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Entry tags:
- dangan ronpa: hajime hinata,
- dangan ronpa: nagito komaeda,
- dangan ronpa: rantaro amami,
- elsword: add,
- elsword: noah ebalon,
- ensemble stars: subaru akehoshi,
- hanako-kun: nene yashiro,
- identity v: helena adams,
- mo dao zu shi: meng yao,
- your turn to die: joe tazuna,
- your turn to die: rio ranger,
- your turn to die: shin tsukimi
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
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! )
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! )
HELP THE WAY I CRIED
Come on! It's just a game, all you have to do is make the shot, and don't miss!
( he's an ai, so he can probably make it without any handicaps, or perhaps... perhaps!! )
You can even go first. ( as if that's the extent of his persuasion skills, but no, he has more. he's just playing easy mode for now. )
UNLIKE MY OTHER KID RIOKUN MAKING GOOD, SANE LIFE CHOICES
Huh? Why does it matter who goes first? Anyway, you should find somebody else to play with.
NO RIOKUN FAILED BC HES STILL W KOMAEDA
( the end sounds like a threat on someone's behalf, perhaps it's komaeda's constant need to do things that he shouldn't? to confirm his actions, he'll stop, giving rio the choice of leaving or staying, but he'll continue with his own thoughts. )
You'll stay regardless for those two.
( emphasis on two given the matter that's arisen with them both, )
To make sure nothing goes awry, your need for coherency goes through both voice and action. While you're doing that, you can play with me, right?
TRUE BUT HE'S TRYING TO LEAVE THIS TIME
Hmm? I shouldn't need to, cause the brats have got their other dad here.
[ They agreed to joint custody, prove me wrong. He flicks to the cat card. ]
Unless you're planning on letting something happen to our kids? Sheesh, I'm not letting you near them anymore if you can't be responsible.
[ Seeing as it's his fault they're here and all. The card changes to the open-mouthed grin again. He can't be too adamant about it seeing as he's still here. ]
BC KOMAEDA SPOKE SENSE HE MADE PENNIES AND IT WAS DOLLARS
Now, now! I'm not that cruel, I think this despair is just want they need, so we'll oversee.
( it's a tough situation, but it was needed because then if they manage to overcome it, there's various opportunities that opens up for them alone. that's how he sees it anyway, which shows he has complete faith in both being able to grow from their misfortune. )
I won't put them in harms way, so you can continue to trust me with our kids, and even if you took them away, I'd still come to you, and be around them anyway.
( with a smile, he takes a step closer to rio, and now his voice a whisper as he speaks. )
Think they'll play a game with us?
Re: BC KOMAEDA SPOKE SENSE HE MADE PENNIES AND IT WAS DOLLARS
He chuckles, though, and he's not displeased with that answer. He exactly what he knows would happen, too. Komaeda wouldn't just do as he pleased, he'd explain exactly why he was doing it in some convoluted manner that Rio would inevitably sigh and accept. ]
Nah, I already had to go break 'em up. They're moping.
[ He stares for a few seconds, and the card flicks to the ice cream cone. ]
Leave 'em be for now.
[ ...
Maybe he'll play with him. Maybe. ]
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Hm... you saw that, too? ( he noticed it, but as the host, he'd leave them up to their own devices, someone has to know when to give it up, but knowing rio handled it is more than enough, ) Tsukimi-kun engaging... such courage! Ah, but courage in the hands of the powerless is called recklessness. I believe he'll learn.
( with the ice cream cone, komaeda moves on as he taps the tip of it, wiggling just a bit. )
Scold them only a little, reward them for being good later. That's how it should be, but should we change the rules? I can remove or apply to make it fun for both of us, we might need a handicap.
( considering rio can probably do this with his eyes closed, and komaeda has luck on his side, does it really leave a clear victor? in the hands of the dice, possibly so. )
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He bats at Komaeda's hand when it touches his card, but it's gentle enough. It's not uncommon, but he still doesn't like them being touched. ]
What were the rules again?
