( OPEN ) blink twice if you need help

[tot]

WHO: uta and whoever
WHAT: bingo effects & catch-all for dec
WHEN: 12/10 - 12/12 (for catte), 12/13 - 12/16 for the rest
WHERE: wherever most (in)convenient
WARNINGS: there shouldn't be any??


ᴍᴇᴏᴡᴍɪx ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀʟ sᴏɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴇɴsɪғɪᴇs.

[ where are you right now? are you simply wandering around the island in no particular place? well, for those near the beach you can find a small calico cat who seems rather skittish and may be running away from a dog. fortunately, the dog doesn't seem to be chasing after the cat with any bloodlust but more like following her around? what is happening here?

or maybe you are having a meal when this small calico walks up to you and meows exactly once before sitting politely at your feet. or maybe you're just somewhere on the island in general when you stumble upon her. ]

ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʜᴀɴɢs ᴏɴ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ ʜᴀɴᴅs.

[ because i refuse to believe that there is not a single bench on this entire island, uta will be outside sitting on one of them while flipping through a book with a title that seems... questionable or exciting depending on your taste in reading material. for uta, however, she'll questioning the novel she received with the proud title of My Boyfriend Is The One Except He’s A Lizard And Father Doesn’t Approve on its cover and spine. can't forget what you're reading, after all.

why is she reading this book outside where god and everyone can see her questionable taste? simple. if she must suffer, she will not go down alone—would be the answer if she was petty. the truth is that she's hoping to pawn it off to someone (anyone) else who finds the faintest interest in it. ]

ɪ'ᴠᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ᴀ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴛᴇʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ.

[ since it has been a bit since they've all arrived, uta will be checking out the boutique's offerings to see if she can't find something to change up her wardrobe. farmcore has never been her thing, but wearing an all-white dress with a short skirt is definitely not practical. that said, she will be posing in front of a mirror in some new clothes which still aren't great for farming before going to change into something else that is a lot more reasonable.

perhaps it's interesting that regardless whatever she is trying on, she'll have a particular straw hat on her head in exchange for the headphones. ]

ʙ-ɪ-ɴ-ɢ-ᴏ!

[ if you'd like pick a square from her card here and we can go. ]

Comments

[tot]

[ hmm.

uta will take a moment to think of the best way to answer this. it's not like it's a complicated question but more like... ]

All my life; I've always loved music but I didn't have a real instructor until I was nine.

[associative]

[ He nods. Makes perfect sense to him, honestly! ]

I didn’t have an instructor until I was a teenager… probably my last year of middle school.

[tot]

Middle school?

[ closes my eyes hard at one piece. or, well, uta specifically. ]

What age range is that? Is that early teens or later?

[associative]

[ Damn, she doesn't even know about middle school? Other worlds are wild. ]

Yeah, early teens. So I started late compared to you.

[tot]

[ sometimes you grow up on an island with just you and another person, okay? ]

Well, if you sing this well while starting late compared to me, then it just speaks to your talent.

[associative]

Thanks!

[ Gaku grins, delighted by the compliment. ]

A lot of hard work went into it too. Lots of late nights practicing.

[tot]

And your hard work definitely shows!

[ she means it entirely especially coming from someone who has always been further along on the curve than most. at the same time though... ]

You don't practice too late into the night, do you?

[associative]

Two or three in the morning is kind of common.

[ Ah, but he should clarify— ]

Not for me anymore, but when I was learning everything, I'd stay up as late as I could.

[tot]

That's still so late... You'd have school in the morning afterwards, wouldn't you? It must have been tough.

[ uta, who has never gone to school, knows this much because some of her fans are students. ]

[associative]

Yeah, but I just dealt with it anyway. Some things you just need to get through.

[ You know, deal with the pain of it at the time and all that. ]

[tot]

True.

[ it's sad but true. she really do understand... ]

It's good that you don't have to do that anymore. It's not healthy to put yourself through all of that.

[associative]

It's not, which is why I make sure I don't stay late for work every single day.

[ He smiles a little. ]

Commitment goes a long way, but it means nothing if you get sick and worry your fans.

[tot]

[ she'll return the smile. ]

That's right. Our fans want to see us perform our best and we can't be our best if we're always sick.

[ and she'll keep smiling to herself as she's temporarily lost in thought, and after a brief moment she'll realize something. ]

You were here to get something to eat or drink, weren't you? I just realized that I might have taken much more of your time than you expected.

[associative]

A cute girl with a nice voice taking up my time is better than eating anyway.

[ He grins, but moves on quickly, as he's really not one to actually hit on someone. ]

But I am kind of hungry. Do you want a bite too? I'll put it on my tab.

[tot]

[ isn't he though? looks in the future...

but with gaku's offer for a meal, uta only take a moment or two to think it over before giving her answer with a cheerful smile. ]

Okay! I'll join you for a meal.

[associative]

[ wow......... ]

Great. What do you like?

[ It's typical tavern food, so he's sure there's something she would enjoy here. ]