[OPEN] bird bird's the word

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Who: Yusuke 'has a furby for a soul' Urameshi (fingerbanged) & YOU!
When: IC - 7/4 for the first part, anytime through 7/14 for the second | OOC - 5/8 and until the interlude, probably??
Where: A CERESbucks close to one of the apartments, and then anywhere/everywhere in Cerealia!
What: A trip to the local coffee shop grants Yusuke one (1) penguin-shaped Spirit Beast! Also a catch-all throughout the month for anyone who wants to meet/run into Yusuke and his smol creature.
Rating/Warning: YUSUKE BEING YUSUKE aka chances of bad language, punches, and generally bratty teenage boy-isms, sprinkled with cute flying pudgeballs getting into people's business

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A: Would you like to make that coffee order a combo? (7/4)

[Ah, coffee shops.

The strong smell of a good brew filtering through the air, a quiet atmosphere with unobtrusive music, lots of comfortable seats and adorable pastries... a perfect place to center yourself before a long day at work. Or maybe you're catching up with some reading and studying for school? Perhaps you're just waiting in line for some coffee, a quick pick-me-up before other errands or something to put the spark of life into the tired shell called a body.

Unfortunately, that peaceful lull is about to be broken, as a small, blue penguin-like creature flutters wildly out of one of the bathrooms, making loud 'PUUUU!!' noises of distress. It flaps haphazardly around the shop, slamming into tables, upsetting cups of coffee and plates of croissants, getting tangled up in a few unlucky customers, much like a fat, agitated pigeon. If one was spiritually keen or able to sense auras on things, the animal feels exactly the same as someone else in the store right now, who is currently dropping the iced coffee they were nursing in shock at the sudden chaos.]

P... Puu? Why're you--??

[At the sound of his name, Puu beelines for Yusuke, divebombing into his arms and letting out a happy cry. Yusuke looks down at his spirit beast for a moment, dumbfounded, before turning his eye on the aftermath.]

... oh jeez.



B: You're like a 'get people into danger' tour guide (7/4-7/14)

[Wherever you are, whatever you may be doing-- meditating, going shopping, eating a tasty sandwich, disposing corpses... er, robot pieces-- you're going to have an unexpected companion joining you! Maybe Puu will be landing in your lap, or stealing a piece of bacon from your burger, or conveniently sitting on top of that last scrap of helper-bot you need to destroy... it's all relatively innocent, even if it's a bit obtrusive. Whether or not Puu's made too much of a nuisance of himself, though, it all ends the same... Yusuke running up and scooping the tiny blue penguin-thing away, looking mildly irritated.]

Dammit, how'd Keiko even keep an eye on you in the first place? I'm gonna have to find a leash for your fat ass if you keep doing this crap!

Anyway, er... sorry about that. Stupid thing's still getting used to this place.


C: Wildcard???

[Basically this is a catch-all log for most of May in regards to Puu, so if you want to plan anything aside from this, hit me up over at Urameshi!!]

Comments

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[It's okay, he doesn't know that she's the girl who goes out of her way to not acknowledge ghosts! (This is also how Kaoru described her to him. Kaoru, why are you misrepresenting people.)

He wasn't sure what she was doing exactly when Puu went and shoved his tiny blue butt in her space (Was she about to study? Just finished? Admiring some nice looking textbooks?), but making sure Puu wasn't being a nuisance was getting more annoying than it had to be. For now, he just slips the little blue thing under his arm, hoping he won't escape again any time soon.]

I dunno, don't they make them for those rat-sized tiny dogs? I'm sure if it can hold those things, it can hold this booger.

... of course, the flying thing's gonna be tough, but...

[good_ideas]

[It's Kaoru's job to misrepresent people. Rudely.]

In case you didn't notice: those dogs and your [she pauses] penguin are kind of two different shapes.

The flying thing is going to be the least of your problems. .....What is it, anyway?

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[Hella rude, Kaoru, seriously.]

Wow, no kidding? I had no idea. [Drier than the desert, man.] But in the end, it's still shoving some legs and some arms into some holes and attaching a leash to it, isn't it? Sure, it'll need some tweaking, but it could work.

But you never seen a CyBuddy before? It's a special model, one of a kind. It's kinda defective, though.

[Of course, if Shiho's psychometer abilities could pick up on auras and spiritual energy, she's probably be able to tell that Yusuke's lying out his ass over this one... and that the little creature is identical to his owner.]

[good_ideas]

Well, now you know. [She gives him a bright smile because wow rude.] If you manage to shove him into that, remember to send me a picture so I can immortalize your achievement in my phone for the rest of my life.

[She's the one with a wombat CyBuddy and a cat one on order, so:]

Who hasn't seen a CyBuddy? It's not like you can tell just by looking. [Though she can tell by touching it. Her psychometry is a bit limited in that she has to have hand-to-whatever-it-is contact in order to read anything. Which is why she holds out her hand if only to see if the little creature will wiggle out of Yuusuke's grasp and come to her.

Partly because she wanted to look at it more closely and partly because he didn't seem to want it to get away.]

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[You are just a sassy sassmaster, aren't you?]

Oh, don't worry, I will. I'll send you a video, even.

[He was about to make a remark about the CyBuddy thing (because he was sure Puu's less than normal appearance would help sell the fact he wasn't a regular creature), but the sudden squirming under his arm caught his attention. Before he could properly react, Puu pops out from his hold, flapping curiously towards Shiho's hand.]

