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TOPKNOT

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CHARACTER NAME

HAYAKAWA AKI

CIVILIAN NAME

ASAHI YUKI

TEAM

REVELATION

HOUSING NUMBER

006

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Comments

un: pochita (text)

[nutkick]

where are you.

[lifeprice]

The library. Why?

@shiro

[cranekin]

🎉🎂🎁?

(what is this code)

[lifeprice]

Party, cake, present?

delivery

[cranekin]

(Some time in the morning on May 5th... a white hummingbird drone will peck at his door. Whenever he opens it, the bird will drop off a small envelope. There's a weight to it letting Aki know there's something inside.

Opening the envelope will reveal a small keychain. Its design is simple but it's obvious by the color and the crane crest on the scabbard what it's supposed to be. Opening the envelope will also undo the origami that put it together in the first place but Aki will also find a perfectly handwritten message. The letters are neat, the lines are thin, and it definitely has a sort of "old-timey" feel to it,)

Have fun.
See you later.

(Aki can't complain now... he has his own pocket Tsurumaru Kuninaga. He can see him whenever............. get it.)

text

[lifeprice]

❤

@turtleneck

[unarm]

So
Do you get many parties around here?

[lifeprice]

Not as many as I'm sure some people would prefer. Why?

@shiro

[cranekin]

(SOMETIME AFTER this comment.)

Aki-kun.

[lifeprice]

[ 'kun' huh. ]

Yes, Tsuru?

@pochita - (pre-kidnapping)

[nutkick]

feed us. me and katsuki. hungrrryyyyy

[ literally just that. ]

[lifeprice]

I thought you had learned to cook?

@NIGHTFALL

[yuwon]

Hey, how's it so hard to see your face?

[ is this his way of checking in...

maybe. ]

[lifeprice]

I've been busy.

@shiro

[cranekin]

Are you thinking of marrying someone else?

[lifeprice]

No?

🎁 delivery, 12/25

[wheft]

[ it's actually pretty easy to find a gift for aki; ishmael knows at least two smokers on the bus back home, so all she had to do is lock in on what ryoshu or gregor would've liked if they were here. particularly ryoshu -- that woman sure can 420blazeit.

and thus, when the date rolls on over to christmas day, a small box will appear in aki's doorstep. inside is a rather fancy cigarette brand.

Think you might like this. Happy holidays.

- Ishmael ]

gift 🎄

[nutkick]

[ he wanted to go for a gag gift, similaire to the one he got for tsurumaru, but-

aki will find his gift waiting for him by the door. the package was rectangular, its edges crisp, its surface smooth— revealing just enough to suggest the shape of the frame beneath the wrapping. at first sight, it seems it came without a picture, but once he lifts it up, the edges shift subtly, lines emerging and retreating in delicate patterns, like a living blueprint. a picture that could move and breathe, adapting itself to its surroundings. it's power and denji and of course aki - all of them together, enjoying a late dinner in their old apartment. the animation is fluid, their features are on point. it's them. together again.

the card reads: I know we've grown in here, made friends and connections, started dating some hotties, maybe we made a new family for ourselves too. But you two will always be my first family. merry xmas - denji. ]

25th December

[queenofkur]

[ A wrapped package can be found at Aki's door after the Christmas Party. Unwrapping it reveals two boxes of chocolates.

There is a message with the gift, written on a Christmas postcard: ]

Dear Aki,

I hope those chocolates are a delicacy you will be able to share with your beloved during this winter.

Merry Christmas!
-- Ereshkigal, Goddess of Death and Queen of Kûr

a few days after the end of the mission and before the 20th of april

[nutkick]

[ aki's invitation card is special! ]

aki.
19 april, 9 pm.
dining area.

come!
and dress like a superhero.

[lifeprice]

What kind of superhero?

13 May

[cranekin]

(On May 13th, Aki will suddenly feel a spike of adrenaline through his tracking ring. It seems like Tsurumaru was especially surprised by something recently...

However, Aki will then feel nothing.

Tsurumaru will not respond to his messages and he will not return to him that day.)

un: typhoon.

[photosympathies]

( Shortly after this. )

Where are you? I need to talk to you.

[lifeprice]

What happened.

[ He felt something - his ring - and now he feels... Sick. ]

Early August

[cranekin]

(Another long day in the jungle, fighting insects, hacking at vines, and trying to learn more about their mission. The air is thick and heavy with humidity and Tsurumaru finds himself uncomfortably warm even as the sun begins to set and the temperature begins to drop. They return to a long abandoned town for camp. His group scavenges for supplies and begins to set up base for the others that will arrive after them. A beacon is sent out to let others know a camp is set and ready to greet them should they arrive.

Once settled, Tsurumaru watches ahead for any sign that the next envoys will arrive. One comes but when he scans the jeep, he doesn't see Aki. He finds himself becoming increasingly more impatient and restless as he waits and though the jungle is cooling, he feels warm. Uncomfortable.

When he can't wait any longer, he sends a message,)

Where are you?

