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020. [action | I'm not sorry]

[If you come into the games room tonight you'll find something a little out of place. Something a little strange.

Why it's nothing other than a grown man sitting on the couch, hugging his knees close to his chest and watching some magical girl anime on the TV-

...wait.

That's right, after that whole Light Rock Warriors incident you'd think Adachi would never want to look at magical girls ever again. On the contrary, the opposite ended up happening: he ended up searching up some DVDs and waiting until late at night when the games room was empty and unused to start watching said DVDs. Might as well, right?

Tonight though he's in there earlier than usual. Why? Because he's downright excited for the episodes of the latest season of Cutie Pure he's watching tonight. Too excited to wait till later. So the instant that he found it empty he's in there ready to go.

He looks like a big kid getting far too involved in what he's watching, a bowl of popcorn next to him]

You can do it Pure Symphony!! Save your papa!

[oh god someone please catch him and ruin his life......... (or join him)]

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[Oh, he loves this episode! He abandons a bit of his caution--

Then he notices Adachi. Oh shit--] Shit.

[Did he hear? Dammit what'll he do? Well, it seems right now he'll stare like a deer caught in the headlights and hope it's too dark for Adachi to see how embarrassed he is.]

[Adachi is really engrossed in the show as well so his caution is also happily abandoned.

But.

That voice.

For a moment he stays very still, then slowly turns his head around, his own deer in the the headlights look on his face. He sees Kanji, recognizes Kanji, makes eye contact with him and just.

Stares.]

...Oh.

Oh crap!?

[and that's when he tries to bolt out of the couch to escape out the door!! ...only to actually just fall flat on his face on the floor

GUESS WHOSE FEET FELL ASLEEP??]

[He's frozen until Adachi tries to bolt and his instinctive response is don't let the guy get away.]

Oh hell, no! Get back--

[Nice faceplant, man. And he's back to the dumbfounded staring, at least until the TV catches his attention. Oh! His favorite part! He totally recites the line along with the character. Yes, he knows the show well enough to quote it.]

[Adachi's staying on the floor, the contents of his fallen popcorn bowl all over his fallen body, whispering to himself as this occurs]

Should I play dead? That's what you do when bears attack right? Will that work here...?

[oh but no wait that's stupid and Kanji cannot be that stupid. So instead he thinks of something else]

[in a loud and (badly) mellow dramatic voice]

Owww, I think I broke my... legs? Yeah, my legs! So obviously no one needs to break them for me! Or any other bone in my body!

[y e p]

[It's the good part! He shushes Adachi loudly and grumbles.] Did not, you liar. Now shut your trap. I can't he--

[Shit, he needs to play it cool! Adachi can't know how much he likes this show. Uh! Uh! ...um... Wait!]

Senpai told me I had to watch you close an' make sure you didn't do anything bad so... so here I am! Watchin' you so you don't do shit! So no funny stuff.

[He finishes incredibly lamely] ...So what're you even watching?

[Adachi groans and finally sits up, rubbing his face. Man his feet sure do sting though. Fuck feet falling asleep man.

He stares at Kanji for a few seconds. Ugh, so the two of them had talked about him after all. Well it was a given that they would... they must've done it somewhere he couldn't see, since he watched them on the journals like a hawk.

Still this is... better than having the shit beat out of him]

Sweet Cutie Pure, one of the dozens of Cutie Pure series. [seriously what number were they even on now? This show is like a Japanese national treasure or something

His voice goes even flatter as he looks at Kanji suspiciously] Sounds like you already knew that, though. [YEAH BRO NONE OF THAT SHIT ESCAPED HIS DETECTIVE EYES!!! ...............I MEAN EARS!!!!]

It aired after Featherman! I...caught a few minutes sometimes. Didn't know which one though.

[It's a very poor, and overly defensive, excuse (with the last part a pretty obvious lie), but he tries anyway, and it's been a while so he really wants to sit down and watch for a bit. He eyes Adachi and then eyes the screen and then Adachi again.]

I guess since I finally found you, I gotta keep an eye on you now. I can sit through it.

[And he plops down on the couch, as far away from Adachi as he can sit and have a good view of the screen. He can't help the twitch of a smile though. Hell yeah, Cutie Pure!]

[he raises an eyebrow; yeah he don't buy that one bit pal. But hey, that means you have no right to say anything about him watching it so whatever.

He stares at Kanji on the couch. God is this really happening. This is really happening isn't it. After a while he finally gains the courage to get back on the couch although far away on the other side. He was here first pal! It's his couch too!

Picks up the bowl all his spilled popcorn was previously in.]

Yo! Castle! [and poof! It's full of popcorn again]

I'm not sharing any, by the way. [now where'd the remote go he wants to rewind what he missed :c]

[He stares for a second at the suddenly appearing popcorn. He hasn't asked the castle for anything yet because he hasn't trusted it won't turn out awful. Then he notices Adachi looking for something and he can guess what it is. Sure enough the remote is on his side of the couch. He shoves it over, trying to grumble.]