[ Rio had heard them, and he understood them well enough, but as the subject had switched he decides to confirm one more time... He really can't win with Komaeda. ]
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We take turns speaking a request before throwing in the balls, so... say, "I want you to dance with Hinata-kun," and I throw the ball, if I make it inside the cup, then you have to do it. If I miss, then you don't have to, and you can propose a request, throw the object, and see if you make it inside the cup or not. We got back and forth.
( worst part is that he says this easily, just like the idea had always been in his head. it's different from the idea he said moments ago, still the same concept, but slightly to the life. did he do that on purpose, or was that his dementia he speaks about? either way, he doesn't seem bothered as he looks at rio to see if he's willing to play. )
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... ]
Hmm... Well, I guess that's fine.
[ He'll just refuse if it's something he doesn't want to do anyway. ]
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( he'll finally pick up one of the golf balls, setting it in rio's hand which he'll find is rather lightweight, and will bounce of the drink in the cup depending on how much force is behind it. it'll make the game even more tedious, along with the light breeze that blows through from time to time. )
I'll stand back here with you, and we'll throw. Make sure to make a request before every toss, it's kind of like playing hard mode truth or dare.
( if we're rolling a die, d6 might work where 1-4 is a miss, and a 5-6 is into the cup.
with a smile, he'll hum a little tune of "happy birthday," as he waits for rio to take the plunge. )
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Hm... Okay, then tell me something about you that I don't know already.
[ Judging on the tone of his voice, he's not looking for anything much. It can be as simple as that he likes spicy things (aside from the fact that he already knows that.) But he likes learning about people, and this is a person he wants to understand.
It gets lose, and it probably should hit (these kinds of games are just simple physics equations, after all,) but the sudden breeze throws it off kilter at the last moment. ]
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Ah, I guess I'll remain a mystery! ( with a smile, he laughs after as he holds his own little item, )
Out of all your participants, if Safalin-san wasn't your partner in that Floormaster business, who would you have chosen to be your Floormaster partner instead?
( an alternate reality, rather, if things played differently sounds like an interesting question to figure out who would have been competent enough to be by rio's side. he tosses the ball underhanded, and rather than hitting the rim, and rolling into the cup, the rim is what deflects the ball into making it fall onto the ground. )
That, too.
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Besides, it's not like he couldn't ask again. ]
... I'll keep my request the same as before.
[ It's not specific, because even what a person chooses to share about themselves says something about them.
He tosses the ball again. The movement is no different than before, perfectly calculated, but it lands squarely in the cup this time. ]
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I'm no longer a mystery. ( that's efficient by asking the same question again, closing his eyes as he think about what to say. there's a lot to say, but then there's nothing. )
Ah, how hard, I don't say much about myself.
( he knows that, and it's why rio's asking that question anyway, but after a few seconds of thinking it over. ) Believe it or not, I can sing.
( reaching out for a napkin, he wipes away the liquid from the ball so they can use it again. )
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[ It's a rhetorical question, of course, because unless there's something that strikes him as contradictory, Rio accepts everything that Komaeda says without question. It's difficult to deceive him about subjects that he knows even a little bit about, and yet, so easy on anything that's a blind spot.
He tilts his head to one side. ]
You should talk about yourself more, 'cause you're always a mystery.
[ A simple statement of fact, with no expectation either way, as always. That's part of-- no, the entirety of why Rio could never create an AI based off of him - because it'd be incomplete, and it wouldn't be him, and it would just be a fraction of him, just a snapshot in time that could never learn or grow or teach or share. There would be nothing to learn about it, nothing at all, and that would be lonelier than being by himself.
But after a moment of careful consideration, he lets a few words roll of his tongue slowly, as though he were just learning how to say each and every one, ]
It'd be nice if we could slowly get to know each other...
