[ Sort of, anyway. Akashi certainly didn't expect to be wrong. He's never wrong, but he's humble enough to admit his own mistakes if and when he commits them. ]
She also said that you impersonated her. I was speaking with you that time rather than speaking with her, she says.
Ah, then I'm glad y-- W-wha...? [ He cuts off suddenly, the surprise in his voice shining through as he forces himself to sound as shocked as possible. ]
I... I don't get it. Why would she say something like that? Akashi-chan... this is so like her. [ He sniffles, forcing that emotion to be telepathically sent alongside the words. ] I told you before, right? That we've known each other a long time. [ He just sounds worse and worse the more he keeps speaking. ] Back in middle school I told her that I liked her and she's been like this ever since. Wasn't eating one of my crayons enough? Why does she keep blaming me for things like this? I just want her to like me! Waaaaaah!
[ It's surprising how genuine he manages to make this sound through telepathy tbh, even if he's blabbering so quickly Akashi won't be able to get a word in until he's mentally wailing at him. ]
[Without an amulet in this world, one runs the risk of straight up dying from some emotional vacuum bullshit. Which, of all the ways to go, is probably really, really lame. And when one disappears, their amulet gets left behind, which provides something of a dilemma if the person returns. Do they get a new one right off the bat, or do they have to start up a search for their old amulet, or hope someone was kind enough to turn it into the lost&found?
On the bright side, when one re-appears, this is not actually something they have to worry about since they'll simply appear wherever their amulet currently was. Presumably this isn't an exact thing--it'd suck if their amulet got thrown into the sea and the person reappeared at the bottom of it, after all. Which is probably why, when Miu reappears again, she doesn't actually land on top of one (1) Kokichi Ouma, presuming he's still physically holding onto her amulet.
She does, however, still end up-- more or less on top of him anyhow. She'd been waking up and in the process of sitting herself up when her surroundings suddenly shifted around her. She wasn't kneeling on the bed in Yuri's home anymore, but in water, straddling a pair of legs. Bare legs. The water instantly soaks her stockings and her shoes and the ends of her skirt as it sloshes about by the sudden extra body filling it, one hand bracing against the side of the tub. There's a flicker of panic at the water sensation (the lights flicker a little in response), but she's more baffled by the fact she's pretty much suddenly face-to-face with Kokichi.
Miu doesn't even know what to say even as she jerks up and away with an alarm squeak, looking utterly confused--too confused to even bother being embarrassed by the compromising situation she's found herself in.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, KOKICHI. Holiday wishes DO come true!]
[ He's still linked to his own, with it around his neck as it is, but Hinasaki's is wrapped around his wrist multiple times to keep it secure. It doesn't fill with the emotions, obviously, but... it's still kept close.
Granted, he never expected that her coming back would lead her right to the amulet - not to this extent. The weight on his lap is a surprise, but thankfully it isn't his chest or head to trigger anything bad. Despite that, it still causes shock when her weight is there and he's not wearing anything. Water does little to cover him, even with the soap in there.
His eyes go wide before he has a chance to control himself, skin flushing as she jerks back and it becomes clear she's 100% real. She's there.
He doesn't know whether to feel glad, or to just let the shock and anger take over. ]
[Miu sits on her knees, her hands up as if she doesn't know where to put them and she staring at his face still. It doesn't seem to have caught up with her yet that they're in the bath, ind still reeling from the sudden change in scenery.
There's a moment where she does react rather automatically, expression becoming cool and almost arrogant, mouth opening for a snarky response--] I'll remember that next-- [She falters, unable to even bother pretending, not when her own grief and hurt is too fresh. The expression falls and she looks away, ending with a muttered] Time...
[She doesn't want there to be a 'next time.' She doesn't want there to be a 'time' at all. Miu looks back at him, lost, and then her gaze travels lower. And...lower...
There's a strangled yelp and she hastily looks away again, face burning red] Y-you're naked-- [She blurts it out and looks everywhere but him, reaching for the side of the tub to pull herself up, stammering something that might be an apology as she tries to extract herself from the situation]
[ It's strange to watch the way her face shifts, first playing pretend in trying to act aloof, almost uncaring about any of this - just like she normally would. But then she's not even trying anymore, not bothering might be more accurate. He wants to just let her go, honestly. To go back to pretending he doesn't give a fuck and that he hasn't been changed a little by having her in his life, calling him out on his BS whenever it comes up. The reason he can't exactly is because of the grief she doesn't even hide, wondering what happened or where she went to come back like that.
