[ It's a lovely day at the Valentia, isn't it? Takasugi's probably downstairs eating his not-as-lovely breakfast. Rinne doesn't wake up early enough to know the man's full schedule, but he does know that pretty much everyone's done with breakfast by 9 to 10 am, which gives him the best window of arriving before Takasugi leaves.
So Rinne's here, up as early as he can be. His secondhand guitar case is slung over his shoulder while he looks like a clueless idiot loitering around the first floor and pretending to text. He almost looks younger like this, not knowing left from right yet giddy from excitement all the same.
When he spots the man he's looking for, a switch seems to flip. That crass personality from before returns at full force. He slings a friendly arm over his shoulders and pulls him in. His hold is strong and tight. ]
Yooo, Prez! Looks like someone didn't kill those crows today♪ Hey, is that your shamisen? Nice! Anyone ever tell ya you look way too handsome today? Way too free, too. You're still way too broke, aincha? Gyahahaha, that's our Sugisugi for ya!
[ Which he hopes are all very, very distracting words to hear as he starts hauling Takasugi's ass out of the lobby and into the streets. ]
( he doesn't have a moment to brace himself before getting caught. not with that firm grip steering him forcefully, and not when the presence of a strong life pressing fingertips into his shoulder makes the scattered hints of something different linger at the back of his mind. it's a little startling, the way takasugi's cooler skin warms slightly like it'd been looking forward to the same touch in the same place.
startling, and frustrating, to be taken off-guard again so easily.
takasugi lets it roll off him, though, tugging at the band of his shamisen strap to make sure it hasn't offset any on his back. )
Never a dull moment when you're around, huh, Amagi-kun. Still, "Sugisugi"? Tell me that's not going to be my stage name. But I guess, if we're going to take to the stage and make this a real hit, we ought to go all out and get crazier with it. How about styling your name to match mine? Like, ... "Rin-Rin", or something... maybe.
( before he can throw out any more silly suggestions to get his nickname changed, takasugi takes notice of the guitar case, and his one visible eye sparkles brighter than the sunlight filtering through the trees that occasionally line the city streets on the way to the park. it's his turn to lean in, giddy over the fact that they're really doing this thing. )
Oh?! I knew I could count on you. It's a real piece of junk, judging from the bag alone, but I suppose state-of-the-art equipment would take a fatter stack of cash than what I won from that exercise Patho-Gen tossed on our laps a while back. Hell, I'll have to give you a... raise, or I would, if I were actually capable of running a label or any sort of company right now.
[ It's Rinne's turn to look away, choosing to watch the busy shop windows and the road ahead. What is it they say about never meeting your heroes? As Takasugi leans in and does far too much to satisfy Rinne's curiosity, maybe there's some truth to that. Still, he's not here to make this awkward! As they talk and walk toward the park entrance, Rinne's arm stays draped over Takasugi's shoulders. ]
Label shmabel. Don't sweat the small stuff, Prez. The way I see it, we're two broke guys just tryna get by. Rinrin just likes gettin' bossed around, that's all. [ lie ] Gyahaha! We sound like a couple of pandas. But don't get the wrong idea. Just 'cause I'm nice about it now doesn't mean I ain't gonna want compensation later!
Besides, we don't always need cash to have fun. The world would be pretty boring if we did.
( so much for trying to trying to embarrass rinne.
but even having a small rug like that pulled out from under him gets takasugi's mouth to quirk into a smile, and then a laugh. )
Hahaha! Right you are! Cutting open a path with literally nothing to our name means we're selling the dream itself. A dream where success or failure really hinges on how we grip them. Not that I've got much doubt on the matter, after hearing that sample of yours. Well, that, and the fact that I could turn things around in an instant by sheer will alone, I bet.
