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[ He can't fight her! what if she breaks his glasses!! ]

Huh? The glasses??

[ He could see— what? ]

( well, then he's gotta deal with being blind for now!! )

... Akki, you seriously... ? ( is he fucking with her? is he not fucking with her?

either way, she's bolting down the hallway to see what else these will reveal... show her the forbidden imps )

[ He's not that blind!! And if he squints he can follow Rika just fine, banking on whatever's got her distracted to let him be able to catch up with her. She sees... the forbidden imps! Most of them are asleep, actually, rubbing their bloated bellies or picking at their teeth with splintered bone. ]

( this is so fun. but also so scary? BUT SO FUN? watching the imps really reminds her of the see-no-evils... and instinctively, she also wants to cut right through them, but... as long as they're not actively attacking her or akira, or any other student on her watch currently, she's gonna stay her hand and peek into various rooms...

which happens to be the auditorium and library, since they're on the first floor. )

C'mon, Akki, keep up!!

[ huff puff wheeeeeeeeze

Akira is not meant to keep up, but at least he allows himself to slow down somewhat as Rika approaches the auditorium and library, since these are dead ends and she should know better than to run around in the library, and the auditorium is completely empty. A void, if you will.

There's nothing very interesting to be found in either of them, though, unless a tiny elementary school girl sitting on the bottom step of one of the ladders in the library is interesting, or the fact that one of the half dozen imps lounging around the hallway is wearing a flour sack. ]

Wait up...! Kawai-san...!

Keep up, Akki!

( she says, having the cheat athleticism of an olympian without even training for it...

but this is all very interesting, thank you. though, lbr, she probably doesn't even notice haruka, or mistakes her for another imp in her frenzy. she zooms across the hallway next, to start peeking into the offices — nurse's, specifically, but if the counselor's doors are open, she'll peek there, too? )

[ He's dying, please, maybe he should just sit by his locker and wait for her to finish having the zoomies. Where is Ishimaru to tell her to stop running in the halls?

The nurse looks surprised to see Rika and gets out half a greeting before Rika's off again, but the counselor's office door remains shut, the quiet sobbing inside pausing for a moment when Rika rattles the doorknob but resuming again by the time Akira passes by it. There doesn't seem to be anything more interesting on the first floor, and the second... Akira's not going to follow her up the stairs, he's going to stand at the bottom and clutch a stitch in his side. ]

( she really is having zoomies... but, she also figures there's more to explore, and doing it all in one go is probably impossible. sad about counselor's office being closed, though... kind of wanted to see what kind of a demon he is —

she starts going up the stairs, but then realizes it's... probably best to just ask for the glasses? )

Akki! I have a new request!! ( so she almost crashes into him, next, grabbing him by the arms. ) Can I borrow your glasses for a while?! How bad do you need them? Do you have spares? It's suuuper important, like, life-and-death!!

( and she's not even exaggerating, listen. the imps? they're going insane? )

[ Ugh- He nearly falls over when Rika crashes into him, so that he's grateful for his arms being grabbed so he doesn't go crashing onto the ground. ]

What?

[ Lord, he feels like he's going insane, he's not understanding anything. Who's dying? How?? Huh??? ]

Our prescriptions wouldn't match, so it's better if you get tested for your own, otherwise wearing mine for too long will give you a headache.

Of course, I'll get tested as soon as possible, promise! But for now, I'll wear yours, okay? It helps a lot! Thank you sooo much, Akki!!

( did he agree? not exactly, but if she just ignores the fact and thanks him instead, he'll kind of have to?

here, have a smooch, too. on the cheek, of course, because she's not a hoe, unlike rokkun who's going on dates with komaeda every day now... smh... )

By the way... are you okay? You were kinda holding onto your side earlier — ( and now, for her next trick: change the subject. )

[ What?????

He claps his hand over his cheek when Rika pulls away, successfully distracted because his mind is rebooting and has to play catch up. ]

I- uh.

[ He swallows hard, and starts over. ]

I'm okay now. I never had to run for my life before... Were you that excited about being able to see?

