[ HELLO yamato!!! this fine wednesday ichiro's hanging out in the arcade, actually, playing guitar hero: the arcade version! he seems to be pretty decent at it, even if it is a mockery of true guitar playing, and is bobbing his head along with the music coming out of the screen.
he also absolutely does not see yamato coming in because he's just vibing and playing so here we are. ]
[ did you know the first guitar hero game came out in 2005? yamato doesn't keep up with new games, so he has absolutely never seen this. he hears the music and sees ichiro with the plastic guitar and is ... completely intrigued immediately, wandering over.
Dude, no Guitar Hero? It's kind of an oldie, but it's a good one - lemme finish this song.
[ he's jammin appropriately, and doing pretty well!! (though no full combos, this is not his style of normal rhythm game....) and, as he's working his way through the middle part, he feels it
[ he looks SO excited but also, yeah, yamato's hand is twitching with the urge to sort of-- grab ichiro and chomp down? and he is resisting because please. no. absolutely not. look at the game not exposed skin, yamato.
but he mutters so naturally yamato assumes, wrongly; ]
Hmmm ok I was wondering cause like there's no details about it or anything yet, yk? so i was wondering if they got people to play or dj or not. figured if they need volunteers we oughta step up to the plate so the music's good. lol
oh. that's true. we could ask the dorm heads? they might be planning to just have one of those shitty premade cd mixes but it'd be cool if we could perform or something. well, I say that, but I probably can't afford my bass still. (oops.)
...not really, no. [ like. how can you be after that. ] Pissed. Confused. Upset. The more I think about it, the more angry I get, so I'm just - I'm trying not to do that.
[ and the rice ball motion is easy. shaping is easy, familiar, repetitive. something he needs, right now. ]
[ WOW HERE THEY ARE SOMEWHERE i'm going to say theater stage stuff? they are just hanging out ]
Still no music anything. [ commiserating as yamato observes the stage curiously. ] If this place really is a TV show, they've got no budget for the soundtrack, I guess.
[ he's being so dry! so cool! it's too bad this is immediately interrupted by a sweet memory of yamato's baby brother getting gifted a gun for christmas. kind of. there's the obvious worry, anger and bone chilling fear feelings through the memory, but under that, an odd thread of insecurity.
and once it's over, yamato is left blinking and reeling at ichiro. ]
i mean. he. uh. when that ends, first of all, he deeply understands the feeling of protectiveness and fear that yamato felt. the anger? that's familiar. the way he stood in front of takeru? very familiar. the utter terror? yeah.
the rest of that??? he puts his hand on his head, stunned, blinking at yamato too. ] What the hell -- what the hell happened after that?
[ a weirdly intense question to ask of all of the five hundred questions he has, but that one comes directly to the forefront, because that residual worry and fear sticks with him and he needs to know, for yamato's sake and his own, that his little brother is okay???? ]
[ yamato meanwhile just kind of. hides his face in his hand a little. because wow he is too old to not freak out a little at the entire scenario more in retrospect, despite the fact that: ]
He-- was fine. Not even a scratch. Takeru managed to get himself out of it on his own. He'd grown up without me realizing it.
[ and it gave yamato a crisis at the time, but he does not share that, because this is embarrassing enough. ]
That was from our first time in the Digital World. He was in second grade and I was in fifth.
[ THIS IS MAKING ICHIRO FEEL LIKE FREAKING OUT!!!!! he like. clutches his heart a little like an old maid. jesus christ. ] Dude, I think - even if he grew up, I think you're allowed to freak the fuck out if your little brother gets handed an AK. What the hell.
[ yamato's exploring the bookstore more out of vague interest in New Building than any kind of actual interest in anything here. he is also NOT bumping into walls right now so we're very proud of him. that means he does have more interest in ichiro when he spots him, though, and, wry; ]
At this point, think they're keeping the music stuff away just to mock us?
[ i'm really proud of him for not bumping into walls.
ichiro's hanging out on a bench! kind of resting, it looks like, flopped out. his emotions show recognition, and then friendly cheer, and then a little bit of amusement. ]
Yeah, probably. Didn't think there'd be a lazy river before a music room, but whatever. Sup, dude?
depends. if you need them to be the "victim" of something, they can't know. but I needed an accomplice for an extra credit and telling them there was fine. sometimes I just help set up stuff with someone by finding a target.
[ honestly? that's fair. and yamato's looking thrilled right back as he nods. sometimes all you need is? music therapy?? ]
Yeah, let's go. Maybe there's a cooler bass than the base one. [ it's a pun. but he heads to raid the closet and find all the final fantasy sheet music ] I can't believe we got a lazy river before this.
w1 wednesday bc i suck
he also absolutely does not see yamato coming in because he's just vibing and playing so here we are. ]
no i <3 sisi
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That's a game?
