[ so guess who got an emergency makeover?? it's futaba! she looks a little stressed but luckily the insistence on "clothes you can run away in" meant she's not As dolled up as one could get. thanks manwol.
but fleeing early means now she's stuck waiting and thinking and waiting and- if something doesn't happen in the next 5 minutes she's throwing herself into the moat ]
[Denji, who had already thought Futaba was cute, is taken out for a few solid seconds when he sees her waiting there and his reaction is very visible but then he recovers somewhat and walks up with as much of a casual, relaxed air as he can]
Hey!
Was kinda thinkin' Taichi was just tryin' to trick me, but wow you're here!
[at Taichi's insistence, he's a bit dressed up, wearing a nice jacket over his suit from formal, his hair somewhat tamed—there's still a trace of blush as he stands a respectful distance away
I'm also laughing because Denji would have been an hour or two early from nervous excitement, so just imagining that this is happening like, way before their agreed upon time to meet up]
[ I'm in more tears. somehow their date now starts two hours earlier.
but the real secret is her legs have been paralyzed in fear for the past fifteen minutes. sometimes? you run away to escape well meaning aunties? but then end up giving yourself Too Much Time to panic. so she just laughs, waving that away. pay no attention to how she seems to be impressed with the glow up while she does so ]
No way! Taichi promised me I could explode things.
[ha ha well this is a bit of a contrast to their other thread
as soon as things are clear and they can leave the gym, Denji carries Futaba outside and into the fresh air, somewhere away from where everything is happening that's quiet
he sits down with her on the grass, a bottle of water in hand, until she stops crying enough to talk]
[ people keep carrying taba while she's down for the count, she's gonna develop a complex at this rate.
but being somewhere quiet, having denji being a lot more chill than the echo chamber of pain, and just... you know. taking a moment to breathe fresh air, she's finally starting to go numb instead.
this is probably the opposite of a healthy response. ]
[considering that's exactly how denji's dealt with all of his trauma, he is either the best or worst person to be here for her—at the very least he probably understands the feelings coming off her
as the crying calms down and her breathing steadies a bit, he cracks open the water bottle and offers it to her]
You should have some water.
[...]
Won't make ya talk about anything, especially if it hurts that much. Pochita couldn't talk but it always helped me just havin' him there to hold onto or sit next to.
[ she continues to be numb emotionally, mostly just vibing and clutching onto whatever peace she can cling onto. her hardware is completely fried after all and even a hard reset probably won't get her working at 50% capacity right now.
she tries to at least tiredly project an apology through the grey fog of her brain though who knows how well it works. it's just gonna have to be enough that she's aware enough to hear and acknowledge him by taking the water ]
[he watches to make sure she drinks at least a bit, and just continues sitting closely and trying to project his own emotions, which when it comes to old traumas like this are something like...persistence? stubbornness? a desire not to give in to that dark spiraling feeling? it's a feeling of "I won't let this destroy me, I'll survive, I'm still here, I won't look back"
all more than denji and his brain can properly vocalize, so thanks emotion-share week!
if she'll let him, after a bit of silence—when it seems they're truly alone in this little corner of campus—denji puts an arm around her shoulders and gently rocks them both side to side, just a little bit, and starts humming a tune that'll be familiar to futaba as well]
futaba seems to be a little shellshocked? but she has a pint of ice cream, a whole thing of whipped cream and two spoons and a whole lot of determination. ]
[ she holds it up. it's probably something chocolate-y? ]
Ice cream makes everything less awful.
[ she's plopping down, shoving a spoon at him and popping the carton lid off to squirt a horrific amount of whipped cream on top for them to dig through ]
It won't fix stupid but at least it's better than that.... that nonsense!
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Date: 2021-07-07 05:20 am (UTC)but fleeing early means now she's stuck waiting and thinking and waiting and- if something doesn't happen in the next 5 minutes she's throwing herself into the moat ]
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Date: 2021-07-07 06:28 am (UTC)Hey!
Was kinda thinkin' Taichi was just tryin' to trick me, but wow you're here!
