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Ryoji stared, unblinking, as she went about pulling out her headphones. He had a habit of running into people wearing them, didn't he? Rocking back on his heels, he paid no mind to the look she was giving him until--

“ACHOO!”

Did she just-- Oh lord, she did just sneeze on him.

Ryoji took a step back, instinctively covering his mouth. Of course, as concerned as he was about his own health and wellbeing, he was quite sure someone like him couldn't catch a cold... And even if he could, it would be a new experience, which made the entire thing seem a little less disgusting. He bent his head downward so that his chin was obstructed by the fabric of his scarf and chuckled lightly, moving a hand down to his chest. 

"You aren't sick, are you? With the weather changing quickly, you ought to make sure you get plenty of rest and stay out of the cold," he mused, faintly amused despite the sincerity of his concern. She might have been a stranger, but that didn't mean he wasn't just as considerate as he would be towards anyone else.

He paused, furrowed his eyebrows and caught onto how abrupt his approach might have been. It must have seemed strange that he'd just walk right up to her, right? Ryoji brought a hand to the back of his neck and shook his head sheepishly, before bowing stiffly. "But, uh-- Goodness, how rude of me! My name is Ryoji Mochizuki. I'm a second year at this school. It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss...?"

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Kiri reached into her pocket and pulled out a pair of headphones, putting them in her ears. A J-Pop song played in her ears and she allowed herself to daze out once more, just walking, not having any destination in mind. A sudden pressure on her shoulder made her stop and turn around.

Eh? Was this person talking to her. His lips were moving, but Kiri couldn’t hear anything over the sound of the music playing in her ears. Reaching up, she pulled out the head phones.

“Are you alright..?”

He received a strange stare from the girl before suddenly-

“ACHOO!”

-she sneezed in his direction, not making any move to cover her mouth. It was so cold out, and she didn’t bring her jacket. Maybe she should make an effort to remember it next time. The cold was so annoying. Rubbing her nose, she blinked, and met his eyes. Her orange-tanish hair blew slightly in the wind, messing up, but as the wind died down it went exactly back as it had before. 

“Yeah.”The natural born beautician replied bluntly. She didn’t know why he was asking that question but it was best just to answer it. Did he want anything else? Kiri wasn’t sure. But, if he had gone out of his way to approach her and speak to her, he must want something, right? This was a bit like deja vu. Don’t tell her this was another childhood friend she didn’t remember? Another Inori didn’t seem like something she could handle. It’d be more annoying than anything. 

“Who are you?”She asked.

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Ryoji wasn't paying an awful lot of attention to where he was going, either. With December quickly approaching, the young male had slipped into a habit of becoming more in-tune with the steady shifts in the weather, the chilly bite in the air and how astoundingly different life was in Komoriya compared to life in Iwatodai. Granted, his life in Iwatodai at this time hadn't been the most enjoyable... It left him feeling nostalgic, more than anything, as he walked through the campus grounds with his head towards the sky.

He barely had time to notice the girl approaching him before their shoulders briefly collided, forcing him to take a step to the side while she continued on walking. What was that about...? 

Ryoji snapped to attention, staring after the young girl for a moment. She had walked into him, yet made no effort to speak up or even react in the slightest; clearly, this left only one logical response. He'd have to apologize on both of their behalf like the suave, smooth, considerate young man he most definitely was.

Clearing his throat, the Appriser hurried after the other student, outstretching a hand that barely grazed along her shoulder to catch her attention. He came up to her side and leaned forward, so that he could give her a genuine, albeit small, smile. "Excuse me, Miss, I believe I owe you an apology! I wasn't paying attention to where I was walking. That was pretty rude of me, huh? I hope I didn't cause you any harm. Are you alright...?"

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So..she was going to attend this school now? What had even drawn her here again?

Kiri couldn’t remember. Oh well, it wasn’t that important anyway.

Yawning loudly, not bothering to cover up her mouth, the girl walked out of her dorm room, and onto school grounds. This place was a lot bigger than her last school. But that meant more people. Hopefully they weren’t that annoying.

Shuffling down the long hallways and onto campus, the mussy-headed girl looked didn’t even bother to look around as the place that would become her home in the upcoming months. It didn’t matter to her.

Bumping into someone, she barely stumbled, and kept walking, not apologizing as she kept walking and her absent minded state. 

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He was about to make a quip on how monumental it was to see the boy actually smiling for a change when he was interrupted by the sudden sneeze, and no matter how hard Ryoji tried to cover his own mouth with his free hand, he couldn't help but laugh at the sight. Minato really didn't pay much attention to things like that, did he?