Maybe he hadn't been so close to her when he saw her naked, and he isn't comfortable with this at all, but he does reach to grab her shoulders when she moves to try and pull herself up. He stops her. ]
Mmm, so now we're even, right? Does it bother you that much, Hinasaki-chan?
[ Yet he's already kicking himself from stopping her from leaving now as well, knowing he'd be a lot safer if she just left and never came back. If he kicked her out instead, told her to get out of his apartment and go home. ]
[ When Kokichi wakes, he will find that his crystal is glowing! His emotion drops for the month of Ennea have resonated with Empatheias' giant crystal, and a reaction has been formed.
By his feet, he will find a box of a game. Toilet darts! May he enjoy himself on his throne starting today.
(Thank you for submitting to the Emotion Tracker!) ]
[Hey, she didn't go IN his apartment, so this doesn't count as going over. Sort of. Whatever.
Either way, he'll find a little baggie of handmade chocolates, shaped and decorated carefully to look like dice and clown masks. They're kind of lumpy and taste a little too sweet, but an attempt was made. Accompanying it is a letter.]
Kokichi
[The 'i's are dotted with hearts even. Gross]
It's hard to think of a coherent way to get everything I want to say down on paper. I don't know where to begin. You've been a huge pain in the ass sometimes, you know? But that's hardly the way to start off a heartfelt confession.
When we first arrived together, it was all just supposed to be a game. You were entertaining and I was bored, and we both managed to get under each other's skin in a way I'd never had someone do before. I didn't think it'd last. I thought we might pick on each other once in a while, ships passing in the night and all, but somehow it shifted to something more than that.
You know more about me than anyone here. Somehow, some way, you've managed to worm yourself into a permanent place in my mind an my heart. Does that sound too romantic and mushy? Don't worry, it's not like that. But it IS true. When I imagine my time here, you're always the first one on my mind. I can't imagine a time here, in the past or in the future, that doesn't somehow involve you, you know? You're special to me, in a way that different from something like 'love' or even 'friendship.' And I'm not going to let anything change that.
I know you care, in your own way, and I know it's hard for you to open up, to be even a little bit vulnerable, and to trust. It's frustrating sometimes, but I'm not giving up on you. So you'll just have to get used to me sticking around, huh? Despite it all, you're a good guy deep down. I believe that. And I know if it's something that really matters, I CAN depend on you.
Sometimes I get scared that you'll get bored of me. I know I'm clingy and needy and all of that, but that fear of being left alone isn't all that keeps me holding onto you. I care about you too. I really do like you and I value our friendship deeply. I don't want to lose that. I don't want to lose you.
Ah, now it really IS getting too mushy.
Anyway, I know you have Momota-san and Saihara-san (and now Amami-san, I suppose), but don't forget I'm here for you too. Not that it matters because you could get in anyway, but my door's still open to you.
Love, Hinasaki
P.S. I started working with the acting troupe. I've always only done things because people told me to do them, you know? But you've taught me more than you might think, about actually trying to be myself. Even if I'm still discovering who the 'real me' is, even if I don't know if I'm doing acting because I don't know anything else or if I actually like it, I'm trying to find out on my own now.
When we have our first big show, I want you to be there too. I'll perform better knowing I have someone cheering me on.
[ Jaune knows he could call or write to Ouma, but something about it feels cowardly with how things went down between them. Even getting that Valentine's Day gift wasn't enough to make Jaune reach out at first, but spending time in Remnant and then coming back here has given him a new perspective on things.
... If he should ever disappear again, he doesn't want it to be on bad terms.
So, for the purposes of this prompt, let's pretend Jaune knows where Ouma would most likely be in public, and that's where he will wait. Ice cream place? Task board? Sex shop?? choose your own adventure ]
[ While he may not be aware of it, the extra time helps. Ouma is not nearly as unstable as he was during and after Selenium, in fact he seems to be a lot more like himself again in that Jaune will see him hopping into the sex shop without so much as a backward glance.
The only problem is that it isn’t an in and out visit and after a good 20 to 30 minutes Jaune may have to just come in and find him. ]
i'd like to take all the credit and zero blame for whatever happens here
[ Jaune waits patiently, until he no longer has any patience left in him. Is Ouma doing this on purpose?!? Frustrated, Jaune bursts into the sex shop and yells at his ex-boy'f from across the room. ]
Are you kidding me?! How LONG does someone take in a place like this? What-- you testing all the products or something?
[ Doing it on purpose??? How is he supposed to when he didn’t even see Jaune on the way in? He’s holding up a lacy racy as fuck set when Jaune’s voice makes his head snap up, eyes going wide for a second, before he grins brightly as though there was never a fight at all. ]
Ah, did you come to my rescue?! I can’t decide which to get, do you think this’d suit me?
