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Inoue Masaya (play_ball) wrote in disappear_rpg,
@ 2010-01-01 20:04:00

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masaya, misaki

Who: Masaya and Open
What: Ice cream and hanging out
Where: KigaKiga Ice Cream Store
When: Summer vacation
Why: Masaya just wants some ice cream and conversation

Masaya had an hour to kill before practice, and had decided that with its air conditioning and mint chocolate chip, KigaKiga would be the best bet. The shop was busy (somehow, he had overlooked the fact that summer plus ice cream would equal more customers), but fortunately most of the people there were ordering cones and disposable bowls to-go, so there were still plenty of seats available inside.

As he waited in line, it occurred to him that he hadn't heard back from anyone about going out this weekend, and he pulled his phone out of his pants pocket to check if anyone had messaged him.

Nothing...oh wait, that was because his phone had been off. That helps, he thought, turning it on. After a moment of staring at it impatiently, willing a text alert to pop up, he put it back into his pocket - on silent, he could check again later - and stepped up to the counter to place his order - double scoop of mint chocolate chip, in a bowl. He wasn't going anywhere for a bit, and had time to sit in a window booth and savor the treat.

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pinksunbeam
2010-01-03 06:50 am UTC (link)

Misaki nodded in agreement, "The parks would be something I would miss. Not the traffic though, or the noise...I always thought of going some where, running away, but...I could never decide where to go, or where home would feel like. But I know what you mean. My Mother would never let me go though, she'd say that I would only wind up wishing that I could come back, since I'm not able to cope on my own, or something like that." Misaki looked up at the light over the booth and then back at him, "Australia huh? If you go there what would you do? Surf?"

Misaki just nodded and kept a smile on her face, "Yeah there's something I really love doing, it's just that I...well I'm starting to worry that it really is not worth as much as much as I make it out to be. It's...Fashion, I like designing clothing. Ha, your mother sounds a lot like mine, she's not a scientest too is she?"

"Really? I play too, Matsuri, I'm a healer there. Though I haven't been going on much recently. If...If you want we can dungeon together some time." Misaki smiled, "Or we can always play extreme frisbee, ah...but I think you would need other players for it."

"thank you," Misaki said taking it and tasted, "Muuummm it's really good! I think I might want to mix fudge with some mint next time."

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play_ball
2010-01-03 05:51 pm UTC (link)

"...Are you sure that's not my mother at your house? Because they're beginning to sound scary alike. Except for the fact that my mom's just a housewife; I wish she had a job that required her to be out a lot, so she wouldn't have so much time to ride me about my life." Masaya nodded, a bit of a smile coming back to his face after his sudden tirade. "Yeah, Australia. Surf, sun, and scuba diving are my top three favorite things about it. I mean, yeah, there's a giant hole in the ozone layer directly above it, but I can wear sunscreen."

"Fashion, huh?" Masaya's expression darkened again at this, turning into an almost scowl, though his tone stayed even. There's someone you would have loved to meet, then. Too bad I scared him away a long time ago. But that wasn't something he discussed with anybody, so he forced himself to unclench his jaw and go on. "Don't give yourself that negative talk; I can't stand people who do that all the time. I..." He looked away, plopping his empty spoon into his mouth while he tried to decide what to say. "...I'm not good at inspiring people. But just stick with it if it's what you like. Did that sound good?"

"Um, I'd like to dungeon some time. But I'm telling you, I really suck. I don't even get into groups half the time because I'm so inexperienced I feel like I'm dragging everyone else down. What's your username on there? Extreme Frisbee is more my game, but we would need more people for that. If you're interested, I can probably get some people together - guys and girls, so you wouldn't get completely stomped on. Put a bunch of guys together and it just gets crazy competitive - that's not something you'd wanna deal with."

(OOC: How long have they been talking, you think? Because eventually he'll have to get on to baseball practice, I just didn't want to cut you off.)

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pinksunbeam
2010-01-04 12:12 am UTC (link)

(OOC: Have him look at the time and and she can walk with him there if you still want them to talk.)

