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[korekara]

WHO: Souji, Honoka and you poor unfortunate soul
WHERE: Recollé Square
WHEN: 2/21, late afternoon
WHAT: Rescuing cats from trees. or something like that.
WARNINGS: probably none?!? will be edited if needed

[ It's a nice, ordinary day in Recollé Square, isn't it? The weather's passable. Birds are singing. Cats are meowing.

Hold up.

That's right, cats are... meowing? Or that's what it sounds like, anyway. The distinctive nyaaa of a mildly distressed cat seems to be coming from the branches of one of the trees dotted around the park. It's followed by another meow, which suggests the presence of another cat up there. Weird.

Surely you wouldn't have the heart to leave a feline in distress up a tree, would you? ]

Comments

[burningblossoms]

Uh...huh.

Should I go get a ladder, or do you want more alone time?

[tarotcards]

A ladder, pawlease. Honyaka-chan doesn't seem to do well with heights.

[ her death grip on his arm is cutting off circulation. he... can't feel anything in this arm anymore... ]

[burningblossoms]

...Alright. I'll...go get a ladder. Give me a minute to found the groundskeeper.

[tarotcards]

Thank mew. We will wait here.

[ not like he can go anywhere... ]

[burningblossoms]

[Yukiko's gone for a few minutes before returning with...you guessed it...a ladder!]

Okay guys, here you go!

[Seriously, this is just...wow. What the hell man.]

[tarotcards]

[ their hero!!!! souji just lets her do her thing since, well, he can't really help, so he just continues to pretend to be a cat to keep up the illusion ]

Nyaaaaan.

[ ... don't somehow get stuck in the tree with them, yukiko ]

[burningblossoms]

...Next time I'm going to have to lure you down with tuna, aren't I?

[Weirdos.]

[tarotcards]

It'd definyately be nice to have a treat afterwards, yes.

[ if all is well, souji will try to descend on the ladder now. please hold it still so he doesn't fall ]

[burningblossoms]

You can stop with the verbal tic, you know.

[She will do so. Because she's not evil. But still...]

[tarotcards]

Would nyat be a fury meowvelous cat without it, though.

[ ... he's not going to stop, okay ]

[burningblossoms]

Why...

[Souji...]

Please stop this is weird.

[tarotcards]

Ah...

[ ... did he take it too far? now he just feels kind of bad ]

I'm sorry. I'll stop now.

[burningblossoms]

Thank you.

[That's...it's just too weird for her. Don't be that guy.]

Are you alright?

[tarotcards]

[ Is he still better than Yosuke? Even after the weird verbal tic? ]

Asides from Honoka-chan's death grip on my arm and the ringing in my ears, I think I'm all right. Thank you, Yukiko-san.

[burningblossoms]

Don't mention it.

[Yes, still better than Yoosk. After all, Yoosk is the jerk that...you know...did the thing.]

Just be careful next time.

[tarotcards]

[ Awesome. As long as he's better than Yosuke, that's all that matters. ]

Of course. The next time I see a cat in a tree, I'll ensure to at least bring a ladder with me.

[ ... was that really why he was up there?? ]

[burningblossoms]

[You know who's better than Yosuke? Basically everyone, except this annoying bear that sometimes freaks her out in her dreams.]

Good. Or...maybe call the groundskeeper next time?

[tarotcards]

[ The bear and Yosuke are practically on the same level here, tbh. ]

But it was calling for me and it would have taken too long to call for a groundskeeper.

[burningblossoms]

and if it's stuck it's not going anywhere for the five minutes...

[Oh, nevermind, Souji you're an odd duck.]

Anyway, you're okay, right?

[tarotcards]

[ Souji was about to say something to that comment because no cat should stay up in a tree for five minutes. It's simply cruel, but he decides otherwise and nods his head instead. ]

I'm all right. Thank you.

[ He just might be a little dirty from climbing a tree and then staying them for who knows how long, but he's definitely okay. ]

Thank you for also getting me down. Do you need help to take back the ladder?

[burningblossoms]

No, no, it's fine.

[She gives him a warm, genuinely friendly smile. No, she's got this bro.]

You guys should go recover from your harrowing ordeal. I saw that deathgrip.

[tarotcards]

[ Yukiko, you da best. This is definitely where their social link rank goes up (you know, after Souji regains that power some days later...). At the mention of the death grip, Souji places a hand against his arm. ]

Mm... Honoka-chan is a lot stronger than she seems. I would recommend not climbing trees with her or any rollercoasters that have a tendency to stay stuck at the top.

[ since those two share a common thing like height and being stuck, right? ]

[burningblossoms]

I...hadn't intended to? I'm not in the habit of climbing trees.

[A beat.]

Why did she follow you up there?

[tarotcards]

[ ... ahaha ]

Well... I got stuck up in the tree first so she came to try and rescue me.

[burningblossoms]

Ah...

[A pause.]

Has anyone ever told you that you're a strange guy?