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kondo kozue | 近藤梢 (anthesphoria) wrote in disappear_rpg,
@ 2010-06-14 22:45:00

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kozue, renju

WHO: Kozue and Renju
WHAT: More Presents!
WHERE: Renju's Room.
WHEN: After Seiko!Dungeon
WHY: Sneaky sneaky midgets.

Kozue rapped on Renju's door. It was a reasonable time; after school, after clubs were over, with enough time before dinner that Renju should be in. Even though Kozue was not completely aware of Renju's shut-in habits, she knew the other girl enough to assume she'd probably be in. The first-year was carrying a package, furoshiki-wrapped in a mute green-and-yellow cloth; after knocking on the door, she resettled it in both hands and waited.

She had felt truly strange preparing it—her grandmother had taught her the wrapping technique and it was something she'd always called Fumiko for advice on. What color to use, what folds were appropriate for what gifts and what recipients... And not having to have her choices approved, and not having someone to fall back on when she hadn't been sure, it had been different.

She was pleased with what she'd made, nonetheless.

She waited, shifting back and forth on the balls of her feet.

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lotus_beyond
2010-06-18 01:43 am UTC (link)

The size and heft of the package had made Renju think of books, and she wasn't disappointed. They were, however, a bit of an odd match with what she had in her room. The book of haiku was... well, Renju wasn't normally one for poetry; literature classes she did well in mainly because she knew how to analyze things. Still, she minded haiku less than she minded other poetry; there was something about the elegance of the form she could appreciate.

The other book, however. Renju stared at the title for a good few seconds, trying to take it in. She'd seen a few references to it while researching her Persona, but she'd dismissed them immediately (after all, it was a later work and had nothing to do with the mythological significance of the Personas). Now, though... Now she expected she'd be much better able to appreciate it. Even without her Persona, perhaps she could still-- In any case, she'd start on it tonight.

Pensively, carefully, she ran her fingers over the cover, then looked back at Kozue with a small trace of a smile. "I think I'll keep it. Thank you, Kondo-san."

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anthesphoria
2010-06-18 02:42 am UTC (link)

Kozue had allowed herself the small luxury of rocking back and forth on her feet a little, waiting to see what Renju thought of the books; now, seeing what looked suspiciously like a smile, she stilled. And felt really, genuinely good for a moment. Sonozaki wasn't the kind of person who smiled when she didn't mean it—the polar opposite of Yukizaki, maybe—in fact, Sonozaki might not always smile when she actually did mean it. Maybe. Kozue wasn't sure.

"I'm glad," she responded, nodding, trying to keep her own smile subdued and matching the other girl's tone. It wouldn't do to be beaming all over the place like a complete brainless idiot. Unfortunately, she couldn't think of anything else to say just then, and the silence made her feel like one in the end.

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