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[ ah, that's another thing confirmed. nisaka supposes if shigeru insists he's okay with it... then there's no harm in accepting. just so long as he keeps his hands to himself.
now, normally, nisaka wouldn't even be the type to accept such an offer... but given he's a long way from home... falling back on old ways might be a bad idea. ]
Is it that common an occurrence?
Edited 2015-09-20 23:53 (UTC)
[ yeah, the look on nisaka's face shows he clearly has no idea what luke is referring to. in fact, for a few seconds there, he'd been certain the redhead had been jerking his chain...
but there's no faking that look of frustration. ]
...Sorry. [ he's not really sure why he's apologizing — it just seems like the right thing to say. ] All of this must be pretty strange to you, then.
[ any other time, and nisaka might not have even given the order a second thought. but just like the older boy, he was just as anxious to get out of there. taking ho pae's order as a signal to move, he pushes himself off of the wall. he barely prevents himself from stumbling over his own feet as he grabs at the other boy's arm, hauling him up with what meager strength he has, but at least he doesn't show any sign of hesitating on their way out of there. ]
[ alas, if only that warning had come in sooner...
onoda can probably already tell from the way nisaka flinches in response, the hasty way in which he darts his gaze to the side. even the way his cheeks color pink in embarrassment... there's really no point in pretending, though. ]
You too, huh...? [ he shakes his head a little, hands shoving into his pockets for lack of anything better to do. ]
Someone should put a warning sign on those things or something.
[ prayer circle for these two losers, tbh.
nisaka doesn't hear what max hears, so he doesn't jump like she does. but just as he's about to question her strange reaction (a hasty attempt to get him to sympathize, perhaps? to offer her comfort? oh, he's all those tricks before), he feels it — the sudden lurch of the elevator, the telltale drop of his stomach that means this metal box he's stuck in will soon be following.
his hands slam against the wall behind him, knocking against the railing and bruising up his knuckles. his back follows soon after as his heart leaps up into his throat, and his eyes are desperately searching the other walls, as if they might somehow present a solution to all this. ]
D-Do you feel that?
[He scrambles to his feet the moment he can, following without hesitation as he looks back at the elevator. This definitely didn't look like the ground floor, so that means they didn't fall down, right? Damn it.]
What is up with this school? [And then he turns to him sharply.] You-- were acting differently. You didn't feel it shaking?
What is up with this school? [And then he turns to him sharply.] You-- were acting differently. You didn't feel it shaking?
[ if nisaka feels at all bad for only giving part of his name while slaine had given him all of his — he doesn't show it. in fact, he doesn't really show much of anything save for a soft, considering look as he reaches over to grasp the other's hand. ]
I guess if I had to bump into anybody, I'm glad it was Mr. Information Broker.
[ which.. is his quiet way of saying thanks again. ]
Me?
[ Kyon had, for the most part, been keeping a low profile, proceeding about his day while hoping that someone, via mass text or the bulletin board had found a secret passage way that'd lead to freedom. Nothing yet. ]
For the most part, attend class and keep an eye over my shoulder until I find some place to crash for the night. You also do have the option of joining clubs to pass the time, some of which actually are related to getting us out of here.
[ And other, potentially hazardous clubs. ]
[ Kyon had, for the most part, been keeping a low profile, proceeding about his day while hoping that someone, via mass text or the bulletin board had found a secret passage way that'd lead to freedom. Nothing yet. ]
For the most part, attend class and keep an eye over my shoulder until I find some place to crash for the night. You also do have the option of joining clubs to pass the time, some of which actually are related to getting us out of here.
[ And other, potentially hazardous clubs. ]
I like being alive and all, but I'd rather not be alive here.
[ wait, he could have said that better... ]
I have things to do back at home.
[ wait, he could have said that better... ]
I have things to do back at home.
[He keeps that handshake brief, simply observing the formalities he's accustomed to. Well, some of them at any rate. The culture he's become familiar with is considerably more feudal in nature than seems the cast for most of those he knows in Inugami.
The title's cause for a huff of breath that might've been a laugh if he'd lent his voice to it. As it stands there's the faintest amusement in his eyes, for all that his expression remains calm]
I'm glad if I've managed to be of some assistance.
[Granted it's far less than what he wishes he could do for people around here, but it's a start for now]
When I update my notes, you can pick them up at the bulletin board or Survivalist Club meetings. I try to make them available as I can.
The title's cause for a huff of breath that might've been a laugh if he'd lent his voice to it. As it stands there's the faintest amusement in his eyes, for all that his expression remains calm]
I'm glad if I've managed to be of some assistance.
[Granted it's far less than what he wishes he could do for people around here, but it's a start for now]
When I update my notes, you can pick them up at the bulletin board or Survivalist Club meetings. I try to make them available as I can.
[He won't have to look for long, he holds up his hand for Nisaka to see, looking apologetic.] I can hoist you up if you really want out of here, but the elevator can start at any point too. We pressed the button, after all.
[He swallows hard, tries to stop himself from squeezing his eyes shut.]
It's up to you.
[He swallows hard, tries to stop himself from squeezing his eyes shut.]
It's up to you.
A "time like this" aside, that's really all that I can think about! Besides, it's impossible not to notice the effects of the female presence here. Maybe you come to take it for granted if you're never separated from them, but it's pretty powerful, you know!
[ he wonders about that too, to be honest. nisaka has never really been that emotive in the first place, but surely this is enough of a reason to act a little out of character.
in the end, he just shrugs. ]
I guess it hasn't really hit me yet.
[ he kind of fears that, once it does, it'll hit too hard. ]
in the end, he just shrugs. ]
I guess it hasn't really hit me yet.
[ he kind of fears that, once it does, it'll hit too hard. ]
[ also the extreme lack of SPLATTERED BODIES, ho pae... that might've been your first clue the elevator didn't crash. ]
—it fell, didn't it?
[ he jerks back a little, seeming to shrink under the other boy's sharp scrutiny. he speaks in whispers, too, as if saying it any louder might illicit another unwanted feeling. ]
I thought I felt it fall...
—it fell, didn't it?
[ he jerks back a little, seeming to shrink under the other boy's sharp scrutiny. he speaks in whispers, too, as if saying it any louder might illicit another unwanted feeling. ]
I thought I felt it fall...
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