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Who: Jun, Falco, Ryunosuke, Kazuma, Manabu...maybe friends of the sort as they wish to drop in?
What: Moving into a new place and some tidy-up/diy and other housemate mingling
When: Februaryish
Where: Crenshaw

Content Warnings: None in the starter, to be tagged as needed in comments

There's a house in Crenshaw getting tidied up and moved into this month by a pack of folks looking for some fresher space...and space for a garden. There's much work to be done to make the place comfy and livable, but there's plenty of hands available to give it a shot - maybe more, if friends want to come over and help around.

[just throw down tl's and/or bodyslam each other to fulfill all your domestic moving needs]

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I - Moving Out

Jun doesn't have a lot to bring, other than... books. He still has a lot left over from when everyone was hoarding things, and a lot of them are heavy. He's been working out nearly every day so his arms are a bit stronger, but it's still a big task for someone so small. It's easy enough to find him either carrying a large stack of books towards his new space... or finding him picking books out of the snow. He should put them in a bag... but he's out of bags for his books.

II - Moving In

Jun is not an interior decorator, but he's managed to do all right in claiming two small rooms - one for him and one for Falco. (Falco has to come back, he can't bear it if he doesn't.) The first room is dark and crammed full of books, but that's not the one he's most focused on. No, he's focusing more of his attention on a lighter room, fussing over everything from the placement of the pillows to how open to have the window shade. He might need a break...

III - Moving... Nowhere

Eventually, even he has to give in to exhaustion. He wants to go out and tidy the garden - there's plenty of debris and snow out there to move - but he doesn't... have the energy anymore. He flops on the couch in the family room area and just watches people go by. He's very tired from the day already, and he still needs to get up and help make dinner... there's a lot to do, still.

Maybe just sitting and talking can help him get his energy back? Or just resting. Resting is good too.

[the front door creaks open (creaking, huh - Manabu's going to have to grease the hinges later) and Magnet bursts in, all energy and bits of snow flaking off his paws as they click-clack off the hardwood. no sooner does the dog do so than he finds Jun in prime tackle position, and so Magnet races over and leaps onto the couch - and Jun himself, immediately gunning to give this kid's face all kinds of licks.

from halfway through the door:] I'm back-! If anyone's still...oh. [once he's mostly in with his box of crockery, he sees the carnage.] Hi, Jun.

[His omen lifts up his head before Jun even notices it, and ruffs gently from his spot on the couch. So he's a little prepared for Magnet's lick attack, though he does have to gently bat the smaller dog away from his face while giving him scritches.]

... Hello. Just... taking a break...

[He's tired and still depressed and he has to do a lot of work here still and...]

[Not right now. He sighs and gently flips Magnet over to rub his tummy.]

Did you need a hand?

[that's right, giving the dog affection is the primary objective here, and Magnet happily flops over against him to facilitate it.

Manabu sets the box down and closes the door, sidestepping it so he can unlace and take his boots off.]

Aa, it's just pots and pans and stuff from the flat. [Ryunosuke and Kazuma's.] Unless you have particular visions of where you want them to go, you don't gotta worry about it.

All right, if you insist. As long as I can reach them.

[He wants to be able to help, but he's short. He knows he's short. It's fine, it's not going to be a big deal. Hopefully.]

[Magnet gets some tummy rubs and then gets an arm thrown over him loosely, tugging him in to lean on Jun.]

Hey, you. Have you been good?

You know he hasn't. [typical anti-Magnet propaganda from Manabu, who hefts up the box before getting a glimpse of Jun and his literal dog pile. he can't help but smile.]

He's only behaving now because he likes you.

Yeah, I know. Which means you like me.

[He's aware that omens are part of their owners! You can't fool him. Not like it was in doubt.]

You should sit down once you're done with the dishes. Just for a minute.

[calling as he conveys the box on toward the kitchen:] Sure, just a sec!

[he's just going to set it down anyway; Ryuu and Kazuma have as much of a say where they go as he does - it's their cookware and all.]

There's no way I'm that shameless... [that being the sight he sees when he returns - of the happiest little dog just lounging on Jun like he was designed specifically to be there.

he rounds the couch and bends to pat Jun's omen - a much more mellow, sensible creature who (to his knowledge) doesn't bite ankles.]

Uh huh.