[ It's such a bland, generic statement, but he frowns a little behind the card as he says it. It should be logical, and yet it's foreign, something illogical and incomprehensible.
He doesn't get it at all. But he stares at Komaeda expectantly, waiting to see what he'll settle on. ]
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he watches rio, listens to his questions about him, and komaeda who typically has a bright personality does keep himself in the dark. information about him is hidden, he gives what they need to know that he's a stepping stone that can be used, and nothing more. he's meant to be that favorite song people listen to for a moment, and then one day they wake up, and forget all about him. no matter how hard they try to remember his tune, it's lost in their thoughts, and nothing can bring it back, and with that frustration, they'll move on. he's that sort of motivation so they can move on to bigger and better things, no longer wasting their time on aspects that don't matter.
hearing the request, he look away to the side, not too sure how to handle that. he doesn't get it often, and he doesn't expect people to want to learn him. rio said it before that he wanted to know what makes up komaeda nagito, and he's said over and over that he loves hope, and that should be enough to understand him. when it comes from rio's mouth in a direct manner, he doesn't know what he should say, or how he should say there's nothing interesting about him. there isn't, but he knows the other doesn't find him boring, so he parts his lips again to speak, )
I want to see a desire glistens than anyone else.
I love and want to understand him, more than anyone else.
( despite how low his voice is, there's passion behind those words that indicate his beliefs, and his thoughts, that maybe he believes these words above all else. there's budding emotion behind it, that need and desire, a hopeful song that contains bits of sprinkled happiness, but they aren't completely sweet, )
What meaning is there to words that will neither be deadly poison nor cure? ♪
( he stops after, meeting rio's eyes as he shakes his head, probably contemplating if he should continue or stop here, but as he swallows down the saliva in his throat; he tosses the ball up before catching it. )
...Ah. Am I really that much of a mystery, I've told you so much like... have I told you I like hope?
( rhetorical, he knows, and yet he looks at the cup before him once he stands right next to rio. )
I'll pick the same question as last time.
( and with that, it's a careless throw, but the ball flies over to the cup, landing perfectly with a splash, floating on the inside. from the look of things, it looked too easy, but maybe his luck looked out for him. now, he's going to turn and look at him. )
?
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But Rio is a worthless thing, above all else, and so there's no need for a human to pay any mind to him. There's no need for Nagito Komaeda, broken and shattered and in pieces yet ever human, to interact with him. His eyes flick to the side at the question, because he has. He's told him so often, and yet no matter how often Komaeda explains, no matter how much Rio explains, he... ]
You have a nice voice.
[ Those words are soft and frail, able to be crushed just with Komaeda's frangible fingers. He's frail and sickly and human, with a body that's barely together, and yet even just falling a fist would be enough to crush the fragile heart that speaks now. It's the brilliance of humans, that they can break that which is all at once above and beneath them. Komaeda alone can. Rio has changed, and he knows his true identity now, and yet... He's chosen to remain Rio Ranger, for that's who he's built up here. But even if he hadn't, he would always just be Rio to present company.
Rio, just a useless thing... ]
Who? Hmm... Do you mean in terms of anyone, or in terms of the other Floormasters?
[ Komaeda responded to his simple question in good faith, and so Ranger does the same; the answer differs depending on how wide his berth is, after all. ]
Or... I can tell you both, if you want. I don't mind.
[ Rio never talks about himself, but that's not out of any trepidation, but of his own lack of anything at all. Rio Ranger was a byproduct of ASUNARO and nothing more, and so it was only by coming to this place that he could become something more. So... He never talks about himself, because there's nothing to him, but he doesn't mind sharing this either. ]
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Hm... ( it'd be cheating, he thinks to ask for both when he asked for the participants. he mulls over the idea as he walks over to grab the ball from the cup, lifting it up to the sky so he can pretend the moon is high up above him, close enough to see the tears. )
I'm listening, as you already listened to me.
