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藤本獅郎 :: Shiro Fujimoto ([personal profile] lionson) wrote in [community profile] daybreakacademy2019-08-12 09:08 pm

Out of the way old man coming though

Who: Shiro and anyone!
What: Getting used to life at the academy, and possibly scaring people while doing it.
When: August 12th - 16th
Where: At the Academy, various locations
Warnings: none

(1)

[It's early morning, and everyone is just getting around to breakfast and such. Most people are probably still half-asleep, even. But the sudden thunder of heavy footfalls from a very large animal might be enough to wake up anyone. The vibrations traveling through the ground aren't enough to knock anyone down, but they can definitely be felt. It's like a herd of horses are about to run through the Quad or something.

And then suddenly, leaping up the staircase that leads to the Quad, is a giant two-tailed cat with a human riding on its back. The cat bounds across the Quad, taking its entire length in just a couple jumps. The human on its back- a man in his 50s- manages to stay on the cat's back despite both his age and a lack of a saddle or any other equipment that might keep him secured in place. He's even holding onto the cat with just one hand, because his other is occupied with holding onto a backpack that has been slung over one shoulder.

The man also has a piece of toast in his mouth. Because of course he does.

Once the cat reaches the side of the Quad closes to the main hall, it skids to a stop. The man hops down, and the cat shrinks down to a cat-sized version of itself. With that done, the man pulls the piece of toast out of his mouth, breaks it in two, and tosses half to the cat. Both cat and man eat their toast as they walk into the main hall.

Neither of them act like anything strange just happened.
]



(2)

[Classes haven't started yet- Shiro is still busy procuring equipment to use and arranging a spot far enough away from the important buildings so that everyone is less likely to break windows. Luckily he has found a spot, and he is busy building targets out of plywood and paint.

Given the heat of the day, Shiro has opted to shuck off his long black coat and toss it to the side. His cat, Kuro, is currently napping on it.

At some point, he will pause in his work to address whoever is nearby:
]

I dunno if you're busy or not, but if you've got time then I wouldn't mind an extra set of hands helping.



(3)

[At some point in the early afternoon, Shiro will have disappeared from his outdoor shooting range he has been building. He might be difficult to track down, at least until someone hears his snoring.

Yep. He's on a roof somewhere taking a nap. Hard work means rest time, and he even took the time to find a shady spot so he wouldn't get sunburned. Shh, don't disturb him! Or do, he probably shouldn't sleep for too long.
]



(4)

[It's the end of the day, and night is starting to fall. Shiro hasn't left the grounds quiet yet, though. He's sitting on a wall in the Quad, watching the sunset as he drinks from a bottle of water, one which he occasionally squirts at his small-sized cat so the cat can get a drink too.]

This place ain't so bad. Plenty of strict pricks, but I guess that's normal for a school. What do you think?

[ That question is directed at the cat, who meows in return, but it can be answered by anyone walking nearby.]
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[personal profile] inflictwounds 2019-08-13 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Hieke is making his way across campus, glamour intact for once as he's making his way back from Soleil. There's a shopping back in his hands, but despite that he still slows to a stop when Shiro asks him for help.]

Uh- [He looks down at the bag, as if weighing his options, before shrugging.] Sure? What are you even doing?

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[personal profile] yokeye 2019-08-13 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Toki often takes walks around campus, or used to. It's more of a "being walked" at this point, with the presence of a personal guard and child leash. It's a nice day, though a little hot, and he's brought his cat Kuroko along. She clings to his shoulder, occasionally batting at his hair. Toki's wandered closer to Shiro simply because there's a cat. He looks away from Kuro as he's spoken to.]

Uhh...

[It's work. It's horrible. He was lured here by the cat, a deception. Toki looks at his guard and then back at Shiro. It would be advantageous for him to say yes, a nice gesture that can go on his record in the "good" column. He pulls Kuroko down from his shoulder and sets her on the ground. She immediately runs over to the coat to inspect her potential rival.]

I guess? I can paint things!

[He might escape any labor intensive activities.]
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[personal profile] inflictwounds 2019-08-13 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
I see...

[He kind of does. He's pretty sure the school would provide targets if he asked for them, but he supposes there's nothing wrong with getting hands on with things.

He sets his bag down, sparing the cat a glance. His familiar? Probably a safe bet.]


What do you need me to do?
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[personal profile] inflictwounds 2019-08-13 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
[On the one hand, it probably doesn't count as a favor, because Hieke is a bit of a fucking doormat.

On the other hand, this probably definitely counts as doing him a favor.]


Well, I've never constructed a target before. I'd probably be better off painting.

[Close Enough, really.]

[personal profile] yokeye 2019-08-13 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Kuroko stares and tilts her head, but she has initially decided this cat is acceptable.]

Okay...

[He looks at the buckets for all of five second before pawning them off on his guard. He's not carrying them. Kneeling in front of the first target, Toki dips his hand in the red paint and draws a circle with his fingers, meticulously coloring it in. It's almost perfectly round. He may have uncommon methods, but he knows what he's doing. His other hand goes in the white bucket to continue the project.]

What's your cat's name?
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[personal profile] inflictwounds 2019-08-13 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
Alright.

[He gets to work with little fuss, grabbing a paintbrush and starting to paint white rings onto the targets. He leaves space to go back in with red once the white dries or he finishes with the white rings - it seems easier than switching back and forth between the colors.]

[personal profile] yokeye 2019-08-13 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Toki isn't observant enough to notice the pin and collar, but the matching names he finds odd.]

You named your cat after yourself?

[He glances over at the cats. Kuroko is all black.]

Her name's Kuroko! We named her after the kabuki stagehands because my roommate is really into theatre, I mean, I'm in the theatre club too, but I'm not like as invested as he is...

[The target is coming along nicely.]
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[personal profile] inflictwounds 2019-08-13 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
Hieke.

[Pronounced "high key".]

You're a new professor?

[Because he can't see a student doing this for funsies.]

[personal profile] yokeye 2019-08-13 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
Oh! Okay! That makes sense.

[He doesn't ask about the kanji; his own name is weird there too.]

Not really stagework, but I've been working on special effects! Or I was, I haven't been around lately and I might have gotten kicked out for posting inaccurate information about the play on the network. I haven't gone to any meetings to find out.

[There's a shrug, and one finger slides from the white ring he's working on into the red and makes a pink streak. He carefully covers it over with red again.]
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[personal profile] steelguarded 2019-08-13 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
[ A tall and completely unconcerned-looking man approaches as the giant cat comes bounding in. ]

Hey! You're... Shiro, yeah? I'm here to help you get your supplies together.
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[personal profile] buddinghopes 2019-08-13 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[She's been poking around campus after an... eventful last few days. She was about to move on when the request for help came, and now... well, she can't turn this guy down.]

Sure thing! What would you like for me to do?
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[personal profile] hattersgonnahat 2019-08-14 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
--Is that your cat?

[Who in their right mind decide to let small kids out and by themselves this time of day? ...Actually no one did. Maybe that's something to be even more concerned about.]

[But she likes cats. She pretty much likes any animal though.]
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[personal profile] trademark_skull 2019-08-14 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Roofs were a great place for broody introverts and edgelords. Needless to say, Emizel visited some of them frequently too to take much needed breaks away from humanity. The ones above the dorms were usually always occupied, so sometimes he had to venture further out.]

[He landed on what seemed like a vacant roof at the time, only just seconds after the noticing he was right next to someone sleeping.]
--Wha?!

[He staggers back, luckily he hadn't retracted the bone wings yet in case he does fall. It's not often that a daemon startles itself, they generally had keen senses to prevent this kind of thing.]

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