( not to rub in rinne's talent again, but. takasugi's just calling it like it is.
there's a light breeze as things eventually open up to the much larger park near their district, and takasugi feels the back of his neck stand with the chill. or at least, he thinks that's what it is. he stalls the both of them before they enter, sandaled feet stuck promptly to the cobblestone underneath. )
[Rinne grows quiet. Now he's embarrassed. Pretty and uplifting as his words sound, Takasugi doesn't have to bring Rinne's talent up when it has nothing to do with success. Assuming otherwise was Rinne's first mistake. When their victory hinges on what amounts to luck, Rinne can't help but feel scared and uneasy about the future.
It is nice though, to have someone who believes in himself as much as he believes in you. That's why Rinne even agreed to anything at all. If gods exist to give people happiness, then Rinne thinks he's getting that happiness already, even just a little bit.]
[The question catches Rinne off-guard. Is it like Takasugi to ask like a kind old lady showing some hospitality? ...That's not how he asked, but Rinne feels the concern all the same.
Well, Rinne is not about to make Gramps worry!]
Now why would I let my business partner do that?
[Niki didn't get the chance to feed or eat with Rinne today, so maybe Rinne ate a nutribar. Whatever. When Rinne sets his sights on one thing, he's too excited to think about anything else. Not the grass calling to him, nor the reluctance to let go of Takasugi when his own cowardice wants to pull away.]
Over there!
[His hand moves down to grab Takasugi's wrist and drag him to a nice, cool, and quiet spot in the shade. Rinne's strides are big, but careful.]
Try to keep up, Prez. I don't want ya crampin' my style!
A company To be more precise, my company "Takasugi Heavy Industries" I suppose I should let go of the title since it doesn't really matter much anymore But, well Once you've had a taste of corporate power, it's not easy to give it up
is this some kind of distress signal? hello? he's trying not to lose it. this is probably the most interesting text he's gotten thus far. there's an urge to reply, 「いや、誰」to that obvious flub in transmission, but it all comes out in that perfectly universal text they all manage innately when his thumbs press on the pad. well. )
Sure Not sure I like what that wave suggests though
[That handy dandy transliteration from the language you knew to the one shared by natives and now Augmented would be pretty convenient…
If a certain someone wasn’t almost completely illiterate in her own tongue to start with. But… she’s trying! The text messages, everyone said they were convenient and important to know how to do…
Also look she’s sorry she doesn’t know how to write Choshu… they’ve got bright fruits and strong men and ocean down there, right???]
[ Rinne might be a bum, but he's not a thief. These are the words he turns over and over as he stands in front of Takasugi's room, tugging on the silver pendant Niki gave him. Everyone has been giving him so many things lately. Rarely has he had the opportunity to return the favor. After doing one for the woman from Aparallaxia, he thinks he can do a few more. ]
>> RINNE_A transferred 10000 NUMIS
[ Oh yeah, he changed his username. Not that it's important. ]
( whether true or not, the gesture beats light in takasugi's chest—a flutter of happiness for being reached out to.
maybe it's a little juvenile, after the way he'd acted just days ago and with the memory of that red still staining his fingertips. but the corners of his mouth turn into a grin nonetheless.
amagi-kun wants him to treat him? with numis he claimed to have earned and then thrown his way?
he sits up immediately, discarding all of what he's been stewing on from his time spent out in the field— )
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action - april event, idc if it's early
Date: 2025-04-03 06:41 pm (UTC)So Rinne's here, up as early as he can be. His secondhand guitar case is slung over his shoulder while he looks like a clueless idiot loitering around the first floor and pretending to text. He almost looks younger like this, not knowing left from right yet giddy from excitement all the same.
When he spots the man he's looking for, a switch seems to flip. That crass personality from before returns at full force. He slings a friendly arm over his shoulders and pulls him in. His hold is strong and tight. ]
Yooo, Prez! Looks like someone didn't kill those crows today♪ Hey, is that your shamisen? Nice! Anyone ever tell ya you look way too handsome today? Way too free, too. You're still way too broke, aincha? Gyahahaha, that's our Sugisugi for ya!
