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[ JANUARY EVENT. ]

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kashuu.

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[ The mask is smoldering a little at the edges... Atsushi really should be more careful...

But wow, what a good idea, Kashuu?! Atsushi replies with a firm nod to that, and closes his eyes in what would probably pass as reverence. ]

Haru-kun's birthday...? Th, that sounds good! He's really holy or something, right...?

[ Haru, officially an otome protag in both of their eyes. ]

H-Haru-kun...! Give us strength!!

[ And here he goes, dropping his mask into the fire.

It literally erupts into a column of flames. ]

[adornmental]

[Is Haru not perfect to fill the shoes of an otome protag...

BUT!! He's feeling pretty good about this! Pretty confident in their choice here...! Except then there's FIRE EVERYWHERE AND HE'S SCREAMING AGAIN. At least he's smart enough to pull Atsushi away from the fire this time, even if he probably yanks his arm a little too hard.]

Oh my god—!! Are you okay?!

1/2

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K...Kashuu-kun...

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[ A single tear...forms on the corner of one anime eye, as he watches hellfire spray a foot away from him. ]

I can't do it. You have to run.... leave without me...

[ HE CAN'T EVEN SCREAM... ]

mary.

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Starve...?

[ Ah, what a nice girl. He laughs a little about this, though, and waves a hand. ]

Haha, I once survived for a good few days without eating much, Mary-chan...! Compared to that, this is nothing.

[immobileyes]

... Are you human?

[ Because isn't that kind of bad?? For people not Mary, who did not eat for years like a weirdo-- ]

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E-eh? What makes you say that...?

[ He fumbles with this answer; looks, for a moment, as if he doesn't know how to answer. ]

It was just... I'd been kicked out, and I didn't have any money to eat properly...!

ai.

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E...eh? Does that mean I'll have to walk around naked?

[ He's so confused... ]

Aha... I guess that's better than being stuck up here, though. Go ahead...!

time for suffering i mean

[emotive]

O-Oh... Yes, there's that isn't there...??

[Do they truly want to deal with this!?]

ai is the true S in cereal

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W...well, I think I saw some clothes... in another booth.

[ kigus, they're kigus. ]

So... I can probably swipe one of those.

viridi.

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[ There's a beat here, where he actually seems to think about her response deeply: that she doesn't really want to be here, and that she probably wants her space? Or to heckle more people? He actually has no idea, but he's stupid and earnest and has to consider this.

Once he finishes thinking, he offers a timid, somewhat hesitant: ]

Ah, well... maybe we should at least try to find something enjoyable, then? This definitely isn't ideal for either of us, but...

...there's no harm in trying to have fun, right? Maybe we can go play a game together.

[forceofnature]

...What?

[For his efforts, Atsushi receives a suspicious stare and a frown.]

You know I just spent ten minutes literally laughing at you, right? I mean, I figured you were a little bit of a doormat, but you can't go around being this nice. You'll get eaten alive.

...Probably literally.

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Well, that's true, but— it's not like you wanted to be here either, right? If you were dragged here... then I know what that's like, too. Because I was dragged onto that stage.

[ Her frown is met with a sheepish half-laugh, as if he can't believe his own logic, either. ]

It's not about being nice, I don't think. It's selfish, really— maybe I just want us to do other things, so you'd stop picking on people. Think of it that way?

rapunzel.

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[ OKAY BUT WHAT IF HE WANTS CERES TO KILL HIM TOO... he stands there dumbly for a few seconds before snapping out of it, enough that he tries to trot on after her—

—and almost trots too far and bumps into her as she turns. Good job, champ.

For every step he takes forward, he takes another one back. He does that here too, skids the heel of his shoes against grass, finds his footing again and straightens with some purpose. ]

—I thought I was seeing things. [ That comes out before he could think to phrase it differently. It sounds kinda rude, doesn't it. ] Ah, that's to say...

...I've never seen anyone like you? And your hair is so pretty—

[ He still can't believe it, tbh. ]

inaba.

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—What?! Isn't that something more people should advertise before they let anyone go into her cottage?!

[ This is alarming... ]

Someone new like me has no way of knowing things like that...!

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It's CERES. They never tell shit.

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Ah... well. I guess that's true? But also, it's too late for me now... I guess. Since I went in there.

leon.

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Aha... yeah. I wanted to get that— [ he points to a big stuffed plushie of what looks like a giant steak??? why is that even there, who knows. ] —for my...

[ He takes a second to think about how to phrase this. ]

...c, coworker. [ It's a tiger. It's definitely a tiger. ] But the game was rigged. Can you believe that I got -5000 points for hitting the center?!

[discard]

[................. that's... that's definitely not normal and he's not even sure what to address first.]

You must be joking.

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No, of course you aren't. You were willing to risk your life for that.

[Leon had no idea that the games were rigged, of course, he's just a paranoid child.]

saburo.

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Probably... those are still rubber bullets, aren't they?!

[ Those pellets hurt, man. At least his hands are free enough to cover his face, as Saburo takes aim. ]

Have you ever played games like this, by the way...?! [ Hopefully he has enough experience that he can aim for some harmless part of Atsushi's body... ]

[damfool]

[ Geez, he can't take a good aim when Atsushi is playing "I see no evil" game. He let's out a small sigh and straightens up from his shooting stance, slinging the toy gun over his shoulders. ]

I have. [ he visited the game center a lot back in the day, thank you very much! And - ] I've even handled a real gun before. So relax.

nagare.

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[ Nic Cage memes exist on the Internet, and yet somehow Atsushi is worse... truly a feat.

But the fact of the matter is that Atsushi is staring at a guy who seems literally strapped to his wheelchair, so it would be incredibly impolite of him to insist that the guy somehow get up to help. He waves his hands as best he can in his position, indicating that no, of course he doesn't expect Nagare to help—

—but, oh. Apparently the bird can?? How perplexing. ]

E...eh?! D—don't trouble yourself, you don't have to... [ wait up, though. ] D, did you just say something about your bird being able to do it...?

okuni.

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[ The carnie is definitely raving mad, and he's about to insist that Okuni become the prize to replace Atsushi— and he might have gotten somewhere with it if he didn't get tackled by Atsushi from behind first (with a mumbled sorry).

Atsushi looks stunned, of course, but he's also impressed by Okuni's skills. So, there's that... it distracts from his general feeling of 'I hate my life', and so does the yelling alien a few feet away from him.

Picking Okuni's plushie up, he hops over the booth and gestures for the both of them to start moving. ]

A, ah— I'm fine, but we should probably go...! [ Angry carnie is trying to get up now, smh. ] But that was really amazing...!

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[Okuni immediately moves at Atsushi's gesture, though she did watch with wide eyes as Atsushi tackled that carnie (and she might have cheered and clapped a little), but she knows a get away signal when she sees one.]

[So Okuni kicks the angry carnie from behind to knock him to the floor, then uses his back as a convenient springboard to jump over the booth and land next to Atsushi. sorry carnie.... She grabs Atsushi's elbow and initiates the LET'S ZOOM OUT OF HERE plan... but meanwhile]

Oh, that's nothing to be impressed about! [but she likes praise....] I could have thrown an extra dart and hit that carnie right between the eyes!

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