Ethan Blake
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Post by Ethan Blake on Jun 11, 2015 22:26:29 GMT
Middle schoolers and high schoolers ate lunch together, that Ethan already knew. But no matter how many times he came to the amazingly grandiose cafeteria, it never failed to amaze and intimidate him. Everyone was such a higher caliber than he was! He was already a small person to begin with, but the sheer size of the place, and all the people in it, only made him feel even smaller.
The boy absently pushed his glasses up his nose, milling about in the line for food. The lunch itself was extravagant - even if he could only pronounce maybe half of it. As he shook away his reverie, he realized something - someone had cut in front of him! For a moment, Ethan looked around in a panic, instinctively looking around for Scarlett - before he shook his head again. No, he was old enough to defend himself now! He couldn't keep depending on her. How could he ever stand on his own two feet otherwise?
"E-excuse me..." he said, voice small. Too small for anyone to hear him, and whoever was in front of him brought a friend over.
Oh no...
"E-excuse me, I-I was here first..." he tried again, to no avail. His shoulders slumped. It - it was only two people. It'd be okay, right? They had to have a reason for it anyways. But it was a little frustrating too - he really had been there first!
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Post by Suzuran "Suzu" Murasaki on Jun 11, 2015 22:39:25 GMT
Normally she would be eating with her sister, Kai, and the rest of the Host Club first years, but Suzu had found herself being dragged away by the equestrian club to talk about the upcoming event. Dressage, Jumping, and Cross Country. They would be expected to take part in all three. Suzu didn't have the patience for the prettiness of Dressage, but she wanted to show off her jumping, so why not? She could ask someone to help her put together a routine.
Her teammate was talking a mile a minute about how excited they were to show off their new riding outfit. Suzu rolled her eyes. Fancy clothes weren't really a thing for her, but she loved hats. In fact, since they weren't in class, she had placed a black hat with cat ears on her head. It sat slightly lopsided, covered in zippers and pins, with blue plaid for the inside of the ears. She hated not being able to wear a hat in class, but she dealt with it. She at least could wear one during club.
As she slid into line with her friend, she heard a voice behind her. It was barely audible over the loud din of the cafeteria. She and her friend turned around, her friend ready to start a fight, but Suzu immediately recognized the boy and elbowed her friend in the side.
"I'm so sorry," she said, a genuine smile on her face. The boy was in the idol club. What was his name? "Ethan, right? Here, go on ahead." She pulled her friend out of the way to let him pass and then she realized.
SHIT. He doesn't know who I am. He's only ever seen me with the mask and my wig.
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Ethan Blake
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Post by Ethan Blake on Jun 11, 2015 23:03:46 GMT
O-oh! Someone had heard him! Ethan almost smiled when the two turned around - but it immediately dropped off his face when he noticed one of them seemed abrasive and scary. Ethan's gaze immediately dropped downwards and he debated whether to apologize - it was only two people, what was he even raising a fuss for! - only for the second girl with them to speak up. She apologized, and then -
"Ethan, right? Here, go on ahead."
He was about to smile gratefully - only to realize something.
She knew his name.
Ethan stared for a moment, really taking the other girl in. She didn't look familiar in the least - and she had to be from the high school, given her own uniform! But - he was still only a middle school student! And she definitely wasn't in any of HIS clubs - not Track, not the PC Literacy club, and definitely not the Culinary or Culture Clubs either! Was she from the Idol or Drama Clubs? No, Scarlett would have said something if she was, she often talked about her other members from time to time, and he'd definitely never seen this girl at any of those practices!
He didn't know her.
But she knew him.
His insides twisted in fear. He didn't want to deal with this - it could be something scary! She could be a stalker!
"T-thank you, sorry to bother you!"
He hurried past the two of them, grabbing a tray and starting to reach for food. All the strange foods were intimidating - but he recognized spaghetti, at least, as well as a few other things. As he brought his tray to the dessert cart, his face lit up. It was the perfect slice of a strawberry chiffon cake, complete with a big fat strawberry on top. It looked so good! And it was the last slice...
Something sweet would help take his mind of the girl who somehow knew his name back there.
He reached for it...
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Yuka Yamamoto
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Post by Yuka Yamamoto on Jun 11, 2015 23:27:33 GMT
She'd wanted to wait for Ririko, she really had wanted to wait! But she said she had something to do today and that Yuka should go ahead without her. And now Yuka was all alone!
Yuka didn't especially liked being away from Ririko for a long period of time, they were best friends after all! But a very nice boy had given her a tray and another nice girl had given Yuka suggestions on what to eat. All this fancy foreign food! She wasn't especially sure what to try. It all looked so delicious!
Eventually she settled on curry and rice, it was like a curry bun without the dough so it was good enough for now, and moved along to the dessert. There were so many cakes and puddings! She must have been standing there for quite awhile for when she came to a realization of what she wanted, there were entirely different people around her than before.
There was one slice of strawberry chiffon cake left complete with a perfect strawberry on top! It was perfect!
Reaching for it, her hand brushed against someone else's. Looking up in surprise she noticed a brown haired boy, apparently a middle schooler. Oh no, she bothered him! He wanted the cake too!
