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Is It Really So Abnormal to See a Monster in the Thrash Can?; (Closed: Sayo and Kuze)
Topic Started: Jun 19 2014, 02:54 PM (281 Views)
sebsman
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The new city in which he had settled, Hyakuji, was an enjoyable place in many ways. One of the most important ones was that he wouldn't be interrupted in the streets for wearing conspicuous clothing, he was hardly the oddest thing around. As such, his attire for the day had been as bizarre and elaborate as he could fathom.

His hair was tinged a tangerine tone, that was except for his front bangs and the part at the lower back of his hair, his bangs, standing upwards and then back to the front at the end, looking like bug antennae with the aid of substantial amounts of styling gel, those bangs were midnight blue in colour. Similarly, the back of his hair had two strands at the side of the head that extended until they touched the neck, both styled in a descending spike, and tinted in the same dark blue as the bangs in the front.

His outfit was simpler, consisting of a pirate style ragged shirt, and baggy black pants with chains hanging from them, his belt was large, with a large bronze coloured belt buckle. The fact that it allowed him to walk around without much effort would be essential in the case that another quick retreat was required

As for why a retreat would be needed in the first place, it was related to his latest prank. Gideon had put some effort into attaching a plastic hand from a monster disguise to the bottom half of a thrash can. Afterwards, using duct tape he had made sure that one side of the thrash can was stuck to the same side on the lid, in order for it to open only by raising one part of it, without the whole lid coming off. Next, he tied one side of a long string to the handle on the lid, he passed it below a spindle that he had attached to two trees using titanium string, and making sure that it went through the hole in the center, afterwards he stood atop one of the trees, and used it as a makeshift pulley to raise the lid.

That way, the string was not easily visible, and the method was hidden just as well. After finishing his abomination, he managed to get a few scares out of people by going on with his prank.
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Sayo thought a trip to the park would cool her down. It usually does, the clean air and atmosphere have helped her nerves many times. The park was her favorite place to go, it was quiet and relaxing but today Sayo found no comfort. Her mind just kept flashing back to the message she received.

Her pace quickened as she stressed over it’s contents. She had received the message a few weeks ago and her response changed from shock, anger and acceptance. Yes, she accepted that her parents decided to take a risk in market, one could even say it was foolish. The message they send was not apologetic but rather full of force and almost demanding Sayo’s complete agreement in the matter. She wondered why bother, as their daughter, she would always give them her absolute obedience.

But it took a while to have Sayo’s complete support in the matter and her stress level did not reduce. Her mind was still spinning over the logical issue, impractical and the future of her family’s business. Of course she would follow whatever request given to her though she still have trouble understanding why.

Unable to enjoy the beautiful scenery, she took out her phone and reread the message again. It hurt her that her parents took action before telling her and to tell her through an email. If they cared, they would have called. Sayo stopped. She stopped her train of thought. She stopped walking. She did not take note of her surrounding or the well laid prank along her path.
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Kazuya
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Normally, Kazuya would be in his dorm room reading. Normally he’d be blasting the air conditioner. Normally he WOULDN’T be suffering in the heat. But no, the AC HAD to go out today. So rather than stay in his room where it’s cool, he has to waste some time elsewhere while it’s fixed. The park seemed like a good idea.

As soon as he reaches the park, he takes a short look around, trying to find a place to sit down. The first thing his brief scan of the park noticed was a lady in a red scarf. Well, at least he’s not the only one wearing a scarf in a non-fitting se- wait, hasn’t he had this mental conversation before? Eh, not important.

What IS important is that he found a place to sit down! And it’s next to a trash can, in case he has to throw anything away! Perfect!
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Reactions so far had varied from near heart attack, to mild amusement, to a state of uncaring closer to boredom than anything else. He had expected as much, it was not odd to see things that sprung out of nowhere in the city, those that were on high alert due to the large amount of events that threatened their daily lives were less bound to be taken by surprise than those that strolled around distractedly, or looking at their phones.

Moving through the rustling leaves allowed him to sit in a more comfortable position to pull the string. When he raised his eyes again, he found himself closing in on the ideal moment to go on with his scheme. Two people, one seated right in front of the trash can, and the other with a look that seemed to be flying somewhere else.

A perfect situation, the chance for a double hit, a homerun, the climax, his magnum opus of the day, it was a momentous occasion, and he had not a second to waste. Gideon rubbed his fingers together on the of chance that they had something stuck on them, an error then could mean being discovered, right afterwards, he took hold of the string.

His hapless victims unaware of what was coming next, he placed his arms in position. His slow breathing contrasted with the exhilarating beat of his heart, his eyes widened, he could not miss a second of it. An expectant smirk unveiled itself on his face, quickly, he pulled the string.

The pulley clicked, aiding in making the raising of the lid instantaneous, without a second gone by, it had reached the trash can. Finally, the lid pulled itself backwards, bringing forth the feared hand that would prank both of the people in front of it. They would be alerted by the loud noise of the tin hitting the trash can itself, and the contents shaking. Back in the tree, the responsible waited for a reaction from the people affected.
Edited by sebsman, Jun 24 2014, 09:26 AM.
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Sayo jumped back away from the loud sound in confusion and surprise, her head turned away from her phone and to it’s source. The sound came from a trash can in which a strange hand appeared. She raised her hand, which holds her phone, and shakily pointed at the bin.

