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... Someone who can date a guy like Sanada-san? Yeah, different's one way to put it.
[says the kid who idolized said Sanada-san. But Ken is laughing anyway as he swings his feet.]
Thanks, Junpei-san. And if there's anything I can do for you, well -- we're still teammates, right?
[says the kid who idolized said Sanada-san. But Ken is laughing anyway as he swings his feet.]
Thanks, Junpei-san. And if there's anything I can do for you, well -- we're still teammates, right?
..Yeah, still kinda getting used to that one.
[Because guess who missed out on that whole year.]
...
You're damn right we are, Ken. I've got your back, and you've got mine. But you've got some good friends now too, yeah? Don't feel like you always have to be the one supporting them. They're there for you too.
[Because guess who missed out on that whole year.]
...
You're damn right we are, Ken. I've got your back, and you've got mine. But you've got some good friends now too, yeah? Don't feel like you always have to be the one supporting them. They're there for you too.
[Ken shakes his head.]
The only thing that changed about them was that Aragaki-san had unfair privileges of sitting shotgun all the way to California when Sanada-san was driving.
[Not that Ken's complaining, because he got to sit between Minato and Tadashi or Jaime and that was great.]
If there's anything I learned here, it's that I'm not alone. I'm grateful to everything and everyone I have here.
The only thing that changed about them was that Aragaki-san had unfair privileges of sitting shotgun all the way to California when Sanada-san was driving.
[Not that Ken's complaining, because he got to sit between Minato and Tadashi or Jaime and that was great.]
If there's anything I learned here, it's that I'm not alone. I'm grateful to everything and everyone I have here.
| It does, doesn't it. [She says, quietly. Thoughtfully.] ...I admit, I didn't know what to make of it, at first. To see Shinjiro again. To see Arisato again. Now I'm just happy I got a little more time with them. |
[She pauses, trying to imagine what that would have been like. It's not difficult, mostly because...] I can't blame you in the slightest. I was-- you could say I was plenty disbelieving in my own right when I first arrived here, myself.
And that's even with all of you to help explain the situation. [She'd thought it was a trick, though.]
And that's even with all of you to help explain the situation. [She'd thought it was a trick, though.]
Well, I guess even with all that we had to go through this is still pretty bizarre in comparison. I adjusted, but the first few months I decided not to question anything and just go with it.
[It wasn't hard; he was incredibly apathetic towards everything.]
[It wasn't hard; he was incredibly apathetic towards everything.]
It really is strange. [She nods, crossing her arms over her chest.] Even by our standards.
It's actually quite interesting, how all of us here are accustomed to such different things. I spoke with a man who claimed to be an expert on temporal mechanics, but the idea of a twenty-fifth hour in the day seemed incomprehensible to him.
It's actually quite interesting, how all of us here are accustomed to such different things. I spoke with a man who claimed to be an expert on temporal mechanics, but the idea of a twenty-fifth hour in the day seemed incomprehensible to him.
The various intricacies of time, as I understand it. How time works.
He claimed to be a time traveler. So... in other words, that.
He claimed to be a time traveler. So... in other words, that.
[Look at that big doggo, goodness gracious.]
looks like we're having leonburgers for dinner
[i'm sorry]
looks like we're having leonburgers for dinner
[i'm sorry]
[ as they both gain speed, Hinami holds Ken's hand tighter in her own. No matter how high he can jump, she can give him a boost, and she'd rather not risk him falling somehow.
And as soon as they're jumping she's practically shrieking with laughter because, really, she doesn't do this nearly enough. ]
And as soon as they're jumping she's practically shrieking with laughter because, really, she doesn't do this nearly enough. ]
[Ken can jump pretty high even if he can't compete against the ability of a ghoul, and he's also completely stable once in the air too. His posture is certain, his eyes bright and confident as he grips her hand firmly. Her laughter prompts him to do the same too, and he's soon pointing to a truck zooming down the freeway.]
Wanna jump on the back of that?
Wanna jump on the back of that?
I would never eat a dog!
[He has issues with face eating thanks for TRIGGERING HIM KEN.]
[He has issues with face eating thanks for TRIGGERING HIM KEN.]
[ HO HO HO, AND MERRY CHRISTMAS! Courtesy of beetlemail, Ken will be receiving: a bag of soccer balls and a DVD of Lone Wolf And Cub, which he totally didn't hear about from this universe's version of Bob's Burgers.]
Merry Christmas, Ken! With your friends, I figured you guys could use all the soccer balls you can get, right?
-Jaime
Merry Christmas, Ken! With your friends, I figured you guys could use all the soccer balls you can get, right?
-Jaime
[ Kaneki only celebrates New Years, so that's the day he'll be dropping off gifts. For Ken, he will leave incense, a soccer ball, a small porcelain Maneki-neko and of course home-made mochi - as well a note ]
I'll remember 2016 like it was yesterday.
