eleven reconnections ➱ open june catch-all;

[dereban]

Who: Himeko Inaba and YOU.
What: Catch-all log for June; might include event prompts when it drops.
When: Throughout June.
Where: Various locations as listed in the prompts below.
Warnings: Spoilers for the final volume of Kokoro Connect, unreality/dehumanization, memory loss, and mentions of human experimentation of the mental and soul kind. There will also be mentions of death as well as the potential for minor cursing. If anything else comes up, I will update this post to edit.

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( all prompts in the replies below.
feel free to toss in a wildcard prompt or ask me for a custom prompt by messaging me on plurk at tsundereban or discord [Len#9692]
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[dereban]

I don't know if I should be taking that as a compliment or an insult...

[ She sighs. ]

This tab is, yeah. It's empty right now though since I haven't exactly brainstormed on what it is I want to do, yet. Joining the student council ended up being kind of a... well. Not exactly spur of the moment, but -- It isn't usually my kind of thing. Everything else is something I've been working on for a while now. A long project, if you will.

[starrypoint]

[yeah yeah okay cool he's here for one thing only--]

Lemme be your idea guy. ☆

[dereban]

[...]

Let's hear it, then.

[starrypoint]

[!

did inaba miss the overly excited dog subaru was when she first was classmates with him? because it's definitely a vibe right now, grin wide as his eyes light up.]

If you need votes, then you've gotta show what you can offer to the people. Promises are all well and good, but words are just words. Throw a party every week to destress the school and have it be a thing clubs can get in on. Wouldn't hurt with gettin' to know everyone that's gonna be wanting your favor either~.

[partypartypartyparty]

[dereban]

Denied.

[ It's an immediate response. ]

We don't have the resources to constantly throw parties every week.

[ ... ]

However. It is possible to have a compromise. If I want to become memorable, I'd have to do it...

[ She mulls this over in her head, looking thoughtful. ]

... three days before the voting period. Have it be open to everyone and hear out what people would want out of the student council. Besides, I don't just have empty promises. That's why I've been working on all of these.

[ She gestures at the notebooks. ]

Of course, I know it's a lot of reading, which is why I plan on making alternate versions of them that would be easier on the eyes -- that anyone would be able to parse through, no matter what their level is.

[starrypoint]

Huh.

[she took it with a compromise, sure, but she took it. and... it's not a bad plan, the rest of it -- he watches her from the corner of his eye, then rests his cheek against his arm as he turns his face more her direction.]

Not bad, Baachan~. I might just toss my vote in for you, depending on the competition. ♪ Balloons are a must, and if it's comin' on summer we oughta have fireworks too! It'll be unforgettable...☆

[dereban]

Well, I don't know how many spots there's going to be for the student council, but if the competition is going to be rough, I'm just going to have to bring out the best cards in the deck.

Although honestly, shouldn't we save all the big summer things for a summer festival or something, instead of just a party?

[starrypoint]

Nope, 'cause the more you got of something the better it is. No one's gonna get sick of fireworks goin' off.

[probably.]

What're your best cards? If one of 'ems about attendence being non-mandatory if your grades are good enough then I'm in for sure.

[not that. she can control that. even if she was president. let a boy hope.]

[dereban]

No, people will get tired after a while. Fireworks are loud and noisy for the most part. If you do too many of them on days where they're not scheduled, you'll just end up getting backlash.

And I can't say. Right now, those cards are a secret--if I said anything now, I'm sure to potentially get more distasteful rumors about me. But I can confirm it won't be about attendance. I have no control over that sort of thing, and I doubt the student council has that sort of power, either.

[starrypoint]

[no refuting that, though subaru just likes the thought of being able to play with fireworks as many days as he'd like; it'd be fun to shoot them off at people, harmlessly of course but shoot them off nonetheless. as long as his goody-two-shoe friends don't find out he's probably okay.]

Well, it was worth a shot. Guess I'll keep attendin' class, even though I don't think it really matters in this school. Are those rumors about you and Yuki-chan being an item still around?

[whether there's rumors or not or if it's even a rumor doesn't matter he likes poking fun]

[dereban]

I don't think it really matters either if I'm going to be entirely honest, but I can't say things that are impossible for me to enact. That's just going to cause more trouble than it's worth--

[ And then there's an obvious pause as she hears the second half of it all, her face turning a bright red. ]

W-W-Wait a second! Since when did that rumor go from "we did a murder together" to "us dating"?!

