( Strange. Haven't people been talking about getting these? You'll find a delivery from Retrospec at your home, or at some place you often frequent. Thank you, says Retrospec. For all you do.
Inside the box there is a single feline plushie. Tied around its neck is a bit of ribbon with a note: ♥ From Yuri's Angels. There is nothing else. The box from Retrospec, the plush kitty, and that note.
Congratulations. You are the lucky mistaken recipient of a Yuri's Angel Cat Plush. What a wonderful day this must be!!! )
Inside the box there is a single feline plushie. Tied around its neck is a bit of ribbon with a note: ♥ From Yuri's Angels. There is nothing else. The box from Retrospec, the plush kitty, and that note.
Congratulations. You are the lucky mistaken recipient of a Yuri's Angel Cat Plush. What a wonderful day this must be!!! )
[ It's the most wondrous of days!!!
Or it WOULD be, if Noah was smart enough to understand what an amazing package he received!! But he has no idea who Yuri is, so instead he just sorta spends the first half an hour staring at it- expecting the thing to explode.
Then he spends the next period of time cautiously poking it with his math ruler- to see if it'll either explode or start dancing like Jade's fruit.
Then he has the sense to google "Yuri's Angels", probably to see if this is supposed to be some weird fetish thing because the name Yuri's Angels sure sounded like a name fitting for that kind of company. Which thank god, that search turns up nothing.
Finally, all his avenues to test to see if it's a trap are exhausted. Not only that, but he's pretty sure he's still home alone. So finally...after checking his surroundings three times to make sure NO ONE IS LOOKING...!!! - He reaches over and gives the plushie a squeeze. Then...a full armed hug.
Holy shit it's so soft and squishy. ]
Or it WOULD be, if Noah was smart enough to understand what an amazing package he received!! But he has no idea who Yuri is, so instead he just sorta spends the first half an hour staring at it- expecting the thing to explode.
Then he spends the next period of time cautiously poking it with his math ruler- to see if it'll either explode or start dancing like Jade's fruit.
Then he has the sense to google "Yuri's Angels", probably to see if this is supposed to be some weird fetish thing because the name Yuri's Angels sure sounded like a name fitting for that kind of company. Which thank god, that search turns up nothing.
Finally, all his avenues to test to see if it's a trap are exhausted. Not only that, but he's pretty sure he's still home alone. So finally...after checking his surroundings three times to make sure NO ONE IS LOOKING...!!! - He reaches over and gives the plushie a squeeze. Then...a full armed hug.
Holy shit it's so soft and squishy. ]
This is the new dress they want me to model and I can't decide if it's fabulous or gaudy as hell. Like on one hand I want to go out and party in this but on the other I don't want to be caught dead in it on camera either. Will update with a selfie in a couple minutes.
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look all i'm saying is i don't think buddha would recommend a sexscapade across mexico
[Man, there's a lot to unpack here. When Dante comes back to this and sees Noah's blowup he winces, letting out a long sigh. Man, he's always expecting Noah to blow up at him, but he hadn't been expecting the whole life story thing. Why do people do this to him? Does he just have that kind of face that says "pour your whole life story out to me; I'm a kind and generous person and would be glad to help you out!" or something? And now if he says anything rude to Noah he'll just look like a dick--even more of a dick than he usually is.]
