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Post by eltrou on Aug 31, 2017 11:10:43 GMT
It took a bit for Miguel to process that comment. Oh, right. Nori meant seaweed in Japanese, didn't it? "Ah, my apologies to Miss Noriko. I did not mean to presume being so familiar." He looked honestly apologetic. "The meanings of words in Japanese don't always come to me as easily as they do in my mother tongue and I didn't quite realize the meaning either until Miss Ciara over there reminded me."
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Post by drallore on Aug 31, 2017 17:52:06 GMT
Nori seems preeeeeeety embarrassed what she thought was a kick ass noble challenge got shot down hard by both her opponent and her bestest friend in the world. Red faced, her posture becomes more reserved as she starts dialing it back
"Fine . . . You're lucky Ciara's so kind. You would've lost in an instant"
"Nori, you cry when we play punch you"
"Sh-Shut up!!"
Izumi returns to her conversation with Suzume
"A cornett player? That explains it. I'm a celloist. Woodwinds and Brass don't usually play together at high school level. I assume you participate in the marching band?"
Mother takes a step forward, arm wrapped around Miguel's
"Perhaps we should continue talking INSIDE the festival? It seems rude for us to just be sitting here not buying anything"
The convenience store clerk nods viciously. The school festival welcomes you with plenty of kind greetings from eager young students. Suzume and Ciara will notice plenty of friends and acquaintances running around in every sort of costume available. While the festival holds a fair share of stereotypical exhibits; Maid cafes, haunted houses, and plenty of food stands; there's also an art gallery, career recruitment center, and science fair to exhibit the school's academic pursuits. You've each received a text stating that for the time being, it would be best to just blend in, grab a friend or two, and enjoy the festival, while trying your best to casually happen upon the student council president.
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Post by kagemaru656 on Sept 4, 2017 20:38:24 GMT
"Yeah I march occasionally. Have the outfit in my locker" and in Mythos for some reason., she thought to herself. "I think I'll check out the science fair, it looks interesting." She whips out her phone and sends a text to Varuna Hey, you at the school fair? I'm checking out the science exhibit
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Post by drallore on Sept 4, 2017 20:54:59 GMT
Varuna responds to Suzume almost immediately Of course fair maiden! But be warned, the angels blessed me with an inspiration that could light a whole new star in the sky! As such! My garb may cause you to not recognize me~As Suzume enters the science fair, she's immediately met with a wide array of large experiments and mechanisms. Tesla like electrical structures, large cases filled with mice and cats, there even seems to be a robot in a maid outfit offering lemon bars to people. It's also yelling " HAIL SATAN" after you take one, so it's kind of an odd bot. Suzume may look around, but doesn't happen upon her friend at first. That is, until she feels something leap onto her back, crashing them both to the ground. "SUUUUUUUZUUUUUUMEEEEEEE-KUUUUUUUUN!"After her face met floor, Suzume had the opportunity to look at the attacker above her. Sitting proudly on top of her was her best friend Varuna dressed in a witch costume, and very proud of it
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Post by eltrou on Sept 6, 2017 11:05:24 GMT
"Sounds like a good idea to me." And that was that.
Once they were in the festival, Miguel pretty much spent the time with Mother. He had legitimately no excuse to go off on his own unlike everyone else -and in fact would probably be horribly inconspicuous if he even bothered to try given that he was over twenty in an area filled mostly with teenagers, and a foreigner in a business suit at that- so instead he enjoyed what sights he could, with the best one being his blonde 'wife'.
"Which one do you think would be the first one to find what they're looking for, her- Beautiful?" He asked as he glanced at her with a wry smile, forgetting himself for a moment and almost slipping by switching to another word in another language before catching himself.
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Post by Zephias on Sept 7, 2017 3:32:00 GMT
Ciara walked around with Izumi and Noriko, chatting with them as they checked the various stalls and exhibits.
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Post by oddeyes on Sept 7, 2017 3:41:04 GMT
Jericha takes it upon herself to head down towards the gym, and track to find people playing a variety of sports. It seems her disguise pays off as she is able to run a few of the sports like kickball, relay races, flag football, volleyball, and even non-conventional activities. She even cheekily enters teachers vs student games, only to crush any, and all competition. She walks around the school grounds in posession of various medals, small trophies, and ribbons. It turned out to be a pretty good time....Why did they come here in the first place?....
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Post by drallore on Sept 7, 2017 5:36:42 GMT
Miguel looks absolutely dashing in his blazer, and the family man look seemed to suit him well. He had Mother hanging off his arm, and Sparrow by his side, making him seem like the most admirable family man. Sparrow seems to be more attentive of his surroundings while Mother is keeping up appearances. Sparrow is quick to respond to Miguel. He is not content with how close Miguel and Mother are right now
"Suzume and Ciara has the highest chances of meeting this student council president as peers. Though I imagine Ciara would be more approachable as opposed to Suzume, who's apparently gained some renown for standing up to bullies, which would be the perfect MO for this character"
"I'd still put some money on us. I've gotten to talk with the girl over the phone. She seemed very nice. VERY polite. Perhaps she would enjoy having a successful adult as a peer for a day? Of course FINDING her is the hard part there. And Miguel, I want to thank you for playing along with all this. When I was first applying for my job, I panicked in the interview and told them I had a husband and kid and all that to seem like I had all my stuff together, and I've kind of been riding on that lie for 2 years now. I was scared that this whole school thing might make it in some kids blog or a local paper and people would be asking where my husband was so . . . I'm pretty sure this was the appropriate approach?"