I'll remember 2016 like it was yesterday.
Ken? Dont' wanna wake you up (๑ó⌓ò๑);;;
lmk when you got this! sorryi've been away
lmk when you got this! sorryi've been away
Edited (take your time as always; this is here so i get my ducks in a row ) 2017-02-02 18:30 (UTC)
[Today, Kidou came to school with a mission. To outside observers, he went through the day as usual, shoving his mission to the back of his mind while in class only to resume it when in the hallways or during lunch, keeping his eyes out for a specific brown-haired soccer player.
He had to get Amada alone somewhere people weren't as likely to overhear. This whole thing has been planned out to the exact wording; Genda would deserve no less than his best effort to make this work. But it won't work at all if he can't find the moment to do this.
His chance came later in the day than he'd like, but the locker room provided the first decent chance he'd found. Kidou wastes no further time in making a beeline towards his friend, waiting only until Noodle's moved out of earshot to quietly begin. It's not often that Kidou asks anything of his friends off the field; he tends to only do so when it's important.]
Amada, I have a request.
He had to get Amada alone somewhere people weren't as likely to overhear. This whole thing has been planned out to the exact wording; Genda would deserve no less than his best effort to make this work. But it won't work at all if he can't find the moment to do this.
His chance came later in the day than he'd like, but the locker room provided the first decent chance he'd found. Kidou wastes no further time in making a beeline towards his friend, waiting only until Noodle's moved out of earshot to quietly begin. It's not often that Kidou asks anything of his friends off the field; he tends to only do so when it's important.]
Amada, I have a request.
Sure.
[The answer comes from Ken before Kidou can even finish his sentence, large brown eyes looking back at him as clear as a cloudless sky. Ken, one of the quickest on the team to change in and out of his soccer jersey, is already pulling his jacket on when his friend weaves his way through the crowd of kids to come speak to him. But the answer comes even faster, having already been on the tip of his tongue when he saw the look on Kidou's face.]
Sure, [he repeats,] I'll do it.
[The answer comes from Ken before Kidou can even finish his sentence, large brown eyes looking back at him as clear as a cloudless sky. Ken, one of the quickest on the team to change in and out of his soccer jersey, is already pulling his jacket on when his friend weaves his way through the crowd of kids to come speak to him. But the answer comes even faster, having already been on the tip of his tongue when he saw the look on Kidou's face.]
Sure, [he repeats,] I'll do it.
[Ken cuts over him, startling Kidou into momentary silence. Not many people talk over him, even to give him permission to go ahead, or agree. He stares at Amada, more curious as to what prompted that than anything. He wasn't often that impatient, and that look on his face ... no, it can't be annoyance.
While he's still thrown off his plan, his friend continues to clarify. The lighting is bright, but there are no lights far enough ahead to cast bright reflections off the tinted glass of his goggles. Instead, it gives just the right angle to betray a faint shadow of narrow eyes behind them as they widen in very real surprise.
He doesn't reply immediately. His mind is too busy reeling from the implications of what he just heard. Before even listening to what Kidou was going to ask, Amada has already agreed. It could have been anything. Does he have an idea what it would be already? Is he guessing?
That specific wording Kidou'd crafted over the weekend is gone right out of his mind. Goodbye, planning. It was nice while it lasted.]
Without knowing what it is?
While he's still thrown off his plan, his friend continues to clarify. The lighting is bright, but there are no lights far enough ahead to cast bright reflections off the tinted glass of his goggles. Instead, it gives just the right angle to betray a faint shadow of narrow eyes behind them as they widen in very real surprise.
He doesn't reply immediately. His mind is too busy reeling from the implications of what he just heard. Before even listening to what Kidou was going to ask, Amada has already agreed. It could have been anything. Does he have an idea what it would be already? Is he guessing?
That specific wording Kidou'd crafted over the weekend is gone right out of his mind. Goodbye, planning. It was nice while it lasted.]
Without knowing what it is?
I believe you've met Genda.
[That sentence he'd had is cast into scattered fragments, but he recovers smoothly enough. Somewhere underneath his endless chain of 'he would say yes no matter what', he's gotten enough back together to get to the point.
By the time he does, he's got a smile of his own.]
He has a power that requires multiple people to activate. The wording's not clear enough to understand the extent of its capabilities.
I'd like to ask your help in testing it.
[That sentence he'd had is cast into scattered fragments, but he recovers smoothly enough. Somewhere underneath his endless chain of 'he would say yes no matter what', he's gotten enough back together to get to the point.
By the time he does, he's got a smile of his own.]
He has a power that requires multiple people to activate. The wording's not clear enough to understand the extent of its capabilities.
I'd like to ask your help in testing it.
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