rosavelle | Kanade March Catchall

[For the first few days of her stay, Kanade hasn't really left the castle grounds. There was the party, which she'd gone to mostly because Ena and Mizuki went, but that was it, really. She met some people in passing when she was too nervous that she had to go out and take a look around to make sure that she wasn't dreaming, but other than that... she'd kept herself to her room in the Lily barracks. And honestly, a part of her wanted to keep it that way. She agreed to this, she wanted to help... but the reality of all of this hit her pretty hard, and she's still trying to recover.

But recover she has. Or recover she will. She tries to make it easy on herself, leaving her room at her usual hours to just sort of. Wander the halls of the barracks, and eventually wander into the castle itself.

... Well. That's to say. It's deep into the hours of the night, past a point where most normal people would be fast asleep, that one might spot a strange, ghostly-looking figure lurking about with no clear goal in mind...]

[Not very surprisingly, Kanade finds herself drawn to the greenhouse. It's not really because of the Everbloom, or the flowers they're all tied to... but there's a comforting feeling that resonates more deeply inside of her than the strange, soft hum of magic surrounding them. It's like what she felt when she went to the park with Mizuki so long ago; the feeling of a memory still so soft, still untainted by the curse wrapping its vines around her heart. It's comfortable here, and once Kanade got past her nervousness over being in an area restricted to almost everyone else but them, she started spending much of her time there. Just wandering through the flowers, taking in the atmosphere... it was nice. It made that dark cloud of fog in her head clear just a little.

It also gave her a little inspiration. This she's not sure she should be doing, but she'll be quick to stop if the guards speak up.

One afternoon, Kanade sits cross-legged near a patch of soft white carnations, the guitar that Haruhi had bought for her in her hands. Her eyes are closed, head tilted ever so slightly - almost like she's listening to the hum of the Everbloom around them. She sits in silence for a while... and then she begins to play. Not a song Ena or Mizuki might be familiar with, or any song that might have been heard out among the town. It's a slow, gentle melody, almost hesitant, like she's hearing the melody somewhere deeper in the Everbloom's hum, rather than reciting something from memory.]

[... Okay, so maybe this was a bad idea.

Kanade always thought birds were easy to care for. You just hold out your hand with a bunch of seed in it and it should be fine, right? Well. In theory, yes. She had offered to help with the care for the doves, and it seemed like it wouldn't be too labor-intensive. Starting off with feeding them sounded good, but...]

H... Help...?

[But, since some of the newer birds aren't as well trained as the older ones, they aren't exactly patient. When she'd held her hand out, only one had landed to eat at first. That wasn't so bad! But then another landed on her hand, and another. There was no more room, so several landed on her shoulders, one on her head, until poor Kanade has been more or less covered in birds.

... Her arm hurts from holding it out for so long. But she's standing stock still, frozen like a statue, too terrified to move.]

I-I don't want to scare them away...

[She's not the only nocturnal member, of course. Yayoi's sleep schedule is a mystery, and she tends to be more active at night. So when she sees Kanade lurking...

... well, what Kanade likely sees first is glowing eyes. Like seeing a cat's at night, the light reflects, making it look like a monster... before Yayoi steps into a moonbeam through a window, showing who she is.]

Oh, you live here now too?

Ha ha ha! If I haven't frightened them yet, I don't think you could if you tried!

[ Bulat's tall, broad-shouldered form is also a splendid perch. Doves climb over each other, cooing and shoving their letters in his face. He's trying to unhook the message from one tiny bird leg while its friends are unhelpful and get in the way. ]

[ Kanade happens to be playing just as Golshi is wrapping up some post-workout business in the greenhouse. Gathering fallen Everbloom petals into her satchel. Why?

So anyway, ears perked and tail wagging Gold Ship makes her way to the source of the melody and finds herself someone new and musically inclined! LUCKY~ ]

Well, well, well. What do ya know? Looks like Calcal invited another musician to the party.

