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Who: Kano & OTA
What: magic practice, pettiness, finals
Where: Lumière, greenhouse, library
When: mid-month, before finals
Warnings: self-harm for prompt i., none expected for the rest
Notes: details of Kano's new Fey Contract can be found on his app

i. Lumière dormitory rooftop
[ Fey magic is a really... terrible, horrible, no good, very bad idea. But Kano is determined to make it work, this new Contract that he'd forged a couple of days ago, but it's just so different from his usual illusion magic that he'd worked ten whole years to get to the point where he is now, illusions seamless and effortless compared to him staring at his arm right now wondering what he's doing wrong?

Because his arm is bleeding, a bloody knife on his lap while he pokes at the wound with his other hand and it just comes back bloody, him wincing because it hurts and why isn't the magic working? There's nothing intuitive about this at all, and he has no idea how he's supposed to make it work, with the magic supposed to be healing and dulling pain but it's just doing the opposite for him, the pain making it hard to keep a smile on his face, and making him feel like crying a little.

With a sigh, he waves hand over the bleeding cut instead of touching it, and it disappears— simply masked underneath an illusion, but it's still there while he tries to figure out how to do this, preferably before he bleeds out.

It won't come to it, though. He has three years worth of band-aids stocked up, and he knew they would be useful someday. ]

ii. campus, on the way to the greenhouse or inside
[ But you know what always makes up for terrible days? Even more terrible ideas to get your mind off previous ones. This one isn't that bad, though, because it's something that'll have positive long-term consequences. Probably.

Anyways, it's Kano with long sleeves and pants and winter gloves and the hood of his jacket pulled over his head and eyes and also a bandanna over the rest of his face so he can have as little skin showing as possible. It isn't all because of botched healing practice, though, it's because he's lugging around a three gallon plastic jug in his arms— you know, one of those large plastic containers twice the size of your head that you can buy cheese balls in, but instead of cheese balls, it's bees.

It's a jar full of bees.

He had to ship them to a PO in town and then lug them all the way back to campus; this insect purchasing restriction is really an awful pain. ]

iii. library
[ But also, anyways, it's almost finals and while Kano did surprisingly okay on his midterms, he's got to do slightly more okay on his finals too, because exam scored are literally all that's carrying his grades without the homework to pad it.

So the library it is... Books, his arch nemesis... Him, sitting at one of the open study areas with a stack of brand new text books in front of him that barely look touched, a mug of something on the table that's a dark dark red to the point that it's almost black and also has four tea bags sitting inside it that's steeped so long the tea is no longer steaming, and also hands clamped over his ears like he's trying to block out ambient noise, or massage away a headache, or give himself a headache so he can go hang out in the infirmary for the next two weeks and not do finals.

Why does Daybreak have to be a school??? Schools suck. ]

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[Yuya would let the bees calm down first, but don't they die if they sting anyway? Seems like a bad time.]

Sure. You mean with releasing them? [He looks down at himself, stretching his arms. Should he cover himself too?]

[ Do they? Then maybe they shouldn't sting him!! Value your lives more than your anger, bees. ]

Hm, yep~ Something like that! There's a lot of bees and only one me, so I figured I could use any help I can get~

[ Yuya should probably cover himself, but Kano doesn't give him the opportunity for him to go back to the dorms and find gloves and a hat or anything, they're going straight to the greenhouse and maybe Yuya can pick up a fallen leaf or something to ward away incoming bees. ]

[Yuya slows down as he considers it, before quickly catching up to Kano.] You're just going to open the jar, right? They might be confused at first, but they'll probably find their way to all the plants.

[Is there another component to his bee release he doesn't know about?]

Probably!

[ That's all he says, which is pretty much nothing, all the way until they're inside the greenhouse and it's warm and a little humid and he's suffering a little underneath all this clothes, and he brings Yuya somewhere near the center of the greenhouse where somebody's hauled something that looks like a dresser into the center of the room.

It's a beehive.

Supposedly. ]

Okay, so, as soon as I finish dumping the bees, you slam the door shut and run. Any questions?

[Well. Yuya's quiet, but he perks up when he notices the beehive in the center. Aw, they have a home too. A proper permanent fixture where they can pollinate the greenhouse.

He opens the door to peek inside first.] Do I follow your lead or just get to the edge of the greenhouse?

[ That's right! What Kano intends is for the bees to multiply, purchasing a relatively small number at the start and making it into an investment for the future. It looks like a proper-ish beehive, too, all wooden with what looks like a honeycomb structure inside for the bees to fill up. ]

Get to the door and escape when you can! Don't wait for me! ...But also, maybe stick around to see that I get out alive too~

[Kano investing in a productive future, iit's beautiful...Yuya pulls his head back up.] I think you're more protected than me! But bees don't really hurt people unless they're scared, right?

[They'd be in much more trouble if it was wasps.] But I'll pull you out if I have to. I'm ready whenever you are!

[ When they all die come Nightfall, he hopes his little bee kingdom survives... Live and prosper, little bees. ]

Being shipped oversees and brought to a new home, anybody would be scared, right? But alright, alright, let's do this~

[ He turns the jar upside down and places one hand on the edge of the lid, ready to pry it open, and waits for Yuya to be in position too. ]

On the count of three!

I guess you're right... [Yuya adjusts himself, pulling the door back all the way (hope the hinges are sturdy) and gives Kano a thumbs up.]

All right! [And he'll just start it off.] One...

[ Hopefully the hinges are sturdy!! That remains to be seen, though. ]

Two... Three!!

[ And he tears off the lid—- and, as expected, some of the bees pour out of the jar but most of them don't give a crap about gravity and a few remain hanging out inside the jar with no indication they want to leave any time soon.

