【MAY OPEN CATCH-ALL】

[aupologizes]

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

The list currently comprises of Inaba, Mafuyu, Hanyuu, Ushio and Kana. Please talk to me before instigating any negative CR with Inaba unless it comes organically--ask if unsure!--given her current headspace.

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

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CURRENTLY AVAILABLE:

Inaba Himeko

Your local technology expert and owner of the Fallen Stars community center, Canis Major that is opening on the 15th! More information about that can be found here. She can sometimes be found on site making sure that progress on the building is going smoothly. She also spends a lot of time on the first level.

Hanyuu Furude

Former kami of sin--Hanyuu is trying her best to live a normal life this time around, to see if that will make any difference. She can generally be seen out and about pretty much everywhere, taking her younger form and hiding her horns with hats or her hair unless she is in private with Fallen Stars. She especially tries to make sure to visit the cherry blossom tree on the lowest level as frequently as possible.

Ushio

A shadow of her former self--quite literally. Ushio is a shadow copy of the real Ushio Kofune and has all her memories and feelings. While she's had different experiences now, she's still very much 'Ushio'.

Kana Arima

Girl who's been an actress ever since she was a child and was known for having the ability to cry in ten seconds. Ex-idol.

SEMI-AVAILABLE:

Mafuyu Asahina

A young teenage girl who is the perfect model student--or at least, that's what she wants you to see. She's a third year in high school and is a new transfer at Starsand. This month, she is primarily stuck to the hip with Kanade, except when she goes to classes.

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open to new cr only! | post-may 10th meeting

[dereban]

[ After the meeting, she says her prompt goodbyes and starts making her way out--she needs to go to the lower floor (as that's where she lives, naturally) which is just, yet again, another long thirty minute elevator ride.

She leans against the elevator and she knows that her breathing isn't steady; the panic has settled in her very bones and she needs to calm herself down because having her emotions run rampant like this... it's no good.

She shuts her eyes, unknowing if someone would wind up joining her in the elevator.

Alternatively, people can find Inaba at the cherry blossom tree, attempting to relax a bit there! Sure, they're not having the picnic now, but if she's here, perhaps she can get herself together.

... She's not so sure it's working. ]

[followthepolestar]

[Other than introducing herself and contributing her side of the files she and Break took out of the Facility, Honami's focus was set on bringing her own cut of the food everyone could have, so she had more than enough space to observe how everyone was doing.

Her eyes darted to and from Kanade, Tap and Mafuyu in particular, after having visited them in the days leading up to the meeting, but amid all this, she found herself fixating on Inaba. They'd only had brief encounters and a welfare check, and while that would have been fine, she needed to bridge the gap a bit more.

As such, Inaba will find that she's not really alone after a bit...]

Ah...sorry if I'm intruding. [A voice chimes in -- Honami's. When she opens her eyes, Inaba will find the other girl leaning against the wall near the doors.]

[tapformana]

[Sometime after the meeting, Tap finally has casual clothes again! And, to celebrate, what better than to go to the bakery to load up on sweets!

But as Tap arrives to Mikale's bakery, she spots a familiar face.]

Hanyuu-chan, Hanyuu-chan! You're here too?

[everpromisedthunder]

[For her part, Mei was content to soak in all the information she'd gotten and file it away in a journal she'd gotten on the way there. There was a lot she would need to sort through at her temporary lodging; there were distinct differences between what she was handling on her mission and what she was now face to face with here in Starsand. Comparing, contrasting, drawing clear links that gave her an idea of how to confront what was ahead of her -- she'd have to really pour over all this even as she went about her day. Any chance to cover a bit of ground was welcome.

Of course, that didn't mean she could ignore everyone around her. Inaba in particular seemed tenser than usual the whole time, but she didn't really have the space to properly tackle this right away; Mei, thus, waved her off before dealing with her unfinished business.

Once that was taken care of, though, she followed. She'd needed to figure things out on her own -- as much as she wanted to ask for help, Mei did cause the locals some grief with her stunt on the 8th -- but, eventually, she makes her way over to the cherry blossom tree as well.]

...

[She settles a short distance away from Inaba. Assumes her mantle as a principal first and foremost, but doesn't make eye contact just yet. When she does pick up on Mei's presence, Inaba will find the elder girl staring at whatever was left of the petals.] I hope it isn't a bother for me to have followed you all this way. You looked... well, troubled.

[aupologizes]

Yes! I wanted to get some creampuffs, actually. . .

[dereban]

No, you're fine.

