craven castle: private conversation, week 2, tuesday

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WHO: Nanami & Kuzuryuu.
WHEN: Week 2, Tuesday, 8:30PM.
WHAT: Nanami wants to test a theory and volunteers Kuzuryuu.

[ Around half an hour after dinner ends, there's impatient knocking at Kuzuryuu's door - to the tune of the forest song from Ocarina of Time, because it's Nanami. She has some clothes folded nearly under her arms for some reason. ]

Kuzuryuu-kun? Kuzuryuu-kun, it's me. Open up.

Comments

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[He'd question how she keeps knowing where the fuck he is but since their rooms are right next door to each other and dinner only just ended a while ago...this time it's not much of a mystery.]

[The musical reference is completely lost on him though, sorry Nanami. At least he doesn't keep her waiting too long.]

What now? Haven't you bothered me enough for today? [WASN'T PAC MAN LARPING EARLIER TODAY ENOUGH FOR YOU?]

[Sorry about the mean act, who knows if Sebastian or Kougyoku are around...]

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[ She holds out the clothes - a skirt and a blouse?

...Why.

Why is she giving him girl's clothes... ]

...Put these on and come to my room. It's important!

[ HOW

HOW IS THIS IMPORTANT

more importantly how likely is he to comply...

It is Nanami asking, of course. And she does have a certain leverage with him. ]

I want to test out a theory.

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[Why is she giving him girl's clothes indeed.]

THE FUCK ARE YOU PL-- [Oops. Too loud. Hold on, engaging angry hissing mode instead.]

I mean...the fuck are you playing at, Nanami? I can't fucking wear something like this, it's against the rules!

[He is a boy. And he is not about to get called out in front of everyone at the next trial for being a deviant.]

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...I don't think it is. Look...I wouldn't ask you to do something that would get you in trouble. At most, we'll be announced as having broken the rules...nothing more. So, please - this could be important.

[ MEANINGFUL STARE.

They're standing in the hallway she can't exactly say "IT COULD BE MURDEROUSLY IMPORTANT". ]

...I don't want to say too much outside my room. [ A significant look towards Kougyoku and Sebastian's doors. ]

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Ah.

[That seems to calm him down at least. Message received. Though he still doesn't seem exactly THRILLED about it. He takes the clothes from her hands a little rougher than is strictly necessary.]

F...fine! Just gimme a few minutes.

[And unless she has something else to say, he'll be closing the door to get changed.]

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Yeah...I'll wait with my door open, so just come in when you're ready.

[ Seriously, she will just go sit cross-legged on her bed and hug a pillow as she waits.

DON'T TAKE TOO LONG, KUZURYUU-CHAN. ]

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[He'll take as long as he fucking wants to!! Okay, no, he won't. It would be rude to keep her waiting too terribly long. In any case, about five minutes later, Kuzuryuu-chan lets himself into her room, closing her door behind him.]

[He...surprisingly pulls it off pretty well. The blouse is a little bit too big, but the skirt almost manages to be a perfect fit thanks to Kuzuryuu's slender waist and weirdly feminine hips. Put a wig on this boy and he might actually pass...until he opens his mouth.]

What's the big idea, Nanami!? I'll fucking kill you if you get me called out as some kind of fucking sexual deviant for this!!

[No he won't.]

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[ She points to the bed, clearly meaning for him to sit. Though he can also take her desk chair...

That might be better, and she gestures to her notebook on the table. ]

Look at the rules...specifically..."Ladies and gentlemen shall dress in appropriate attire when leaving their wing. Appropriate attire for a lady consists of a dress or skirt and blouse, and appropriate attire for a gentleman consists of trousers and a men's shirt."

[ She recites this from memory, slowly. ]

...And then...read the rule about ladies and gentlemen's rooms, and conversations in them.

[ "A lady will not enter a room belonging to a male guest, nor will a gentleman enter the room of a female guest. Any time longer than a half hour spent in such a room will be in violation of the rules."

She wants to see if he spots it, too. APPARENTLY SHE'S STRAIGHT UP IGNORING THE THREAT, which, well.

It's not as though he'll risk sister-chan's life for something silly like this...or for anything. ]

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I know the damn rule about going in the opposite gender's room! Remember, Yukimura and I checked each other's rooms last trial. I've got thirty minutes in here before I have to get out since I'm a g--

[Oh wait. Wait...]

No fuckin' way. You don't seriously think somebody could get around the rules like this, do you?

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...Why else would I ask you to dress up like that? I can't fit into your clothes, I don't think...The shirt would be too small.

[ NOT A COMMENT ON YOUR SIZE...but she has a chest and you, uh, don't? ]

We can test it out here, though. If in half an hour, we're considered to have broken the rules...then no, it wouldn't be a way around the rules. If we haven't broken the rules...

[ Well, in that case... ]

...We can tell the others later. And take a more careful look at the rulebook. After all...specifying "male guest" and "female guest" instead of lady or gentleman was a bit weird, right? Especially when it didn't specify a male or female visiting. Just...a lady or gentleman.

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[...Nanami, let's not steer the conversation towards your boobs, kthnx.]

