lemons and tangerines

"Hey you...Do you know who I am?" part of a string of fate

[jos2uke]

((i've been missing forr a bit sorry ! i've had work every day this week and I wake up right before I gotta leave hehe))

[jos2uke]

The hall of the minotaur

Josuke awoke in the morning to a gentle tug at the end of his index finger. He bats at it thinking  it is but a bug causing a disruption  so early in the morning. There is a second tug How strange....I'm sure I hit the bug.. is there another one? Josuke didn't want to get out of warm comfy bed for a mere bug. A third tug, this one was more violent than the other two. Josuke heart brokenly slide out from in between his mattress. He turned on the light on his night stand and left his blanket a mess in between his mattress.

He gave himself  a big sleepy yawn as he came to his senses. He looked down at his finger expecting to see a bug bite, but instead there was a slender red string. Huh....? What sort of odd prank could this be? He shrugged and used his two hands to break the delicate looking string. "hey..ouch!" The task wasn't as easy as he had hoped it would be. The small meager string was sharp enough to have punctured his skin. A small bit of blood began to ooze out from the palm of both of his hands. "There's no way that wasn't just a fluke" He said out loud to no one in particular. He gave it another go and only caused his hands to accumulate more cuts. Okay...my hands aren't working so I just need to cut it with something. easy enough.

He rummaged through his nightstand desk, rattling old assignments and projects, until he reached his pair of scissors. He took them and began to cut the string. "Alright that should be easy enough!" And then he looked down to see the scissors had yet to break the string. He put more and more pressure onto the handles of the scissors, causing the wounds on his hand to bleed some more, until they broke apart. "N-no...way......." he commented in disbelief. 

"I suppose I have no other option." The sleepy young student decided to get to the bottom of this unbelievable prank. He walked out of his dorm room with a sleepy look plastered across his face and began to follow the path of the string. Ten minutes had passed and he had yet to find a turn in this long hallway at all. He rubbed his eyes and looked back. Nope. No other twists and turns in this lonely hallway. He decided he was just a little confused from how tired he was; he had just pulled an all nighter the day before, so he decided to backtrack his steps. There's no reason that would be a problem for him he had this handy dandy string with him.

He walked and walked down back exactly the same way he came and was unable to find any trace of his dorm room. "no way....You're telling me I got lost at this hour?" Josuke was so sleepy from suddenly being jolted  awake he leaned against a wall and fell asleep, forgetting about the mysterious string and his goal while he drifted off into the realm of dreams.... but then he was suddenly rudely shook awake by someone. "heeey come on leave me be a little longer..." he muttered with his eyes shut

[pigdazzling]

♔ study buddy // closed.

[pigdazzling]

There it was — Anemone had already pegged what sort of guy she was dealing with. That just made it easier for her to get the assignment done.

"Right, right…" She let out a small laugh, coming off as friendly when she really thought of Josuke as an idiot she could use.

"I’m the same way, so I got a free period that hour. Pre-Calc is my second class. It’s a pleasure to meet you as well, Josuke."

She leaned in just a little closer, and continued with her soft smile. This was too easy.

"So, how far are you? I’m having a little trouble myself…"

[jos2uke]

Josuke may be book smart, but when it comes to dealing with more practical things, like people for example;  he can end up acting really naive and more trusting than he should. To him he had no reason to doubt this girl had anything but friendly intentions. I mean, if we were to study together, it would make things go by faster. Right? 

"I'm two problems away from being done, but if you need some help I'd be glad to lend you a hand." He said with a pleasant gap toothed smile. He didn't really feel like focusing on more math than he had to, but it'd be rude of him to ignore someone in need of assistance. 

[pigdazzling]

♔ study buddy // closed.

[pigdazzling]

The reaction was less than Anemone had been hoping for, yet, her fake smile refused to falter. She didn’t come all the way to the library to just sit in silence. The girl was there to get some work done. She positioned her Pre-Calc book so that it was clear to see, and, leaning in ever so slightly, Anemone pointed out Josuke’s own text book.