It was almost ridiculous, but the young male was far too pleased to be seeing a familiar face to mind.

"Excuse you! How long have you been out here? You'll end up catching a cold if you don't get to shelter soon," he mused, absently patting down at his pockets in case he happened to have some tissues on hand. Not that they'd do any good, considering how drenched he'd already managed to get. "It's a good thing Mitsuru-senpai isn't here. She'd have your head on a platter in a second for not taking proper care of yourself."

Ryoji shook his head and took his place at the other's side, holding the umbrella between them. "I could walk you back, if you'd like. We do share a dorm, after all. There's... a lot I have to ask you about." For one, he had to get some idea of how things were back in Iwatodai with the rest of S.E.E.S who he hadn't seen arrive at Komoriya, and what exactly had happened to Minato before arriving. His own memories weren't entirely reliable, if the teenager was standing right before him. 

Lost in thought, the blue headed male was dragged out of his little world when he heard an all too familiar friendly voice.

As he spun around, and his eyes widened with shock. He hadn't been expecting to see anyone, especially not someone whom he deemed close to him. How long had he not seen his dear friend? Relief flooded through him and reminded him that it looked like there were actually people he knew in this place. 

After acknowledging his friend's presence, he noticed that the pouring rain didn't seem to affect him anymore. Looking up, he saw a run down umbrella hanging above his head, sheltering him from the cold rain. There were so many emotions coming to him at once, it was hard to decide on his reply towards the reaper. 

"T-Thank you..." He managed to muster meekly, then without thinking, burst into a genuine smile.

There were so many things he wanted to say for once and before he could say another word, a small sneeze interrupted. 

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Ryoji had never quite faced the predicament of opening an old and half-rusted umbrella before. Granted, it probably would have been a better idea to just buy one of his own with the money he'd received upon arriving in this strange city rather than pick up the abandoned one he had happened to come across in the middle of the street, but with the sudden, steady rainfall making his hair droop across his eyes in ways it was styled not to, he wasn't in the mood for bending to the spitefulness of hindsight.

The teenager stood a ways away from the school campus' gates, fumbling awkwardly with the handle of the odd device as he tried to work out exactly what made it go. They were supposed to open up somehow, right? Whatever this umbrella was doing, it certainly wasn't opening anytime soon. He sighed and abandoned the useless attempt at protecting himself from the rain and glanced about the area for anyone who might be more proficient at things like that -- for a short moment, though it was hard to tell with water dripping over his eyes, he caught sight of the familiar looking protagonist standing off apart from everyone else.

The minuscule moment that it took for Ryoji to recognize the silver glint of the male's headphones was enough to make him shift between relief, shock and worry. If that was who he thought it was... How was it even possible? Perhaps he was catching a cold. 

"Minato-kun...?" The Appriser took careful steps over, his blue eyes squinting in the downpour, barely believing that the person he was approaching was who he looked like even when the name escaped his lips.

"You... You look like you've just stepped out of the ocean. Here," he nodded down at the umbrella in his hands and raised it up above the blue-haired teenager's head, trying to smile as warmly as he could despite the chill in the air and the tumultuous confusion he was currently experiencing. With a quick flick of his wrist, the plastic was draped over the other's head, leaving the falling droplets to make awfully loud collision with its surface. He still stood a fair distance away, just close enough so that he could block out the cascading rain with an outstretched arm.

If anything, Ryoji half expected to blink and suddenly the other male would be gone; if this was nothing more than an apparition, at least he'd gotten the umbrella open.

{ A Rainy Day... }

The young man watched the tiny droplets of rain fall from the dull sky. Each droplet slid by fast and downwards down to the pavement, making soft thudding sounds as they did so. The ambience of the rain and bitter smell of it lulled him into drowsiness. As if reading the atmosphere, his music player started to play a melancholic tune.

He liked such atmosphere. The temperature was cool and like magic, the movement and sounds of the rain just put him at ease. However, because of this same thing he enjoyed had put him at a disadvantage.

Standing at the gates of the school, he wondered how to go home.

He didn’t bring an umbrella to school today and he sure hadn’t expected the sudden rain. Looking around him, he spotted a fellow student holding an umbrella. The rain didn’t seem like it’d stop anytime soon. Biting his lip, he debated with himself whether to ask for favors or not. 

Sighing, he resigned to his introvert self, he continued to watch the rain fall.

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Kanaya was not sure as to whether or not to show up early or on time for the planned meeting with Ryoji. For that matter, she was not sure exactly what time frame constituted “mid-day.” Would that be noon exactly on the dot? Or merely around that time?

