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Who: Haruka Nanase (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
freed), Makoto Tachibana (cordated), and YOU!
When: IC 1/9 —1/11
Where: Nearly every district! Not limited to: CERES Food Stop, CERES Game Center, a bunch of nondescript street corners, and jail.
What: Bending the rules, breaking the rules, andcheating beating the system?! Or trying to, at least.
Rating/Warning: PG.
1. CANDY SHOP.MP3 (ceres food stop.)
2. TMW YOU CAN'T WIN HELLO KITTY FROM THE CLAW MACHINE (ceres game center.)
3. KIND OF LIKE A SLASHER FLICK EXCEPT NOT (random street corner ... seedy alleyway, perhaps ...)
4. IN THE SLAMMER (ceres government center.)
( NOTE: this is a partial joint post withfreed for part 3 + 4! it'll go: you > one of us > you unless you'd prefer no tag order or you'd like us to tag you separately. )
freed), Makoto Tachibana (cordated), and YOU!When: IC 1/9 —1/11
Where: Nearly every district! Not limited to: CERES Food Stop, CERES Game Center, a bunch of nondescript street corners, and jail.
What: Bending the rules, breaking the rules, and
Rating/Warning: PG.
1. CANDY SHOP.MP3 (ceres food stop.)
- [ upon entering the shop, a one-sided conversation ensues as the only shop attendant speaks in stifled tones to ... what seems to be himself, if his gaze wasn't stubbornly trained to a certain spot behind the counter: ]
Shhh, shhh! You need to be quiet or we'll both be in trouble.
[ but once the door opens with a protracted tinkle of a bell, he turns. eyes drawn in assiduous focus, he dolefully grins as he angles his attention to the customer venturing out to browse the wares. ]
H-Hello! Welcome to the shop. If there's anything I can do to help you out, please allow me to assist. There's a 30% discount on taffy for today only, so don't wait until the last minute to spend. We've also got a raffle going on this week! Buy any three different types of candy labeled with a gold sticker at participating stores and you'll be in the running for —
[ at this point, he's interrupted by a rather plaintive mewling (miaow, miaow) warbled from somewhere around his feet. visibly paling, makoto coughs a few times and resumes speaking. ]
A-haha, excuse me, I meant a blank check redeemable for 500 credits.
[ one hand sweeping over the display case, he makes a point to tap the sweets display case several times in quick succession. ]
Can I interest you in a free cotton candy sample?
2. TMW YOU CAN'T WIN HELLO KITTY FROM THE CLAW MACHINE (ceres game center.)
- [ or you might find makoto situated in one of the various arcades in the conglomerate sprawl of game centers, studiously trying his luck (and a substantial amount of his daily paycheck) on one of the claw machines. mouth puzzled open on a sigh, he's even got his head tilted a few degrees to the side in a futile effort to win the only cat plush in the glass chamber, only to come up with empty hands on his last try, not any closer to his goal than he was on his initial run. ]
Aaah, so close. Looks like this cash card's spent.
[ retreating from the machine, he holds out his only inadvertently-won prize (a rather squashed-looking stuffed animal of indeterminate origin) to the bystander standing in the line right behind him. ]
Oh, well. Would you like this?
[ a beat or two passes, and then: ]
You're going to play next, right? Is it okay if I watch?
3. KIND OF LIKE A SLASHER FLICK EXCEPT NOT (random street corner ... seedy alleyway, perhaps ...)
- [ so: you're in a derelict alleyway sometime in the evening. nightlife solidifies with all the risqué robot models strutting over the various walkways when you get the distinct sense you're being followed.
- — answers to rin-rin
— likes romcoms
— really pointy teeth - — tends to sparkle
— liberal use of emojis when texting/speaking/breathing
— pink
it's just an inkling of a doubt, but it's enough to take caution, all up until the point someone's hand clamps tightly on your shoulder. assuming your heart didn't stop and leave us one man down in this scenario, you are now very near to one tall and mildly anxious looking boy with green eyes and brown hair, as well as a shorter boy with black hair and blue eyes. it is the latter of these two who speaks to you.]
