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[hamham]

Who: Gundam Tanaka hamham and you!
When: All day December 22nd
Where: Various!
What: Gundam needs a little help with various things, and also a little food in his belly.
Rating/Warning: Probably a warning for profanity yeah.

[A - In the Gardens]

[It's a pretty nice morning out, and as such Gundam can be found enjoying the weather on a bench in the garden. Or at least, maybe he's enjoying it? It's a little hard to tell with the scowl he's wearing, glaring down at a pad of paper in his lap and tapping his pen against the edge of it. What is he working on that's got him so annoyed? If anyone wanted to peek at the paper, they'll see that all he has written is the word "Topics". The rest is blank. Don't get too close though, or you'll be greeted as followed:]

Do not draw too close, mortal, or you will regret leaving your abode today.

[B - Shopping District]

[And here this nerd is again, later in the morning after he left the gardens whether successful or not in whatever he was doing, moving around from store to store. In each instance, he's heading straight for the animal section, scrutinizing all of the available products before moving on. If you're wondering what he's doing, you may be in luck, because eventually he approaches someone nearby with a question.]

Tell me...do you know where I might find alfalfa hay or raw, unsalted seeds of various types? Answer me immediately, but know that if your answer is unsatisfactory I will destroy you where you stand!

[Wow he's real good at asking for help.]

[C - Lunch]

[Around noon this oh so imposing figure can be found glancing over various food stalls, looking for something to eat. He never really draws close enough to look like he's going to order, but does spend time carefully reading over any menus available and debating on exactly what sounds good.

A lot of things sound good, to be honest. Decisions decisions...]

[Closed to Kuzuryuu]

[Genius here decided to boast about his Netherworld balls to his one and only friend, which sort of bit him in the ass once he realized he needed to find a suit. Couldn't very well tell this friend that no, he's never attended a ball before and has no idea what you're supposed to wear to them after that. That'd be kind of embarrassing. But luckily he knows this guy who knows a thing or two about suits who for some reason is willing to put up with him and help him look for one. Which is good, because if he were going himself he'd probably have chosen something hideous.

So after returning home to put his loot away and call Kuzuryuu up, he once again returned to the shopping district to bum around and wait for him there. Maybe peer questioningly at some of the shops around. Did he show up fully dressed as usual? Of course. Why do the smart thing and ditch the coat, over shirt and scarf when trying on clothes if you can just make everything a little more dificult for yourself?]

Comments

[hamham]

[And he follows, nodding as Kuzuryuu speaks and trying to decide how to explain it.]

It is not that I disliked them, per say, it is just that none of them truly caught my eye. They all seem so...

[What's the word he's looking for...boring? Plain? Not his style?]

...I feel they would look better on someone like Hinata than they would on me.

[Yeah, that's a good way to explain it.]

[impheired]

Ah.

[It's a very good way to explain it, because Kuzuryuu instantly understands it to mean "plain".]

Though...without trying anything on, how do you know that for sure? [And once they're outside of the store, he starts leading the way towards their next destination.] You might be surprised. Sometimes "plain" things are like that, y'know?

[Again, see: Hajime Hinata. Surely Gundam knows what he means.]

[hamham]

[Yes, Gundam knows exactly what he means. And there's a hum in response for the effort of explaining it, arms crossing over his chest. Thinking about it like that...]

...I will find something to try on at the next outfitters.

[impheired]

Good. Oh, by the way... [He points to a little shop a little ways away. One look at the window display should make the reason obvious.] Yukata shop.

[But he's just pointing it out and continuing on in the opposite direction! You'll have to come back on your own time, Gundam. Because right now is suit time. Y'know, once they reach the second store that is.]

[hamham]

[Looking towards the shop in question, he nods and makes note of where it is.]

Thank you. I will be sure to return here later.

[Right now is indeed suit time and he understands this! He is determined to find a suit for this ball, so that's really fine. Plus, he doesn't need Kuzuryuu's help for that.]

[impheired]

No problem.

[Aaaand into the suit shop they go. Alright. Let's give this another, hopefully more successful shot!]

If you don't find anything here, there's still a few more places we can try. But this one has the biggest selection so...hopefully...

[Hopefully they won't have to go anywhere else.]

[hamham]

I will find something here.

[He says this with determination. Just because the suits are plain does not mean they are bad. He won't insult them like that.]

I assure you we will not have to go anywhere else.

[In fact, he's going to dive right into looking.]

[impheired]

[Wow. Okay. Well...that's quite the turn around and he's sure not complaining about it.]

...alright then.

[If Gundam is just going to dive right in, then so is he. Though apparently he doesn't have anything to say this time. Mostly because Gundam seems very focused, and he doesn't want to get him sidetracked. Doot doot doot, lookin' for a suit...]

[hamham]

[Doot doot doot is right. Though yes, probably a good idea. Because Gundam could easily be sidetracked...just leave him to it.

He's even passing up the louder suits that totally call to him. No, no...no stripes! No paisley! It's gotta be simple! Just what would look good...they all just kind of look the same to Gundam this is his problem. One black suit looks just like the last, except maybe with different buttons...so it's hard for him. He may as well just throw one on at this point...]

[impheired]

[PRECISELY WHY HE'S NOT SAYING ANYTHING, TBH. He's seen you at trials, Gundam. You are a hot mess of distractions just waiting to happen and he's not touching that.]

[He figures Gundam will get his attention if you really need it so he's really only half paying attention to the taller boy. Hmm...does he want to go for a colored vest or no... Decisions...]

