Dorm Log!

[pitticus]

Who: ALL the party people (Smash Academy)
What: Dorm log!
Where: Student and Teacher dorms, and quite possibly beyond. Everything is acceptable.
When: March 9- March 25
Warnings: Do I really need to say a thing?

Ripped off the last one and all its friends: Basically, here's what's going down. We all know our characters experience downtime after classes and their busy schedules, and this is a good venue for those kinds of miscellaneous dorm-shenanigans to take place. Not only does it give your characters the easy chance to meet new people in a laid-back environment, but it's a good mechanism for strengthening CR. It's easy!

Feel free to begin in any way you please! Plan with (a) fellow player(s) if you'd like! Or, set up a thread and wait for characters to bite! Whatever you want. It can all be yours if you make a thread. So have at it! Don't let this log get away untagged.

Comments

[rivalsweetscent]

[Bulba had to laugh a bit.]

At least there's that! ... I'm glad you're enjoying it. I was a little worried I'd weirded you out too much to agree to come out, ha ha...

[And after what was going with Max, he would have hated to mess up a tentative, potential friendship before it had even gotten a proper start.]

[findthepenguin]

Nah, I mean... I guess I was worried that I scared you off or somethin', so I'm kinda glad that you invited me for lunch today.

[He looks slightly embarrassed to have admitted that, but at the same time, he actually is flattered that Bulba seems to like him despite all that happened.]

[rivalsweetscent]

Not at all! Looks like we were both pretty worried about nothing then.

[Bulba noticed and gave him a big, friendly smile for his worries. A little reassurance could go pretty far after all.]

I'd still like to hang out an play some video games sometime too! [Nope he hadn't forgotten that part either.]

[findthepenguin]

[Kanji did feel reassured, especially from that warm smile. He offered a smile in return, though its friendliness did not nearly match that of Bulba's.]

Yeah, that'll be fun.

Uh... I'll do it on a day when my roommate's not around. Heh.

[He gave a small, nervous laugh.]

[rivalsweetscent]

[It was more than friendly enough for Bulba. He looled pretty grateful for Kanji's consideration.]

Ah, that would be... Good...

Or there's always the common room. There's a few consoles in there that I've used a few times.

[findthepenguin]

[He grins at that.]

Yeah, we could do that too! That might be easier.

[Although Kirby could still appear in the common room, it would probably be less awkward.]

[rivalsweetscent]

[At least a little bit. It was somethin he was going to have to deal with at somepoint, but it would be easier with others around. Bulba reached for another bit of apple.]

Whenever we're not busy then? Sometime. My schedule might be switching up.

[What was he going to do about weight lifting. Man this was just awkward city all over again. He'd have to figure it out.]

[findthepenguin]

Yeah, that sounds like a good plan. I'm pretty much free when I'm not in class.

[Because who the hell does homework, seriously.]

So uh, just gimme a text or something if you ever wanna hang out.

[Kanji helped himself to more of those triangle things. There weren't too, too many left, but damn they were good.]

[rivalsweetscent]

[Um excuse me, Bulba does all of his homework.]

Sure!

[Yess, new friend high. Bulba smiled a little more as Kanji took another samosa and handed him the container.]

You can have the rest.

[What. Bulba. You ate like five spinach leaves and three apple slices what.]

[findthepenguin]

[OH SCORE HE CAN HAVE THE REST-- wait.]

Uh... you sure? You didn't look like you ate too much.

[He feels kinda bad now.]

[rivalsweetscent]

No, it's fine! Like I said, I don't eat very much! Go ahead.

[And then he...

started taking his sweater off...

...???]

[findthepenguin]

Uh, okay, I mean, if you say so.

[Then Kanji shoveled more food in his mouth. He didn't think much about Bulba taking his sweater off. It was somewhat of a warm day, after all. It was all good.]

[rivalsweetscent]

[And then there was a topless Bulba in all of his weight trained and spotty and tattooed glory. Geez, pick a trait, Bulba. He carefully bundled up the sweater on his lap and nodded his head along as he spoke.]

I do! Some time under the sun and I'll be stuffed, promise.

[tatsumi_k]

[Oh. That wasn't just a sweater. That was a shirt. Now Bulba is sitting there shirtless. And damn, he's nicely toned. Not super-muscular like that Jon Talbain guy, or of course Max, but it's still a nice sight. Wait.