"Oh, I'm sorry!" She picked up the plate of strawberry cake quickly and placed it on his tray in case he tried to protest, "I wasn't looking! Enjoy it, okay?" She smiled brightly, turned back to the dessert cart and picked up a fresh berry panna cotta, put it on her tray, sent one more beaming smile at Ethan, then picked her tray up and headed off to find a table, humming quietly.
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Post by Ethan Blake on Jun 15, 2015 19:40:18 GMT
Ethan was definitely going to protest this. Really. Honestly! It was just a piece of cake, there was no reason for him to have it!
But he hadn't expected the girl talking to him to be so cute! He was definitely staring as she was talking, and he'd kept staring as she'd gone off. Ethan's face felt so warm - was he blushing? He had to be blushing! Still red-faced, he hurried to pay for his lunch, keeping an eye out for her in the crowd.
He couldn't explain it, but he wanted to talk to her again right away. His insides felt like they were being twisted into knots, and normally he never did something like this, but...
He dodged the crowd, spotting a relatively empty table near one of the walls. A-ah, she was still close by too, good!
I gotta speak loud enough!
"U-um! There's a table over here if you're still l-looking for one!" he called out, waving to get Yuka's attention.
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Yuka Yamamoto
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Post by Yuka Yamamoto on Jun 15, 2015 20:19:31 GMT
Looking through the crowd of people to try and find an empty table she hummed quietly to herself, there didn't seem to be any spare, she'd have to join some people she didn't know! Not that it would be a bad thing, she'd surely get to know them but... surely if her cousin was somewhere near she'd have somewhere to sit--
Oh, someone was calling her! It was the cute little middle schooler from the line! How sweet of him to think of her!
"Oh, thank you!" She moved over to the table and put her tray down gently, sitting down in one of the empty seats opposite from Ethan. She picked up her napkin and spread it over her lap just in case she dropped anything and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. She smiled brightly again at Ethan.
"So what's your name? I'm Yuka!"
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Post by Ethan Blake on Jul 14, 2015 3:23:16 GMT
Too cute! Way way wayyy too cute! Ethan froze up when she sat across from him, torn between staring at how cute she was and staring at the definitely very interesting and not at all an avoidance tactic edge of the chair just to the right of her. He fiddled with his hands in his lap, trying to work up the nerve to actually look at her head-on.
How would Lettie do this?
Lettie would...
W-well, Lettie would never have this issue! Lettie would walk into a room with confidence and everyone would listen to her and no one would cut in line in front of her and if they did, she'd totally punch them and -
"I-I'm Ethan! It's nice to meet you, senpai!"
- well, it was a start. Face still red, he offered a nervous smile. "U-um!"
Wait. No. He didn't have any plans to say more, what was he -
"L-let's - "
Oh goddd, what was he doing?!
" - l-let's split the cake! I know you wanted it too, a-and I don't mind sharing!"
She definitely was going to think he was creepy! Ugh, why hadn't he just stopped talking after introducing himself?!
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Yuka Yamamoto
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Post by Yuka Yamamoto on Jul 14, 2015 23:02:15 GMT
"Oh, you can call me Yuka-Senpai, Ethan-Kun!" Yuka smiled brightly, "Just senpai is much too formal for me!" She picked up her spoon and scooped up some curry, holding her hand under her spoon as she began to eat quietly.
At Ethan's announcement, she looked up and blinked. Then her face split into a bright smile. "Oh I'd like that! I'd like that very much!" She looked at her Panna Cotta and tapped it, still smiling, "We can share my pudding as well! I'll have half and you can have half so we both get a full pudding each!" She stopped for a minute then pressed a finger to her bottom lip, staring at the pudding, "But does one half of a pudding and half a cake count as a full dessert?" She was silent for a minute, then shook her head, "Either way, let's still share!"
She ate her curry again quietly then looked up after about a minute, "So tell me about yourself Ethan-Kun! What clubs are you in?"
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Post by Ethan Blake on Jul 19, 2015 9:07:18 GMT
Ethan blinked at Yuka's suggestion, then turned even more red. "N-no way, I couldn't do that! That's not respectful! You're my senpai, I-I gotta treat you right!" Oh god, he was going to turn into a reddened mess at this rate. At least Lettie wasn't here, he was sure he was the same shade of red as her hair at this point! "W-would your last name b-be okay?"
Hhhhh, he'd definitely made the wrong move, talking to her! She was just too cute and upbeat, it was the deadliest combination! He started picking at his spaghetti, grateful for the moment of respite. Maybe he could think of other things to talk about -
- or he could nearly choke on his food at her suggestion of sharing too. He swallowed hard, too surprised to do anything else but nod in agreement with her, and averted his gaze, picking at his spaghetti again.
A-ah, she was asking about him now...
"U-um! I'm in my last y-year of middle school!" Stupid, it was obvious he was in middle school! "My d-dad's a marine s-scientist a-and my mom does p-photojournalism, s-so I grew up w-with a lot of science-y and art-y interests! A-ah, but I-I really think nature's m-more interesting than the o-ocean..."
