[ here he is! ichiro takes a bit once people have cleared out, checking on his various small angry teenagers before he makes his round back to the desk. he missed some of the fuss at the end, and once all this goofiness with d-rex starts is when he makes his way over, low key shaking out his wrist. ]
...Yeah? It was a group effort, I think. I'm just pretty good with a pen. [ there's a joke about being a rapper there. ] You wanna head back to the dorm while people're busy?
[ and yeah, he catches her with absolutely no trouble. look at her! she's tiny. it's like carrying a stack of paper. it comes with a "hup!" noise, and then a grin as he gets settled, giving her a little bobble in his grip to make sure he's got a secure hold. it's playful, it's light, and it's the first time in a while now he's felt like himself. ]
[she is indeed tiny - and there's a little bit of a laugh from her as well given how easygoing he seems. it's... nice. she's happier when he's happy. she lets her arms loop around his shoulders mostly so she has a place to put them - she trusts that he won't drop her]
Sounds good. Don't think I can carry you like this up the ladder, though.
[ that's definitely teasing, but... very true... so. he will at least carry her with no trouble over to the dorm and away from any prying eyes. there's a sort of natural warmth to it, a feeling that he can't really step away from, because people are back. iris is back. and... most of all - most of all, he's going to get to go home. that is driving his happiness in a way that nothing else can, and ichiro's heart sings with the fact that he's maybe just a night's rest away from seeing jiro and saburo again. it makes him feel light on his feet for the first time in weeks.
out they go, to the weird, sketchy campus. iris is right to put her trust in him, because it is a very smooth ride. ] You can still like... randomly summon up stuff, right? Otherwise I might wanna make a pit stop.
I can't believe the ladder is where the challenge ends...
[but she's clearly teasing. instead she's just going to heft a tired sigh and let her head fall against his chest, because it really has been... a really long day? to think that she was just dead this morning... this revival and then thrown into a wild series of events thing is really getting old but. this moment is fine. it's comfortable, and she does feel safe.]
But yes, I should still be able to summon - what would you like me to get?
I mean, I've rescued people from heights, before, but I'd have to put you over my shoulder like a sack of potatoes.
[ sometimes you are just simply an odd jobs man and you do whatever people need you to do. but also, he's not tossing iris over his shoulder because that's just rude, so! yes, the challenge will end there.
(It's also really nice to hold her like this. he's trying not to enjoy it too much, but with her head on his chest, she can probably feel his heart beating a little faster. it's fine - he won't draw attention to it.)
as they're getting to the roof. ] I was thinking a couple of cokes. Maybe the good ones, in the glass bottles, if you can do that?
Oh. I can say confidently I have never been carried that way before.
[like. ever. but she's just laughing a bit and also not going to comment on his heartbeat. she'll unlatch one arm from around his shoulders and hold her hand out in front of her, summoning up two cokes in glass bottles held at the neck between her fingers]
These? I can't even remember the last time I had soda...
[ he smiles at her with that, and then set her down so they can head up the ladder, taking the cokes from her around the neck. ]
's an old tradition an old friend of mine used to have. We're not... it's a little complicated, but I always liked it, so I've tried to keep it going. [ and up the ladder they go! as he's climbing, he recounts the story, moving with the natural ease of being healed once more. ] - Basically, after a really hard day at work, he'd always drag me out to the konbini, and we'd get a couple of cokes, and sit outside and try and unwind. No matter what, even if we won or lost.
After all the shit that's happened, figure everybody deserves a little closure.
[ and a little celebration.
he'll hop on to the roof once he gets to the top, and offer her his hand to help her up the last step. ]
[good for ichiro and his heals... she will follow after then - she's a little slower, just making sure her grip is very firm so she doesn't faint right off the ladder, but it's also why she doesn't hesitate to take his hand as they make it to the top.
and there's just an envious sigh from her - ] Oh a konbini, you just reminded me I have to convince myself to forget electricity again...