[Jun's omen ruffs in response, leaning against Manabu in an attempt to get him to sit down. Once he does, the omen just drapes across the older boy's lap.]

Are you going to need help with your room? I've already decorated mine and - and Falco's.

[He stumbles over the name, biting his lip. The other boy will come back. He knows he will. He just has to have faith.]

Eeh, already? [Manabu sounds impressed, settling in against the cushion and letting the big golden take up all the extra lap real estate. he can glean a bit of warmth this way - it's nice.]

I kind of hoped to get away with helping set up your spots more than my own and making that a Ryuu and Kazuma problem, eheh... [handiwork? easy, time killing. interior decorating? barely fathomable.]

I... was gathering some stuff before we moved. I wanted to make it easier. It's not that complicated... and I still want a desk in my room. But it's got blankets and sheets and a few small things. S-so...

[He can draw out a plan for a room, it's not that hard if you're used to drawing diagrams for class or for what an animal looks like.]

I just... I want to have a nice place we can all come home to.

[Manabu rests a hand on the omen's head while he listens, tilting his head back against the back of the couch.]

Mm. I agree. And we can add more as we go - more space to do that here, right? [he turns his head a bit to smile small over Jun's way.] Did you want to grab the desk from the old place, find a new one, or build one? Either one is easy enough to do.

I... either get a new one or make one, if it's not too much trouble. The old one was... well. A little old.

[He'd like to pick the exact kind, after all.]

And we can worry about the garden when the snow melts... I need to start reading up on what sorts of things grow here.

Aa, yeah... [they're already reaching the end of all the winter frost, aren't they? for as long as some of the months felt in lockjoint, it still feels fast in ways.]

I can ask around out by Feed about some equipment for that next time I'm on guard duty, too. Sansa may know where I can pick up some without shorting the farm folks out there.

[as for desks...Manabu thinks about that for a bit. not really furniture stores to speak of outside of general repairs, but he thinks he knows someone in Willful Machine who would be able to give him some pointers.]

'Til then, we can check out some empty places...see if any of those desks feel right, and if one's worth repairing, we can get that done. [nod nod.]

That's good. I'll ask around for books on local plants. It'd be a shame to plant something and have them die because they don't fit the soil here.

[He gently scritches Magnet's ears in lieu of leaning on Manabu.]

That's good. I don't need anything fancy, just something solid enough to take some heavy books.

I can show you where I got that one plant-book I gotcha. [he looks up as he thinks.] I...can't remember if the shop had a name, but the girl who helped me out was named Luz, I think? I can recognize it if I walk by it again, for sure.

I think I know the shop. I can head in there later.

[His omen crawls further onto Manabu's lap.]

Hey. Behave.

He's okay! [there's a little laugh in Manabu's breath as he gives the golden a more earnest head-pet.] He's always pinning your legs down, and you still seem to get around just fine, yeah?

Yeah, I just want to make sure he's not stressing you out.

[Must protect big brother from... everything!]

Nahhhh... [he grins.] If you can handle Magnet's terrorism, this is perfectly fine. We're gonna have all kinds of animal nonsense here, come to think. This big guy, that little guy, Fish, Kazuma's snake...

And Perle.

[He misses her. He misses Falco so badly it's a constant ache in his chest. His omen huffs and looks up at Jun, wuffing softly.]

I'm... I'm okay. I just want him to come home.

[He's been going out to the beach, waiting for the feeling of Falco returning... but no luck so far.]

[Manabu looks over as well, expression somber. he reaches over and puts a hand on the knee nearest him.]

Yeah. You are doing okay. Don't think you're not.

[... He doesn't feel like he's okay, but he's trying.]

Yeah. Sure. I'm... I just feel pathetic, sitting and waiting for someone who might not come back...

You're only sitting now because you spent a chunk of the day moving and organizing things. [he tilts his head.] Whether it feels like it or not, you're still moving forward in ways, and that's enough as it needs to be, I think.

[beat. blink. half-squint.] Erh, I...think... I mean, over time it kind of sorts out somehow.

You know what I mean.

[He huffs and gives Magnet a little cuddle, just trying not to feel like shit.]

I just feel stupid. It's been so long... but apparently you took a while to come back.

[Yes, Manabu. He heard about that. Vaguely, but.]

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