[ hi etc ]
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[ he's jammin appropriately, and doing pretty well!! (though no full combos, this is not his style of normal rhythm game....) and, as he's working his way through the middle part, he feels it
the stupid urge
to bite, and mutters; ] Oh, come on.
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[ he looks SO excited but also, yeah, yamato's hand is twitching with the urge to sort of-- grab ichiro and chomp down? and he is resisting because please. no. absolutely not. look at the game not exposed skin, yamato.
but he mutters so naturally yamato assumes, wrongly; ]
You're not doing that bad.
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w2 monday!
you doing anything for this winter formal?
[ hmmmm whats this ]
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no?
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I was wondering cause like
there's no details about it or anything yet, yk? so i was wondering if they got people to play or dj or not.
figured if they need volunteers we oughta step up to the plate so the music's good. lol
[ haha you thought ]
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oh. that's true.
we could ask the dorm heads?
they might be planning to just have one of those shitty premade cd mixes but it'd be cool if we could perform or something.
well, I say that, but I probably can't afford my bass still. (oops.)
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week 2, saturday
Ichiro...
[ it's reflexive when he spots him but hrm. he's not sure what to say. sorry about? your winter? my bad? ]
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ichiro's got a big ass rice cooker full of rice in front of him. it looks like he's shaping rice balls, and he glances up when yamato addresses him.
and then huffs a little, giving him a sup nod. ] Hey, dude.
[ someone's a stress cooker. ] You hungry?
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No thanks. [ he hesitates a bit ] You alright?
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...not really, no. [ like. how can you be after that. ] Pissed. Confused. Upset. The more I think about it, the more angry I get, so I'm just - I'm trying not to do that.
[ and the rice ball motion is easy. shaping is easy, familiar, repetitive. something he needs, right now. ]
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week 3, monday
Still no music anything. [ commiserating as yamato observes the stage curiously. ] If this place really is a TV show, they've got no budget for the soundtrack, I guess.
[ he's being so dry! so cool! it's too bad this is immediately interrupted by a sweet memory of yamato's baby brother getting gifted a gun for christmas. kind of. there's the obvious worry, anger and bone chilling fear feelings through the memory, but under that, an odd thread of insecurity.
and once it's over, yamato is left blinking and reeling at ichiro. ]
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i mean. he. uh. when that ends, first of all, he deeply understands the feeling of protectiveness and fear that yamato felt. the anger? that's familiar. the way he stood in front of takeru? very familiar. the utter terror? yeah.
the rest of that??? he puts his hand on his head, stunned, blinking at yamato too. ] What the hell -- what the hell happened after that?
[ a weirdly intense question to ask of all of the five hundred questions he has, but that one comes directly to the forefront, because that residual worry and fear sticks with him and he needs to know, for yamato's sake and his own, that his little brother is okay???? ]
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He-- was fine. Not even a scratch. Takeru managed to get himself out of it on his own. He'd grown up without me realizing it.
[ and it gave yamato a crisis at the time, but he does not share that, because this is embarrassing enough. ]
That was from our first time in the Digital World. He was in second grade and I was in fifth.
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Second grade?! Holy shit.
[ THIS IS MAKING ICHIRO FEEL LIKE FREAKING OUT!!!!! he like. clutches his heart a little like an old maid. jesus christ. ] Dude, I think - even if he grew up, I think you're allowed to freak the fuck out if your little brother gets handed an AK. What the hell.
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slaps a cw: ear trauma for anyone reading this later
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week 4, monday
At this point, think they're keeping the music stuff away just to mock us?
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ichiro's hanging out on a bench! kind of resting, it looks like, flopped out. his emotions show recognition, and then friendly cheer, and then a little bit of amusement. ]
Yeah, probably. Didn't think there'd be a lazy river before a music room, but whatever. Sup, dude?
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Exploring the new areas. What kind of school has a lazy river? Seriously, we already have a moat and a pool.
[ he's griping, but there's a mild kind of amusement in his feelings anyway ]
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w4 thursday
hey dude
just to uh clear it up
we can talk about the extra credit with somebody privately
can you get help from the same person
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depends.
if you need them to be the "victim" of something, they can't know.
but I needed an accomplice for an extra credit and telling them there was fine.
sometimes I just help set up stuff with someone by finding a target.
what do you need?
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probably better to pick somebody else
next weird question
who the hell should i ask about learning how to pole dance with
[ i hate this ]
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week 5, monday
About damn time, right?
[ but he's excited... ]
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anyway! ichiro's thrilled yamato had the EXACT same idea as him - he beams, looking probably the most cheerful he's looked since saturday. ]
Heh. Only took six weeks. C'mon, you wanna raid the closet with me? There's some good shit in here.
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Yeah, let's go. Maybe there's a cooler bass than the base one. [ it's a pun. but he heads to raid the closet and find all the final fantasy sheet music ] I can't believe we got a lazy river before this.
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