[In the dark of night, splashing sounds can be heard from the pool in the backyard, almost like someone is doing a cannonball then getting out and doing it again. Water splashes against the back door.
In the morning, the pool is cloudy from dirt and muddy prints that don't look human can be seen around the edge.]
[Of course, Rika was bothered by the random noises in the middle of the night, but she couldn't be bothered enough to go outside and check it out.
The morning finally provides her with a chance and...well, isn't this an interesting sight? She knows some kind of thing must have been snooping around the backyard at night. But this find turns out a lot more exciting than she had expected! She goes back inside to grab some materials, and then gets to work on collecting dirt and mud samples.]
Rika, club meetings will be postponed until further notice.
[ She says that, but Rika's actually the only one she called about this. Let's face it: without the club, she'd have almost no connection to Rika at all. The club by now was a pretense, an excuse to keep being friends.
[How should she feel? Yozora was finally back. Was it a joke the whole time or did she really...die. Rika is relieved to finally see a message from her, to know that Yozora was okay, but she couldn't help feeling a tinge of betrayal that came with not knowing the full story.
But one thing was for sure: she didn't want the Neighbors Club to disband. This was the only reason that she managed to meet any friends at all, and when she was far away from home, friends were really what she needed, and she knew that Yozora would need friends too after all she went through. Rika had never done this before, especially since she knew Yozora wasn't the most self-aware, but...she had to get through to Yozora.]
...Yozora-senpai doesn't have to do this. I can hold the meetings.
[Yes, this really has Rika worrying...Rika still didn't know entirely what went on with the murders, but given how badly Yozora was taking this, Rika understood that Yozora didn't do this on purpose. Of course Yozora had her second-thought regrets after her usual trolling before but...she never blamed herself this much.
Yozora seemed like one of the last people in the club she would drop the mask to, but Yozora needed a friend and--well, they were friends, weren't they?]
It's okay. I understand that it wasn't all your fault...so you don't have to beat yourself up over it, and I won't either. You can make it up by letting me help with the Neighbors Club, alright?
[ Yozora doesn't understand why Rika is being this nice to her despite how distant she believes them to be, but she doesn't have it in her to question her motives. She left Rika alone—the least she could do was trust her with this much. She found comfort in her presence. ]
[Because they're friends, dammit Yozora. Rika still feels awkward in this position, but she figures that the least she can do for a friend that...well, was murdered and came back to life again was to be nice.]
Good. Yozora-senpai can trust me. I'll come up with some interesting things to do, okay?
[She doesn't sound like she's making an innuendo, but feel free to take it like she is. It is Rika, after all.]
Well, that wasn't what Rika meant, but now that Yozora-senpai is mentioning it...
If they are not allowed in the clubroom, perhaps Rika can organize a field trip to a BDSM dungeon! Aaah, I would love to walk in on a real live session...
[And of course, Rika settles back into their routine too once she sees it's okay. Of course she has a knack for reading the atmosphere, but she's still learning what to do with that knowledge, after all.]
Hmm...then maybe it will be a secret! Don't worry, the Neighbors Club will be left in good hands. Perhaps many hands, caressing all over, groping and pinching...
[Rika will stop if she senses that Yozora is uncomfortable with this, but otherwise she'll keep it up--after all, Yozora needs to adjust to normal life again, right?]
[ Yozora shudders, but it's just Rika being Rika. She knows she's only trying to help. Besides, she won't actually push through with whatever she's saying now. Right? ]
[Did Yozora just thank her? Rika is surprised, and yet somehow touched by this. Well, Rika doesn't know what Yozora had gone through before Holly Heights, and Rika imagines that certain recent events would be enough to make someone more vulnerable.
But Rika can't help but feel moved. Back home, she had started to feel that Yozora was growing to genuinely treasure the Neighbors' Club as more than just a way to get to Kodaka. That's why there's one here, right? But the Yozora she knew would never show her weaker emotional side...perhaps it was okay to show a little of hers as well.]
It's no problem. Rika wants to do this, after all.
The Neighbors' Club...it's something that I want to protect.
[Rika usually isn't the one to answer the door most of the time, but since everyone else in the house is either in their rooms or out, the responsibility falls on her this time.
So she opens it up and sees...and unfamiliar face. Hm. Maybe one of her housemate's other friends?]
How interesting! How do clubs work here? Can anyone start one? Rika has a few ideas herself, even if she loves the Neighbors' Club. She can still take a flyer, too!
How does it work...? ( a beat. ) Well, if you need an objective somehow. Maybe a club about something you believe that would get someone's interest or what they enjoy. Then you advertise it to get the word out and take in members. Next time would be to find a place to host the club. But not just anywhere. You need to find a place that's pretty secure and where everyone could be comfortable with.