"Seems we’re working on the same thing. What a coincidence… But, I don’t think we’re in the same class. What time do you have Pre-Calc? Oh! How rude of me, I haven’t even introduced myself. I’m Anemone Novac. And you are?"

While she hadn’t stopped smiling, keeping the same air as before, she felt her stomach flip at using that surname. But, most people said their whole name when introducing themselves, and Anemone hated being asked about it afterwards, so she figured it would be easier to say it and get it over with. 

Quickly glancing over at Josuke’s paper, she noticed that he was working on the same assignment her class had been given. And, that he was farther in it than she was. How wonderful for her.

[jos2uke]

aaah. So much for finishing my work right away. It seems this girl isn't going to go away any time soon. Josuke thought to himself. He lost his train of thought again and was thoroughly distracted.I suppose taking a short break couldn't hurt,besides she might say something important.

He glanced at the girl taking out her pre-calc book and setting it on the table and start tapping his fingers on his book. "Huh? You think so? I mean it only makes sense that we have the same homework assignment if we are both taking the same class." he told her in honest confusion. He didn't mean to be sarcastic at all, but it might have come off that way to someone eavesdropping on their conversation.  He continued on talking "I have pre-calc for my first hour class. It's kind of hard to force myself to pay attention while i'm half asleep, but i'm good at keeping up. I see. I'm josuke higashikata. Pleasure to meet you." Josuke paid attention and saw her eyes bat again at his assignment .

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where for art thou pool [open]

[minimatsuoka-deactivated2014102]

Another new student? Internally, she wondered how long this school had been around for. Nearly everyone she met was new to Tancho.

"It’s okay," she replied, quickly following with a smile. She’d guessed he was older than her. "I’m a second year."

Truth be told, there weren’t any classes she’d signed up for that she was particularly excited for. Her focus had always been more on her extra curricular activities. “My life management skills class seems useful.”

She followed Josuke all the way to the pool, impressed that it was indoors. She remembered her brother’s school and their indoor pool, which allowed them to practice year round. It was a luxury her own school hadn’t had.

"It’s perfect," she announced, more to herself than her companion once they arrived. "Thank you for showing me!" 

[jos2uke]

Josuke got excited to see that they had a class in common with each other."ooooh ! I was put in that class too. My friend Yasuho said it would be good for me to take that class.  I thought she was just teasing me when she said you were supposed to sleep on the top part of a bed. Weird huh?" Josuke wasn't so sure about "wasting his time taking a simple class like that", but Yasuho had insisted he take it for whatever reason.

They arrived at the indoor pool and you could just smell the chlorine. Josuke hadn't seen many people use the pool yet this year, but then again he rarely visited the pool. In his free time he preoccupied himself by wandering aimlessly around the outside school grounds, rather than stay inside a stuffy pool room. "alright here we are! You're welcome it wasn't a problem at all. If you don't need anything else I think I'm going to head back to my dorm. Do your best not to get lost again." he teased her with that last statement. 

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refuge [open to practical survival students]

[caligaried-deactivated20160911]

  Was there a single student who hadn’t found Connor intimidating? Well, considering he was 6’4” and 200+ pounds worth of muscle, most likely not. His intention was never to isolate his students however; individual evaluation happened to be necessary, that’s all.

As Josuke latches onto the tree, Connor analyzes every bit of his position: uneasiness is slowing down his movements, his hands are awkwardly placed and his form is faltering with every second. And then he falls. He is up and trying again quickly and Connor is glad to see him putting in a solid and tenacious effort.

"It takes time. You will do well, I assure you. The less scared you are, the smoother your movements will be—" Josuke has already started. "Find a steady starting point. If you feel anxious, stop and find another alternative." The boy picks up his pace, and Connor watches intently. His movements are sloppy, but it’s his first time doing anything of the sort, that much is obvious. And he’s making vast improvement for a beginner. As Josuke begins to stumble, Connor continues to shout from below.

