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Seta Souji ▫ 瀬多総司 ([personal profile] eatsyourscience) wrote in [community profile] entranceway2015-12-12 09:49 pm

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[Souji appears on the network looking pretty upbeat. He's in the diner, because where else would he be ever, which has been decorated just like everything else in the Mansion. Of course, he made his own additions, like the Colonel (plus twinkling fairy lights). He brought the statue out late last year, so he's decided to get a looooong head start this year.

This will be his third annual KFC Christmas in Wonderland, though this time he's on his own. Which is exactly why he's making this appearance.]


I'm going to call it and say Charlie's gone home. I'm the only one working in the diner now, so the hours might be shorter than before.

[Because Souji gots to get some sleep once in awhile. He offers a small smile.]

On that note, if anyone wants to come help out any time, it'd be excellent. No experience necessary or anything.

[He'll leave it at that, cutting the feed off after a small wave.]

[As usual, Souji can often be found in the diner. Anyone who comes by from 12/24-12/25 will be greeted by the Colonel (plus lights) and a sign board advertising Japanese Christmas. Inside, he'll have plenty of fried chicken (with Souji's best approximation of the 11 herbs and spices), a few appropriate sides, and plenty of Christmas cake complete the menu today. Cocoa, coffee, tea, and various other drinks are available.

From 12/13-12/15, Souji is affected by The Little Match Girl event. That starts out as just wearing way too many clothes for someone who's inside cooking, but midway through 12/14, he disappears from the diner and wanders around the Mansion trying to warm himself up and resist feeling lethargic. He's pretty sure something's wrong, but somehow, it doesn't occur to him to ask anyone if they know what's up. He returns to the diner late that evening and, in his confusion, ends up spending the night there, trying to use the oven to keep warm, which is always an excellent idea. He spends most of 12/15 back in the kitchen, hallucinating about Nanako and the kotatsu at home in Inaba and eating hot food with his friends.

He finds time to make a few gifts for friends, though, and can be found in the library, looking at a couple of books about origami patterns, or in his room working on said gifts. He also takes some time to just wander around admiring the Mansion or going outside with his very fat, small pet dragon to make a rather distinctive snowman, which Tefra (the very fat, small dragon) immediately pounces on.

On Christmas Day, he passes out his gifts and then spends some time in a tea room, staring in silence at the omikuji he found in his Christmas stocking. It's hard to gauge what his actual reaction to it is--his face is pretty carefully blank.

Come by the diner or feel free to catch him around the Mansion and the grounds!]


[OOC: I'll be tagging around with Souji, but this will be his catch-all for the event. Feel free to respond to his video or action it up. Prose or brackets are both fine; I'll match your style.

He'll have origami gifts for pretty much everyone he knows come Christmas, so if your character's spoken to him more than once, it's safe to assume they receive a gift from him. No need to thread it if you don't want; for anyone he doesn't run into, he'll leave it somewhere they're likely to come across it with a brief note saying it's from him and Happy Christmas.]
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[personal profile] pottershotter 2015-12-13 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[For a little while, James assumes he wouldn't be much help to Souji - not in a self-deprecating way, but he's an atrocious cook and figured the diner's kitchen would go up in flames. But he thinks about it more after Souji makes his post, and there are other things he could do to help, like clear tables and enchant the dishes to wash themselves.

So, bright and early on the fifteenth, James pops (literally, via apparation) into the diner before it properly opens. When he doesn't see Souji in the main dining room, he heads over to the the kitchen and knocks on the door frame as he enters.
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Souji? You in here, mate?
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[personal profile] pottershotter 2015-12-16 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Granted, James doesn't know much about muggle appliances, but he knows it's far too warm in that kitchen and that ovens should not be left open like that...probably. He assumes so, at least. You wouldn't leave the doors open while a wooden cook stove is working and that's close enough, right?
So before he does anything else, he shuts the oven door. He doesn't actually know how to shut the oven off, of course, but that can wait until he attends to Souji.
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You certainly are.

[James chuckles a little, softly. It's not funny, but he knows the importance of trying to put others at ease. He crouches down beside Souji and pushes up his fringe, feeling his forehead with the back of his hand.]

Alright, Souji? You don't look so well there.

[Inside, James is having an absolute conniption. He knows Souji's died a good number of times already, and he's not having any of it. Nope. Souji is going to be just fine and he'll make sure of it.]
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[personal profile] pottershotter 2015-12-17 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
[James frowns. He'd been expecting Souji's forehead to feel warm, but it really doesn't. It's not that he doesn't believe Souji - he's just baffled.]

How can you possibly be cold in here? If it were any warmer, the room would be in flames!

[It doesn't make any sense at all, but then Souji tries to grab him and his hands are so cold it actually sends a shiver down James' spine. James moves quickly to take Souji by the shoulder, to try and hold him steady while he stands.]