okay look
first and foremost none of this goes beyond the two of us i'm not gonna spread your shit everywhere so do me a favor and don't spread mine i don't need people playing armchair psychologist trying to pretend they understand me
that all being said yeah. you've been dealt a damn shitty hand, no pun intended. i get that
but you aren't the only one who's had it rough. i'm not gonna make this a pissing contest because you'll win every time so don't think i'm complaining that i've got it harder than you
but i've got my own issues too. sure i got to tour around with my folks but what the fuck does a 10 year old do when everybody around them is either adults looking to play him to get close to his father or the children of those adults doing what their parents told them to? i got to see all these places but only from bus windows or on private tours that only show you the "good stuff". the eiffel tower, the arc de triomphe, notre dame
you see the homeless on the streets and get ushered by and have to pretend they don't exist because that's not what you have to "care" about when you're famous, unless you're making donations to charity for press opportunities
you're only somewhere a week or two at a time, maybe a month if you're really lucky. making friends is stupid because they never last once you're gone
yeah i'm lucky. i'm privileged. i've got my parents' money and the freedom to do with it what i want as long as i play the part of their perfect son and stand at their galas and receptions to have rich assholes' daughters shoved my way as a potential "match" for them. as long as i talk business and politics in ways that are completely false because who knew school could actually teach you shit, but if i voice an opinion that actually stands up for what's right it'll cause a scandal and potentially end with my parents out of work and blacklisted from being able to make a living for themselves
maybe my parents didn't throw me out but they definitely didn't have time for me. my grandma's the one that raised me until they decided they wanted to parade me around, and then as soon as i dared to do something *i* wanted to do that wasn't acceptable by their standards they kicked me back to her again
(not that i'm complaining about that part, but it's still something that happened)
even when she died they couldn't be assed to come home and take care of their son
so yeah
sure i've got privilege and i've had opportunities you haven't
but if i do anything with them i'm fucked
and before you tell me i should do it anyways and piss off my parents even if it means they cut me off keep in mind that ari's in the same position as i am
so yeah i drink and make dumb choices and live like i don't care and am a dick to anyone i please
not much else i can do right now, not until i get some sort of a degree and can actually support myself first
but my POINT IS that shit happens and you can choose to let it rule you or you can move the fuck on
sure i could be a moody piece of shit because my parents want to control my thoughts and emotions and have me be their perfect son to make connections and build their social standing in the world
but they're just doing what's best for them and it's stupid for me to waste my time being pissed off about it because that isn't gonna change shit
so long story short yeah shit sucks but you don't know anyone else's story either so stop assuming that everyone else is walking on sunshine just because you aren't
also that was really fucking long so
sorry about that part
okay look
first and foremost none of this goes beyond the two of us i'm not gonna spread your shit everywhere so do me a favor and don't spread mine i don't need people playing armchair psychologist trying to pretend they understand me
that all being said yeah. you've been dealt a damn shitty hand, no pun intended. i get that
but you aren't the only one who's had it rough. i'm not gonna make this a pissing contest because you'll win every time so don't think i'm complaining that i've got it harder than you
but i've got my own issues too. sure i got to tour around with my folks but what the fuck does a 10 year old do when everybody around them is either adults looking to play him to get close to his father or the children of those adults doing what their parents told them to? i got to see all these places but only from bus windows or on private tours that only show you the "good stuff". the eiffel tower, the arc de triomphe, notre dame
you see the homeless on the streets and get ushered by and have to pretend they don't exist because that's not what you have to "care" about when you're famous, unless you're making donations to charity for press opportunities
you're only somewhere a week or two at a time, maybe a month if you're really lucky. making friends is stupid because they never last once you're gone
yeah i'm lucky. i'm privileged. i've got my parents' money and the freedom to do with it what i want as long as i play the part of their perfect son and stand at their galas and receptions to have rich assholes' daughters shoved my way as a potential "match" for them. as long as i talk business and politics in ways that are completely false because who knew school could actually teach you shit, but if i voice an opinion that actually stands up for what's right it'll cause a scandal and potentially end with my parents out of work and blacklisted from being able to make a living for themselves
maybe my parents didn't throw me out but they definitely didn't have time for me. my grandma's the one that raised me until they decided they wanted to parade me around, and then as soon as i dared to do something *i* wanted to do that wasn't acceptable by their standards they kicked me back to her again
(not that i'm complaining about that part, but it's still something that happened)
even when she died they couldn't be assed to come home and take care of their son
so yeah
sure i've got privilege and i've had opportunities you haven't
but if i do anything with them i'm fucked
and before you tell me i should do it anyways and piss off my parents even if it means they cut me off keep in mind that ari's in the same position as i am
so yeah i drink and make dumb choices and live like i don't care and am a dick to anyone i please
not much else i can do right now, not until i get some sort of a degree and can actually support myself first
but my POINT IS that shit happens and you can choose to let it rule you or you can move the fuck on
sure i could be a moody piece of shit because my parents want to control my thoughts and emotions and have me be their perfect son to make connections and build their social standing in the world
but they're just doing what's best for them and it's stupid for me to waste my time being pissed off about it because that isn't gonna change shit
so long story short yeah shit sucks but you don't know anyone else's story either so stop assuming that everyone else is walking on sunshine just because you aren't
also that was really fucking long so
sorry about that part
[Honestly? Noah hadn't been expecting a response from Dante after the previous night. He had lost his temper, and probably said more than he preferred to share about his past - but it wasn't anything he would lose sleep over. But if anything, he assumed that Dante would probably brush it off or ignore it. The guy was probably pretty drunk, there was a good chance he wouldn't remember even texting Noah. That was...well, whatever. Expected.
