haruhi suzumiya → catch-all (season of budding)

[uncommonsense]

Who: Haruhi Suzumiya and her pals!
When: Season of Budding, throughout March and April.
Where: Around the kingdom, a prompt localized in the Forget-Me-Not barracks and another in the Greenhouse.
What: She's got herself a quest! A couple quests, although one's more personal than advisory. Also, ~the melancholy~
Warnings: Shouldn't be any. Will update if so.

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rain or shine, she's on time | around the kingdom, throughout the games

[uncommonsense]

[ with a triumphant and possibly annoying train-esque whistle, comes haruhi suzumiya. dressed for the job complete with a knapsack at her side. ]

'Ello ello! Special delivery, courtesy of Suzumiya Post! Someone's been thinking of you lately, and wanted to express themselves through a letter or two.

[ that depends on the stack that haruhi pulls out of the sack, which depending on some factors, could be a single letter or a bound assortment of them. how popular are you?

...and yes, she made up the "suzumiya post" thing on her own, without telling anyone before hand. once the exchange has been made... she's not leaving. not right away, anyway. ]

So? What's it say? Anything juicy?

writing down the recipes | forget-me-not barracks, early march

[uncommonsense]

[ it's evening at the forget-me-not barracks. haruhi had spent most of her day in the library researching bloomcraft-- both for her bet with emerald and with her other project! which, she's going to share with the rest of the group.

if you come into the dining hall or the kitchen area, haruhi'll have a pot of stew going. once she spots you, she waves you over. ]

Hey, come try some of this. It tastes good of course, but I wanna see if you feel the same thing I do.

[ which right now is, kinda chill? she's pretty calm at the moment. ]

[likememore]

[Ugh, what a day. So much going on, so many things to juggle, Amia and K being here is great for her mind and her soul but it means she needs to balance her workload to leave time to see them because of course she can't just message them, she actually needs to go to Lily if she wants to say hi-

-oh hey, that's a familiar voice, as she walk into the kitchen to see about making a snack before she drags herself into her bedroom to work on schematics for her forge date(?) with K. Ena looks a little worn, but a genuine smile works its way onto her face as she fully enters the room.]

Been practicing without me, Haruhi-chan? Sure, sure, I can give it a try. What's in it? [Peeeeering into the pot of stew.] I mean, give me a little bowl anyway, I'm sure it's fine, but.

[A little mellow today, huh? Well, that's fine. If she's been testing her own work that might explain it.]

[uncommonsense]

Carrots, potatoes, a bit of pork. I didn't want it to be too filling or go wild with ingredients. Bit of chicken stock too.

[ experimenting a bit, but this seems pretty straightforward? haruhi plucks up a bowl and pours it a little less than halfway, holding it out. ]

I wasn't sure what I wanted to try doing... I figured stew's a good meal for settling down for the night, so...

[ brief calming effect. she sleepily nods her head. ]

[likememore]

[She takes it with a smile, grabbing a spoon and leaning against the table and giving it a quick once-over.]

Thanks, this'll be perfect. It smells good, I'm looking forward to trying it. Itadakimasu-

[Nom, nom, swalllow, maybe grab one more real quick for a varied taste-]

Hey, this is pretty good! The flavors are balanced and it goes down easily, but it's not overpowering and i like it a lot and i don't know if i can finish this bowl actually i'm really sleepy all of a sudden?

[Wait. Wait what the fuck? All at once it just kind of hits her in a gentle wave of hey, asshole, chill out. She shrugs off a little bit of it but. Maybe this was not a good idea to sample when she was already tired. But... tasty... but... hnn. She looks to Haruhi, confusion on her face because her already shitty filter is completely out like this.]

[uncommonsense]

[ good! all things considered, haruhi's not used to cooking for other people. in general, she only cooks to feed herself as her mother's taste buds aren't particularly sharp themselves. hearing that someone's enjoying it feels kinda nice!

she's preparing to nod and talk a little more about what she's trying to do, but then ena just starts... tapering off?

uh oh. ]

Hey. Ena-chan, are you okay?