She had deliberated over that fact for much of the night and eventually decided to just show up early to the meeting place. It had been easy to find their previous meeting place, what with all the colorful little shops and whatnot. Kanaya could not help herself but to peer into all the windows and gaze upon the things stored within them. It was amazing what humans did for a living—their entire society was so completely different from her own that it was hard not to feel like an outsider constantly looking in from a metaphorical window.

Even after she had sated her curiosity, it was not yet noon and the human boy had not yet shown up. Perhaps she had incorrectly estimated what time range mid-day covered? Or perhaps it meant afternoon.

She sighed, and sat down on a bench nearby the little gathering of stores. He would show eventually, of course. This was her return favor to him for causing such a fuss yesterday. She just needed to be patient and wait, so she folded her arms across her chest and crossed her legs and sat still as can be. Waiting.

Perhaps 'midday' was a bit vague for the both of them, then. Of course, he had been awake to see the rise of the sun in the morning and the thin crowds as they headed out from their dormitories to the softy lit streets of Komoriya, but time had a bad knack for running away from people in the most inconvenient ways.

By the time Ryoji shuffled out into the open and took about retracing his steps, it felt as though an eternity had been spent weaving through small groups of teenagers and making short stops to admire the local bakery and take note of all the little quirks that made this city far different from Iwatodai -- namely, just how easily it could produce the most unwarranted distractions.

While he didn't give much of a second thought as to how late he might be for his meetup with his new troll 'friend,' when he rounded a corner and spotted the familiar sight of bright horns and the distinct hairstyle that made Kanaya stand out among most others in the area, he did feel a twinge guilty for not being the first to arrive at the small junction of shops. Whoops.

"Miss Maryam!" Ignoring the fact that, without a watch, he was left to wonder over exactly how long she was left sitting there on her own, Ryoji strode over to the bench and stood at her side, smiling brightly. "I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long. As it turns out, finding my way here wasn't quite as simple as I'd assumed it would be. Of course, your beauty only made it all the more easy to find where I was headed. I hope you did better than me in getting here."

maybe they should just see a horror movie together.

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Eva-Beatrice chuckled inwardly, surprised someone had returned her French. This boy certainly looked friendly. She was definitely in need of a friend. Even if she was rude, she’d have to suppress such cruelty so she could at least get along with someone without yelling at them.

“I-I’m a new transfer student, yes. I got here rather recently… It’s… a pleasure, Mister Mochizuki!”

She found it a bit silly, but she pulled on the edge of her skirt and did a tiny curtsy.

She herself seemed like a reasonably friendly enough young lady; if anything, there was no reason at all to think that her meek and sweet behaviour wasn't the slightest bit sincere. That, and he usually didn't judge people anyway, at least not so soon after meeting them.

Go figure.

Giving her a nod, Ryoji turned to glance down the hall for a moment before returning his eyes to the female. Her curtsy elicited a quiet chuckle, and he raised a hand to his chin before speaking up, tapping along his jawline. "I'm probably intruding on your time, aren't I? Were you headed anywhere in particular?"

That Bratty Cake-Addicted Transfer Student

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eva-beato-yami:

Oh, how tempting it was for the childish new student to ditch classes and kill people. Of course, then she wouldn’t have a place to live any longer, and her name would be tarnished. Thus, she pouted and dealt with her classes. A person had stopped her after class to speak with her; well, even if she was a first year, she had the appearance of someone “Moe”, whatever the hell that meant.

“Bonjour,” she said, speaking the little French she knew. “I’m Eva-Beatrice.”

He'd never really pass up the opportunity to speak to someone who had such an endearing look to them; besides, he hadn't seen her before, and despite what seemed like an obvious difference in years, Ryoji was all too happy to stand before her, as chipper as ever when around strangers.

"Bonjour, Miss Eva-Beatrice!" Did he say that right? French certainly wasn't something he was especially skilled at. That was more Mitsuru's forte. The teenager crossed an arm across his chest and bowed slightly, smiling warmly. "I'm Ryoji Mochizuki. If you don't mind me asking... You've just recently transferred, haven't you? You aren't a familiar face, though I'm quite new myself, so I hope I didn't merely overlook you." 

That Bratty Cake-Addicted Transfer Student

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Oh I would like to ask what qualities you like in others!

You mean other than a nice body--

"Qualities? Hm... Well, aside from looks, of course, I find that the most pleasant people are the ones who fight for what it is they believe in. Overcoming the odds, or merely being able to understand oneself... Regardless of the hardships you may have to face, being in tune with your own heart will make everything worthwhile in the end, don't you think?" 