"Be careful. Watch with not your eyes, but your ears, you fingers, your feet, all of you. Listen to your gut. Your heart knows best—and so do you.”

And he makes it. Looking down at Connor from above with a goofy grin, Connor can’t help but to reciprocate the gesture and smile back.

"Good! This is only the beginning! Now: do you see that large branch forking out towards you on the tree ahead of you? That one, right there. Inch closer to it. And leap.”

[jos2uke]

"Alright...So the best way to go about this is with confidence , but not so cockily that I over estimate my skill." Listening to his teachers instructions in great detail he made mental notes to himself.

Josuke walked closer to the edge of the branch he was standing on and anxiously got slower in pace the closer to the end he got. This class was turning out to be more difficult than he had expected, but he liked it. Josuke was up for the challenge. Josuke wanted to do his best to conjure his fears to become a stronger person. He told himself "the next branch is just over there....not too far with the right amount of effort I should be able to make it.... 3....2...1" He closed his eyes and leaped to the other tree branch . Once he had landed there still were some kinks to flatten out for later lessons. He wasn't very graceful and stumbled a little bit. Josuke failed his arms about trying to regain his balance. He managed to calm himself down once he leaned onto the side of the new tree. He took a deep breath and waited for any more instructions from his teacher.

[yagaymi]

u need some chill ☼ asuka n josuke

Lunch time – otherwise known as a place where you were judged for who you sat with. And to someone with an ego like Asuka’s, this was very important to her. Her small mouth pursed into a thin line as she turned over her options; she simply had no one to sit with!

The German started towards the stranger who was currently facing away from her, a sense of satisfaction welling within her at the brilliance of her idea. What a better way to become Queen Bee of a school than to befriend all the helpless losers? Everyone knew that there were more of them than actual cool people, so if it ever came to voting for prom queen or something, they’d have her covered.

Not normally one to request to sit with someone else (people would fall at her feet to even be in the same room as the girl!), Asuka spoke to him almost softly, presenting herself with an air of coolness and superiority. “Do you mind if I sit here?”

[jos2uke]

Josuke was eating his lunch by himself while all of a sudden a girl came up to him. She asked to sit down by him, but he didn't like her tone of voice. To him it seemed as if she was talking down on him and josuke hated that. He wiped his mouth of crumbs after swallowing another bite of his sandwich and delivered his honest answer. "A little bit yes, but suit yourself." He replied. Josuke had a problem of giving his answers a little too honestly, which gets him in trouble from time to time. Josuke didn't mean to come off as rude at all, to him, he was just answering her question like she wanted. Besides, if she didn't want his honest answer why would she bother asking him at all?

Josuke was never one to like people who thought they were better than everyone else.  I mean, who would? He thought.

[detonare]

(???????? open)

The school year had began beautifully for Deidara. It’s senior year, baby! The academy is his oyster, everything’s coming up Dei, Tancho diem, all that good stuff, yadda yadda. 

Well, that’d be more accurate if things truly had been going his way. Although Deidara excelled in art and enjoyed playin’ B-BALL, if a school subject didn’t catch his interest, he wouldn’t put in the effort needed. Whatever. He wasn’t going to need Statistics, anyways. 

Instead of attending the class, he decided to spend his morning on the rooftop of one of the academy’s buildings. At least Deidara wasn’t wasting time, chilling out all anime-style on the roof—he was working on his latest “masterpiece”. There was a bucket at the blond’s feet, full to the rim with water balloons, uh, well … they were more like paint balloons at the moment, but who cares, really. 

Paint wasn’t exactly Deidara’s forte, so he decided to ditch the brushes and make the campus his canvas—this was more his style, dropping paint-bombs and watching the gaggles of students scatter below. Haha! Yeah!

Aaaaand….

SPLAT! 

