Event Thirteen.

[awashmods]

To love a human face was to discover The cracks of paint and varnish on the brow; Soon to distrust all impulses of flesh That strews its sawdust on the chamber floor, While at the window peer two crones Who once were Juliet and Jessica.

t's a regular morning here in the Town. The sun isn't shining at all, snow is falling like crazy, and...there may be the sounds of shouts coming from the well, thoroughly muffled. Okay, so it's not a regular morning at all, but you'd better go help those people! The newcomers are here again. Of course, once you get to the well, you'll notice that there's actually no real help you can offer -- it's totally frozen over. As for the newcomers, well... hopefully being suddenly dumped into freezing cold water in the middle of November in a dark, damp well is your idea of a good time, because that's your life now! And that's not even taking into account the mirrors in everyone's homes that are about to wake up and start chattering... Welcome to Awash's thirteenth event log, everyone! Further information on this event can be found here at the OOC post. Please keep in mind that while this is a general event log, it is also an intro log; be sure to pay plenty of attention to our newcomers! If there are any questions, please ask them here. Thank you!

Comments

[good_ideas]

[Boys are kind of scared of her? And no one is ever so blatantly sincere around her without being worried about the consequences other than Kaoru.]

I doubt anyone else gets this kind of thing this often either. [Unless a menace like him exists in their world too.]

But I guess... I don’t dislike it when you... say.. it. [That last part is mumbled as she looks away, cheeks flushed red.]

[messianic]

[The true secret to Shiho's heart is to have no self-preservation instincts at all, clearly.]

Mm... good. I'm glad, then. Because I like saying it, too.

[So fair's fair!]

... You're living here right? [With Kyrie and Caramia.] ... Will you take care of them for me too?

[good_ideas]

[So there are people like this, then..... The kind of person that is just embarrassing even to be around. Fine. This is fine. She's not going to lose!! (she's already lost)]

...I am. And I will, of course. But rather than just me taking care of them, I'm sure they'll be happy if you're there too. [They can take care of these old dads together.]

[messianic]

[He is never going to argue that. Not only does he care a lot about Caramia and Kyrie, it's a good chance for him to spend more time with Shiho too.]

It's a deal, then. We'll take care of them together. It's probably a two-person task anyway, with how they are.

[And...!! He seals that with a cheesy thumbs up.]

[good_ideas]

Pff-

[She laughs at that, because how could she not? (Sorry, dads. Sorry, Minato's cheesy thumbs up.)]

That's true. Then I'll be counting on you to help me with this. [Also she now has an excuse to spend more time with him too so that all works out.]

[messianic]

[He doesn't seem to mind the laughter at all, at least.]

I like to think I'm pretty trustworthy, so... you can definitely count on me.

[For now, though? Since they made it here... even if he feels a bit reluctant to split up, he does have to check and see how everyone else is coping with this event.]

... Take care of yourself, okay?

[good_ideas]

I know I can. [The only reason she doesn’t find another excuse to go with him is that promise of theirs to take care of Caramia and Kyrie together. She’ll see him again later. Or tomorrow, whichever happens to be most convenient.

So for now she’ll just open the door and... linger a little because she doesn’t want to just go. It’s probably a familiar sight at this point after all these times they’ve walked each other home.]

And I will. You have to take care of yourself too, okay?

[messianic]

It's a deal.

[That's said firmly; the last thing he wants to do is cause Shiho any worry, after all.

And... quietly, he lifts a hand to wave.]

Bye, Shiho-chan.

[And then, with that, he goes.]