(OPEN) "HARU YOU'RE NOT IN HIGH SCHOOL"

[ephydriade]

Who: OPEN -- Haru & Makoto & YOU
What: Haru and Makoto were supposed to be going on a shopping adventure, but Haru's attention is diverted (3 guesses as to what distracted him) and he and Makoto become separated. Time to play the not so fun version of Marco Polo.
When: PRIOR TO EVENT; backdated to May 14
Where: the near shore-- starting off at Tokyo subway and then proceeding all around the city??? sure.
Warnings: does Haru count as a warning (other than that, none)


An innocent day of shopping... that was what Makoto was hoping for. He had managed to get Haru to agree on going into town to do some more shopping for groceries and other necessities, and that was a feat in and of itself. A part of him had truly hoped that Haru was finally softening up to him. Haru on the other hand... he had originally saw it as a way to get Makoto to stop nagging. But he genuinely started to show more interest as they made their way towards the Far Shore. It was definitely a nice change of scenery.

Making their way to the subway, they hopped onto their train and were soon off. The train was surprisingly crowded at the time, so they stood, holding onto the handles hanging overhead. The smile plastered all over Makoto's face was hard to ignore at this point, and Haru reluctantly decided to say something. "You've been smiling since this morning." Makoto blinked. "Ah, I'm just really excited to spend the day with you, Haru!" Blinking, Haru gave a flustered pout before looking away, his brows furrowed slightly. Of course, that reaction didn't stop Makoto from continuing. "I was thinking, maybe we could get a rice cooker while we're out! Having rice with our meals would be nice, don't you think Haru?" Haru gave a low "Mm" in response which prompted Makoto to continue.

"We should also see if we can find you more clothes. I know we bought some last time, but you can never have too much... Oh, and maybe we can see if we can find a new recipe book! So we can try making some more dishes!"

Makoto's rambling continued, much to Haru's dismay, and as a result, he kept his attention elsewhere. Soon enough the train slowed into a stop, and once the doors opened, a new crowd of passengers made their way onto the already full train. In the midst of the scrambling, Haru managed to notice the elaborate fountain in the distance. Eyes practically shining, he immediately started making his way closer, exiting the train while everyone still scrambled to get on. He didn't even notice the door closing behind him, too focused on the fountain and how peaceful... and big it looked.

Unfortunately, Makoto was unaware of Haru's interest, and as soon as the train began moving again, he decided to give his shinki a heads up. "Haru, try and stay close so we don't get separated." The lack of response wasn't too unusual, but Makoto couldn't help but turn to look to see where Haru was. The fact that he wasn't where he last was made him a little nervous, and soon he called out again. "Haru? Where are you? Haaaruuu!" No response again. A panicked look came across Makoto's face as the reality started to sink in.

"I lost Haru?!"


( ooc: we are splitting this into two main thread categories: one where Makoto is actively searching for Haru, and the other where Haru is... being Haru. your character is free to interact with either of them~ action tags are okay! please help Makoto locate his pooty shinki. )

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WHERE IS WALDO?!

[thekillerwhale]

[Makoto runs out of the train as soon as he can to find his now lost shinki.

How could he have lost him so easily?! Darn these crowded trains and Haru's silent nature.

He starts moving quickly through the streets trying to find him, calling out for him.]

Haruuuu! Haruuuu! Haru! Seriously!

[He's a big guy who is ambling around pretty quickly, he could run into you.]

[papillonprincess]

[ And coming out of a nearby convenience store, quietly watching all this calling out before finally approaching. ]

I take it you've lost more than a small dog?

[ Because really, Makoto. She's half expecting a shiba to come running up with a dragging leash with how you're going on. ]

[thekillerwhale]

I've lost my friend! Would you be able you help me find him? I mean, I'm sure he'll be fine on his own, but he doesn't know this area anymore, so he could get really lost.

[There is calling him on his cell, but let's be real, Haru probably left it at home]

[papillonprincess]

[ Friend? Oh, wait... there was someone at the party she did meet named Haru, wasn't there? A Haruka? ]

Haru... do you mean a silent boy with dark hair? I'm afraid I haven't seen him today but at least I know who you're looking for.