[ It's been a while since Akashi spoke with Ouma. Truthfully, it's made him quite lonely because he... doesn't really have a lot of friends here. Were his other personality dominant, he wouldn't mind, but he is more fragile than ever at this moment despite being strong.
He wants to be with people so he doesn't have to be alone again. It's why he telepathically contacts Ouma, somebody whom he's worried for for a bit since he knew that some Otherworlders left to travel to Verati. Was he one of them? ]
[ It’s been a while for a number of reasons, one being that he ran away from everyone but Hizumi and Amami after Valentine’s day but also because he went on the trip to Verati as well. Now that his dunamis is improving thanks to Hizumi it seemed fine to take the risk.
He feels a little bad about being MIA though so he responds immediately when Akashi contacts him. ]
My beloved Akashi-chan would never be bothering me! What’s up?
[ A few days after Weiss' encounter with Ouma when she got back from Remnant, she sends the boy a small package. Inside the box is a scarf and a note that reads: ]
I'm doing better now.
Thank you.
[ It says not who it's from, but there's a blue snowflake at the centre of the card. Who else wears snowflakes on her clothes? Weiss Schnee does. ]
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[ Hi!! ]
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Ah, Akashi-chan! How did it go with my beloved Iruma-chan? Did you manage to sort things out?
[ "Beloved Iruma-chan"... what a joke tbh. ]
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[ Sort of, anyway. Akashi certainly didn't expect to be wrong. He's never wrong, but he's humble enough to admit his own mistakes if and when he commits them. ]
She also said that you impersonated her. I was speaking with you that time rather than speaking with her, she says.
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I... I don't get it. Why would she say something like that? Akashi-chan... this is so like her. [ He sniffles, forcing that emotion to be telepathically sent alongside the words. ] I told you before, right? That we've known each other a long time. [ He just sounds worse and worse the more he keeps speaking. ] Back in middle school I told her that I liked her and she's been like this ever since. Wasn't eating one of my crayons enough? Why does she keep blaming me for things like this? I just want her to like me! Waaaaaah!
[ It's surprising how genuine he manages to make this sound through telepathy tbh, even if he's blabbering so quickly Akashi won't be able to get a word in until he's mentally wailing at him. ]
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This seems like a dispute that I shouldn't be part of.
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On the bright side, when one re-appears, this is not actually something they have to worry about since they'll simply appear wherever their amulet currently was. Presumably this isn't an exact thing--it'd suck if their amulet got thrown into the sea and the person reappeared at the bottom of it, after all. Which is probably why, when Miu reappears again, she doesn't actually land on top of one (1) Kokichi Ouma, presuming he's still physically holding onto her amulet.
She does, however, still end up-- more or less on top of him anyhow. She'd been waking up and in the process of sitting herself up when her surroundings suddenly shifted around her. She wasn't kneeling on the bed in Yuri's home anymore, but in water, straddling a pair of legs. Bare legs. The water instantly soaks her stockings and her shoes and the ends of her skirt as it sloshes about by the sudden extra body filling it, one hand bracing against the side of the tub. There's a flicker of panic at the water sensation (the lights flicker a little in response), but she's more baffled by the fact she's pretty much suddenly face-to-face with Kokichi.
Miu doesn't even know what to say even as she jerks up and away with an alarm squeak, looking utterly confused--too confused to even bother being embarrassed by the compromising situation she's found herself in.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, KOKICHI. Holiday wishes DO come true!]
just dies tbh also SPOILER ALERT
Granted, he never expected that her coming back would lead her right to the amulet - not to this extent. The weight on his lap is a surprise, but thankfully it isn't his chest or head to trigger anything bad. Despite that, it still causes shock when her weight is there and he's not wearing anything. Water does little to cover him, even with the soap in there.
His eyes go wide before he has a chance to control himself, skin flushing as she jerks back and it becomes clear she's 100% real. She's there.
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You could have just knocked, y'know?
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There's a moment where she does react rather automatically, expression becoming cool and almost arrogant, mouth opening for a snarky response--] I'll remember that next-- [She falters, unable to even bother pretending, not when her own grief and hurt is too fresh. The expression falls and she looks away, ending with a muttered] Time...
[She doesn't want there to be a 'next time.' She doesn't want there to be a 'time' at all. Miu looks back at him, lost, and then her gaze travels lower. And...lower...