Excuse me. Have you seen [a flyer is held up to you with THIS FACE] or [a second flyer with THIS FACE in his other hand appears!
upon closer inspection (as if you need it to be closer than RIGHT IN YOUR face but you know…) one will notice descriptions under the pictures as follows:
RIN MATSUOKA:
KISUMI SHIGINO:
if you're quiet/silent/have been startled into death for too long, well, eventually the blue-eyed one here will simply….
…blink expectantly as if to say well?…without actually saying it at all. ]
4. IN THE SLAMMER (ceres government center.)
- [ the first day in central holding, makoto learns two valuable things about going to prison:
- a) it's actually called jail, not prison, for a short-term stay behind bars. more specifically: an overnight stay for a benign misdemeanor, or so they inform him.
b) the "one phone call" bit is a complete hoax. if anything, calls are encouraged. not that knowing that helps him in particular, but it's good to know, nonetheless.
notwithstanding the fact he couldn't ask haru to bail him out, considering they were held up in the same communal cell with at least three other people with them, makoto's absolutely terrified. over the course of two hours, he's kept his eyes peeled staring at the clock and trying to will himself to remain silent and moderately low-key. and makoto fails spectacularly, for the most part, his voice rising entire octaves as he babbles on and on to a relatively levelheaded boy sitting beside him. ]
This is so terrible. This is really, really bad. This'll be on our records forever and no one will want to hire us and we'll end up on the streets when everyone we know publicly disowns us. The streets, Haru. There's no way we can fix this.
[ when he doesn't get the validation he desperately needs (you know, something beyond placid one-word remarks), he turns to the closest onlooker, doing his absolute best not to stutter. ]
So ... um, what did they arrest you for?
( NOTE: this is a partial joint post with
freed for part 3 + 4! it'll go: you > one of us > you unless you'd prefer no tag order or you'd like us to tag you separately. )
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[ no matter the rationale, makoto can't exactly accept the prize in good conscience. to begin with, she'd spent her own credits to attempt the venture ... well, pipe dreams are pipe dreams for a reason. he bends down to complacently pat her head. ]
It's alright. I think you should have it. You won it fair and square, after all. And after watching you, I think I have some ideas for how to win next time.
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Mii... I want you to have it though.
[ Maybe she can convince him by pouting. ]
You gave me the other one, I think this is fair.
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... Are you sure? If you change your mind, all you need to do is find me and I'll gladly return it to you.
[ cue a reassuring smile, like he isn't just pretending the stuffed animal is on indefinite loan. ]
I'm Makoto, by the way! It's really neat to meet someone so skilled at such a young age.
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[ She gives him a smile in return. ]
It's nice to meet you as well. I'm Rika Furude.
...I was in a game club at my school, so we would do a lot of competitions—one of them was to see who could get the most stuffed animals out of the machine. [ Which may or may not have sometimes involved cheating. ]
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[ even if this literally feels like he's plucking candy from a defenseless child, makoto can still appreciate the fringe benefits of kind samaritans everywhere. ]
Hm. I don't know if we've ever had that at my school, but we did have plenty of clubs. And festivals from time to time, too.
[ he nods. ] Thank you again. Are you planning to stay in the arcade at this hour? It's getting pretty late.
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[ With only one classroom it's pretty hard to do anything big.
She looks outside, and notices that the sun is starting to come down. It would probably be best to at least start heading back. ]
Mii. I probably should be going home, right?
i'm really sorry for the lateness. ;__;
[ his day ended on a surprisingly good note?! it's hard for makoto to keep the appreciation from trickling into his tonal nuances, already poised to wave one of the arcade workers over. ]
... Are you sure? Is your home far from here? I can ask one of the employees to escort you back if you prefer.
no worries❤
Rika then gives him a comforting smile so he doesn't worry. ]
It's not. I've walked around plenty of times by myself. I'm sure I'll be fine!
♡ !!
[ if nothing else, he's meticulous about drawing her to the entrance of the arcade with a friendly wave. ]
If we meet up again, remember to give me more tips about playing games, alright? I'm kind of terrible!
[ but he doesn't seem to upset about it, judging from his guileless smile. ]
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I will! You have to pay me a lot of money for lessons, though. My teachings are in high demand.
[ Rika says seriously, but she's smiling. ]
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[ makoto can't help grinning alongside her, assessing the surrounding area prior to glancing back at rika. ]
You be careful now, alright?
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I will. You too!