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ofmanydevices (ofmanydevices) wrote in disappear_rpg,
@ 2009-09-26 02:04:00

Entry tags:

emi, kozue, tom

Operation Puppy Wash
Who: Tom, Kozue, Emi
What: Max needs to be cleaned
Where: Boys dorm
When: Early Afternoon
Why: Because I must defeat Bel in her flooding of the RPG page!

Tom had only managed to give Max a bath twice in the two months he had the puppy. Not counting the initial cleaning he had paid for and done by professionals. The other two had both been done at his fathers house. But things were different now. Now he had accomplices.

Tom had sent the word out. He'd let both Kondo and Hayashi to meet outside his dorm window. He would sneak them in, and together they would secure a bathroom, and clean Max before anyone even realized what was going on. He waited quietly for the two small women to arrive. Max seemed to know company was coming, or at least thought it was odd that Tom was waiting by the window, and so sat on the bed and eagerly looked out at the lawn.

Both Dog and Master sat, waiting...

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doitright
2009-09-27 02:28 am UTC (link)

Who booby traps their own door in a student dorm and why. Emi gave him a questioning look, but thought it best not to actually even ask what she wanted to. Was... dorm life really just that bad? Well, no, that couldn't have been. In that world it had been made clear a few times that Tom was just that sort of person.

Then it was straight to business. He was definitely reliable when it came to getting to the point of the matter. She listened intently to the quick mission briefing, trying to not look as determined to succeed as she actually was. Her job was to... carry the dog! Really, that didn't seem like that great of a challenge, but if Max got squirmy then letting him go wouldn't have been an option. She would make sure that the mission wouldn't be compromised by having to chase after the small animal. Plus, being able to be the one to carry Max was exciting itself.

She gave a quick nod to Tom after he had finished. "Got it." She wasn't going to bother asking Tom what they should do if Max got loose, because she wasn't going to let that happen in the first place.

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anthesphoria
2009-09-27 05:10 am UTC (link)

Kozue had the distinct impression she'd just signed herself up for a bad impression of an American spy movie — Kondo, you're the distraction, Hayashi, you transport the goods (victim? goods? client? whatever), and I'll clear our path of hostiles — it really could have been a bad movie. And they were washing a dog. She shrugged a little, a distinct and nonchalant contrast to Emi and Tom's seriousness. "I can do that." It wasn't all that serious: it was giving a tea-cup sized dog a bath.

Tom probably could have done it at a water fountain, honestly. But … she wasn't going to bring that up, because this did mean she'd get to play with the puppy, or at least say hello to him. At least, it had better. And if Tom didn't let her hang out with Max, she decided she'd demand that he finish her English homework for the week as payment.

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ofmanydevices
2009-09-27 05:55 am UTC (link)

With both women in agreement to his plan Tom raised his hand and knocked lightly on his window sill.

"Max."

Rather quickly the click of tiny claws could be heard as the puppy made his way up onto the sill and looked at both girls with a puppy smile and a rapidly wagging tail.

Tom reached up and very gently picked the pup from the window.

"There you go boy. Okay."

He set the dog down on the grass, and Max immediately rolled onto his back, so both girls could greet him properly.

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doitright
2009-09-28 12:38 am UTC (link)

Probably more exciting than the ever-so serious mission itself was seeing Max again, but she still try to maintain her calm and serious expression. However, she really couldn't contain her smile when she caught sight of Max on the window sill. She wondered if Max really knew his name yet, or how long it would take him if he didn't. That didn't really matter. It was just a little special to her that Tom had agreed to use the name she chose for him.

"Max, you smell too much like a dog," she joked as she bent over to rub the small dog's belly. He definitely needed a bath. Emi didn't know when the last time Tom bathed him was, but she wasn't too fond of unclean dog smell.

"We had better hurry before someone sees him out."

