－１: 『Enter the Minus!』

[negative]

[action 1, around town, morning]

[ There's a new face in town -- a rather ordinary-looking young man of average height and build, with black hair, blue eyes, and a pleasant smile on his face. Hands stuffed into his pant pockets, he is walking down the sidewalk, seemingly minding his own business as he approaches a random pedestrian and-- ]

『Hiya!!』

[ --In an instant, he's all up in their grill, his smiling mug just inches away from theirs. ]

『Hello! Excuse me! You there! Yes, you! If you're not too busy, may I please have a moment of your time?』

[ And even after he finishes speaking, the young man continues to stand rather closely to the other person, totally invading their personal space.

And he is still smiling. ]

[action 2, late afternoon, 1649 albright]

[ After spending several hours trying to gather as much information as he could, and another hour or two trying to recall his address, Kumagawa once again finds himself at the front steps of his new "home" -- 1649 Albright Lane. Once inside, he removes his shoes, leaves them at the front door, steps into the living room and, after taking a deep breath, announces quite loudly: ]

『I'm hooooooome, my wonderful, caring, loving family!! I'm soooooo sorry for sneaking out while you were all asleep this morning, but I'm back now, and I'm determined to be the best family member I can possibly be!』

Comments

1

[keep_smiling]

[You've managed to find an ordinary-looking blonde haired, blue eyes Englishman with the same pleasant smile on his face. He doesn't seem to care about the invasion of his personal space bubble.

And he never stops smiling, either.]

Mm? What can I help you with?

1/2

[negative]

[ Kumagawa cannot help but smile even wider -- not because he's happy to have found someone who's willing to help him, but because he's pleasantly surprised to have found someone who smiles just like him. Smiles are damn cool.

But, of course, he doesn't express this thought, instead exclaiming: ]

『Excellent!! To think, in this day and age, that I'd actually encounter such a kind, selfless stranger . . . it warms my heart!』

[ He gives a laugh, then finally takes a step back, giving the dude some space. ]

『An-y-way, I've got a lot of questions to ask! Tons of them!』 [ He nods to himself, bringing a hand up to rub his chin in a contemplative manner. ] 『Aah, but I don't want to waste your time, so I guess it'd make sense to only ask you the most important one.』

2/2

[negative]

[ "What's going on? Where am I? How do I get home?" -- these are all valid, important questions that any logical person would ask, on their first day in Mayfield.

Kumagawa, however, is anything but logical, and so he asks: ]

『Is my yearly subscription to 「Weekly Shounen Jump」 still valid here?』

1

[selematpagi]

[ Yukko doesn't say anything.

She was going to, but this boy kept talking over her and she couldn't get anything out

And then when he stopped talking? She couldn't speak at all.

Because she noticed that he was really, really, really close to her.

Yukko gapes. She starts to shake.

Cute boy. Standing uncomfortably close to her. Smiling... ]

... w...wuuuuuaaaaahhhhh?

1/2

[negative]

[ Unfortunately for Yukko, the young man makes no effort to back off, even after she starts trembling; he stands before her, all smiles, and cants his head to the side curiously. ]

『Eeeeh? What's wrong? Are you deaf or something? Did I not speak clearly enough?』

2/2

[negative]

[ Fortunately for Yukko, he takes a step back at last, giving the poor girl some space. ]

『Ack! I must've stumbled on my words just now, without my realizing it! How embarrassing! I've gone and made a fool of myself, in front of a cute girl no less! What a terrible first impression!』

[ He doesn't seem all too bothered, though, because (surprise, surprise) he is still smiling. ]

Action 2, 1649 Albright

[nyanpire]

[Nyanpire hears the front door open and wakes up from his nap in a sudden bolt. Ah! Someone's home! Maybe Ed, or Charlie... and they'll give him snacks and pets! So he pads on out to the hall! And stops short.

And stares at the boy.

And tilts his head. And stares some more.]

Nyaaaaaaaa.... who are you?

1/3

[negative]

『Hm?』

[ Oh, is that a voice he hears? Kumagawa turns to face the source and-- ]

2/3

[negative]

[ . . . Oh, wow. It's a talking cat. ]

『. . . . . . . . .』

[ Please give Kumagawa a brief moment to process this. He's just going to stare in the meantime, completely silent. ]

3/3

[negative]

『Ah . . .』

[ Okay, he's better now. Kumagawa takes several steps forward, quickly closing the distance between him and Nyanpire, before squatting down before him. He then reaches out and grabs one of the cat's paws.

To give him a handshake. Paw shake. Whatever. ]

『It's me, father! Your beloved son, Misogi!!』

[ What. ]

action; morning

[extraordinarily]

[Just because Haruhi gets her face up in everyone else's grill doesn't mean that other people are allowed to. So, instead of actually replying at first, she'll pretty much scowl.

Face? Meet Haruhi's hand, trying to push you as far away from her as possible.]