[ she can't pull together that much energy to seem incredibly worried, but she does stop hovering over the stew for a second to face ena. don't collapse, now?? ]

[likememore]

I'm... I'm fine? Just. Tired. What did you do, make a sleep aid but it's dinner?

[There is zero fight in her complaining. There really isn't even that much energy in it. She does manage to turn enough to set her bowl down before she drops it or something.]

Infusery is bullshit.

[uncommonsense]

It was supposed to be calming, not exactly a sleep aid. I guess maybe that's saying you're tired?

[ she brings the stew to a simmer. man, she's doing this again but now it's her fault. jeez. ]

You think you'll fall asleep if you're at a table?

[likememore]

Yeah. Overworked as usual. [She tries to smile, but it falls a little flat when it just comes out as sleepy-cute.] Let me... try something. Because yeah, I'll probably conk out again if I sit down.

[Slowly, with some effort, Ena drags her sketchbook out of her bag and it flops onto the nearest empty flat surface; a pencil follows, and she flips to a page that's got some random doodles on it? Even more slowly, focusing, edge of her pencil glowing a faint baby blue, she traces out a mug of coffee, complete with saucer and steam coming off the top. It's... annoyingly intricate, but the details apparently matter. Once she finishes, her pencil shimmers brighter, the drawing on the page shimmers faintly, and weight seems to lift from her shoulders-]

Oh thank fuck. Instant coffee-

everything, except... | greenhouse, mid march

[uncommonsense]

[ and then, there's the greenhouse again.

since she first met yoojin and he elaborated on the flowers, haruhi's poked her head in every so often to check on a certain bed, a vibrant forget-me-not standing out to her amongst budding flowers of their own. most still growing fairly well, though she seems to be focused today on a pair that's grown together. a tulip and a geranium, the tulip small and hiding and the geranium a bit bigger, almost shielding its bud from everyone else.

the unconscious smile every time she saw them made her feel embarrassed in hindsight, but on certain days, she'll come by and just, sit down and talk to them. flowers like if you talk to them, right? even if they didn't... ]

Everyone's really excited about these Games going on. I've seen a buncha people focused and practicing for something big, and others kinda trying to figure out poetry. I'm not fussed about any of that, but it does make things a lot more lively around here! I was thinking of participating, but I dunno how sincere you have to be to win. Oh, not to say I don't care about anyone here! Everybody here so far's been a joy to get to know.

[ haruhi laughs a little, before it dies out and she just settles into a pensive smile. ]

You two should really be here to take all of this in. I bet Gold Ship'd see it as a challenge to sneak past your defense and capture her for who knows what. You guys could hear Ena and Kanade play, or meet Taiki and watch her run. Heck, there's even a girl that's strong and probably either a magical girl or superhero or something. It has almost everything I want here.

[ everything. where... apparently, what she has is what everyone else wants. something nice and normal, something less dangerous or stressful. a free life, in a way.

and even if it had almost everything... as has typically been the case in her life, there was just something missing. ]

...well. Anyway. I'll talk to you guys again tomorrow. Don't cause each other problems, 'kay?

[ with that she stands up! luckily, no one else was around to hear any of that embarrassing stuff, right? right?? ]

[hintplease]

[Of course not. Nobody's here to overhear anything. Especially not an elite intel agent. And if there was an elite intel agent, she'd be completely undetectable anyway.

That blonde hair poking up slightly from behind a bush is clearly just a figment of Haruhi's imagination.]

1/2

[uncommonsense]

[ phew, conversation finished. looks like everything is... okay?

...hey. that shrub didn't have hair when she got in. ]

[uncommonsense]

[ oh HELL no. ]

Hey you! Come out with your hands up!

[ and a gust of wind in that direction, just to make sure whoever's there KNOWS it's them!!!! ]

[hintplease]

[Tsukasa leaps to her feet, spinning around to face her.]

Don't shoot!

[uncommonsense]

[ there WAS someone there?! haruhi's hands fix onto her hips as she gazes at her audience. ]

Okay, spill it. How long have you been there?

[hintplease]

[Oh, wait, she doesn't have a gun.]