Kanji finds himself looking over Bulba's form, and when he realizes what he's doing, he quickly looks away.]

Uh... The sun, you say? What, you get energy from photosynthesis?

[He gave a small, nervous laugh.]

[rivalsweetscent]

[Bulba was completely oblivious. It was the saur way. He was positioning himself to get most of the sun on his back, and he shot an excited look at Kanji.]

Exactly! Haha, did the flower make it obvious?

[No, Bulba. No that wasn't a for real guess, Bulba.]

[findthepenguin]

[Kanji was weirded out. But he saw the large flower on Bulba's back and was just even more confused.]

Uh... Isn't that just a tattoo? You know, of pen and ink? I didn't think those things could make energy from the sunlight.

[Also Kanji found himself staring at the intricate details of the flower. It was pretty - briefly he wondered about sewing that kind of pattern for Bulba on a piece of clothing, but he dismissed that thought rather quickly.]

[rivalsweetscent]

You definitely couldn't do it with a regular tattoo. I've never actually been to a parlor before! This one is more like... Well, it's a part of me more than anything.

[Bulba made a vague indicating motion with his hand to te overall area of his back since he couldn't see where he was waving. He turned a bit so Kanji could get a better look, and it was a rare moment where he wouldn't have minded someone else touching it if that was something Kanji needed for his verifications.]

When I'm in my normal form, that flower is on my back. Right now it's kind of hanging out under my skin and in that tattoo.

... I couldn't tell you how it works, this stuff is weird.

[findthepenguin]

Oh, you've never been to a parlor? Heh, it's not too bad I guess. I got a tattoo myself.

[Kanji takes his jacket off, showing the skull and crossbones tattoo on his left deltoid.

((Note: While Pixle's lovely, in-depth description of Kanji said that this was probably a temporary tattoo, I'm going to go with the assumption that it's permanent and that he covered it up with makeup when he was in the drag pageant.))]

I don't think this one can do photosynthesis, though.

[He grins sheepishly.

Then when Bulba shows off the flower tattoo, Kanji looks at it closer, though he doesn't touch it. He almost wants to, though, but he just eyes it closely, in the back of his mind jotting it down for any future crafting projects.]

[rivalsweetscent]

Ooooh.

[Bulba had leaned in to get a better look at it. It was an interesting ink selection. He grinned up at him in amusement.]

Haha, i'd be surprised if it could.

[When he thought Kanii probably had enough of it, Bulba sat back to himself again.]

Why the skull, if you don't mind me asking?

[findthepenguin]

[Eli also inquired about his tattoo, but in a much more demeaning manner. Kanji's girlfriend was a total bitch the end. It was obvious at the time why Kanji had gotten the skull, but now he wasn't so sure.]

Uh... heh. I'm not really sure why I got the skull. I just liked the way it looked, y'know?

[It probably didn't help when he was trying to distinguish himself from the biker gangs in Inaba.]

[rivalsweetscent]

That's better than a whole lot of other reasons.

[Like branding, for instance. That was a very bad reason.]

It looks pretty neat on you.

[findthepenguin]

[Kanji actually did not consider branding or any other "bad" reasons, other than it being a gang insignia or something.]

Heh, thanks...

[He is, in a way, relieved to hear Bulba say that. While he is proud of the tattoo, at times he thinks it may not have been such a great idea. He does want to look tough, but at the same time he doesn't want to give the wrong idea.]

I hope it doesn't look like I'm in a gang or something.

[rivalsweetscent]

[To be fair, branding usually wasn't the first thing to come to mind when talking to tattoos, generally. That had just been something on Bulba's mind at the time.

He blinked and considered this new option that was presented. Bulba admittedly did not have a whole lot of experience with gang culture. He knew the basic presumptions that other people seemed to, but that wasn't too much to go on. There were those guys on pogo sticks that one time....]

It wasn't the first thing that came to mind! You don't seem like that kind of guy.

[findthepenguin]

[Hearing that was actually a huge relief. He didn't seem like a gang kind of guy... Wow. Bulba was one of the first to say that, probably.]

Really? [His eyes widen slightly in surprise.]

Thanks. That's good to hear. [He gives a small smile.]

[rivalsweetscent]

[What a curious reaction. Their first real meeting might have cast Bulba in an odd light, but it had done wonders for Bulba's first real impression of Kanji. He smiled right back.]

You're welcome...? I mean, you're a real nice guy so.

[He shrugged.]