【OPEN CATCH-ALL LOG FOR JANUARY】

[lunarcycles]

This post will be considered a catch-all log for the month of December for any of Len's characters.

The list currently comprises of Hanyuu, Yor, Mafuyu, Ushio, Inaba, Kaguya and Eiko. As a heads up, however: if you plan on instigating any negative CR right off the bat with Inaba in particular, please message me first. I'm fine with negative CR if it happens organically, but I'd like to limit the amount of it for her given her state of mind, as I don't want her to crumble to the point where she becomes basically unplayable again.

Custom prompts may be asked upon request, just hit me up either via PM, Discord (Len#9692) or at tsundereban. as needed.

relevant events for my cast this month:
kaguya shinomiya: 1/1 - birthday
mafuyu asahina: 1/27 - birthday

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birthdayyyy

[taketori]

[ Somewhat unsurprisingly, Miyuki didn't get much sleep on December 31st. Not much behind it really, other than...

Well, as per usual, him stressing out a bit.

It was a rare opportunity for him. Prior to this, their New Year's Day was spent separated: it had typically been due to Kaguya having to return to the main house of the Shinomiya family, and the last year was a combination of that as well as him living overseas. Getting to spend her birthday with her was something good for both of them.

As a result, he's... kind of blissfully unaware of everything that's been transpiring around him. He didn't have a special New Years' dream, nor did he really come across any. Instead, he got his typical couple hours of sleep, and once he had brewed some coffee for himself, he could start the day correctly.

By lightly kissing Kaguya's cheek. ]

Good morning. [ A beat. ] Happy birthday, Shinomiya.

[lunarcycles]

[ Kaguya, on the other hand did have one.

A dream that's sitting crystallized right next to her bed. But she smiles, giggling a bit. While a part of her wishes that he called her by first name, the physical affection is also nice... ]

Happy new year, president.

[taketori]

I was planning on making you breakfast, and then figuring out what we could do to celebrate. The entire day's yours.

[ Maybe she'd gotten some time to check things out, but really... he just wanted to continue spending time with her. ]

[lunarcycles]

What kind of breakfast are you making?

[ She's suddenly excited now for his cooking?!

Oh, if he makes miso soup... would that count as a proposal? On her birthday? That would be a wish come true. ]

[taketori]

I was thinking on that. I could do a traditional breakfast, since I'm not sure how much of that you've ever had. On the other hand, I was potentially thinking western-style may be good too...

[ That miso soup seems to be fading immediately. ]

1 / 2

[lunarcycles]

[ NOT THE IDEA OF MISO SOUP DISAPPEARING

She won't have any of this-- ]

[lunarcycles]

A traditional breakfast would be better, don't you think? Once we leave this place, we'll be off to California, where we'd practically have Western breakfasts every day. I'm not quite sure how easy it would be able to obtain the kinds of ingredients needed for traditional Japanese food in Stanford.

[ says the rich girl who can probably import it but shhhhh shhhh ]

[taketori]

That's true, but I think I got the hang of it during my first year! I never knew how many ways you could prepare eggs before I moved.

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[loveedition]

[ There was a lot conflicting in Ryoko's mind, once she finally woke up for good. With her own dream, her mind was swimming with everything she had learned, who she ran into, and what her next steps should be. Mainly, revolving around the spirits and how to generate faith.

On the other hand... there was the one dream she had actually visited.

Ryoko knocks on Inaba's door, unsure if she'd really be interested in answering. Even though things seemed to be better for her, especially as they hung out with Yuuto... she still couldn't help but feel nervous about stuff like this.

She didn't expect to ever become best friends with Inaba. She wasn't thinking there could be anywhere as much trust between them as she had gained with someone like Kakyoin. But...

She couldn't help but try. ]

Um, Inaba-san? It's Ryoko. Are you home?

[dereban]

[ January officially sucked and we're barely into the month.

When she hears the knock on the door however, she tries to pull herself together and opens it, giving a casual wave. ]

Yo. Happy new year.

[loveedition]

Happy new year.

--Can I come in for a second? It's kind of cold out here.

[dereban]

Winter weather sucks anyway, so sure. Close the door behind you.

[loveedition]

Thanks.

[ She enters in, giving herself a moment to warm up slightly... and. When she's there...

At this point, she knows Inaba doesn't like dawdling when it comes to what's going on. ]

A rumor visited me in my dream last night. I don't know if you saw her too, but... she made me realize that "hoping for the best" isn't a good enough plan that I can rely on whenever the Wish Maker shows up.

[ She ran primarily on that false hope, and knows she needs to change that. ]

--I need your help, Inaba-san. I know a couple of weeks isn't enough time to change the world, but I want to at least make a start towards it.

[dereban]

[ Inaba finds herself sighing heavily, her shoulders sagging.

She had no doubts that the dream was something different than what she usually have. ]

I met her as well.

But... what can I even do to help, exactly?

[loveedition]

[ She doesn't really know yet. Truthfully, she means it in a general sense, but the specifics were in fact, important. ]

I don't have the details figured out yet, but in all honesty, I've never been the one to make plans. I know you make detailed notes, and you're good with electronics, and that's really helpful. I guess, more than anything, I'm looking more for your... um, support.

