(Open) November Catch All

[bazooker]

Who: Haru Okumura and you!
What: November Catch All Post
Where: Various Location
When: November
Content Warnings: Nothing really? Maybe vague Persona 5 Royal Spoilers



A. Merlaut Apartments

[All things considered, Haru had expected this world to be more chaotic. Granted, after everything she gone through, a change in scenery wasn't a bad thing. As she wandered around the lobby, there were so many thoughts running through her mind. How much longer was she staying here for? What was happening in her world right now? What about her other friends? She wasn't sure but she knew thinking such things wouldn't do her any good.

With a heavy sigh, she figured she might as well introduce herself to anyone else around here.]

Um, excuse me? I know this is an odd request but do you know where I can buy fertilizer?

The Heavenly Blanc Bar & Café

[It was odd how comfortable she felt in this café. There was always something about the smell of coffee and the atmosphere that always calmed her down. And yet, this was also different from the café she knew back home. The addition of a jukebox and a pinball machine was a nice touch.

Feeling curious, she made her way to the pinball machine. As she stared at the strange equipment, it was certainly nostalgic to see these as she played one when she was younger.

Should anyone look by, they could see the determined look on Haru's face even as she continues to lose!]

C. Aoba Shibumenosaki Underground Academy - Gymnasium

[As Haru looked at the gym equipment, she couldn't help but be impressed. To think, there was such variety in this school! She never thought she would be allowed to try them with her father around! It wasn't becoming of an heiress to attempt to lift such heavy weights or even try the treadmill.

Hoping no one would be around, she just had to lift one the heavier weights. If she could lift heavy bags of fertilizer, a 40 pound weight should be nothing right?]

You can do this, you must try! [She said to herself before attempting to lift it!]

D. Wildcard

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Comments

[blue_eyed_obsession]

[Unsurprisingly her focus shifted fully to the subject he was less interested in. She really didn't need to defend them.]

Uh huh...

[Frowning as he looked past her and to the pinball machine. It didn't take a great leap of the imagination to guess which friends she was referring to, but there was only one of those he was that invested in.]

You make it sound as if you were completely sheltered until recently...

[Just an observation]

Do what you want.

[bazooker]

[That was enough to make Haru lose focus completely as she stared at the older boy with wide eyes. Feeling surprised, she didn’t know what to say back to him and looked rather dumbfounded.]

Was it really that obvious that I was?

[She mumbled to herself] Not that I was trying my best to hide it but I’m surprised you found out that quickly.

[blue_eyed_obsession]

[It's evident from her reaction that he's hit on a subject that's too close to home. Was it supposed to be a secret?]

Not until you started talking about 'needing to learn more about the world around you'.

[Haru was on the meek side, sure but that could have been attributed to other elements like having recently been ripped from her dimension and deposited here, or just being of a more gentle nature to start with]

[With a shrug]

I'm usually fairly observant.

[When he gives someone the time a day, not when he's just tolerating them for a short duration]

So what's your story?

[bazooker]

[Haru wasn't sure if she should explain herself or not. Looking down at her hands, it felt rude to discuss her own situation to someone else whom she just met. While she had no problem discussing to Kaiba, it was more how guilty she felt for telling him something when she hadn't done anything in return to help him.]

Let's just say my father is particularly picky about whom I interact with.

[She would leave it at that as she wasn't sure how he would react to her being the heiress of a wealthy company.] Based on who they are, he places emphasis on their social background.

[blue_eyed_obsession]

[If Kaiba could have read her thoughts he would have scoffed, like he would ever need help from anyone else. The very idea. Besides, the fact that he'd asked should have been all the permission she needed to unload, though he wasn't one to divulge much information himself so he couldn't blame her for holding back]

Sounds familiar.

[His step father had been equally picky on that point. About the only people Kaiba interacted with were instructors or potentially useful business connections. He could still recall being paraded around at those stodgy social networking functions to make Gozaburo look good. Basically as one heir to another, it might have helped.

The last part made him consider her further. Although it still wasn't an uncommon practice to encourage a more secure match for a daughter, he wondered if there was more to it.]

It's practical, but it sounds like he's been too noticeably restrictive. [Ever the pragmatist, I mean- really.. you should aim higher. That had him briefly thinking to Ann and how she wasn't really in his league..........

cough.

Well- he was successful enough to choose whomever to spend his time with. Still, he straightened his posture and added the following:] Glad I'm no longer in a position to be ordered around like that. Being your own boss has endless advantages.

[bazooker]

[The moment he heard that, Haru felt as if he could relate to some of her problems.]

I apologize for being rude to assume this but it sounds like you are familiar with having a parent like that as well.

[There was something she wanted to say too. Based on his words, it sounded like he was aware of what it felt like to be part of a wealthy company. However, she didn't want to assume that when they just met. Instead, she just looked at him with soft eyes before giggling a little.]

Indeed, my father was practically picky about whom I interacted with as he felt the need to surround myself with likeminded people. I suppose you can say he say it didn't it our brand or how it would taint our family name.

[She didn't know where this conversation would go but she felt the need to at least make herself. She just hoped Kaiba would understand where she was coming from.

Perhaps a more subtle approach to see if he was from a business oriented family would be more appropriate for Haru to find out.]