[jos2uke]

Josuke had a free period this hour so he was going to find his favorite napping spot under a tree in the park. Josuke was by no means a morning person. He hated more than just about anything. If you ever saw him during the morning he would be half asleep and less alert than usually.

Suddenly everything went red. Not with blood, josuke wasn't sure what it was. He gave a sleepy groan "aah.." Not really in anger, but more so in confusion. He wiped the sticky substance off his eyes and could identify it as paint. Red paint. He looked down at his clothes they had a little bit of red splatters on them. Alright. Josuke was to far too tired to do something about that. "hey....My hair feels wet?" He took off his signature sailor hat and saw that it was covered in red paint. "AAAAAAAAAAAH NO WAY !" This time was a shout in anger and sadness. His hat was the only thing Josuke owned that was truly "his". The only thing he was found with after the earthquake. His hat was his only hint he had to who his past self was. If it was suddenly dyed red...then maybe no one would be able to tell him who he really was, so he thought.

He looked up to see where the paint had come from to see an older classmate wielding a mischievous grin on the roof. He put his hat back on and began to swiftly run up towards him dashing past confused students in the halls. Judging by his now red clad outfit, the other students could easily tell someone had pranked him.

He opened the door to the roof and confronted the prankster. "My hat. You got my hat red. I need it cleaned. Will this come out with water? Please fix it. I need my hat fixed so it's normal again!" he said with a panicked tone in his voice. He was more worried about the condition of his hat than the rest of his outfit or being angry at the trickster. 

[pigdazzling]

♔ study buddy // closed.

Since Anemone had chosen to have her first period as a free one, she often came to class a few minutes early. That allowed her to cross paths with Pre-Calc. students who were in the class before her. She figured at least vaguely remembering their faces would serve some purpose to her, so she did it.

And she was right.

She’d been having trouble with the recent homework, and figured that the library might help her poor work ethic. Walking in with her bag, one of the first things she noticed that all the tables had at least one person sitting at them. She frowned in annoyance, yet another scope around the room caused her eyes to land on a certain student. She recognized him as one of the students who took Pre-Calc. before she did, and even saw his textbook for the class on the table. Even if she hadn’t made somewhat of an effort to remember those students, she would have probably still recognized him. A guy with his appearence was a little hard to forget.

Moving over to him, she sat down across and began unloading her bag. Looking up, she put on one of her infamous smiles and spoke up.

"Mind if I sit here?"

[jos2uke]

Josuke was in the middle of rewriting a long math problem. Math came easily to him and he enjoyed it, but making mistakes was still a pain in the ass. He  figured out his mistake easily but he didn't want to do the whole problem over from step 5 just because he misread a number as a negative instead of a minus sign.

While deep in the middle of thought Josuke heard an awful screeching noise. In reality Anemone's moving of the chair wasn't awfully loud, but it was loud enough to distract Josuke's attention from the work at hand. He looked up to her with a confused and surprised expression on his face. While he had his nose in the books he had forgotten all about the world around him. "Hmn? Suit yourself." and went back to his work. Josuke wanted to hurry up and finish his homework so he'd have free time to goof off later, but he wouldn't mind a friendly distraction if one was to come his way. Josuke was good at studying, but he gets distracted easily and he already lost his train of thought for what he was doing on his math problem.

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refuge [open to practical survival students]

[caligaried-deactivated20160911]

Connor had actually known very little about Josuke—he was one of the students he spoke with less, but he seemed to tolerate his class fairly well and was a generally good student. Regardless, he appreciated his presence and progress. Josuke had also been one of the students of his who seemed to have an appreciation for the outdoors, a rare trait among most.

As Connor speaks, it seems as if he looks more confused than anything—which had been understandable, at the least. Navigating via tree hadn’t been common practice, had it? Perhaps only for Connor. And then that confusion warps into fright, nothing surprising. He’d taught this class enough times to know how it goes.

