( 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]

I think this might be something special to my world, but it depends. In a book that I read, there is an island where the season changes hourly due to the instability.

Isn't that crazy to think about?

[ at noon it is winter but by two pm it could be summer... honestly gaku's reaction is extremely normal all things considered. ]

[associative]

It is... Sounds kinda scary too.

[ What if there's a natural disaster? Is everything fine the next hour? ]

I want to visit it someday.

[tot]

[ e v e r y t h i n g every hour. ]

Maybe you can. I'm not sure what the goddess would bless us with if we agree to her plans, but maybe!

[associative]

When I'm done with everything back home, maybe. I don't wanna get my hopes up too high, you know?

[ Plus, there's the matter of whether or not he could, like, survive that. ]

[tot]

I understand.

[ and this is where uta's optimism catches up with the rest of her and she can only offer gaku a more subtle smile. ]

Everyone here has things that they need to go back to; I'm sure that there is at least one person here that is anxious about being here instead of there.

[associative]

Yeah...

[ He sincerely hopes he doesn't need to get married to leave, otherwise he'll be here forever. ]

I bet there are people glad to be here, though. I know we all come from different circumstances.

[tot]

[ because we are going to focus on the good instead of whatever was bugging her just moments ago. this is fine. ]

That is also true.

We're really a mixed bag of people, aren't we? I'm not sure if what the goddess hopes for will happen but maybe it would happen to a few of us.

[associative]

[ Yes, let's just ignore anything bad!! ]

I think it's possible. Probably not for me, but I bet we have a few here that have been looking for love.

[tot]

[ maybe next season gaku can learn about it. ...maybe. ]

Oh no? Does that mean you're not looking for love, Gaku? [ hmmm. ] Maybe you already have someone in mind?

[associative]

There's someone I like back home. It's not going to work between us for a few reasons, but when you have those feelings, it's not so easy to just let them go.

[ And he really, really liked her. ]

[tot]

I see.

[ uta knows about having feelings you can't let go no matter how much you want them to. admittedly those feelings are of the romantic sort, but she still understands. ]

If you don't mind me asking, but what are those reasons that it wouldn't work between the two of you?

[associative]

She's the manager for a rival group and relationships between managers and idols are frowned upon. I wouldn't want to ruin her career when she's so dedicated to her job.

[ Which is why he can accept that he can't be with her, even if moving on is a struggle. ]

Rumors were starting to circulate about us, because it was very obvious I liked her. So, we decided it was best not to talk for a while.

[tot]

[ oh. hmmm. uta isn't too keen on the whole situation, truth be told. her expression starts off as being sad and empathetic for him, but then changes to being angry the longer she she mulls over the situation. ]

Just because of something like that—it doesn't seem fair or right. There's no reason you should make yourself stop feeling what you do. [ even though uta doesn't quite understand what it means to like someone in that way. you know, outside of books and the like. ] I can understand the reason for why, but there shouldn't be anything to stand in your way of that, too!

If people want to celebrate love and cherished feelings, then they shouldn't stomp on other's. It's that not what we want for everyone?

[associative]

I agree with you.

[ He even smiles a little bit, appreciating the way she's angry on his behalf. ]

Unfortunately, there was another company spreading rumors and trying to take my group down. I did what I had to in order to save her own reputation.