Bloody hell, you're freezing...

[It's the sort of thing he would assume was caused by a spell, but he doesn't know many witches or wizards aside from himself, Lily, and Sirius. But figuring out the reason why isn't quite as important as helping Souji now.]

Can you stand? [He's absolutely not letting go until he's sure.]
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[personal profile] pottershotter 2015-12-23 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
[James turns and looks too, half-expecting to see something himself. But he doesn't, so he gives Souji the same confused look right back.]

Err. Yes, it's just me. Why? Did you hear something?
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[personal profile] pottershotter 2015-12-24 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
[While Souji is talking, James is fiddling with the stove. It takes him an embarrassingly long time to figure out how to properly turn it off. Souji certainly doesn't seem asleep though, and that just makes his condition even more worrisome.]

Err. Magic's a bit more complicated than that where I'm from. Intention's a big part of it, but...not the only part. [He feels sort of bad saying so though, like he's taking hope away from his friend.] ...Doesn't mean it can't help though. Hold on.

[James gently props Souji against the nearest counter so he can pull out his wand and make a complicated motion and say a spell. Once he does, warm air rushes out of the tip of his wand, much like a muggle blow dryer. He then points it at Souji, moving it around in an effort to warm him up a little. Unable to resist the urge, he also uses it to playfully blow Souji's long fringe around.]

Any better?
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[personal profile] pottershotter 2015-12-24 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Souji's not wrong, even if he slurs it a bit. James' face falls.]

I suppose not. But I'm not about to just leave you here either.

[He takes his wand away and ends the charm, but immediately moves in and slings Souji's arm over his shoulders. Then he starts to walk with Souji, guiding him along, but they only make it a few steps before James stops and shakes his head.]

No, no. I've got a better idea. [He shifts a little, so he can get a better grip on Souji.] Hold on tight, alright? Don't let go of me.
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[personal profile] pottershotter 2015-12-31 05:14 am (UTC)(link)
Huh?

[It clicks about a half a second later, and he chuckles a little.]

Yes, that. That's exactly it. Now, hold on!

[Once he's sure he has a good hold on Souji, he apparates both of them away with a loud POP. Generally it feels like being squeezed through a very small tube, but it happens so quickly that the popping noise only happens once, and then they're in Souji's room. James keeps holding him for a moment, just to make sure he's not too dizzy to stand.]

Here we are - a lot faster than walking, mm?
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[personal profile] pottershotter 2016-01-06 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
[James lets him sink to the floor and watches for a moment, trying to figure out if he's gotten worse or not. But then Souji starts to move and James laughs - it's like watching a toddler!]

Where're you going, mate?

[He sounds amused, but he follows Souji over to the table.]
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[personal profile] pottershotter 2016-01-12 06:56 am (UTC)(link)
Seeing things?

[For a brief moment, James wanders out of view, but only so he can grab a warm blanket and drape it over Souji. Then, he plops down next to him and keeps talking, to try and keep him awake and conscious.]

What've you been seeing, Souji?
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[personal profile] pottershotter 2016-01-21 06:57 am (UTC)(link)
I'd help you out, but I've got no idea what that is, mate.

[What he can do though, is conjure a teapot and cups. Somewhere in another, his mother is probably deeply unsettled, sensing that her son is somewhere conjuring tea instead of making it properly, but she's not here right now and he needs to be quick about it.

Once poured, James slides one of the cups closer to Souji and nudges him.
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Oi, head up, alright? [He's gentle about it though, like he's trying to make sure Souji's awake.] Try and drink something. It's warm.
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[personal profile] pottershotter 2016-01-27 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
[James doesn't mind. He stills right down next to Souji, fully intent on keeping him company until he's no longer frozen.]

Sure we do! And from what I've seen, it's not all that different from Muggle Christmas either. Our decorations are a bit more magical, but it's still celebrating all the same things. We still exchange presents, have big feasts, things of that sort.

[He hums, thoughtfully.] Actually, with the magic I suppose it's more like Christmas here. No events, but it's not the first time I've seen halls seemingly deck themselves.
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[personal profile] pottershotter 2016-02-01 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
It is, a bit. Perhaps not as much as for muggles, but it is.

[Muggles always seem so surprised about that, that religion and wizardry can go hand-in-hand.]

Yeah? What's it like then?

[He's usually the talkative one between them, but if it keeps Souji awake then it's worth it to have him take the lead for once.]
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[personal profile] pottershotter 2016-02-09 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
[James looks around when Souji gestures, glad that he's engaged in telling this story.]

It sounds fun though! Our holidays don't involve nearly enough fried chicken. [He laughs a little.] For Christmas we usually have turkey - like the Americans do whenever they do their Thanksgiving celebration here.

[Wonderland is such an odd mixture of cultures sometimes.]

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