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[betheman]

Noboru Gongenzaka
UN: STEADFASTSTANCE

STATUS: Student - Y8

ACCOLADES: - Current Inheritor to the Gongenzaka 'Steadfast Dojo'

- Studying Lycanthropy, Runic Arts, and Law

BIO: Please, call me Gongenzaka- I have attended Daybreak for 2 years, and am currently in year 8! If you are able, please, speak to me in French, or Japanese, as I am still learning English!

© TESSISAMESS

Comments

[yokeye]

DO YOU WANT ME TO USE THEM OR NOT?
(º﹃º)

[He is now beyond confused and has no idea where this conversation is going.]

[betheman]

[NO THIS ISNT SUPPOSED TO BE UP TO HIM,

He's just going to not answer while he frantically texts Yuuya and asks what to do.]

[betheman]

[An Age later,]

Toki.

This is your decision.

If the use of emoji makes you happy, then use emoji.

Beyond this, it is not my decision.

[AND! HE HOPES THAT WORKS BYE]

[yokeye]

== ᴍᴇssᴀɢᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʟɪᴠᴇʀᴀʙʟᴇ ==
-- ❂ᴅᴀʏʙʀᴇᴀᴋ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ --

[Toki has blocked Gongenzaka's number. He doesn't need the added stress of someone implying everything he says is wrong no matter what decision he makes. Agreeing is wrong. Disagreeing is also wrong. Asking questions for clarification is wrong. Making a decision is met with an adamant reply usually akin to "are you sure? because that's wrong." Fuck you, Gongenzaka. He's done.]

04/06

[hippocarnival]

[when Yuya gets back, the first thing he does is pester Gongenzaka about how Mariselle was and asks to see pictures. Then he'll deliver souvenirs, a new ceramic tea gift set and some higher end teas, because crush what crush.]

[betheman]

[Gongenzaka's souvenirs are a few authentic 'santons'- clay figurines- but he definitely has many many photos (and nicer snacks)! But he hopes you enjoy these Yuuya!

As it is, he'll text him later-]

I failed to ask this when we first re-met but...what classes are you taking this quarter? When are your free periods?

[hippocarnival]

[Yuya texts him a picture of his schedule because I haven't decided yet. It's probably not too different from last quarter in terms of his availability.]

what about you?

[betheman]

[His own schedule is sent over as well- and oh good.]

Given that we have a spare overlapping on certain days...

Would you perhaps like to meet up?

[Is that a date request Gon, do you know what you're doing,]

[hippocarnival]

yeah sure!

you want to visit Soleilm

[betheman]

I was considering it!

The breakfast we had before was fairly enjoyable, wasn't it? [It was Yuuya's idea in the first place but he won't be beaten..!!]

[hippocarnival]

it was a lot of fun

I'd love to go!!

[betheman]

Wonderful!

ah

I, the man Gongenzaka, should perhaps actually choose a location for us to visit first...

[hippocarnival]

eeeeh?!

if Gongenzaka's choosing I'm excited!! Just tell me when and I'll make myself available!

[In person, he's putting a hand to his heart in excitement.]

[betheman]

Ah

[wait,]

Y

You didn't expect me to choose!?

[In person, now he's holding his head with one hand while going red. DID HE SCREW UP??? THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR A NICE USE OF REGULAR SPARE PERIODS NOOOOOO-]

[hippocarnival]

it's just that I'm usually the one dragging you around, right?

so I wonder what kind of place you'd pick

[betheman]

Then

Then I am the one now dragging you around, am I not!? [no now calm down you goober]

[hippocarnival]

since you're the one deciding where we're going

I look forward to whatever you're going to pick ☆

[betheman]

But I, the man Gongenzaka, do not wish to drag you to places against your will!?

[He says, forgetting that Yuuya would easily just refuse if it was 'against his will',]

[hippocarnival]

why would I be excited if it was against my will?

[betheman]

auh

That is a good point...

Dragging seems like it is 'against ones will' though, after all

[hippocarnival]

okay pedantic-san (」°ロ°)」

pick someplace really nice!

right before the BBC stuff

[yokeye]

[Toki has been meaning to talk to Gongenzaka again one of these days, after their last awkward texting. He's gone through four phones since then; it's been a while. He's talked to Yuya about trying to make more of an effort for his best friend, but ultimately did nothing. Things happened, he forgot, the usual. However, Jail's little project was the perfect excuse; he can say he'd made an attempt to engage in conversation with Gongenzaka, and also maybe get someone to do all the important work for him. And if he gets Maya instead, well, he'll just ask her. Toki knocks on the door of Lumiere 104... and immediately regrets it. Oh well.]

[betheman]

[Gongenzaka would technically smell Toki before he hears him, but identifying people by scent is far from something he allows himself to do in common practice. It becomes something more akin to background noise- something easy to ignore. As such, it takes until there is a knock at the door before Gongenzaka realizes someone is there- and the teen rather calmly gets up from his homework to go and answer it.

He's still not sure what to make of Toki. He can't tell if the other hates him, or not, but Yuuya has pressed for him to just forget about it and stop worrying about it enough times and between that and the incident with his grandfather everything sort of floated off and away from memory.

Which of course means there's no hiding the shock- and confusion, and mild anxiety- when he opens the door.] Auh....Toki? [He sounds almost hopeful despite himself- he prefers to build bridges not burn them after all, and while he never realized Toki had blocked his number, the last interaction they had over text did not exactly feel like a situation that ended remotely well. But the past was the past, Yuuya had long since swatted the nervousness away, etc...etc...

So Gongenzaka tries to greet Toki as if it were a fresh slate. More or less.] I, the man Gongenzaka, did not expect to see you I admit- is there something I can help with? [he asks pleasantly, rubbing the back of his head.]

[yokeye]

[Okay, this was good. Toki was expecting a glare or some glowering, or at least a sigh of obvious annoyance.]

Gongenzaka! How have you been~!? [He doesn't care, but it's polite or whatever to ask.] So! I have a request for you and I think you should consider it even though we're not really you know, like friends or anything, but considering it's schoolwork related and you're smarter than me and you like to do homework and everything, do you want to do a project together~!?

[He's expecting a slammed door, or again, a sigh of annoyance.]

[betheman]

[Toki receives nothing of what he expects- actually he doesn't even receive the sort of response one typically associates with 'loving homework', but all that really matters is the fact that Gongenzaka's response is positive.

Utterly confused, but positive all the same.] Mnh- well, I would not say that I 'like' homework exactly, but I certainly do not 'dislike' it... [he trails off casually, a few rapid blinks coming with the statement.] But if you are in need of a partner and feel I am a good option for it then I, the man Gongenzaka, would be happy to help!

[He almost says 'happy to help a friend', but Toki just said they aren't friends, so he's pretty sure he shouldn't push that thought. So instead he steps back, opening the door wider.] Would you like to perhaps sit? What sort of project is this for that matter, that you are able to invite others outside of the class? [Gongenzaka adds, genuine interest audible in his words. It's not unheard of for such collaborations to occur outside of classes after all- if anything they're rather common. Mostly he's curious to see what Toki thinks he can do.]