"I am sure you will do well. Find your foothold and go."

The boy’s confusion made a grand return as he clumsily latched onto the tree, and Connor watches intently. As he begins to climb, he falls backward and Connor grips him by the shoulder to gradually help him up.

"It is alright to struggle at first. Feel no shame—I am sure you will do well with time and effort. You found a foothold, but you’re missing a gnarl, knothole, some sort of starting point to help lift yourself up. Think of how a monkey or a koala would climb—keep that image of agility in your mind."

[jos2uke]

Josuke hated being put on the spotlight like this, hell, just about anyone would. Plus he found mr. Connor to be a little bit intimating. Josuke thought he taught his class strictly and took it seriously. He wasn't afraid of Mr.Connor being around him just put him on a small  edge. Mr. Connor might be a bit strict for easy going Josuke's standards, but he never once thought he ran his class unfairly.

His heart was beating faster. Of course there was no shame in making a beginners mistake at nothing he had,most likely, tried before.It still made him feel a bit of embarrassment  that he couldn't accomplish what his teacher had asked of him after just being told the instructions  while having that same teachers eyes glued onto him. Yeah, but monkeys have tails that help them out. 

His teacher kept looking at him indicating he should try again. "Right...I'll try to remember that for this time." He said a little nervous, but not without a hint of hope in his eyes.  "Alright....time for take number two!" Two feet on. Two hands there. He reached for a nearby branch by leaping for it a bit and he managed to grab it....with only one hand. He held onto the tree dangling by one hand until he struggled to get the other one up there as well. Okay. I've made some pace. Hopefully I will be able to keep it up! He thought to himself. He hung there for a minute  longer to consider his next movements. He decided to attempt to get his legs to latch on. He swung his feet up and managed to get one on. 3/4 limbs accounted for.. I have a chance at this. At this time he was beginning to get tired so it was all or nothing. Get himself upright soon or let his arms give out and fall back to the ground in another embarrassing moment of defeat.  It was easy to see which option appealed most to Josuke. He wobbled and hobbled around a lot, acquiring a few small scratches from the bark of the tree. He had ,by some stroke of luck, managed to get himself upright onto the first tree branch and rest himself for a little bit. His climbing was far from pretty, but he had managed to conquer the first challenge this time. He grinned down showing off his classic gap toothed smile "I'm starting to make some progress Mr.Connor !"

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refuge [open to practical survival students]

Practical survival was by no means a typical class. Or really, how Connor had taught practical survival was by no means typical. Textbook work and lectures wouldn’t provide you with any sort of insight as to how to survive: only experience would.

Of course, these were teenagers. They had their limits, physically and emotionally, so initially their classes take place in the gym and on the track, simple tasks like jumping hurdles, overviews of basic self defense, creating makeshift tents out of the materials they’re provided with, recognizing poisonous berries scaling walls and fences, the works. Classroom work is only limited to studying and being able to recognize poisonous plants and which animals were likely to kill and attack on sight.

It’s today that he marks the start of the real gist of this class, providing them all with a pair of boots, and leads them out to a woodland only a little far off from Tancho Academy’s track. There are trees and moss abound, and it’s a “baby forest” per se but it’s suitable for training.

"I took you all here during our first class. Do you remember? I said that this had been your goal for the meanwhile: to be capable of surviving in this setting. We will spend the entirety of the next semester here, learning how to navigate the trees. Traveling via tree will provide you with the speed and security that going by foot will not."

"Today, you will only be climbing. Maintaining your position in a tree is the first step. I will take and help each one of you individually. The rest of you will try your hand at creating a bonfire as you wait. Questions will be answered later.

Now you—come with me. You will start. Find a foothold on this tree and begin.”

[jos2uke]

Finally. Josuke had made it to practical survival class. He was about to see what this class was all about, and it wasn't an easy class. Josuke had expected that,despite the name of "practical survival" , surviving is never easy. It's a struggle.