[ She's just stepping out beside him then. ]

Shall we look for him together?

[thekillerwhale]

Yes! That's the one!

[He smiles down at her and nods once.]

I'd really like that. Thanks a lot!

[He puts his hand onto his hips and let out a small sigh.]

Okay...so I think he got off a few blocks that way...

[He points.]

So if we look around there, we might probably be able to find him. The problem is that I don't know which direction he could have gone.

make his day. good luck~

[takenwithhim]

[Regardless of what his shinki form is and his propensity to zone off for a nap when they run into downtime, Sousuke’s not someone who listens well to the “stay” command. Even if Rin hadn’t explicitly given him one, there’s no way the swimmer is going to linger around doing nothing while his god goes off to do some errands. So he stubbornly refused that course of action and wandered off on his own, leaving Rin to tackle the groceries while he went looking for something else they might end up needing. It probably didn’t help the two of them had a fiery argument earlier… over something stupid, like normal.

Sousuke can help but feel clashingly strange being in Tokyo. Despite his large frame and size, the people around him don’t see him. While he’s found out well enough he’s a quiet individual, being literally invisible to someone else takes some getting used to. Dodging people and finding out he didn’t have to? Yeah, it’s strange. Walking past the train station isn’t a big thing… but hearing a voice calling through the crowd is.

Sounds like someone’s lost… someone. Well, he doesn’t know anyone named “Haru” so there’s no way he can help—]

Ngh!

[And promptly gets smacked into. One leg stabs behind to brace and his big body doesn’t move… much. Wait, he recognizes that voice. Sousuke looks and, as expected, comes face to face with sandy hair and green eyes.]

Makoto?

[He turns his body enough to use his shoulder to nudge the other boy back into balance so neither of them are going down on the pavement. The last time he ran into someone, he’d hit the floor and definitely doesn’t want a repeat of that. Sousuke hasn’t seen Makoto for… a long time, ever since the first day.]

What are you doing?

Uh-oooooh

[thekillerwhale]

[Makoto is certainly surprised to have run into Sousuke considering that Tokyo is a rather large city, but he's not unpleasantly so.

His worried and rather frantic expression turns into a friendly one. He smiles cheerfully, happy to have run into Sousuke even if he's not the shinki he was searching for.]

Sousuke! It's nice to see you again!

[But even though it was indeed very nice to see him out and about, his face went back to a highly concerned one.]

I'm looking for Haru, my friend. We got separated from each other on the train and we ended up getting off of different spots. Maybe you've seen him?

He's about this tall... [He places his hand right about to his ear level.] He has dark hair and dark blue eyes. I don't know if that helps any...

Re: Uh-oooooh

[takenwithhim]

[Who knew who’d run into who out here. Sousuke’s just as surprised, but doesn’t show much beyond the initial impact. Still, he’s concerned that Makot’s the one running around calling out someone’s name. He frowns slightly as the frantic look on the other’s face turns friendly. Oy, don’t cover up just for him…]

Aa… Same.

[And there he goes, back to being concerned. Agitated. Sousuke arches a brow, but holds his tongue once the name comes up again, with clarification. His friend, hm?] Jeeze, how do you lose someone on a train? [Aren’t the cars relatively small, like a room or less? But he stays quiet again, listening to the descript—

Dark hair, blue eyes, “he,” and yay tall… That sounds just like the guy who’d run into him. The annoying one who refused to acknowledge his fault and instantly rubbed Sousuke the wrong way.]

Haven’t seen him.

[thekillerwhale]

[Makoto's shoulder sank when Sousuke answered in a way he wish he hadn't. Worry crawled all over his expression, from the brief purse of the lips to the short sigh that escapes his nose. His eyebrows always look like he's a little concerned about something and his drooping eyes make him look like a stressed out puppy.]

I don't know where he could have gone... He was right there and then it got really crowded on the train and I'm guessing he just wandered off on his own.

[He lets out a very pathetic, ungodlike noise from his throat.]

What am I going to doooo....?

[ittenbari]

Whoops!

