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Tweak says, "My heart belongs to squeaky!"

disappearedmods (disappearedmods) wrote in disappear_rpg,
@ 2010-03-23 15:45:00

Entry tags:

idol, kai, kajiko, kanaye, kojima, kou, kouki, kozue, masami, open thread, seiko, shirou, suzume, tamiko, toru, yoshimi

[Noticeboard]
[ First day of school: The noticeboard in the hallway has had a large and rather out-of-the-ordinary sign taped to it. It reads:]

NANAKAMADO IDOL
COMPETETITION

Sign-up Sheet:

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[ A "Rules" pamphlet is attached, for any who wish to investigate further. ]

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2dbeauty
2010-03-24 11:34 am UTC (link)

As he passed the sheet, Toru had to do a double-take. He hated idols, yes? And he'd never sign up as one, right? Upon seeing his name on the sheet in suspiciously tidy handwriting, the boy bit his lip and wondered.

Am I hallucinating? Did I do this while under some kind of mind control? Was it my shadow? It didn't seem to matter. He wasn't going to wake up, that seemed certain. So Toru did that most mature thing he could manage.

In the middle of the hallway, he broke down crying in frustration.

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mellow_lellow
2010-03-24 08:53 pm UTC (link)

Seiko had noticed the sign earlier, and fairly quickly decided this was not something she wanted to participate in. She was no singer, and the only dancing she knew was vaguely wiggling to the music in a club. However she looked again at the sign to see if any of her friends had signed up.

But before she could look at the sign she noticed one of her teammates, one of her teammates who seemed to be...crying? Without a thought Seiko bounced into concerned action.

"Hey Toru-san! Are you alright?" She asked kindly sliding over and putting a hand on his shoulder. Looking up into his face, with a gentle smile, She tried to work out why on Earth the boy was crying.

"Did something happen?"

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2dbeauty
2010-03-24 10:46 pm UTC (link)

Toru's pathetic whimpering self-terminated as soon as he felt somebody touch him.

"A-ah! Tank-senpai! E-er, I mean Yukizaki-senpai!" Mortally embarrassed, he tried to hide his splotchy, tear-streaked face. It was bad enough that he was now a "volunteer" for the school's idol competition... but crying in the middle of the hall, and being seen by a teammate in such a state? This would be the time to drop dead... but he rather quickly concluded that the Grim Reaper was nowhere near. Seiko would have to do for now.

"...I-I-I-I... somebodyputmynameontheidolsignupsbutitwasn'tmeandIdon'twannabutIcan'tbackoutnow!" The incoherent babble was punctuated with a loud sob, and a swipe of a hand against his face to remove the worst of the tears. "...a-a-a-and I don't know who d-did it..."

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mellow_lellow
2010-03-24 11:23 pm UTC (link)

Seiko smiled a little at 'Tank-senpai', but then returned to a look of kindhearted concern. Reaching into her bag, she pulled out a clean tissue and pressed it into Toru's hand wordlessly, hoping to save the boy from too much embarrassment.

Keeping her hand on Toru's shoulder she peered at the board spotting his name. "You can't back out?" she shook her head sympathetically. "Well..."

She looked at the tear stained boy's face there was no way she, Yukizaki Seiko, could ever let someone be that upset over anything without attempting to fix the situation.

"Well, I could help you a bit with the contest?" she offered suddenly. Maybe if he had some support he'd feel better, and maybe she'd be able to help him become happier in himself, and then maybe they'd be friends forever...

"If you have a friend helping will it make you feel better about it?" She asked, bumping her rank up to 'friend of Toru' without a blink.

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2dbeauty
2010-03-25 12:32 am UTC (link)

Teary-eyed and grateful, Toru clutched at the tissue. He wasn't even in a state to recoil from his senpai's touch, and thus dabbed at his eyes until the dampness abated.

"E-er... n-no, I can't quit the competition... s-so..." Face flushed red, Toru felt the tears start to well up again.

"B-but I can't compete! I-I can't get up on stage, in front of the whole school! A-and I can't sing..." He was starting to buckle, to twist inwards, bringing his head down with his hands.

"Help?"

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mellow_lellow
2010-03-25 03:44 am UTC (link)

Seiko, being firmly in the camp of people that thought that when someone was upset getting further into their personal space was comforting and always helpful, moved closer to Toru and put her arm round his shoulders.

"Its not as bad as all that." She said soothingly. "Lots of people have signed up I'm sure most people will be at the same level, and everyone will understand that singing isn't what everyone is best at."

She nodded thoughtfully pulling out another tissue and handing it to Toru. "I could...help with clothes, and if you have to sing, or dance I can help with that...And I can encourage you!" She grinned at him. "Will that make it easier at all if I give you a hand?"

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2dbeauty
2010-03-29 03:44 pm UTC (link)

By the time Seiko put her arm around Toru, his distress had not subsided quite enough to make him acutely uncomfortable. He was mildly uncomfortable, but was still too upset to tell Seiko to stop touching him or anything.

"B-but... those people signed themselves up... And I'm..." His voice trailed off in a little half-whine, half-sigh. The opportunity was a prime one to apply the tissue to his face again.

Then his eyes went wide, accompanied by a look that was usually reserved for the release of a new Ultimate Sci-Fi. One could almost see the sparkles around him. "C-could you? W-would you? H-helping... me?"

Tears welled up in his eyes once more. This time, at least, they were of gratitude.

"Th-thank you, Yukizaki-senpai!"

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mellow_lellow
2010-03-30 04:30 am UTC (link)

Seiko didn't notice Toru was uncomfortable, so kept her arm in place and gave him a wide grin.

"Of course I will help you! We're..." she tilted her head, trying to think of the right word for how she felt for the team. "Well we're almost like family, considering everything." She said gently, looking up at him.

"So its only natural for me to help you however I can." She did consider the team family already, because she knew that if she was taken, they'd all come in after her. It was enough to make her want to look out for each any every one of them, even if they weren't that close.

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