What kind of idiot are you?!

[At least she didn't attempt to dropkick him.]

1/3

[negative]

『E-eh?!』

[ He, thankfully, stumbles back a few feet when Haruhi pushes him -- or rather, his face -- away, although he manages to regain his footing shortly afterwards. ]

2/3

[negative]

『. . . 「Idiot」 . . . you called me an idiot just now, didn't you?』

3/3

[negative]

[ SUDDENLY: tears streaming down his cheeks. ]

『That'sso mean!!』

[ Congratulations, Haruhi. You've gone and made the poor boy cry. ]

1

[heavenfang]

... Could you not stand so close to me?

[negative]

『Huh? Why? I brushed my teeth this morning before heading out, so my breath shouldn't be offensive.』

[ He brings a hand up to his open mouth, licking his palm and then allowing it to dry after ten seconds, before sniffing it.

All the while, he continues to stand very close to Tir. ]

『. . . Yeah, it smells fine to me! Like citrus.』

Action 2, 1649

[shadowflashkick]

[He was in the kitchen, fixing up a small snack of sorts for ... the cat. However, he heard someone enter, and announce themselves. Heading into the living room, he gave a small tilt of his head.]

The best family member, hm? ... and just who might you be?

holy shit nostalgia. sfa was the bomb

[negative]

[ Oh, another voice! Kumagawa turns to find -- a tall, yoked, physically imposing Westerner with a killer hair-do. ]

『. . . Eheh!』

[ Undaunted, Kumagawa walks right up to Charlie, pausing in front of him. He extends a hand to offer a handshake. ]

『Yo! I'm Misogi, your new big brother!!』

[ Which . . . doesn't really make sense, considering how much younger he is than Charlie. ]

action 1

[hyon_soudaishou]

[ Wow kid, that's close!

Nurarihyon blinks. ]

Yeah sure.

1/2

[negative]

[ ooc: Read your permissions post and saw that fourthwalling is okay. If it's not, feel free to let me know and I will edit my replies. ]

『. . . Ah!!』

[ Being a Weekly Shounen Jump junkie, Kumagawa soon recognizes the stranger as the bad ass younger version of Nura's grandpa from Nurarihyon no Mago.

Admittedly, it's not one of his favorite serializations -- Dragon Ball is still the best in his eyes -- but he still follows it, anyway. The plot is interesting enough and the battles are super-cool! ]

1

[corrodes]

[The Handmaid stops when approached, watching impassively. She seems to assume her silence and lack of movement is consent enough.]

[negative]

[ Sadly, her assumption is incorrect. Although he continues to smile, Kumagawa becomes silent, still standing uncomfortably close to the Handmaid as he waits for a reaction. ]

1, I GUESS....?!

[calmingmelody]

[Loosha actually looks kind of excited that some smily guy has run up to her. After all, what's personal space matter when you're like 50 times bigger than everyone?!]

Pweah!

[she nods, and nods again. She can't exactly talk to him, but she understood!]

Awww, sure thing!

[negative]

『Great!!』

[ And Kumagawa totally understood her. He also doesn't seem all that shocked to find a . . . humongous green dinosaur-manatee-thing in the middle of the sidewalk, even though he's never encountered anything like Loosha before. In fact, he's pretty dang calm.

Why? Because he's already really messed in the head, so it's no surprise that he doesn't act/think like a normal person. It's all a part of being a Minus. ]

『Well, then . . . I would like to go ahead and make a request.』 [ Smiling brightly, the young man extends a hand, as if to offer his undying friendship. ] 『. . . May I pet you?』

[snacklist]

[As a giant suit of armour, Al wasn't used to many people deliberately going out of their way to approach him, and so he does a mini double take in surprise.]

Um... me?

[negative]

『W-R-O-N-G! Wrong, you fool! I'm speaking to the fellow standing behind you!』

[ He points behind Al with his forefinger. If he were to turn around, Al would find that there is no one there.

In other words, Kumagawa's fucking with him. ]

[pnshandnslv]

[It was a normal day, just walking to work. Then there was a youth standing just inches away from him.]

Excuse me, I'm walking here.

[Just shoving past the other now. He had no time for this...]

[negative]

『Ack!!』

[ Being the weakest of the weak, Kumagawa is easily shoved aside, nearly falling as a result. He had expected that something like this would happen; he is, after all, a despicable Minus.

Still, Kumagawa decides to retaliate: he sticks his foot out at the very last second, in hopes of tripping the older man. ]

[reconstructs]

[Suddenly interrupted in her strolling along, Nico doesn't appear the least bit surprised. If anything, she gives him a smile... it's not exactly a warm one though.]

Don't you think you're standing a little too close?

[negative]

[ Kumagawa's answer? One simple word: ]

『. . . Nope!』

[ And with that said, the boy continues to stand in Nico's way, still smiling in her face. ]