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THEKINDASTUCKMEMEWell, at least it's not glue.

RULES:
o1. Put down your character ( name | series | any preferences).
o2. Those replying can pick / rng / ask Snape on the astral plane to choose one of the prompts below.
o3. You know what they say: birds of a feather get stuck in questionably legal situations together!
Hope you enjoy your enforced quality time, when you're both stuck -

o1 in traffic, after an atrocious argument.
o2. distracting this person, while your partner in comedy/crime organizes their surprise party, or slashes their car tyres.
o3. defending the base for the next vicious 42 min, until your cavalry to get here. Ladies, gentlemen: good luck.
o4. on a raft, idly drifting the way of the nearest deserted island, a surely cute shark in tow.
o5. in an air vent, after fruitlessly stalking this person, whom you thought to be a serial killer. They don't make friendly neighbours like they used to.
o6. trapped in a codependent relationship with your bed / pet / really domestic hobby, from which this person hopes to break you by way of~~alcohol~~ a social intervention.
o7. in a waiting room, while you're hanging around for the results for a highly embarrassing disease test, and would really rather not run into anyone you kno - ...God damn it.
o8. trying to safely navigate through a department store, after carelessly forgetting you were out on your measly errand during Black Friday / the year's biggest one-day sale.
o9. standing guard in front of a bedroom with this nigh-stranger, so your Romeo-Juliet-like friends can finally get it on in behind closed doors, thematic noises included. Get the small talk going.
10. with your hair in one of their zippers. You pick which. Everyone else just points and laughs.
11. delivering some pretty terrible news to them.
12. with your hand in their mailbox, just as they're coming out of their house, or apartment.
13. doing the dishes, when you both forgot your wallets and can't foot the bill.
14. playing moral support for your friend, who's stuck in a magician's box, while said magician goes off to look for the key. And coffee. And dinner.
15. reading a manual on how to defuse a bomb, or a very sensitive alarm system. Tick-tack. No rush.
16. waiting for the movie reels to get changed over from an accidental porn showing, courtesy of teenagers in charge of the screening room. You're also out of popcorn.
17. under the only stone building around for miles in the middle of an acidic rain. And then you wonder whether pollution's really on the rise.
18. on the roof, after the ladder's snapped in half. Your neighbour's particularly irritable cat might also be out on the prowl.
19. in a bdsm swing. Look, no one's judging.
20. baby-sitting, pet-sitting, or car-sitting. Yes, that new Ferrari needs day and night surveillance.
21. in a lake, because this person caught you skinny-dipping and won't. Go. Away.
22. on the phone for an important interview / business conversation, while this person tries to distract you.
23. waiting to be ransomed, while in the actually quite loving care of especially incompetent criminals.
24. with your and this person's thumbs engaged in a dysfunctional Chinese finger trap.
25. waiting for them to make the Important Announcement they've been hinting at all week, while they taunt and tease you with it.

taken from bakerstreet with love.

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[ hey, Shintaro, what's that weird rattling noise? ]

[ He paused, hearing it again. Rattle. Rattle. He could hear his own breathing in the silence afterwards. It made him nervous, and a bit claustrophobic-- what was he doing in an air vent, anyways?

He moved a bit quicker, crawling and chanting a mantra of it'snothingit'snothingit'snothing under his breath at the same time. ]

[ Pressed to one side of the shaft, he slows his crawl when the Suspicious Person does, giving them a bit more time to carry on before resuming his task of following.

He should hurry before this person actually gets anywhere, but they seem pretty ditzy anyway, so Kano figures he can do this at his own pace. That's the plan, anyway, until his elbow hits the side of the vent with a loud bang, followed by a small hiss of pain. ]

[ --What was that?

He flinched as the sound hit his eardrums with force, terror slowly seeping into him as he glanced behind his shoulder. Unfortunately, it was a bit too dark to see anything clearly... Though he was recovered enough to catch the hushed sound that followed, putting the pieces of the situation together for him in his mind.

Am I being followed?

Who knew what intent they had? He couldn't take the risk; he crawled off again at a quick pace, hating how his steps made a louder sound than he had hoped. ]

[ He lets out a frustrated puff of breath as the metallic noise resounds around him and no doubt around the person ahead of him as well. So much for stealth.

