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[carrierpigeon]

house 1440



Kisumi Shigino | Ryouta Kawara | Hisami Hishiishii

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text MISFIRE

[gnasher]

what the hell time do you think it is?

[carrierpigeon]

I'm sorry? did I miss something? my clock says its [time here] but I think you might have the wrong guy.

[gnasher]

cut the wiseass sh It if you're not here in 3 minutes, i'm going to tie a brick to your head and make you do a lap for every second of my time yuo personally wasted/

text; day 3

[jinpachi]

[ PICKING A RANDOM NAME ON HIS CONTACT LIST... ]

hey!! how was your day?

[carrierpigeon]

my day...? well, it wasn't so bad!

[Aside from the not wanting to TP a house and not having the muscles to snatch someone's keychain and...]

I mean, it was okay. I scored a bunch of points for my team so it was a joke well done!

*job

9/14

[hisa]

[This is Hisami.

This is Hisami, tentatively approaching birb-oniichan with a chocolate cookie tower on a plate. She's under house arrest, but at least she can give Ryouta a treat, which also doubles as her apology for messing up during the last team challenge.

]

Um, Kawara-san...

[carrierpigeon]

[Being trapped in the house hasn't been horrible, save for the humiliation of having to make an embarrassed call-in to work. And he's had Hisami for company, anyway! (She reminds him of a nicer, maybe even quieter Nageki.)

Ryouta's gaze falls to the stack of cookies and frosting on Hisami's plate.]

Hisami! [Hisami-chan] That looks delicious! Have you been baking?

[hisa]

[Hisami doesn't really mind the lack of honorific. She has known so many people who aren't Japanese and has been around for so long that she's used to it.

Anyway, she shakes her head. Oh, if only she could be a good enough baker to make such a masterpiece on a plate.]

Oh, no...I found a basket full of them in the mailbox, for me. They're from the landlord.

Did you get anything from him?

text, backdated to last week;

[pickoffs]

hey

so i've got this basket of pies... would you be interested in one?

[carrierpigeon]

hey

are they pies from the Landlord? I have some shortcakes from him if you want one too. nothing bad has happened yet so I figure they're ok to share.

text; misfire

[admiringly]

i dont know what to do
please help!!!!

[carrierpigeon]

Sakura?! whats wrong?

did something happen at work??

TXT; FWD THIS TO 10PPL OR U'LL BE HAUNTED FOR OCTOBER!!!

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[carrierpigeon]

HAUNTED?!

saturday, mid-morning;

[pickoffs]

[ there's no school on saturdays here, and that's weird. but he's taken to starting practice in the afternoons nonetheless, because honestly, he could use the break.

today, he could use the break from more than just the team. he's not sure if ryota's working, but he kind of has a feeling he might be - ryota's always seemed like he'd rather be working than hanging around, when the chance came around. so he pulls on regular teenager clothes, huddles in his team jacket, and heads down to honeybee's, so someone can make him a coffee for a change.

the hat stays home, for once - he deserves a prize. he's been in before - most notably with nonon - but she was looking for some parfait monstrosity, and he bypasses the bakery to beeline for the drink counter instead. ] What's a guy gotta do to get a coffee around here?

[carrierpigeon]

Just a minute!

[Ryouta had planned to work out front when he'd come in for the morning, so he'd dressed in full bee representative attire. A few changes had been necessary to keep things up to code behind the counter; he's wingless and missing antennae, but still distinctively beelike. Anxious to keep Honeybee's reputation for good customer service on track, he rustles around hurriedly in the back before ducking out around the corner.]

It's easy; you just have to be thirsty -

[Ryouta emerges, pulling on sleeves and an apron to guard against splatter. He's not expecting to see Kazuya there; he just never struck him as the type to come in for cafe specialty drinks.]