[Sakon stumbles backwards, trying to keep hold on the bags of greasy fast food he's been trying to carry. (Okay, he'll admit that he probably bought too many things, but there were so many choices and he wasn't sure what he liked so he bought as much as he could afford. In hindsight, this probably wasn't the best idea.)

He manages to right himself, taking a second to catch a small bag on his knee. It makes for an awkward position, but somehow he manages to hold it.]

Hey, are you lost or something?

[...why is that the conclusion you've come to, Sakon?]

[thekillerwhale]

[It's not an inaccurate conclusion, just wrong!]

Ah...no. I'm looking for my friend. He's about five-nine, short dark hair, deep blue eyes, and not really expressive.

Have you seen him? He wandered off of the train before our stop.

[He just kind of watches the strange guy, pretty impressed by the awkward balancing he was doing.]

[ittenbari]

Umm...

[Sakon thinks it over while he collects and redistributes his bags, finally returning to a somewhat normal posture. You can almost see the wheels spinning...and smell the smoke, to be honest.]

Maybe...no...I don't know, that sounds like most people here, doesn't it? Except for the eyes? And I don't really go looking into everyone's eyes most of the time.

[Most of the time?]

Does he have a phone? Can you call him on the phone?

[thekillerwhale]

[Please don't blow a fuse, Sakon.]

He has a phone, but he doesn't use it. It's always been a bad habit of his. It's probably back at the temple. So I'm forced to look on foot.

[He sighs.]

It's such a big city, too...and I have all of the money and what if he wants something?

[Look at him fuss.]

ADVENTURES IN CLIMBING INTO WATER FILLED THINGS W/ HARU

[ephydriade]

( LOCATION A: the fountain right outside the station )

[ the good thing about being a shinki? not being seen by living people. which makes stripping in public less problematic. of course, Haru hasn't been one to care about that sort of thing before anyways, so this isn't groundbreaking to him. still, it might be a little awkward for anyone who is capable of seeing him. though the fact the he's actually climbing into the fountain might be a little weirder. that being said, the important question here is... was this guy seriously wearing jammers underneath his clothes??? ]


( LOCATION B: a fish tank... outside of a shop )

[ HE'S DONE THIS BEFORE WHEN HE HAD HIS MEMORIES, WHY NOT PULL DÉJÀ VU UNKNOWINGLY AGAIN. anyone running into Haru at the shop will see him stripping again and attempting to climb into the tank... will he succeed? ... he will if you don't stop him. ]


( LOCATION C: a kiddy pool located in front of a different shop )

[ this is canon as well. at this point he's already soaking so really all your character can do is wonder if he's part of the display or not. ]

I'M GOING WITH B... do you know how hard it was to pick one

[sharkmaid]

[A spot of shopping. That's what today was going to be about and, with luck, he'd be able to find a few deals to keep himself and Sousuke taken care of for another week. Ugh, this whole thing wasn't easy, that was for sure... and judging by the look in his eyes, he hasn't slept incredibly well just yet. But he's managing, and with a paper bag full of groceries, Rin heads out into the crowded Tokyo street, head lifted, steps broad and purposeful so he can keep up with the pace of traffic.

Hm. Big cities sure are something... So many people, so many difference sights to see. Huh, that's a pretty big tank over there in front of that shop. He wonders if he should pick up some fish while he's at it--

Wait. That isn't a fish.]

Ha... ru?

[Shit, that is Haru! Without Makoto? ... and he's stripping down to his damn jammers!? Nearly tossing all his groceries into the air, Rin quickly scrambles through the crowd and makes the fastest bee line possible towards his friend. He's not sure what he'll do when he gets there, but if he loses one of his apples over this, Haru, so help him all the gods.]

HARU! Don't do that!!

good. all part of my plan.

[ephydriade]

[ he was so close. so... darn... close. "in the process of climbing into the tank" close. he freezes when he hears his name, annoyance growing almost instantly. a part of him wonders if he should even bother looking to see who is calling out to him. that voice however... was not familiar.

reluctantly, he turns to spare a glance, annoyance written all over his face as he stands there with one leg in the tank already. ]

Do what. [ ... playing dumb? sure. rip your apples, Rin. ]

why are u so cruel

[sharkmaid]

[Ah. Well, he... wasn't exactly expecting him to look over so quickly. If anything, he expected the guy to just keep doing what he was doing like an actual stubborn fish. After all, it... isn't as if Haru remembers him. Unfortunately, Rin happens to remember that himself a bit too late and by the time he's a couple feet away from the tank, his expression falls.

