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1/25, post-meeting

[perfectlie]

[ with the meeting adjourned, whatever the result, one thing is painfully clear.

arashi narukami never showed up.

a social butterfly like her would certainly have been the first in the door, as HiMERU had said; she wouldn't have missed it, nor buzzing around town in her usual form, as tsukasa thought. the only lead they had came from yodaka (kaname), who'd claimed he hadn't seen her since the 23rd, a day after crow's body had been found and two before the meeting, and that she had perhaps "wandered too far out of town" to find the murderer they'd been after in the first place.

maybe, maybe not. arashi'd know it would be dangerous to go alone, but it was far too apparent to tsukasa that she wasn't in town at all.

the forest to the south is burned thoroughly, but it's still too dangerous. she wouldn't have thought to look there for anything at all.

past the railway, the orchard is similarly scorched. there's fissures here and there, snaking through the trees and swallowing others up. the church past it is sinking, the void pulling it down in its hunger, and it would be at the line where they meet that the two would find any evidence of something off:

tsukasa steps on it, eager to find his senior, and beneath his foot lies a near-full bag of apple crisps from a local cafe in town. rather than it have been set down, it seems as if it's been thrown in a panic.

insects are included in the sparse wildlife of the island, tsukasa must be so thankful, so there's no ants on it -- but it is stale, as if it's been there a few days. it does beg the question of why it was here though, more or less untouched, and who left it. ]

Re: 1/25, post-meeting

[heavyliesthecrown]

[ There has been no luck anywhere, and the lack of progress leaves him feeling sick to his stomach and discouraged. He truly feels exhausted after walking what feels like thousands of miles, his feet sore and legs tired. But it is the worry and panic that carry him forward. No one has seen Narukami. There's nothing outside of the town limits, and truly he's combed the town itself.

. . . Still. She can't have just vanished.

It is the sound of something crunching beneath his feet that drags him from his frustrated and tired thoughts.]

Hmm...?

[ He moves his foot away and bends down to pick it up. Apple crisps? ]

Littering...? When someone is this close to the void?

[ They could have just tossed it in. Not that he thinks that is any better. People ought to dispose of things properly. It's not courteous otherwise. ]

What an uncultured person.

[ He picks the bag up, peering inside. ]

It doesn't look as though they ate very much, either?

[ A litterer and a food waster. That's literally the worst. ]

[meiq]

[HiMERU holds his hand out for Tsukasa to pass the bag over, so that he can look at it too. ... He's seen these before.]

These are from one of the cafes in town...

[Not one he's frequented personally, but a passing recommendation from Kaname, who he's seen eating them.

There's considerable foot traffic here at the church, or at least there was before; since it served as their crossing, tens of them would pass back and forth daily, but it's noticeably dropped what with the further destruction of the church itself and the disheartening lay of the land, not to mention the worsening weather. That is to say, there would be even fewer people this could've belonged to.]

If we're looking for witnesses this far out, it may be worth visiting the cafe and asking who's purchased these in the last few days.

[heavyliesthecrown]

Do you believe they would remember?

[ He passes them over for hiMERU to take, moving a little further back from the area around the void. It doesn't seem like there is anything else of interest, here, and considering how fast things are falling into its depths, he isn't really content on lingering too long, either.]

I have been to a couple of the cafes in town. If the owners are still around... at the very least, I believe I have a good rapport with them.

idk pick a day

[selfloveable]

( the nice thing about living in the same house is that it isn't hard to get ahold of people when you need them.

case in point: arashi is politely knocking on yodaka's door, hello... ♪ )

Yodaka-chaaaan ♪

(throws a dart) 10th

[perfectlie]

[ at least everyone knocks in this house. except kaname himself but he's learning with narukami specifically at least.

...

maybe if he's quiet she'll leave him alone. he has drawing to do. ]

[selfloveable]

( yes thanks for trying to act decent to her, she's a lady after all

a lady who is knocking again-- )

I know you're in there! Open up, mister. I have a very important favor to ask of you.

[perfectlie]

[ ohhhh my godddddd how does narukami KNOW he's in here.

fine. he's putting his sketchbook aside. under his pillow. and going to open the door. ]

What do you want?

02/15 - delivery ♪

[selfloveable]

( Are these Valentine's Day cards technically a day late? Yes. Does it matter? Absolutely not.

