Intro Overflow: May

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Intro Log: May, Overflow

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ritsu sakuma ★ ensemble stars! ★ puca

[nemuru]

(original; new tag-ins welcome here or on his open log for things later into the month!)

@bucky

[nemuru]

(from here)

have they given us a reason to not trust em
i mean
less effort to assume they mean the best and really dont know anything
but i cant say i completely believe em either
im just not gonna go yelling about it at everyone and make myself look like a paranoid wreck

@iramaat

[nemuru]

(from here)

This is the worst; this is terrible; literally the only person he ever wants to do this type of intimate activity isn't here, and instead, it's some horned lady he owes a favor to for food. Ritsu doesn't make too grand of a show the way she did with her berry, taking it in two bites so he can enjoy the juiciness of it.

He chews and swallows without much fanfare either, but leans in to lick her fingers slowly and completley to make sure he hasn't missed anything, straightening up again after a moment with a small smile.

"Thanks...~" Ritsu hums a little at the end of it, glancing at the vendor before he waves the wrap. "Let's go enjoy this somewhere a little more private, okay? Fufun, that was just a taste of what I wanna do to you, sweetheart."

[wylderrant]

Oh my. Iramaat's brows shoot up and her smile grows a little wider, fingers lingering so that Ritsu can lick them clean. She's enjoying herself, even if he's not. She waits for it, watches as he chews and swallows and then she dries her hand against a napkin as they turn to leave the vendor (who she gives a little wave). Iramaat hooks her arm through his, leaning down to speak to him as they start off.

"Oh, that sounds wonderful. I'm already looking forward to it - you're the cutest little thing, you know? I could probably eat you up."

She might be more serious than he is. It's hard to tell how much of that sickly-sweet talk is for the benefit of the vendor and how much is Iramaat being Iramaat.

Still, finding an out of the way spot isn't too hard, although Ira isn't pulling away, even as they round a corner, "You are cute."

[nemuru]

Ritsu will pull away when it's clear she isn't, taking the wrap with him with a sigh. Or try to - he'll tug away more insistently if it doesn't work the first time.

"Thanks... For the compliment and the help, I guess." Ritsu nibbles at the fruit, slowly turning his gaze back over to her. Hm... She's pretty - not his type, regardless of the show he'd been putting on, but pretty. Willing to go along with the flow. Knows cute when she sees it. "Don't expect anything else though... Ah, and don't expect the food, either. 's mine."

...To demonstrate, very maturely, he licks the whole damn wrap.

[wylderrant]

"Well, that's hardly fair," Iramaat's eyes spark for a moment, but that smile stays in place, "I did you favor. You have to repay me somehow."

She settles a hand on her hip, idly tap-tapping a finger against her side.

"That's how these things work, isn't it?"

[nemuru]

That is how these things work, but- Ritsu turns his face away again, lips pursing, before he lets his shoulders slump.

"What do you want...? I'll tell you if I can do it or not, I guess."

He's just so kind and gracious, giving her a choice. She should be thankful.

@rey

[nemuru]

(from here)

I guess, but the way I see it, you wouldn't have said anything if you were gonna just let me die. [ So maybe it's a lot of trust, but the way he sees it, it's just a reasonable amount. Sort of like with Izumi or Natsume - prickly and dishonest, but neither of them would let him drown, either. They'd say something.

For different reasons, but, well. That's people for you. ] Anyway, you'd have to deal with a dead body floatin' all gross in front of you, and I bet that's not really your idea of a good time... Unless you're one of those sickos like in the movies... Mmm, those horrors - thrillers? With the killing puzzles or whatever... But you're probably not, as per my first point... About the warning thing.

[purpose]

[ Well, those are a lot of words that aren't in her vocabulary. Movies she can pick up on easily enough, almost familiar, but horrors, thrillers, killing puzzles — it all leaves her staring like she's trying to compute aforementioned puzzles, brows pinching downward. ]

I don't know what any of those things are. Killing puzzles?

[ Even without it, his point has been made well enough, even if part of her is distracted by every strange peculiarity he's drawn her attention toward. ]

I don't know how to swim, either. I warned you for your own good. [ She sounds less proud of that fact, but practicality triumphs over preserving her pride. ] If you sink, there's no guarantee I'll save you.

[nemuru]

I can't swim either. Vampires can't cross running water, and we're bad with salt water, too. And the sun.

[ So it's fine, he'll just drown, whatever- ]

Killing puzzles are like... They're puzzles that'll kill you unless you figure out how to get out of them in time. Like, mm... [ What's a good one... ] Having a steel trap around your head that's set to clamp down in two minutes, and you have to find the key to unlock it in those two minutes, but the key's probably really well-hidden... In the room, or maybe - more sadistically - somewhere on you... In you. So you have to find out how to get it out, and that'll probably hurt way bad too, but you might still live.

