七海 春歌

Haruka Nanami Caeruleus Caporegime

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Bump | Minato & Haruka

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It was a moment of shock for Minato, who’d paused when reaching a state of enlightenment about the piece of the puzzle he was working on in his mind—the plan for the next infiltration into Roseus—when another knocked him a step forward. He didn’t hesitate, with the thought nudged out of mind, to turn on his heels and face the perpetrator.  

“Please mind yourself better.” he announced; though soon sighed, the thought was lost in any case now—he’d just have to rethink it—and getting irritated wasn’t going to do anyone any good. “Are you all right?” he questioned, gesturing to the fact the young lady was holding her hands to her head.

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If she was going to be honest with herself, Haruka had expected the person to stop, or maybe not even acknowledge the small lapse of concentration she made. Instead, and quickly bringing her attention forth and focusing it on the other, she nearly jumped back. Scolded, more by movement, as Minato's body language spoke far more than the words that passed through his lips. It seemed to be easily overlooked; the two of them were on the same side anyways and internal conflicts were few to none, recently.

All right? Realizing she was still almost childishly holding a hand to her head. Dropping it and giving a quick wave of an apology, Haruka gave a warm smile. "I was.. in a long train of thought. What about yourself-- are you okay?" By the looks of it, he had been occupied with something prior to this as well.

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Bump |

It had just been so busy lately in the Caeruleus base. It was perfectly understandable for Haruka to be absorbed in thought so deeply that she, hunched forward with a serious expression on her features, followed the figure a few paces ahead of her a tad too closely. When they'd stopped, it unfortunately caused her to follow suit with a slowed reaction time, allowing her forehead to collide with their back.

"Sorry-- I ah... wasn't really... watching..."

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Times Of 'Peace' | Haruka & Renzou

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Though he had seen quite a bit of real hatred and coffins during his years with the Caeruleus family, just hearing what Haruka had envisioned sent a chill up Renzou’s spine. 

Mostly because he couldn’t say he hadn’t seen the same thing once or twice.

Although he had constantly told both friends and enemies to let their worries go and goof around during the carnival, he had not taken his own advice. As a Covert Operative, he was constantly on his guard and taking everything around him into account as if it all pertained to the war at hand. However, he had found it easier to cope, considering he honestly just didn’t care as much as she did.

That wasn’t to say he wasn’t concerned about his family, oh no. He was just simply more concerned with the statistical aspect of gains and losses than the sentimental part. He knew and accepted that death was unavoidable, so Renzou Shima’s main goal to be accomplished through his information gathering was the minimization of losses. If one or two people were offed along the way…so be it.

He silently observed her eyes as she spoke, ever wary of how they changed with each passing word. "Ah, I see. Sucks that none of us can enjoy anything anymore without worrying about the family. But planning ahead is pretty vigilant of you, I admit.” he commended, his interrogative side slowly retreating. "It won’t be long, either. We’ll probably all be at each other’s throats again the moment those tents disappear."

Perhaps it was time to lighten the mood a bit, while he was still able to. "You won’t have to worry, though. I’d fight off a sea of Reds for you, Haruka~!"

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Even Haruka could admit to herself that it was a morbid thought to have lingering in her mind. She was usually quite cheerful, too, so it was a considerable deviation from her normal mentality. Despite her primary role as a strategy specialist and having few opportunities to venture out during operations, she still very much feared death. She didn't want to become one of the bodies in the sea of coffins she could so vividly visualize.

There were times she had to assume a cold demeanour-- the nature of any job in the mafia families required it. There were some things that had to be hidden away behind a mask. But it was an outright lie to say she didn't have bonds and attachments to people who fought by her side.

Head tilting up, golden eyes flitted up towards the early evening sky, catching the beautiful shades of soft pink and orange sherbet blending into the blue hue and pale clouds. "It won't be long at all," she confirmed gravely under her breath, wondering how many more of these peaceful skies she would have the privilege of seeing with friendly company.

'It can't be helped,' Haruka thought, smiling more brightly and tuning her attention back to Renzou. And then, as to be expected, he cracked a joke. Her ends of her lips curled higher until they were quivering as she tried to keep in her laughter. "You would do that for any girl, red, blue, or purple, sir!" She let out a hearty laughter; one that caused shoulders to cave inward, cheeks to redden, and eyes to threaten to water in a gleeful manner. It really did lift her spirits. "But," lightly giving him a fleeting pat on his upper arm, "There's no way I could let you take them all on without coming up with some kind of plan." She would fight too, alongside him and the rest of them. Even in joking matters she wouldn't forget that responsibility and honour.

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Times Of 'Peace' | Haruka & Renzou

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Indeed, as poor Haruka had feared, Renzou was already about halfway up the staircase. He worked fast when there was a pretty incentive, after all. A catchy little tune bounced off the walls in the form of a whistle; an indicator of just how close the pink-haired boy was to his fellow Caporegime.

He emerged on the rooftop in record time, giving her a gleeful little wave that probably served more to boost his sense of accomplishment. Princess in the Tower: Acquired. He decided to ignore the minor detail that the princess was likely trying to escape from him, though, and instead approached her with a grin.

"Hello there, Harukaaa~!" Though he practically sang the greeting, Renzou couldn’t help but feel wary as he briefly looked her over. She gave off an aura of caution herself, one he didn’t typically feel from her. Unfortunately for Haruka, anything unknown was intriguing in his book. Time to do a little digging.

