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kondo kozue | 近藤梢 (anthesphoria) wrote in disappear_rpg,
@ 2010-04-22 18:51:00

Entry tags:

kozue, misaki, seiko, shadow, toru

as if it wasn't obvious by now...
Who: (Shadow, probably) Kozue, Seiko, Misaki, Toru, OPEN~.
What: Run-ins, adventures, misadventures, etc.
Where: School Corridors.
When: Lunchtime. Just after the KouMail.
Why: Disastrous results.

There was a crash, and a clatter, from inside the School Counselor's office.

Someone yelped.

And then Kozue, still dressed in a pretty black dress you could wear to a funeral and heels that clacked on the floor with stacatto precision, stepped out, shaking her head. "Seriously." She turned back, addressing someone inside. "Career counselor? Are you kidding? If I wanted touchy-feely advice I'd call Madam Patra."

She shrugged, as if to say, well, you get what you pay for or perhaps, who should have expected better, and then walked off. Maybe there were a few not-useless people loitering around during lunch that she could prevail upon to help her out.

If not, well, the rest of Iburi was her oyster and she had only to smash it open.

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anthesphoria
2010-04-22 11:31 pm UTC (link)

Kozue had been walking fast--like a woman on a mission--but the sight and sound of Seiko slowed her down. Stopped her, in fact. "I'm not back. I had to take care of some things with the office."

Like breaking their lamp. That was a very important thing to take care of.

"I'm doing okay, I guess. I was wondering..." She paused, more for effect than for anything else. (In fact, completely and utterly for effect.) "It's a problem I bet you could help me with. You're really... good that that, you know? Could we talk?"

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mellow_lellow
2010-04-23 12:09 am UTC (link)

Seiko nodded, this explained the dress at least. But that thought was disrupted at the suden request for help. Seiko immediately nodded, she was never one to turn down a friend who needed her, even if she had no idea what she was needed for and why. And of course being complimented on her ability to help made it hard to refuse to help even if she had wanted to.

"Of course Kozue-chan, what's wrong? How can I help?" She asked quickly, "Oh do you want to walk as we talk or find somewhere else?" she said waving her hand towards the rest of the corridor they were in.

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	anthesphoria 2010-04-23 12:14 am UTC (link)
	Kozue nodded emphatically to the last question, suggesting it was a private matter, maybe a painful one, or just an embarrassing one. Also, isolating parts of the Persona Team wasn't something she was going to turn down just now. "If you don't mind. There's lots of people here, and... Yeah." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mellow_lellow 2010-04-23 12:49 am UTC (link)
	Completely oblivious to any danger she might be in Seiko nodded sympathetically, moving over to the classroom she just left, sure it was now empty of any fellow students. "Here, this one is empty, I doubt anyone will try to come in either." She said turning to Kozue practically radiating concern over what this problem might be. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

anthesphoria
2010-04-23 12:52 am UTC (link)

Kozue stepped in, and turned to look at Seiko; "I... don't know what to do, Seiko-chan." Her voice was small. "Now that I'm not getting married. I don't have anything else..."

She looked down. It was all very calculated, of course, but she was relying on pathos to take over and silence common sense or reason. Also, Oubai shouldn't have been able to communicate that quickly without his phone, right?

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mellow_lellow
2010-04-23 01:02 am UTC (link)

Seiko sat herself on a desk quickly and listened to Kozue, her head on one side and she rested her chin on her hand for a moment.

"You mean you don't have like, a focus for your life? A plan to follow?" Seiko asked, very easily won over by the display of emotion, Kou's email all but forgotten(she got emails on her phone)after all she doubted anyone under the emotional stress Kozue had to be under would react well to seeing their ex-boyfriend. Smashing his phone was probably some kind of accident.

"Do you have no idea at all what you want to do?" She added.

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	anthesphoria 2010-04-23 01:06 am UTC (link)
	She nodded, twice, quickly, to the first question; then, "No, I don't. I couldn't decide, anyway—Seiko-chan, will you help me figure it out? I need your help. I really do." She stayed at the door, leaning against it and thus pushing it most of the way shut. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

mellow_lellow
2010-04-23 01:17 am UTC (link)

Seiko ran a hand through her hair, she was needed but she wasn't quite sure where to start, after all she wasn't quite sure what it was Kozue was looking for, a career idea? A way of life?

"Well what talents do you have, do you get higher grades in any subjects rather than any else? And you know, you might get married one day anyway,its probably very likely, considering that you are..." she struggled to think of a way to phrase exactly what Kozue was that drew men to her, "popular, you know, with guys."

She tapped her nose thoughtfully as she tried to imagine what she could see Kozue doing in the future.

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anthesphoria
2010-04-23 01:29 am UTC (link)

"Oooh," she fairly chorused like the audience in a cheesy in-studio sitcom. "You haven't seen my grades, have you? I'm a straight C student by virtue of being so filthy rich nobody wants to fail me out and lose my tuition money. Or didn't you know that? Besides, popular girls..." She grinned. "Well, did you ever hear that American saying about not buying a cow if you can get the milk for free? I sure have. A lot."

She paused. She smiled more. "But I bet you have heard that, so who knows. And... look. These are loads of options, Seiko-chan, but what should I do? Just... tell me."

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mellow_lellow
2010-04-23 01:56 am UTC (link)

It was a real testament to the blindness caused by Seiko's compassionate nature that she didn't find Kozue's behaviour as suspicious as she probably should. She knew grief made people do and say things they usually wouldn't say.

"Well not something too academic then." She said calmly still trying to avoid saying anything that might cause offense. "Oh uh that saying..." She shook her head. "Just ignore it, I guess you are kind of young to be thinking about marriage, but I don't think it will really be too big a problem for you when the time comes."

Seiko was however a little unnerved about Kozue pressing so much for a solid plan for her life so suddenly, as if she really was completely unable to decide for herself.

"Um well..." She didn't want to suggest a career based on Kozue's looks, it seemed unfair as if she seemed like she was just reducing her down to aomeone only worth their looks. But without having much idea what Kozue's talents were she was failing to come up with much that was helpful.

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anthesphoria
2010-04-23 02:23 am UTC (link)

Kozue leaned down, scooping up something small from the floor and looking at it briefly; it was triangle-shaped. She shrugged. "It's fine, Seiko-chan. You don't really seem the type to make me do anything, anyway. I just need to find someone who is, is all."

"Thanks, anyway." She took a step back, pulling open the door with a swift motion; her smile was, perhaps, too knowing. A bit sharp. She slid out the door, closed it again, and in a swift motion jammed the object in her hand--a door stop meant to keep the door open--underneath the outer edge. Sticking the door quite efficiently closed.

And then she popped back into view in the classroom window and waved.

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mellow_lellow
2010-04-23 02:37 am UTC (link)

Seiko was going to reply, asking what exactly was going on with Kozue until she foundh herself alone in the room and Kozue waving at her. Finally feeling very suspicious indeed, she leapt of the desk she was sat on and tried to open the door, and failed.

Kozue come back into view through the window and waving at her gave her a sinking feeling, grief or no grief she was pretty sure Kozue would never trap her like this, so that had to mean...

"Let me out!" she called to the girl on the other side, "I haven't done anything to you!" she added a little pointlessly, but feeling the need to point out her lack of hostile intentions.

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	anthesphoria 2010-04-23 02:52 am UTC (link)
	Yet. Kozue gave a smile, but she shrugged, and wiggled her fingers in a wave, before turning and heading down the hall. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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