Pea Soup / Hajime [Solo]
Dec 21, 2017 18:24:31 GMT
Post by Rie Kugimiya on Dec 21, 2017 18:24:31 GMT
Hand on cheek, Rie could be found staring lazily out of the open window as her last lesson of the day was drawing to a close. The weather had turned remarkably cold as the window had begun to free up with a thin layer of ice, creeping from a corner like thin vines.
For the entirety of the lesson, Rie had not absorbed or even written a single sentence. Only finding the time to doodle a scribble of an odd blue dinosaur-like shape in a corner of her workbook.
The teacher, an unremarkable old man with a receding hairline and a flop of hair combed over across his forehead had been waffling on about the solution a difficult maths formula in the most dragging, droning voice. Making it virtually impossible for any of his students to much notice. Even the sky looked fed up – fading from the clear blue to an orange-twilight, albeit made far less vibrant by a thick blanket of soot-colored storm clouds.
Thankfully the teacher was finished for the day, closing his book with a snap which broke the silence and the stupor of his students. A degree of muttering sounded over the teacher's final words as with a sigh of relief the bell sounded. In unison, each student stood from their desks, stood to attention and then bowed. Rie followed suit, stuffing the books back into her bag.
“Rie-chan, we’ll see you tomorrow, okay,” said the girl on the desk next to Rie, quickly laying a colorful. wrapped candy onto the desk and then pushing it towards her. "You take care getting home!"
“Thanks! I’ll be seeing you!” she said, jumping up like a rocket. “Bye everyone!” she called to the entire class waving her arms, excitedly. Quite suddenly over the past two terms, Rie had found her popularity had skyrocketed into something beyond mere friendship. Now she had become not only just a friend to most of the class but also something like a pet to them. They would offer her sweets and cookies, pat her on the head and call her adorable which most seemed to agree was quite an accurate description for Rie.
The students of class 2-B all made for the door at once to join the stampede in the hallway. Some students made for home, whilst others moved towards the stairs for after-school clubs. Rie was currently a member of the Cooking Club on the second floor. Every week, she would receive an invitation to join a different club which led her to be in almost every club in school. Although in terms of cooking, most of her attempts ended… badly. A cloud of smoke just like the one gathering in the courtyard below was a common sight in the Cooking Club. Again, no-one seemed to mind this at all, after all, it merely gave more reason to pat her on the head and call her innocently cute.
Rie skipped out of the room and up the stairs towards the club room, past the staff room now crowded with teachers, the literary club room which was filled by a row of stuffy armchairs. Past the crowds of students moving in the opposite direction and to the very end room. A handmade sign was affixed to the door. “This Club is canceled today. Sorry for the inconvenience.”
“Oh no, club. Bummer,” she said, pouting slightly following the students reluctantly back the way she had come. As she passed various students waved at Rie or offered her a sweet or a hug, once more proving her strange form of popularity in action. Each time, she’d be forced to explain that the club had been canceled for some unknown reason.
As she drew towards the school gates, Rie changed her shoes, pulled her coat on and draped a long scarf over her before affixing her woolly gloves too. “It’s sure chilly tonight,” she said to herself, rubbing her gloved hands together. “Bye bye school. See you tomorrow!”
That was when everything went a little...peculiar. The fog which had been rolling in during the last lesson had grown so thick. It had turned into something similar to walking through pea soup. Thick acrid grey clouds hid the school gate completely from view. “Bad fog. Come back another day.” She began to beat her arms to try and remove the fog but of course, this did absolutely nothing.
As she drew to what must be the middle of the cloud, something odd shone in the distance. It lay on the ground, seemingly abandoned. At first, Rie thought it was someone’s phone or music player, accidentally dropped on the escape from school. It wasn’t until she picked it up until she realized it was neither of those things. The ‘something’ had an odd appearance. A grey case enclosed a small screen, while below it was a dial-type touchpad. “That’s an odd phone, huh.” She shook it, waved it around but nothing happened. Even twiddling the dials did nothing of interest. The ‘something’ remained motionless, silent and cold.
Rie looked around in case someone had dropped it but the thick, unwieldy fog made her attempts impossible. “Well, I guess I could hand it back tomorrow,” she said to herself, looking down at the odd device in confusion before pocketing it. Shrugging, she moved on. Down the long twisting road and towards home, quite excited by the prospect of her dinner to come!