[ ...mm. ]

Better chance of living through that than the head clamping thing. Ahh, but that stuff's not real anyway - so you don't gotta worry about it.

[purpose]

[ It's rude to tune all of it out. Rey does it all the same without any worry to affronting him — most of it needs time to fully absorb, anyway, and only leaves her with endless questions (if they aren't real, where did he even hear about them?) — and focuses on one word.

Vampire. She's heard it on arriving from the locals, snippets of conversation about various monsters. What they would call monsters, at any rate; Rey would hardly think of them as monsters from the handful she has encountered, kind and helpful in their attempts to guide her. ]

Are you still a vampire, or was that taken from you?

[ She can't be sure who or what has blocked her access to the Force, still brimming just out of reach, but maybe she isn't the only newcomer that has something important missing from her. ]

[nemuru]

...Nah, I'm still one. [ He still prefers the night, still has fangs a little more prominent than an ordinary human, still likes the taste of blood and feels less without it, still can't stand the sunlight.

Sure. His vampirism is just an illness dressed up that way, but it's his family's name for it. ] I haven't had a drink in a bit though... It's making me really tired. If I just had a little bit, I'd feel a lot better.

@izuku

[nemuru]

(from here)

[ Ritsu, too, pays attention to the spells - even if he doesn't seem it, watching the manticore cub (? is that what they're called? he guess??) as it stays still against the tree. When Izuku addresses him though, he turns his gaze over to him, humming softly.

If Izuku's the fighter of them, that makes him the planner... Well, well. ]

Sleep might work, since it already seems pretty tuckered out... On the other hand, it might not be really sleeping or tired or anything like that - just kinda resting there, like how dogs just do in the shade or whatever when they're outside. [ He knows enough people with dogs to say this. God. ] So charm might be better... Ahhh, either way, you oughta do it before it has the chance to get too bitey...

[ A thoughtful frown as he shifts on his feet, hand raising to rub the back of his neck. ]

...Bet it isn't gonna be that easy though, huh. [ Not too hard, because he doubts they'd send them on a suicide mission - maybe - okay, they might, it'd be less people to deal with - but... ] Let's see how vicious it is, I guess. If it's anything like those dream things, it'll be pretty awful, but if they think it's something that can get saved... It might still have some reasoning in it, right?

[defendure]

In that case...do you want to try reasoning with it first, and then throwing in charm to help out if we need it? We could retain sleep as an absolute back-up.

[ He's clearly used to teamwork and considering other points of view and other ideas, even as he doublechecks and triplechecks his notes on those spells, being certain he has them absolutely memorized. ]

[nemuru]

[ Nerd, but having a nerd on your side isn't the worst thing. ]

Sounds good to me. I hope you're good with animals, Midorin. I'm not bad, [ read: Leon, Koga's corgi, likes him ] but it'll be a total waste if it hates you on sight.

[ Mmm. Ritsu edges forward a bit, thinks about it, and hmms. ]

...I'll head in first then and just duck out if it gets at me. Can't be that hard, even if I sorta wish we brought food to try and befriend it. I mean, it's just an animal, right? Even strays can get bought by treats if you're nice about it.

[defendure]

I...have a few onigiri packed for lunch?

[ Thanks, Kacchan!

He doesn't specify who made them or why he has them, though. ]

[nemuru]

[ Onigiri........ Rice............ ]

...They're normal, right? They're not gonna make you all weepy?

[ oh my god he hates this is something that has to be clarified now ]

@lucifer-chan

[nemuru]

(from here)

[ Riichu....... And he has weird nicknames??? No. ]

Sure thing. [ An exit... Ritsu glances down both ways, then yawns a little. ] Where do you think one is...? Ahhh, I hope it's not like in that dumb dream... Y'know, where all the hallways kept going on and on, and those rooms didn't have anything in 'em. I wanna actually get somewhere this time.

[unlightmusic]

I don't see any annoyin' bug people around, so maybe it'll be different this time.

[So she says, deciding to right, solely for the reason being that she is right-handed. Adjusting the strap of the guitar case on her back meaningfully, she adds:]

'sides, if neither direction leads us anywhere, we'll just make a new one.

[Suzu Kuromori is not afraid to smash a wall or two for freedom.]

[nemuru]

Well, as long as you're ready to foot the bill, I've got no problem with that.

[ Ritsu Sakuma is also not afraid to (let someone else) smash a wall or two for freedom. ]

...What other stuff did you see in that dream, anyway?