The class had walked to the forest. Josuke loved being outside and feeling the sun on his skin. He liked to see what kinds of plants and birds he could identify the names of. Josuke was pretty good at knowing the names of the local fauna. Maybe before I spent a lot of time running around outside. He contemplated.

Finally the class had arrived at their destination. The teacher of the class had stoped and paused to talk. Josuke couldn't really see himself ever navigating by tree. Navigation by tree?...How would that work? Like um jumping from tree to tree? I'm not scared of heights or anything but that sounds extremely dangerous. Not that I'll wuss out on it , it just sounds difficult.  

Then the teacher had motioned for him to come over to the tree and told him to get at it and start climbing. H-Hey wait. Why do I gotta be first... He complained to himself. "Alright Mr.Connor... This will hopefully be a piece of cake!" Josuke had never climbed a tree before, or at least not that he could remember doing so. He walked up to the tree and just clung onto it. He didn't have any idea where to begin to try to climb. Come on Josuke ! this is simple you can do it if you put you mind to it ! He assured himself. Josuke was quickly learning that tree climbing wouldn't be as easy and he had wished. Alright....two feet on and two hands up...I just gotta climb higher. One foot up. Another foot up. Three steps backwards. As Josuke attempted to climb he only fell down. "Man.  This really is frustrating !" He said out loud.

[jos2uke]

practical?

[paletrenchcoat]

  Both men walked with brisk, yet casual paces towards the destination Dick had pointed out. “Shouldn’t be too hard to keep from getting lost, though, right? I mean, I think there are only a few groves around here anyhow.” Rows of trees were a common find in the scenery of the grounds, and while he hadn’t much explored past them, Dick could conclude from the lighting that none of the ones he’d seen had looked that deep.

"You get in fights, pal?" The light mood instantly fell. He looked back at the student walking with him with empathetic eyes. Did he live in a bad neighborhood before coming here? These were the kinds of people Dick wanted to protect. "Where do you come from?"

[jos2uke]

Josuke got the feeling from Dick's reaction that he was worrying about what he had just said. It felt kind of strange for a guy he just meet to get all concerned for his sake when josuke himself wasn't worried about it all.  

"Not usually, but it happens every now and then. Someone I live with from home wasn't the most agreeable guy around, to say the least. Hey it's nothing for you to worry about it just happens you know?" The wording of "someone I live with" isn't the most usual way to describe family. To josuke, that person wasn't family. He would never want to call Joshuu his brother. He may be a jerk, but that has nothing to do with it, with the Higashikata Josuke is clearly out of place. Those people aren't his real family and he just feels awkward calling them that.

And now this student wants to know where I came from? Heh if only it was that easy to answer. I feel like i'm being questioned by the police again. "I don't come from anywhere special just a small suburban town called Morioh" That was the best answer Josuke could give Dick. It's not like he was going to remember his home town before he even recalled his real name.

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where for art thou pool [open]

[jos2uke]

Man, was this guy a roller coaster ride. Gou sighed, figuring she should give him a second chance. He seemed friendly enough now, after all. Not to mention his good natured smile reminded her of some of her old classmates. 

"That would be wonderful— thank you." She felt relieved, tucking the map back in her bag for safe keeping. Hopefully, she wouldn’t need it for a while after this. "I’m a transfer student too. My name is Gou Matsuoka, but I prefer Kou. I’m a second year."

"Oh , so we're both new faces to this school! That's refreshing to see I'm not the only one. Nice to meet you Kou. Aaah, I should have said what year I was earlier shouldn't I have? I'm a third year student. So,anyway, did you get into any interesting classes here?" Josuke asked. He wouldn't want to admit it, but Josuke was glad he was able to help someone.

The two walked through hallways on their way to the pool. You could just smell it up ahead a few doors down next to the gym. It was an indoor pool so it could be used even in the winter, if one desired to do so.

[jos2uke]

practical?

