29th Candid Photo

[pygmalion_perv]

[It's been over a week since the fake memories from Valentine's Day vanished, and Hachibe's been uncharacteristically thoughtful during the intervening time.  Much less effusive in general, but he's also been avoiding any of his usual visits to his various girls with perfect parts.  He spaces out in class, spends a lot of his time around town just wandering around, and hasn't been all that talkative at home either.  Here are a few of the places your character may have seen him during the past ten days.]

Option A: Front Porch

[Hachibe is sitting on the front porch of his house at 1250 Williams Street, bundled up for the cold weather and absentmindedly petting a small husky puppy.  The puppy is variously lying quietly at his side, running around the front yard, and tugging at his arm trying to get him to get up and have fun puppy playtimes.]

Option B: Walking Around Town

[In the course of his random wanderings, there are a few places Hachibe keeps coming back to.  He spends a lot of time walking around the footpaths in the park, but he also comes around to stare at the outside of the rec center and the movie theater every so often.  Some of these times he has his digital camera with him, and takes pictures of the surrounding area.]

Option C: At School

[Hachibe isn't even making his usual token efforts at looking like he's paying attention during class.  He spends most of his time zoned out and staring off into space, and the rest of the time either asleep at his desk or doodling in his notebook.]

Option D: 1664 Nelson Street

[Toward the end of the week, he starts walking past the house at 1664 Nelson every day.  The first few times he just glances up at it and walks on past, but on future trips he actually stops and stares at the front door and then up to one of the windows before moving on.  Finally, on the evening of Saturday the 26th, he gets up the courage to knock on the door.]

Comments

B

[flameyedhunter.livejournal.com]

[Shana watches the boy she hasn't met before as he's casing the movie theater, since she was scouting itself for her outing with kyon and the gang later.]

[pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com]

[And as long as Shana's just watching, Hachibe will walk on by after a bit.]

[flameyedhunter.livejournal.com]

[She lets him go unless he does something particularly weird or awesome.]

[pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com]

[Today is not the day for weird or awesome. Walkin' on by~]

A

[bogusmagicker.livejournal.com]

[Yuki, as always, seems supremely unaware of much of anything as she drifts by reading a book. She will look up as she passes, though, to nod.]

[pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com]

[Hachibe offers a small wave after a moment.]

[bogusmagicker.livejournal.com]

[And Yuki will pause. Facial analysis reveals that Hachibe is not in his usual frame of mind.]

[pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com]

What's wrong?

[Yeah, just trying to play this off.]

[bogusmagicker.livejournal.com]

. . . That is a question more suitable for you.

A

[politerudeness.livejournal.com]

[ Japan lives rather close, on the same street, so he spots Hachibe as he's passing by. ]

Ah, Maeda-kun. Good day to you.

[pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com]

Oh, hi Japan.

[And have a little puppy running up to enthusiastically greet you, too~]

[politerudeness.livejournal.com]

[ d'aaaw ;u; he give it a little pat ]

Does it belong to you?

[pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com]

Actually, I was going to give it to my girlfriend, but I... haven't seen her since Valentine's Day.

B

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

[Crowe's coming out of the rec center looking thoroughly exhausted. Actually, he and Hachibe have been acting similarly lately, though for different reasons. He sees Hachibe with the digital camera though, and gives him a small wave.]

Hey there. Last time I saw you with a camera, it was definitely a Mayfield one. You just get that from home?

[pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com]

I've had it back for a little while.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

That's pretty great. They sent me this back a little while ago...

[He opens his bag, and digs out his iPhone.]

[pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com]

What's that?

A

[taegeuk.livejournal.com]

When'd we get a puppy?

[pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com]

Oh, uh... just before Valentine's Day.

[taegeuk.livejournal.com]

Does he have a name?

[pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com]

I haven't really thought of one yet. I was planning to give him to Shirley, but things got a little awkward and I haven't seen her for a while.

D.

[swift-gigantic.livejournal.com]

Yo!

[pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com]

[Hachibe sort of unconsciously blushes as he sees her standing there, rubbing at the back of his head nervously. He still isn't sure what she thinks about the Valentine's Day incident, but at least she's smiling!]

...Hey!

[swift-gigantic.livejournal.com]

Umm...about the other day...

[pygmalion-perv.livejournal.com]

[And his falters in kind.]

Y-yeah?