while to get this, though.

[So maybe there's hope for Subaru yet. Sad that neither of them know about the activation conditions, but I'm cheering for him from beyond the fourth wall. Also please don't point that at himmm... There's a reason he hasn't picked up one of his own and that's because it'd make him fair game, he knows how this goes.]

Anyway... Turns blue in snow, you said?

[He does actually kind of want to see if that's true, and that fuse is going... I'm going to say the fireworks place is near the roof edge just for convenience's sake. Maybe whoever set this up had the same idea.]

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