[lifeprice]

[ Aki has been doing his best working as a guide, helping to dodge a lot of the more dangerous plants and animals with his few seconds of foresight. It’s not the most useful skill, not with how brief it is, but it’s done enough that he feels helpful, which is all he wanted. With his dagger in hand, he’s felt as if this mission has been doing well.

Then he gets the message and he stops and smiles.

Gathering his things, he starts to get on the next set of travellers moving through the jungle. It’s not that far to his partner now. ]

Heading over now. Are you alright?

@kon, text.

[shadowban]

[ megumi sends a message with screenshots of this conversation attached; ]

i believe in standing up for my friends and staying true to my word. as a matter of principle, i intend to settle matters with this person in front of Revelation Room 2. if we're neighbors, i apologise for the disturbance; i'll do my best to keep things short. for non-revelation residents, i'm sending this as a heads-up in case this causes trouble for all of us.

if you're not this person, i would appreciate knowing the truth and i apologise for the disturbance. if you are this person, you're a pathetic, weak-spined coward shamelessly picking on kids who just want a safe place to live in. have a good day.

[lifeprice]

If I was going to say something about anyone, I’d say it in person. I don’t even know this person.

Let me know when you’re coming so I can be elsewhere. I don’t want to deal with this.

@litanytime

[mace_pray_love]

hi, mr. muramasa said i should ask you- what sort of things would Tsurumaru like in a shrine? are there any special prayers or offerings?

[lifeprice]

Why are you building Tsurumaru a shrine?

@Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight

[blastedass]

you ever have trouble getting denji a gift?

[lifeprice]

[ That username... Every time. ]

I've only spent one real birthday with him, and it was hard last time, yes.

(action) - 3:00 am

[nutkick]

[ it's the devil's hour, and guess who's wide awake? this guy right here. the room was dim, lit only by the faint glow from the hallway that slipped through the now half-open door. denji crept in, careful with every step, the floorboards soft under his bare feet. the air was heavy with the quiet rhythm of sleep— slow breaths, a shifting blanket, the faint rustle of fabric. he moved toward the bed with a kind of hesitant confidence, pausing once to glance at the lump of tangled sheets before slipping under them.

he wedged himself between them, the warmth immediate and super cozy. tsurumaru barely stirred, turning slightly but not waking. denji eased in deeper, the mattress dipping under his weight, and after a moment he turned on his side to face aki. in his hand was a crumpled piece of paper— creased edges, smudged ink, a mess of scribbles that looked like it had been rewritten too many times. he held it up loosely, eyes flicking from the page to aki’s face. for a moment, he just watched, searching for the faintest sign of movement, any twitch of eyelids or shift in breathing that would tell him aki was awake.

it was too dark to tell, but it didn't matter in the end, especially since denji plans to wake him up regardless. he reached over to flick his nose and whispered. ] Wake up.

[lifeprice]

[ Aki has not been sleeping well.

He hasn't been living well, either, if anyone was honest with him. He's barely been out of bed since they returned from London, not consciously able to exist as a person as memories and pain bear down on him and make him feel sick. A family that both was and wasn't his, ripped away from him again, and the loss is too hard for him to wrap his mind around and survive when he was already so burdened.

When they had died the first time, he had shut down. It was only the promise of vengeance that had given him a reason to live, and that had changed and transformed as Denji and Power had helped him, as he had moved forward with what little he had left. Now? He's sure he'll work through the mire of his sadness at some point, but he doesn't have the strength to do it right now. It's too raw, too fresh.

The fact is that he barely moves as Denji crawls into bed, as he settles between Tsurumaru and Aki's body. He knows his lover has been worried, fluttering nearby and overprotective, but he doesn't have the voice to do anything to soothe him. Instead, he tilts his head a little to gaze at Denji, his expression tight. ]

I'm awake.

[ He's always awake, because when he isn't he dreams, and that's worse. ]

December 25th, this morning~

[blastedass]

[Sitting outside his door is a smart-looking folded box of black board sealed with string looped about a stylish orange faux gem clasp. Carefully wrapped in orange packing paper is a set of crane dinner plates for a certain event he's pretty sure is coming up sometime next year. And a fox ashtray for old time's sake, even if the devil's no longer with Aki.]

Hey Topknot. I owe you a lot for taking care of Denji so often, both back home and here. And for listening to me when I came to you for advice or venting. You've got your hands full with upcoming events; if you need help, let me know. I'll obliterate any obstacle getting in your way.

Merry Christmas, Hayakawa.
    Bakugo

[photosympathies]

( Christmas is all about a jolly man in a red coat, right? So catch this one prancing past on his way to deliver gifts. Each person Vash knows and cares about gets a gift bag delivered to their door sometime Christmas day. Included in it is a three pack of festive donuts, because obviously, and as much candy as he can fit inside.

Aki receives a matching carving of a wooden crane, a bottle of whiskey, and another tasting sample of cakes - they're suspiciously handmade, so. )

Aki!

Merry Christmas.

Pick a flavour you like.

Love, Vash x

( No room for toxic masculinity here. The only one who won't get the l-word is Silco, because he's an old man ( younger than Vash ) who cares about respect. )