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kaori

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Who: Aya+Kaori.
Where: Kendo club
What: Come in and hit things~
When: After Classes

"HARA!"

"MEN!"

Smack! Smack!

"That's it for now, guys! Ten minute break!"

Aya breathed and bowed to her kata partner and vice versa. She held it for as long as expected and then quickly disappeared to the side to grab her water bottle. It was hot enough in the armor during most days but with summer coming and the school's buildings as they were, it was amazing they all hadn't lost ten pounds in sweat by the end of each practice.

She sucked in a deep breath of air once the helmet was off. Her short hair was a mess, sweat was dripping down, and her face was red but she looked pretty content, even before she got her hands on the water bottle.

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"Maybe? The media clubs seem more successful so that might be it," Aya replied. "I only checked in on them occasionally for club business but they don't seem to do a good job advertising themselves.

"Terada? Oh, you mean Terumi-kun." Aya nodded. "He's the vice president. He's pretty nice and he always does what he can, even if its a small gesture. If there's anyone on student council you should approach with a request he's the easiest."

Edited 2013-04-29 08:24 (UTC)

"Terumi-kun..."

Kaori repeated it to herself twice more. Hopefully, this time it would stick long enough for her to bring up her idea to him. Calling someone by the wrong name wasn't the best way to get them to do a favor for you.

"Thanks! Sounds like he'd be the best place to start."

"Right. I can't think of any reason he'll just turn you down." She pushed the handle and the guard back on with some difficulty but the parts eventually slid back on.

That done, she stood and took a swing. She smiled, it'd last a bit longer. Aya continued, "And if he says no for some reason we can just ask someone else. I don't think everyone would just shoot down the chance to get out there and earn more."

Kaori brightened.

"You're right. It'd be something, at least. If it works out, we'd need a committee to start organizing the event."

How did one do that? Kaori's manager had always handled all of scheduling, booking, and other set up stuff.

"Well, if you get the okay you need at least two people." Swing. "Just submit the form with your plans, who you'll be working with, who you got the okay from, and an outline and once you're approved you're set. The more organized you look, the easier it should be.

"Have you ever done anything like that before?"

"Not really," Kaori admitted sheepishly. "I'm just a performer. My manager always took care of that kind of thing." For a moment, she looked almost worried. "I'm better at ideas than organization.

"But I'll learn," she said with confidence, determination shining in her eyes.

It wasn't as if she was completely stupid, after all, and really how hard could it be?

For the briefest instant, Aya felt an odd twinge of envy looking at Kaori. That sort of confidence and determination was pretty nice to have...

"Then I'm sure you will," Aya said with an encouraging nod. "It always starts with the desire to learn. And you can always make sure you have someone with experience organizing to support you so you don't have to take it all on yourself."

Kaori nodded, toying with her hair a little.

"I don't suppose you're any good at organizing, are you? Or know anyone who is? If it's a bother, I'll understand. I can ask someone else."

She ran through the rather short list of people she'd actually spoken to at this school so far.

Ito-kun's president of the cooking club... Maybe he'll have some ideas?

"Me?" Aya looked down for a second before looking back. "Yes, I have a bit of experience organizing." Beat. "I used to run a club last year so I got a lot of practice. If you really need someone who can help you I could give you a hand with that stuff. I don't have that much on my plate this year aside from school and kendo so it might be good to give me something else to do."

She missed that, oddly.

Kaori breathed a sigh of relief then began speaking again in a rush.

"I'd appreciate all the help I can get. It'd really help a lot of people-"

Abruptly she cut herself off, turned a little red and stared down at the gym floor, clearly flustered.

Aya nodded and smiled. "Yes, it probably would. Every little bit helps and it might even be fun - we just need to get the plan rolling first."

She walked over to her shinai bag and slipped hers in with her practice bokken. "Do you have anyone else in mind to help out?"

Edited 2013-05-08 06:08 (UTC)

"Ito-kun from the Cooking Club, maybe. I haven't met many people since I moved here."

Well, aside from the baristo, the frisbee guy, the homeless kid, the student council person's name that she'd already forgotten agan, and that cute boy from the disciplinary committee.

"I guess I could put a note on the bulletin board about it?"

"There's that." Aya nodded. "You can also try approaching other clubs or put a post up on journalspace. It can't hurt to show you have some wider interest before asking for permission."

Kaori nodded. What Shirokawa-san said made perfect sense. The idea of blurring the line between real life and cyberspace made her inwardly cringe a little. What if unwanted fans found her blog and word spread? But, if she wanted this to work out, she'd need to use her real name so people could contact her.

I guess I could just make another account for that.

"That sounds like a good idea," she said though she looked almost pensive for a moment. "Doing both couldn't hurt, I guess."

Edited 2013-05-10 02:15 (UTC)

"Yeah, exactly," Aya replied. She slung her shinai bag and her backpack over her shoulders.

"Keep me posted?"

"Yeah! I will. I'll let you know something soon. See you later, Shirokawa-san."

She gave her classmate a friendly little half-wave then headed for the gym doors.

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