SCHOOL FESTIVAL

[afterlifer]

WHO: Everyone!
WHAT: School Festival / Arriving in the Afterlife!
WHEN: 9/30/2012. Morning through evening.
WHERE: All around! Mostly at the school, since it is a school festival!
WARNINGS: Potential violence, but since everyone's already dead it's not like it matters, BUT FOR THE MOST PART HUNKY DORY PG! So PG+V? That works.
SUMMARY: A school festival! Details here!

No matter where it is you woke up, if it's near buildings the sounds of merriment are all around. The shouts of people rooting for the winner of a game, students trying to pull in attention for their booths, adults laughing as they trip over themselves during a sport or someone screaming at the haunted house...

It's then that you realize you're at some kind of festival, everyone's invited, and no one seems to be bothering with money.

Then the realization that you're not even in your clothes. What the hell is this outfit? A school uniform? A janitor? A store clerk? Waitress?

No, no, the bigger question is deinitely "What the hell is going on and where am I?" With nothing but forest and mountains visible in the distance, it's kind of--

POP POP!

..Are those fireworks?

If your character isn't at one of the events and are elsewhere in the town/forest/school/dorms/exploring the buildings/wherever, feel free to just comment with their own thread at the bottom.

Comments

[superhacker]

[ While in the midst of trying to wipe at his eyes in vain, Chihiro feels something that's been placed on the top of his head... it's warm. When he opens his eyes again, he sees that Leon got closer and now he's... patting his head. Between feeling scared or relieved to feel the touch, have the proof that indeed Leon Kuwata is alive and well... he struggles to choose the latter. He's still one of his classmates, and it means Chihiro is no longer alone here. They can stick together and find out what's going on... together, right?

He finally finds some little courage in himself to look up at Leon, shaking like a little scared rabbit. ]

Monobear's fault... [ ... That's definitely it. They didn't accept to be locked in the school and psychologically tortured. It all happened because of their kidnapper's sadistic idea! He nods weakly, sniffling. ] It's- it's true...

[tsunball]

[ ... ah?! D-don't look up at him like that, what are you expecting from him?! Why that teary face-- oh god, isn't there some emergency exit out of this situation? This is only getting more and more awkward no matter what he does..

But.. on the other hand, at least Chihiro's agreeing with Leon rather than blaming him for killing Maizono (in Leon's head this is the full situation, either way) so that's.. one good thing. ]

And I haven't seen that fucking bear around yet, so.. maybe he isn't even here, then shit can't be worse at least, right?!

[superhacker]

[ of course he'd expect some collaboration, since... Leon is the only one he found so far among the students he knows, and until they find the others- he's going to stick with the taller guy. Sorry Leon. ]

Are you sure...? And- and.. what about everyone else...? Did you see them?

[tsunball]

[ Hey, it's a girl figuratively clinging to him finally.. except it's not the kind of 'girl' he expected.. ]

... No, I didn't see any of them. [ he makes sort of a dumb face at that, because.. honestly, he doesn't feel too much like running into them - at least chihiro here isn't calling him a murderer or anything, but some of the others.. ] So far you're the first one I saw. That's why I was so surprised!

[superhacker]

[ Oh no... is it just the two of them? Chihiro reaches out, gently grabbing Leon's sleeve. ]

Then we should look for them! Maybe they're somewhere we haven't looked yet...

[tsunball]

[ .. Ah? She's.. holding onto him?! Okay, Leon, play it cool now, play it cool.. ]

Let's go then! [ at least he seems re-energized - or even if he isn't, he's pretending to be. ] Knowing that fatty, he'll probably be at that eating competition set up, right? No way he'd miss up on that!

[superhacker]

[ Good, because "she" ain't letting go.

Chihiro nods at that, a little relieved that Leon wants to help eventually. ]

A-ah, you mean Yamada-kun? [ Who else, Chihiro? ... Not like right out guessing was that kind either. He mentally apologizes to the "fatty" in question. ] I haven't thought of that... ah, there's a competition?

[tsunball]

Yeah, didn't you see? [ He's already walking in the direction of the school's exit. He's.. practically dragging Chihiro along like this, since Chihiro's holding his sleeve.. ]

I don't know what's going on over here, but there's this big festival outside! They're playing baseball and all too.

[ TRYING TO HIDE HIS EMOTIONS ON THAT MATTER SO MUCH. ]

appropriate icon

[superhacker]

No, I didn't go yet.. [ He was too busy freaking out to consider going there.

He follows along, still pretty frightened by the whole thing, clinging onto Leon's arm like he's using him as a shield towards all the strangers that pass by. ]

Baseball...? Will you go play there?

dfnjdkjfsk that icon is adorable..