Her body was frenzied with anxiety, she took a few step back and let out a small screech that she could no longer contain. Not knowing what the hand tend to do or where it came from frightened her. The initial shock subsided and was replaced with the growing sense of unease.

“Where-? W-what?” Should she call the police? Is it a person or a creature? There’s another person, a boy, maybe he knows what it is. Sayo a still somewhat of a new resident in Hyakuji, so a local might have a clue on what to do.
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Kazuya
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While reading the textbook he brought with him, Kazuya hops in his seat the moment he hears the loud noise from near-by. While looking around to find the source, he hears a girl shriek, who is looking at the trash near him. The fact that there’s a hand coming from the trash can means its the most likely source of the first noise. Rather than panic like any normal person would do at the sight of a monster hand coming out from the trash, Kazuya simply looks towards the barrel, and asks a question. “You in the trash. Are you okay? Do you just live in there, or are you stuck?” Given the sheer number of weird things in the city, a monster in the trash would be almost normal to him.
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Laughter enveloped his entire body, the trembling sensation caused him to gradually lose his stability, holding himself back just in time to not fall on his back loudly. Both of them had fallen for the trap, being surprised exactly as he had hoped. One of them nervously looked at the thing, but the boy decided to try to strike a conversation.

"Well that's a first"

Gideon muttered while closing in on the two, dropping the string and in the process the lid with the monster inside, he had his fun, it was high time to thank those that made it possible.

"You two amused me greatly, so what, did you like my little prank over here?"

As he spoke, he closed in on the trash can, lifting the lid and grabbing the fake hand, showing that it was, after all, completely empty, no trace of any actual living beings, save for, perhaps a few bugs that had made their way in.
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A prank? Indeed it was as a new boy grabbed the hand and revealed it was fake. Sayo didn’t noticed until he revealed himself and he was dressed strangely, almost as odd as the fake hand. The other boy’s response to the strange hand earlier was also odd.

Sayo studied the boy and recognition sparked. She met him before on a valentine event but she didn’t remember what happened, Kazeyo? Kazuya? Kazuya.

She huffed as her body registered no threat and the anxiety she was feeling dissipated. It was embarrassing to be fooled but no major harm was done plus a good scare in while is healthy. Sayo noticed she was no longer stressed and felt relax.

“I’m glad to be of service. It was a well crafted prank.” Sayo smiled and gestured to herself, “My name is Sayo Rie, nice to meet you.”
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Kazuya
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After asking the creature if it is okay, and hearing laughter from somewhere, he looks up to see a light haired man taking a glove from the trash. From the look on Kazuya’s expression, it is almost like he is still processing on what happened. After finally registering that he was simply pranked, he tried to keep his face as empty of emotion as possible, an effort betrayed by the slight blush of embarrassment on his face. “Well in my defense, in this city? A monster in the trash is more normal than a prank.”
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"And this boy deserves a prize due to his outstanding...errmm logic yeah that."

Pointlessly extending his grandiloquent showiness, Gideon reacted to the boy's words, having taken his expression as a cue to make a small routine, if only for his own amusement, and others' but mostly his own.

"Here be the prize consisting of 100%...IMAGINARY NOTHING!"

Unfortunately for himself he did not have a trumpet or confetti to give the prize a proper entrance, so he made due with clapping. Afterwards he decided to answer what the girl had said instead.

"And yes of course, introductions, how rude of me. The name's Gideon, Gideon Grant, and I am the city's resident prankster, even if there's probably a few more like me out there, and I am new here."

He acknowledged his own small stature when compared to a city of strange situations. Right at the same time as he claimed a spot that he believed he'd be best at in the same city.
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“A student?” Sayo inquired aloud. Gideon Grant. That name sounded familiar but it was hard to recognize him because of his strange attire. One of the resident prankster, so there are more of him? She’ll take it as a warning to be more cautious around town.

“So don’t I get a prize?” She shifted her weight and crossed her arms, pretending to sound hurt. The prize held no interest to her and she doubt he have any to give her as he didn’t present a real prize to the other boy. She was curious how he should act and it gain to have more attention directed to her.
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Kazuya
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After the boy’s demonstration of his… well, “performance” would be almost insulting to his former craft, Kazuya stands completly still, staring at him, although his stare could easily be mistaken for being an angry glare. Possibly because it may be. After finally swallowing his annoyance, he walks right up Grant, and looks him up and down. “Listen, Grant was it? This? This right here? Downright insulting. And I’m not talking about the whole ‘no prize’ thing. Where’s the flair? Where’s the razzle dazzle? Where’s the style!? Where’s the showmanship?!”

Before he can continue getting angry, he holds the bridge of his nose, and takes a deep breath. Rather than just continue to berate him, Kazuya takes a deep breath, and thinks for a moment, of a decent example. “Look, the outfit is eye-catching, and that’ll work to get their attention, but you need more than that. For instance, if the no prize is something you pull often, consider confetti. I’m sure there’s somebody in this town who could sew in zippy-bags in your sleeves for you to contain the stuff. OH! I’ve got another idea you could use, I came up with it just now.” With his creativity reaching unrestrainable levels, Kazuya reaches into his pocket, and moves his arm around so that to outside viewers, it looks like he’s searching for something, or perhaps that his arm is stuck. In reality, he was using his magic to Create a small box, comparable to a ring case, before handing it over to Grant. “Imagine handing this to someone, as a gift. Perhaps add on a bow, to get their excitement higher. And then inside… nothing.”
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