[HER MEDIEVAL FIEF ISEKAI. but she laughs anyway, clearly not too heartbroken over it]
Well, thank you regardless for inviting me to your tradition. I'm honored indeed.
[ he probably should have gone behind her but he at least would've kept checking back every couple of rungs to make sure she got up okay - and there's zero hesitation in pulling iris up to the roof, then helping her settle down. the konbini talk makes him laugh as he settles down on one of the blankets out on the roof, then goes to busy himself popping the top off of their cokes.
... ]
...Well, you don't have to convince yourself for that long. [ ichiro turns his head a little, and the corner of his mouth lifts, in a smile. ] Can always come visit, if you start really missin' it. I'll hook you up with all the snacks from Lawsons you can eat to take back.
[ it's not just the tradition, he's invited her too - words he intends to stick by. ]
.... I'd be a little late, if I did visit. I don't know if - I don't remember the last time I took time off that didn't involve being called to the capital for some ridiculous spectacle. [she's a workaholic] I meant what I said - I'd love to. I want to see Tokyo again so badly...
[and she'd want to see him? obviously?
but if she's realistic about her own tendencies and her own workload,,]
's okay. Got a shitty government to take down, anyway. Give it a little bit, maybe it'll be a better place to visit, soon.
[ being a workaholic... deeply relatable. ]
...but, if I can get a bit, and you need a ridiculous spectacle in the capital, I can probably make one of those for you, too.
[ now he's definitely teasing - ichiro's smile brightens a little bit, and he tucks his cheek against his arm to look at her. look he's aware of his fountain debacle mess, he can make fun of himself. ]
What, he was! Who said I'd wanna hang out with him, he was like, not even the charming kind of tsundere. [ he's like playing it up a tiny bit because iris is cracking up laughing but also?! it's true!?!
Now that I met him, yeah, maybe. [ that gets him to snort, at least, and he shakes his head, chuckling a little, too, amused. berne... maybe a better impression could be made. ] Dude's got kinda bad taste in friends, and that's comin' from me.
[ gestures in a vaguely tdd direction
anyway. he softens a little after that, fond. ]
... I'd rather hang out with you any day, though. No cap.
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...Yeah? It was a group effort, I think. I'm just pretty good with a pen. [ there's a joke about being a rapper there. ] You wanna head back to the dorm while people're busy?
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You don't mind if I'm a bit slow to walk, are you? I feel like I can barely keep my feet. I don't want to keep you either if you have others to see...
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[ he will give her his hand no problem - and then, smiling, teasing a little - ]
Though, I've been told I give a pretty mean piggyback ride.
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Piggyback ride? You can't just carry me?
[SOMETIMES YOU'RE AN OJOU-SAMA AND EXPECT CERTAIN THINGS]
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blinking kind of stupidly ]
You want me to? I can.
[ he does have two working arms for the first time in like two weeks ]
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Oh, I don't mean to impose... You don't have to. I can walk.
[but she's more accustomed to being princess carried than having a piggy back ride. her dignity.]
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Now that's just a challenge. [ he will look over his shoulder to make sure everyone's distracted with the d-rex.
and then holds out his arms and makes gimme hands? ] C'mon?
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3... 2.... 1!
[she'll place a hand on his shoulder but then she's absolutely just
jumping with the expectation of being caught
miss iris you are too spoiled]
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Home, yeah? Anywhere specific?
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Home sounds nice. We can go up to the roof?
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[ that's definitely teasing, but... very true... so. he will at least carry her with no trouble over to the dorm and away from any prying eyes. there's a sort of natural warmth to it, a feeling that he can't really step away from, because people are back. iris is back. and... most of all - most of all, he's going to get to go home. that is driving his happiness in a way that nothing else can, and ichiro's heart sings with the fact that he's maybe just a night's rest away from seeing jiro and saburo again. it makes him feel light on his feet for the first time in weeks.
out they go, to the weird, sketchy campus. iris is right to put her trust in him, because it is a very smooth ride. ] You can still like... randomly summon up stuff, right? Otherwise I might wanna make a pit stop.