Wouldn't want to share with you anyway. Even if you're done payin' for what you did; still a bastard.

[It comes out more awkward and with residual hurt than anger. His anger over the murders is long gone, replaced by a feeling almost like grief for how everything went down. Saki-senpai will never get to grow up and have a life, and Naoki-kun will have a hole in his heart forever because she's gone.]

[oops. awwwwwwwwkwaaaaaaard.

Adachi silently takes the remote and rewinds back to right before he heard Kanji- oh Pure Melodious and Pure Rhythmic are doing one of their friendship and good vs evil spiels again, figures.]

...Guess I should just be grateful you're not picking up the nearest chair and decking me in the face with it.

[sets the remote back down]

[He smiles at the screen, totally agreeing with what's going on. Friendship is awesome and so very powerful. Then he glances at Adachi.]

You got your punishment and if it wasn't done it's the damn castle's fault, not yours. I ain't gonna punish twice. But one toe out of line, bastard, and I'll make sure you're punished for it. I swear.

[A beat as his attention is stolen back by the show and the friendship speech.]

Maybe you should listen real close and learn a few things from this.

[he wasn't really expecting that... but it was a relief at least. Reminds him of what Yukiko said when he first showed up.

He opens his mouth, to say a word that starts with a "th" sound, but quickly shuts it again, eyes back on the TV.

He stays quiet as he watches. Of course the friendship speech was directed to the third member, Pure Tempo, the bad guy turned good guy who still has her occasional bouts of angst about fitting into her new life and whether or not she deserves it. He rests his face in his left palm.]

Things don't really work like they do on television though.

[that includes your friendship crap. :| He tolerates it here because CUTE GIRLS HOLDING HANDS UGUUUUUU]

Edited 2011-11-09 06:56 (UTC)

[He's smiling, thinking it's so sweet and adorable. This show always makes him feel good and he's wished so many times he could go and live in such a world. He doesn't look at Adachi as he speaks but he's really serious.]

'Course not. TV makes things simple, too simple. It ain't easy, and sometimes it can really hurt, and sometimes it looks like you'll never ever succeed, but you can't give up. They've got the message right, even if they make it all neat and simple when it's messy and complicated.

[for once he actually listens, not looking at Kanji either. He's quiet for several seconds.]

Hmph. I guess.

[...aaaaaaaaaaand then suddenly the girls all hug and Adachi makes an absolutely embarrassing and involuntary sound before covering his face.]

Ahhh!! Moe! I love it when they do that!!

"You guess?" That's--

[And he is abruptly utterly distracted by the hug, grinning and blushing a little happily.]

That's one of the best parts. They're so cute!

Ughhh, they're the cutest! [still holding his face because UGUUUUUUUU] Why are they only 13!?

[...oh.

he hadn't meant

to say that in front of anyone

o-

oops.......................................

WELL HOPEFULLY HE'S TOO ENGROSSED IN THE ADORABLE MAGICAL GIRLS TO REALIZE WHAT HE SAID AHAHAHAHAHA...HA....HAHA.........HA..................]

They really, really are! My favorite's Pure Symphony; I really love her colors--
[He's busy enough rambling on that he mostly misses the second comment. He side-eyes Adachi for a minute and then decides that Adachi might be a creep and a bastard but he can't be that kind of creep. He heard wrong, right? Right?!]

What did you just say?

N-Nothing, nothing! Ab-Absolutely nothing!

I-I-I like Symphony too! I like how she's the youngest Cutie to date but she doesn't let that stop her from her goals like saving her dad! It's the cutest thing! She kinda reminds me of Nanako-chan, actually! [OH PLEASE LET THIS TOPIC CHANGE WORK]

Don't sound like nothing...

[But bringing up Nanako is a really good distraction tactic.] Yeah she does, kinda! I think Nanako-chan might have different colors though. Mostly pink with some white...maybe yellow accents too? But mostly pink!

[OH THANK GOD IT WORKED but oh no now he's imagining Nanako as a Cutie Pure AND IT IS THE CUTEST FUCKING THING EVER AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH]

Oh gosh, that'd be adorable.

Oh! But not too pink! Just the right amount and shades of pink! None of this over saturation crap they've been pulling lately.

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OMG YESSSSSSSSSS

whoops i lied, this is two parts sorry done now....

:D this will be hilarious 1/2

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1/2 NGL I'VE BEEN HOPING KANJI WOULD TAG *^*

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true story: i keep rewatching the shit i'm basing this on and getting distracted fgjkhbjfkbhfk

I don't blame you >,>;;;

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this is one of the worst tags i've ever written LMAO..............

...Oh Adachi. Worse foot in mouth than Yosuke right there

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1/2 NGL I'VE BEEN HOPING KANJI WOULD TAG ^