Not Again! With Akira

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week zero, sunday

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[hi, Chuuya. are you stepping out of your cabin? or into said cabin? either way, either before he enters the premises or after he exits, someone grabs him by the wrist and just]

[yanks him behind the building]

[HI IT'S AKIRA]

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[He sure is yanked! And he's surprised for a moment before he sees it's Akira. ]

Don't tell me trouble is starting already.

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Hn? Oh, no. Not yet.

[this is just a FRIENDLY CHAT behind the FRIENDLY DEER HOUSE]

But I did want your opinion on a few things.

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[This feels like a shovel talk. ]

Er... sure. What's up?

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[holds up his wrist, which has his (white) scrunchie on it!! ooooooh aaaaaaah]

Did yours change colors?

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Yeah?

[He holds up his own, which appears to be white. ]

See? Different color.

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[aha]

Nope. Still seems white to me.

[and he holds up a hand quickly]

Don't tell me what color it is. I don't want to find out what happens if any of us break that rule.

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[Ah. ]

It's probably better to wait and see what the colors mean anyway. No point in taking risks without information.

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Exactly.

[there's a breath of relief. he's glad he and Chuuya are on the same page, as much as he'd like to share the color of his scrunchie]

. . . what do you think about us being sorted into groups?

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You remember those weird games we played sometimes at the mansion? I bet it's gonna be like that, except we can't pick our teams.

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[. . .]

But if we're supposed to keep our affiliations a secret, then how would we be able to complete those tasks in public?

[or maybe]

[they will be SECRET tasks?]

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It's probably not public tasks.

[The 'idiot' is unspoken, because Akira is friendo, but it is implied.]

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[. . . HUFFS A LITTLE, then shoves a hand at Chuuya. he hears that implication!!]

Okay, okay. Stupid question. I just know we completed tasks for the sisters in public.

So-- what? We're going to be trimming bushes and chasing thugs out of houses every day while we're here?

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What kinda stuff do you do at summer camp? I bet it's gonna be things like that.

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Swimming, archery, arts and crafts, hiking, riding horses. . .?

[he shrugs because he didn't really do the camp thing as a kid, but. he also lived in the country and did most of those things while living in said country, so]

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...are any of those any fun?

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[and in that moment he is reminded of Chuuya's shitty childhood]

[a tiny smile]

Swimming is definitely fun. I enjoyed hiking, too. . . and arts and crafts can be fun if you're the creative type.

Archer and horseback riding aren't exactly my thing, but that isn't to say they aren't fun.

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[He gives a little hum of interest at the things Akira says could be fun.]

I wouldn't be surprised if they're competitions, like 'win a swimming race'. Maybe I should try swimming to get prepared for it.

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I didn't see a lake when I was taking a look around, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's one tucked away in all that fog.

[another hum!]

My favorite summer pastime is fishing, too.

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[Just. Said flatly.]

You go fishing.

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Yep.

[equally as flat]

I go fishing.

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Why? To eat fish?

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No. I have to throw them back in after catching them.

[flexes his hand in and out of a fist]

But fishing helps my proficiency.

[he gets like two music notes!!]

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Why are you like this?

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[immediately, and perfectly evenly]

I don't know what you're talking about.