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Tweak says, "No, I am your father."

Kimihiro Watanuki (aprilfirst) wrote in vas_captio_rpg,
@ 2009-05-10 23:53:00

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!complete, day 07, kimihiro watanuki, location: thrift store, shizuka domeki

Day 7 - Late morning
Who:Watanuki and Domeki
What: happy meeting of two old friends
When: late morning
Where: in the streets, not far from the Thrift Store
Rating: I bet it'll be PG-13 for language
Status: complete

The snow didn't look like it'd stop any time soon and Watanuki was getting annoyed. Even though they had some food and water stored, he didn't like the idea of being trapped in there for he didn't know how long. Besides, he was worried that if the snow would pile any higher against the shop windows the glass would collapse under the weight.
Eventually he made up his mind and decided to go and have a look around to see if he could find a better place. He was lucky that the door opened towards the interior of the shop or he would be stuck inside, he reflected as he pushed his way through the snow that already reached past to his knees. Before reaching the end of the street he'd regretted his decision to go outside: the cold wind made his face burn, and the snow was getting into his eyes and clothes. Even with his new jacket and gloves, he felt freezing. Seeing a figure advancing through the snow, he went in that direction waving one arm to attract their attention.

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aprilfirst
2009-05-14 01:22 pm UTC (link)

Watanuki heard the taunting in Domeki's tone, but he was too used to bickering to refrain from commenting. "What? I can cook perfectly well," he snapped. "Maybe I cook too well for a simpleton like you. You can eat raw meat from now on, for all I care!"
He crossed his arms angrily, determined never to cook for Domeki again. Ever.

"It was sunny outside yesterday morning!" Watanuki cried out. He gestured wildly to the snow piling up around them. "How could anyone have predicted that this would have happened?"
He felt increasingly annoyed. Why did he have to run into Domeki, of all people?
Besides, there were another 20-30 people in town, all of which had been taken by surprise by this snowstorm. He honestly didn't know why Domeki was talking as if he was the only moron who hadn't seen the snow coming.
"Gone by tomorrow?" Watanuki pouted. "I wish..."

When Domeki started walking again, Watanuki tried to follow in his footsteps to avoid having to walk into the fresh snow. "Where are you going now?" he asked. "Don't just start walking away for no reason!"
Domeki's question, apart from being annoying, caught him rather by surprise. "Who are you calling a loud idiot?" he yelled. "And I don't know! There's too much snow around, I don't even see where I'm going!"
He turned his head around, trying to spot a familiar landmark. He couldn't be that far from the thift store anyway.

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throughyoureye
2009-05-15 01:54 pm UTC (link)

Normally, the threat of not having Watanuki cook for him would have caused Domeki to cave but he had been threatened with this too many times for him to take it entirely seriously. As it was, he lifted one shoulder in a slightly disinterested shrug. "If you cooked well, then it shouldn't be a problem to come up with a way to make more than just plain deer meat."

"If no one could predict that we'd have feet of snow today, then no one can predict what sort of weather we might have for tomorrow," he pointed out reasonably. Obviously, he really didn't hold Watanuki responsible for not predicting the sudden snowstorm, but he really couldn't resist the temptation to cause the other boy to overreact. "By tomorrow, it could sunny and warm enough to cause the snow to melt, right?"

Domeki struggled a few steps further in the snow before coming to an abrupt halt. Much like his friend, he was having a bit of difficulty walking through the accumulated snow and he was no longer so sure that either of them could walk too much further without getting entirely lost. "Here. Hold onto my sleeve so that we don't get separated," he offered as he held out his arm toward Watanuki. As he did this, he used his other hand to root his journal from his pocket and then scribbled a quick note.

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aprilfirst
2009-05-15 04:16 pm UTC (link)

Watanuki bristled. He wasn't usually the kind of guy who went fishing for compliments, but he knew that if there was something he was good at it was houseworks.
"Fine," he said. "Just find the ingredients and I'll cook whatever you want. If you can find anything apart from canned food in this place and with this weather," he added. Privately, given the conditions they were in, he doubted they'd even have deer meat.

It was Watanuki's turn to shrug when Domeki mentioned the weather changes. "It could," he conceded. "Let's hope the snow stops soon."
He was starting to regret getting out of the shop in the first place (even though of course he'd rather die than say this out loud in front of Domeki); he hadn't realized how much the falling snow would have impaired his vision, and how difficult it would be to walk in it knee-deep. He wasn't wearing boots and by now his feet and legs were soaked to the bone. Right now what he wanted was to get inside as soon as possible and maybe get a cup of good tea. Neither of which would probably be happening any time soon.

Luckily for him, Watanuki was a few feet behind Domeki when the other boy suddenly stopped. He lost his balance and had to wave his arms wildly to avoid falling face down in the snow.
"Why didn't you warn me you were about to stop?" he complained loudly. However he reached out and grabbed Domeki's sleeve without any further complaint. The cold was making every movement more difficult than usual, and even arguing with Domeki took up too much energy.
"What are you doing now?" he asked seeing Domeki take out his journal, though the tone wasn't quite as annoyed as he'd meant.

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throughyoureye
2009-05-15 05:53 pm UTC (link)

The sad fact of the matter was that Domeki tended to tease Watanuki just because his cooking really was that good. It was also true that the only food he would feel really comfortable eating in this strange place was whatever Watanuki chose to make for him - and so, if his friend ever did go on strike, then he would be well and truly screwed. "I'll see what I can find once the weather clears," he responded easily. He was also a bit uncertain that he could get deer meat while it was snowing this hard but he wouldn't hesitate to go out and look for some if it became necessary.

Domeki answered the hope that the snow would stop soon with a rather eager nod. He surely wouldn't be sad to see the snow go, even if it had been nice when it was much shallower, and he would be quite glad once they managed to find their way to some shelter. Having been out in the weather so long, he found that he could barely feel his fingertips and he knew that his pants were soaked just about all the way through. He also seemed to be going numb in an almost alarming sort of way but he was content enough to ignore his own difficulties until he could get Watanuki somewhere warm and safe.

"Why weren't you paying attention to see when I would stop?" His answer was really only halfhearted as he had become rather distracted with trying to get his fingers to hold and to write with a pen. In a way, he hated to invade his big sister's privacy but going to the museum seemed like the only viable option at the moment. "I'm writing to my big sister to see if she'd mind us staying with her until the snow stops. It shouldn't be too hard to find our way there from here."

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aprilfirst
2009-05-16 07:58 am UTC (link)

Watanuki only half-heard Domeki's words, and anyway he was too tired to complain. He just stood in the snow, grasping the other boy's sleeve with one hand and swaying slightly. His fingers felt frozen despite the thick gloves. Seeing Domeki writing something, Watanuki remembered that he wasn't wearing any gloves at all.
"Aren't your hands cold?" he asked numbly staring at Domeki's red hands.

He felt thankful when Domeki told him about finding a place where to stay, even though his choice of words confused him. "Big sister?" he repeated. Domeki didn't have any siblings. Then he remembered reading in the journal that some girl used to call him "little brother", though he couldn't say which girl that was. Thinking straight was getting increasingly difficult.
Watanuki tried to focus on the thought of finding some place to stay and wait for the snow to stop. He was feeling very sleepy, even though it was only around midday and he'd had a good long sleep last night. It would be embarrassing if he ended up fainting in the snow and had to be saved by Domeki.

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