Aoko Nakamori: 031: [In Person]

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

[Nothing special here--Aoko is just dusting the halls. Feel free to say hello!]

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[nofishplz.livejournal.com]

[Don't look now Aoko, but there is a white fox following you.]

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

[she is so busy with her cleaning she doesn't seem to notice the fox at first.]

Ah-huh?

[She takes a step back but then becomes aware she's about to step on that fox- she tries to avoid this and ends up getting tangled and falling over, her skirt sprawling ungracefully with her]

Oof!

[nofishplz.livejournal.com]

[Well, Kaito had been hoping to peak under her skirt from his vantage point so close to the ground, but this works just as well. Have a fox grin Aoko.]

Oooh~ Are those pink hearts?

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

[Ordinarily, Aoko would flail and threaten the magicians life as she got back to her feet- but ordinary didn't happen as Kaito was not ordinarily a white fox- so she stays just as she is and gapes.]

K-Kaito!?

[nofishplz.livejournal.com]

Yep~! [Kaito trots up to her grinning.] What's the matter Aoko? You act like you've never seen a talking fox before.

[Of course he knows she hasn't.]

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

[slkdjfskjsdf she fixes her position so he can no longer see under her skirt]

How could I have!? [also... she reaching to grab you by the scruff of your neck-might want to move]

[nofishplz.livejournal.com]

[Kaito nimbly hops out of the way, laughing.] Too slow Aoko~!

.. You know, you really didn't seem like the type of girl to wear pink hearts. [With that comment, he runs.]

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

[she gets back on her feet and rushes after him] Get back here you skirt chasing pervert!

[stalking_horse]

[He rounds the corner and stops.]

Ah - Nakamori-san? [He seems strangely unsure if he should be happy to see her or running.]

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

[dusting, dusting]

Hi, Hakuba-ku- [she turns to face him and stops.]

[and stares.]

[Oh God. she can see under his clothes! How did that even-!? She's covering her eyes quickly, her face suddenly very, very red.]

[stalking_horse]

[He's ... now very confused.]

Is something wrong? [Did his shadow do something? The room's dim so he's not sure what it's doing right now.]

[Which would be flipping her skirt. From the OTHER side of the hall from where he's standing.]

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

N-no I'm-[What just happened!? She's stuffing her skirt back down and looking around- Kaito's not around but... :| She turns back to Hakuba relieved to see she can't see under his clothes again]

Did you have anything to do with that!?

[stalking_horse]

[Well, crap - he did see that, and the "oh god I should be elsewhere" look only deepens.]

No. [It's only a half-lie, he doesn't have any control over it.] I should probably get going, I was looking for something...

[There...might be the sense of someone looming over her shoulder behind her.]

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

Eh? What were you looking for? [She suddenly tenses and quickly turns to see who's behind her. If it's Kaito he is in so much trouble.]

[stalking_horse]

A flashlight. The higher power the better. [It's not Kaito!]

[In fact, there doesn't really seem to be anyone there, besides things being a little dark and the shadows on the floor being a little odd, but that nagging feeling someone's there isn't exactly going to go away...]

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

[Oh God. It's a ghost isn't it!? D: She's just going to hide behind Hakuba now because he is so much use against ghosts]

H-Hakuba-kun there's something over there...

[stalking_horse]

...That's about what I was afraid of. [He buries his face in his hands; he knows what it is.]

[Aaand that would seem to be a hand brushing past her skirt and along her leg...]

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

Eeek! [she's hopping on the otherside of Hakuba]

I-it just-just-!

[stalking_horse]

Right. I'll be going now, before it causes any more trouble. [He's going to start down the hallway and head for the main stairs, and is turning a couple shades of red.]

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

[What was that!? Was it a ghost!?]

Y-You can't leave me! [she chases after him]

[stalking_horse]

Right now, a dark hallway is the LAST place you should be around me. [Mortified and grumpy! And yes, his shadow's probably going the wrong way right now, to stay closer to Aoko...]

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

B-but-!

[she's scared of ghosts >:]

[stalking_horse]

Trust me, if I'm not here, then it -

[And then there's a brief stricken look of recognition as he sees what it's about to do, just as it moves to trip her as she's getting close to him.]

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

[And she trips-and stumbles and well- plows falls right into Hakuba.]

[stalking_horse]

[Of course he catches her so she doesn't fall.] Damnit, I need that flashlight. [He's giving his shadow a reproachful glare over Aoko.]

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

[Stupid ghosts! She's standing up again and looking around to see if she can see what tripped her]

[stalking_horse]

[He's going to start edging for the stairs.] I really should go deal with it before it starts too much trouble...

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

Before what starts too much trouble? [sorry, she's still following] I could help you look for a flashlight!

[stalking_horse]

[He gets a very unhappy lineface.] My shadow.

If you're helping, it's just going to keep harassing you. I'm not sure what it did to Kaito, but I woke up to him throwing things at me.

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

Your Shadow? [....she looks at the ground to see if it's around]

...s-so it's not a ghost?

[stalking_horse]

[Oh, it's there. And contrary to the light, it is still staying pretty close to her.]

No, it's not a ghost.

1/3

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

[Well. that is a huge relief]

Good! Aoko hate ghosts.

-But I'll still help you find your-

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

[.....]

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

[Dear god! It happened again! Her face is very-very red again and she just going to cover her eyes]

St-stop that!

[stalking_horse]

[It - didn't do anything that time -] Stop - what? I can't control it, but - I didn't see it do anything -

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

[She... is afraid to look right now and going to keep her eyes tightly closed and covered]

N-nothing j-just-n-nothing.

[stalking_horse]

....Right. [On the one hand, he's sort-of worried. On the other hand...] I'll... just be going then ... before something else happens. [And he's...going to start for the stairs again.]

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

A-are you sure you'll be okay? [still not looking up]

[stalking_horse]

Well, at least I won't have it harassing you, which will be easier to handle.

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

I'm not mad at you- [she looks up again buuut immediately covers her eyes again after squeaking]

[stalking_horse]

[He's not sure what's wrong with you now, but he's not laying odds on its patience.] And I thank you for that, but there's really no reason to subject you to it while I'm trying to get it under control.

[abluechild.livejournal.com]

...There's probably a flashlight in the store room. [yup, her eyes are still covered]

[stalking_horse]

Thank you - I'll see if I can't at least find SOMETHING to slow it down with. [And he's ... leaving as soon as he can, before it gets another idea in its nonexistent head.]