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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] mermaidcursed 2022-01-27 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
( she's literally never seen him without his scarf. this is. hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh but okay. okay! ...

quietly, she tugs at his hand- follow her? )
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[personal profile] futurebullets 2022-01-28 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
[looking both ways like the ninja emote on plurk]

Even if that's true, would that change his tastes, though...? [Hinata can't speak on it one way or another - he's gotten closer to Noah, but he doesn't know anything about how he grew up.] I guess it's good if you're having fun... as long as you're actually having fun.

[With the circles under her eyes, Hinata can't help but doubt.]

For me... Not thinking about things here for a while would be nice, but...

[For the first time, something a little more somber takes over his face.]

...I'm kind of scared I'd like it too much.
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[personal profile] futurebullets 2022-01-28 08:54 am (UTC)(link)
[pats ur head

Hinata smiles as he reads her words, a little sad but fond as he gives her head a pat before taking up his pen again.]


That's a lot of birthdays to catch up on, you know. But... it sounds like it'd be really nice. We should do something for yours, too.

[Something better, finally. He doesn't know what to do with the gratitude expanding in his chest.]
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[personal profile] notsosou 2022-01-28 11:20 am (UTC)(link)
Hm?

[That one aloud just by habit. His fear scratches at the back of his brain with both sets of claws but... it's just Nene. It's only Nene. She's not luring him somewhere to murder him... probably.

Probably.

Probably.]


Err... w-where are we going?

[He's following though, the other hand with his phone still in it automatically going to his lack of a scarf before falling.]
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[personal profile] samuraiwomen 2022-01-29 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
This month sucked...

[ She says instead of anything about if she's having fun or not. She stops offering the cup, instead pulling it back to take a sip. Fine...she'll stop being pushy. Peer pressure isn't as easy as movies make it. ]

I don't even care if its bad anymore or if I like it to much. It's not like I can go out and buy more tomorrow...we'll just still be stuck here. Go to classrooms without anybody in them...and then what? Some of our friends might "graduate?" It's all just awful.
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[personal profile] sisters 2022-01-29 07:12 am (UTC)(link)
I would if I could... ( he wouldn't. ) But it's not really my secret to share.

( it does give him pause however. )

I'll tell you though, if it really comes to that... For now, I hope you can trust me to do my best.

( for them, he couldn't imagine doing anything less. and if he somehow fails them... he really does think sara is someone he can trust to do everything in her power.

anyway, what a gloomy topic. backing into the earlier comment, amami tries to lighten things just a little. )


Mm... Their birthday just passed, maybe if they can make friends with some of the actual first years. They've got a little bit of family here too.

( bittersweet, but they're not alone by any means. )
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[personal profile] samuraiwomen 2022-01-29 09:20 am (UTC)(link)
I do trust you, and Subaru too, but how much can I do from the sidelines...?

[ Her power is small, she's only a very normal girl, but she'd like to give it her all, if allowed. ]

Right, next year there could be an entire new class...I'll be a upperclassman again! I'll keep an eye out to see.

[ She pauses...and her face slowly morphs to a scowl. The only family npckun had mentioned to Sara had been a sister...who Sara had assumed was dead and gone, not worth dragging up. Now...what was this about? ]

Their family?? And they're still practically living in a school store, with nobody but us to make sure they're doing alright!?!? [ SHE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH THE MANAGER!? ]
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[personal profile] notsosou 2022-01-30 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
Ahaha, like I can ever get rid of you.

[Maybe in the short term, but in the long term... Komaeda's almost certainly going to return in some fashion and for some reason, like puzzles or clothes-theft. Speaking of, there goes the sparkler.

...Shin never learnt how to leave, in the end. The choice was made elsewhere, without him. He doesn't know how to disentangle himself if there's even a way, even now when he knows what exactly sort of thing's happening, when he wants to, when as far as he knows he has no more illusions about this. The result is this tangled tattered knotted thing... it doesn't help they're all forced to live in close proximity.]


Lonely, huh... [Does he look lonely? Is he lonely? Ordinarily there might be an answer but it's all a mess right now, because loneliness and safety have bled together like paint. It's clear Komaeda is reaching out but that can only look like a trap, feel possessive. The tying together of them like that has him hunching into himself despite himself. It's terrifying, for it's own reasons to him.] If it's a wish for both of us, maybe it should be that, right? A clean break.

[Kills me, this equal and opposing wish to his past. There's that element of the dare to it, the same as stark fingerprints on his neck, the same as wanting a wolf to rip off it's clothing.]
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[personal profile] notsosou 2022-01-30 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know... what other kinds are there?

[But he's just teasing, a little. Ozoni... it wasn't in his head until they said it, but now he really wants it...]

We'd need a pretty long table for that, ahaha... Or several.

[It's not a shooting down of the thought, though. When did he last eat...? Not since getting strangled, actually, just water has felt like a lot. Some kind of broth really would be good... although the urge to just have a share off in a corner is strong. He lifts his arm off NPC-kun's shoulders so he can push back his beanie.]

Seems a bit late now... Maybe next year.

[If there's a next year, such that they remember. But in the not-too-soon future there'll be a note saying as such amongst the list of messages to his future self.]
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[personal profile] futurebullets 2022-01-30 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
[A little bit of regret stabs through him. Is it better to have brought her down to earth, or was it worse to let things continue on as they were? Hinata can't tell.]

I know it's terrible here... Even if there's people I've met that mean so much to me, I can't stand it. I hate waking up and not knowing if someone I care about will be gone again. It's just that... I can't afford to let go like this. Not when I'm not sure if I could stop myself.

[Hinata knows when he's of age, he'll drink like anybody else. But even then, he hopes he won't use it as an escape.]

