recolle | ( OPEN ) it's the time for ugly sweaters

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( OPEN ) it's the time for ugly sweaters

WHO: Akira Kurusu, local nasty crimeboy and people
WHERE: places in Recolle
WHEN: throughout this god forsaken month of December
WHAT: December happenings (includes event log stuff, Catmosphere Cat Santa, and... stuff) Thank god i wrote up a comment. Reply to the plotting comment if you would like Akira to send your character a Christmas card, too!!
WARNINGS: Akira existing.

santa is coming to town

[ The cat cafe staff have spent relentless hours deliberating over the limited edition Christmas menu all for naught, but they changed their process for the whole month. All hail aromatherapy! You'll be hit with the refreshing smell of fresh pine, peppermint, cookies if you lurk any deeper. Everyone's favorite carols are also playing... mixed in with carols sang by cats. You may curse the owner for this. They also have a cat music video for these carols on some of the flat screen TVs that would usually show menu items.

So Akira is at work dressed up as... Santa. Without the beard at least, but his outfit is rather extravagant for the occasion. Of course there's that small touch of cat ears attached to the hat. It wouldn't be Catmosphere Cafe without it! He's seated on a grand throne, decorated with snowflakes, ribbons, and presents around it. The cats aren't tearing it apart, either. Amazing. ]

Have you been naughty or nice?

spice adventures

[ Usually, he would ask someone he knows to join him, but... He feels a bit off as of late. It means that he'll be dragging some poor soul (or even call up random people) to join him on his quest. With taste being gone, this is one way to entertain himself when he's hungry.

If you even look at a restaurant momentarily with a spicy challenge, Akira is there with a flyer for it. ]

Want to give it a try together? It'll warm us right up.

[ If you need a reference as to how well your character handles spice, please refer to this chart. Akira is three chili peppers hoping to level up... This will help with anyone's courage stat, too. ]

christmas event surprise

[ Akira definitely has been a victim of garlands, mistletoe bats, and slipping on ice like an idiot. Go ahead and and pick your choice! He's running away as fast as he can from two out of those three and, like his predecessor, will pretend to be dead if he slips on ice.

Also, for those that are around when he opens his present from the Retrospec Christmas tree, you'll notice he has been staring inside the box he opened...

For a long time. He remember reading the description as "a stone worth 100k yen" on his ticket, but... Uhm. ]

wildcard!

[ HIT ME. Akira's cat won't be joining him later in December due to the cold, but he's around the university and sometimes the most desolate of areas. Anyone may even catch him or a dragon in the forest. ]

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I-

Uh- no I-

[Elliot wants to lie and say no. Were he anyone decent at lying, he could probably get away with it. But Elliot when he wanted to avoid telling the truth, was much better at evading or half-truths than outright lying. He did that frequently enough with some people in his life.

But outright lying? He was fricking terrible at. He knows it's wrong. It's dishonorable. He knows it's a betrayal of trust.

So he seems to struggle with coming up with a lie, with a real distraught expression on his face. Come on, all you have to say is deny knowing anything.

But instead? He breaks.]

I-I'm sorry! I t-think it's rock salt!

[ Akira in the past wouldn't take lies well, but he understood why they're given. Even now, he understands. He doesn't mean to put Elliot on the spot and if he does lie... This is such a trivial thing to do it for—good intentions. He hums thoughtfully as he watches Elliot hyperventilate over the reveal before he looks down at the little rock.

Damn. 100k yen down the drain? That's a shame. ]

We don't know where this has been, so we probably shouldn't use it for ourselves... [ Hm. ] This will help with the snow around our house, right?

[ Doesn't seem at all mad since it ain't his money!!! ]

[He gives a big sigh of relief when he sees that Akira is handling it alright. He didn't want to upset his friend, okay. That's the worse]

O-Oh you mean like on the sidewalks? I guess? I mean, it is salt...

[He has no idea what goes into sidewalk salt. So why not?? But he's finished calming down, at least.]

Almost seems like a waste of a Retrospec item though. Why would they send you something like that.

Yeah.

[ It would make it convenient, he thinks, if they don't need to worry about snow and ice near their house. ]

Not sure... I do feel like it belongs to me.

