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Post by Toriya Naoko on Dec 8, 2018 20:13:19 GMT
This couldn't be real, could it? Was she actually this dense? "I..." Of course she was. If she weren't? She'd probably be able to see the problem with that. At least, the problem that Naoko could immediately point out...
How the heck was she gonna go about this? "...Look...Um..." Might as well begin slowly. With a question. "...Do you know what romance is? Like...boyfriend and girlfriend and all of that stuff?" Naoko had a slight inkling that she was gonna be able to guess the answer to this and she was not going to be surprised whatsoever if it was, in fact, what she assumed the answer was. Which was a 'nOPE.'
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Post by Otohime on Dec 10, 2018 11:33:36 GMT
Otohime looked at Naoko, and listened. Romance? Uuuuh...
"Uuuuh, aint that, like, when a man and a woman like each other very much and that somehow creates a baby? My teach told me about that! Is that related here? We're not man and woman so I dont think we can just create a baby!"
She said all of this with a serious face, as if this was the most basic truth to her.
...either she was a master of the ruse, or she really was as dense as 500 tons of Osmium.
How would Naoko even go about this? It was like she had just stepped into a lion's den and then stepped onto a branch.
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Post by Toriya Naoko on Dec 13, 2018 6:02:00 GMT
"No, no, that's...that's completely...While that's related to it that's not what I'm talking about. Er...Actu-..." Naoko stumbled on her words a lot and had to take a few moments to think, first and foremost. "It's...something like that. Two people liking each other a lot. Doesn't always end with a baby--and yeah, we're...both girls..."
Dangit, how do you explain such a thing to a dingus like this? She really was in the lion's den, huh? "...Er...Basically...The boy and the girl liking each other a lot bit. Say two girls were involved that felt that way. Do you feel that way towards...me?" Holy shit, that was actually probably terrible. At least, that's how Naoko felt she put it.
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Post by Otohime on Dec 13, 2018 10:53:30 GMT
Otohime listened with rapt attention to Naoko's explanation. Ah, so it's a boy and girl thing? They like each other a lot? And girls can feel that way too? Well, Naoko -was- her best friend, she liked her more than anyone else. So is romance, like, a -really- strong friendship? Well, in that case...
Otohime smiled widely.
"Yeah, I do feel that way!~"
Nothing about her face signified this being a joke, she was serious.
But did she even grasp fully what Nao was trying to say? Did she misunderstand again? Or was she -really- liking her that way? Gah, this girl is so dense!
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Post by Toriya Naoko on Dec 16, 2018 4:19:43 GMT
So, for a few long moments, Naoko was contemplating on whether or not her words had been simple enough to...well, have any effect on Otohime, really. She did notice that she was paying attention at least, so an effort to process her words was being made. At least, that's what Naoko thought...
Until she heard those words. Those words actually just sort of stumped her for a few moments. Like she couldn't really form words but she wasn't panicking or anything.
Naoko was just at a bit of a loss. Otohime sure as hell -looked- serious about that...But the girl wasn't sure if she, again, actually understood or...Bah. Naoko reached out to pull Otohime into a hug. It was simple as that.
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Post by Otohime on Dec 16, 2018 13:21:38 GMT
Otohime returned the hug in her typical bear-hug way. She did not grasp the full extend of what she had just said, but she did not care. Nao was happy again, and that was all that mattered to her. No matter the consequences of this, she'd live with them!
"Let's be the best romance people the world has ever seen!"
A very silly declaration, but utterly full of the Otohime-typical sincerity. She simply lacked the social experience to lie convincingly, so there was no doubt she was serious with this.
Who knew that, at the end of the day, all it took was a serious talk with an idiot to come together?
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Post by Toriya Naoko on Dec 16, 2018 20:58:24 GMT
Okay. Yep. That's definitely what had happ-er. What -was- happening. Naoko was pretty unsure of how this had come to silly declarations and hugging her friend (girlfriend? Was that what they were now?) "No duh we're gonna be the best!" Naoko found her words being...plenty audible, actually!
It was a strange but fuzzy feeling. But above that strange feeling, there was happiness. Something she wasn't sure she could feel again so soon. Though, that did bring a pretty pertinent question to mind... "...Hey, don't we have to go home eventually?" Naoko asked as she slowly pulled away from the hug. She was blushing a bit but it didn't seem very debilitating.
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Post by Otohime on Dec 16, 2018 21:08:04 GMT
Otohime was all smiles. Nao could be so silly! So blushy just because they went from besties to *ultrabesties*!
"WHaaaaaaat? You wanna go home already? Come on, let's read something together!"
The sukeban hugged Naoko...and pulled her into her seat, holding her close. Then she took another issue of the tiger demon manga and began reading it with her.