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[but she's clearly teasing. instead she's just going to heft a tired sigh and let her head fall against his chest, because it really has been... a really long day? to think that she was just dead this morning... this revival and then thrown into a wild series of events thing is really getting old but. this moment is fine. it's comfortable, and she does feel safe.]
But yes, I should still be able to summon - what would you like me to get?
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[ sometimes you are just simply an odd jobs man and you do whatever people need you to do. but also, he's not tossing iris over his shoulder because that's just rude, so! yes, the challenge will end there.
(It's also really nice to hold her like this. he's trying not to enjoy it too much, but with her head on his chest, she can probably feel his heart beating a little faster. it's fine - he won't draw attention to it.)
as they're getting to the roof. ] I was thinking a couple of cokes. Maybe the good ones, in the glass bottles, if you can do that?
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[like. ever. but she's just laughing a bit and also not going to comment on his heartbeat. she'll unlatch one arm from around his shoulders and hold her hand out in front of her, summoning up two cokes in glass bottles held at the neck between her fingers]
These? I can't even remember the last time I had soda...
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[ he smiles at her with that, and then set her down so they can head up the ladder, taking the cokes from her around the neck. ]
's an old tradition an old friend of mine used to have. We're not... it's a little complicated, but I always liked it, so I've tried to keep it going. [ and up the ladder they go! as he's climbing, he recounts the story, moving with the natural ease of being healed once more. ] - Basically, after a really hard day at work, he'd always drag me out to the konbini, and we'd get a couple of cokes, and sit outside and try and unwind. No matter what, even if we won or lost.
After all the shit that's happened, figure everybody deserves a little closure.
[ and a little celebration.
he'll hop on to the roof once he gets to the top, and offer her his hand to help her up the last step. ]
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and there's just an envious sigh from her - ] Oh a konbini, you just reminded me I have to convince myself to forget electricity again...
[HER MEDIEVAL FIEF ISEKAI. but she laughs anyway, clearly not too heartbroken over it]
Well, thank you regardless for inviting me to your tradition. I'm honored indeed.
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... ]
...Well, you don't have to convince yourself for that long. [ ichiro turns his head a little, and the corner of his mouth lifts, in a smile. ] Can always come visit, if you start really missin' it. I'll hook you up with all the snacks from Lawsons you can eat to take back.
[ it's not just the tradition, he's invited her too - words he intends to stick by. ]
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.... I'd be a little late, if I did visit. I don't know if - I don't remember the last time I took time off that didn't involve being called to the capital for some ridiculous spectacle. [she's a workaholic] I meant what I said - I'd love to. I want to see Tokyo again so badly...
[and she'd want to see him? obviously?
but if she's realistic about her own tendencies and her own workload,,]
.... but I'll try.
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[ being a workaholic... deeply relatable. ]
...but, if I can get a bit, and you need a ridiculous spectacle in the capital, I can probably make one of those for you, too.
[ now he's definitely teasing - ichiro's smile brightens a little bit, and he tucks his cheek against his arm to look at her. look he's aware of his fountain debacle mess, he can make fun of himself. ]
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You're already there, and so are your brothers - so I would say it's one of my top desired destination spots. Right after Rupert's wedding.
[and she is so sincere....]
I'm starting to think you want to see my brother again more than you want to see me, though. If boys must be boys....
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What? Why would I - okay, no offense, but your brother was kind of a douche.
[ he really just said it ]
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she's turning away to not face him because she's like
cracking up]
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and then just mutters ] Rich people.
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[she's just laughing at that though, giggling as she takes another little sippy from the coke bottle]
I meant it when I said I think you'd be a good influence on him, you know? Rather than who he considers his friends now...
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[ gestures in a vaguely tdd direction
anyway. he softens a little after that, fond. ]
... I'd rather hang out with you any day, though. No cap.
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