He likes people who are alive, in short. Not in the physical manner -- but that counts for something -- but emotionally and mentally. If you can live your life to the fullest and live for yourself, no matter the cost, you have his respect. Of course, he's naturally interested in how others live to begin with...

"Pleasant traits are always nice in a person. I'm really not picky."

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yukarchery:

[ Yukari had very mixed feelings about this place. She wasn’t sure if this was the equivalent of an insane asylum in a school’s structure or if it was as ordinary as any other school. And, well, she sure as hell didn’t know why she wanted to come here, but she did anyways.

…Whatever.

As it was the weekend and all, Yukari walked subtly outside of the school — in the park region. At least it was a nice day outside, despite the air being slightly damp as if it was going to rain. She wanted to be able to get out of the building, as she assumed most people wouldn’t want to be in school at this time… With her hands folded behind her back and her slender legs moving slowly, her shoes pattered along the ground and her brown locks swayed. Eventually, the brunette decided to simply rest underneath a tree that she had found, and thus she took a seat, trying to put on the most friendly face possible. ]

…This place is huge…!

No matter where you went, it seemed as though parks always had a sense of serenity about them; a calm air, despite the slight chill in the wisps of breeze that sliced through Komoriya, that could put even the most off-kilter minds at ease. Not that Ryoji needed a particular distraction, of course, but the quiet tranquility of a small area away from the bustling crowds did make it easier for him to relax.

Wandering through the clearing, letting his eyes graze over the surroundings and the few nameless faces who were going about their usual days amidst the cover of towering trees and plants, the teenager almost tripped himself up on a raised patch of grass when he caught sight of a familiar figure resting underneath the shadow of a tree.

Yukari Takeba... Would it be at all wise to approach her? He had no way of knowing how she'd react, after all... After everything that had occurred, such encounters as these had been a constant worry for the male. Yet, here they both were, caught up in the shenanigans of the city, so surely there couldn't be anything inherently wrong with Iwatodai. Somehow, that thought alone made him feel more at ease about taking slow, tentative steps towards the resting female.

"Yukari-san...?"

o1. survival strategy

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Kanaya x Ryoji?

very observant. 

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Xellos?

Who what?

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who do you ship him from with from his series and if possible anyone from komoriya?

i suppose minato/minako would be my first choices, buuuut... i'm pretty neutral on anything series-wise. there's no ship that i dislike and nothing i'd flat-out deny, so, anything, really, even if it is absurd and makes absolutely no sense. i'm a multishipper. 

as for komoriya...

that's a secret.

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would Ryoji ever get into a relationship?

over time, if given the chance, as well as a particularly special person. it's definitely not an impossibility.

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Does your Ryoji hits on girls because he's simply a 'player'/doesn't understand humans that well or he's seeking companionship that desperately? Or for another reason entirely?

a bit of both, i think. after all, he has absolutely nobody to relate to without s.e.e.s, and even then, it's understandable that his relationships with the members, should others actually show up in komoriya, wouldn't be as cheery and straightforward as they were before december 2nd (is that the right date help.)

even though he does hit on a lot of girls, i highly doubt he's the type of person to skip over actually having friends for the sake of a bit of romance; though, you still need to keep in mind that the guy is death and that truth alone took a toll on his entire personality, leaving two very distinct facets to the sort of person he is. there's overly zealous flirty idiot ryoji and then solemn philosophy-up-the-wazoo ryoji, but all of that comes to a close at the end of the game anyway.

i guess, in short... in a way, now that the whole end of the world thing is over, he craves the companionship he couldn't have while fulfilling his duties as the appriser, but being the natural flirt he is, it's easy for the two to get mixed up.

idk is it clear i haven't thought this through

but you are right -- he doesn't understand humans as well as another human might! it probably doesn't have much of a part in his flirting but it certainly may attribute to how blunt he is about it all.

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tattered-sketch-book:

That probably was best, otherwise they would end up lost at this rate. Plus it gave her time to gather her thoughts about this boy and come better prepared. 

“Yes, that would do,” she gave a nod of her head before turning to leave. She would linger for a moment longer to await his reaction before actually starting to walk away.

Thoughts of planning went right over Ryoji's head, for the meantime; he was just too happy about having managed to talk her into a little gathering. Watching as the redhead turned to leave, the male chuckled softly to himself. It was nice not to be flat-out rejected for a change. Coming to Komoriya certainly had its perks. 

"Great! Try not to miss me too much in the meantime, Chidori-san," he crooned, giving her a quick wave as he himself turned on the spot, wandering off to properly map down the area. Hopefully he won't end up getting lost now.

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