[ You have been noticed by The Horse, Kanade. ]

[ multiple things stood out about rosavelle in the season that haruhi's been present. a lot about romance (that she's pushing aside as long as she can) and a lot about music. ever since she'd heard ena sing (angrily) and of how the umamusume performed, she'd had the idea of committing more to music in her head since. for once, it was something she wasn't growing increasingly bored of-- maybe it was contagious. if someone's trying to make music happen in a world like this, the more the better! hence, haruhi helping kanade buy a guitar when they first met. she seemed so fixated on it, and you can't be good at it if you don't give it a try.

of course, this was before she knew that she was a musician. even better.

heading to the greenhouse though, haruhi hadn't really been thinking about it for once. she was more there to check on a little patch of flowers she'd started getting drawn to, started caring about a little more as the days went on. nothing seemed out of place, everything felt like it was still growing, with the bright forget-me-not in the center still striking as always.

as she's preparing to head back, she hears the soft sound of guitar strings mixed with the hum of the everbloom. when haruhi investigates and sees who it is, she can't help the grin on her face. she's really starting to acclimate, if not to the world itself then at least to the music in the air. she's not planning on interrupting or making a noise, instead sitting nearby, letting kanade play out the tune.

the meramancy applause can come after that. ]

Pfft...

[ Oh. Oh no. This is kind of hilarious? How do you end up in a situation like this? She wishes she could take a picture, but... that'd probably be a bit rude to a girl she hasn't met yet, wouldn't it? ]

Okay, okay, hold on a sec'...

[ Kanade goes to grab some seed of her own, and once she's got plenty in her hands, she strides on over and holds them out to the birds currently nesting on this poor girl. ]

C'mere, lil fellas...

[ Fortunately for (the smaller) Kanade, (the bigger) Kanade seems to have enough mother-bird vibes that, after a moment of contemplation, a decent chunk of the birds start to migrate to (the bigger) Kanade with the offer of fresh seed. Her fluffier, wilder hair seems to make for a better nest, too... ]

[ As an Avalon le Fae with working Fae Eyes, Artoria is not one to be fooled by the idea of a late night apparition. As a Heroic Spirit, no less, she's not one to be shaken by the presence of such a thing, and it is if anything her duty to deal with that sort of thing.

Which means that, Artoria Caster... has absolutely no excuse for this. ]

AAH!! GHOST!!

[ Sorry about the big ornate staff suddenly being fumbled around with before being pointed at Kanade proper. ]

[Look Kanade's not gonna judge her for collecting flower petals. That's just normal?? Her mom did that all the time when she was little to press the petals or let them dry in bowls to make their scents linger longer! Perfectly normal, not susupicious activity there.

... Honestly, Kanade's more curious over that nickname than anything Gold Ship may or may not have been doing. She pauses in her idle playing, looking somewhat bewildered.]

... Calcal?

[She can't... mean the one who brought them all here, could she...?]

[There's always a change in Kanade, when she plays like this. Not playing to record a demo or a final track, not playing with the intent to compose. Just... letting the music flow through her. Letting herself exist. There's a feeling of lightness in her chest that she's rarely felt these past few years - it was only when she and Mafuyu had sat together and played her song, their song, the song she wrote not to save, but to make Mafuyu smile.

It's... peace. Letting herself just be has her hands seem to move on their own, playing a melody settling gently on the listener's heart.

And she's so at peace that she doesn't immediately realize she has an audience. It's only when her eyes drift open in a lull in the notes that she sees Haruhi's grinning face, and while in most situations she might look like a frightened rabbit about to bolt, now she only seems mildly surprised. Like she's coming out of a trance.]

Oh...! S-Suzumiya-san, right...? [She's not going to forget the person who gave her such an important gift!] Sorry, was I disturbing you?

[Kanade's gotten used to how much people laugh at how kind of pathetic she is, honestly. She knows it's not mean-spirited, so it doesn't really bother her. Even so, she still looks a little sheepish as the (bigger) Kanade laughs, helpfully standing as still as she can while the other coaxes some of the birds off of her.]

Thanks... I don't mind them, really, but I wasn't expecting so many to show up all at once...

[Tragically, this isn't the first time this has happened to Kanade. After spooking Ena in that supposedly haunted tunnel Mizuki had dragged them all out to, you'd think Kanade would have learned her lesson! But no, she still thinks nothing of wandering out alone in the dark-

And doesn't realize just how much she must look like a ghost herself, with her long hair mostly covering her face. So when Artoria screams and points her staff at her, Kanade also lets out a panicked yelp, spinning around like she's expecting something to be looming behind her.]

