[semi-open] how many hugs will be in this log? place your bets

[thesettingsun]

WHO: Shuji Tsushima and all his friends who were out of the city and are back.
WHERE: Recolle, which is 100x safer than wherever everyone else was.
WHEN: February 15th.
WHAT: Shuji has one day to check on everyone he knows and he's not going to waste it.
WARNINGS: Nothing as of yet!

[A: text]
[As soon as Shuji learns that people who had volunteered to leave the city are back for a brief period, he wastes absolutely no time. Everyone he's friends who's back is getting a text, something to the tune of:]

Where are you? Can I come see you today?

[B: somewhere in Recolle]
[But if you don't want to thread that part, and just skip to the inevitability of Shuji getting his friend to agree to meet up - and it is inevitable, he has to make sure they're okay with his own eyes - this is the prompt where Shuji spots your character after arranging a meeting and rushes up to them.]

Welcome back!

[He looks like he could hug them at any second. This is probably only a little due to his heartstone's influence.]

[closed to Oda]
[Of course, he'd promised Oda curry, so his lunch date is Odasaku for sure. He's all smiles when he meets Oda outside a really, really nice curry place.]

Welcome home, Odasaku. I hope this place is okay?

[It's probably one of the more expensive places to get curry in Recolle, but sure, ask if it's 'okay'.]

[wildcard]
[You know me, I'm easy. Hit me at Misheard for anything else.]

Comments

[maidofmistakes]

I... guess. I just don't want them to get upset. They seem nice, but... I mean, not that they're not nice, they are...

[thesettingsun]

...Have you had foster parents who weren't nice?

[Concern levels rising.]

[maidofmistakes]

Uh... Sometimes. Sometimes they were just tired of having me around, or someone else caused trouble so they didn't want to foster anymore, or -- you know how you go to the store and buy something, then it doesn't fit, so you take it back? Just not fitting, you know? I think so.

[thesettingsun]

Sure, I do that, but I'm not buying people. That's completely different.

[maidofmistakes]

Yeah, I guess, but... [shuffles feet] I just don't want to be trouble.

[thesettingsun]

If you're always worried about getting sent back into foster care for every little thing, wouldn't you be miserable all the time?

[Yes.]

[maidofmistakes]

...Not really!

[The hesitation and resulting look on Kara's face do not say "not really."]

I'm just, you know, trying to get by and all.

[thesettingsun]

[Kara...

Sorry, Shuji's going to try to gently ruffle her hair now.]

[maidofmistakes]

[Kara gives a quiet laugh and smiles gratefully.]

Hey! Uh... thanks. Sorry, I didn't want to bother you or anything.

[thesettingsun]

What else are ex-neighbors for?

[Unless it's to ask for a cup of sugar. He never got why it was always sugar.]

[maidofmistakes]

I dunno. It's pretty nice of you, especially since I'm pretty sure you don't even live next door now?

[thesettingsun]

That's why we're ex-neighbors. But, really, I don't mind helping you out. Or being someone you can vent to if you want.

[maidofmistakes]

Really? But if I start to bother you, tell me.

[thesettingsun]

I will. [He probably won't.] You don't have to worry about it.