PC: HANAKO 💀

[resumed]

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weekend 0, sunday

[resumed]

[ today sort of feels like a bust in terms of learning anything useful, and while the kitchen doesn't exactly have anything else helpful nico finds himself drifting back that way. he's walking, and he seems to be talking to himself. ]

I already said sorry about the plain bagel. And jelly's messy, so you're not eating it in the bed. [ there's a disgruntled squeak, and nico enters the kitchen before stopping in the doorway when he realizes he's not alone. ]

...Hanako, right?

[hanaban]

[ Hanako looks over from where he's standing by the window, staring out through the glass and catching Nico's reflection when he enters the room. ]

Huh? Yup, that's me.

[ He glances at the top of Nico's head, on his shoulders, by his feet, the usual places little invisible creatures like to perch, but comes up blank. ]

What's this about a bagel?

[resumed]

[ these are all good guesses, and nico seems to watch where hanako's eyes are going before he turns his body just slightly where he might notice the hood of his jacket is a little bulky. ]

My attempts at bribery yesterday were hit and miss, since I guess dry bagels aren't as good as bagels with jam. [ from the depths of his hood, two cat-like ears stick up, followed by two glowing white eyes that peer over the edge to stare at the other boy. ]

[hanaban]

[ Oh? What's that? That's not a little dood... Hanako leans forward in trying to get a better look at what's there, without necessarily taking another step closer. ]

Dry bagels sound more like a punishment than a bribe. [ He's on the little creature's side for this one ]

Is this one of yours?

w0, saturday

[hanaban]

...I could burn this city down and nobody can stop me.

[ y/y? ]

[resumed]

[ hm... ]

And what would it accomplish, you think?

[ n/a ]

[hanaban]

[ nothing, is maybe the truthful answer, but doing something is better than doing nothing at all. ]

When a society is corrupt, you have to destroy it and rebuild from the ground up.

[resumed]

Unless there's a way to stop the corruption and rebuild it from what's already been in place. [ that is to say, he doesn't disagree entirely about the idea of burning things down. but... ]

How would you rebuild this society? After what just happened.

w1 thursday

[resumed]

[ it's debatable if this is before or after he's actually entered fox dorm for the first time that day, but he's heading that direction. he's nyooming, moving ahead at a decent clip and kind of hyperfocused on his destination to the point that he has to stop very quickly to avoid crashing right into hanako who's lingering around.

he pauses, blinking in surprise for a moment. ]

...hello, Hanako. [ he says, vaguely wondering if the ghost child is why the mayor was hospitalized. ]

[hanaban]

[ don't worry about it ]

Hi! Bathroom emergency?

[ Nico sure was nyooming... ]

[resumed]

[ DON'T JUST SAY DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

also he just blinks because that's not. even what he was thinking. ]

What? No. Why is that your first thought?

[hanaban]

[ it's fine!! ]

I am Hanako-san of the Toilet. Besides, people are only ever in such a rush if they're running away from something, or running towards something.

[ There's nobody behind Nico, so... ]

w3 monday

[resumed]

[ anyway at some point on monday nico is just. standing at the essential oils shop and kind of staring tiredly into the void. ]

...is it me, or are these stores getting more and more random? [ he does not believe in aromatherapy, apparently. ]

[hanaban]

[ Hair salons... aromatherapy... ]

At least they got the hospital and schools up and running first...

[ their priorities ]

But I bet you're just bitter they didn't work on the Halloween store, aren't you?

[resumed]

[ don't just call him out on this? ]

What gave it away? [ haha. he's really not (much) but also he doesn't mind playing along with that. ] I mean obviously it opens on Thursdays and by force, but it was still empty. All I'm saying is that it's stupid to announce that it's coming soon with no signs of progress.

[hanaban]

Aw, but that's the spirit of Halloween, isn't it? It sneaks up on you, and goes BOO!!

[ none of that three month slowburn nonsense that Christmas does ]

w4 monday

[hanaban]

[ The Halloween store is still not open, huh... Hanako doesn't even have to check inside the store to see, he spots Nico standing in front of it like /: and he already knows. ]

Still nothing?

[resumed]

[ there's a low, annoyed hum. ]

Still nothing. I'm seriously wonder if they're doing this just to mess with us. [ the hood of his jacket wiggles, and two glowy-white eyes peek out to look at hanako with a cheery chirp. nico, meanwhile, glances over to him. ]

...how're you holding up from Saturday?

[hanaban]

It's still early, right?

[ lil cocoa puff...! Hanako looks happy to see it, so much so that he's distracted and has to take a moment to remember what happened on Saturday. And Sunday. ]

And, I'm okay. It was kind of nice, getting to sleep without dreaming for once.

[ his two hour compulsory nap ]

w5, monday

[hanaban]

[ I assign Nico to be inside Halloween ]

You're welcome.

[resumed]

[ he is in fact in halloween, but he raises an eyebrow. ]

Thanks. [ lmao. ] Remind me what I'm thanking you for this time?

[hanaban]

[ polite ]

For Halloween!

w6 sunday

[hanaban]

[ texts ]

🥄
Awake?

[resumed]

[ a little while later: ]

🥄
yes
hi hanako
everything ok?

[hanaban]

That's what I was about to ask you
You seem like the sort of person who'd keep waking yourself up just to make sure this isn't a dream
You're not going to get proper rest doing that, you know?