Ciara and her friends attend the various stalls and exhibits. The general stuff of course; Takoyaki, Haunted House, a wall of drawings of corgis that wasn't initially planned, but here we are. It was nice. During her escapades, Ciara saw plenty of members of the student council. Weary and agitated, these young men and women seem to act in total contrast of the tone of the festival. Thus far there are 3 that she can confirm are approachable right now.
1) A young woman operating the front of a maid cafe
2) A young man scribbling in a panicky way in his notebook
3) Another young man, freshman, crying in the corner, who people are too awkward to approach
Jericha has managed to establish herself as the queen of the sports world here at the festival. There is a flock of elementary school kids near her at all times, gawking at her skill and athletics. Amongst the constant praise from pre teens, there is also Easter, who looks very out of place amongst the children, but is cheering with just as much energy. Eventually one of the other PE teachers comes to talk to her. An elderly man, maybe late 50s, with a charming smile and red jumpsuit
"Can't say I've seen you around here. What school do you work for? Oh, and I'm Coach Saito. I run the Volleyball club here."
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Post by kagemaru656 on Sept 7, 2017 9:00:42 GMT
"Varuna! Have you been binging anime again." Suzume says haughtily as she stands back up and dusts off. "Without me? You know I wanted to watch that witch one. It looks so good! Now I'll have to binge it just to catch up!" Of course, she knew Varuna would have it all watched the moment she said she was too busy that weekend. "That costume looks great though, how long did that take you?"
Suzume suddenly thought of Varuna casting magic in Mythos. She couldn't tell if the thought was hilarious or terrifying. "So, seen anything cool at the festival yet?"
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Post by drallore on Sept 7, 2017 16:25:14 GMT
Varuna gets off her bestest friend in the history of everything and strikes a traditional cool anime girl pose.
"Fu-fu-fu~ So the noble knight saw through my facade with ease? I expect nothing less from such a powerful companion. You know, nobody else seemed to know who I was cosplaying. They just gawk at me like they've never heard of Yo Yoshinari. Who are you playing as? AUDIBLE GASP! Are you a rough and rowdy high school girl who's school uniform has become sentient and occasionally contorts into more risque forms in dire situations?!"
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Post by kagemaru656 on Sept 7, 2017 20:23:23 GMT
"I sure hope not. I'm just in uniform. Like we're meant to be. You better hope the teachers don't recognize you're from this school." Suzume says, a little exasperated and all too familiar with these antics.
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Post by drallore on Sept 7, 2017 21:39:07 GMT
"O-ho! NAIVE CHILD! This is PERFECTLY acceptable because MY CLASS is running the haunted house! Though they asked me to take a 4 hour break, so I figured I could just come hang out with you!"
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Post by oddeyes on Sept 7, 2017 22:50:36 GMT
Jericha waves to her adoring fans, and Easter. Heh....So much for blending in... She then comes to a halt when she is approached by this red old man. If now was the time to blend in, she should do it now. "Oh!...Hey there. I'm Coach...Ari. And, I'm aaa....What was it?...A substitute! Yup! Subbing right now till I get a full time position!"
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Post by Zephias on Sept 9, 2017 5:53:08 GMT
Ciara frowned a bit and approached the crying young man. She knew Noriko would probably follow her lead and Izumi would run interference to allow her to see what was wrong. She did make a note to talk to the panicked youth with the notebook.
"What's wrong?" she asked. She was sure she'd get some looks for her action, but she really didn't care much.
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Post by drallore on Sept 9, 2017 20:16:40 GMT
"Coach Ari huh? Well you're definitely doing a better job than some of my other guys. Can't get them to motivate these kids just to get up. Hm . . . you know, I think we're losing one pretty soon. She's going backpacking or something like that. You think you'd like to be full time?"
As for Ciara's boy, he looks startled when she actually approaches him. He panics as he looks up, wipes his eyes quickly and tries to walk away.
"N-n-nothing. I'm fine. Y-you should just go enjoy the festival . . ."
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Post by Zephias on Sept 10, 2017 2:22:19 GMT
Ciara gave a sad smile.
"Everyone's supposed to be enjoying the festival, and you clearly aren't. How can I enjoy it, knowing that? Come, tell me what's wrong"
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Post by drallore on Sept 10, 2017 22:35:39 GMT
The boy maintains his Timidness. It seems a high charm will be needed to help coax him
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Post by oddeyes on Sept 11, 2017 5:54:57 GMT
Jericha scratches the back of her head. "Oh I don't know...I'm fresh out of college, and umm...I still need experience! Yeah! You know! Junk like that!"
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Post by eltrou on Sept 11, 2017 8:37:12 GMT
Miguel nodded at Sparrow. That was most likely true, especially with the two's MOs and that of the supposed president. If it weren't for Beautiful needing to play family so that he and Sparrow could tag along as extra sets of eyes, he'd wonder why he was even here in the first place.
Then she spoke up, and his eyebrows shot up at her admission. She lied about having a husband and kids... for two years? But wasn't Easter her sister? Maybe Sparrow could count if they thought she was in her thirties or something --because the other option dredged up even more dangerous questions and judgments-- or that she adopted because of an open heart or whatever --pediatrians could get away with that, right?-- but it'd be harder to lie about age when school records are in question or something? But then again he didn't quite perfectly understand how the legal system and stuff worked in San Fransokyo quite yet.
"You mean to tell me that they either never checked your records for an official marriage license or you actually forged one sometime before or after that interview?" Miguel honestly looked surprised as he lowered his voice and leaned in so that so at most, only Beautiful and Sparrow could hear him. "I'm impressed. How'd you get away with that?"
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Post by Zephias on Sept 11, 2017 16:09:26 GMT
Ciara tried another smile. [Charm 16]
"I really just want to help"
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