[ There's a bit of hesitation in that last statement, if only because it reminded her of one of her biggest failings.

Trying to support someone who didn't really want it at all. ]

She mentioned that when the Wish Maker attacks the shrines, there'll be a lot of spirits who'll regret having any hope in the first place. I feel like... if we just try to say something to them or placate them in some way, that won't help. We'd be giving them "false hope", right?

I... don't want to do that anymore.

[dereban]

I'm usually the kind of person who wants to think two steps ahead. But when it comes to this, it's difficult. I don't know everyone here, after all and... I honestly don't know if anybody would listen to me.

[ She doesn't trust people, after all. ]

You can't just simply say anything... you have to actually do it.

[loveedition]

...There are some who won't. I know that for sure. As much as it'd be nice to have everyone on the same page and willing to listen to instructions or advice... I know that's impossible with a group as big as ours.

[ The amount of times that Kakyoin, or for that matter, she had to try wrangling everyone together just left them both exhausted. One, more than the other.

Still, that's something I can do. I'm good at listening and following instructions. So if there's something you'd need me to do, I'll see what I can do about getting it done.

--Um. If that's something you want to test, I guess?

[ Considering that, that's just saying anything. ]

[dereban]

Yeah.

[ Inaba's voice is quiet and tired as she lets out a heavy, heavy sigh. ]

Ah, well -- when I worked with my partner, I knew his abilities and how to utilize them to the best of their ability. I was also a good stopgap for him, since I could stop his ability from working so that he wouldn't push himself too hard and lose control of it.

That was the kind of stuff I did, back at the Foundation. I could only fight physically and I know how to use a gun because of basic training.

[loveedition]

I see. Mm... I usually have a good grip on my magic. My um... the Closed Space I generate takes a lot out of me, so I try to only use it once, when I know we need it. It's like a healing bubble?

I have a few offensive things too, but I usually just left the fighting to someone else. I'm not really big on violence or anything... but, I'm good with knives too?

[ When did this become an infodump?? ]

[dereban]

[ Hmmm. ]

For that Closed Space ability. How big or small can you make the space? Also... you say that it's a bubble, but are we talking about like, a dome? Would anyone be able to interrupt or pierce it?

.... are they regular knives or magic knives?

[loveedition]

I think at most, I've been able to manage 18 feet in diameter. Not for very long, though. Oh, and it's more like a dome... it takes a lot to pierce through it? It's definitely possible, but they'd have to really knock me off balance.

Oh. My knives are magic... I'm pretty handy with real knives though! It's something I honed through making dinner for my friend.

[dereban]

Okay, got it.

But the knives being magic... are there any like, special things that can be done with them, then?

[loveedition]

Well... recently, I found out that if I slash with them in a certain way I can repel attacks? And I can slice through the air too.

I um, haven't tried it that much? I was going to try to fight with it, but... um...

Well. It didn't... it didn't happen.

[ No fighting! She definitely didn't run away or anything. ]

[dereban]

Can you make the knives float or anything?

[ Telekinesis but with knives. ]

[loveedition]

N...no?

[ Very, very sheepish. ]

[dereban]

Is that a "no, I can't" or "no, I've never tried before"?

[loveedition]

It's a "I never tried, and if I actually can then I'll be kicking myself later".

I'm pretty sure I can't though. I don't know the first thing about telekinesis-- a friend of mine could do it though, to make up for him um... not having arms.

[dereban]

I see.

Well, I guess we can just ignore that option, though. No Gate of Babylon-ing or Unlimited Blade Works-ing for practice.

[loveedition]

[ What the hell does that even mean-- ]

I can fire spears, at least? They're not that strong, and I can only fire a couple at a time.

Sorry. Like I said, I'm more suited for defense, I was only just learning to fight offensively before I came here.

[dereban]

Are they any specific kinds of spears? And how many is a couple...?

[loveedition]

About two or three. They're kind of like... translucent javelins? But they kinda just disappear on contact, they don't really pierce anything. I typically use them as a decoy to get in closer.

[dereban]

If they disappear on contact... I think that might be good as an opening move. Can you use the javelins while concealing a knife? An idea I have is to have the javelins aimed in one spot to force a person to escape to another spot purposely. Since it only works once, it'd give you an advantage on hitting them at a position that you'd know they'd run towards.

Does that make sense?

[loveedition]

[ Ryoko closes her eyes for a second, trying to visualize it. ]

Hmm. Hmmmm....

Ah! That could work! I mean, ideally I'd be with someone else that could get them if I miss with my knife, but if I'm quick enough, that shouldn't be a problem!

[dereban]

We probably should try and practice it at some point.

[loveedition]

Sure. I uh, actually do know a good place to use to train too. Kind of.

[dereban]

... You do?

[loveedition]

There's a building on the fourth level that Taiga and I went to last month. It was dilapidated so we went around and-- [ smashed stuff. ] --cleared out some debris.

Some of the spirits down there got confused, but now it's usually stocked with things to smash?

It's actually pretty good for venting frustration.