ICHIRO

[chevaliered]

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weekend 0, saturday

[chevaliered]

[ oh right we have a game room. i forgot about the game room.

well. this is the games room. it's not that crow looks overwhelmed, but maybe actually he looks a little whelmed. it's very bright in here. ]

This is a step and a half up from Blade or Vantage Masters.

[steelo]

[ how could you forget about the game room

ichiro is sitting in one of the chairs, manspreading a little because of course, and playing what looks like super sm*sh brothers. looking up to see crow makes him start, at first, but he recognizes that it's crow and then gives him the sup nod of greeting, returning to his game. ] More of your ARC stuff or whatever?

It's two player. Wanna try?

[chevaliered]

[ my one braincell is overloaded and shaking in the corner.

please stop thinking he's samatiktok he can only take so many panicked double takes before his feelings will start to get hurt*

(* maybe) ]

Nah. Card games.

[ hmm. well. he'll take a seat. minus the manspreading, but with a little more leaning forward with the elbows on the knees. ]

Sure. You might need to explain the controller things a bit first, but I'll try anything once.

[steelo]

[ he's fetching another controller for crow, then! it's gamecube. vintage. he hands it over and leans over him to point out the controls. ]

It's not hard, don't worry. You move with this one [ points to the control stick ] and jump with this one. [ points to whatever the jump is ] And then punch with this one. [ and whatever the punch is i haven't played on a gamecube in a million years. ]

We can do a practice range or something so you can get used to it. [ as he flops back into his comfy chair with his controller, moving them back to the main menu to enter practice mode. ] All you gotta do is punch and win. Just pick a character you want and we'll go from there.

[ ichiro is playing ... link i guess that seems right. ]

[chevaliered]

[ gamecube. the memories. my memories, not crow's or this would be so much easier for him. he fiddles with the buttons as ichiro points them out, and, well-- hand eye coordination isn't going to be an issue, at least.

just remembering the buttons. ]

Huh. That sounds simple enough.

[ he picks byleth.

no. but he does pick marth, because all i remember is how to play the femblems in smash ]

w0, monday

[chevaliered]

[ i rolled a dice and the dice says bonfire, so that's where crow is. he's got a blanket draped across his legs and he's sat as close to the fire as he can reasonably get before catching himself on fire.

it looks like he has all the makings of s'mores nearby, but he's ignoring them in favour of what looks like a selection of foods from the cafeteria building. no ice cream, thank god, but there's definitely some sandwiches and dubious looking bakery foods there. in fact, he has what looks like a muffin on the end of a stick -- (concerningly enough, the stick seems to have more damage on it from the act of spearing the muffin than the actual muffin does) -- and he's pretty much just holding it in the fire.

straight up in the fire. ]

Alright, here's a bet for you: do you think this thing's going to be more or less edible than before once I'm done torching it?

[steelo]

[ honestly, his first thought to all of this as he sits down to gather up supplies for a smore is - ]

...I'm kind of surprised it's even flammable....

[chevaliered]

[ pfft. ]

Yeah, it wasn’t what I was expecting either. ‘Course I might’ve just created an invincible muffin on fire so jury’s out on whether this was a good idea or a great one.

[ because he sure as hell isn’t eating this. ]

[steelo]

Could use it to deal with the geese. Vi-chan told me they scared off pest control.

[ bloodthirsty, malicious geese... ] I told her I could take a crack at getting rid of the problem, but she was pretty adamant about me going nowhere near 'em.

[chevaliered]

What, like the world's most fiery anti-goose prong?

[ he is taking the muffin, which is straight up just having a great time being an inferno right about now, and making a jabbing motion with it. ] I'm into it.

And yeah, I'd believe it. I beat one of them in a staring contest and it chased me down in revenge roughly a day later? Malicious asshole. [ there is no context to be found here. ]

week 1 monday

[steelo]

[ here is ichiro sitting in the library! he's holding a manga book in his hands where he's sprawled out on one of the big chairs, and - he's sniffling a little. i'm sure it's fine, probably.

come say hi ]

[chevaliered]

[ ... crow's just gonna loom over the top of the chair and look down at him. he's tall enough i'm saying he can pull this off. ]

Emotionally compelling?

[steelo]

[ ichiro jumps when he's addressed, nearly hopping a foot out of the chair. ]

Oh - bro, you scared me, don't just do that. [ he reaches up and wipes his eyes with his free hand, though, wow. ] Yeah, I'm fine. Really - really good book. Emotionally compelling, yeah.

[ he turns the book so crow can see the title - Knights and Magic. there's an illustration of a sick mecha on the front. ]

[chevaliered]

[ henlo. ]

It's a free campus. [ he tilts his head so he can see the title properly of this emotional, tearjerking journey ichiro is going on. ]

Knights-- oh. Huh, that actually looks like a Divine Knight, kinda. You have those where you're from?

[steelo]

A what?

[ ichiro tilts his head to look at him, eyes wide. does crow's weird not fantasy fantasy world have mecha in it what the fuck ]

w2 thursday before curfew

[steelo]

hey, dude
weird question: are you any good at fighting

[chevaliered]

uhh
i mean i've yet to have my ass kicked across campus so i'm doing fine.

swords or nah?

[steelo]

Nah
ive never even held a sword lol
but i keep thinking about tonight, and its making me mad
i wanna keep a cool head, yk? are you down for a spar?

[chevaliered]

sure, i can throw a punch or two
where are you?

[steelo]

athletic field.

[ and sure enough!!! ichiro's out here, dressed in his gym clothes, sitting on the bleachers and messing with his phone. ]

week 3, monday

[chevaliered]

[ welcome to the library! crow's here. he's having a look through the books for something that might be good to read, but stops and looks up when he sees ichiro. ]

Hey. You stocking up for Tuesday?

[steelo]

[ he's actually reading a book... about horseback riding at the moment? weird. anyway when crow addresses him, ichiro glances up and then gives him a sup nod.... and then seems to remember something, and looks a little sheepish. ]

Not quite. I - oh, man. I guess I can now. I'm sorry for punching the shit out of you on Thursday. You probably could tell, but it was for one of those extra credit things - just couldn't say it then.

[chevaliered]

-- Yeah, I wondered. Don't worry about it, I had to shove someone in the moat last week and I still haven't told the poor asshole I picked why.

[ heh. heh. heh. ]

[steelo]

[ he grimaces a little bit, in the "ooh, that's rough, buddy" way at that, though he's laughing. ichiro is glad he didn't get shoved into the moat... but at least crow's understanding about being punched. ] Yikes.

[ though, actually. plot before memshare. ] ...Weird question, but did you get a weird amount of vouchers last week? We're still trying to figure out if maybe participating in someone's extra credit might give you an extra one.

[chevaliered]

... No, I think I got about the amount I was expecting? But I am still factoring in voting as counting when we're not sure if it does or not.

[ puts plot stuff in my mouth ]