[tsunball]

[ c-clinging.. to his arm.. is a girl.. sure, Chihiro's not very much his type at all, but still, he's walking around here with a girl clinging to his arm, man!! if this doesn't translate to SWAG then he doesn't know what does.

Except he has to interrupt those thoughts since it's apparently time for some tsunning. ]

.. P-.. play?! No way, why would I?

[superhacker]

[ Eh? Why would Kuwata-kun avoid playing the game he's so STRONG at? Chihiro is confused, as he almost tugs on his arm. ]

Why wouldn't you play...?

[tsunball]

Since.. well, it just means running around on a field in the middle of a group of sweaty dudes! [ he's avoiding his gaze now, he can't show his embarassment..!! ]

As if I'd feel like doing something like that right now!

[superhacker]

But... isn't it something you're really good at, Kuwata-kun? Don't you enjoy playing baseball?

[ Not aware of all the tsuns... ]

[tsunball]

I'm good at it, but being good at it and enjoying it are two different things entirely! I just play since the coach always comes to ask me personally, that's all, and--

[ It must be quite the sight, the two of them walking down the hallway and now out of the building with Chihiro clinging to his arm.. and Leon himself just.. well, yelling and slightly blushing, even.. ]

.. It's.. not like I missed playing it while we were stuck in that school! Not at all!

[superhacker]

[ Ah... there will be a hint of displeasure in his face, but he will accept this fact. It doesn't make it any less disappointing, though.

The fact Leon is almost yelling doesn't help things, either... it makes Chihiro want to hide behind the taller guy even more. ]

I see, I'm... sorry for making you uncomfortable with those questions... I thought baseball was fun for you.

[tsunball]

[ ... H.. uh..?

Slowly glancing back over to Chihiro, and.. crap, why is 'she' looking like that again!! ]

N.. no, don't go crying again! [ WHAT WON'T PEOPLE THINK IF A CRYING GIRL IS CLINGING TO HIM.. ] It's okay, I mean.. if you want me to go play baseball, I'll do it!

[ but that's more since it's a convenient excuse.. ]

[superhacker]

Uu... sorry, I didn't w-want to-- [ He shakes his head... this poor kid can't possibly cling onto Leon any harder by now. ]

You don't have to play if you don't want to...

[tsunball]

No, I'll play now, I'll play! [ He's close to starting to shake himself now at this rate, just.. TOO MANY EMOTIONS!! ]

You'll stop making that face if I do, right?!

[superhacker]

[ ... Staring up at him. ]

Wh... what face?

[tsunball]

That face where you look all sad and like you're about to cry again!

[ He almost says 'because it makes me feel bad', but admitting something like that for is losers, okay. LOSERS. He has a rule breaker, no feelings like that, nope, nope!! ]

[superhacker]

... S-so I don't have to be sad? You don't want me to cry?

[ Haha... ha... that'll be so hard. ]

[tsunball]

[ Being Leon is suffering.. ]

No, it's more.. people will get the wrong idea if they saw you crying because of me, right?! [ but he's practically blushing just a liiiittle bit out of embarassment already. ]

[superhacker]

... Uu... Am I doing something wrong? A-are people going to look at you weird because of me? I-I'm sorry!

[ He's definitely going to cover his face, tearing up a little harder. THIS IS NOT WHAT HE ASKED, CHIHIRO... ]

[tsunball]

[ THIS IS EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT HE DESIRED.

But.. what does he even do-- okay, he needs to cover Chihiro's face, but how-- um.. no.. people around, right..? Okay, make this quick, you can do it, it's a girl after all so even if you hug, it isn't weird!! YOU CAN DO IT, MAN.

So yes, don't mind the really awkward way he pulls you against him, Chihiro. IT'S JUST TO MAKE YOU STOP CRYING DON'T THINK TOO MUCH OF IT. God, god, god, what is he doing, everything in him is screaming to just run away by now.

(The most freaked out ever expression is on his face too during it.) ]

[superhacker]

[ ...

O... O... h...

What- what is Kuwata-kun doing, indeed? This was the least thing Chihiro would ever expect anyone to do. A headpat wasn't surprising, hell, even anyone allowing him to cling to their arm wouldn't have been as weird, but... a hug?

He's very lucky that he's being hugged by another boy, and not, say, by a girl; and that what is welcoming his face is not breasts but a manly chest. It would have made everything worse. He would have fainted, maybe! But this isn't the case, thank goodness.

Still, this is weird- and it causes him to remove his hands from his face, instead going to grip at Leon's uniform. He doesn't know what his feelings are doing, he- he doesn't know how he should feel about this. The words die in his throat just as he's about to say them, to ask Kuwata-kun why this...

He's going to stand there, eyes wide- and of course he's too dumbfounded to work out any sort of courage to push away. ]