[seasonality] catchall for yamato

[wtfox]

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[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???? ]

[wtfox]

[TIME TO FUCKING RUN GOODBYE

the geese are honking furiously

it's like the cuccos in zelda]

Sorry, I'm sorry...! Wait, I don't speak goose, they can't understand me!

[ghoststrums]

I don't think they'd care even if they could! [ an important point as he is leading them towards the nearest fucking building. ] C'mon, inside! They can't open doors, probably!

[ probably. ]

[wtfox]

[looks at map. depending on which side of the moat they were on that's either the cafeteria or the fall dorm, both of which they can enter, thanks to yamato]

They don't have hands! It's probably okay!

[ghoststrums]

[ god damn at least call him yama if you need it shorter don't dub me

anyway i guess they're going to the fall common room, so lila gets to see that it's halloween themed. spooky. i'd describe it more but i dont want to open the post again so you suffer. anyway, scrambling for an id card while escaping geese? hilarious, but my coin flip says he manages it and drags her in before slamming the door shut behind them ]

Shit... [ he sighs before looking at her ] You alright?

[wtfox]

[i dON'T KNOW WHY I CALLED HIM MATT I HAVEN'T WATCHED THE DUB IN LIKE TWENTY YEARS

anyway. phew! once they are safe and sound inside (and the geese slam into the shut door, honking indignantly), she doubles over to try and catch her breath. well, that was a work out...]

Yeah, I'm fine... [a beat.] ...sorry about that.

[ghoststrums]

[ yamato is apparently used to running for his life, because he's not breathing that harshly ]

It's fine. It was an accident.

[ there's a beat ]

... You might want to stay far away from those for a while, though. I think they hold grudges.

[wtfox]

Grudges...? Uh-oh...

[yikes]

It's too bad they can't understand that it was an accident.

[ghoststrums]

Well, they're just birds...

[ stupid, fat, angry birds... ]

But they wouldn't stop chasing Beau earlier, so I'd steer clear of the moat for a while if I were you.

[wtfox]

...are they gonna give you trouble if you go back to the moat?

[ghoststrums]

... Maybe, by association...