( If you are the short hand (of a clock), then I'll be the long hand )

[pengeen]

Characters: Kidou Yuuto and you!
Setting: Everywhere and anywhere, January 13th
Format: I'm going action but I'll match!
Summary: Kidou's been in the tower for ten years and so he goes about his day like usual also soccer
Warnings: He's a huge grumpy grump, maybe some swearing but not a lot, and also tags will be coming from kouteipengeenno1!

Setting A. Dorm halls

[Kidou took a bit of time getting out of bed this morning. After he initially woke up, he stayed laying in bed for a few more minutes, staring at the ceiling. Another day in the tower, huh? It's been ten years, each morning the same. Sometimes he felt like he shouldn't even bother getting up... but then he would remember that he still had people here he cared about and wanted to see.

With a sigh, he sat up and rubbed his eyes a bit before he got ready for the day.

After sliding one of his swords sheath onto his waist, he heads out of his dorm.]

Setting B. Cafeteria

[A bit later into the day, Kidou can be seen in the cafeteria eating some spaghetti. Though he seems to be taking his time with the food.. in fact, its more like he's playing with it rather than eating it, twirling it around his fork or idly knocking a tomato around with his fork. His cup of water looks untouched, too.

He eventually pushes his plate to the side, resting his arms on the table and letting out a sigh.]

Setting C. Floor thirty two

[A bit far into the forest, you might notice Kidou standing absolutely still for a few minutes. Upon closer inspection, he appears to have his right hand firmly gripped onto the hilt of his sword. He stands there quietly with his eyes closed as the wind slowly blows, it looks like he might just stay like that forever...

However, a small leaf from a tree not too far away from Kidou gets swept into the wind, and once it's close, Kidou opens his eyes and draws his sword quickly, slicing the leaf in half.

He holds out his hand and the two halves of the leaf land onto it before being swept into the wind again. He follows the leaves with his gaze for a moment before taking in a deep breath, and getting in position again.

If you bother him, chances are he heard you coming minutes ago and already knows you're there, so he won't be too upset if you interrupt his sword practice.]

Setting D. Meadow

[In the meadow today, you can find Kidou with a very old and worn soccer ball. He isn't wearing a soccer uniform though, but he looks like he isn't having any difficulty kicking the ball anyway. His skills are far better than when he was younger. He can kick the ball much harder, even without using a hissatsu it was like the ball was covered in some kind of power, he's a lot quicker, he can clear the field in half the time he used to, and his ball handling was amazing. He could kick the ball off his knee without stumbling at all, and he can even do more fancy tricks with it like rolling it off his shoulders back onto his knee.

Whenever he comes to the meadow to play soccer, he feels like he can forget about reality for a while, so he's almost always spending time kicking the ball around each day. You can join him, but he might not go easy on you!]

Setting E. Aquarium

[Ah, it was so nice to see the penguins still in the tower even after this long. If there was one thing he loved about this place was the small tank of these cute birds. He sat crouched in front of the tank with a fond smile on his face. Watching them waddle around and play reminded him of so long ago, when he and his friends were still pretty new to this place. It was so nostalgic...]

Setting F. Anywhere else

[If any of those settings aren't to your liking, that's okay! Kidou will be in literally every floor of the tower today, so feel free to make up a scenario of your own!]

Comments

Library

[tohko_amano]

[As Tohko kept up with her library duties, she thought about her encounters with Waver and with Legolas. The amount of time they thought had passed didn't match up-Legolas thought a thousand years had passed, while it looked like Waver had only faced twenty years. So, maybe she was right and the Administrators were up to their old tricks again. But how did she know that she wasn't being affected?

Or, for that matter, was her home universe truly safe? Her encounter with Enoch had really shaken her on this, and while she still believed it was..she was more than a little rattled.

But she kept working..until she noticed a person that looked like Kidou..if he had aged somewhat. So he was being affected as well. Tohko sighed and smiled, waving to him.]

Oh, good morning, Kidou! Need help finding anything?

[kouteipengeenno1]

No, I'm alright. [He turns his head to look at Tohko, and his eyebrows raise slightly in surprise.]

...Tohko? [That's odd... she's usually not shorter than he is..]

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko lightly chuckled at that reaction.]

I know..I don't look older, do I? And to me, you don't look younger. It seems that the Administrators are affecting how much time some people think has passed. For me..only a month has passed since the Christmas party in December, back when you helped me when I didn't have most of my senses.

[kouteipengeenno1]

Really? [He crosses his arms and thinks about that for a moment.]

That time was... over ten years ago. Are you sure only a month has passed? [It's true she looks a lot younger... but that was just ridiculous!]

E

[redbranch]

Pretty odd how they've got all those...creatures, but also penguins.

[Lancer has his fishing rod out, and right now, he's aiming to catch a fish or two.]

[kouteipengeenno1]

You think so? [He looks up at Lancer slightly from the corner of his eye.]