[jos2uke]

Dick wasn’t sure if this man’s banter from earlier was still nonsense or not, so when he was able to confirm his full name, and first name twice, Dick felt more at ease. Now he was better able to put the strangeness of their meeting further behind them.

"What this class is supposed to teach…?" Dick asked in reply. Hadn’t this Josuke looked up the course descriptions before applying? Whatever the case, it seemed an explanation was in order. "Well, pal… You may not need practical survival skills in every day life, but when you’re out in the wilderness or at sea, you’re definitely at risk, y’know? So learning things like how to survive, find food, make shelter, do parkour, etc., is pretty valuable even if most of us are planning on living peaceful lives. Me, I’m planning to go into the police force! So this kinda stuff would really be a help, if ya get what I mean." His smile became a little brighter at those last two sentences. After all, it was truly his dream to assist the law.

"ooooooooooooh. Yeah you're right! it'd be really useful if you were in trouble sometime!...I  really hope I don't get lost in a forest anytime soon.. I mean I do have school work to focus on right now." Josuke replied. It was obvious that he didn't have a high interest level in school seeing as he didn't really read what any of the classes he signed up for were about. It's not that he didn't care at all, in his mind, he just had other priorities to worry about. Josuke did fairly well in the classes that caught his attention and tended to nod off in the ones that didn't.

"A police officer sounds like quite the interesting job! Good luck with your training ! hmm.. I might find some use for this class..my fighting is pretty sloppy." Josuke tried to stay out of fights, but when Joshuu was near by he couldn't really help it. He's always such an instigator. 

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where for art thou pool [open]

[minimatsuoka-deactivated2014102]

"I’m bad with directions," she replied, feeling simultaneously condescended and embarrassed. First, he’d startled her, and now she felt worse about not being able to find her way around the school. Her words came out mumbled, and she looked down at the tiled floors to avoid eye contact.

"No, I know." She shrugged and folded up the map, clearing her throat. "So, are you new here as well?"

[jos2uke]

"Ah I see! That's nothing to be ashamed of." A big toothed smile formed across Josuke's face at hearing that and showed off his very noticeable gap in his front teeth. He went onto say with a jubilant tone in his voice "I have a friend back home who's bad with directions too and I'm always having to look for her."

He put his right phone to his back pants pocket. That's right. I should call that friend when i get to my dorm for the day to see what she's up too. I hope Joshuu isn't giving her a hard time while i'm gone.. Not that he really gave her a good time while I was around. He thought to himself reminiscence on the times he had with that friend.

"Yeah I'm fairly new. I transferred over here for the starting school year. By the way, I don't think I caught your name? I'm Josuke Higashikata. Pleasure to meet you. I can show you to the pool no problem if you want !" He answered back to the younger student.

[jos2uke]

practical?

[paletrenchcoat]

  "Yeah. If I remember right, the course is taught on the northern grounds." The two began walking in that direction as an awkward silence ensued his response. He decided to break the ice once again. "Sooo… What’s yer name, pal? You can call me Dick. Dick Gumshoe." Electing to toss aside his prejudices of this man from the circumstances of their encounter, he flashed a casual smile.

[jos2uke]

"I see. My name is Josuke Higashikata. Nice too meet you dick !" Josuke did recall sharing his name earlier... but he wasn't in any rush to remind Dick of his seemingly strange behavior earlier. Even if I don't know this person, it couldn't hurt to introduce myself to new people. He thought to himself.

As the two had just about arrived at the location for gym class josuke  asked his fellow student a question that had been on his mind since he signed up. "So,Dick, Do you know what this class is supposed to teach? I mean in every  day life we shouldn't really need survival tactics.. so what part of this class could be practical ?" Josuke didn't really bother looking up what the classes he signed up for were about he just picked a few by their names, and the ones he tested into he didn't look up to see what they were about.

[jos2uke]

((iii'm going to sleep. Just a PSA so no one stays up too late waiting for a reply. ))