[ So when he takes the rock back to try dabbing the excess onto the sidewalk, he just holds the rock out. No gesture—nothing. He can't get himself to shake the rock now. ]

[He watches him for a moment. After a pause]

...Are you okay...?

[ Usually, these kind of decisions are easy to make. Resolution isn't hard to weave to tap onto the rock so bits of salt fall off, but...

It feels important despite what it is. He pulls it back closer to him with a confused and conflicted look on his face. ]

Yeah, I'm fine.

[ ... ]

Did you receive anything?

Um, okay...?

[Elliot is slightly concerned. Guess we're stuck with a hunk of rock salt. Maybe they can name it or something.

But he'll let Akira's dignity (?) be and answer his question, pulling his envelope from under his arm.]

Oh yeah, I nearly forgot. The slip said it was a photo, not sure of what though...

[He'll open the envelope up and pull out a framed class photo]

...Oh.

[ Don't even think about telling Akira he can name it unless you want it to be dumb and ridiculous. He's just going to place the rock back into the container before he checks out the photo.

Oh, indeed. ]

Where is your hand going, Elliot?

[ He has priorities. ]

[ A K I R A....]

Wha-?

[Elliot hadn't noticed the hand at first. He'd been too busy looking at the different students. Some of them he recognized (Rean, Towa, Gaius...the silver haired girl moved fast, the blond and blue haired girls were there in that one memory), but others he didn't.

But Akira makes him draws attention to himself in the photo and his eyes widen....

O h.....

Uh.]

I-I-

Er-

[SHOVING THE PHOTO BACK INTO THE ENVELOPE NOW AND STEPPING BACK TOWARDS THE MAILBOX]

W-W-We can r-return stuff, r-right?!

[ Good thing Akira isn't the type to drop it on Eren or anything. He's just... Curious? What kind of relationship does Rean and Elliot even have in the past? It's innocuous even though he does sputter at Elliot's reaction. He's quick to cover his mouth so it doesn't escape.

Don't say his hand is roaming. Don't, Kurusu. ]

... I don't think so, but give it a try?

[ He's pretty sure most people wouldn't notice, but if it makes Elliot happy. ]

[Truthfully, even Elliot isn't sure what kind of relationship it was- the memories are still too fragmented. He just knows he had some sort of feelings not dissimilar to what he felt for Eren- and it was enough to make Eren feel insecure once. So he really didn't want to add fuel to that fire with a questionable photo.

He heads over to the mailbox and tries to open it- but oh yeah it still requires that number combo. He digs in his pocket and-- can't find the slip. He probably threw it out once he took his envelope. Curse his insistence on being tidy!!

He makes an unhappy frown as well as an unhappy noise and starts reaching with the intent to try to pry that mailbox open. Akira might want to do something before he gets himself teleported somewhere]

C'mon-!

[ Naw. He's going to let Elliot fuss over the mailbox and watch. Knowing it's from Retrospec, he doesn't plan on damaging it, either... That's way too dangerous, even for him.

Crossing his arms, he tilts his head. ]

Can't you hide it at home?

[ The simpler way around this. ]

[Vigorous head-shake!! He puts his foot on the mailbox for more leverage as he tugs]

No I don't want to take that ch--

[Except he pulls too hard on the mailbox, and his words are cut off by Elliot disappearing as he gets teleported to some random part of the city.

Oops?]

[ What? What?! Akira's eyes widen before he jumps in to help, but Elliot flips into the mailbox before he can grab onto him. It doesn't seem like any passerby noticed... Which unsettles him more as he looks around to see their indifferent expressions.

What happens if he goes? Will he end up with Elliot? There's only one way to know and he's definitely not going to leave unless he knows his friend is safe.

Okay, he does the same thing. Goodbye. ]

[AKIRA YOU COULD'VE JUST TRIED YOUR PHONE????

Just like Elliot, Akira is teleported to ~~a spot Kukki picked so blame her~~ a random part of the city. Instead of the waffle place and mailbox, he's suddenly surrounded by a lot of Christmas trees, poinsettias, and those weird mechanic Christmas decorations you see in stores. Akira's sudden appearance sets off the motion detector of a nearby Santa as it comes to life, waving its arm up and down.]

Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas!