[unlightmusic]

[There's a subtle flinch from Suzu when Ritsu mentions "footing the bill," given that her tendency towards property damage is exactly what led her to selling Hero Show refreshments at their local amusement park. But... surely, this was survival, and it's not like they knew where they were, so by all means this could be considered self-defensive...? Ha... Haha...

She'll just. Gloss over it by taking Ritsu's subject change and running with it.]

Mrrgh... It's mostly a blur, so it ain't like I can give ya a play-by-play...

[As they wander down the hall, she folds her arms across her chest, brow furrowed as she tilts her head slightly to the side in thought.]

I got cursed by those bug people a lot, and there were some guys from UNDEAD... I told some floatin' kid that he might fly into the sun... I slapped a screaming flower, and I think for some reason, I knew how to use magic and spells---[Ah wait, she catches herself. Clearing her throat awkwardly, she places a hand over her eyepatch.] Er, m-magic and spells different from my usual dark powers as a broken-winged "Lucifer", of course!

@cor i mean koga

[nemuru]

(from here)

Nah, Halloween's happened... Happening? [ last he remembers anyway. it takes some fussing, but ritsu's working on undressing too. ugh, he hates this outfit, all style and like no function. not hard to move in but like THE LAYERS THO... ] You had some pretty cute wolf ears ♪ They reaaally suited you, Cor... Koga.

[ this is going to be so hard. ahh, maybe he can get away with calling him doggy instead. ]

Kinda makes me hope you eat somethin' weird here or get cursed or whatever it is witches and warlocks do to people so you can have a pair for real. [ pauses, mid-removing his shirt. ] ...Do you think they'd replace your regular ears, or do you think you'd have 'em both?

[wolfcorgi]

Hah? Halloween shouldn't happen for 'nother week or two. Did ya hit your head somewhere? Seriously, the hell's Forehead doin', lettin' ya get yourself hurt like that.

[ he won't mention the wolf ears, because the thought is kinda nice. dressing up as a werewolf... well, it suits him. he is a wolf, after all.

(and let's not mention how hearing his name come from ritsu's mouth is a bit weird at first, despite how over and over he asked - almost threatened - his classmate to stop calling him 'corgi'. it's his name regardless, so it's just a little of getting used to it.) ]

What kinda question is that? 'course they'd replace my real ears. Wolves don't have two pair of ears, bastard. [ through all this talking, koga's absently folding the clothes ritsu removes - listen, if anzu really did make them, then it's not like he can just leave them scattered around the room! he'll leave his uniform right next to ritsu too, on the bed. why does he have to take care of this guy, honestly. ]

Well, I don't want them, anyways. Being a wolf ain't just havin' ears and a tail. Who the hell thinks like that? ... Also, don't go wishin' for people to eat strange foods or get cursed! Ya want me to curse you with my fist instead?!

[nemuru]

Yeah, I thought Barky sounded like you.

[ finishing up..! and he'll just, really lazily, tug on koga's uniform instead. not even bothering to button up; it's just gonna unbutton again when he's asleep if his pajama card is anything to go by. ]

I met someone earlier who was juuust as rough as you... But he grabbed my collar and threatened to actually punch me. Bet he would've done it too. [ unlike koga who wouldn't, apparently.

ritsu flops back down once he's done, scooting around a bit in bed to make some room and pat beside him. the comment about halloween's tripping him a little - another week? no, that really isn't right, he definitely, definitely just came from there... - but, mm... he can approach it in a bit. ]

Come on, doggy~. [ he didnt say corgi, ] I'll be nice... You can curl up next to me. Promise not to kick you out during the night.

[wolfcorgi]

Yeah? Then maybe he shoulda punched you. Get some damn sense into your thick head.

[ he doesn't mean it, of course. if someone had hurt ritsu — someone who reminds ritsu of him, too —, then he'd have likely punched them back. this useless guy isn't someone who can defend himself; what fun would it be to get into a fight with him? yes, he's infuriating. yes, he's damn disrespectful. yes, he's a bother above anything else — but he's not a fighter, he's weak, too fragile for his own good. no matter how much koga threatens him too, he'd never hurt him.

but then ricchi calls him doggy, and it's almost like all his beliefs over don't hurt those who can't defend themselves goes down the drain. this fucking brat! ]

The hell?! As if I want to sleep with ya! Who the hell do you think I am?! Leon, we're goin'—

[ almost on cue, or maybe because ritsu had pat the space next to him, leon trots the distance from the end of the bed to that special space in almost no time at all, laying its voluptuous body against ritsu's chest. much like how he'd sleep with koga, day after day. what the fuck. ]

Oi, Leon! Don't ya go sleepin' with the enemy, dammit! [ he says that, but ah— leon must really be tired. making him walk around this late wouldn't be good for his health. dammit dammit dammit dammit. ]