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inaba "100% dere" himeko ( 稲葉 姫子 ) ([personal profile] dereban) wrote in [community profile] yogen2021-09-21 11:11 pm

one reconnection ➱ text post

Who: Himeko Inaba and YOU.
What: It's a reintroduction--this is primarily a text post, but can be moved to action, of course.
When: 9/21
Where: Your PDAs.
Warnings: None for now, but potential mentions of death later.

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My hand slipped, sorry. I'm super unused to these PDAs. Newfangled tech, am I right? I hope I didn't bother too many people. How's everyone doing tonight?


[OOC: As a note - the supposed 'gibberish' is actually a ROT13 cipher if anybody wants to ICly solve it.]
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un: n.yashiro

[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2021-09-22 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
inaba-san?

where are you
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[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2021-09-22 06:33 am (UTC)(link)
( nene doesn't bother replying- not really. just shoves her pda back into her windbreaker's pockets and runs across the courtyard, up the stairs- nothankyouhellevator- and if she bumps into walls as she takes too-wide turns in her haste no she doesn't.

(yes she does there will be bruises on her shoulder later.)

when nene gets there- she's... it's easy to see time's passed. she has real bangs now. her hair's longer. there's scars that weren't there before peaking out from her sleeves, dark shadows under her eyes- )


Inaba-san? Is- is it really you? This isn't some- some stupid trick the school's doing, right?
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[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2021-09-22 06:53 am (UTC)(link)
I- I don't think I'd know a way either--

( tentatively, nene slides the door behind her shut, and approaches wide-eyed and... not quite nervous, but disbelieving. after all, with everything that's happened... )

... W-what's the last thing that you remember?

( because it could be two wildly different things for them and hoo boy would that suck. )
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[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2021-09-22 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Then... you don't know-

( nene inhales, hiding her face in her hands for a moment before putting them back down, trying to look inaba in the eye without flinching. wildly different things it is... but if it's just her original death, then maybe for inaba's sake, that's better. )

Whatever happened to you, after that you were reanimated- alongside three others- for the 'student council elections'- it. It was a dogfight. All the candidates and you four, and some knives. ... I'm actually really glad that you don't remember it.

( she watched people get torn to pieces. )

... A lot has happened since then. W-we have... dormitories now, with real beds. If you want to come rest. I'll try to fill you in on what's happened.
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[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2021-09-22 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
( when inaba coughs, nene practically leaps to her side to- to fret, try and support, whatever she can do- ugh, she should have grabbed inaba something to drink on her way up. once she's sure that it's not going to get worse, she steps back a bit though. )

The rooms are shared. All but six are two beds, the rest have four. There's also showers, a laundry room... but you have to get tokens from the student store and it's stupidly pricey.

( she tries not to hover too much as she takes the lead back to the dorms, but... inaba looks so tired, honestly. it's... of course nene's glad to see her, and it helps confirm on some level what chiaki told her, too. but how? )

... After the elections, Ishimaru-kun was made a member of the student council- he was the survivor. After that, we found out it was Komaeda-san who killed Okane-san, the original student council president. There's... been more murders between her death and now. Izumi Sena, Chiaki Kudo, Clamor and... three others. ( n. not counting the horrible imp slaughter. or the flour sack babies. ) Natsume Sakasaki was behind Izumi-nii, Kudo-san and two of the three, under the influence of a spirit. Clamor... h-his body was stolen from him, by a third year student trying to cheat his way to graduation, we discovered everything ( probably? things are still being Meeting'd. ) this month.

... It's... been a rough summer. But I can only imagine what it's been like for you.
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[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2021-09-22 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, just last month I think... It has clothes and school supplies, and the shopkeeper is able to get us supplies like shampoo and stuff. ... I-I don't know if your merit points stayed? So I'll help you get stuff if you need anything.

( yeah there's been a lot of hinky shit going on and nothing is fine but it's fine! it's fine. they're. learning things. and stuff. )

Komaeda-san? Ah... that was to motivate us to work together, and to rely on Shuichi-kun, basically. ... No one is happy with him. As for Mr. Impostor... not that I'm aware of. But grades were a part of it, and Clamor was... the one who had the spell book. ...

The requirements... we don't know everything, but grades do seem to be part of it. But... all of this, it can't just be for grades. There has to be more.

( and there is, but like. her npc contact thread is just barely after this so! exciting!!! )
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[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2021-09-22 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
It was Clamor's, written personally by him- stuff he's learned back at his home and was teaching some of us. ... Y-you'd have to ask Noah-kun to see it. But he's really protective of Clamor's things right now.

( they were father and son, after all. even if he could come back...

nene pauses for a moment, about halfway through the courtyard. )


Inaba-san? I... I really missed you. And I'm glad that you're okay again. Even with everything here- I'm glad you're alive.
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[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2021-09-22 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
... I know I'm the one who asked, but at the same time. Your heart's beating, isn't it? You feel things. You're- you're capable of hurt and of happiness... even if you aren't 'real' you're here and you're still worthy of life.

( just like don't knife her after saying that if you are fake please? she's been cut up so much this summer- )
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[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2021-09-22 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
I know you will.

( nene smiles softly, before almost glancing away- their last conversation... it was the final time she'd seen inaba before she vanished.

was killed.

if nene had persuaded her, had been reliable enough, would things have changed? would inaba never have gone through it? )


So... you have to let us help you, too. Okay?
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[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2021-09-23 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
( it's better than when they last had this conversation, so you know what? nene will take it as a win! )

That's all I can ask for. And I promise, I'll be more dependable. We'll watch your back. Now... let's get you some tea with honey. You really need it.

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[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2021-09-23 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
Mm... that's... our thoughts on the matter, for the most part. I think a lot of us just go through the motions on some level... starting clubs, doing schoolwork... it gives a sense of comfort.

( anyways, inaba must be tired and sore- and they need to get that cup of tea. so nene resumes leading the way. )

In the dorm, there's these portraits of, uh. Mutilated faces. We try to keep them covered, but I wanted to warn you. ... What's a food you like? I'll make some.

( as a welcome back from the dead meal, i guess. )
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[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2021-09-26 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Sometimes the monotonous helps.

( guess who's on the verge of losing her mind? ... a lot of people actually, everything is awful. )

We have, but it doesn't work. So... covers. And yeah, we do. I'll have to get started right away!

( still, something to do- productivity, providing comfort in a way- it definitely is a mood booster! especially because it comes with ✨ inaba lore ✨ ! )

Is that a friend of yours...?

( or... OR.... )