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Post by Yusaku Izumi on Feb 2, 2019 21:05:27 GMT -4
Words floated just above Yusaku's eyes. Words written by non other than his partner Yumi. It wasn't odd for her to contact hi over IM chat. After all, he did tell her that was the quickest and most private way to exchange quick messages. Still, he didn't think she would send the kind of messages you see in movies.
Yuyu I need you to come here right now! Hey, are you all right !?Yeah yeah I'm fine! I just need your help with something.Uh? And what's that?Come over here and see for yourself! :P
He had no clue but to follow along with her plan and see for himself. It did not take him long to understand the reason of her call. He found himself in front of a large carnival like stand,and right there in the middle of it all stood a life size plushie replica of one of Yumi's favourite mascot. On its neck there was a dangling sign that read "first prize, sign up now!"
At first he did not get why she had called him there to see that. Then he looked over at the rest of the stuff and the picture became rather clear. It was a contest thing. People were supposed to do a series of tasks and the best guy or gal there would win the prize. If she had called him there, knowing full well he didn't like crowds nor being pun on the spot in contests like that, then it meant one thing only.
Yumi was dead set in getting that plushie. And he was there to give her a hand. She was planning to wear him and enter the contest not as herself, but as JackRabbit. Their shared persona would have absolutely zero trouble winning that prize. Man, she really was that determined uh?
That said...where were she? If she wanted to wear him for the contest she couldn't have strayed too far from the stand.
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Post by Yumi Tasukai on Feb 2, 2019 21:28:24 GMT -4
Yumi had texted him sure, but not for exactly what he might think. Now yes, Jack rabbit could definitely increase their odds a lot here if they worked together, using his enhancements with her natural quirk, since, given it was based at the school, quirks were allowed for the contest. Something they'd only allowed since they felt certain not every quick could help with every stage of the competition.
Anyway, Yumi wasn't inherently a cheat or the like. She liked to work with Yu Yu and she LOVED that mascot plush, but her original intent was just for them to enter together and see how far they got. If sometimes teaming up seemed like the better idea why not go for it? At the same time though, if being apart worked, or just felt more comfortable, why not go with that.
RIght now she was just waiting for him to arrive, patiently mind you, knowing he wasn't the lightest on his feet and not about to make him feel bad for taking his time as he needed to. Watching him round the corner, Yumi licked her lips a little and decided to get a light little bit of payback for all the times she'd been snuck up on in the past, rushing up behind them and pouncing on their back, hanging off of their metallic frame with her legs up in the air behind her, giggling into his feline ear before smooching his cheek and easing off his back.
"Heeeeey Yusaku hun. You see it!?" She grinned brightly. The plush was ever so hard to miss but she still wanted to see if they were on the same page, though not entirely as she'd soon learn if Yuyu was quick to bring up their joint persona of jack rabbit to her.
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Post by Yusaku Izumi on Feb 2, 2019 21:47:25 GMT -4
Now, Yusaku was sure she would be arou-
"GAH!" He jumped up as a familiar voice pounced on him only to giggle in his ear and give him a kiss. There was the troublemaker. Thankfully, while having shed some of his weight, Yusaku was still fairly planted on the ground. It only took his tail a shift in its position to negate any chance of him falling over. He couldn't help but giggle a little at Yumi's usual perky attitude. Keeping her wrapped in his paws to give his partner a nice warm affectionate hug, he turned his green eyes tothe plushie.
"Oh yeah. I see that." He replied, chuckling to himself. It seemed that his assumptions were right. "Lemme guess. You want my help with that uh? You want to wear me, become JackRabbit and have her bounce in there to smack around the competition."
From the looks of it, the contest was going to be divided in three sub pahses. Quirk usage was allowed too...which he might have predicted. Well, technically no one would know JackRabbit was a product of the extreme compatibility between her natural electricity and his robotic body quirks. That isunless JackRabbit herself told people about her little two in one secret.
There seemed to be a fair amout of people too. The competition was looking to be belligerent and numerous. The huge plushie character might have alot of fame and recognition to me that desirable.