Gah--! Dammit, Puu, I told you to stop bugging people!

[He snatches out a hand to grab at one of the small beast's feet, but Puu may already be close enough to touch if she reached.]

[good_ideas]

[She is the sassiest sassmaster actually.]

Aww, really? That's so kind of you.

[Without even missing a beat (or the way he snatches at the small creature) she smiles, just a little wickedly and slyly, reaching out and touching Puu. She generally didn't really have any hang-ups with touching animals, because they never seemed to mind that she was a psychometer. Besides, having someone around who knew exactly when you were hungry without you telling them and where you wanted your tummy rubbed and your ears scratched was always helpful for an animal.

Except....the small beast is not a CyBuddy and it's obvious to her from the moment she touches it. She can't read auras but the facts don't lie....and she can tell that he was lying.]

A CyBuddy, huh? A custom job like this...must have cost you quite a lot.

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[Puu's none the wiser to the reading, letting out a small, happy 'Puuuu!' as he was touched. Yusuke, on the other hand, was a bit more wary, not sure if she was feeling for seams or anything else that was a dead-giveaway for a CyBuddy. Finally managing to catch one of Puu's feet, Yusuke reels him back in, much to the protests of the small creature.

And then... that question. Was she able to tell from just a touch? He never actually had any hands on experience with the things, so he wasn't sure if there was some immediate difference between that and a living animal.]

Haha, yeah, no kidding! I got enough from doing stupid crap around the city, though, so it wasn't too bad. I figured it was better to get something unique than something everyone else had, y'know?

[Can you be even more transparent Yusuke...]

[good_ideas]

So...why a penguin?

[Penguin-like thing anyway. Also the happy little sound it makes is so cute?! She almost protests along with Puu when Yusuke pulls him back.]

Does it have some special meaning? Or is it supposed to represent you or something? [Haha.]

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[Puu is like 1000x more adorable than his crappy owner, okay-- but Yusuke's keeping a firm grip on him, that remark hitting way too close to the truth for his comfort. That... that had to be a lucky guess, right? She couldn't have been able to tell.]

What? No way! What part of me looks like a penguin to you? [The part that you're holding in your arms, dumbass--]

I mean... penguins are cool, right? Who wouldn't want to get a penguin as a pet?

[Totally convincing, Yusuke. A+ effort.]

[good_ideas]

[It was definitely a lucky guess on her part. Mostly because she can't imagine how anyone could come up with a blue penguin that flew using its ears for any other reason other than thinking that it represented them. Like a spirit animal or something.]

Hm, I dunno. I don't even know who you are yet? Maybe it's some kind of hidden inner penguin-ness. [She's seen videos of penguins falling over? Maybe he's like that?]

I guess they're pretty cool though, but he isn't exactly a penguin, right? Penguins can't fly. Or maybe you didn't know that? [She's smiling at him as she says this as if to imply even a small baby should know this tiny bit of penguin trivia.]

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[... he's really beginning to hate you right now, Shiho, goddamn.]

No, I knew that, thanks. I just figured I'd make him a more improved penguin, that's all. I mean... if you can have a custom pet, you can fool around with stuff like that, can't you? Give snakes legs, make fish breathe air, have penguins fly-- that sorta thing.

Anyway, I don't got an inner penguin-ness, okay?! You're thinking WAY too much about this sorta thing!

[Oooor you're giving her reasons to, Yusuke.]

[good_ideas]

[While a part of her rudeness was very definitely the desire to get a rise out of the other person, it was actually more a judge of character to her than anything. And she can tell he's slowly losing patience with her. Her smile only gets brighter, thoroughly enjoying every moment of this.]

That's cute.

[In the way a child is. Hey, she's sixteen years old and therefore almost practically an adult. As far as she was concerned, everyone was a child compared to her.]

What, so you're saying you're not secretly some kind of furry? [Shiho no]

1/3 WEEPS

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[Yep, that's probably more aggravating considering Yusuke's got two years on her too. Not that he acts it, though. There's a grunt of frustration, his short fuse already sparking, and his grip on Puu tightens, squeezing an alarmed 'Puuu!!' from the poor penguin.]

Secretly some kind of what? The hell're you talking about--

i lied make it 2/4

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[Oh. Wait. The term does sound a bit familiar? Where did he hear it before?]

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[...

... oh no.

OH NO.]

I LIED AGAIN MAKE IT 4/5

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[SHIHO NO]

NO! Do I LOOK like I run around in those gross mascot suits to you?!!

Just because this stupid thing's part of me, doesn't mean I actually want to BE him!

DONE FINALLY sob

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[........ oh FUCK.]

that is glorious

[good_ideas]

[Gotcha.

That's what Shiho's incredibly satisfied smile seems to be saying.]

So it isn't a CYbuddy.

[But a part of him...interesting.]

And yet you're pretending it is. Don't you think you owe this cute high school girl an explanation?

[Or do they have to do this the hard way with her insinuating that he's a furry again.]

the tears are real

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[Please no, that already took years off of his life, that was awful.]

I would if I saw any cute high school girls around. All I see is a humongous pain in the ass.

[... yeah, he's not about to admit defeat without being a sassy asshole about it first, SORRY.]

I love this thread already

[good_ideas]

Because I caught you out on a lie? Is pettiness a trait in penguins?

[So they're going to have to do this the hard way then.]