What wasn't expected was getting a response. And such a long one at that.
Which, to give Noah credit? He does read it. He reads through the entire thing, and thinks it over. He takes such a long time to think it over, that it's a long time before he replies back.]
youre wrong about ari.
she doesnt let her mum control her.
she fights all the time to live her own life.
[It was the reason she was in Recolle, it was the reason he was here. Ari's mom was extremely controlling, and he knew just hard Ari struggled to break free of that control. To not just do that, but also make sure she contributed to the world on her own. It was something Noah admired about her, honestly. She was a lot stronger than most people would think.
As for the rest of it.....honestly, Noah has a hard time understanding Dante's backstory. He can understand the words, and even empathize with points of it. But so much of it, was out of his realm of understanding. But it wasn't even just the money or the fame part of it. No, he could understand those parts just fine.
But the whole going along with it? That's where he had trouble, because that just wasn't something he would do. Noah was always a fighter, always defiant. Even when people tried to break him...it'd never take. He always followed his own path. Doing otherwise was simply too hard for him to understand.
Then again...maybe he wasn't supposed to understand. Dante probably wasn't at all interested in having Noah tell him how to live his life. Noah had no interest in telling Dante how to live his life either. That wasn't the point of any of this.
No, the point was more....explaining to Noah that everyone had shit in their lives. It wasn't just Noah. Which, yeah, he knew that. Anya couldn't speak English anymore. Tatsuma never had any friends before moving here. Naoto's parents were killed when he was a little kid. He knew about those things, and there was a large part of him that did care. Even though he knew it was better to just look after your own skin? He would find himself helping them get away from reporters, or just trying to chat them up as best he could. Sure, he wasn't good at it....
... ]
but fine.
i get it.
you got shit in your life too.
sorry for assuming otherwise.
but you know from the sound of it.
you let your shit rule you more than mine rules me.
i mean not that im not guilty of it too
ill admit that
but
maybe take your own advice?
What wasn't expected was getting a response. And such a long one at that.
Which, to give Noah credit? He does read it. He reads through the entire thing, and thinks it over. He takes such a long time to think it over, that it's a long time before he replies back.]
youre wrong about ari.
she doesnt let her mum control her.
she fights all the time to live her own life.
[It was the reason she was in Recolle, it was the reason he was here. Ari's mom was extremely controlling, and he knew just hard Ari struggled to break free of that control. To not just do that, but also make sure she contributed to the world on her own. It was something Noah admired about her, honestly. She was a lot stronger than most people would think.
As for the rest of it.....honestly, Noah has a hard time understanding Dante's backstory. He can understand the words, and even empathize with points of it. But so much of it, was out of his realm of understanding. But it wasn't even just the money or the fame part of it. No, he could understand those parts just fine.
But the whole going along with it? That's where he had trouble, because that just wasn't something he would do. Noah was always a fighter, always defiant. Even when people tried to break him...it'd never take. He always followed his own path. Doing otherwise was simply too hard for him to understand.
Then again...maybe he wasn't supposed to understand. Dante probably wasn't at all interested in having Noah tell him how to live his life. Noah had no interest in telling Dante how to live his life either. That wasn't the point of any of this.
No, the point was more....explaining to Noah that everyone had shit in their lives. It wasn't just Noah. Which, yeah, he knew that. Anya couldn't speak English anymore. Tatsuma never had any friends before moving here. Naoto's parents were killed when he was a little kid. He knew about those things, and there was a large part of him that did care. Even though he knew it was better to just look after your own skin? He would find himself helping them get away from reporters, or just trying to chat them up as best he could. Sure, he wasn't good at it....
... ]
but fine.
i get it.
you got shit in your life too.
sorry for assuming otherwise.
but you know from the sound of it.
you let your shit rule you more than mine rules me.
i mean not that im not guilty of it too
ill admit that
but
maybe take your own advice?
Edited 2017-03-13 05:36 (UTC)
[To say she's a little rattled would be a gross understatement. Whenever Noah wakes up he'll find Ari haunting the living room couch like some kind of perpetually-worried poltergeist. Her legs are gathered up beneath her, her hands are wrapped around her phone, and she is faintly shivering.