[starrypoint]

[...♪]

What~? You haven't heard~? Woooow, Baachan, you're really out of the loop...♪ Yeah, it's moved from one thing to another! You two're seeing each other now, and have been fooooor...

[he counts on his hand, thinking a bit before holding up two fingers.]

Two months. ♪ I wonder if Yuki-chan knows~? What a scheme, gettin' into the Student Council for your boooooyfrieeeeend. ♪

[dereban]

[ She can feel her face burning and she has to take a deep breath in and then out.

Calm down, Inaba Himeko!!

She fiddles with the pendant around her neck. ]

If he knows, I'm gonna die. If he doesn't, I'm taking the rumor to my second grave.

[ Morbid jokes allow her to cope. ]

--actually, no. That'd probably just make thing worse... ugh. What a pain in the ass. I'd never do something like that because I was dating someone.

[starrypoint]

[note to self: tease miyuki later about the rumor to see his reaction]

You two'd be a real power couple if you really were datin' and in the council together, but people do say you shouldn't date your coworkers or whatever.

[a wave of his hand... something like that.]

But the both of you have people back in your old lives, right? Pretty nice to stay so faithful to someone who's only got memories of you.

[... is that mean to say... he doesn't know, he sorta gets it but not. as fully as them.]

[dereban]

That saying's bullshit. If there's someone you really care about, it shouldn't matter if you're working with them or not. Just as long as you know each other very well.

[ Her hand around her pendant then goes back down to her side. ]

Well... yeah, but I already know I have to move on. It's not like I'm going to see him ever again.

[ She doesn't see it as cruel. She sees it as realistic, so it's fine. ]

[starrypoint]

Ooh~, what an adult view. ♪ You've really got a good head on your shoulders, Baachan, I think you'll be a good fit wherever you end up.

[on the student council or otherwise. at the latter part, though, subaru tilts his head more, watching her quietly before he turns to lay on the other cheek, looking away from her.

moving on... what a topic. what a topic he's definitely going to not press too hard into.]

You probably don't wanna see him here anyway. But I wouldn't say "ever again" either, y'know? Samsara works in a weird way, maybe your souls are all twisted up together. Not that you'll know, he won't be the same guy you remember, but it'll still feel nice to be around him — whatever the relationship is.

[... a topic he has some opinions about apparently,]

I don't think there's anythin' wrong with findin' happiness in the middle, though. Ever thought about datin' a bad boy?

[he isn't serious]

[dereban]

Even if I say that, I'm still immature enough.

[ She had to grow up fast because of her own issues, but at the end of the day, she's still just a kid. Just one that acts a lot more serious than most. ]

I absolutely don't want to see him here.

[...]

But I don't know. All this talk about that sort of thing... I'm not sure if I ever want to reincarnate.

[ Both her logic and emotions say that she's uncertain about the whole thing. She doesn't trust it. She doesn't want anything to do with it. That's why she had said those words before-- ]

And I'd never date a bad boy! Well. Unless we're counting "edgy" as bad boy material, now.

[starrypoint]

You're gonna have to sometime, y'know. You can't stay here forever.

[it's just a matter of when, not if. but that's enough chiding--]

Was Add your type of bad boy?

[dereban]

I wonder about that.

[ Not that she's going to talk about it. ]

No? Nobody in this hellhole is my type.

[starrypoint]

[OH PLEASE]

Not even Yuki-chan~? ♪

[dereban]

What makes you assume that he would ever possibly be my type?

[starrypoint]

How red your face gets. It's a reaaaal good color on you, Baachan. ♪

[dereban]

It's not like that!!

[ And now her face is even redder before she huffs even more, trying to cool herself off.

It doesn't work. ]

[starrypoint]

[YOU GOTTA TAKE THE SIMPLE PLEASURES IN LIFE IF YOU'VE BEEN DISSOCIATING AND DEPRESSED FOR THREE MONTHS AND THIS? THIS IS A SIMPLE PLEASURE.]

It's not~? Then why're you gettin' so embarrassed, Baa~chan? You know, Yuki-chan's a preeeetty great guy! He's handsome and honest, keeps to his word, won't cause ya trouble... Super faithful and positively gross about how in love he gets. ♪ It's super cute, don'tcha think? I mean, who wouldn't wanna go out with a guy like him? Open your mind, Baachan, maybe those rumors are seein' something you ain't...♪

[dereban]

Because this deals with my love life... w-why wouldn't I get embarrassed over something like that?

[ ... ]

Besides. If he's super faithful, then all the more reason for me to not. I'm not stupid.