Friends are the family you choose

[hostclubshadowking]

Who: Antoinette crew and others (mostly non-combatants who have joined temporarily)
Where: The Antoinette
When: Jan 20th-28thish
What: Crew shenanigans, both light-hearted and serious, while the rest of the ships prepare for and do battle with the witch.
Warnings: Possible strong language, will amend as necessary
Status: Open to those on the Antoinete


The Antoinette is a strange ship to be on. The (wise) decision was made not to go into battle, so it has been offered as a safe haven for those unable or unwilling to join the fight against the witch.

The air of light-heartedness found might, at times, feel forced, and it is a bit. The residents have only their morale to keep them going, so that's what they rely upon.


(Please feel free to either reply to the subject headers provided or make your own! This is just a general mingle log for anyone on the Antoinette. If your character is a non-combatant who wouldn't want to go into the fight or someone injured and unable to join the fight, Kyouya has publicly offered passage, so feel free to handwave being there.

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[to_theleft]

[Continuing on from here, to get out of Kyouya's journal.]

How could anything not be, right now? [He mutters, assuming she's talking about the general everything. Man, he has a very, very long list of things that he hates about this place and that irk him every moment of every day.

He glances at her out of the corner of his eye, then puts down his knife and leans back to look at her properly.]

You can't tell me you're unaffected by all this?

['All this' meaning 'being transported to a weird pirate world where Tono seriously talks about murders and Kyouya seems to be the only thing standing between them and disaster'.]

[princelycharm]

[Tamaki comes out of his cabin whistling happily. He had a handful of pictures of himself which he found in his wallet. His really thick wallet with mostly pictures than money and credit cards in it. They were mostly pictures of himself and pictures he has with Haruhi.

Then he notices Haruhi talking to Hikaru whilst working on the barrel.]

Haru~hi..

[haruhi_fujioka]

[She hears her name and perks up, blinking in surprise.]

Feeling better?

[It's nice to see him up and about. She has been so busy with cooking meals that she hasn't had a chance to check on him.]

[princelycharm]

[Almost immediately, Tamaki drops the pictures and rushes to Haruhi to cling to her. The pain was now manageable, if not negligible. So he was able to happily cling to haruhi and rub his cheeks against her.]

I missed you!!!! Otousan needed you to visit him every minute of the day~!!!!!

[haruhi_fujioka]

[No... Don't... What is he... This is dangerous! Why he is rubbing...against her? Ack, no, this has to be stopped!

Flushing dark red, Haruhi tries not to flail too much, yet she is also trying to walk backwards at the same time.

Unfortunately this means she ends up tripping and falling into the barrel.]

...you wouldn't have rested. [That is grumbled as she tries to climb out.]

[to_theleft]

Watch it! [He snaps as he jumps back from the barrel in surprise at the sudden jostling of it.] Geeze, Tono, try to control yourself. [A little bit of jealously seeps through there with his irritation, but mostly he's annoyed because in the sudden jump away from the barrel, he accidentally scratched a line through his picture of Mori.] Look what you did to Mori-senpai!

[princelycharm]

[Everything was happening too quickly. Before he knew it, he found himself with Haruhi inside the barrel. He tries to struggle to get out as well at the same time Haruhi was trying to do so.]

But I missed you~!!!

[He tried to peek his head out of the barrel. Violet eyes looking upon the dark-haired twin.]

I didn't touch Mori though!!!

[haruhi_fujioka]

[And the struggling will continue! Haruhi peers over Tamaki's shoulder and sighs.]

Why not just say that instead of tackling me?

[Her eyes take in the damage to Hikaru's picture.]

He means his carving.

[She winces.]

I'm sorry, Hikaru. Is there a way to fix it?

[to_theleft]

[He'll get up and yank Tamaki out of the barrel none too gently, if it looks like he's still having trouble getting out. It's bad enough that Mori got ruined; having Tamaki being on top of Haruhi like that is just adding icing on the irritation cake.]

You can't just 'fix' something like that.

[princelycharm]

But daddy is just so happy~!!! [There was a familiar pout, then laughter, and excessive clinging]

...[Before he could say anything else, he was yanked away from Haruhi, his arms still trying to reach for her even when he was being successfully taken away.

He then looks up at Hikaru with his usual innocent smile.] But you've always been good at this, haven't you?

[haruhi_fujioka]

I guess that's true. I'm sorry, Hikaru. [She is too busy examining the damage to notice how rough Hikaru is with Tamaki. However his comment brings her attention back. Hunkering down in the barrel, she huffs.]

You're lucky you didn't re-break your ribs or something. [She was his cushion.] I have an idea!

[Wiggling out of the barrel, she grabs a knife and adds Honey holding a lei of flowers. The flowers halfway obscure Mori's face, hiding the mistake.]

[to_theleft]

[He scowls at Tamaki, ready to complain further - but then Haruhi moves, and before he can stop her, adds Honey and the lei. It's... better than he was expecting, actually. He's genuinely surprised.]

That's... not too bad.

[haruhi_fujioka]

[She certainly isn't talented at art, but the carving doesn't have to be intricate. The face looks mostly like Honey anyway and the flowers on the lei are simplistic.]

It's something. [She flushes and scratches the back of her neck.]

[princelycharm]

I really didn't break anything! I promise! [He apologizes with his usual over-the-top dramatics.

Though for a few moments he was silent and watched Haruhi work.]

THAT'S AMAZING!!!!

[haruhi_fujioka]

… [She gives him a flustered look, holding up her hands.] That doesn't make you immune to doing it.

[Her face heats up and she turns away.] No, it's not. Not at all.