( with his hand lowering, he uses the same napkin from before to wipe the item clean. slow and steady strokes, nothing out of the ordinary of someone like komaeda who tends to be in his own world. his eyes never seem to be quite here anymore, but he's never been "here" to begin with. empty, lacks the new appeal that rio's eyes would have which makes them see through entirely different lenses. )
Now the verdict is...?
( he looks at rio expectantly, giving him the option to state his answers. there's two, and he could answer with two, or solely do one that makes him comfortable. komaeda finds that he may get both of them all because of rio's desire to learn about each other more. this one seems personal, though, it shows who he feels comfortable around, and for komaeda it was more of a fun fact.
one where, he didn't want people to know about it anyway. it was meant to be a special thing, but it's lost that. he doesn't complain, though, nor does he hate that he did it, but now rio knows. now komaeda can sing him a little tune when he's lost or confused, he can give the saddest song, or one filled with excitement. he doesn't move hearts like kaede's nimble fingers along the piano, but it's all he can offer in those days where rio doesn't want to hear much, but a passing song will soon end into the dead of silence. for just a brief moment, komaeda can be comforting. )
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Let's see... Well, my first choice was axed by her former co-worker during the first trial, so I'll have to settle for one of the remaining idiots... I'd probably have pinched my nose and taken Sou. He's as much of an idiot as the rest of them, but he already had an idea of how ASUNARO works. Besides, he's motivated by fear.
[ It's a very roundabout way of saying that he was conditioned by one of the Floormasters. He keeps his eyes on Komaeda. He's seemed differently lately, and Rio hasn't yet been able to determine the reason for that. It would be in bad taste to try and see if he can't nudge a hint out now, though, and so he leaves the matter aside for the moment. Instead, he decides that the question is interesting enough to add the other half of his answer, ]
If it was one of the other Floormasters, then Miley would be the only safe option. She's a serious person, but her work is flawless. She'd make sure everything went according to plan.
[ She was serious and frightening, and Rio doesn't doubt that he'd hate most of their time spent together, but there would be no issues. ]
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( it would make sense to take someone with that direct link to the company, and it would make things easier for rio too, considering shin's someone who works in the technical field, that means he's worth more than the majority of them. he saw how sara struggled trying to understand the code when the phone rang when komaeda and rio were talking back and forth. it's good to have someone that can be used for you, but also aware of what's going on in their surroundings. )
Ahaha... like a spiders web, you all cross paths in funny ways.
( like how sara was worried her father was part of this, or is part, something about how he lied to her. )
Miley-san wanted the best for you, or... hm, she wanted you complete like she had put her time and effort into.
( if she had it her way, rio would be a different person at the moment, he wouldn't be the one standing before him right now. his thoughts, his way of living, feelings and all would become more... open. not that everything about him is closed, but the way komaeda sees it, it was both miley and safalin's work that gashu ruined, so having someone that straightforward would have stopped that problem, right? though safalin was by his side too, and look how much that worked out.
she's weaker, he thinks. )
Those two make for interesting choices.
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It stings to hear those words, but in the end there's no changing reality. Miley would have seen him completed from the start, and he doesn't doubt that it was a sore point for her since then. It would have been taken personally for another one of them to not only ruin her work, but to take full credit for a project that she had rightfully worked on... Well, anyone would feel that way though. He's sure Safalin did too. ]
She's reliable.
[ Safalin was his partner, and she was the only one that he could work so closely with, but he's aware of her struggles and flaws. That was why they had needed each other. ]
What kind of people do those three seem like to you?
[ Maybe it's because he's distracted, or maybe Rio doesn't really want the answer all that much, because his thoughtless throw is further off than it should be. ]
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Safalin-san, Miley-san and... Hiyori-kun?