- Kazuya! It's you. Sorry for the wait.

mailbox, december 3rd;

[pickoffs]

[ he'd thought a lot about what to get ryota. contrary to appearances given the treehouse disaster, he doesn't actually think birthdays need to be anything overblown, but he likes to celebrate when and where he can.

especially for the people he's fond of.

some time in the morning on the third, a gift box, light blue and tied off with a ribbon so perfectly cut it was definitely done by a professional, will be tucked into the mailbox of house 1440. a bigger box dominates the gift, but there's a smaller box tucked in there, too.

and a card. because he wants to take you on a date, some time. ]

text, 12/19 bc i know me;

[pickoffs]

[ it's not that he's been avoiding honeybee's since he heard that ryota had a plant over his head, it's just that he's been really busy with prep for the christmas party and hasn't had time to go for coffee or anything.

(he has totally been avoiding honeybee's.)

but it takes one step to be different than usual, right? so after staring at his phone for twenty minutes he'd... finally managed to send a text so he could hope ryota would get it on his break. ]

do you have some spare time after work? there's something i want to talk to you about.

[ he's sealed himself into actually showing up and talking to ryota this way, but that's not exactly a negative. ]

[carrierpigeon]

Kazuya?

sure, I have some time

should I be worried?? things have been a little weird this week....

mailbox; 12/24

[jinpachi]

[ In Ryouta's mailbox on Christmas Eve is a small box wrapped in blue paper. Inside is a handmade card with a simple "Merry Christmas!" on the other side, and... this blue and white basketball scarf.

Because he got his K. Ryoutas mixed up. Shit. AT LEAST IT'S STILL A CUTE SCARF??? ]

[12/25] Mailbox

[birdstheword]

[Hope you like birds Ryouta, cause she does! Address to Ryouta is a wrapped up gift. Inside of it is a speaker and a small bird plushie.
The card attached reads:

Merry Christmas Ryouuuu-san!
I hope the rest of this year and the next are super fun and great to you!
We should hang out more! I would like to get to know you and everybirdie better!
Spread your wings and you'll soar hiiiiigh!

<3 - Hajime ]

12/24

[hisa]

[For some reason Hisami is shaking things up a little bit and sticking her presents in the mailbox instead. Or maybe she really wants it to be that much of a surprise.

Anyway, what Ryouta gets is this mug and a novel about birds. Yes, the characters are all birds. Owls, sparrows, hawks, etc. And the card, though simple, is written in nice handwriting.]

Ryouta-san,

Merry Christmas! I'm glad to have you as my older "brother".

- Hisami Hishiishii

backdated to 12/25

[blueberrytrain]

<sub>[ Inside of his mailbox, Ryouta would find a small box that contained a handmade sweater that Kotori had obviously made for him. On top of the present, there was a card with a note from her as well.

Merry Christmas, Kawara-san! I hope you are having a wonderful holiday with all of your friends and family, and I also hope to see you soon!

-Kotori Minami ]</sub>

action; idk when

[admiringly]

[ Someday, when they're both working and Honeybee's is dead, Chiyo's curiosity gets the better of her. She's seen Miyuki come in from time to time, and she's seen him in the vicinity of Ryouta. While she may not be the smartest person in the world, some signs are hard to miss, and when you're Chiyo Sakura, sometimes you're attuned or more wont to notice romance in the air.

They're friends, right? It wouldn't hurt to ask, right? If she's wrong, she's wrong, and if they're not together yet, maybe... she could push it along. She remembers Miyuki admitting to an unrequited crush, and she thinks Ryouta probably reciprocates, but she's not sure (so maybe it's not unrequited). Either way, they both deserve happiness, so....!

Chiyo sidles up to Ryouta's side. She cups her mouth with her hand and whispers, very hush hush: ]

Psst, Kawara-kun, psst!

[carrierpigeon]

[Cleaning the machines has left him vulnerable. His back turned, senses dulled by the occasional spit of the steamer, Ryouta's a sitting pigeon when Chiyo makes her surprisingly stealthy approach. He jumps, letting out a noise that sounds suspiciously squawkish.] Guh!

Sakura?! Where did you come from?! [She definitely freaked him out. Has she always been that sneaky? Ryouta visibly relaxes, holding a hand to his chest and trying to make it look casual, not completely-caught-off-guard.]

What's up?