[redbranch]

Yeah, you'd think that if they were gonna make it weird, they might as well as go all out.

[It still bugged him a little after all these years.]

Or maybe they know that seeing some hint of normal stuff under all this weirdness just makes things creepier.

Setting C

[alephbet]

That's pretty good.

[Aleph would know, being his teacher. He leans against another tree.]

You've gotten a lot better since we met.

[kouteipengeenno1]

Aleph-san... [He puts his sword back in his sheath, and bows formally.]

I've only gotten better thanks to you. [He straightens back up and smiles a little.]

[alephbet]

You're going to embarrass me. [Aleph's never stood on formality.]

Cafeteria

[mycloudedskies]

[Romeo comes to sit opposite Kidou with his own spaghetti] Hey Kidou, what's wrong?

[kouteipengeenno1]

Yo, Romeo. [He takes his arms off the table and rubs the back of his neck with his right hand.]

Ah, nothing's really wrong, I'm just a bit tired today.

[mycloudedskies]

[Romeo put his hand on Kidou's shoulder and gave a small smile.] You should eat.

F I MAKE MY OWN PROMPTS OKAY

[stillchainsawing]

[ When Kidou is walking through the hallways of the dormitory, he might suddenly find something - or rather, someone - tugging on his arm and dragging him inside the room there. It shouldn't be difficult to tell who it is since it's the room Urotsuki has always been in and all, but she didn't mean it as a surprise or anything either way.

She smiles a little, letting go of his arm. Oddly enough, smiling comes easier nowadays. But it's more since showing emotions in general comes easier the more time she's spent around people, even if some of her blankness still persists. ]

Wandering around the hallway that thoughtfully all by yourself, Yuuto?

WOW I SEE HOW YOU ARE X(

[kouteipengeenno1]

[He lets out a surprised yell as he's suddenly tugged into a room, but he recognizes the room almost immediately. When she lets go, he gathers his balance and rubs his arm just a little, offering a small smile back.]

Ah, yeah... I've been thinking about what has been happening lately...

[His smile turns into a small frown and he crosses his arms across his chest, his brow furrowed with worry.]

Have you noticed anything strange going on, Urotsuki?

i do it out of love...

[stillchainsawing]

[ .. He's worried? At that her smile lets up just a little to make room for a more surprised expression, her eyebrows raised a little. Anything strange..? Well, she's still a little oblivious as ever, so she didn't really.. ]

Like what?

[warriorscribe]

*He's sleeping more. Sleeping later. He keeps missing breakfast time. And that network post he overheard about someone staying here for five years...well, that was just strange. It started the day on an eerie note that persisted...and then he saw a young man who was, unmistakably, Kidou...

But older. A familiar and very unwelcome pain nearly overwhelmed him from the gut outwards, stumbling unthinkingly into a chair as he approached Kidou's table.*

Kidou...?

[kouteipengeenno1]

Ah, Enoch! [He gets up to his feet almost immediately and hurries over.]

Are you alright? [You didn't get hurt stumbling into that chair did you...]

[warriorscribe]

Fine...I'm fine...

*It wasn't the stumble that hurt him as much as seeing someone he knew, grown. Physical aging was always a prelude to departure, to heartbreak.*

I overheard someone say on the network that she had been in the tower for five years...

*He shakes his head. Time couldn't get away from him so completely. Even if he didn't remember events in detail or just how much time had passed, he would remember the indistinct impression that it had. Here, there was none. He wouldn't have slept for five years, would he?*

cafeteria.

[lounges]

[ Feeling gloomy? Looking down? Does it seem like your whole world has no meaning?

Well too bad cause Fudou doesn't care. He merely drops some stuffed tomatoes onto Kidou's plate and sits down on the opposite side of the table, looking the same as ever. ]

[kouteipengeenno1]

[Wow who even does that? Kidou looks up irritatedly at the person who just nonchalantly flattened his spaghetti with tomatoes and raises an eyebrow slightly when he sits down. Who was this guy anyway... he seemed kind of familiar..]

Can I help you?

[lounges]

[ Not even looking in front of him, he plants his chin on his hand. ]

No, thanks. You already helped plenty.

cafeteria because he's a fatty

[whatpenguin]

You shouldn't waste food like that, sir.

[Said with utmost concern!!!! because wow there are times where this place doesn't have food at all you should be happy about this why would you waste precious food also wow you look familiar have we met??]

god genda

[kouteipengeenno1]

Don't worry, I don't plan on wasting it... [He looks up at the boy who had spoken, and his eyebrows raise in surprise.]

... Genda? [It looks like he's been effected by this experiment too...]

this shouldnt be a surprise at all

[whatpenguin]

...? [Head... tilt??]

... Have we met before?

[This is odd. For how dumb Genda can be, he at least knows he never forgets a face. So who is this man...?]