He jostles the jar a little, fearless with how protected he is. Hey, come on. ]

[Yuya tenses up, twisting so he's ready to run--until they don't come out at alland he slumps a little.]

... Maybe they're not very scared after all. [He scratches the back of his neck.] Maybe they'll find their way if you put the jar down?

[ It's disappointingly anti-climatic, but better than being stung several dozen times and being all puffed up with welts for their troubles, so Kano sets the jar down sideways so the bees can just... crawl around inside, they really like the jar for whatever reason. ]

Will they be okay... Hey, let's see if there's any flowers around, if there's any that've fallen on the ground, they should be okay still, right?

[ Do fallen flowers have any nectar in them? Probably not. Does Kano know anything about beekeeping? Absolutely not. ]

[Yuya lets the door hang open, crouching down and looking closer at the jar. What chill bees.]

Let's move some pots closer so they can smell them.

[What a little rearrangement of the greenhouse? Yuya glances around before he spots some bright yellow flowers and goes to carry the it over.] Are you going to harvest their honey?

[ Maybe they're just cold being walked from the town all the way back to campus, but he's hoping they warm up again and be happy buzzy bees soon. ]

Oh, good idea, if we surround them with flowers and stuff, nobody's going to bother them and it'll keep them safe~

[ If Kano has his way, the entire greenhouse is going to be rearranged, everything eventually surrounding the beehive, drawn to it like it's a strong magnet. ]

As for the honey... I don't really care? Do you want it? For helping me today~

If they produce any, then sure. [He sets the pot down, pausing before pushing one of the flower stems down to the opening of the jar. Come on, bees, find the flower.] I bet Nana would like some too, for her baking.

Hm~ They'd be even sweeter with honey, won't they? Not that I mind one way or another~

[ He goes around to find some of the smaller pots, or ones in long troughs that he can carefully pick up and use the toe of his boot to open the bottom-most drawer of the hive and set the flowers directly in there. No need for his bees to go through the whole song and dance of finding the flowers, they can just go downstairs for a snack; convenience at its finest. ]

As for the honey, I don't need much, so please set aside a jar for me and the rest you can do as you please with it~

Nana would know better than me, I can't really cook. [Or bake... when has he ever had to in a wealthy school like this? He's going to milk his privileges.]

But I'll help you harvest it when there's enough, so just let me know! [He pumps his fist, releasing the flower to spring backwards and possibly knock some bees around. Sorry.]

[ There goes his plans on getting Yuya to take care of the bees in his stead. But they're mostly self-sufficient, right? Animals tend to be like that, and he'll pop by the greenhouse and squint through the glass every once in a while from outside to make sure some of them are still alive. ]

Alright, alright, careful! Don't want to make them too mad, before we can get out of here! Maybe this should be our cue to leave~

[Kano is lucky that bees actually are very self-sufficient. A bigger concern will be other students messing with them.]

Ah--sorry, sorry! [Yuya takes the suggestion to leave, pushing himself to his feet before offering Kano a hand up.] I don't want to mess up your project--it's really cool you're doing this, actually.

[ If other students mess with his bees, he gets to deploy anti-student spring traps and honestly, he's looking forward to the opportunity.

Kano pushes himself off his knees to stand, but takes Yuya's hand anyways— doesn't let go of it after, either, once he's straightened up. ]

Hehe~ I'm excited for the project too~ I hope it'll be a lot of fun for everybody, in the end~

[ It's a no-good project, Yuya, he should know that Kano doesn't do something as nice as rehoming bees just for the heck of it. He's not an animal lover, nor an environmentalist, certainly not a bee fucker hoping to indoctrinate other students with unusual fetishes. ]

[Yuya blinks, a little confused why Kano takes his hand after he's stood and then just... holds onto it. Are they holding hands? Is he just supposed to keep doing this??

He just wants to believe Kano is having nice hobbies and doing things that aren't dreading the end of the world. Everyone deserves to live like they're human, here.] Uh--yeah! it's nice, letting everyone have fun with something. Those things are really important.

[ Yeah, he's supposed to just keep doing this, Kano slipping his other hand into his jacket pocket as he gives Yuya's a tug to start towards the exit. ]

Mm, yep~ I think so too! [ If not fun, it'll be funny, so really there's no way his plans can go wrong. ]

So, what were you up to when I ran into you? Anything fun I can join in on? Otherwise, I'll pass~

[Yuya doesn't resist being tugged towards the exit, giving their hands one more look of shy bewilderment before Kano distracts him with making him think about things and talking.]

Oh--yeah. [He puts his other hand over his stomach.] I was just going to get food because I haven't eaten.

[It's probably the afternoon, but he spent most of his day so far with his face pressed into his pillow trying to ignore the pounding in his head. At least, right now, he's pretty sure his familiars aren't near each other.]

[ Food... honestly doesn't sound like all that much fun, but there are things he can learn from it too, the same with this whole hand-holding exercise Yuya doesn't bring attention to and so Kano doesn't either. ]

Hm~ Been a while since I thought about food, too. Do you usually eat at the cafeteria? Out in town? Or do you keep snacks in your room?

All of it? I keep snacks in my room, but if I need a whole meal I'll go the cafeteria. And when I can get Gongenzaka or someone else to come with me, I like going into down.

[Yuya's easy to distract normally, let alone when his attention is torn in so many directions. So far the hands are forgotten.] I still owe Toki a trip to Soleil, actually, since the mission succeeded... I hope he doesn't think I forgot.

[They're roommates. Toki has probably noticed Yuya not feeling well since that mission.]

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