[ Which he hopes are all very, very distracting words to hear as he starts hauling Takasugi's ass out of the lobby and into the streets. ]
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Date: 2025-04-04 06:16 am (UTC)startling, and frustrating, to be taken off-guard again so easily.
takasugi lets it roll off him, though, tugging at the band of his shamisen strap to make sure it hasn't offset any on his back. )
Never a dull moment when you're around, huh, Amagi-kun. Still, "Sugisugi"? Tell me that's not going to be my stage name. But I guess, if we're going to take to the stage and make this a real hit, we ought to go all out and get crazier with it. How about styling your name to match mine? Like, ... "Rin-Rin", or something... maybe.
( before he can throw out any more silly suggestions to get his nickname changed, takasugi takes notice of the guitar case, and his one visible eye sparkles brighter than the sunlight filtering through the trees that occasionally line the city streets on the way to the park. it's his turn to lean in, giddy over the fact that they're really doing this thing. )
Oh?! I knew I could count on you. It's a real piece of junk, judging from the bag alone, but I suppose state-of-the-art equipment would take a fatter stack of cash than what I won from that exercise Patho-Gen tossed on our laps a while back. Hell, I'll have to give you a... raise, or I would, if I were actually capable of running a label or any sort of company right now.
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Date: 2025-04-04 09:03 am (UTC)Label shmabel. Don't sweat the small stuff, Prez. The way I see it, we're two broke guys just tryna get by. Rinrin just likes gettin' bossed around, that's all. [ lie ] Gyahaha! We sound like a couple of pandas. But don't get the wrong idea. Just 'cause I'm nice about it now doesn't mean I ain't gonna want compensation later!
Besides, we don't always need cash to have fun. The world would be pretty boring if we did.
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Date: 2025-04-04 02:58 pm (UTC)but even having a small rug like that pulled out from under him gets takasugi's mouth to quirk into a smile, and then a laugh. )
Hahaha! Right you are! Cutting open a path with literally nothing to our name means we're selling the dream itself. A dream where success or failure really hinges on how we grip them. Not that I've got much doubt on the matter, after hearing that sample of yours. Well, that, and the fact that I could turn things around in an instant by sheer will alone, I bet.
( not to rub in rinne's talent again, but. takasugi's just calling it like it is.
there's a light breeze as things eventually open up to the much larger park near their district, and takasugi feels the back of his neck stand with the chill. or at least, he thinks that's what it is. he stalls the both of them before they enter, sandaled feet stuck promptly to the cobblestone underneath. )
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Date: 2025-04-04 03:05 pm (UTC)( it isn't like him to offer such a stalling statement, but the cathedral-arch of this gate, and the green beyond it...
is a deal more noticeable than before, like his whole body is itching to brush fingertips along grass. )
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Date: 2025-04-04 06:32 pm (UTC)It is nice though, to have someone who believes in himself as much as he believes in you. That's why Rinne even agreed to anything at all. If gods exist to give people happiness, then Rinne thinks he's getting that happiness already, even just a little bit.]
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Date: 2025-04-04 06:35 pm (UTC)Well, Rinne is not about to make Gramps worry!]
Now why would I let my business partner do that?
[Niki didn't get the chance to feed or eat with Rinne today, so maybe Rinne ate a nutribar. Whatever. When Rinne sets his sights on one thing, he's too excited to think about anything else. Not the grass calling to him, nor the reluctance to let go of Takasugi when his own cowardice wants to pull away.]
Over there!
[His hand moves down to grab Takasugi's wrist and drag him to a nice, cool, and quiet spot in the shade. Rinne's strides are big, but careful.]
Try to keep up, Prez. I don't want ya crampin' my style!
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From:@ salem (this would be before they get tasked to go into the woods)
Date: 2025-04-08 02:41 pm (UTC)"Prez"? As in president?
@MOSTHANDSOMEPREZ
Date: 2025-04-08 06:38 pm (UTC)... oh. it's that woman who called him OR-DI-NA-RY.
he latches mini-arahabaki's panel shut. )
What else would it be
You know, presumably
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Date: 2025-04-08 07:08 pm (UTC)me, not eleanor ]
I'm admittedly not "hip" with "slang" so anything, honestly. Especially when you're bringing other worlds and times into things.