[ Inaba doesn't open her eyes -- at least, not immediately as she tries to sort out her feelings and put them into a little boxes, burying it all down like she would with a time capsule. ]

Welcome to the longest elevator ride in all of Starsand.

[dereban]

Huh-

[ Inaba straightens herself out as Mei speaks up; it's true that she's troubled, but it isn't as if there's anything she can do about it right now. Not to mention that it isn't something she wants to really talk about. ]

Ah... well, it isn't as if I went home.

[followthepolestar]

Is it that bad? This is my first time really stepping onto it...

[At least Shishiba was content to huddle up inside the Phenny charm for a bit. Honami wasn't sure if it would be fine to just let him loose.]

[everpromisedthunder]

Fair enough.

[Mei looks over at Inaba, after a moment's thought. She didn't really bring up what it was...

No sense prying. Maybe in time, she'll talk -- it won't be anytime soon. It just means she'll have to wait longer.]

While I don't have the best idea of what's going on... perhaps I can at least help you with something more immediate?

[dereban]

Thirty minutes to go all the way down.

[dereban]

. . . Ah, well-- there isn't all that much that I need help with at the moment.

[ She doesn't know what else to say, much less do. All of her current projects were mostly things that she'd do by herself, without much outside help. ]

[everpromisedthunder]

I wasn't just referring to whatever projects you had lined up, Inaba.

[Mei's brow furrows in concern.]

You've made it clear you have boundaries on what you'll talk about, of course, and I'll respect that. But I want to know if I can at least help with getting your feet back under you. If you'll let me listen, at least, to what you're able to speak up about.

[If she was willing to speak about what was getting to her, even if not in the most direct of ways, great. If not, she was perfectly content to just be there.

There was a generational gap between them, but that never stopped Mei from trying to help.]

[dereban]

There's nothing really to talk about.

[ She tries to answer smoothly in an attempt to remain cordial and distant. As long as she can wrap all her emotions up and bury them down deep, then there's nothing for her to be concerned over. ]

The meeting was just... a lot, I suppose.

[followthepolestar]

...ah.

[At least she's perfectly fine with making up small talk to work with, but 30 whole minutes of nothing...] It doesn't get too dull, I hope?

[tapformana]

Oh! Me too! Me too me too! Do you want to eat together? The cream puffs here are so delicious!

[everpromisedthunder]

[...This is starting to scratch at something a little too close to the worn parts of her heart. This sensation of being pushed out...]

...is that right?

[...what would you have said to her if you heard her talking like this, Kiana?]

[dereban]

It... gets awkward really fast, though.

[dereban]

That's right.

[ Inaba's own answer is immediate and without a single shred of hesitation on her part. ]

[priceofmagic]

[Having worked hard during the meeting, Samantha decides it would be best to return home. And, seeing as her face has a unique top level problem, that means returning to the lowest level by elevator.

So hi, Inaba.

She steps in and tilts her head towards the other girl with her.]

... Not a fan of heights, Inaba-san?

[dereban]

Nothing like that. I'm just... tired, from that meeting.

[priceofmagic]

Hmmm. I guess you do have extra stakes in all of this, don't you?

[Sam turns away, choosing to focus on the glass windows and the view outside of the elevator.]

Gonna go home and take a bath or something?

1/2

[everpromisedthunder]

[...idly, she unsheathes her constant companion -- the katana she'd been bringing nearly everywhere -- for a moment, seemingly just to check its edge. She takes this time to think back; it's probably a welcome relief from Mei prying more than usual.

The elder girl stares into her own reflection during this time of quiet -- one often saw a self that never seemed to completely match up with what they truly wanted to show, in times like this. It most often presented an image that few could really bear to look at.

She had to wonder, then, what Inaba was seeing in the mirror.]

[everpromisedthunder]

[The click of her katana being returned to its scabbard ends this silence.]

I will say this much, then. If you ever do need advice, don't hesitate to ask. Okay? It's probably rather haughty coming from me, when I've only arrived here, but... I wouldn't be doing my work as principal right if I didn't at least try.

[dereban]

[ Inaba flinches for a moment, almost looking like she's caught but then realizes that Sam's probably talking about something else. ]

Ah, yeah...

I'm not heading home yet, though. I wanted to check on the cherry blossom tree again.

[dereban]

I--

[ The words are caught in her throat.

Ask for advice? How can she? Every time she tries to help, she just blunders it all up, and every time someone tries to help her it also goes wrong.

She can feel her heart sink, and she knows she doesn't have anyone to confide to.

Not really.

Her heart sinks even further and the color of her eyes shift, revealing the inner recesses of her feelings: a dark void of despair tinted with rainbow hues. ]

It's no good. I can't be helped.