There's a strangled yelp and she hastily looks away again, face burning red] Y-you're naked-- [She blurts it out and looks everywhere but him, reaching for the side of the tub to pull herself up, stammering something that might be an apology as she tries to extract herself from the situation]
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Mmm, so now we're even, right? Does it bother you that much, Hinasaki-chan?
[ Yet he's already kicking himself from stopping her from leaving now as well, knowing he'd be a lot safer if she just left and never came back. If he kicked her out instead, told her to get out of his apartment and go home. ]
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Mystery Gift - December.
By his feet, he will find a box of a game. Toilet darts! May he enjoy himself on his throne starting today.
(Thank you for submitting to the Emotion Tracker!) ]
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Either way, he'll find a little baggie of handmade chocolates, shaped and decorated carefully to look like dice and clown masks. They're kind of lumpy and taste a little too sweet, but an attempt was made. Accompanying it is a letter.]
Kokichi
[The 'i's are dotted with hearts even. Gross]
It's hard to think of a coherent way to get everything I want to say down on paper. I don't know where to begin. You've been a huge pain in the ass sometimes, you know? But that's hardly the way to start off a heartfelt confession.
When we first arrived together, it was all just supposed to be a game. You were entertaining and I was bored, and we both managed to get under each other's skin in a way I'd never had someone do before. I didn't think it'd last. I thought we might pick on each other once in a while, ships passing in the night and all, but somehow it shifted to something more than that.
You know more about me than anyone here. Somehow, some way, you've managed to worm yourself into a permanent place in my mind an my heart. Does that sound too romantic and mushy? Don't worry, it's not like that. But it IS true. When I imagine my time here, you're always the first one on my mind. I can't imagine a time here, in the past or in the future, that doesn't somehow involve you, you know? You're special to me, in a way that different from something like 'love' or even 'friendship.' And I'm not going to let anything change that.
I know you care, in your own way, and I know it's hard for you to open up, to be even a little bit vulnerable, and to trust. It's frustrating sometimes, but I'm not giving up on you. So you'll just have to get used to me sticking around, huh? Despite it all, you're a good guy deep down. I believe that. And I know if it's something that really matters, I CAN depend on you.
Sometimes I get scared that you'll get bored of me. I know I'm clingy and needy and all of that, but that fear of being left alone isn't all that keeps me holding onto you. I care about you too. I really do like you and I value our friendship deeply. I don't want to lose that. I don't want to lose you.
Ah, now it really IS getting too mushy.
Anyway, I know you have Momota-san and Saihara-san (and now Amami-san, I suppose), but don't forget I'm here for you too. Not that it matters because you could get in anyway, but my door's still open to you.
Love,
Hinasaki
P.S. I started working with the acting troupe. I've always only done things because people told me to do them, you know? But you've taught me more than you might think, about actually trying to be myself. Even if I'm still discovering who the 'real me' is, even if I don't know if I'm doing acting because I don't know anything else or if I actually like it, I'm trying to find out on my own now.
When we have our first big show, I want you to be there too. I'll perform better knowing I have someone cheering me on.
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... If he should ever disappear again, he doesn't want it to be on bad terms.
So, for the purposes of this prompt, let's pretend Jaune knows where Ouma would most likely be in public, and that's where he will wait. Ice cream place? Task board? Sex shop?? choose your own adventure ]
Blame yourself for giving me this option
The only problem is that it isn’t an in and out visit and after a good 20 to 30 minutes Jaune may have to just come in and find him. ]
i'd like to take all the credit and zero blame for whatever happens here
Are you kidding me?! How LONG does someone take in a place like this? What-- you testing all the products or something?
That’s fair
Ah, did you come to my rescue?! I can’t decide which to get, do you think this’d suit me?
[ IT ISN'T FOR HIM... ]
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Ouma. [ A beat. ] I hope I'm not disturbing.
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My beloved Akashi-chan would never be bothering me! What’s up?
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I woke up to find a chess set in my room. I'm truly happy. I was wondering if you'd like to play during your free time.
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of course you did
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MESSENGER BIRD - 24/02.
I'm doing better now.
Thank you.
[ It says not who it's from, but there's a blue snowflake at the centre of the card. Who else wears snowflakes on her clothes? Weiss Schnee does. ]
4/13; text
You know about those color-changing flowers they had all around, right?
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Yup, yup! How could I not know?
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[ S o r r y ]
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[...She says, but she's still pretty calm. It's not freaking out so much as "giddy disbelief." She sends along a picture of a red and a purple flower]
Akashi-san gave me these. I'm still not entirely sure I'm awake right now? Is this real life? [she's dying, squirtle]
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[ CHILL. But what is he looking at? ]
Huh. Do they mean the same as what that store did at valentine's?
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