Turning back to Yumi, he nodded. "Yeah sure, why not. Anything to make you happy. You can wear me and become JackRabbit. It might even be a good way for us to train in that form. Who knows when we will actually need it for real hero work..."
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Post by Yumi Tasukai on Feb 3, 2019 12:40:35 GMT -4
Snickering as she finally managed to be the one to get the jump on him for a change, she gave his cheek another peck for having such a cute reaction before sliding down his back and patting it before her turned around, resting her own hands behind her back as she bobbed back and forth from her toes to her heels on the spot, a little excited to say the least to be playing the games for the chance to earn that giant plushie, and of course, spending time with her relatively new boyfriend.
“Oh yeah, I definitely want your-“ She stopped as Nightshade continued, bringing up jackrabbit right away. She was…weirdly disheartened. She knew how much jackrabbit meant to Yusaku, it helped him feel like he was alive again and all that and Yumi would never want to minimize that, but at the same time, with how quickly it seemed to come to him as an option, she worried a little that that was all their relationship might be sometimes? More JackRabbit than the two of them as individuals. Of course, she knew that was mostly just her paranoia, so she wouldn’t bring it up, instead just lightly pushing his shoulder with a playful eye roll.
“Nah I just thought we could enter the contest together. I mean, heck, sure, it’d be pretty chill if we became JackRabbit when a section needed it but like…come on we can do stuff together without being ‘together’ right?” She smiled brightly, hoping she was getting the right message across. She didn’t want Yuyu to just think she was using him for his quirk, and at the same time, she wanted them to be a good couple without needing that little fusion dance between them. “What’ya say? Fancy seeing what the contest has in store?”
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Post by Yusaku Izumi on Feb 3, 2019 13:25:22 GMT -4
Yusaku certainly wasn't stupid. Yumi knew how to mask her emotions rather well, but he had known her for quite a while now. He knew how to pick up on her faint signals. He was especially competent inreading her body language for...obvious reason. He gave a long sigh, the held her hand in his paw and gently tugged her over to the sign up line.
"Man, you and your patience..." He mumbled, chuckling. "Sorry for being such a broken record, Yumi. It's just...you know. You spend years of your life getting treated like an object and you kinda start assuming things. Of course I'd love to do stuffs with you. JackRabbit can wait. Right now I'd like me some Yumi. The perky, super awesome red hair I like so much."
Perhaps she was dreaming, but she could definitely see him...wink at her. That was new for sure. Yusaku wasn't one to...well...do stuff like that. Perhaps it wasn't just like he siad and her influence was already leaving a positive mark. He moved around more "normal" at least. Less stiff. Less...well...less roboticky overall.
With his long cat tail waving behind him, Yusaku waited for their turn. "H-hello. We would like to enter the c-contest. Names are Y-yusaku Izumi and Yumi Tatsukai. Both from UA."
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Post by Yumi Tasukai on Feb 6, 2019 11:08:04 GMT -4
Patience? Yumi wasn't too sure how that played into things but she only gave a curious look in response, wondering if he'd elaborate but not pushing him in any sense. "It's fine hun, don't worry, I just...I know I can be a bit paranoid, but I wanna just be sure you don't just think I'm using you for jack rabbit or...vice versa." She shrugged casually, trying not to make a big deal of it in the slightest. "Still, good to have you here!~ I'm sure whatever comes of it we'll have a fun time. Not a big deal if we don't win I mean, it's just a plushie i can buy off the internet if i REALLY want it.~" She stuck out her tongue with her usual bright smile.
She pulled back a little at the wink, but smiled, giggling as she caught onto the fact he was probably just loosening up more these days, cuddling into his arm as he moved up to sign them both up to the contest, holding one of the flyers for it and reading it out. "Apparently there's a target game...Oh! They have a contest for high scores on DDR! I got that part in the bag!~"
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Post by Yusaku Izumi on Feb 7, 2019 15:03:59 GMT -4
"Ahahah...ahah...haaa...y-yeah, you handle that one." Yusaku chuckled, looking down at his by feet paws. "I'm a disaster at any kind of dancing. Not counting that I have never danced at all."