[hamham]

[He's...he's not wrong. The entire first chapter was "Gundam gets distracted and does his own thing and doesn't know shit about what's going on at the trial" let's be real here.

But surely he will get Kuzuryuu's attention. Surely he will.

Only, after a little while, Kuzuryuu might notice there's no more sound of the taller boy going through suits. And if he looks, said boy in question is gone??? Where did he go? Did he find a suit?]

[impheired]

[...oh what the fuck.]

Tanaka?

[He turns his head around to try and catch sight of Gundam because HOW DID HE LOSE TRACK OF SOMEONE THAT TALL? He turned around for one second. One. And now he's somehow managed to lose Gundam.]

[Goddammit.]

Oi, Tanaka?! [A little louder, just in case he was far enough away that he couldn't hear him or something?? WHAT THE HELL, THIS IS NO TIME FOR HIDE AND SEEK YOU ASSHOLE.]

[hamham]

[Sorry Kuzuryuu. He found it. He found the suit. But luckily his classmate won't have to wonder where the hell he went for long, because Gundam very quickly realized a few problems with trying suits on.

One: He's wearing too goddamn much and it makes so much more sense now why Kuzuryuu isn't wearing anything but his dress shirt. Where is he supposed to put everything while he's changing? Fuck.

Two: And probably the bigger problem here. What does he do with the Devas? This is the reason the shorter boy is going to figure out where his suit buddy went.]

Kuzuryuu!

[Lord he's loud. But it's coming from the direction of the dressing rooms, though Gundam isn't going to just stand there and wait. He's going to head back in the direction of where they were, leaving his coat and the suit behind for now.]

[impheired]

[Fortunately, Kuzuryuu had come to the conclusion that if he couldn't SEE Gundam anywhere and that if he was positive the other boy wouldn't have just up and left, then there was only one place he could be. So he'd already taken a few steps in the direction of the dressing room before Gundam called for him.]

[So they'll sort of end up meeting halfway only not really because Gundam will definitely end up covering more ground than Kuzuryuu.]

What the hell, bastard!? Why didn't you say something before you just disappeared like that?! [IT'S VERY RUDE AND FRUSTRATING. JERK.] What's the problem, what happened?

[Why were you yelling for him so loudly...]

1/2

[hamham]

[He just kind of watches him as he talks, frowning a little.]

I found a suit I wanted to try on.

[Why else would he go anywhere? Ah, right, the problem--]

[hamham]

For the time being, you must entertain my Devas of Destruction for me!

[He's already gently nudging them out of the scarf, pulling that off.]

It would be too difficult to keep them with me and change at the same time, so I require your courage! It may seem like a daunting task, but you must be willing to take such a responsibility!

[impheired]

That's great, but you still could have fucking told me! [He had no idea where you went okay. Jesus, Gundam, are you five years old? Does he need to get you a kiddie leash???]

But fine, sure. Give me the hamsters and go try it on. [Just holds out his hands expectantly wait why are you taking your scarf off here...]

[hamham]

[It's not like keeping Gundam on a leash would hurt anything. He finishes taking the scarf off, the hamsters looking curious as to what exactly is going on.]

I will be sure to do so next time.

[Hey here you go Kuzuryuu. Have a scarf being set around your shoulders and wrapped, once, loosely around your neck.

..........that is way too long on you...maybe he should wrap it a few more times.]

[impheired]

[Oh hell no. Oh hell no you are not wrapping your dumb stinky nerd scarf around his neck.]

My hands and shoulders work just fine, you know! You can keep your scarf with you.

[It's way too long for him, Gundam, just stop this is ridiculous.]

[hamham]

If they get fussy, it would be better to have the scarf with you. It would be a much better pacifier than what you might be able to provide for them.

[It'll be fine just gotta wrap it enough so it's not dragging on the floor.]

[impheired]

How fussy can they possibly get in like five minutes??

[Okay so how many times do you have to wrap it around shortie's neck to accomplish that?]

[hamham]

It takes only one wrong misstep to upset each other.

[Good question. Three, four, five...the wraps are all very loose, so thankfully they use up a lot of the material. Maybe seven or eight times? To keep both ends from trailing on the ground...]

[impheired]

[PROBABLY JUST THREE OR FOUR. JESUS. HE'S NOT THAT SHORT.]

[He sighs, clearly accepting his fate as temporary hamster house.]

Fine. I'll just sit right over there and wait then. Show me after you've changed and we can figure out where to go from there.

[Because he's assuming you didn't grab a dress shirt too. So they need to figure that out. Gotta get that color scheme matching!!!]

[But okay, jeez are you going to hand over the hamsters or just stand there and wrap your scarf around him for the rest of the evening?]

[hamham]

[You sure he is not that short.

But okay okay wrapping is done and hams are being carefully transferred from his shoulders to Kuzuryuu's, where they promptly bury into that scarf.]

I will.

[You're right, he didn't. He just saw the suit and will probably put the jacket on over his t-shirt for now. But off he goes to try that on. Enjoy those hamsters scurrying around in the scarf, on your shoulders, against your neck, etc.]

[impheired]

Nrgk--!! [Kuzuryuu's posture suddenly goes rigid as the hamsters start scurrying around in the scarf. It's kind of hard to tell, but from the way his skin is moving, it almost looks like the eye under his patch might be twitching a little. Nope. Still definitely not used to how weird this feels, especially now that there's four of them and it's his WHOLE DAMN NECK instead of just Maga-Z exploring his shirt collar.]

Right okay. Just hurry up and go do it already.

[Shoo, shoo. He's just...gonna go sit on this stool over here outside the dressing room and try and see what he can do to make this feel less weird.]