Day 74 | Action | Open

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Who: Kaoru Hitachiin, Bon (kyotoprincess ), Rin (hellpyre ), Kuro (silvervine ). 
Open: Open
When: Day 74
Where: Somewhere nice and grassy near the Monument.
What: Kaoru is sketching. Come and say hello. Perhaps he can design you something?
Format: Action
Warnings: None.

[Kaoru can be found settled on the ground with his knees drawn up. Nestled in the space between his thighs and his chest, there is the large black egg with purple splotches that he "rescued" from the chicken coop at the farm a couple of days before. Adjusting to life with an egg in it is almost as strange as adjusting to Bastion Life itself, but thanks to some pep talks from Seimei, he's managing both. Having the egg has certainly helped - in lieu of settling on a proper name, he has decided to call it Tama-chan for the time being. Sure, it reminds him of home, but what other cute name could he come up with for a giant egg?

He has a few sheets of paper, creased in half and resting on top his knees, and is sketching what seem to be ways of attaching a number of bags to the body for storage, without sacrificing balance and freedom of movement to the shifting of the bags. Tapping the pencil against his upper lip... his current plan is for clothing to which the pieces can attach, but surely some sort of harness or strap system would be more adaptable? And waste less materials as well. Having come from a world where there is always more, he is terrible at conserving things and settling for less. Even his tools today, he has had to remind himself, may be meagre, but they do the job.

He tucks the pencil behind his ear and leans back, rubbing Tama-chan a little. He really ought to chat with someone who actually fights and find out from them what's needed.]

Comments

[kyotoprincess]

[Bon is going about his daily routine when he comes across Kaoru. He had been meaning to ask about that egg for a couple days now, and now seems like as good of time as any.

But when he gets closer, he sees the drawings, and that piques his curiosity too.]

Yo, what are you doing?

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[smiles up at him, one hand resting on top of Tama-chan] Sketching! Rin-san's been finding fabrics and I'm figuring out ways to make use of them.

[kyotoprincess]

Aah, I didn't know you were into sewing.

[Hopefully Kaoru doesn't mind Bon plopping down next to him.]

Those look more like pouches than clothes, though.

[individuates]

My mother is a designer. Whole floors of our house are devoted to this stuff.

[Eh. No worries. It's a free country, sit wherever you like]

...well I'm into accessories as well. Clothes designs can come once I've had some consultations with people about what they want. These are for packing stuff up in when you're on the Skyway, though I don't know if they'll be of any use to people.

[Oh!] And I never managed to thank you for before, by the way, when I first got here. So... thanks.

[hellpyre]

[Eventually Kaoru would have a half demon dropping down on the ground next to him, nudging him lightly with her elbow.]

So. How's the father-to-be doin'?

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[he chuckles lightly] I'm getting used to it! It's still weird waking up with this in my bed, though!

How've you been, Rin-san?

[hellpyre]

Hehee! I bet! I still have trouble with Kuro invading my bed. And he likes to sprawl out!

[stretching her arms over her head, Rin let out a tired groan]

Mn... sore. I was helpin' in the garden all mornin'. ... but uh. Y'know, you can call me Rin. I ain't gonna get offended.

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[oh, he knows how that is...] Then you should kick him off first. Or at least get a bigger bed. [Oops. Of course that's impossible. No bigger beds to be had. He knows this. He just forgets sometimes]

[he flaps his papers at her in an attempt at fanning her, with a teasing smile] You know, permission to call you just Rin gives me permission to call you anything else I like, Rin-chan~!

[hellpyre]

You underestimate the power of a sleeping Cat Sith.

[Even if they had bigger beds, Kuro would find some way to take up more than half of it.

Rin smiles at Kaoru, leaning back as he "fans" her with the papers. At least until he says 'Rin-chan'. Her face instantly goes red, and she sputters a little.]

D-does it have to be 'chan'? It always sounded so weird to me...

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Kick him out before he goes to sleep. Job done!

[oooh, now you've gone and put That smile on his face] Of course not! There are plenty of other options. Rin-Rin. Ricchun. [drawing the last one out for emphasis and added awkwardness] O-hi-me-sa-ma~!

[hellpyre]

[Oh no.

Oooooh no. No no this isn't happening. This is horrifying!

Any talk of Kuro is completely forgotten as Rin's face gets redder and redder, and she's just about to put her hands over her face when he pulls the 'princess' line on her.]

KAORU! Don't call me that!

[Sorry, Kaoru, you're getting an arm punch.

A very hard one from a very strong half-demon.]

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[Man down! MAN DOWN!!!]

2/2

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[he has crashed sideways on the grass with a startled yelp, keeping Tama-chan carefully protected but holy shit that hurt. He rubs the injured limb gingerly with a whimper. Owwwww ;A;]

Wh-what did I do?! What did I say?!

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[hellpyre]

DON'T CALL ME PRINCESS! I'M NOT A PRINCESS! I DON'T EVER WANNA BE PRINCESS! I DIDN'T CHOOSE TO BE LIKE THIS--

[Wait, that wasn't one of her classmates that she just punched--]

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[hellpyre]

--! AHH! Kaoru! I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to do that! A-are you okay?!

[individuates]

[he'd always considered himself tougher than he looks, but then he's never been punched that hard before]

...I may need an X-Ray just to be sure...

[you all right there, Tama-chan?]

[hellpyre]

Damn it... I did it again...

L... lemme see it...

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[He heard that]

A-again? You mean this has happened to other people?






Did they survive?

[hellpyre]

... yes.

[Pointless in hiding it, but she does elaborate on what that 'yes' means. Rin scoots closer, reaching out to take his arm, hesitant now that she thinks he might be afraid of her.]

[individuates]

[he lets her - he doesn't really have a reason not to trust her, since it seems like the punch was accidental. But he's still going to complain about it, steadying Tama-chan in his lap with one hand]

Ow, ow, ow....

[hellpyre]

[Good. She's glad for that. Most people go running the other direction after she lays one on them.]

Shh...

[Of course she's not trained or anything, but she did spend fifteen years with Yuki tending her wounds. She's bound to pick up a thing or two.]

It doesn't feel broken... I think I just bruised you pretty bad.

[silvervine]

[ While Kaoru sketches, Kuro investigates. He's quite curious about whatever could be going on and his tail is crooked and just a little bit twitchy as he approaches.

Hey, what do you have there?

But since he's dealing with someone that is a normal human, it just comes out as a particularly inquisitive meow. ]

[individuates]

[well, aren`t you cute?]

Hi, Cat! Meow!

[silvervine]

[ Me- meow? That's not how it works, why does everyone do this? It just sounds silly.

He is an absurdly talkative little cat.

Though he supposes he'd sound just as ridiculous if he tried to form human words. As if he is positive he belongs there, he comes in close and bats at the paper. ]

[individuates]

[because it's cute! And that's how you talk to cats, right? Right!]

[shuffling his papers a bit] Designs, see? I'm trying to make something useful for people when they're out on the Skyway. I don't know if it'll be useful, though...