He wondered if he had to participate in all of the trials or if he could just...help Yumi if she needed it. He wasn't really a marksman and as he had just now revealed, he was an awful inexperienced dancer. All those people around also made him slightly uneasy. They were looking at him. They were observing him. They were looking at him weird. Every time, he got those kind of looks and every time Yusaku did not like them one bit. The would should have been used to Mutations by now, but it was also true he was an exception even among the quirkers. Few could actually believe there was a human soul behind all that metal. A soul that could think, feel, smile and laugh.
Thankfully, one of those few was Yumi, whom he cared about so, so much. She was his ray of sunshine in a clouded day. Quite literally so, given her perky attitude and positive behavior. Instinctively wiggling closer to his partner and squeezing her hand in his paw, Yusaku silently waited for the first trial to begin.
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Post by Yumi Tasukai on Feb 9, 2019 14:27:10 GMT -4
Yumi blinked a little, wondering why Yusaku suddenly sounded so nervous before playfully nudging his side, careful not to catch her elbow on his hard armor the wrong way so it'd catch her funny bone. She'd made that mistake one too many times in the past already. "Oh chin up you'll be fine. I know its dancing, but in the game it's pretty much just following a pattern. I think you of all people should be great at that. Just gotta make sure you keep your feet moving.~" She winked with a bright smile, trying to assure him he'd be fine at the game- "Besides, push comes to shove, gives me an excuse to give you dancing lessons.~"
Watching Yusaku's eyes flow about, Yumi wondered what had him looking so unnerved before she started to follow his gaze, noticing how everyone else seemed to be having moments where they stared at him. She rolled her eyes lightly, not at Yuyu himself but the people around them, leaning up to his side and cupping his opposite cheek, making him turn to face her and laying her lips on the front of his helmet, right where his lips would be if he had any. "Oi. We're just here to have a fun time. Don't worry about any jerks okay?~"
She squeezed his arm in her own, hooking hers around his elbow in a link to make sure they stayed close with a bit of intimate attention between them, gently bumping him with her hip as they made their way to the first game, a simple target minigame, with some carboard ones that had to be knocked down and towers of cans. They had to let people take turns for now, so Yumi just waited her turn, holding her boyfriend's hand beneath their linked arms, beaming at him brightly and turning her eyes back as their names were called, gently squeezing his hand and catching his attention.
"Hey...I know everyone's looking so...if it makes you more comfortable, we can go Jack Rabbit for this one...sound good?" She smiled warmly, the offer genuine. They didn't need to do it for every game, but she knew how comfortable he felt when they shared their persona together, and hoped that at least the first trial would help boost his confidence if they did it in their shared form like that. Plus, never hurt in the end to let him have his own fun with that.~
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Post by Yusaku Izumi on Feb 11, 2019 5:46:57 GMT -4
Yusaku wasn't certainly ready for what Yumi had in store for him. Before he knew it, his head was taken hostage and then...then...oh boi.
Flailing around like a crazy bee, YUsaku had no idea how to react to her kiss. Shock? Surprise? Affection? All of the above? One thing was for sure though, the robot would be shuffling around with visible signs of embarassment as Yumi casually dragged him towards the DDR machines without a care in the world.
"Mh...Mh-hm..." He simply answered her in regards to ignoring others. It was easier said than done. Though he didn't want to ruin Yumi's fun and enjoyment. He needed to get a grip on himself. He needed to calm down. For a computer, he sure had some trouble being one of his kind. Looking up at her offer to just wear him now, he looked up at the sign detailing the first trial's rules. Apparently, one had to reach at least fifty thousand points or a B rating on the DDR track to advance to the next round. For him that wouldn't be easy at all. Especially since he was so clumsy without someone else inside his shoes.
"Are you...are you sure you wanna do that?" He finally answered his partner, not fully convinced yet...which was rather odd. "I...I told you, Yumi. I c-can't dance. What if I make you trip on your paws or tangle you up with the tail or...or..."
Yeah, Yusaku didn't really seem positive about succeeding. At least thinking about how awful he was had dancing had at least taken his mind off all of those stares earlier. Yumi would have to insist just a little more if she wanted to have the robot step up to the dance floor, though Yusaku never seemed to say no to her. It was just a matter of giving the bumbling robot a push in the right direction.
