10 PM Meeting - Laundry Room

[eraser_rain]

[As your character may know if they'd been watching the network thread, Mikami and Light have plans to meet at 10PM in the laundry room. Mikami will end up being about 10 minutes late.]



[OOC: Intended multi-player thread. Feel free to jump in early and run threads until someone interrupts, feel free to interrupt the thread whenever your character does arrive. Since this game tends to move slowly and we're beta, consider going out of turn if appropriate (interruptiong, etc.) as we try to feel this group process out.]

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Arrival time : 10:15

[andeatit]

[Light is even later. He'll show up wth no explanation, not yet, and look to see who had already arrived.]

[momingstar]

[Eimi's there and gives a wave.]

Good evening. What do we have to discuss?

[andeatit]

[His eyes first to the two men talking and then Haneoka.]

Haneoka-san. It's always good to see you. I'd like to get all four of us here into a discussion.

[ooc: I'd like to merge this with L and Mikami to have a four-way thread going. We should probably give them a bit to catch up the five minutes Light will take.]

Arrival time : 9:45

[takethecake]

[He's there fifteen minutes early, squatting on the washing machine if anyone wants to have a conversation before the meeting. Otherwise he'll just join in an existing thread.]

Arrival time : 10: 10

[eraser_rain]

[Heading in late, Mikami opens the door to the laundry room only to stand there holding the door open with no response other than to stare at the man sitting there on top of the washing machine in a strange pose, in the same clothing he'd borrowed earlier that day, or clothes that look very much like them.

At first Mikami doesn't react, as if as long as he doesn't move it won't see him.]

[takethecake]

[A staring contest, is it? I should warn you, L is quite good at those.

That wet noise around his thumb might be a hello. It's not, but it's at least a sign he's probably not trying to hide.]

[eraser_rain]

[Unlike L, Mikami actually has to blink. Having lost the staring context with that, his shoulders lower as he steps in.]

Can I help you?

[takethecake]

You're late. But so is Yagami-san. Despite being the host. I hope that he's all right. [He sounds completely disinterested in that hope.]

[eraser_rain]

[While entering, Mikami starts to edge along the opposite wall, as if to keep his distance as much as possible. One hand goes towards his pocket.] If something's happened to him, you're by far the most suspicious figure yet.

[takethecake]

Then you haven't met the blue thing yet?

[eraser_rain]

Even with him.

[takethecake]

I hope that the others all feel the same.

[L's hand starts to go to his own pocket. Given his seating position it's not remotely as subtle as Mikami reaching into his. His shoulder shifts about as he makes a show of digging for something.]

[eraser_rain]

[Any response he might have had to that is cut short by trying to back further into the wall. His eyes go to the door, considering an escape.]

If something happens to me...

[He doesn't really have a good follow up threat for that. So instead he just pulls the letter opener out of his pocket, gripping it with both hands.]

[takethecake]

[And from his own pocket, out comes a piece of candy from the pantry.]

You're waving around something scary there!

[eraser_rain]

[As surprised as Mikami looks at that candy one might think it really was something dangerous. But with an annoyed sigh he lowers the letter opener, arms stiff at his sides.]

I think I know what you're trying to do by being such a "freak." Then, you had the same impression that I did from the letter, regarding who's sent on Saturdays.

[takethecake]

It's a waste if it's only discussed between two people. I don't like repeating myself... [So he says while popping the candy into his mouth and sulking as the time continues to pass with no sign of Light or anyone else.]

Light hit me up for us to crash, hope this is okay

[momingstar]

And what are you two doing?

[House mother walks in with a sigh, here to make sure you behave.]

I'm glad to hear that we're coming up with a plan, though I'm not certain what you've got in mind.

[andeatit]

Before we get to a plan, I'd like to discuss what we all know. And, sorry I'm late. I was hoping we'd find all five of us here rather than just four.

[ooc: posting order can be Eimi, Light, and whichever the two of you would like to pop in first and second?]

[takethecake]

Haneoka-san! Yagami-san! [Mikami may have just drew a weapon on him, but L is as cheerful as if they were meeting for tea time. Or maybe it's just hard to sound unhappy with candy in one's mouth.] Hello!

Hm, what we all know... For one thing, there are six of us, not five. I'd told you before hadn't I, Yagami-san?

[eraser_rain]

[He'll just try to quietly tuck that weapon perfectly ordinary, common place letter opener back into his pocket now, making a face but saying nothing, only nodding to the other two.]

[inthecolosseum]

[That damn bug-eyed hannya mask face briefly preceeds the rest of the slouch-postured body. To judge by the creature's sudden straightening out, coming across a conspiratorial roomful of people was not at all in the plans.]

Ah. Yo. [The clawlike hand is briefly lifted in a casual gesture of greeting.]

[momingstar]

Good evening to you as well. Oh... you mean Atsushi-kun is the one who's not here, don't you?

[andeatit]

[When it had first appeared, he reacted, but it had been silent. His eyes widened, rounded out, his mouth opening without sound. Did no one else see it?!]

aaaaaaAAAAAAHHHHHHH! [And then his silence breaks and he screams, his arm going out to try to urge the rest of the group back, away from the monster. It was probably dangerous!]

[inthecolosseum]

((I am absolutely loving this as a recurring motif.))

..... Oi, oi. [The aforementioned monster pipes up in a tone of perhaps rather exaggerated hurt.] Nice to meet you, too.

[takethecake]

[And while all of that takes place, L turns to Eimi, talking casually over Light's display as if he isn't even there. L asked Light a question about the sixth but it seems like he isn't in a condition to answer it.]

Then, you've met the one not here? Atsushi-kun.