( the fake sou hiyori, tsukimi-kun. one of those three people aren't someone he can really comment on, not knowing miley aside from being the type to complete her work. shuffling through the choices, he's curious what type of answer rio's looking for, or if this is a way to see if he's been paying attention like the other has been to him. with a hand on his hip, he turns the small ball in his hand as if it has all the answers that he needs. )
You said that you and Safalin-san understood each other to the point that you didn't have to be separated, but you didn't have to be close either. That said, you're always breaking down what I say, and speaking it back to me. You don't have to do that with them, do you?
( because in the middle of komaeda's words, it's a pretty fantasy that makes what he says sound good, while it is good, but he's never been kind to occam's razor. there's so much to speak about, words he wants to say, words pending that he needs to say, motivational pieces that works on others, but fails for some who don't get him. read between the lines, pick up the tattered letters he's left behind in his words, and komaeda will praise as much as he can, but he knows it isn't just something as simple as being able to talk to each other without correction. )
Or did you mean when it comes to their unique individuality?
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Tia Safalin, Sue Miley, and Gashu Satou.
{ He walks over and picks the ball back up, dusting it off. ]
It's not a trick question. Even if I had some of the details wrong, I'm the only one who knows them as well as I do, but I dunno how I'm presenting them to other people. If they seem like nothing except a group of prodigies who killed their hearts to survive, then I'm doing my job right.
[ They're prodigies. They're the most brilliant minds in the world, to whom no one can even begin to compare. They're broken people, they're a group who loved and hated each other, and they're so many more things. Ranger knows them, and he keeps every little intricacy and piece of their dynamic close to his heart. He steps back over. ]
I had data on each one of them when I was made, and I worked with them closely my entire life, so I knew them better than anyone. We didn't really need to communicate the way that most people do.
[ He lifts his head, looking directly at Komaeda now. ]
I never knew them at all. Not even one of them. So maybe it's not really all that different.
[ In that way, it was no different than how he is with Komaeda. It's a contradiction, and it's not, because not one of them would ever let even a tiny sliver of their heart show. ]
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( unsurprising, from the way he talks about how close he is with those people, he would know them better than anyone else here. who knows tia safalin like rio ranger does? who would know the proposed diligent sue miley like he would? then for the person he almost stumbled on, that person that played his father, they're all people he should have known, people he should have knew. if anything, they know more about rio than rio knew about them, but that's how complex and unfair the world is. if he had known what they did and didn't do, that laptop would have came as no surprise, if he was aware of everything that wasn't hidden outside of his code, which led to an error on his part, then they wouldn't be here. it's a good thing that rio didn't know everything about them, because then that leaves room for... )
It's true, you know nothing about me, hm. It's like that with everyone, no one knows anything but a scarce few. Isn't it better that way?
( people would only get hurt knowing how komaeda is, what he does, even now, no one trusts him. it's not that he wants to be trusted either, he's just someone with specific goals that he's honest about. there's nothing interesting about him, he doesn't have a happy story, there's nothing to smile about, and he doesn't want anyone's pity. what he does, and what he wants to do doesn't amount to anything when he has to nurture hope. yet, there's something about having their relationship compared to those three that has him look at rio, actually surprised he's thinking that far. )
If you learn about me, you'll grow bored, you'll despise the person I am, what if one day you ask me to change? I'm unable.
( he won't change, he'll do what he's done, and then do it again, he'll always be like this. he has a feeling that rio won't care about that at all. nothing really deters him, if komaeda's entirely honest, but he slowly closes his eyes as he nudges rio just a little. )
You speak about them highly, but someone like me can't reach those heights that you give them. ( they're beneath him though, even though rio has his own feelings on them in particular. ) They'd betray each other in a heartbeat, though, all for the sake of survival, I can't do that.
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roll: 3... i forgot to post it but this is the same roll as the last one lord
roll: 3
roll: 3.... why do we keep getting 3s nms
roll: 6 ...................... i'm living large
roll: 5... finally we have broken the (2-)3 curse
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