But more seriously. President of what? A company? A country?
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Date: 2025-04-08 08:24 pm (UTC)To be more precise, my company
"Takasugi Heavy Industries"
I suppose I should let go of the title since it doesn't really matter much anymore
But, well
Once you've had a taste of corporate power, it's not easy to give it up
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Date: 2025-04-08 08:24 pm (UTC)That, and it makes me sound cool
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From:un: treeleaf
Date: 2025-05-31 06:19 pm (UTC)🌳🍃！ 👧🏽🐎
健あｌｔｈ？ ☺️？
@MOSTHANDSOMEPREZ, text
Date: 2025-06-01 12:38 am (UTC)in the world.
is this some kind of distress signal? hello? he's trying not to lose it. this is probably the most interesting text he's gotten thus far. there's an urge to reply, 「いや、誰」to that obvious flub in transmission, but it all comes out in that perfectly universal text they all manage innately when his thumbs press on the pad. well. )
Sure
Not sure I like what that wave suggests though
( okay, but. amagi-kun sends these. emoji, wasn't it? )
🐎 ? What
Can you type a name?
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Date: 2025-06-01 02:01 am (UTC)If a certain someone wasn’t almost completely illiterate in her own tongue to start with. But… she’s trying! The text messages, everyone said they were convenient and important to know how to do…
Also look she’s sorry she doesn’t know how to write Choshu… they’ve got bright fruits and strong men and ocean down there, right???]
🐎❌
👧🏽🐎
🌳🍃
tree leaf
[Is there any other way to write “木の葉”? Well…]
🍊🤼♂️🌊🏯👨🏻🦰 🖐️🍑 🫨🐎 💨
🤔？
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Date: 2025-06-01 02:23 pm (UTC)but, he doesn't actually need to give her a hard time. there's an easy solution for this: checking the profile embedded in the device.
konoha, ... huh. cute name. )
Come to think, I didn't ask your name at the time
What, did you get stuck in something somewhere and you need my help?
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Date: 2025-06-07 06:49 am (UTC)knock knock
[ is he annoying yet... ]
@MOSTHANDSOMEPREZ
Date: 2025-06-07 05:33 pm (UTC)but that's only to be expected, right? he recognizes the username. )
Cute
But how come my device doesn't have these
Did you make them yourself?
( the real concern here. )
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Date: 2025-06-07 09:07 pm (UTC)nah our connection is deep but im not the one who made the little guy
they should have some for you to choose from tho
[ sends him a link to the sticker shop. is it a shop... ]
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Date: 2025-06-08 01:09 am (UTC)but also, sending stickers like that would be a little too much fanservice for someone he barely knows. well. )
Consider it your lucky day
Or maybe I'm just feeling good?
Either way
What's got you reaching out?
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From:text | early june, a few days after brunch
Date: 2025-06-10 04:57 pm (UTC)>> RINNE_A transferred 10000 NUMIS
[ Oh yeah, he changed his username. Not that it's important. ]
@MOSTHANDSOMEPREZ
Date: 2025-06-10 05:44 pm (UTC)What's the special occasion?
( because he's thinking about sending this back. now. )
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Date: 2025-06-10 06:06 pm (UTC)yay me!!!!!!!
[ This is a lie. But with the way things have been lately? He could call himself lucky. ]
and coz i always share my blessings
your hot & hardworking vassal (me) is finally paying tribute
so praise me!
and buy me a drink!
[ ... It's okay if he doesn't want to. Rinne will just start walking away. ]
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Date: 2025-06-10 06:46 pm (UTC)maybe it's a little juvenile, after the way he'd acted just days ago and with the memory of that red still staining his fingertips. but the corners of his mouth turn into a grin nonetheless.
amagi-kun wants him to treat him? with numis he claimed to have earned and then thrown his way?
he sits up immediately, discarding all of what he's been stewing on from his time spent out in the field— )
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