W-Where?!

[Wow yeah this guy's voice even seems to rattle in Kanade's chest. Everything about him just seems to scream Loud, but none of the birds are scattering...

... Honestly, it makes Kanade laugh a little, seeing just how many of the birds are swarming him with letters and general attention.]

You're like a bird magnet...

[Unfortunately, she can't do much with several birds perching on her arms, but she does try and lift them so that she might tempt some of the ones crowding Bulat over to give him a bit more breathing room.]

They all seem to really like you. Have you done anything like this before?

[For a second, Kanade locks up in feer, the perfect image of a deer in the headlights. She hasn't really thought about the idea of this world - or, at the very least, the castle grounds - being dangerous, so she's not immediately terrified that she's about to be attacked by a monster, but. Glowing eyes. That's still startling!

She chokes out a surprised squeaking sound, but when Yayoi steps further into the light, she relaxes, letting out a wheeze.]

I-I...

[Right. Question.]

Mmm, yeah. Sorry, should I avoid certain places so I don't disturb anyone...?

Huh? Nah, I think it's fine.

[huh, is this girl kind of high-strung? What's scary here? She looks way more like a ghost than Yayoi does!]

Just keep it down during the night, I guess? I tend to come and go at all hours, and no one's complained yet.

Yeah, you know! Callie? Princess Calanthe Rosabella Petalia de Amoré?

[ SHE REMEMBERS THE WHOLE NAME?! Granted she may have some constant help with that. Tha ks, Saint-Germain. ]

Tall, pink, works themselves waaaaay too hard? They're good people but they've got like, no off switch, m'pretty sure they miss meals when they get too into something.

[ Gold Ship is the master of unintentional microaggressions. ]

[At least it only seemed temporary! She seems to have calmed a bit more now that Yayoi's not looking like she's going to pounce or anything, and nods along.]

Right... I usually like to work at night, but that's not really feasible here without disturbing the others.

[No headphones, and all.]

But I've never lived in a place like this, so close to so many other people... I'm still not sure what I should or shouldn't be doing.

Yeah, that's another reason I spend most of my time out. It's weird to spend time with this many people. It's better than sleeping outside in the winter, at least...

[... Why does Kanade feel like she's getting called out when she's not even the one being talked about...?]

You must be pretty close to the princess if you can call them that...

[Oh, Kanade. So quick to jump to conclusions...]

I only briefly saw them when I first arrived here, so I'm not sure if my music is why they brought me here... but I hope it might help.

She's one of my besties!

[ Said with all the confidence and surety of someone who's always right. ]

M'gonna let ya in on a little secret here. There's a lot of musicians here, especially amongst the gals. Mosta the gals are multi-talented with their fingers too.

[ Wink wink nudge nudge. ]

I'm Gold Ship, by the way. Nice to meetcha!

Really? It feels a lot like home, then... most of my friends are musicians, too. Ah, but I think Mafuyu and Tenma-san are the only ones that play piano...

[Sorry Golshi, that innuendo goes RIGHT over Kanade's head. You can probably hear the whoosh with that piano comment.]

Gold Ship-san... it's nice to meet you, too. I'm Kanade Yoisaki.

[ RIGHT OVER HER HEAD. Cute... ]

Kanade. Heh. S'funny, already a gal I've been workin' the old Stego Clan charm on with that name.

[ She looks Kanade up and down. Kinda... hmm. Real wet cat vibes here, but pathetic wet cat not angry wet cat. That's no good for a nickname so.

Gold Ship claps her hangs together, her tail starts wagging. ]

Got it! Gonna call ya Kanade the Gray.

[ haruhi nods at the question about her name, but then, on the second... ]

'Course not. I was just listening to you play. [ a beat. ] Sounds good. Did you play a lot back home?

W-Where?! What do you mean where...

[ ... ]

...Ah.

[ Wait. Not a ghost. Maybe a banshee? No, not that either. Just a normal girl... ]

...Oops.

Kanade March Catchall

Late (night) Introductions

Magical Melodies

Coo-rier Service

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kinda wingin their interaction, this can be a placeholder if you wanted to continue thread!

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we can always tweak things later if needed!!

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