Still, he hesitates when the noise of the person's shuffled movements becomes more hurried in their attempt to what? Run away? It seems sort of ridiculous in an air vent, but Kano does his best to follow after them at a faster rate as well- taking care to hush his movements this time, of course. ]

[ Eventually he was going to have to reach an end in this air vent, and he did-- the only problem was, how was he going to open it to get out? If he's lucky, the vent won't be screwed completely shut, and he'll be able to kick it open that way...

It's definitely much more terrifying being enclosed in a confined space and having someone (or maybe not, he wasn't too sure yet) on your tail. Shintaro begins to push against the vent cover; it looked like he was going to have to do it the hard way. ]

[ If it wasn't so dark, this would be much easier to at least catch the appearance of the other person, but he supposes it's also convenient in the way that they can't see him.

That aside, the panicked noises have ceased from farther ahead in the shaft, so Kano slows as well, wondering exactly how to go about this. Should he approach them? Wait for them to come to him? Doubting that'll be the case, he continues towards them, not having felt this excited in awhile. ]

[ After trying with various levels of strength to push, he concluded more securely that he was going to have to resort to kicking it out instead. It was a bit of a hassle shifting around, without much space to do so, and his legs proved to be a problem.

In the process of positioning himself, though, what little light that seeped through the cracks of the vent allowed a bit more visibility in the area around him. Not seeing anything suspicious, he continued to try to place himself feet first. ]

[ The light filtering in allows him to determine that the person is probably a bit larger than him, though he doubts it matters much anyway given their location. As his eyes adjust to the lighting, the figure becomes much more obvious to the point that Kano has to stifle a laugh at the absurdity of it as he draws nearer to the other.

When he's about a foot or so away, he does his best to make a convincingly scary voice without bothering to alter his appearance. ]

Found you.

...!!

[ He let out a (manly) scream as he tried to turn around, jumping in shock and therefore hitting his head against the top of the air vent in the process. Pain surged through his skull and he crumpled to the ground, holding his head. It wasn't a very pleasing sight; then again, he was too much in pain to care about the embarrassment from how pathetic he probably looks right now. ]

"O-Oww...."

Pffft--!!

[ no point in hiding it now; he practically falls to the ground panel of the vent while curling in on himself, loud laughter bouncing around them. it hurts to breathe, even, but the look on his face is worth the laughter-induced suffocation. ]

[ Muffled whimpers ensued, the pain taking longer than he would've liked it to disappear. Once he recovered, though, he took the chance to see where the laughter was coming from. He had to admit, it did sound a bit familiar--

Yep. Through the illuminated part of the vent, he could see a dark hood with hard-to-miss white circles, a head of light-colored hair underneath. ]

"... Is that you, Kano?" [ Now the embarrassment was hitting. ]

[ it takes a moment for him to catch his breath, gasping for air between bursts of laughter. pushing himself up into a sitting position, he finally recovers enough to respond, wiping tears from his eyes. ]

Eeh, what if I said no? Your vision could be murky from hitting your head so suddenly.. ah, but we can test that! [ thrusting a hand into Shintaro's face, yea. ]

How many fingers am I holding up?

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[ He's almost hurt that Kano's so amused by his moment of clumsiness-- but could he really expect any less? Of course not, it's Kano. He wouldn't exactly be unamused either if the roles were reversed. ]

"Just by saying that, I can already tell it's y--" [ And he's interrupted by fingers suddenly crowding his vision. He leans slightly back, enough to get a better focus, and in a monotone, gives him the answer he was looking for. ] "Three."

Are you sure?

[ he hums cheerfully, pulling back his hand while keeping the same amount of fingers up. ] I thought for sure I was only holding up one.. I wonder if this means I'll have to cart Shintaro-kun off to the emergency room, huh?

[ Kano doesn't actually sound too concerned because really, the other boy had guessed right from the get-go, but there's no fun in telling him that. ]

How will you explain why you were up here, anyway? It's suspicious... !

[ Well, hearing Kano say that did bring a little bit of doubt to his mind... not that his vision was the problem, but perhaps the vent had so little light that he hadn't seen it clearly? Shintaro wasn't going to give in, though!! ]

"I appreciate the thought, but I'm pretty sure I'm fine. Or, you know, I could take you up on that, and I'd like to see you try."