A small change in mood occurred, one that usually went unnoticed by anyone who didn’t belong to the upper ranks of the Caeruleus family. His facial expression, though nearly the exact same as before, gave off a more interrogative vibe to the trained eye.  ”Sheesh, not even you can just sit back and enjoy the carnival, huh? I know it doesn’t count as ‘violent’, but spying on people isn’t very nice, y’know?” Finally, the question was posed. "What’s got you anxious, Haruka?"

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She'd greeted him back with a sheepish smile. The only word that had been running through her mind was caught. It was a good thing this wasn't a formal investigation that required stealth; for even if it was an ally, there may come a day when it was necessary to suspect even one's closest friends and family. Still, Haruka found much relief in knowing it was Renzou and not a Roseus member, seeing as her activity could be seen as highly suspicious.

As his tone, posture, and expression changed, hers seemed to follow suit. She leaned back against a section of railing and once more tried to tuck the small tuft of pink hair behind her ear before she smiled almost more delicately at him. "It's going to be over soon," she paused as she glanced up at the sky. "That was all I could think after a few days since the carnival began. I would look at the bumper cars and imagine coffins in their place. I-I would look at those up at target range, and even if it was a game, one just for fun that couldn't cause anyone much physical harm, and there was so much malice and hatred in their eyes. I couldn't enjoy it anymore.."

"I don't want to lose anyone in this family, sir." She slipped back to the formalities she was accustomed to using in wartimes. Her voice hushed to a whisper as a lump formed in her throat.

Naturally, she didn't wish for the Caeruleus to lose to Roseus, but she cared for her comrades now as if they were family. Losses on either side were upsetting, but seeing over time that familiar names on the roster were eventually taken off and replaced by new ones, it was worrying. Not everyone would make it out alive to see the end of this turf war. "And so I decided to try and locate some places we might be able to use to our advantage.. when the time comes again.."

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Times Of 'Peace' | Haruka & Renzou

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As the carnival wore on, Renzou found that less and less people were showing their face around the grounds. He, personally, had still not tired of the whole shebang, but had finally decided to leave the festivities in order to track down some familiar faces. Friend or foe, at the moment it didn’t really matter. No violence, right? He wouldn’t mind chatting it up with a Roseus just for the hell of it.

What he found wandering the streets, however, was yet another ally. Well, saying her found her wouldn’t exactly be the right way to put it. It was more of an accident, to be quite honest. An elbow to the chin from a disgruntled (but highly attractive) female citizen had sent his head snapping upwards. Oh, the price he paid for badly delivered pick-up lines. His mistake, however, turned out to be somewhat of a blessing when he spotted a fellow Caporegime perched upon a rooftop.

Now what was Haruka doing all the way up there? Couldn’t hurt to find out, he supposed. The pink-headed mafia member waved with a carefree grin when her binoculars passed over his section of the crowd, and he added a little heart symbol with his hands to boot before heading towards the building like it was a tower with a princess at the top.

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Periodically, Haruka would turn to look behind her to check if she herself was being watched. Thankfully, each time she proceeded with such an action, she was met with the comforting emptiness she had been hoping for. She found it strange that so few people were out walking around. It wasn't particularly late in the day, and the ongoing event, if anything, should only encourage more people out into the temporary safety it provided.

Still, there were some exceptions to this. A mother and child walking home from a restaurant, a man walking with a certain groove in his steps, clearly preoccupied by whatever music he was listening to, and then over to the right corner of the fifth street down-- a man getting a swift elbow-uppercut to the jaw, obviously having overstepped his boundaries. Glossed lips curled into a lopsided smile as she stifled a bit of laughter, thinking to herself that it must've really hurt. It was only funny when he seemed okay afterward, naturally. And what was that about no violence--?

And then she saw who it was.

'R-Re-Renzou what were you thinking,' she internally screamed. Outwardly she parted her lips without uttering a word, with the distance between them being too much for words to easily be passed along. And with his gestures to her, she too tried to gesture back to Renzou, trying very hard to make a clear do-not-proceed motion in reference to herself.

Immediately she started to hastily pack away some of the things she'd brought along. Clumsily trying to place the caps back on the lenses of the binoculars, she stuffed the small GPS away as well before zipping her bag up. Before she went to the ladder to get to the lowermost section of the roof, she decided to take one last peek at the grounds around her. Judging by how quickly the Caporegime seemed to be heading in her direction, and her being unable to spot him along the streets.... She let out a quiet sigh. He was probably already bounding up the building's stairs at this moment, she concluded.

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Times Of 'Peace' | Haruka &

It had been just over a week since the carnival's splendid festivities had begun. Of course she has participated in them as well, quite gleefully, as peacetimes were rare enough. Now as the hype was dying down, and many minds were focused on what would come after the colourful decorations, rides, and tents had been torn down.

She had to stay on her toes and plan ahead. Knowing violence was still taboo, Haruka would merely be... observing. That should be acceptable. Currently on top of a building, perched in a cozy location with little citizens on the streets below, she felt at ease. Tucking a few strands of pink hair behind her ear, she peered her through her binoculars and scanned the area in the distance searching for anything of interest while the opportunity lasted.

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