Misaki giggled some at this and smiled, "I wish she was a housewife, instead of a professor, then maybe she would calm down and not be so invested in 'going' places with her career. Or my dad could stay home. Though he's scared of my mom. Sounds like you have a hand full at your house." She blinked, "There is? I heard something about that, is it really big? What do you like the most about surfing?"

"I try not to, it's just a bit scary when you're still trying to figure things out. Mom wants me in a field that will make money," She grinned at him and nodded, "It sounded good. It's not like those speeches you see in Manga, but it suits you. I redesigned the baseball uniforms, but I'm a bit nervous to show them off."

I'm surprised that he didn't notice the negetive talk coming from Seiji-kun then, Misaki thought as she ate. And held the spoon in her mouth a moment then pulled it out, "Usagi, simple name really. And it's no problem I like working with people that aren't totally into the game, some can be really mean when they forget that it's just for fun."

"Could you? That would be a lot of fun. I played once with my brother and his friends, but...I think I got hit in the head and they had to call the game," She tried to remember. "Oh I've seen competiton before in gym class. Ito-sensei makes it very easy for that to happen."

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play_ball
2010-01-04 01:56 am UTC (link)

Masaya blinked at her. "Yeah, it's kind of huge, I think. That's why they're always so paranoid about sun protection down there. ...Maybe I'll stay in Iburi for a little while longer after graduation. I haven't actually ever gone surfing, just seen videos of it, but I like the water a lot. I haven't gone swimming near enough as I'd have liked to this summer, and my parents canceled our trip to the beach this year."

"Really? What were your plans for the uniforms? I like what we have fine, but I'd still like to see 'em," he said enthusiastically, getting on his usual excited roll whenever baseball was involved.

"My name on Matsuri is the same as my school journal - play_ball. ...I'm not really creative, and I don't spend too much time online, so it helps to have everything under the same name. Next time I'm on, though, I could text you or something, and we could explore together. Wanna trade cell numbers?"

Masaya pulled out his cell phone to input her into his address book, but when he flipped it open, he saw the time. "Fuck! Sorry, I have to leave, like, now if I want to get to school and be dressed in time for practice."

He said this all as he practically jumped out of the booth and grabbed his bowl, preparing to make a run for it.

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pinksunbeam
2010-01-04 02:11 am UTC (link)

"Ouch that's too bad," Misaki thought a bit then smiled, "Oh! How about coming with me and a few friends some time to the beach around here for a day? Would you like to? It might not be a trip, but it could be fun." Misaki offered. She wanted to ask if he could come with them on the beach trip, but knowing Kanaye he wouldn't want anyone not part of the situation going.

Misaki smiled some and pulled out a rough sketch. The pants were loose and a bit baggy. The shirt was cut to the shape of the player to give the body more of a aerodynamic effect. She'd based it so that the player could move faser and and have a less constrained uniform. "I'm not sure if it would work though."

Misaki nodded happily, "Sure," she was saying when he cursed and she got up. "I'll walk with you? Do you think I could come watch? I stay at the dorm's anyway?"

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play_ball
2010-01-04 02:28 am UTC (link)

Masaya was a bit startled by the beach invitation. Was she serious? He didn't know whether to believe her or not, so he stalled on giving a definite reply. "I'll have to think about it. But thank you."

He leaned forward a bit to see the sketch, nodding at her ideas. "I like the shirt - it looks like a nice fit - but I think baggier pants would get on my nerves. Still, it looks great, Aoi-san. Maybe you could talk to Ito-sensei about getting new uniforms for next year." Aoi-san wasn't half bad. If she could get into baseball, she just might be amazing to hang out with.

He blinked at her when she offered to come with him. "Um, yeah, you can. Stay if you want to, even. We'll just be running drills, and you'd have to stay on the bleachers and not bother anyone, but if you really want to..."

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pinksunbeam
2010-01-04 02:38 am UTC (link)

"Great, it would have to be near the end of summer, but I'm sure that I can set something up that can be a lot of fun, okay," Misaki cheered and walked with him out the door.