Yodaka will find his card beside HiMERU's on the kitchen counter bright and early in the morning; they're easy to tell apart though, their names written on them in Arashi's loose script. Yodaka's card in particular is decorated with baby-blue nemophilia flowers made of paper along its spine, and inside is a message from Arashi: )

Dear Yodaka-chan,

Happy Valentine's Day! I'm so grateful for your help, even if I sort of forced you into it. You did absolutely wonderfully today—I knew I was right to plop you right in that role! Since you're interested in flowers, I'll let you find out the meaning for this one on your own—I'll be nice and tell you it's a nemophilia though. Isn't it super cute?

I hope we can get along from here on, Yodaka-chan. Thank you for letting me stay with you, and for accompanying me on shopping trips, and for complimenting me (in your own way).

With all my love,
Arashi Narukami

stupid hot or not day

[perfectlie]

[ ... anyway, when he arrives he doesn't. immediately knock or let himself in or anything. no he's caught realizing this might've been a poor move because like, okay? what now. he's gonna hang out with leona and what.




talk, probably. that's fine. it isn't like he's been playing a romance vr game lately that's going to affect his thoughts any. whatever. he's going to be the adult he claims he is to others and

text yeah. ]

open.

[ ready or not, beastman. ]

best hot or not day ever

[notscar]

[ stands to reason kaname knows which door to approach. he has a phone, so datura hall is open to him. as far as leona is aware, not many happen to live in this building anymore, and he's pretty conflicted about that. it'd be nice to have neighbors but he wouldn't like the sound, but being lonely...

at least he has deuce. that's one, at the very least, who should heed his warning and move in here.

anyway.

door opens and he's standing there with phone in hand and an amused grin on his face.

ready or not... there they are. ]

[perfectlie]

[ ...

this was such a poor idea. kaname's cheeks are already pink from the brisk walk he took in chilly weather, that amused look on leona's face isn't helping -- he's going to slap a cold hand onto the beastman's chest. enjoy his chilly fingers you unbearable cat. ]

[notscar]

[ yooooOOOOO unfair! unfair. simply despicable. but does kaname think he'll escape scot-free? no. not at all. feeling that sudden and surprising sting of icy fingers makes him grab on and keep kaname's fingers there.

no escape.

and then he just. pulls kaname inside... knocks the door closed with a foot...

... ]

That's a lil' rude, don't ya think?

text; sometime after the bingo card thread

[notscar]

[ there is a letter. it sits in the shed, on top of the large ass beanbag chair that leona himself transported. he also had to find filling. let's not talk about where it came from, but it's soft and squishy and form fitting and fun.

very fun.

anyway--- it's addressed to kaname. inside of it, a short letter: ]

Yodaka,

This is for us.
Let's break it in sometime.

- Leona

[ and that's another square done. ]

[perfectlie]

[ the beanbag had been a surprise, and then the letter twice as -- so short, but kaname runs a thumb over us and flops into the comfy embrace of the new seating, settling in.

...

this is nice. wow. hopefully this doesn't count as "breaking it in" whatever that means because he's definitely not leaving it anytime soon.

mmmm mmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmm,

mmmmmmm

mm.

he should at least thank him. okay. yeah. he'll proper text back, but kaname's... gonna keep this small note yes. ]

thank you.

[notscar]

how's it feel? should be pretty soft but not so much that you're sinking into the floor.

[ he can imagine kaname stretched out, maybe exposing a little tummy as he extends his arms and legs. or perhaps he's curled up, knees against his chest, tucked into a cute little ball.

...

leona's suddenly craving... ]

it should be big for two. or at the very least, us.

[ yeah. them. ]

3/14

[parhellia]

[ Ala knows where the idols live but it doesn't matter, she'll still wait for it to be later in the day, almost evening, before she skips around town shouting with her hands cupped around her mouth. If he's indoors then come outside. ]

YODAKAAAAAAAAAAA—- Get out here right now! It's payback!

[ You think she'd forget but no, I wrote this on a sticky note and stuck it on my laptop so I'd have to see it every day and not forget ]

[perfectlie]

[ HOW HE WAS HOPING SHE WOULD FORGET JUST A LITTLE you're so smart ori thank you i can't wait. anyway he is inside and he's going to hurriedly come outdoors before his brother or narukami get any ideas of the trouble he's being caused, reaching out to smack his hand over her mouth. ]

What?

