[seasonality] catchall for yamato

[wtfox]

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[ghoststrums]

[ s... somewhere? anywhere? the moat? sure he's sitting near the moat looking like he is considering yeeting his smartphone in it ]

Fine. [ a little bit short, and he shakes his head, softening his tone: ] You?

[wtfox]

[hopefully the geese are keeping their distance.]

Umm, well... I didn't really get as many answers as I was hoping for today, but I guess I'm okay. At least in theory we should be able to ask more during the classes tomorrow, right? And I wasn't really expecting to learn anything new until then anyway, so it feels silly to be disappointed...

[ghoststrums]

We've gotten more questions than answers, in the end.

[ the geese are staying far away and yamato is keeping an eye out for them anyway because he has 0 trust in these evil birds ]

I can't say I'm not annoyed myself. [ obviously, honestly. ] I don't like that they said tomorrow would be a surprise, either.

[wtfox]

I don't really like not knowing what to expect. It makes me feel uneasy.

[she is! so used! to knowing exactly how to handle shit!! this is weird. she can't even be sure of which lies are good and which aren't because there are too many variables!!

but at least she hasn't met anyone from her own world, so she can say whatever the hell she wants about that. until memshares]

[ghoststrums]

[ ah... he frowns a little, because she is after all only a regular young teenage girl in this situation? ]

You're not alone in that, at least. Or any of this. [ it's sort of vaguely reassuring? he's trying. ] But I doubt thing will get much clearer even after what we'll learn tomorrow.

[wtfox]

[yeah! she's just a perfectly innocent teenage girl! who is so scared!]

You're probably right, but even a little information is better than nothing, isn't it? We can try to piece some of it together if we get it organized.

[ghoststrums]

[ oh no this poor innocent girl ]

Yeah. Even though right now we haven't learned much, we at least can all go back and read everything we did learn. I was wondering how best to share any information later.

[wtfox]

I guess that forum thing answers that question, then! In theory we can use that, right?

Or, well, I guess there's always e-mails. Is there a "send to all" feature?

[ghoststrums]

Probably. You can send them to more than one person, so there should be an option for all. Even if it's selecting everyone manually, it's still easier than the alternative.

[ which is to like. manually fetch everybody somehow. ]

[wtfox]

It's really convenient, at least!

...hopefully we'll have a reason to use it soon.

[ghoststrums]

We'll probably all get the same information tomorrow. Whatever that is... But after that, who knows? We won't all be in the same classes, apparently.

[wtfox]

I wonder what classes we're even going to have. Like, usually we'd at least know our schedule before the first day... but I guess nothing about this is "usual".

[ghoststrums]

Yeah. They said the classes were picked for us, too, even though they were picking their own.

[ which is... worrying... ]

[wtfox]

Our dorms were picked for us, also... we haven't really gotten to make many choices since we woke up here. Like, we can't even choose to go home.

[ghoststrums]

Yeah.

[ his hands curl up a little as he stares angrily at the moat ]

I don't want things to be chosen for me.

[wtfox]

Neither do I.

[she's quiet for a few moments, and she looks around on the ground before picking up a stone and holding it out to him.]

Want to try skipping stones on the water? It won't fix anything, but it's good to have something else to focus on until you feel a little less upset. I used to do that sometimes when I was sad about having to move.

[ghoststrums]

[ ah. it takes him by surprise a little, and he takes it, smiling at her a little awkwardly. ]

... As a kid, when I was upset, I'd play the harmonica. [ a share for a share. surely she was being 100% honest with him? he does throw the rock across, though. ] Well, I still do that sometimes.

[wtfox]

[why would she not be honest? she has no reason to lie to him! i couldn't keep a straight face while typing that]

I still throw rocks sometimes. If it works, it works. [...] But I think it's amazing to be able to turn your upset into something like music.

[ghoststrums]

I don't know about amazing. [ immediately uncomfortable with compliments? ] Music's always been something I've done, so it was just easier.

[wtfox]

I'm glad you had something that made things easier for you.

[ghoststrums]

[ yamato thinks about his child self and sweats. wow moving on ]

What about you? Did throwing rocks help much?

[wtfox]

Haha, not always, but ... now my aim is pretty good!

[ghoststrums]

Ah...

[ hmm. he picks up a rock and hands it to her? ]

You might as well show me how it's done, then.

[wtfox]

[she examines the rock for a few seconds, turning it over in her hand...

YEET!

it actually manages to skip a few times on the moat. more times than lila was expecting!

then it hits a goose. the goose looks mad.]

...I didn't think it would skip that far!

[ghoststrums]

[ well, shit.

yamato scrambles up to his feet immediately and grabs lila's wrist to drag her up with him ]

Run!

[ she better run because he is. and also. because the goose had friends and there's a goddamn goose party after them now??? why???? ]