However, hidden from Rie. Far in the distance but still watching her closely. The large shadow in the fog barrier and crouched unseen in the flower beds nearby. It watched as Rie picked up the Xros Loader, pocketed it and moved out of the barrier. "Interesting... But, why her," it questioned to itself. "Why her of all people..."
For the entirety of the lesson, Rie had not absorbed or even written a single sentence. Only finding the time to doodle a scribble of an odd blue dinosaur-like shape in a corner of her workbook.
The teacher, an unremarkable old man with a receding hairline and a flop of hair combed over across his forehead had been waffling on about the solution a difficult maths formula in the most dragging, droning voice. Making it virtually impossible for any of his students to much notice. Even the sky looked fed up – fading from the clear blue to an orange-twilight, albeit made far less vibrant by a thick blanket of soot-colored storm clouds.
Thankfully the teacher was finished for the day, closing his book with a snap which broke the silence and the stupor of his students. A degree of muttering sounded over the teacher's final words as with a sigh of relief the bell sounded. In unison, each student stood from their desks, stood to attention and then bowed. Rie followed suit, stuffing the books back into her bag.
“Rie-chan, we’ll see you tomorrow, okay,” said the girl on the desk next to Rie, quickly laying a colorful. wrapped candy onto the desk and then pushing it towards her. "You take care getting home!"
“Thanks! I’ll be seeing you!” she said, jumping up like a rocket. “Bye everyone!” she called to the entire class waving her arms, excitedly. Quite suddenly over the past two terms, Rie had found her popularity had skyrocketed into something beyond mere friendship. Now she had become not only just a friend to most of the class but also something like a pet to them. They would offer her sweets and cookies, pat her on the head and call her adorable which most seemed to agree was quite an accurate description for Rie.
The students of class 2-B all made for the door at once to join the stampede in the hallway. Some students made for home, whilst others moved towards the stairs for after-school clubs. Rie was currently a member of the Cooking Club on the second floor. Every week, she would receive an invitation to join a different club which led her to be in almost every club in school. Although in terms of cooking, most of her attempts ended… badly. A cloud of smoke just like the one gathering in the courtyard below was a common sight in the Cooking Club. Again, no-one seemed to mind this at all, after all, it merely gave more reason to pat her on the head and call her innocently cute.
Rie skipped out of the room and up the stairs towards the club room, past the staff room now crowded with teachers, the literary club room which was filled by a row of stuffy armchairs. Past the crowds of students moving in the opposite direction and to the very end room. A handmade sign was affixed to the door. “This Club is canceled today. Sorry for the inconvenience.”
“Oh no, club. Bummer,” she said, pouting slightly following the students reluctantly back the way she had come. As she passed various students waved at Rie or offered her a sweet or a hug, once more proving her strange form of popularity in action. Each time, she’d be forced to explain that the club had been canceled for some unknown reason.
As she drew towards the school gates, Rie changed her shoes, pulled her coat on and draped a long scarf over her before affixing her woolly gloves too. “It’s sure chilly tonight,” she said to herself, rubbing her gloved hands together. “Bye bye school. See you tomorrow!”
That was when everything went a little...peculiar. The fog which had been rolling in during the last lesson had grown so thick. It had turned into something similar to walking through pea soup. Thick acrid grey clouds hid the school gate completely from view. “Bad fog. Come back another day.” She began to beat her arms to try and remove the fog but of course, this did absolutely nothing.
As she drew to what must be the middle of the cloud, something odd shone in the distance. It lay on the ground, seemingly abandoned. At first, Rie thought it was someone’s phone or music player, accidentally dropped on the escape from school. It wasn’t until she picked it up until she realized it was neither of those things. The ‘something’ had an odd appearance. A grey case enclosed a small screen, while below it was a dial-type touchpad. “That’s an odd phone, huh.” She shook it, waved it around but nothing happened. Even twiddling the dials did nothing of interest. The ‘something’ remained motionless, silent and cold.
Rie looked around in case someone had dropped it but the thick, unwieldy fog made her attempts impossible. “Well, I guess I could hand it back tomorrow,” she said to herself, looking down at the odd device in confusion before pocketing it. Shrugging, she moved on. Down the long twisting road and towards home, quite excited by the prospect of her dinner to come!
However, hidden from Rie. Far in the distance but still watching her closely. The large shadow in the fog barrier and crouched unseen in the flower beds nearby. It watched as Rie picked up the Xros Loader, pocketed it and moved out of the barrier. "Interesting... But, why her," it questioned to itself. "Why her of all people..."