kenkou? no. (dark) blue lions.

[beathollow]

Who: Kenkou & You!
When: September 1st, aproximately
Where: Kenkou dorm
What: what are the soft and the sad doing today
Warnings: discussion of abuse, mental illness, hallucinations, more tba

( ... also a grampa exchange. apparently. )

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[beathollow]

( it's a quiet morning- too quiet. she's used to at least sturdy presences by now... so mafuyu can be found in the main room, checking the yearbook. )

... Ren and Hoshimi...

( ...

eventually she sets it down and sighs into her hands. ... it stings, somehow. )

[reignbows]

[ hey your new grandpa is here. fluffier than the last one.

he's wandering the halls, bewildered, concerned, and amused all at once. ]

[beathollow]

( there is a sound!

the sound of running.

and then a skid from behind against the old floors- )

Excuse me!

[brokenlance]

[by some coincidence, Dimitri has stopped in front of the portrait of Ren. GRADUATED - just as he feared. He should keep moving, rather than stay rooted here, but--

That's when he spots a fluffy man in Kenkou's colours.]

Oh! Your uniform...

[reignbows]

[ oh dear, HELLO. jing yuan smiles. ]

Oh, hello. I have questions of my own, but - what can I do for you?

[reignbows]

[ his uniform? jing yuan turns. ]

Oh? Ah, it matches your own, I see -

[ but then he catches sight of the portrait, and freezes. ]

[brokenlance]

[Dimitri doesn't quite catch the way he freezes, or what he's looking at when he does -opting instead to continue asking,]

--I'm sure this must sound like a strange question, but did you just arrive here?

[beathollow]

( she coughs into her free hand- it sounds particularly harsh- while she tries to hold out a dark blue yearbook. )

This will sound... very strange, I'm sure, but you and I are part of the same "class" here.

You do know not to use your name, yes?

[reignbows]

[ he's staring for several moments.. then snaps from his reverie. ]

I - ah.. yes, I did. Am I so obvious?

[reignbows]

[ he arches a brow. ]

Yes, I saw the note written on the chalkboard.. "class"? Would you mind elaborating?

[brokenlance]

It's not a matter of your countenance. Rather, our numbers have dwindled.

[okay well if he's going to stare, Dimitri will follow his eyes to the portrait.]

Ah, Ren was one of our housemates, here.

[reignbows]

Ren..

[ .. he understands. jing yuan finally pulls his gaze away, looking toward the young man. ]

He is no longer here?

[brokenlance]

This portrait, and his entry in our ledger, is all that remains.

[This is just a guess, based on his reaction, but]

Do you... by chance recognize the man?

[suplexer]

[ As much as Ren had been quiet and kept to himself for the most part, of course it would be impossible to miss his absence. For Hoshimi, then him. And their last member has been sick in bed more often than not.

Just what's happening with Kenkou?

Tifa's wandering the halls herself, in a bit of a daze, when she spots an unfamiliar face. She knows now that people have been arriving after the initial group, but this is the first time she's seen someone in her homeroom's colors.

Her eyes go wide and she stops short. ]

Oh! You're...

[ Is this what it feels like when you get a new classmate? ]

[beathollow]

Mm... it doesn't make a lot of sense to me, but we haven't been able to find out much, yet. When the majority of us first arrived, we were separated into groups named after the different types of omamori. They're color coded, divided by dorms, and... we share a curse.

Trying to stay at another dorm for more than just a day is dangerous as well, so we're meant to stick together.

( she holds out the yearbook. )

I saw your page in here this morning. That's how I knew to come look for you.

[reignbows]

[ for a moment, jing yuan is quiet, wondering how he should answer, but.. not only is it clear that he does recognize him, he also cannot imagine denying it. ]

Yes, I do. He is someone that I have known for a long time.

[reignbows]

I'm..?

[ jing yuan smiles genially, warmly, as he turns from the window he'd been gazing through. ah, he sees the colors she is wearing. ]

Someone you should know?

[reignbows]

I see..

[ he moves to her side, leaning to peer down at the yearbook. ]

What is this about a curse?

[brokenlance]

[these seem like complicated feelings happening on this guy's face. hm.]

...Well, to be safe, take care in not speaking his name aloud here. As you have no doubt been informed, our names are deeply coveted by the vile forces here.

I would not want to put Ren at risk. He was... a stern but dependable ally to us.

[reignbows]

[ yeah. complicated is definitely the right word!! ]

I will be sure to do so. Ren is a good name, for him. I suppose that you may call me.. Mimi.

[ jy please. ]

[brokenlance]

[Blinks.]

Really?

[beathollow]

( she's been trying to get him to take it so he can take a look himself, please father- )

In exchange for protection from some of the more malevolent things here, we must carry the curse of what was presumably our predecessor- those of Kenkou are afflicted with poor health, frailty and fatigue.

I've spent more time here sick than I ever have in my life...

[reignbows]

.. is it not acceptable?

[brokenlance]

Of course not! There's nothing wrong with such a cute name. I was-- surprised, is all.

[reignbows]

.. I see.

[ he takes the book in one hand, and begins to carefully flip through it. ]

That would explain how I am feeling. And here I thought I was simply under the weather.

[reignbows]

Haha, perhaps it does not suit me? Shizi would be acceptable as well.

[beathollow]

I was bedridden for a little over a week our first month here. Its dreadful. But we don't seem to be contagious- a small blessing, when resources are hard to get...

[brokenlance]

Well, I cannot claim to know you. And your preferences are paramount in this.

Incidentally, you may call me Azure.

[reignbows]

.. well. A small silver lining, I suppose. Inclination toward illness means that we should rest as much as possible, when we can.

[reignbows]

Mimi it shall be, then. It is a pleasure to meet you, Azure.

[ even if he seems so young.. ]

[brokenlance]

[he's baby]

The pleasure is all mine. I'm sure this must be extremely disorienting for you.

[suplexer]

Someone new, right?

[ He's not the first, so there isn't that shock, at least. ]

But it looks like you've been assigned to my "class." [ She does make the air quotes. ]

[reignbows]

Indeed it is.. I had not expected to retire so suddenly, hmm?

[ a light chuckle. ]

What can you tell me about this place?

[reignbows]

I suppose so, considering I have no memory of this place..

[ he masks his concern behind his smile. ]

Would you please tell me more?

[suplexer]

[ So he really has just arrived? He seems so calm about it. ]

Sure. Do you want to walk and talk? It's probably a good idea for you to get a lay of the land here, since... well, you might be stuck here with us for a while.

[ Just gonna rip that band-aid right off, it seems... ]

[reignbows]

I would be very grateful for a tour, yes.

[ though as they begin to move, his expression tightens. ]

.. how long would you classify "awhile"?

[suplexer]

[ Off she goes down the hall, then. At a slower pace than she might take usually; she doesn't want to overwhelm him. ]

... Well, it's hard to know. But most of us have been here for about a month and a half, now.

[reignbows]

I see. Not a terribly long time, but certainly.. long enough.

[suplexer]

I guess it's relative, right? It feels long to me, but I had some important stuff going on back home...

[ And that's still the case. Thinking about everything that might have happened in the past weeks is enough to make her feel sick to her stomach, though, so the best she can do is shove it away from her mind. ]