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[stressweets]

WHO: Tsukasa & you
WHERE: A variety of places, both in Recollé and outside of it... (which is just Pesgare) (for a weekend)
WHEN: Throughout the month
WHAT: It's an open post... and a catch-all. All-purpose post.
WARNINGS: None, will add if necessary

do. drawing in the city

[ Due to some recent... developments... Tsukasa's been putting a lot more effort into keeping himself busy, and that chiefly involves getting better at drawing people. Landscapes, flora, all of that? He's perfectly great at, albeit his style errs more on a loose, flighty style of watercolor.

But again. Getting better at drawing people. He can be found at a few of the parks doing studies on people, couples, animals, you... all of that. Looking vaguely frustrated and, at one point, just kind of. flopping back in the grass with the world's loudest groan.

Not that his attempts at it at the square are much better, where he ends up laying on the fountain's edge, looking at the water like he's considering rolling into it.

......Yeah, it really isn't going well. ]

re. drawing out of the city

[ "Maybe I'll have better luck somewhere new," he said, and then went to Pesgare one weekend when he wasn't busy.

Except Tsukasa doesn't handle boats well, so on the way he can be found leaning on the railing and looking more than a little miserable. He prefers these to like, airplanes? Definitely? But... boats... Three hours of this is awful, like at least it isn't walking into heat but Respartum had only been like an hour away...!?

When he's there though, he can be found resting his poor stomach on the side of the road for a bit before he starts sketching again. Those with a keen eye will notice, though, that he ends up drawing the sights more than the people... Pesgare is beautiful, and he needs to practice architecture anyway... ♪ Even if he's supposed to be focusing on people.

He can also be found just around, taking in the sights and... in the marketplace, taking in the smells. And the bakeries. And— look, he likes food, shush. Are you reaching for that last chocolat au pain or other tasty treat too? Tsukasa'll back off with an "Ah, sorry," though he'll look a little put-out at not being able to have it himself. ]

mi. wildcard

[ Nothing catching your interest/we already have plans/you wanna do class stuff (his electives are art and home ec, he's in Art Club)/maybe at work at the riding school and stables/whatever? Go ahead and throw me anything, I'll roll with it! You can also catch me over on plurk at flaired, or on Discord at Bella#4429; I'm quicker to reply to pings though, as a heads up. ]

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[stressweets]

[ Bless you, Shuji..... Tsukasa stares up at him, then sits up and tucks his sketchbook against his chest, drawing his legs up after a moment. ]

Um... Sure. [ ...he came over because he groaned, didn't he. That's kind of embarrassing— ] I mean, I don't mind. I'm okay if you came to check on me or something though—um, well.

[ .... ]

It's hard. [ a little wave of his pencil. ] I'm just getting a little frustrated, I guess...

[thesettingsun]

[It was definitely the groan. Even with the reassurance that everything is fine, Shuji still sits down next to Tsukasa.]

Artist's block?

[He's been there.]

Trying to draw something in particular?

[stressweets]

[ A little nod, and he gestures at a mom watching over her kid. ]

...Her. Um, not for any creepy reason! Just, you know, trying to get better at... drawing people. [ ah. haha. He glances down at his sketchbook, then slowly lays it on his lap.

.......think first year of art class-level. He obviously knows how to draw, but it's definitely. HE CAN'T DRAW PEOPLE, OKAY. HE'S WORKING ON IT. ] They're harder than trees and flowers and... pretty much anything I usually draw.

[thesettingsun]

You'd probably do better if you practiced on a model who wasn't moving.

[Nobody stays completely still without consciously attempting to. This mom keeps turning her head to make sure nobody creepy is around, and when the kid goes further into the park then the mom moves to follow.]

People are a pain to draw, though. Even my art friends complain all the time about hands.

[Fucking hands.]

[stressweets]

[ Fucking hands. ]

They're hard, yeah. Mmm... I'm sure they can't be as difficult as chrysanthemums or hydrangeas though... [ He taps his pencil on his paper, then glances at Shuji. Thinks about it. ] ...Would you mind holding still for a picture? Um, I'll make it quick...

[thesettingsun]

I don't mind. Is this pose okay?

[Shuji sitting on his butt on the grass, that is. It's one of the rare occasions when he's worn jeans. Dark wash jeans, but still, easier to get grass stains out of than most of his pants.]

[stressweets]

Ah, yeah. If this ends up taking longer than I want it to, then I don't want you to get sore or anything like that...

