Glamour!? A stray idol appears!

[velvetcrush]

Who: Kaori (Open)
Where: The school entrance -> school hallways -> outside the faculty office
What: Kaori has to start school sometime.
When: The first school day after Watchman shenanigans.



Kaori's barely flickering optimism plummeted as she made her way up the steps into the main school building. The school was a dump. Were all normal high schools this rundown? Her nose wrinkled slightly in distaste. It was nothing like the sleek, modern school run by her former agency back in Osaka. It may have been small but it wasn't anything like this. Ayase had said that classes were different in normal schools, too, a thought that made her nervously twist a curl around her finger. A school you had to attend all day every day was an alien enough concept to her but she'd adjust, right? Right.

Still, her footsteps slowed then stopped completely outside the main building. Oh, god, what if there were fans here? What if there were fans in her class? What if her teachers were fans? What if they asked questions? Maybe Kaori could have gotten away with wearing sunglasses or a hat for her first day. Ayase said she was already pushing it by adding lace to her boring school uniform and not doing something about her hair. Kaori had put her foot down on that point. She was not dyeing her hair back or getting it straightened.
Ever.

You're stalling, Kaori berated herself, eyeing the school like it was a stage and she was about to go on for her first solo.

However, acknowledging this fact didn't inspire her to just go into the building the way she'd hoped it would.

Comments

[velvetcrush]

"Social experiments, huh? Sounds fun," she remarked, darting around the corner. Kaori marched up to the faculty office door, knocking loudly, continuing to chatter at Akito over her shoulder. "A little flexibility and imagination can go a long way."

[grinandbear]

"Oh, they are. There's a lot you can come up with and do with that much and the right person or persons," Akito replied, deciding at the last moment not to add a 'teasing' not to it. He wasn't unaware of how their conversation might sound to anyone else.

"Will you be alright from here?

[velvetcrush]

On the other hand, Kaori seemed utterly oblivious to any accidental suggestiveness. She simply called back.

"I'll be fine. Thanks again, Terumi-san."

[grinandbear]

"I see. Well, remember what I said. If you need anymore help, don't be afraid to ask." He turned to leave and then, as though remembering at the last moment, added with a 'warm' smile, "I hope you enjoy your time here, Kousaki-san."

[velvetcrush]

"Thanks," she repeated, sounded a little distracted as she knocked on the door again.