"I'm glad you like them. I'll have to work on it and talk to Toshi-chan about what I can do to improve it," she made notes on making the pants tighter. "I'll have to talk to Keiichi-kun, maybe I can ask him if I can talk to his dad about it."

"Yay, I don't mind, it'll give me a chance to see the motion of the players." Misaki explained and nodded, "I'll wait for the actual game to cheer you on, if that's okay?"

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play_ball
2010-01-05 12:40 am UTC (link)

"Who would you invite? Anyone I'd actually know or what?"

Masaya honed in on one part of her sentence, smirking at her before he said, "What's this 'Keiichi-kuuun'?" He dragged out the name in a girlish voice, or what attempted to be one. "Ito-san's in my class. How would you know him? Because you're sounding awfully familiar with him right now." Frankly, he just enjoyed teasing people, and girls especially got so hung up if you even insinuated that they were seeing someone - whether it was true or not. He had to see what she would do.

He stifled a smile when she suggested the possibility of cheering for him at a game. He couldn't say that had ever happened before - it sounded like something out of a movie. Though he wasn't about to go around grinning like an idiot, the prospect alone made his face flush with excitement before he could stop himself.

If they kept talking like this he might never even get into the locker room. He sped up his pace.

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pinksunbeam
2010-01-05 03:00 am UTC (link)

"Well, Toshimi-chan, um...Seiji-kun, do you know Shirou-kun?" Misaki asked, "He's part of the Kendo club."

Misaki blinked and laughed happily, "I've always called him Keiichi-kun. He was my mentor when I started the cooking club, and since he was president, he was always kind to me and let me call him that. We're going out actually, so I call him that around people that are in his class. Do you happen to know him well?"

She paused, thinking about Keiichi...it made her worry. Had they gone out in a while? She wondered if he was busy or something? Shaking it off she hurried to tag along with him, "So what do you do at practice Inoue-senpai?"

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play_ball
2010-01-07 01:03 am UTC (link)

Masaya nodded. "Ah, Nawanaka-san and Mikio-san." It's better than no one. "Nah, I don't know him, or at least not the name. He in your grade?"

"Oh, really? That explains it, then," Masaya said, cooling slightly since she'd responded so calmly to him. Ito Keiichi: nice enough guy, yeah, but way too patient with everybody around him. Had no fire. Masaya'd always seen him as little more than a bland, if friendly, face - one that wasn't too exciting or worth remarking over unless he did something particularly stupid. Still, he had no beef with the guy, so he gave a vague response that could apply to just about anyone: "He's alright. I don't know him well at all, but we've never had any problems, at least."

He brightened as the conversation turned back to baseball - something that didn't involve messy personal lives or his lack of social graces. "It's great! I love baseball, so I don't care what we do so long as I'm around it. Today we'll probably just do batting and catching drills and run, but when it rains hard sometimes we have to do field maintenance. That's lame, but it's a part of the sport. What sports do you like, Aoi-san?"

Their conversation was cut short by their arrival at the school. "Sorry, I gotta go. See you around? And text me about the beach!"

With that, he let himself into the side door of the gym, running for the locker room and hoping he wasn't too late.

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pinksunbeam
2010-01-07 06:48 am UTC (link)

Misaki nodded, "Seiji-kun sits not to far from me in class. Has he ever talked to you about a sister named Anna-nee before?"

A smile slipped on her face and she gave him a light poke in the arm, "I have two brothers, one's older then me one is younger then me." The smile on her face told Masaya that she knew he was trying to get a rise out of her about Keiichi." Misa tilted her head some, "A lot of people tell me that, they like him well enough but they never know what to think of him."

"Ah me, well...I'm not very good at sports," She admitted and there was no need to tell him that she skipped gym class. "I actually like board games more, but um...I'd like to take up some sort of martial art, maybe something that uses fans. I hear Tai chi can be fun."

Misaki waved to him, "Sure thing."

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