[open]

[deontology]

Who: abe no "i'm so gloomy now" sousei & all of you people
When: IC: 1/21-23 || OOC: 6/17-20ish WHENEVER
Where: Various, catch him wherever suits!
What: What do you do when your partner's gone missing? Do dumb things and check on all of his adopted children, naturally.
Rating/Warning: None!

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a. open - around the shopping district;

[At first, he didn't really think anything was wrong. Tenka going missing was naturally concerning, but he could've been at work, or the like. But as the day drags on and he doesn't show up, Sousei actually picks up his phone to call him.

User not Registered.

That's...that's very bad. Don't mind Sousei just standing in the middle of the sidewalk staring down at the CereVice in his hand.

At least, until he snaps back into action, turns abruptly, and starts going in the other direction. Too bad he didn't look where he was going first, hopefully his abrupt stop and equally abrupt direction change didn't cause any traffic jams.

Otherwise he can be found poking his head into shops and through alleyways and possibly even opening up and peering into trash cans. What does he think he's going to find there? Who knows. He has to give it a try, though. Even if he does look ridiculous with a trash can lid held over his head.]

b. open - gym;

[And as it drifts into the next day with still no Tenka, Sousei has to admit what he very much doesn't want to--namely that Tenka's gone, and they have no idea if he'll come back or anything. The city has only just started to run properly again after that entire ghost scare; still, it's hard to really appreciate that when it's becoming starkly obvious that everything is not quite right now.

Which is why he can be found in the gym even before his shift begins, practicing. It's good to practice. It's a good way to stay fit, and sharp, which is necessary after that entire fiasco.

Of course, he may be taking this a little too far, as the time drags on into hours and his breathing comes in short, sharp pants. He should probably take a break, but it doesn't seem like it's all too likely right now.]

c. semi-open: to tenka's close cr/people he adopted/etc;

[If Tenka knew you or was trying to take care of you or wanted to help you in some way or was even just amused by you, chances are he told Sousei. And now, as it edges into the third and four and fifth day and still no sign of Tenka coming back, he has to admit that that's probably the case. It had taken Soramaru two weeks to come back, so it isn't as though there isn't hope--but even so, he can't leave this for two weeks.

So he goes to perform his Not Fun Dad duties (which, for the record, he never signed up for). So if Tenka knew your address, he'll be awkwardly knocking on your door, or if he otherwise sees you around the city, he'll be approaching.

Awkwardly.

Sorry if you've never met him before, but he has a Duty to perform, and that duty is looking out for Tenka's gigantic swarm of adoptees and making sure they're all okay after that entire ViViD and technological fiasco.]

Excuse me.

[Don't mind him. He's just a little more Awkward than Tenka--and he's a little tired, though it's hard to tell from his face.]

Comments

[immobileyes]

[ She does, and she's half-expecting him to pull away-- so when there's just the light pressure on her head, Mary breathes out slowly and thinks of gratitude. ]

... I'll be okay.

[ After a minute; she'll release him now. ]

[deontology]

It is fine if you are not.

[Just...saying. He lets her pull away and feels a mix of relief and some sort of guilt that he can't give her any more than that; she's his student, and Mary is Tenka's little adopted sister, and yet here he is, offering little of what she actually needs.

But they carry on nonetheless, as they must.]

Be honest with how you feel. I am certain that you will be fine as well--in the future.

[But for now...feel what needs to be felt.]

[immobileyes]

Yeah... I'm really not okay right now.

[ She can admit it, but she's also going to wipe her eyes first. She'll be okay, it'll just take some time. ]

[deontology]

[And Sousei nods, and quietly ushers her back inside.]

You do not have to keep standing here.

[He's inviting himself inside rudely, because while she's like this, he's not ready to leave her.]

[immobileyes]

I-- o-okay?

[ Wait-- ]

Please come in??

[ SEEMS ABOUT RIGHT. ]

[deontology]

[SEEMS ABOUT RIGHT INDEED because he is.]

I apologize for intruding.

[simple and calm. He's not actually sorry.]

[immobileyes]

It's okay.

[ JUST GONNA ROLL WITH IT. ]

... Did you want some tea?

[deontology]

...Very well then.

[If she wants to be hospitable, he won't stop her, and it gives him an excuse to linger for awhile longer to make sure she's okay.]

[immobileyes]

There's green, and black-- which one?

[ She already suspects, but she'll ask anyway. ]

[deontology]

Green, please.

[yeah, he's not straying too far from his common comforts right now.]

[immobileyes]

Please sit down!

[ On the blanket-draped couch, on a chair, on the floor-- she's scurrying off to brew some proper tea. ]

[deontology]

[o-okay.... since she sounds so alarmed about it... he'll take a chair, since they're there, and he's not always completely traditional. Sitting on the floor would be odd without a place that encourages it.]

[immobileyes]

[ There's a rug... well, a chair isn't bad, either. And Mary will be back shortly, carefully balancing a tray with two mugs of steaming tea. ]

H-here... it's hot.

[ Okay, maybe she's still a little nervous. ]

[deontology]

Thank you.

[calm down, Mary... quickly, he accepts his cup, and waits for her to sit down as well.

It's okay, Mary.... he's not judging here.]

[immobileyes]

[ Hopefully not... but she'll finally sit down with her own cup, quietly wrapping her fingers around it.

Give her a minute, she'll remember that a good hostess initiates a conversation. ]

[deontology]

[It's okay, poor manners don't bother him at times like this.

So Sousei will start, after a sip of his tea.

With something inane.]

This is good. You seem to be well-practiced in making tea.

[He's realized...that he doesn't know much about Mary, honestly, for all that he teaches her. So....he'll fix that.]

[immobileyes]

Oh! That's because I didn't eat when I was by myself, so it was just tea, most of the time.

[ JUST TEA FOR ONE HUNDRED YEARS... ]

[deontology]

[..............what.]

You...didn't eat.

[...???]

For how long?

[immobileyes]

... Around a hundred years?

[ Is there something wrong with that? ]

[deontology]

[where does he even begin.]

... Ah, I see. You are not human then.

[immobileyes]

Not... e... um, no, I'm not.

[ Yeah, she can't even pretend. ]

[deontology]

[He...takes that well, at least!]

Well then. What sort of person are you, if not human?

[immobileyes]

... Um.

[ ER. This never gets easier. ]

A... monster?

[deontology]

I've never seen a monster that makes tea.

[That's said so simply.

Okay, Mary, sure, whatever you say.]

I was asking as to your classification. Are you a yōkai?

[immobileyes]

[ ... He sure is taking this calmly. Is this a result of being Tenka's wife best friend, or is he just also that way? ]

I... it's called a medusa, I think. They can turn people to stone with their eyes.