She'd thrown away her mask of being "that weird junior that's always energetic and always saying ridiculous stuff." The Rika before me now was one I've never seen before.
"...It's not like I don't enjoy BL, mecha, and sexy stuff. Acting hyper and having you always act so blunt with me is fun in its own way, too. But you know...don't you think it's about time we move on?"
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Date: 2013-09-17 03:47 am (UTC)In the morning, the pool is cloudy from dirt and muddy prints that don't look human can be seen around the edge.]
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Date: 2013-09-23 10:44 pm (UTC)The morning finally provides her with a chance and...well, isn't this an interesting sight? She knows some kind of thing must have been snooping around the backyard at night. But this find turns out a lot more exciting than she had expected! She goes back inside to grab some materials, and then gets to work on collecting dirt and mud samples.]
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Date: 2013-10-24 04:15 pm (UTC)[ She says that, but Rika's actually the only one she called about this. Let's face it: without the club, she'd have almost no connection to Rika at all. The club by now was a pretense, an excuse to keep being friends.
Even if Yozora doesn't realize it.
This is followed by a soft, ]
... Sorry.
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Date: 2013-11-15 09:56 am (UTC)[How should she feel? Yozora was finally back. Was it a joke the whole time or did she really...die. Rika is relieved to finally see a message from her, to know that Yozora was okay, but she couldn't help feeling a tinge of betrayal that came with not knowing the full story.
But one thing was for sure: she didn't want the Neighbors Club to disband. This was the only reason that she managed to meet any friends at all, and when she was far away from home, friends were really what she needed, and she knew that Yozora would need friends too after all she went through. Rika had never done this before, especially since she knew Yozora wasn't the most self-aware, but...she had to get through to Yozora.]
...Yozora-senpai doesn't have to do this. I can hold the meetings.
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Date: 2013-11-16 10:07 am (UTC)[ She doesn't have the right to spend time and have fun with everyone, especially Rika. Rika might be able to tell how grave this was for her. ]
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Date: 2013-11-26 04:54 am (UTC)Yozora seemed like one of the last people in the club she would drop the mask to, but Yozora needed a friend and--well, they were friends, weren't they?]
It's okay. I understand that it wasn't all your fault...so you don't have to beat yourself up over it, and I won't either. You can make it up by letting me help with the Neighbors Club, alright?
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Date: 2013-11-26 03:29 pm (UTC)Okay... I'll leave it to you, Rika.
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Date: 2013-11-27 01:39 am (UTC)Good. Yozora-senpai can trust me. I'll come up with some interesting things to do, okay?
[She doesn't sound like she's making an innuendo, but feel free to take it like she is. It is Rika, after all.]
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Date: 2013-11-27 04:28 pm (UTC)Hold on, they have to keep up their routine. ]
N...
[ She can't help it, she has to say it. ]
No strange liquids or phallic devices in the club room!
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Date: 2013-11-30 03:25 am (UTC)If they are not allowed in the clubroom, perhaps Rika can organize a field trip to a BDSM dungeon! Aaah, I would love to walk in on a real live session...
[And of course, Rika settles back into their routine too once she sees it's okay. Of course she has a knack for reading the atmosphere, but she's still learning what to do with that knowledge, after all.]
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Date: 2013-11-30 03:45 am (UTC)[ She doesn't have the energy to do this, but the short exchange brings her spirits up a little, even if the topic leaves a lot to be desired. ]
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Date: 2013-12-01 03:37 am (UTC)[Rika will stop if she senses that Yozora is uncomfortable with this, but otherwise she'll keep it up--after all, Yozora needs to adjust to normal life again, right?]
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Date: 2013-12-02 02:47 am (UTC)Just don't make a mess while I'm gone...
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Date: 2013-12-02 02:47 am (UTC)... Thanks.
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Date: 2013-12-22 09:58 am (UTC)But Rika can't help but feel moved. Back home, she had started to feel that Yozora was growing to genuinely treasure the Neighbors' Club as more than just a way to get to Kodaka. That's why there's one here, right? But the Yozora she knew would never show her weaker emotional side...perhaps it was okay to show a little of hers as well.]
It's no problem. Rika wants to do this, after all.
The Neighbors' Club...it's something that I want to protect.
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Date: 2013-11-30 03:37 am (UTC)( knock knock on your door. )
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Date: 2013-12-19 07:07 am (UTC)So she opens it up and sees...and unfamiliar face. Hm. Maybe one of her housemate's other friends?]
Hi! Who are you here to see?
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Date: 2014-01-02 07:11 am (UTC)Do you know if Holly Heights has a sex dungeon?
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Date: 2014-01-02 07:32 am (UTC)... Come again?