[ And it's... going to take longer than "quick" because of who he is as a person, so. Sit tight, Shuji. ]

...I don't think we've met, have we? [ Carefully drawing, glancing up. Frowning a little and erasing. Trying again. ] Um, before today, I mean.

[thesettingsun]

[It's a good thing his work shifts tend to be evening shifts.]

Probably not. I'm Shuji Tsushima, nice to meet you.

[Tsukasa's face seems somehow familiar, but he could have passed him on campus, or seen a tiny icon on Retrospec, or seen him at Club Sunshine - he looks like he'd visit a host club at least once.]

[stressweets]

[ THAT'S

A TERRIBLE ASSESSMENT that's probably true, but he hasn't gone yet. He's a good, pure boy who hasn't considered it. ]

I'm Tsukasa Suzakura...~ [ the boy who gets personally attacked every time someone insults horses. that one. ] It's nice to meet you, Shuji. I'd shake your hand too but...

[ ...sketching. He'll bow his head a little at least. Or he's just looking closer at his paper. Hard to discern. ]

...So, um, what do you do? [ small talk to make this less awkward, because certainly that will make it less awkward. ] I'm in high school...~ I enrolled this past January, actually.

[thesettingsun]

I just published a novel recently - oh, aren't you on Retrospec? I think we've talked before, actually. About horses?

[And so Tsukasa is spared from I Published A Novel Have You Read It.]

[stressweets]

[ TOO CLOSE... ]

I am~! And... [ ... ] About Marvelous! Yes, I remember now... ♪ You took issue with my assertion that it was an unhealthy weight for a horse.

[thesettingsun]

Of course it's an unhealthy weight for a horse. That doesn't mean the horse himself isn't wonderful.

[They could reignite this argument months later.]

[stressweets]

[ oh my god. ]

I never said that, I simply said he was at a poor weight and Sena-senpai took issue with it. I'll stand by it, too. Marvelous would be more marvelous if he was more healthy.

[thesettingsun]

Sena wasn't responsible for the care and feeding that led to Marvelous being at that weight. He did nothing wrong. ...In this very specific instance.

[Saying 'Sena did nothing wrong' feels weird.]

[stressweets]

But did he do anything to rectify it?

[ this is the stupidest conversation to have while he's drawing. ]

[thesettingsun]

This was in August. He was kind of busy.

[It's such a stupid conversation.]

[stressweets]

...What happened in August, anyway? I know there was a "storm" and I read a little about it on the guide that Ms... Mrs? Marker made, but...

[ ... ]

Mm, I guess I'd rather hear it explained...?

[thesettingsun]

[Softly, but with feeling:] Everything happened so much.

You'd be better off asking Sena. I wasn't dragged out of the city and I wasn't in the special teams either, I don't know as much as other people do.

[stressweets]

[ More stuff to ask senpai... Tsukasa frowns a little, but nods and holds up his sketchbook to



make a face at it and go back to erasing lines, ugh. ]

Did anything happen in the city, or was it okay? Um, here seemed pretty fine after all, at least when we all came back on our break day.

[thesettingsun]

[The sketch is going that well, huh?]

There were monsters inside the city last time. That was a thing that happened.

[stressweets]

[ Oh, definitely. Best sketch ever. ........he's a perfectionist and he's bad at people leave him alone. ]

...Oh, that's what the mayor meant by that... [ how... weird...... ] That sounds really scary though. You're really brave for sticking around back then~.

[thesettingsun]

We couldn't actually leave the city back then and I wasn't picked for a team, so it's not like I had a choice. I stayed in my boyfriend's apartment for almost the whole month.

[Don't compliment him on things that aren't true.]

[stressweets]

[ Shuji just take a compliment goddamn— ]

Oh. [ that's. less cool. uh. hm. ] ...Tell me about your boyfriend? I like hearing about that kind of thing. Um... Love and stuff.

[thesettingsun]

Of course!

[His mood goes from sulk to sparkle instantly.]

Have you met Guido Mista, most amazing human being in Recolle? He's a host at Club Sunshine, definitely the most handsome one there~

[stressweets]

He can't be the most amazing human being in Recollé as long as Hinata lives there too~. But ah, I haven't. Um, I've never been to a host club or anything like that, actually... Is it really okay for people my age to?

[ ??? Is this going to be his next Real Life Adventure... ]