6/12: Eichi, Akechi

[randori]

[ It's cold. It's super super cold... For as excited as Natsuo was to have the castle grounds open up, he immediately retreats back inside and refuses to acknowledge snow so early in the year. Snow is Christmas and winter break and happiness and New Years and... honestly, his last new years was spend sitting in his living room alone, eating a cup ramen in front of the television while both his parents left on a cruise without him.

Lonely!!!

But not this time— He's not going to let snow bring him down every time he sees it, and he's not going to spend his time all alone either. Late Tuesday, there's a muffled series of thumps on Eichi's and Akechi's door- ]

Open up! Open up!!

[ The muffled thumping is Natsuo kicking at the door and he's dragged his entire heavy red velvet bed sheets along with him, thrown over his head like a hood and cloak.

Did he even tell them he was coming? Doesn't matter; these are courtesy knocks and the doors don't have locks. ]

Comments

[doublecrows]

[NO]

I think I'd just rather sleep, thank you. I'm really tired.

[finethanks]

[Eichi outright giggles, sorry Akechi.]

This sort of thing is great for stress relief, you know? Depending on these so-called "penalties," of course. Natsuo-kun is a little threatening.

[randori]

Just don't lie to me, and you won't get a penalty!

[ Because they wouldn't choose a dare from him? They're too smart for that.

There's no escape from the game after he's gotten all hyped up about it, though, physically pulling Akechi towards the bed and trusting Eichi to follow right after, undoing the curtains from around the bed so that they're all boxed in. ]

It'll be fun, Akechi! You're a detective, right? So figuring out things about us is something you should be good at— you go first! Ask one of us whether we want to do a dare, or tell the truth!

[doublecrows]

[NO!!! but with Eichi and Natsuo on the case, there's no resisting, and it isn't long before Akechi is TRAPPED like a boxed-in detective. oh my god]

. . .

Well, if you're leaving me no other choice, I suppose I should cooperate.

[. . .]

Natsuo-san, do you want to do a dare, or tell the truth?

[did he do it right]

fuck me

[finethanks]

Ah, Natsuo-kun was chosen first! Let's see, which is it that will be chosen? Dare? Or truth?

[Why is he NARRATING NOW] I'm so excited that I'm trembling. ♪

[randori]

Dare! Dare!! Give me a dare!

[ ~*~sparkling eyes~*~
truth is the coward's way out, despite his insistence about interrogations ]

[doublecrows]

[oh, perfect]

I dare you to go to asleep.

[wow he's boring]

[finethanks]

Through Natsuo-kun's enthusiasm, Akechi-kun chooses a boring answer like that! I wonder what the response will be?

[randori]

—Penalty!! [ he's not ready to let the two of them play without him?? that's mean ] Give me a penalty instead! And it can't be sleep!

[ a rule he just made up

the game is actually dare, truth, or dare. they're the same thing ]

[doublecrows]

[oh my GOD]

Then your penalty is to lie down and pretend to be asleep.

[he still sucks at this game, holy shit]

[finethanks]

Akechi-kuuuuuun. Play nice.

[Hmmm.] Since I'm the innocent third party here, I'll decide that Akechi-kun's dare is invalid! No sleeping allowed at a sleepover. Try again~.

[randori]

Yeah, Akechi-kun! Being boring is banned tonight!

[ he'll flop down onto the bed on his stomach and that's the extent of his pretending, be glad ]

Give me a more fun dare, or ask me a question I have to answer truthfully instead!

[doublecrows]

[HE DOESN'T. . . KNOW WHAT A FUN DARE IS]

I never said I would be very good at this. . .

[ugh]

Then I dare you to. . . do a handstand?

[still boring as fuck]

[finethanks]

I bet Natsuo-kun can do a wonderful handstand.

[This seems better to him... he knows nothing of dares. Also he's sitting on the bed like a good, polite boy, for the record.]

[randori]

[ He's never done a handstand in his life but this is what dares are for ig. The process is simple enough— he's lying on the bed, so he does it right here, which probably makes things harder for him than if he did it on the hard ground but— hands on the mattress, feet kicking up! legs straight for all of half a second before he topples right off the edge of the bed and goes slamming into the ground.

...

BOLTS UPRIGHT ] Okay, done! Now it's my turn— Eichi, truth or dare!!

[doublecrows]

[. . . . . . .]

[OKAY, NATSUO]

[but thank god Akechi is free, he just leans back and exhales deeply in relief. yes, thank god, don't come after him just yet]

[finethanks]

[He applauds for that handstand, and he's still laughing about it when the next question is turned on him. Oh? Oh, right!]

Let's see... dare?

[randori]

Then- you're an idol, right? I dare you to use your catchphrase on us! Like, whatever you say to your fans, blowing them a kiss or doing heart hands or whatever!!

[ he knows female idols... I'm imagining Eichi going "Nico Nico Nii~" with the hand motions and everything

do something happy and cute, Eichi ]

[doublecrows]

[oh]

[this might be funny]

[okay Akechi is paying attention again. do something funny, partner]

[finethanks]

[That gets a chuckle.]

My unit, Fine, is one overflowing with talent unrivaled by any others. [Fine, for the record, is pronounced "fee-nay", like the musical term and also from an Italian word.] My goal is to create tranquility and appreciation in the audience with our music, and so we're not as generic as to truly have something like a "catchphrase," I think. Not like those other schools.

However, if I had to choose something close to it...

[Hmm, he closes his eyes, gathers all of his energy, and then with a dazzling smile that looks like he came straight out of ouran high school host club, he places one hand over his heart.]

I'm "fine", thank you. ☆

[randori]

[ Are you getting dokis, Akechi? Natsuo's getting dokis.

But he's also like. Laughing. Silent laughter that has him doubled over, pressing his forehead against the edge of the mattress. ]

That's great! That's so great! Incredible.

[doublecrows]

[Akechi doesn't get dokis??? ew??? gross???]

Well done, Tenshouin.

[finethanks]

[He has the hidden dokis, don't lie. Eichi is just smiling as he watches Natsuo, like he still feels like he's done his job. Maybe he has doki senses.]

Now then, it's my turn, isn't it? I'm able to say, Akechi-kun, dare or truth?

[randori]

[ Doki senses... Natsuo has as terrible time of hiding it, face red when he lifts it up and stares at Akechi expectantly. Dare. Choose dare. ]

[doublecrows]

[urk]

[glances at Natsuo, and it's like he can read the expectant excitement on his features, becaaaaause]

Truth.

[THERE YA GO]