But if it helps you... Even if I'm worried, I won't tell you to stop either.

[Maybe even if he should.]
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[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2022-01-30 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
( the couple flights of stairs probably aren't too reassuring- but shin might realize they're at the craft room, and nene lets go to dig through various shelves until... ah. there's the comfy yarn. hell yeah.

nene points to the different bundles of color, before pointing to shin: "pick one". )
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[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2022-01-30 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
oh noooo more time with hajime-nii making him happy whatever will i doooooo

( she tries to keep a straight face as she hands over the notebook again before bursting into giggles.

she does not mention her own birthday. )
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[personal profile] adsum 2022-01-30 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Shin can watch the little internal struggle that flashes by on npckun's face that looks something like "A whole year is so far away!!" then "Wait, no it's not, it's tomorrow, you can still eat ozoni on New Year's day" followed by "Huh, I only have three more months to exist"

... ]


Yeah.

[ They let go and take a half step back. ]

Hey, Sou! You know why people eat ozoni on New Years?
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[personal profile] notsosou 2022-01-30 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[The craft room in which there is a large bolt of purple cloth Shin's going to steal from in the not-so-distant future.

He glances at Nene and then back down at the yarn, fiddling with his collar. It's not hard to work out she's planning to make something... if he's supposed to pick, is it something for him? A scarf? Nene... she doesn't have to. That's a lot of work just because he 'forgot' his... Knowing her she won't be dissuaded, either.

His hand goes out, hovering, sorting through... What colour to pick? Blue or red is right out... purple is okay... It eventually settles on a mint green, just like her hair and soft to the touch, and he pulls it out with that ? expression. Seems good? He doesn't know anything about what yarn is good for this sort of thing...]
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[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2022-01-30 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
( oh! that's cute, it'll go with his hair and beanies- greens go well together after all. nene doesn't quite realize it's her green just yet. with a nod and a smile, she grabs the ball of yarn and stuffs it into her bag- she can probably work on it throughout the party, scarves don't talk too long at all. she can have it done for him before midnight, even! )
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[personal profile] notsosou 2022-01-31 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Holy shit she's a knitting machine. He's going to catch occasional glimpses of her and it's going to be longer every time what is this wizardry.]
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[personal profile] notsosou 2022-01-31 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
[That's definitely a face journey right there. Shin picks up on the first two but the third is a little more oblique. I'm crying, he has no idea...]

It's for good fortune, right?

['Because it tastes good' is, while accurate, probably not the right answer. But it's part and parcel of the wishes for the future that New Years accrues, isn't it?]
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[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2022-01-31 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
( not even that, scarves are just small. it's still a several hour endeavor, though she's happy to sit to the side and just knit while the others talk and have fun. maybe in that time shin will get into more fights or something, i don't know. maybe not. the night is young. )
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[personal profile] notsosou 2022-01-31 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
[dsfdg at some point amongst other things he does get punched by Joe, so the next time he shows up he's got a black eye starting to develop, things have not been going well for him the past two days.

Eventually he gravitates back to Nene to hang out next to her which is why they're relatively near each other when the countdown and blackout hits.]
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[personal profile] sisters 2022-01-31 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
Getting warmer. It's not so bad, just think how much they'll smile if they see even you're getting the hang of it.

( whether that smile will be with or at hinata isn't what matters — it's the fact that they'll get a good laugh out of the whole ordeal, and it's worth embarrassing yourself to see that little spark of light in a dark place like this, isn't it? grinning, amami will demonstrate again. )

You've got to lift for the middle part, up and down. WooOOooOOoo.
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[personal profile] sisters 2022-01-31 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
They're living with me, actually, and I pick them up as soon as they'll let me at the end of the day.

( amami does enough work for 7 rokkuns honestly. don't sell his efforts short like that!! )

But yeah, they do. Their brother asked me to look out for them a while back, when we were letting them know. I'm still meaning to talk things over with them about their sister though.

( mind you, that's been a bit delayed considering the circumstances that have come up since, but it's fine. it's not like they're totally alone — and amami's working on it. )

And anyway, if things don't look so good, you'll be our pinch hitter, 'kay? I can tell you care about them a lot too, so we'll be counting on you to help us out when the time comes.
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[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2022-01-31 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
( and when he does, nene happily wraps the finished product loosely around his neck. she smiles a bit ruefully, but... well. he's got a shield again... she just wishes there wasn't something to hide for once. once it's there, she squeezes one of his hands in hers, despite feeling so much smaller than him, and looks up at him as she sends a message. )

be safe, okay?
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[personal profile] gatetohell 2022-01-31 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ Joe frowns in response, recognizing something as Sou shifts. The way he had acted during the trial; a front, Joe thinks. Especially since he hasn't seen him do this while they've been in this place very much. It's... jarring. ]

I don't know, man. That's why I'm asking.

[ He's careful not get to close because he doesn't want to scare him off, but Joe does try to get a better look, holding out the sparkler to aid in some better lighting. The dark spot on Sou's neck makes his eyes go wider, and the sparkler burns out as he lowers his arm. ]

What the hell...?
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[personal profile] notsosou 2022-01-31 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
[A front is right, a mask, a protective face. Something he both thinks he needs and hates. Something he can rest his sins on and say; 'that's not me' to himself, which is ultimately one of his most worrisome lies.]

Fashionable, right? Courtesy of your best friend.

[His neck is angled as Joe goes to look, half leaning away from him, half letting the sparkler's light fall across it, the shape of a hand seeming to shift under the flickering light.]

How kind of her...

[His eyes have that fever-bright gleam to them, sharp on Joe's reaction.]
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