( she's still wondering whether he's messing around, but... akira doesn't seem like a good liar, so maybe he really did not see anything special through his glasses. in the other hand, maybe not looking like a good liar makes you a good liar??

who knows. the point is, glasses acquired, the boy confused, everything is working out. )

You sure? Normally, people keel over more like this — ( and she bends over, holding onto her sides and wheezing theatrically. ) Yeah! Everything is in 1080p now!! Suuuper high definition!

( ... not that the people of this year know what 1080p means, but, well. )

I saw things I've never seen before! ( literally. )

[ No... normally people do not do that? Rika watches too many movies. ]

Like individual leaves off a tree, right? That's what I thought too, when I first got glasses.

[ You start to notice everything and it's a little overwhelming, but it's an— for lack of a better term— eye opening experience. ]

Mine are kind of plain, though... Ones with thinner frames would suit you more, I think.

Yup! Every individual book in the library!

( her eyesight is perfectly fine, honestly, she's never complained about that, but going along with the lie is easy. )

Hehe, once I go get my prescription, I can pick something more fitting, but... I still look super cute, right?

( strikes a pose!!!!!!! )

[ —he's played enough rpgs to know what the right answer to this is, so there's only the slightest hesitation before he speaks. ]

Yeah. You're super cute.

( yup, he's got that one right. +5 rika relationship points. )

Akki's not bad without the glasses, either! ( and she pokes him in the side he was holding, just to see — )

[ See what?? it's not like he got stabbed there and is bleeding out, but he jumps as if sensitive in his side anyways. ]

Wha- hey!

[ Anyways, I needed a visual for how he would look without glasses and decided I can no longer trust this face, the only thing saving him was the glasses, that was his charm point. ]

( DID YOU EDIT AN ICON OF HIM WITHOUT GLASSES NOOO HE LOOKS CUTE STOP )

Hmm... is Akki taking proper care of himself? ( see what's there cause she's nosy as hell!!

in fact, let her just lift his shirt up to take a peek because god is dead and rika has no fear nor respect for anyone's boundaries. )

[ I did and I was soooo sad I couldn't save his blushy one so instead Rika gets yelly Akira who tries very hard to pull his shirt back down but not before she catches a glimpse of a flat stomach with no abs, she shouldn't be disappointed. ]

Stop that!

( CUTE!! he looks v different though im crying THE DISPARITY...

anyway, this is about what she expected, yeah. no muscle... akira only works out at the library. that said, she's more interested in his side, tugging his shirt up there. )

Akki, if anyone bullies you, tell me, kay?! I'll deal with them!!

[ His glasses are gone and I suddenly don't trust him, i'm crying ]

This is— [ desperately tugging down his shirt ] kind of bullying right now, Kawai-san...!

[ His side is unremarkable save for one old scar, several inches long and paler than the rest of his skin, just above the hip bone. ]

( glass-less akira... maybe he was the 3 am ori all along... )

... ( she glances at the scar, then back up to his face, letting go.

well, they've all got some, right? this one must be old, silver and pale on his skin, and if she feels bad, it doesn't show on her face, but — )

Akki, this is why you gotta tell me no clearly, okay? ( she'll bully him until he grows a backbone and shoves her away one day, or something. listen... this is her way of caring for people. ) Come on, say it! Unless you secretly like it when I touch you... ~

[ I couldn't stand him and so 6pm Ori nuked 3am Akira, goodbye ]

I— I don't...

[ nnnn ]

...I think you can tell when somebody is uncomfortable, and instead of preying on that, you should be a little more considerate.

( NOOO FAREWELL SWEET PRINCE )

Oh, I can tell. I just don't care until you voice it.

( ??? why should she, when he just lets it happen? )

Here, try it! Try shoving me against the wall — ( and she spreads her arms, grinning. ) Say, "stop messing around!" and shove me! ( she looks very excited at the idea of akira doing it. not because it's all that exciting all in itself, but listen... it's akira? )

[ It's called consideration!! Kawai-san!!!! ]

Wha- no way! I can't!

[ She spreads her arms which means he's free which means he clutches the hem of his shirt so she can't grab it anymore and takes a huge step back away from her. ]

I'm not going to ye— [ no, he's already yelling ] —shove you! That's mean!

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