thirty one | flower love crap

[strike_you_out]

FEBRUARY 13

White Daisies; School and Elsewhere; Locked to Pokey
[Leaving class, Slugger catches the scent of something sweet in the hallway. He turns to look for its source and spots Pokey instead. A weird, dazed look comes across his face accompanied by a stupid smile.]

Hi, Pokey.


Forget-Me-Nots; Around Mayfield; Locked to Haruko
[Later, while stepping outside to get the mail, Slugger spots a cluster of small, blue-purple flowers inside the mailbox. The sound of an approaching motor vehicle captures his attention...]


FEBRUARY 14

Hyacinth; School; Partial locked to Ai Enma
[The moment Slugger steps into the school, he's hit with a powerful aroma. After that, he can't take his eyes off of Enma Ai and follows her closely on their way to and from classes. Anyone who does so much as look at her will receive a penetrating stare.]


Carnation; School/Around Mayfield; Locked to Johan Liebert
[At the end of classes, Slugger is met with the overwhelming urge to return to Johan's classroom and accompany the man home from school.]


[OOC: Sorry for all the locked posts; this week is really busy for me and my time is limited to things that have been plotted with me. However, if anyone would like to try and speak to Ai in the third option, you're welcome to start a thread.]

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February 13; Evening

[strike_you_out]

[The aromatic effects have worn off, but Slugger still has no idea what happened to him today. Why had he felt that way about Pokey? What had come over him? Why was this happening? Slugger only knows one thing for certain -- he needs to tell someone, but he doesn't want to tell his "family" and he definitely doesn't want to talk to Pokey about it. There's only one person he can think of whom he could tell.

In seeking her out, he wanders from place to place, hoping to cross paths with her. He starts with her home, showing up randomly in the house and yard. If he doesn't find her there, he may simply sit at the corner of her bed and wait, a haunted expression plastered on his face.]

[shallbeavenged]

[Ai is sitting on a roof somewhere in town, watching people walk by, attempt really bad pick up lines, get slapped occasionally. It's amusing.

She's been watching people for a good portion of the day now and is just about bored. She'll appear in the middle of her own room. Wait....]

....Slugger?

[strike_you_out]

[Slugger stands. Without skates, he's lost a few good inches of height. He hasn't spoken yet but already he looks troubled and oddly pale. It's occurred to him that if bizarre things were happening to him, they could also have happened to Ai.]

Are you okay?

[shallbeavenged]

[She nods.]

I'm fine.

What's wrong?

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You haven't felt... strange?

[shallbeavenged]

[She shakes her head.]

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[He's relieved to hear that, though the faraway expression remains on his face. Finally, the need to tell someone about what happened overwhelms him.]

I kissed Pokey. I kissed Pokey and I don't know why.

[shallbeavenged]

[Not...expecting that. She'd be angry, but she's more worried about his expression and the fact that ....she trusts him, for once overriding her anger. No. He's worried, so she has to help him. She pushes aside whatever she's feeling and tries to think of why.....and remembers the people in the street getting slapped or kissing.]

People are acting strangly today....

Tomorrow is valentines day.

Did you eat a candy that appeared out of nowhere?

[strike_you_out]

[That's the odd thing and perhaps the scariest part of this; there'd been no candy or anything he might've ingested that could have brought it on. Nevertheless, Slugger recounts his experiences in order for the hundredth time in his mind as he paces to a window and back.]

No. First, I felt weird. Then I kissed Pokey. The feeling's gone now but I don't know what to do.

[He continues to pace apprehensively. Would Ai hate him for this? Would Pokey? The possibility of losing one of them for doing something so stupid greatly unsettles him.]

[shallbeavenged]

What were you doing when you felt weird?

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Leaving class.

[Slugger pauses, trying to recall anything unusual that may have happened at that point. It may have happened just earlier today but it feels like so long ago. There's only one thing he can think of that was a little odd.]

There was a smell, like perfume.

[shallbeavenged]

A smell?

[Thinking it over.]

I saw lots of people acting....odd today. Perhaps the town is doing something again.

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I hope so.

[At least that would make sense. Either way, he did what he did and now he must accept responsibility for it. The distant, distracted look in his eyes disappears when he looks at her. Now he just looks guilty. He may not know much about being a couple, but he's pretty sure they're not supposed to go around kissing other people.]

...I'm sorry.

[shallbeavenged]

[Ai looks at him closely. Guilt, yes, that is a look she has seen many times. Especially towards her. However, Mayfield...well Mayfield is Mayfield. And....it's Slugger.

She walks over to him, leans in and kisses him. Then moves back to look at him again.]

I accept your apology.

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[He stands in quiet shock as she does this. Finally, Slugger removes his cap and drops it on Ai's bed before taking her hands in his. He kisses her face, spending equal amounts of time on each quadrant starting with her left cheek and ending on her lips. Then, touching his forehead to hers, he whispers.]

Thank you.

[shallbeavenged]

[Her cheeks go warm as he kisses her and the warmth spreads through her and she wonders how such a simple act can be so pleasant. She keeps hold of his hands as they stand there.]

You're welcome.