Carnivale!

[jigoku_mod]

[ WHO ]: ALL! Mingle log.
[ WHERE ]: Jigoku's Carnival Grounds
[ WHEN ]: All through the carnival's stay! But mostly on the first night.
[ OPEN/CLOSED? ]: OPEN
[ RATING ]: TBA
[ WARNINGS ]: 2 SPOOKY
[ NOTES ]: Information post here!


Rides
Souvenir Stalls
Game Stalls
Food Stalls
Freak Show

Comments

[andallforone]

[Ah... well, of course he'd run into her again. It's actually kinda funny how he's not seen her for so long. Then again, he hasn't really left his apartment except on supply runs, he guesses.

He feels a little less stung by her rejection (and her boyfriend's violent exception) a this point, and so he decides to go up and greet her.]

Hey, Peko-san.

[tooled]

...

Hanamura.

[ Her sword is already at his throat before she recognizes him like that. The moment she feels someone approaching she spins around, grabbing her sword from its case in one smooth motion and swinging it at him - although not entirely on the offense since she stops before she'd actually hurt him. But that's when the recognition kicks in and she slowly lowers the sword at least. Whoops. ]

[andallforone]

[WOW. Uh, okay! Obviously she hadn't forgiven him! He takes a few steps back, hands upraised.]

Jeez! Sorry!

[tooled]

Forgive me, I did not see it was you.

[ Now she's sure it isn't any kind of danger, she puts the sword back in its case, bowing a little in Yosuke's direction. ]

I thought one of the less benevolent residents of this place [ aka one of the monsters or ghosts ] snuck up on me. [ Apparently it's not for the reason he thinks it is at all.. it mostly just left her confused. ]

[andallforone]

[... uh, okay...]

So... wait. You're not mad at me?

[tooled]

... [ Bl.. ink... being mad over what happened doesn't even occur to her, so she's mostly just surprised. ]

Why would I be mad at you?

[andallforone]

You know... [He rubs the back of his neck.] For asking you out...

[tooled]

Ah.. that.

[ Despite her usual frigid exterior, she definitely looks a little more awkward at hearing that. The memory of that moment is still weird, even if it went by quickly because of a certain gangster midget. ]

... No, there is no way I could be mad at you for it. I was rather.. flattered, actually. [ To put it lightly. Very lightly. ] I can't exactly say anyone had expressed such interest in me before-- well, aside from the young master, but that is.. different.

[andallforone]

[He'd rather not talk about 'the young master'.]

... Oh.

[She'd been... flattered? Maybe if that guy hadn't been around they might have... nah, it's not worth thinking of it like that.]

... Okay.

[tooled]

Hanamura, you are a very kind, strong and praiseworthy person. [ Or maybe Peko easily has high opinions of people who are nice to her, but.. still.. ]

Please don't forget that, no matter what. I am terribly sorry in case I ever made you feel otherwise.

[andallforone]

[FEMALE SOUJI DON'T SAY MALE SOUJI THINGS TO HIM, his heart, it cannot take it...

He looks kind of embarrassed.]

Oh, right... um... yeah. Uh. [He clears his throat.] Sorry, then...

[tooled]

[ His heart longs for aibou.. but the only aibou here is a taken chick.. the sad romance story of Yosuke Hanamura. ]

.. There is no need to apologize.

[ But after that she starts looking around again. ]

Hanamura.. have you tried out anything in this place yet? All of it seems incredibly suspicious.

[andallforone]

Not yet. [It's easier to focus on this than on the other stuff, so he gladly latches onto the topic.] Not gonna lie... I'm kinda hungry. I was gonna see if anything was good here.

[tooled]

I spotted the stall that was near the apartments before too. [ She motions with one arm in the direction of the fox's stall. ] Have you eaten there as well back then? They seem like the safest option compared to the more shady other options here.

[andallforone]

Oh she's here? [Yosuke looks around.] Heh... maybe if I go on my own, and if she's making udon without tofu in it. Last time I went to see her she made me pay for the girl I showed up with... we weren't even together!

[tooled]

[ Any normal person might express their sympathies to him, or laugh at him, but Peko is.. not.. as.. socially gifted.. so instead she's seriously pondering all this. ]

Are you sure you did not make it seem like you were together with her?

[ JUST LIKE HOW YOU WEREN'T CLEAR ENOUGH ABOUT THAT, PEKO.. ]

[andallforone]

Er... well, not everyone is unclear about things... [LIKE OTHER PEOPLE HE COULD NAME...]

[tooled]

... "Not everyone"?

[ Completely going over her head. The point missed by three miles. ]

Well, I suppose clarity is a virtue. Or it might as well be. Miscommunication has been the cause of much trouble before. [ She isn't even referring to the whole deal with her and Yosuke but more stuff from home, but it sort of sounds ambiguous. ]

[andallforone]

[He takes it as a very polite rebuke anyway, and gives her a shame-faced grin in return.] Point taken, yeesh...

Well, I guess I better find a place to grab some juice.