[ please stop causing a scene. ]

[parhellia]

Mmmph!

[ She's going to lick his palm ]

action ⬢ march 15th

[beepositive]

[Niki doesn't forget even the smallest gesture of kindness, which is why he's stopping by Kaname's place today with a gift. He could just leave it, but he decides to wait and see if anyone answers the door first. He preferred to do things in person when he could, after all, and... Well, maybe he kind of wants to see Kaname's face when he tries what he's made, too. It's always fun to see people enjoying what you make.

So he knocks on the door, and when someone answers, they'll see he's holding a cute, colorful box, the kind that usually indicates delicious baked goods.]

[perfectlie]

[ shiina's lucky that kaname likes to brisk-walk to the door to see who it is (because he looks forward to seeing more than just one person these days, it's more of a rush but forced casual to keep appearances) but

he can't say he expected to see his mentor of all people there, his beaming smile dropping a moment in surprise as it settles to something more neutrally friendly, like... normal wattage... not disappointed or anything. ]

Shiina. What a surprise to see you here. [ his eyes flick down-- oooh. ] Are those for my brother? I can call him for you.

[beepositive]

Nope, they're actually for you! [He smiles widely and offers the box to him.] Well, I made a lot, so you can share them, if you want~. I know HiMERU-kun can't say no to sweets!

[Whenever he opens the box, he'll find a bunch of sugar cookies decorated with stars and the colors of the night sky.]

It's not chocolate, but I wanted to thank you for your Valentine's Day gifts. I really hope you like them! ♪

Sometime pre-April missions

[love_swan]

[ Aira hasn't been leaving the ALKALOID house very often thanks to the state of two of his unitmates. He's been understandably worried and stressed helping them, not allowing himself to process his own recent problems for fear of causing more trouble for them.

That said he does still try to keep contact with the others. He's been talking regularly with Arashi and Kohaku, the former of which being how he informed Kaname of wanting to meet up with him. Coming back to the lake he washed up in wasn't exactly his first choice, but it was near enough to town without being close enough to be too heavily populated, so it worked for this private conversation.

The blond was sitting near the water on a rock that was jutting up from the ground, watching the waves lap at the shore. The sound was nice but the sight of that water just... made him nervous. He looks up when he hears footsteps and waves to his friend to catch his attention. ]

[perfectlie]

[ to say that his own household had been a bit off-balance was an understatement, but at least it was... holding together, with the unspoken agreement that he and narukami can be civil. it sucks, really, not being able to spend the time he normally would with her, but at least in the short weeks at the end of the month of march there was enough going on he hadn't had much of an appetite to go out.

of course he still wanted to, to see people he treasured and to get his mind off the recent events (the pain of his mother's passing had long since numbed, but shiina and amagi's had reopened it beautifully,) but it was difficult. so shiratori's invitation is a wonderful thing, and kaname decides to bring some small sandwiches for them to enjoy... the lake isn't someplace he's really spent too much time, so!!! it's time to make a memory worth looking back on!!!

that's the energy he's bringing to their meeting, raising the hand not holding a moderately okay looking basket in greeting as he approaches. it's got a handkerchief tucked over it, to protect the little sandwiches... ]

Good day, Shiratori. [ ... ] How have you been?

[ him. not ayase, not hiiro, him. sure, it's just the preamble to normal small talk conversation in most cases, but with how things have been as of late... it's a rather rough time to find yourself someplace new, and kaname does enjoy the carefree atmosphere he and shiratori usually share. ]

[love_swan]

[ How has he been. A loaded question if ever he's heard one, but he responds lightly, shifting over on the rock so Kaname can join him. ]

Well my legs don't feel like lead anymore and my shoulder's finally stopped hurting, so I can't complain.

[ he could complain. He could complain about how he's been having trouble sleeping between his nightmares and the stress. He could complain about how heights have been making him anxious, or how water's been making him anxious, or the dark, or any number of things. He's been so scared lately and hasn't said a single word about it since he arrived.

But he won't. Because lingering on the negative right now wouldn't help anyone. Especially given the conversation he's working towards. Kaname isn't exactly the type to like confrontations even if Aira's not upset about it. ]

How have things been for you? It feels like it's been really busy around here...