That was the best way to put it, anyways. There was no way he could talk about how he wanted to study bugs growing up! Especially not while they were eating.
"I-I'm p-part of the Culture C-Club, the Culinary Club a-and the PC Literacy Club! But m-my favorite is the Culinary Club 'cause I-I love to cook!" he smiled openly at that. "A-ah, and I-I'm part of the Track and Field team t-too..." Was that boring? Was he being too boring? He didn't know, and yet he couldn't bring himself to stop talking. "N-next year when I-I'm in high s-school, I wanna be part of s-student council! O-or maybe just a class r-representative, ahaha..."
Oh, he really had rambled a lot. He bit back an apology, instead looking over towards Yuka in curiosity.
"W-what about you?"
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Yuka Yamamoto
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Post by Yuka Yamamoto on Jul 19, 2015 12:09:20 GMT
Yuka blushed at Ethan's insistence and stuttering. Had she done something wrong? Had she been rude somehow?? She didn't want to offend him at all! He was so nice and sweet!
"My last name's fine." She smiled lightly, "Whichever you prefer, I don't mind!"
As he started to talk about himself she stopped eating and leaned forward, resting her elbows on the table and resting her chin in her hands, nodding at various intervals to confirm she was still listening.
"That sounds super interesting! Your family sounds so cool! Way more interesting than mine!" She shook her head, "My mum's a... well she calls herself a socialite, and my sister's an idol and my brother's at the university! He's studying Biotechnology and Microbiology, it's pretty cool!" She nodded smiling, "My whole family is into politics and stuff like that, it's tiring..."
She stopped for a minute, she was sure there was something she could add at this point... It'd come back to her.
"Oh! And I'm in the Judo Team, and the Karate Team! I'm pretty good at self defense!" She smiled slightly, looking down at her rice, "But my mum says it's not ladylike."
Then she remembered!
"Oh! My big cousin is head of the student council right now! I could introduce you to him if you like! Let you meet the other members of the council so you can join them next year!" She patted Ethan's hand reassuringly, "They're always looking for new members! And they're all super nice! I'm sure you'll love you!"
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Post by Ethan Blake on Aug 17, 2015 9:36:19 GMT
Oh gosh, did she think he was a nervous wreck? Because he totally was a nervous wreck. Still, Ethan made the effort to keep eye contact and nod along with what she was saying - easy enough, considering she was pretty interesting! Uwah, a socialite sounded cool! Although your whole family being into politics? That sounded kinda scary...
"Y-your sister's an idol? That's so cool!" he could barely hold a tune, he couldn't imagine someone singing for a living! And her brother liked science! Oh, that sounded super cool too! At the mention of karate and judo, Ethan paused for a moment. He hadn't expected that, but...
"I-I don't think it's bad though! U-um, to be g-good at self-defense, I mean. A-and ladylike s-stuff - I think you s-should decide on your own w-what ladylike stuff is. As long as you enjoy it, t-that's ladylike enough, r-right?"
Had that made any sense? Ethan wasn't sure, and he busied himself with his glasses for a moment, before immediately perking up at the mention of her cousin being on the council. "A-ah, that's too kind of you! I-I'm kind of shy - " Boy was that ever an understatement of the century, " - s-so I don't think I'd have the n-nerve to introduce myself!" he laughed at that, absently rubbing the back of his neck.
"It's k-kinda nice to have a family member h-here though, huh? My cousin a-and I are in the same class, i-it's like having a home away f-from home." he smiled fondly at that. Maybe he could introduce Lettie to this girl - they could be good friends!
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Yuka Yamamoto
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Post by Yuka Yamamoto on Aug 18, 2015 21:55:33 GMT
Yuka's face lit up into a huge smile as he gushed about her sister. She was glad he found it interesting, she was really proud of her sister after all! She was great! And Yuka wanted to be just like her!
When he started talking about her self defense, she leaned her elbows on the table and rested her chin in her hands, eyes wide as she listened to him speak. She nodded occasionally, to confirm he was listening, watching him with rapt attention. It was so nice to hear someone saying it was a good thing!
When he finally finished, she nodded her head, "Right! That's how I feel! I personally feel a lot safer!" She leaned over to pat his hand, "I knew you'd see it like I do!"
"Oh, now don't you worry about that! My cousin is super nice and I'll introduce you! He's really kind and patient, so don't you worry about him! He's like a big marshmallow!" Her face shone, "You're gonna love him!"
As he talked about his cousin she smiled, tilting her head, "Oh that's cute! It must be nice to have your family in your class! My little cousin's in middle school too and my big cousin is in third year! He's really busy now." She scooped up more rice then smiled sadly, "I have an older cousin, she teaches Literature here." She was quiet for a minute, "But she doesn't really have much time for me, she prefers my other cousin." She suddenly smiled again, "But I'm sure she's just busy or something!" Ayame-Chan had a lot on her plate after all, what with lesson plans and club coaching and her novels. She never seemed to have much time for her, even as a child. She'd much prefer to see out Norimasa's company than hers. She clearly put a lot of pride into their last name. It made Yuka feel kind of sad.
Looking up, she smiled at Ethan, "What do you like to do? What hobbies do you have?"
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