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Post by Yumi Tasukai on Feb 11, 2019 7:11:00 GMT -4
(My last post set them up as actually doing a target shooting game FIRST, but I’ll roll with this and edit my last post since im at work and can’t message you)
Yumi gave him a sheepish smile and a soft chuckle, wrapping an arm around the back of his neck and pecking his cheek again as she draped over him a little, using his hefty weight to her advantage as she leaned her own weight into him, fairly confident he wouldn’t tip over because of his own stable stance and weight. “Like I said, don’t worry about winning or losing. I just thought this would be fun okay? We don’t need to be worrying about getting that big plushie. I mean it, I can totally just buy that online if I’m that desperate for it okay?”
She genuinely meant it, these games had to get their prizes from somewhere, and at the sports festival they were all run by students, so they couldn’t get their prizes from some mass-selling place that only sells to carnivals. There had to be SOMEWHERE online she could buy this thing, and even then she wasn’t too fussed. It was just a potential icing on the cake if the two of them ended up doing well together yeah? She squeezed her arms around her boyfriend and pecked his cheek once more. “And hey, if you can’t dance that’s fine. Just let me lead the way? You just have to relax and give me control…besides, we can have a giggle about it if I do end up tripping over our tale.”
She stepped aside for a moment, letting another group use the machines before them, just standing beside Yusaku and gently squeezing his paw in her palm. “Seriously hun, I’d love to see you try, but if you’re not comfortable the offers there for me to take the reigns. We’re just having fun okay? So even if we embaress ourselves we can have a giggle and forget about it…okay?”
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Post by Yusaku Izumi on Feb 13, 2019 6:19:34 GMT -4
Yumi was really good at being insistent, meanwhile Yusaku was really bad at saying no to things. "Alright, alright." The robot finally gave in. "Jackrabbit dance session it is."
The cat robot turned his head to the DDR Machine, then back at Yumi. Fine, dance it is. The faster they got through it the better. While it was easier said than done, considering just how much Yusaku stiffed up at the mere sight of a crowd, there was no turning back now. He was doing it for her though, he needed to remind himself of that. It was one of the few things he could do for her...
"Right, erh..uhm..." He snapped out of his own train of thoughts. "You know the drill. Take off your shoes though. It'll be really uncomfortable if you try to fit those inside my paws, I can stretch but I don't have that much wiggle room to work with if I have to shape up to your body and I am sure as hell you wouldn't want to try and dance with my usual chubby look. Especially since...you know...you weight 100 kilos more than what you're used to. Jackrabbit might be sleek, but she sure has her hefty weight on those hips of hers."
There, joking about it was good. Take your mind off of the fact that EVERYONE will be looking at you. Most importantly, once you're up there...don't choke on Yumi. Do not choke.
DO. NOT. CHOKE.
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Post by Yumi Tasukai on Feb 13, 2019 10:31:11 GMT -4
Yumi was concerned that she may be really pushing Yusaku into something he didn’t want to do. She knew he could get a little nervous but it was only when he ‘gave in’ that Yumi felt like she may be pushing him a little too far…Yeah. She didn’t feel comfortable pushing him if it took this much insistence. At first she really just felt like he was a little nervous, but at this point she felt like she was almost being mean. Especially when he started putting himself down with humor.
Before he could open up to let her in, she rounded his side and lightly clasped a hand over one of the panels that would normally move to let her inside, kissing his cheek firmly and showing him a warm smile. “Hey, don’t worry about it okay? I’ll handle this round alone. We did sign up as a duo so…it should be okay.” She hugged his arm lightly against her, brushing her cheek against his shoulder as she leaned into him for a moment before heading up to the DDR machine alone. She felt bad for making such a fuss about it, just thinking it’d be a fun game, but with Yusaku seeming to make his discomfort so clear she didn’t feel good pushing him further.
Thinking to keep her shoes on since the system flooring could be a bit slippery, she stepped up to the machine. With the score limit they had to reach, one of the harder difficulty songs was already chose for them. She flashed a smile back to Yusaku, hoping to reassure him she could handle this on her own rather than having to worry him with all the pushing she’d done.