This is one of those times where she would normally call Dante and tell him about what happened, but he's gone for who knows how long and she doesn't want to rouse her cousin.
Too bad she lives with him.]
This is one of those times where she would normally call Dante and tell him about what happened, but he's gone for who knows how long and she doesn't want to rouse her cousin.
Too bad she lives with him.]
[Noah comes out of his room the same way he usually does in the morning: groggy, still in pajamas, and making a bee-line for the coffee machine in the kitchen. In fact it's only when he starts making coffee does he notice Ari on the couch in the living room. That's...not usually how she is in the morning]
Ari? Something up?
Ari? Something up?
Hey. You know those weird physical changes that some people have been experiencing?
There's something in my soul.
Something alive.
[ hi noah ]
Something alive.
[ hi noah ]
[An accidental text, because she can't imagine sending something like this to Noah on purpose but here goes!]
RETROSPEC GAVE ME A MEMORY OF THE OTHER MINAKO AT A LOVE HOTEL LOOKING AT HER NAKED SENPAI WHAT THE HELL WHAT THE H E L L
RETROSPEC GAVE ME A MEMORY OF THE OTHER MINAKO AT A LOVE HOTEL LOOKING AT HER NAKED SENPAI WHAT THE HELL WHAT THE H E L L
So did you know Yu Narukami actually hates cats?
[ It's later in the evening, right before closing time that Ryoji arrives at the Confectionary like the worst possible customer who comes in last minute asking for freshly made cupcakes. But imagine this: ice cream filled cupcakes. Ryoji's got the ice cream, and he hopes Minako has cupcakes leftover from the day and they can borrow the kitchen for a bit. ]
Minako~ Is your shift over? Or—
[ Or is Minako not the only one working today, whoops. Ryoji hides the ice cream behind his back. ]
Minako~ Is your shift over? Or—
[ Or is Minako not the only one working today, whoops. Ryoji hides the ice cream behind his back. ]
[Surprise Ryoji, Noah's working today too. He's at the register, doing the usual counting down the seconds until he can lock up the shop. He's still in uniform, but his opera gloves have been taken off because the store is empty and he got some frosting on the glove. Who cares anyway, not like anyone will--
-- walk into the store like a tool right before closing. Son of a bitch. When the bell rings Noah says automatically-]
We're closing in less than five minutes.
[He looks up at the customer, with the expression that any customer service person wears when that dreaded last customer pops up. His expression will soften some when he sees it's Ryoji]
-- Oh, hey Ryoji. What're you doing here?
-- walk into the store like a tool right before closing. Son of a bitch. When the bell rings Noah says automatically-]
We're closing in less than five minutes.
[He looks up at the customer, with the expression that any customer service person wears when that dreaded last customer pops up. His expression will soften some when he sees it's Ryoji]
-- Oh, hey Ryoji. What're you doing here?
Edited 2017-07-18 21:54 (UTC)
heeeey
did u know that tatsuma hiyuu is the leader of a gang??/span>
did u know that tatsuma hiyuu is the leader of a gang??/span>
[ You know, after you go through a terrifying incident where your hand becomes a giant claw and attacks your friend- who then turns into a giant monster to stop you.
This is...not what you expect to be the first text you get afterwards.
In other words, bless you Yosuke. ]
...i cant see it.
This is...not what you expect to be the first text you get afterwards.
In other words, bless you Yosuke. ]
...i cant see it.
[Ari gets home and she's completely lost-- frustrated, saddened, and worried beyond measure. But she tries not to let it show. She tries to hide it right up until she gets inside her apartment.
And then it all comes out in her voice, a quiet and shaky:]
Noah?
[She leans against the door. Her bag slips to the floor, but her hand clutches the letter like a lifeline.]
And then it all comes out in her voice, a quiet and shaky:]
Noah?
[She leans against the door. Her bag slips to the floor, but her hand clutches the letter like a lifeline.]
8/05 (i think????? or whenever cognac week 1 happened); later that night
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livingdeadgirl
2017-08-08 07:05 am (UTC)(link)
hey
did you make it home ok?
did you make it home ok?
[It's been several hours since he stormed out of the subway, so he's calmed down quite a bit. He's still pissed off at that lady, but he's not seeing red like he was earlier.
When Ami messages, there's part of him that's tempted not to reply. To shove her away, along with the rest of the group. Safer that way isn't it? It makes you less inclined to get roped into problems, into being used.