[ He was only half-kidding with his proposal. Speaking of which, he peeks through the slots of the air vent's cover, only to see-- grass. And pavement. So it lead to the outside. ]

"Okay, well, about that. I... don't really know."

( hyperventilating ensues )

Ah, I wonder if he'll be gone a long, long time..?

[ enjoying this, yea. ]

"Why not just tell me right now? Better to let it go now than keep the suspense up."

[ Though it wasn't as much for Ene's benefit as it was for Shintaro's-- he knew full well Ene could keep up the pretense for as long as she wanted, without completely giving it away. ]

( she laughs, grins, and does a bit of a twirl. she makes a show of throwing her arms up into the air when she speaks. she does so many things just to try to figure out which one infuriates him the most. )

You must not understand the meaning and purpose of suspense then, Master! It's all about waiting for just the right moment! Then... ( the default art program opens behind her. ) BAM! ( pixels quickly appear on the screen, forming an image meant to emphasize her exclamation. ) The big reveal! The relief washing over you- or terror! ...Of course, that depends on the nature of whatever is being held up in suspense!

( his impatience was a fault of his, obviously, but it was a fault ene loved to poke and prod at. maybe if she wasn't so busy teasing and taunting him continually, she'd have time to feel bad. )

Plus, aren't you supposed to be a huuuuuge nerd? You should be able to figure this out yourself!

( in the end, though?

it's all in good fun. )

[ Oh, he's annoyed, all right. The fact that she even bothers to give him such minute details and flowery explanations is enough to gnaw at his tolerance. He lets out a mildly irritated huff, crossing his arms in the process.

It was a surprise that he still hadn't gotten used to this, even after 2 years of being in her company (or her in his), and his patience hadn't improved any. Well, he is pretty stubborn... His hand settles on the mouse, proceeding to click into his music program to continue the project he'd started a few days ago. ]

"Just because I'm intelligent doesn't mean vague and ambiguous hints are actually going to help me! So come on, spit it out. Why's it such a big deal, anyway?"

[ we are currently: in the control room of a large building and partaking in a mission issued by Kido- pliers in one hand, phone in the other, manual on the floor that's in a language we don't speak very well.

here we go. ]

It's a bit unfortunate that we can't risk connecting you to the main computers, eh? Seems we'll be doing this the boring way..

Eeeeh? We can't?! Aaaah, this is gonna take forever then!

( she's practically pulling at her pigtails, but other than her concern with how long it'll take, she doesn't seem all that worried. in fact, she's got other things on her mind. )

This better not take too long, you and Master promised to take me to the amusement park today! Anyway, which language is it in again?

Leader said, "it's a state of the art system and could detect an error right away", or something scary like that.

[ also known as: do not mess up or there will be consequences. ]

So, the faster we get this done, the longer we can play there.. It looks like it's English, but there are a few characters I don't recognize.. French, maybe?

[ It honestly wasn't rare for Seto to venture into the forest where he used to play as a kid and spend a bit of time alone there. Sometimes, he would even take a quick dip in the small lake, which he was doing now.

He didn't always have swimming trunks with him, though-- as was the case now-- so he just carefully placed all his clothes in a neatly folded pile at the edge of the lake, making sure his hair clip laid at the top, and dived in, enjoying the slightly colder temperature of the water as compared to the bright and sunny day. ]

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shintaro kisaragi | kagepro

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~adventures with kano and shintaro~

i think ~misadventures~ is more fitting

ok you've got a point

i cant believe kido called me a twink

tWINK well thats somewhat accurate wwww

IM BREAKING UP WITH U

i'm hurt :"(

u should be

ok i take it back

OFFENDED

WHY ARE YOU OFFNEDED

bECUUASE IM NOT A TWINK

i was taking back that i said you were a twink kano pls

im also dyslexic ok

we're in the same boat

shuuya kano } kagepro

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ene » kagerou project

25 i had to reroll several times bc some of them are just Not Fit for computer programs

the name of this icon is one of my faves

omG im crying

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Mary Kozakura » Kagerou Project

21 don't worry it was going to be much worse