[at Taichi's insistence, he's a bit dressed up, wearing a nice jacket over his suit from formal, his hair somewhat tamed—there's still a trace of blush as he stands a respectful distance away
I'm also laughing because Denji would have been an hour or two early from nervous excitement, so just imagining that this is happening like, way before their agreed upon time to meet up]
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Date: 2021-07-07 06:38 am (UTC)but the real secret is her legs have been paralyzed in fear for the past fifteen minutes. sometimes? you run away to escape well meaning aunties? but then end up giving yourself Too Much Time to panic. so she just laughs, waving that away. pay no attention to how she seems to be impressed with the glow up while she does so ]
No way! Taichi promised me I could explode things.
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Date: 2021-07-07 08:56 am (UTC)You ever made any before? [in the midst of his Looking Respectfully at date-mode Futaba, he is also Looking Impressed]
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Date: 2021-07-08 06:58 am (UTC)[ clappy hands in chaos ]
The big gyoza maker C.... Caiman and I built was mostly from materials in there.
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From:w4, post-trial
Date: 2021-07-11 01:50 am (UTC)as soon as things are clear and they can leave the gym, Denji carries Futaba outside and into the fresh air, somewhere away from where everything is happening that's quiet
he sits down with her on the grass, a bottle of water in hand, until she stops crying enough to talk]
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Date: 2021-07-11 02:00 am (UTC)but being somewhere quiet, having denji being a lot more chill than the echo chamber of pain, and just... you know. taking a moment to breathe fresh air, she's finally starting to go numb instead.
this is probably the opposite of a healthy response. ]
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Date: 2021-07-11 02:12 am (UTC)as the crying calms down and her breathing steadies a bit, he cracks open the water bottle and offers it to her]
You should have some water.
[...]
Won't make ya talk about anything, especially if it hurts that much. Pochita couldn't talk but it always helped me just havin' him there to hold onto or sit next to.
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Date: 2021-07-11 03:44 am (UTC)she tries to at least tiredly project an apology through the grey fog of her brain though who knows how well it works. it's just gonna have to be enough that she's aware enough to hear and acknowledge him by taking the water ]
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Date: 2021-07-11 04:20 am (UTC)all more than denji and his brain can properly vocalize, so thanks emotion-share week!
if she'll let him, after a bit of silence—when it seems they're truly alone in this little corner of campus—denji puts an arm around her shoulders and gently rocks them both side to side, just a little bit, and starts humming a tune that'll be familiar to futaba as well]
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From:w6 monday
Date: 2021-07-20 11:51 pm (UTC)Hey you've been to that arcade near where the bowling is right?
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Date: 2021-07-21 12:00 am (UTC)why, what's up??
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Date: 2021-07-21 06:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-07-21 06:24 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-07-21 06:40 am (UTC)[about 30 minutes pass between that mysterious message and the next mysterious message]
Okay come outside
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Date: 2021-07-25 01:31 am (UTC)futaba seems to be a little shellshocked? but she has a pint of ice cream, a whole thing of whipped cream and two spoons and a whole lot of determination. ]
Hey.
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Date: 2021-07-25 01:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-07-25 02:07 am (UTC)Ice cream makes everything less awful.
[ she's plopping down, shoving a spoon at him and popping the carton lid off to squirt a horrific amount of whipped cream on top for them to dig through ]
It won't fix stupid but at least it's better than that.... that nonsense!
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Date: 2021-07-25 02:40 am (UTC)What's this stuff on top of it??
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Date: 2021-07-25 02:56 am (UTC).....?? The whipped cream? Only the best ice cream addition ever!!
[ she scoops a huge bite with the tiniest bit of ice cream in her mouth ]
'Sgood.
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From:w6, post expulsion(?)
Date: 2021-07-26 03:39 am (UTC)Hey you still up
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Date: 2021-07-26 11:14 pm (UTC)sdfghj
did today even happen
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Date: 2021-07-27 12:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-07-27 04:57 pm (UTC)yeah i'd like that
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Date: 2021-07-27 10:06 pm (UTC)[and in a few minutes, he's there outside Fall, changed out of his uniform into more casual clothes
he waves when he sees futaba and looks surprised]
Wow...
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