There was nothing awkward about Otohime. She did not realize any form of awkwardness in this situation. Even as people watched and raised eyebrows, she ignored them. What she cared about was enjoying some time with her ultrabestie Naoko!
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Post by Toriya Naoko on Dec 16, 2018 22:22:55 GMT
"Well, I don't really feel like heading home right -now- but we should figure out when we want to go and stu-" Naoko was cut off by Otohime suddenly pulling her into her seat with her.
And that, was how Naoko Toriya found herself reading Ushio and Tora with a girl who was holding her pretty close. This was, in fact, plenty awkward for her, but at the same time it felt somewhat comforting. Even if there were people just watching them and raising eyebrows.
Sure, they were a little weird and distracting, but Naoko found that the easiest way to avoid having to think about that was focusing on the manga. That was pretty entertaining, at least. Plus, being so close to Otohime meant there was a free pillow! ...Kind of!
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Post by Otohime on Dec 16, 2018 22:35:25 GMT
Otohime wasn't the softest, but she radiated a lot of heat, making her comfortable nonetheless! She grinned as she read the manga with Naoko, pointing out cool scenes and scenes where she thought the author's Tamerhood shone through.
Eventually, though, the manga was over, and Otohime put it aside.
"Ah, I fuckin' love that manga! So much cool action! I wanna be that cool with Jiro!"
She gave Nao another bear hug.
"So, what are we gonna do now? Gonna go back home? Gonna do some *ultrabesties* things?"
She clearly did not know what "ultrabesties things" entailed, but she was enthusiastic nonetheless.
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Post by Toriya Naoko on Dec 16, 2018 23:51:02 GMT
It was interesting how one could be so simple like Otohime could yet have such a keen eye for particular details. "Yeah, it was pretty good. I haven't read a lot of the stuff in that genre, so...It was an interesting trip. And hey, you're hanging with the right crowd if you wanna end up doing cool stuff." Naoko managed, with a warm smile aimed towards the sukeban, as well as returning the hug.
When it came down to it, there really wasn't a lot else they could do right now. But Otohime's last sentence just made Naoko turn a bright red (for the umpteenth time today!) and stammer out, "Uh...M-Maybe home would be best. Don't wanna worry either of our f-folks, a-a-after all!"
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Post by Otohime on Dec 18, 2018 18:25:32 GMT
"Hehehe, yeah! There's gonna be all sorts a cool stuff!~"
She kept grinning.
"Ah, so we wanna go home? ALright! We've done lots of cool stuff today, anyway! Now we can hang out and eat Melonpan and watch old Sentai shows from the 80s! Teach got all the SUper Sentai seasons starting in 1975 on VHS!"
She helped Nao up from the chair, then went and paid for one of the Ushio and Tora manga, taking it home.
"Still need that one for my collection!", she added.
Guess it made sense that Oto's taste in media is rather old-fashioned, considering her teacher is an old man.
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Post by Toriya Naoko on Dec 18, 2018 20:01:31 GMT
"I...Think I've got a VHS lying around. Or mom does. She's a sucker for some old stuff too." Manga and anime alike, really. Naoko had gone through that a few times. Naoko had begun to get up from the chair before Otohime helped her up. Pretty nice of her!
"...I think I'd rather chill, yes." That's what she equated everything Otohime just said to. Just chilling and destressing. She followed the girl and watched her pay for the ma-...Wait, she had a collection of this stuff? "...You have a manga collection too?" Naoko asked. Incredulously, too.
That was something she legitimately did not know.
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Post by Otohime on Dec 18, 2018 20:49:46 GMT
"Yeah, I do! Parts of it used to belong to Teach, and I just read them, but then we made a deal. If I managed to go through a week without doing anything illegal he'd give me one of his manga, and if I went a whole month he'd give me money to buy my own! I had to return a few to him when I failed to resist the temptation, but now it worked out nicely! The sly fox gave me manga in the middle of series, I bet he wanted me to behave based on the desire to know what would happen!"
She grinned widely. Of course Keiji had given her the idea. The man seemed quite interested in media, after all.
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Post by Toriya Naoko on Dec 19, 2018 1:56:25 GMT
Naoko tilted her head at Otohime's explanation behind the whole thing. Huh... "...He really does do a lot for you, huh? That's super neat!" And one hell of a way to acquire manga, too. At least, that's how Naoko saw it. She didn't really catch the 'no illegal stuff' part so she was a bit confused when Otohime said she had to return a few.
Though...Starting at the middle of a series was often like a double-edged sword. "Well, it's one more thing we both like. Anyways...Shall we?" Naoko held a hand out for Otohime to take. If she took it? She'd start on her way home. With her in tow.
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