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anthesphoria
2009-09-28 04:42 am UTC (link)

"Hi, Max-kun, hi," Kozue started in a normal tone of voice, but almost immediately dropped into a whisper, realizing that they were supposed to be sneaking. Sneaking meant quiet. But that knowledge couldn't keep her from taking a spare moment to drop to the ground and rub the dog's belly. Just... it would have been impossible not to.

She stood up quickly enough, brushing a stray curl out of her face and tucking it behind her ear. "You're right, Hayashi-san. Let's go." She made an attempt to join in the serious mood, but it was very, very hard not to grin like a loon while in the presence of the adorable puppy.

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ofmanydevices
2009-09-28 05:06 am UTC (link)

Tom climbed back up to his window, and looked down at the three of them. Max immediately rolled up onto his feet and looked up at the window, almost expectantly.

"Okay just take him down to the door. And be careful;. The only place he's willing to be alone for any length of time is the dorm room, I don't know if he'll bark when I'm gone."

Tom leaned back in and closed the window slowly. Max's tails stopped wagging for a second and he looked at the two girls waiting for one of them to open the window and put him back in his domain.

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doitright
2009-09-28 05:35 am UTC (link)

"Alright," Emi nodded to Kozue. She watched as Tom climbed back into his dorm and then looked back down at the puppy by their feet. His tail had stopped wagging and he seemed like he was expecting to go back as well. Emi gave him a sympathetic expression and gently scooped him into her arms. "Good boy, Max. It'll be alright."

Whether she liked her very much or not, the older girl was there to help and by that point she really didn't have room to complain. So, she motioned for Kozue to follow as she hurried over to the door.

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anthesphoria
2009-09-28 05:42 am UTC (link)

Kozue trotted along after Emi, keeping a sharp eye out around them. For what, she wasn't exactly sure, since they were the only ones skulking around behind the dorm, but it was good to get in practice early, right? And vigilance was … oh, it was something, she couldn't remember the saying, but she'd bet that Tom could tell her all kinds of things about vigilance. Just zillions of vigilance-related details.

She stopped at the door: "Let me peek in and make sure the coast is clear," she told Emi, feeling proud that she was making a good show of the serious mood of the whole affair. Coast is clear was a great spy movie phrase, too. She opened the door, and slid quickly inside, looking up and down the hallway. Oops, there was... somebody, but his back was turned, and it seemed like he was headed for the kitchen or the laundry room. She stood still until he vanished around a corner.

After a moment, her small hand snaked back out the cracked door and she motioned for Emi to hurry inside. The coast had become clear.

… should they have a code phrase for that or something?

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	ofmanydevices 2009-09-28 06:08 pm UTC (link)
	Max squirmed a little in Emi's grasp. But he didn't bark, after all, his friends where here. Once both girls had gotten back into the boys dorm, a door nearby Kozue clicked open and Tom leaned out. We waved both girls over. His tone was no nonsense, almost the same exact tone he used when they were in Paradise. "Stairwell's are clear. Let's go." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

doitright
2009-10-01 06:19 am UTC (link)

For such a short mission, code phrases might've been a bit much, but with her current determinism she probably would've went along with it. For now she just responded with an understanding nod to both her and Tom.

She hugged Max a bit closer to keep him from squirming too much, but was carefully not to hold him too tightly. She gave him a gentle rub on the head to reassure him that everything was fine. Once reassured by the two teens, she followed into the door and hurried up the stairs.

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anthesphoria
2009-10-07 02:49 am UTC (link)

Kozue followed along, still trying to keep serious—but failing more often than not, if for no other reason than a lack of any real attention span for things like this. In Paradise, it was one thing: monsters or Shadows or explosions seemed to always be popping up, but here, Kozue felt safe. A lack of nervousness really meant that she wasn't going to be all that watchful.

It was probably saying something that Kozue felt at home in the boy's dormitory. But. Wait. No, it wasn't. We knew that all already.

Still, she made a show of looking around every now and then, just to make sure the hall was clear. So far, so good.

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