meme for pocky /high school AU meme

[insinning]

[1.This is sure a thing, don't question the time-loop continuum and go with it] [2. Now with a high school AU]

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[insinning]

just a little

where are you now anyway?

[ if sinclair lost his mini essay because of a mis-pressed button, he would be so sad ]

20 minutes later...

[dissimulative]

ON MY WAY TO CAFETERIA NOW

[insinning]

what happened?

[ But Sinclair will start walking in that direction ]

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just the usual
i had a smackdown with a bully

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no new bruises i hope

[ :concern: ]

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100% PERFECT CLEAR

[ aka he got away unscathed. not even a hit... ]

[insinning]

i'm glad

[ because he doesn't like seeing oria get hurt ]

you probably gained another fan though. i'm at the cafeteria now btw

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[ Well, Sinclair probably knows what Oria thinks about that. He doesn't do it for fans nor attention.

Oria makes it there eventually though, and gives Sinclair a wave when he spots him. ]

Yo! Oria Severine has arrived! Hope you didn't wait too long!

[insinning]

[He does! He also can't help but notice the fanclub (it's a little funny, a little scary. Sinclair only transferred in at the beginning of the year to finish out high school so he still notices).

Sinclair will just tap out of the game he was playing while waiting and shakes his head]

Not at all. I was just messing with that new level that dropped.

[It helped with ignoring people who sometimes whispered too loudly about things :T]

[dissimulative]

Oh? Is it hard? Fun?

[ Tell him all about it!! In the meantime, Oria leads Sinclair by the hand over to where the ice cream is. There's a lot of variety, so even if they don't want the strawberry shortcake ice cream bar, they can always go for another one.

But Oria is here to get that one in particular today. ]

[insinning]

It's kind of a pain. None of my units are getting any where right now. [Damn the power creep. Let his units be useful. But he'll let Oria pull him along, peering at the new selection]

--oh that one does look good.

[dissimulative]

[ RIP powercreep... Oria is the kind of person not to whale for new units because he likes the challenge. He's definitely looking forward to that now. ]

Right? I heard they ran out yesterday from how popular it was. Good thing they have two more~

[ So Oria reaches into the freezer container to take them out. ]

[insinning]

[ Sinclair is too sensible to consider whaling... the grind will be real though.]

We got lucky then.

[last two for the day even. Good thing Oria didn't take more than twenty minutes with the bully smackdown]

[dissimulative]

[ If anyone was easy, it's the bullies. ]

Yeaaah, super lucky.

[ Oria wasn't already in a good mood, but it looks like the fight relieved some of his stress, so he doesn't look as grumpy. In fact, he seems the same as he usually is.

He goes up to pay for both ice cream without letting Sinclair interfere (if he would) and immediately starts eating his own. He'll take time with it, since it's a new one. ]

Wanna go back to the dorm and work on your report right away or take a walk around campus to delay the inevitable?

[insinning]

[ Sinclair wanted to pay though...but he'll let it go. Sinclair's looking at Oria thoughtfully, and he'll take Oria's free hand without really thinking about it while they eat their ice creams]

Let's take a walk. I don't wanna think about the report.

[ And maybe some fresh air will do them both some good]

[dissimulative]

[ Sinclair, please... it's due the next day. Oria won't say no though. It's a bad decision that he's willingly making, so that's that. Sinclair taking his hand feels natural, so he doesn't think much of it. Oria does it to him too without much thought.

So Oria nods and walks out of the cafeteria with Sinclair. During their walk, they come across Oria's friend (the one who died in the gang crossfire and the one that enjoyed photography), Cethin.

"Oria, is Sinclair your new date already--"

Cethin gets a skillful chuck of the ice cream stick harshly flung to his forehead, which makes him yelp and flinch. ]

Hey, what was that? Sounded like someone wants to get beaten the fuck up.

[insinning]

[ It's fine... probably. Mostly Sinclair finds Faust horribly boring to read so he'll put it off to complete an all nighter.

Sinclair glances between the two of them and gives Oria's hand a tiny squeeze before pointedly tugging hin gently away]

Ah--I think you beat up enough people today.

[Cethin's comment is definitely weird though. It's not like it's out of the ordinary or anything for them to hold hands. ]

[dissimulative]

[ But it's definitely more prominent after Oria got dumped, so unfortunately for Sinclair and Oria, Cethin continues.

"You two should just go out already when you're already holding hands like that--"

Oria kicks his shoe off, flinging it right at Cethin's face. That's a loud smack and the attacker looks over at Sinclair. ]

I need my shoe back.

[ This, too, is normal. ]

[insinning]

C-Cethin...

[ Sinclair will just ignore that comment, and all the implications that come with it. Besides the shoe makes it clear what Oria thinks of that]

...try not to lose your other shoe.

[ Sinclair will let go of Oria's hand so Oria can retrieve his shoe. And he's probably not going to try very hard at all to defend Cethin if his comments continue. He has an ice cream to finish anyway.]

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I'll keep it on.

[ Oria goes over to retrieve his shoe but not before smacking Cethin's forehead. ]

Mind your own business, or I'm not taking you to the photoshoot spot.

[ Cethin grumbles. Wow?? ]

[insinning]

...maybe I should go back to our dorm to finish my homework after all.

[ It's so nice Oria and Cethin are such good friends. Sinclair watches them in bemusement, waiting for Oria to put his shoe back on]

I'll see you later, Cethin. [ He'll just help skip right past the awkwardness of Cethin's comments. Nothing to see here, definitely nothing out of the ordinary!!]

Oria, you finished?

[ The fresh air was nice but clearly Oria wasn't going to get much peace around people today]

[dissimulative]

[ The woes of being the popular kid (???)... Either way, he puts his shoe back on and returns to Sinclair's side. ]

Done! Let's go.

[ Oria holds Sinclair's hand and goes to lightly run to the dorms. ]

[insinning]

[ Popularity (?) is definitely scary (nvm Sinclair probably had his own minor brand now, ooph). He waves goodbye to Cethin and lets Oria pull him along, running off with him. When they return to the safety of their dorm room...]

...I wonder what that was about.

[dissimulative]

He's just messing around! Like usual.

[ Something like that. Oria immediately takes off the blazer jacket of the uniform and tosses it on the back of his own desk chair. And goes lie down on his back on the bed. ]

Ahhh, finally... time to relax.

[ As if he hasn't been doing that already....? ]

[insinning]

[Sinclair is a little more neat with his clothes. His school blazer is neatly hung up in his closet, and the tie comes off and hung up too. Better. He unpacks his bag, setting out his books on his desk before he finally sits down on the edge of Oria's bed looking down at him sympathetically as he holds out a small wrapped chocolate he had taken out of his bag. It's one of those specialty German ones Beatrice sent to him in a care package]

Long day?