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Masaomi Kida ([personal profile] mellowyellow) wrote in [community profile] networkinthenight2020-02-07 09:17 pm

action and text; @bacura

[It's late on the seventh when Masaomi wakes up on a church pew. At first, he can't bring himself to do anything other than stare at his hands. Slowly he raises them above his head, takes in the palms, flips them over, hesitantly touches the backs, slides his fingers down his own arms.

He's whole.

Suddenly, he digs his nails in. It hurts, and he pulls back, leaving harsh red marks. Masaomi sits up then, still staring like he can't believe his own senses.

He's not crying. You're crying.]



[It's not until the eighth that he sends out another text. No ominous snapshots this time.]

Didn't cut it as a carny.
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[personal profile] arsarcanum 2020-03-07 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
[ Sora has to slap a hand over his mouth before removing his hand and smiling. Why? Perhaps a case of the giggles. We'll never know. ]

Nice. [ And Sora will bump that. ] Name's Sora. Nice to meet you, Masaomi.
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[personal profile] arsarcanum 2020-03-15 07:50 am (UTC)(link)
Haha, yeah. I've had worse first impressions, though. [ He's going to have to tell him about the time a panicking magical girl punched him into a brick wall. ]

Hey, no problem. Let's get you back to your place. C'mon. [ And Sora will get up himself, brush himself off briskly, then head to the door with him! Will probably at least walk him to the Invincible before heading home himself. Yeah!! Friendship!! ]
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[personal profile] arsarcanum 2020-03-18 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Aah, I dunno. It's not that interesting. I was sort of a different person back then, too.

[ That goes for the time his gang cell leader entered a blood pact with him and the time a space action figure kept thinking he was very sus. (For what it's worth, the action figure was right.) ]

It's just, you know. I was either too nosy or trying too hard to mind my own business, you know? I don't think anyone's ever made a bad impression on me. [ Kind of a part of his whole problem, actually. ]
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[personal profile] arsarcanum 2020-03-19 01:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Sora grins. Good, more jokes. This friendship is already paying off. ]

It's hard for me to change. Nothing to worry about. [ Someone told him a long, long time ago not to change. Sora intends to try, even if he isn't quite himself anymore. ]

The Invincible, huh... You must've been here a while. [ Just an assumption Sora makes about people who live at the Invincible or in one of the cottages. Granted, not many people live at the Landmark, but he feels like he knows most everyone there because they're all new. People who live in Beacon proper are veterans as far as Sora's concerned. ]
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[personal profile] arsarcanum 2020-03-20 12:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Sora puffs out his cheeks and laughs. Yeah, it is funny. Not the five months here - jeez, it's unbearable to think that he might be here for that long too - but. ]

Man, for like, one second I thought you were like, I don't miss school, like attendance? Don't scare me like that. I graduated years ago, I did my time.
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[personal profile] arsarcanum 2020-03-21 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ Sora's attendance hadn't been bad! He just slept the entire time. Hey, warm body in a seat counts for a lot, apparently. ]

Ay, think about it this way. If I go to regular school on Earth and I suck at everything, if I go to school here, there's a chance that I'd suck even worse or kill it. [ He laughs. ] Spirit school, learning how to wear a mask and which weird holiday traditions are important. Maybe I'd even figure out how to sing.
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[personal profile] arsarcanum 2020-03-21 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Go for it, huh. [ Sora nods very seriously! That sounds right up his alley. ] What, like now? Right now?
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[personal profile] arsarcanum 2020-03-22 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ He takes it, grinning. He knows he sucks, but hot damn if he isn't a performer. ]

Okay, but remember, you asked for it.

[ And he'll dance along as they go, and the dancing is quite good, but this rendition of Journey's Streetlight People (Don't Stop Believing)? Barely on key, and that's about the only saving grace. This boy does NOT have pipes on him. ]