Good idea! <3

[haruhi_fujioka]

[She gets that much, at least. It's strange how she has come to accept their new circumstances. Yet Haruhi is someone who has weathered hard times before. Nothing quite this hard, of course, but she knows fighting it won't get her - or them - anywhere.]

I am affected. Just like everyone else. But I know we can't fight this - no matter how upset we are.

[She pauses in her own carving - a nice and simple daisy flower - and meets his gaze unflinchingly.]

As long as we're together, I'll be okay.

[Before the above thread with Tamaki] Woo time shenanigans

[to_theleft]

[Why is it so hard to tear his eyes away from hers?!?! With a great effort, he manages it, but he still has the warm butterflies in his gut. How can she be so--so endearing like that?! Everything is ten times worse now that Kaoru's forced him to acknowledge his crush on her, and a large part of him really wishes he just hadn't. He's already decided he's not going to do anything about it here - it's the entirely wrong world place - but that apparently doesn't mean he's able to hit the 'off' switch on it. And who gave her permission to be so endearingly straight-forward anyway?! It's not even like she was doing anything cute!]

Yeah, well... [He clears this throat and picks up his knife again, to resume his carvings of their friends.] Just make sure you don't do anything stupid. [That probably wasn't a very good thing to say, but he's thinking of other things right now.]

~does the Time Warp~

[haruhi_fujioka]

[She has gotten skilled at reading both twins. Hikaru's kindness doesn't go unnoticed and she begins to laugh. For his sake, she tries to muffle the sound against her hand.]

Are you really that worried about me? I thought you would be focused on Kaoru. [Her expression sobers.] He does seem lonely. I wonder if there's anything we can do for him?

[to_theleft]

I--[Of course he's focused on Kaoru. What kind of statement is that supposed to be? He's been trying to branch out a bit more, to make it obvious that he's taking what Kaoru said back home seriously; he doesn't want to give reason for his twin to start another fight between them. If it were entirely up to him, he would still be with Kaoru right now, and wouldn't leave his twin's side until they were both safe back home.

He's not 100% on why Kaoru would seem lonely - if it were him, he would have stopped feeling that the moment Kaoru arrived. It's not like he's incredibly dependent on their family, who they hardly see anyway, and the only other people he cares about are here for the most part. (Once Hani and Mori arrive, it'll like nothing's missing at all.)

...but he has a hunch, and it has everything to do with the things Kaoru said to him back home. He's not going to tell Haruhi, though. That's personal, private stuff between he and his twin. He's not even sure if Kaoru is actually seeming lonely here.]

...He's just wrong about a lot of stuff.

[At least thinking about Kaoru made him stop feeling warm fuzzies for Haruhi.]

[haruhi_fujioka]

I've never heard you say that except when you were fighting with him. [Oh please tell her you're not fighting. That's dangerous.] It's tough to watch that and there are plenty of problems already…

[She will beg. No seriously. She will.]

I like it when you're happy. [And loud.] The ship could use your energy.

[to_theleft]

We're not fighting! [He says it suspiciously quickly, immediately on the defensive. It's not been long for him since their actual fight, and his emotions are still a bit bruised from it.] We're not. [Said firmly, more to reassure himself than Haruhi.] He's an idiot, that's all. He knows that now.

[Hearing that Haruhi likes it when he's happy really doesn't help his crush at all.] It's good when you're happy, too. [Was that too forward?! Back it up!] And everyone else! [Smooth. He kind of hates himself for being so lame right now.]

[haruhi_fujioka]

...that's good? [There's a question at the end of that statement because he does seem anxious. She shifts awkwardly and tucks her hair behind her ear.] I think everyone can be silly sometimes. It's a way to cope, maybe?

[She stares at him, color high on her cheeks. Hearing him say something like that is nice.]

Thank you. [Her voice is soft.] I'm glad you're here. And Kaoru too.

[to_theleft]

There's silly, and then there's just plain stupid. It doesn't matter now anyway; he's not going to do it again. [That's the end of it for him, because he's sure that he got through to Kaoru, and made him understand that they don't have to separate themselves entirely to be happy.

And--oh god, don't blush, Haruhi. That's too sweet, and her words bring the fluttering in his stomach back, and she never forgets to think of Kaoru, too. That means the most to him. It's actually the mention of his name that changes Hikaru's reaction from the initial deer-in-headlights from hearing Haruhi is glad he's here, to a kind, genuine smile.]

Thanks, Haruhi. [She probably won't know what for, but obliviousness has never stopped him from saying whatever he wants.]

[haruhi_fujioka]

[She watches him, trying to parse out the pieces of a story she is missing. Yet his smile is genuine and there doesn't seem to be any love lost between him and Kaoru. Therefore she won't pry.]

As long as you're happy, I won't ask. [Which leads her to...] When did you change your hair? It looks nice.

[But it's definitely easier to tell the twins apart. Not that she had trouble with that in the first place.]

Did you really think I wouldn't want you around?

[to_theleft]

[Oh, his hair? He blinks in surprise, and reaches up to tug at a lock of it. That's right... none of them have commented on his hair since they've seen it. That's really rude, now that he thinks of it and makes a note to grief at least Tamaki later.]

Just recently. It suits me, right? [The genuine smile turns into a more charming one, with a touch of his usual mischievous manner.] Now nobody has any excuse for getting us mixed up.

[He laughs, and reaches out to ruffle Haruhi's hair.] Of course not! Who wouldn't want us around? It'd get so boring! [He won't tell her, but the gratefulness is for always remembering to consider Kaoru along with him. It makes him feel okay about spending time with her; because she understands them.]