When the song started up, the machines well timed so they all played their music at the same time as everyone else tried to play and beat the score needed, Yumi kicked herself into gear, first just focusing on getting a feel for the dance pad, learning where to put her feet to match with the timing of the machine. Once she got the hang of things however, she maybe started to show off a little. The Machine was more designed to get feet moving then actually inspire a dance, but thanks to some motion detection tech in the current year, it could score you bonus points, so throwing in a twirl between dance steps or throwing out her arms earned her a nice little bonus here or there. Sure, sometimes it made her miss a step, but it definitely raised her score above those focusing too hard on their feet.
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Post by Yusaku Izumi on Feb 19, 2019 19:38:03 GMT -4
Yusaku was somewhat repieved he didn't have to dance. Yumi would be doing an excellent job on her own anyway. He knew her pretty well and from the way she moved around wearing him the little catbot knew she had the groove.
So, while he observed Yumi's rather impressive display of speed and dexterity, his paw hand traced back to his face guard. She had kissed him. She was so sweet and considerate...yet Yusaku couldn't help but feel an extreme sense of grief settle in. She seemed to have no problem with their intimacy...yet he knew he wouldn't really be able to reciprocate...in a sense. He was able to show affection, just not in the same way a human would. That was the underlying problem. He was and is a machine. Nothing will change that. He couldn't kiss. Hell...his hugs are all metal and plastic.
Yusaku found himself thinking back to the past. Then to the present. How could he make sure he was going to be enough for Yumi? He did not have a single clue about it. Still,better not worry her with that. He would have to just play it off as nothing happened once she was off the dance floor. He had already pushed alot of his problems on her. For now, he would need to make sure she had fun. That was his main objective that day. Have her smiling. Have her happy.
Yes, yes. That was most important.
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Post by Yumi Tasukai on Feb 20, 2019 9:11:19 GMT -4
Sadly a little unaware of the thoughts going though her boyfriend’s head, Yumi was focused on the game now that she was getting into it, maybe forgoing a few more of the steps to just have fun and show off a little, one of the scoreboards highlighted above the machines briefly scraping ahead of her own, but she managed to pull it back once she got back into the groove of what the system was asking of her, while still being able to pull off way more bonus points for flair than anyone else playing the machines seems confident enough to pull off, which certainly brought one hell of a grin to her features.
By the time she was done, she wasn’t miles ahead but she was the top scorer by a good margin, a little out of breath, but only a fraction, and even a little sweaty, the first droplets starting to form against her forehead, especially since each machine was under bright lights so that everyone put on a bit more of a show for their audience. She hopped off the machine and started heading back to Yusaku as cheery as ever…but even without a flesh face, Yusaku had been around Yumi enough that by now she was starting to catch onto things.
Approaching him with a bright smile and a hug around his neck, when she was close enough to whisper she held a faintly more worried expression. “Hey er…really, sorry if it felt like I was pressuring you…if you’re uncomfortable we can go back to my dorm? Hang out for a bit? I know Aki won’t be there, she has a lot of booths to cause mayhem with, hehehe…” She smiled a little sheepishly, worried she’d upset her boyfriend for a fair moment.
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Post by Yusaku Izumi on Feb 28, 2019 10:31:11 GMT -4
Yusaku returned the hug as quickly as it was given. "It's fine Yumi, don't you worry about me! Think about you, man you were great up there. " He quickly changed the subject, pointing over to thenext guy in line starting his own performance. "All of the eyes were on you there. When did you learn to dance so well?"
He grabbed her hand with his paw again. "With a performance like that, we'll surely advance to the next round." He added, trying to sound as confident as he possibly could.
It wouldn't be long for the results to come in and sure enough, they did advance to the second round. Apparently they would have a ten minute breather before being shown what the second test would be. By now there were still alot of contenstants or couples competing for the big plushie, but less than before. This, of course, would make it easier for them to keep on winning and get closer to the final bout for the major prize.
Yusaku's ears flicked once as the little robocat tried to catch a sneak peek at what the two staff members readying up the second test were saying. "Hm...well, that went better than expected. I wonder what the next trial will be. Now that you made us get here we can't just drop the ball and leave!"
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