[At her suggestion though, he does actually pick up the rule book and look at it. "Male guest" versus "gentleman" never really sent up a flag in his mind as any sort of loophole. But, then again, he's not the shsl gamer.]

[...and he's a prude.]

Shit, you're right...

[It IS kind of a weird specification.]

S-still though! Why'd it have to be me? Yukimura probably could've fit in my clothes just fint!

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So, this means...all the places banned to either gender at certain times...that isn't actually something that can't be gotten around. And, if so...if no one else figures it out, it could be useful to one of you...

[ In, you know.

Murdering dudes and ladies. ]

As to why it's you...We'd have to have gotten you for that, anyway...? [ TO GET THE CLOTHES... ] And it's less suspicious to only have two of us in on it for now. All three of us getting together would be pushing it, wouldn't it? ...Also, I wasn't sure if it would be a violation if we were chaperoned with more than one person...to do this properly, we have to see if it'll ping you and I right now as breaking the rules.

fine*

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...so what, amd I supposed to feel fuckin' honored that you're entrusting me with this information instead of asking Wright or Kurashiki?

[Don't mind him, Nanami, he's just being a grump because he's embarrassed to be dressed like a girl. Especially since they're supposedly filming all this.]

[...lord he hopes this part isn't being filmed.]

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[ ...She won't tell him if it's being filmed... ]

...Kuzuryuu-kun, you live in my wing, so...it just makes a lot more sense to ask you? They'd have to sneak around, otherwise, or I would. Anyway, it's only for a half hour...though, let's wait an hour or so just to be sure.

[ A pause. ]

...Kuzuryuu-chan? It feels weird to call you with "kun" when you're like this...

[ MAYBE SHE CAN DISTRACT HIM... ]

am* WOW SO MANY TYPOS TONIGHT HOLY SHIT

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Oy! Is this your idea of another shitty joke!? No matter what the rules say, this doesn't make me a girl, goddammit!

[The honorifics distaction...was a success...]

gg katar

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Hm...anyway, I guess we should think about what to talk about for this long...

[ ................... ]

So, what video games have you played?

[ NOW IS YOUR SLIM CHANCE TO CHANGE THE TOPIC BEFORE YOU ARE LOCKED INTO A DISCUSSION ABOUT VIDEO GAMES FOREVER... ]

i'm the best at typing

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Why am I not surprised... [NANAMI? TALK ABOUT VIDEO GAMES? NEVER.] I've been to the arcade a few times with my sister, but I don't really play video games.

[Clearly she can't make much of a conversation out of this since he hasn't played many.]

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...So you didn't play any at the arcade, even...?

[ KUZURYUU-KUN...

HOW COULD YOU GO TO THAT MAGICAL PLACE AND NOT PARTAKE OF THE WONDERS!! ]

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Why would I go there and then not play any games? I just meant that it's not like I make a regular habit out of playing 'em or could name any of 'em.

[He finally takes a seat in the chair over by her desk, putting the rulebook back down because for some reason he was still holding onto that. Folding his arms over his chest, he crosses one leg over the other because that is such a ladylike way to sit.]

We usually play some kind of fighting game whenever we go, and she almost always kicks my ass. Pretty sure I can count the number of times I've beaten her on one hand. I usually manage to settle the score when it comes to shooting games though. You know, the kinds that actually have the damn gun? [A beat.] It's been a while since we've gone though...she might be able to beat me now.

[Because it's actually better to shoot a pistol with both eyes open.]

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Mm...I know what they're like. I've never really been to an actual arcade myself. I usually just play games at home, since we live pretty far away from anything like that.

[ So, anything she can download, basically. ]

I've always wanted to go, though. To a real arcade...I bet that sort of place...would be really fun. Especially if you went with friends. Or family.

[ ...This...is far longer than she's ever gone without seeing hers, for that matter. ]

My sister doesn't like violent games, but my brother will play shooters with me sometimes...although he's usually too busy to spend much time with us.

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...well I don't know how much fun something like that would be by yourself but...we had fun.

[NANAMI AND KUZURYUU BOTH. Not being around his family is the weirdest fucking thing. Especially since basically everybody here is about as un-Kuzuryuuish as you can get.]

So I bet you'd have fun with your brother and sister if you ever had the chance to go.

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...Yeah, if I ever have a chance to go, that...would be pretty fun.

[ She shifts, letting down the pillow she'd been holding to lay over her knees, so she can lean forward, elbows resting on it. ]

So, hey...have you been talking to people more, recently...?

[ oh we're changing topics ]

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[...shitfuck.]

It's been two days! I told you I've gotta make it believable, don't I? It'd look weird if I suddenly just started acting super friendly for no reason!

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...Yeah, I know. But you also wanted to check out Nagumo-san, right? I would be surprised if you hadn't sought him out already. ...For you, I almost feel like suspicion is a better motivator for talking to people than anything else.

[ you UTTER WEIRDO ]

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Well...yeah I talked to him. And I talked to Pekoyama yesterday about not helping people out with their damn alibis. And I ran into Ren while I was waiting on you to meet me at the maze earlier today...

[Okay, so he is actually trying. It's just very slow-going and he's not actually...uh. Branching out much.]