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disappear_npc (disappear_npc) wrote in disappear_rpg,
@ 2010-11-15 17:30:00

SKI TRIP
Who: Everyone
What: Ski Trip
Where: The lodge and etc~
When: Mid december? Before Christmas?
Why: Kozue's a saint.

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	HOT COCOA BREAK anthesphoria 2010-11-18 11:44 pm UTC (link)
	Kozue actually had spent a great deal of her time on the slopes—a break from her normal avoidance of anything requiring effort—but she was getting freezing cold. She left her skis at the door and stepped into the lodge for a cup of hot cocoa. Extra whipped cream. Maybe could they add a free sample of cookies along with it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Re: HOT COCOA BREAK

some_other_dog
2010-11-22 11:08 pm UTC (link)

Reizo was sprawled out on the couch when someone slipped back inside the dorm, one long arm held up into the air with the remote control pointed at the TV. He changed the channel every five of ten seconds, and though the volume was set to low, the flickering screen was sure to be at least somewhat annoying.

Eventually the delinquent boy hoisted himself up with a sigh and flicked the television off with a click. He shook a cigarette loose from the pack and drew it out with his teeth, where he could hold it in place and light it, and then swiveled about to see who was sharing the room with him again.

His expression didn't change when he saw Kozue, but he did stand up and mosey on over to her, where he pulled out a chair, spun it around, straddled it and rested his chin on the high back of it.

“Hi.”

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Re: HOT COCOA BREAK

anthesphoria
2010-11-23 12:12 am UTC (link)

"Hey," Kozue said, looking up; she wasn't entirely surprised that it was Reizo who had been channel surfing (after all, the room smelled of cigarettes), but there was always some element of shock in having a boy as big and intimidating as Reizo suddenly sit down anywhere near you. But she was in a good mood––philanthropy, success at skiing and flirting with cute older men, and a steady supply of cocoa had bolstered her mood substantially for the day. She smiled. "Marshmallow?" There was a dish of them, meant for the cocoa; she nudged it over.

Then, "Not hitting the slopes?" It was a very comfortable, companionable response; Kozue realized with some interest that while she was still wary of Reizo, she nowhere near as scared as she might have been six months ago. But the thought passed, in favor of mmm cocoa.

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Re: HOT COCOA BREAK

some_other_dog
2010-11-23 03:51 am UTC (link)

His eyes flicked down towards the marshmallows and he waved the offer off with a small shake of his head, and the indicated his cigarette with a point of his finger, as if that explained his refusal. He was unusually calm right now, and he seemed mildly distracted, even when he did perk up to answer her question.

“I already had a few goes,” he explained, looking out one of the convenient windows and towards the sparkling white landscape. “I just wanted a break.”

He tilted his head, and the bright white stick of his cigarette wriggled in his mouth as he looked up towards the ceiling. He wasn't sure how to approach the topic, really, and subtlety had never been Reizo's deal, so resorting back to the old standard would just have to be how he handled it.

“What's up with you and Kiriko?”

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Re: HOT COCOA BREAK

anthesphoria
2010-11-23 04:41 am UTC (link)

"What do you mean?" Kozue's brow furrowed. Something was up? Well, no, it was true. Things had felt different recently; distant. And not the kind of functional distance that Kozue had wanted, precisely, although it felt like she had that. Something was up that other people had noticed? That was bad.

"Did she say something?" That was the conclusion Kozue hoped for; if even Reizo was noticing a difference in their behavior, then Kozue was not sure if she could stomach the guilt for it.

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Re: HOT COCOA BREAK

some_other_dog
2010-11-23 04:48 am UTC (link)

He nodded and reached up, pinching the cigarette out, and then slipping it home behind one ear so he could finally take her up on the offer of marshmallows. He chewed on one thoughtfully, watching the pretty girl across from him, doing his best not to look surly or anything that might even be a little off-putting.

Reizo was not, as anyone could guess, a big problem solver with words. His way of tackling problems was, well, he literally tackled them if he could, so he was now wondering why, exactly, he'd thought it a good idea to jump in head first into the mysterious and archaic world of girl problems. Was it because he was worried for his girlfriend, after she'd confided in him, or was it something else? Maybe he was just as stupid as everyone thought he was.

“Well, she told me she was, uh,” he rubbed the side of his chin, brow knitting together as he recalled it,” worried about you guys continuing to be friends or something, because you didn't wanna lean on her anymore or something.”

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Re: HOT COCOA BREAK

anthesphoria
2010-11-24 01:17 am UTC (link)

Eating marshmallows instead of smoking his cigarette did make Reizo seem less off-putting, at least to Kozue; she took another sip of her hot chocolate and watched the glass for a moment.

"… I guess that counts as something being up, yeah." Had Kiriko really been worried about this? Worried enough to bring it up with her boyfriend? Certainly, Kozue had never before really talked about her friends with her boyfriends, but this might have been as symptomatic of how little she valued either or both groups, previous to this year. But had it been real sort of worry or just a casual mention? "She was really worried? But I thought, I'd thought we were pretty clear…" She tapered off. Like the awkwardness between them recently hadn't been a sign that they weren't clear and okay? She sighed in the direction of her slowly-cooling mug of (free, hurray) cocoa. "Do you think I should say something to her?"

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Re: HOT COCOA BREAK

some_other_dog
2010-11-28 01:16 am UTC (link)

Reizo considered the question as he chewed more marshmallow. Several puffy clouds o' candy disappeared before he stood up and wandered over to the NOW CONJOINED KITCHEN? IDK, EITHER WAY he made his way back to Kozue and the table with a bottle of water, and rejoined her.

He took a pull from the bottle, pushed the marshmallows away from him to better stave off the temptation, and cocked his head, the white of his half-finished cigarette poking out from behind one ear.

"Probably."

He shrugged, expansively, and shook his head.

"I don't get it. Aren't you two best friends or somethin'? Now apparently she's wondering why you're friends at all if she can't, I dunno, protect you because she doesn't have the money to go shoe shopping. Like you need stupid reasons like that to be friends to start with."

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Re: HOT COCOA BREAK

anthesphoria
2010-11-28 01:26 am UTC (link)

Well, didn't that just beat all. Kozue grimaced into her cocoa. (It was getting low, was there more extra cocoa she could take somewhere?) It made sense, in a way, but Reizo had made it seem silly, petty. Was Kiriko really worried that they couldn't be friends because she couldn't protect Kozue or keep up with her in shoe shopping?

"Well, we're best friends," Kozue grumbled, retaking possession of the marshmallows. "It's... complicated."

Which was, hopefully, a way of staving off the question of why Kiriko was bothered, or why Kozue couldn't simply dismiss the question outright, or why she felt a pang of guilt and pain for Kiriko even though her friend was likely now enjoying the slopes (free) and having a great time.

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Re: HOT COCOA BREAK

some_other_dog
2010-11-28 01:35 am UTC (link)

The big delinquent rolled his eyes showily at that.

"You girls are what's complicated."

And this was coming from a boy who was poised to take over an empire of death, destruction, and all sorts of other complicated things.

"It's dumb. Even if she can't go shopping or protect you," there were some serious air quotes around protect, "you still get along, live together, like the same things, and spend a lot of your time fighting horrific goop monsters. You only really need one thing to bring you together and become friends."

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