Right. ... Of course.

But first thing's first. He does have a leg in the tank.]

Tsk. You know what I'm talking about.

[he mutters, his tone lighter, maybe a little less judgmental and more concerned. He sets his paper bag down so he can prop his hands on his hips.]

Why're you all by yourself anyway?

C!

[shortnsweet]

[ That place with the kiddy pool... yeah it has some pretty awesome pool toys too. Some of which Nagisa was pretty interested in getting, what with his pool party coming up soon. He's going over the mental list he's made himself, when he pauses, cocking his head to the side when he sees what's going on in front of the store.

And somehow, he's not surprised at all.

Nagisa laughs to himself as he continues up behind his friend. ]

Haru-chan, I think you're too big for that pool.

[ephydriade]

[ Haru hadn't even known the place sold pool accessories, attention solely focused on the kiddy pool. which was why he wasn't entirely expecting to run into Nagisa here. Haru's eye cracks open as he glances up to the other when he speaks, and he takes a moment before shutting it again. ]

It's fine. I can still soak in the water. That's enough. [ ... he obviously has no plans of leaving anytime soon. oops. ]

[shortnsweet]

[ It was so comforting to know that Haru still loved the water. Nothing would have felt the same otherwise.

Nagisa squats down next to the pool, reaching in and feeling just how cold the water was. ]

You know you can come over whenever you want, right? The river's not too cold right now. I think you'd like it!

B

[candyconsumption]

[ What a strange sight. ]

[ He had just been taking a walk, contemplating on buying a pet, when he saw a young man trying to crawl into a fish tank right outside of the pet store. He watched him curiously as Haru began to lower one of his feet inside, before looking around. No one else was noticing. No one was looking over like he had to see what was going on--and such a sight would have easily pulled in plenty of people. For one, the young woman who was passing out dog food coupons to people walking in certainly would have said something. ]

[ ...So that meant... ]

[ Itachi walked over to the fish tank just as Haru got one foot in... and cleared his throat. ]

Excuse me.

...Exactly what are you planning on doing, once you get inside?

[ephydriade]

[ if there ever was a perk to being a shinki, it would be this. not being seen by others, soaking somewhere that wasn't the tub at the temple where Makoto could easily interrupt him... he'd be able to soak in peace for once. of course, that idea flies out the window when he hears the voice of someone behind him, and he takes a moment to bring his other leg over the side of the tank before turning to look at who it was that spoke. ]

... I'm going to soak in the water. [ he says this like it's the most obvious thing in the world ]

[candyconsumption]

[ His eyes drifted to the size of the fishtank (sizeable, but still a bit small to be fitting a human), before looking back up at Haru. ]

...Go ahead, then. [ He was already in, so... but it did leave him to wonder what a young man was doing deciding to soak in a fishtank of all things. ] No one can see you except me.

C

[wadoichimonji]

[Zoro was totally not lost walking around, eating an ice cream he had bought in a store because hey, he found an ice cream store so might as well, right?

Anyway, he had no idea how he'd gotten to a completely different place in such a small amount of time, but there's a kiddy pool, and someone who looks like a teenager in it. He walks past it, sucking on his ice cream, before he stops. And turns around. Looks straight at Haru, and sighs.

He contemplates for a second whether he should say something or not, and then he decides, what the hell, might make his day interesting enough to talk about.]

Hey, you, what are you doing? Why are you so wet?

[ephydriade]

[ ... you're lost, aren't you Zoro.

it's a good thing Haru isn't one to judge... kind of... okay that's a lie, but at least he's not bothered to care??? that's something right?

Haru is, for the most part, minding his own business, and enjoying the little kiddy pool that's he's claimed. it isn't until he hears Zoro's question that his nose scrunches slightly, brows furrowing slightly, before he cracks his eyes open to look up at the speaker. ]

... I'm soaking. [ it's okay though, his muscles glisten when he's wet ]