...a while? You were saying something about poetry.

[uncommonsense]

[ ...right. ]

Follow up question. What's the easiest way to give you amnesia?

[ SHE CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO LIVE. ]

[hintplease]

[Oh she knows this one!]

A combination of hypnosis and certain specific drugs!

a day trip for three girls who are good at emotions // closed to gold ship, yayoi

[uncommonsense]

[ in between her deliveries, haruhi has slipped a note to both gold ship and yayoi, “discreetly”. as in, mixed in with any other letters that they may have received, or just under the door while she’s in their barrack halls. either or.

the how doesn’t matter, what DOES matter is the contents—!

“Tomorrow, High Noon, Bellvine Hill. It’s time to make preparations for the future. Don’t be late!
-Haruhi”

luckily, she’s not dumb enough to pull the “You’re late! Penalty!” on anyone, considering these two don’t seem to be easily pushed around like some others may be. instead, once they’ve arrived, she clears her throat. ]

Okay, team! The weather is changing and it’s getting warmer outside. In order to make sure we’re not caught off guard by whatever this world’s Summer is, we’ll need to take action, and make sure that we’re comfortable going forward. And so!

We’re going to do some shopping today!

[ her arms are folded and she’s looking very serious about it! ]

[nightwild]

[A secret note under her door. Haruhi? Making preparations?

Yayoi's mind races. Does Haruhi know something? Does she think there's a threat to the kingdom, too? A threat to Callie? Or are they preparing for something bigger...? Something to prepare Callie for the throne, or their mission?

So when Yayoi shows up the next day, she's on high alert. Detective mode, perhaps you might call it, or just the aura of a fighter preparing for threats.

Until Haruhi talks, anyway.]

...

Huh? Shopping?

[goldship]

Shopping!

[ Gold Ship throws her hands up in excitement, causing a shower of bloomcraft conjured confetti to explode in the air and rain down on the trio. Her tail's wagging and she's all smiles and laughter as she proceeds to put her arm around Yayoi (around the waist, under the arms, careful not to trap her movement at all) and gently ruffle her hair. ]

It's a girls' day out, Yoyo-chan! We gotta get ourselves ready for the warmer weather and that means shopping!

[uncommonsense]

Exactly!

[ honestly, haruhi had forgotten about the promise to bring anything suspicious to yayoi's attention, mainly because she's letting it settle in that nothing's probably going to happen. so, this was the best way to kill time until then! ]

If we're not quick enough, we might lose out on something that really would've caught your eye. We can't have you and the wardrobe of your dreams pass by like ships in the night! So, we'll start here and see where else the day takes us. It's a day to relax!

[nightwild]

Okay...

[Okay, now that she's getting caught up on the situation. It makes sense. They can't just wear the stuff they showed up in, and their current winter wardrobes are...

. . .

It's weird, to have the idea of having enough clothes to have different wardrobes. When she was homeless, the idea of having cute clothes was sometimes all that could get her through the day. She had a hidden stash of them, she kept at the church, but even so, she couldn't wear the stuff she liked often. So...]

... Do we know what summer's going to be like, here? How hot will it be?

[goldship]

If I had to guess? Probably gonna be like the Mediterranean the three of us are kinda familiar with.

[ As Gold Ship speaks she's uh. Fixing Yayoi's hair, after ruffling it, making sure it sits straight and tucking any errant strands behind her friend's ear. Is she being a little more clingy/attentive than usual?

Nah. Don't worry about it. ]

So ya know, sunny, warm, the occasional sea breeze. Light material, light colors and easy to move around in is probably what we want. M'sure the locals will be glad to point us in the right direction if I'm off though.

[uncommonsense]

That's about what I was thinking. Not unbearably warm anyway, but it never hurts to be prepared for that. Besides, how hot can a big flower in the sky get?

[ the calyx might be getting warmer now, but she doesn't want to think it'll catch on fire if it's in the right spot.

luckily though, for gold ship, haruhi's never hung out with them at the same time before. maybe this was normal. ]

We'll figure more out as we go, anyway. I imagine they'd stock appropriately for it.