But it's his guilt and his loneliness that finally makes him respond. He feels bad because he vaguely remembers Ami trying to chase after him. And the loneliness...well, there was lots of reasons for that. ]
yeah, im fine.
sorry for splitting so fast.
When Ami messages, there's part of him that's tempted not to reply. To shove her away, along with the rest of the group. Safer that way isn't it? It makes you less inclined to get roped into problems, into being used.
But it's his guilt and his loneliness that finally makes him respond. He feels bad because he vaguely remembers Ami trying to chase after him. And the loneliness...well, there was lots of reasons for that. ]
yeah, im fine.
sorry for splitting so fast.
Edited 2017-08-08 07:14 (UTC)
[prompto decided that before going back to touch base with noctis at his place and have a good goddamn sleep after the day's events and his team actually getting somewhere, he's going to check on noah first. he wanted to follow after him back then at the subway, but prompto didn't know whether to leave his team or--what.]
[monsters still walk the city, but prompto's managed to sneak by without much preamble]
hey plz let me in theres so many monsters also i have food
[monsters still walk the city, but prompto's managed to sneak by without much preamble]
hey plz let me in theres so many monsters also i have food
[After his outburst, Noah had thought about taking a long walk to cool his head- but having monsters roam the city killed that idea real quick. He was hot headed, he wasn't suicidal. So instead, he went home and did the next thing that helps relax him: watch reality cooking shows.
When he gets the text, there's part of him that wants to ignore it, to try to push Prompto and the rest of the group away. But he's not so much of an asshole he'd leave Prompto out to get eaten by monsters so-
A moment later, the apartment front door buzzes as it unlocks so Prompto can come inside]
When he gets the text, there's part of him that wants to ignore it, to try to push Prompto and the rest of the group away. But he's not so much of an asshole he'd leave Prompto out to get eaten by monsters so-
A moment later, the apartment front door buzzes as it unlocks so Prompto can come inside]
hey noah
hope you're doing alright
i don't know if it's for forever, but
i have good news!
i can't turn into thanatos anymore
so maybe it's safe for me to be around you again?
maybe we can be friends again?
...
even if it feels like part of me is missing,
and i can't be connected to minako anymore,
and there are so many times where i could have helped all my friends here
if i could fight, or fly, or stop being afraid
i would have given it all up to go back to how it was before
like when we first met
and kept meeting
and i was really happy to be your friend
anyways,
i'm supposed to be accepting this, so
please keep this to yourself
i'll see you later, noah!
hope you're doing alright
i don't know if it's for forever, but
i have good news!
i can't turn into thanatos anymore
so maybe it's safe for me to be around you again?
maybe we can be friends again?
...
even if it feels like part of me is missing,
and i can't be connected to minako anymore,
and there are so many times where i could have helped all my friends here
if i could fight, or fly, or stop being afraid
i would have given it all up to go back to how it was before
like when we first met
and kept meeting
and i was really happy to be your friend
anyways,
i'm supposed to be accepting this, so
please keep this to yourself
i'll see you later, noah!
noah !!
are you safe ?
please respond if you are safe
i do not think my messages are going through
not good
i will keep trying
noah hello
????
are you safe ?
please respond if you are safe
i do not think my messages are going through
not good
i will keep trying
noah hello
????
look at what anya found
[and there's just a picture she took of the jungle path?? they sure are following after a blue light
crazy stuff]
i wonder if the blue light will guide us back to where you are ?
please be safe until then
i will see you again soon i think
[and there's just a picture she took of the jungle path?? they sure are following after a blue light
crazy stuff]
i wonder if the blue light will guide us back to where you are ?
please be safe until then
i will see you again soon i think
[from an 'unknown' number (the flip phone he got from Retrospec, which he has his friends (and the occasional students) numbers programmed into b/c why not? he just didn't think he'd ever have to use it like this...)]
hey noah/its ur ol karate teacher/main phone died/hope ur ok/im real proud of how hard ur working in class/keep pushing ur limits/dont let anyone tell u u cant
hey noah/its ur ol karate teacher/main phone died/hope ur ok/im real proud of how hard ur working in class/keep pushing ur limits/dont let anyone tell u u cant
misfire text; sometime this month when it's convenient!
complementing
2017-09-05 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
the moms this year are so rude omfg
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