[He was teleported somewhere in the Christmas section at Sweet Stems. Good news though, either by pure chance or because he triggered the mailbox so soon after Elliot- Elliot's only a few feet away, his back turned to Akira]

Shoot...I can't believe I forgot about that... [You'd think after nearly being eaten by lions, he'd remember! Talk about embarrassing]

Edited 2017-12-13 06:08 (UTC)

[ right..........

This is a familiar feeling—has he descended into the unknown before and popped up somewhere else in Recolle? Right... That weird scrabble thing. That doesn't stop him from feeling his soul escape him when the robot Santa greets him. Jerking back, it takes all of his willpower to not slash at Mr. Claus. His dagger already appeared in his hand, but he's just clutching it close to his chest...

Breathe in. BREATHE OUT. Oh, he knows that voice. ]

Elliot?

[ He came to save you!! ]

[He'll turn around when he hears someone say his name, he looks surprised, but then relieved to see it's Akira]

Akira! I-I'm sorry, did it send you too? I forgot about the mailbox's defense---

[...]

-- Wh-Where did you get a knife?

[WHY.]

Yeah, I just got here. I heard people get teleported, but I didn't think I would end up in the same place as you.

[ He says that as if it isn't an issue if he disappeared into nothingness, still holing the dagger close to his chest with his usual contemplative expression. There's nothing wrong here. ]

... Oh, right.

[ And that weapon disappears like a magic trick. ]

A-Are you saying you triggered the mailbox without knowing where you'd land...?

[Akira that's...that's pretty reckless... ]

Y-You should probably be more careful. You could end up somewhere like the lion's habitat at the zoo. [That's a really specific example, Elliot. He sighs and shakes his head] N-Not that I'm one to talk...

[He'll notice that knife disappear though. He knows how to make his own weapon smaller and easier to carry around. Still, to make it disappear like that]

Whoa. It disappeared? You're always full of surprises....

... Maybe. And yeah. My weapons appear and disappear at will. Cool, right?

[ Reckless is his middle name? In reality, he should have been au'd the name Gage, but here we are... Not clever enough for that.

The lion's habitat though— ]

Ryoji wanted to sneak into the lion's habitat, actually. He would be very jealous if he knew.

[ Akira obviously doesn't want to be in there, but he doesn't seem scared. ]

So where are we if not there?

Super cool...wish mine could do that.

[It's okay, maybe you can use Gage as a fake name sometime.

He gives a slight exasperated sigh. That sounds just like Ryoji. At least Akira doesn't SOUND like he wants to end up there. That's good enough.]

O-Of course he did. It's really not worth feeling jealous.

[He'll look around at all the Christmas trees and decorations]

Some kind of Christmas store...? I don't recognize it though...

... I don't either, but it's a flower shop, right?

[ Squints. Akira knows there used to be a couple of flower shops, but with the rehaul last month, he doesn't know what stores are still standing. He considers that maybe he should know the city better, but how realistic is that? A little disoriented, he looks around one last time before they're approached by an employee.

ARE THEY INTERESTED IN SOME POINSETTIAS? This section is filled with little Christmas garden things including... The trademark flowers. Wow.

Oh, boy. Akira is poor and this girl is working her puppy dog look for a sale. ]

Y-Yeah, must be-

[Oh. Oh no an employee spotted them. Elliot gulps. He's disoriented and did not plan to go shopping for poinsettias today. They are so outside Elliot's budget. But it's not like they can say "sorry we teleported into your store by accident]

U-Um...I d-dunno...

[ Elliot... Elliot please. Akira looks down at him as he fumbles through his words before looking back to the employee. Oh, boy. How should he say this? The gentlest of ways. They can't hurt anyone's feelings...! ]

We're still looking around.

[ Awkward, nervous chuckle as he rubs his neck. This is customer talk for please, leave me alone, right? ]

[The store clerk seems to understand that talk and tells them okay, but let her know if you need anything! And oh, just to let them know, there's a 25% off sale on all marked Christmas items! And then she'll leave, to to give them space...and pretend she's working by going over to another display and straightening it out even though it's already very straightened.

She really, really wants a sale okay.

Elliot will look warily in the direction of the clerk before looking back at Akira, keeping his voice down so it's harder for the clerk to hear]

S-So much for sneaking out unnoticed. Y-You don't think she'll track us down if we don't buy something, do you...?

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