>Skip the books. Go to art class.
You decide to skip getting a book for now. Yuuko looks of two minds about the whole affair, happy not to have a chance to screw up, but sad she won't get company. Sorry Yuuko, you've got to get to class!
Art is fun, though again you don't have many friends there. Most of the kids involved skip class every once in a while, so no two classes have the same set of students. The only permanent fixtures in the room are the Teacher, Nomiya-sensei, and quite possibly the only type of person you could never really talk to, an armless girl named Rin.
Regardless, painting is a quick and easy way for you to get thoughts off your chest, and less labor intensive per idea than signing, if that's a thing. You sit down next to Rin, who's busily scrabbling at a canvas with a brush held between her toes. She's completely enveloped in a... Whatever that thing is. It looks almost like a raptor. You know better than to bother her at a time like this.
The teacher is introducing a new student. The boy looks to be a first-year, a new transfer into the school. He's sporting hilariously large sunglasses, of the type that wrap around his face, but what really strikes your attention is his smile. It's difficult to describe... almost fox-like. It's confident, almost mocking, and it fails to extend to his eyes. He's holding a cane, or rather swinging it languidly. Nomiya-sensei tells you he's blind.
Rin's attention is caught on the final statement, finally getting her to look up and around the room. "Who's blind?" She asks, blinking.
Fox-smile waves at Rin (well, more at you, but you and Rin are close enough you can understand.). "That would be me. My name is Itoshiki Nozomu, but I would prefer to be called Hiki."
"Hello, Hiki-san." the class echos in a deadpan; save for Rin, who simply smiles.
"Whatever you say, Pink Supervisor."
You could hear a pin drop in that room. Nobody moved an inch. Somewhere from behind you you can hear a soft "Eh?"
"I can tell this will be a very interesting class." Says Hiki, his smile never dropping. The whole room breathes a sigh of relief.
Hiki, surprisingly, walks over and almost sits in your lap. "Don't. There's someone there." Says Rin airily. Looking surprised behind his thick lenses, Hiki extends a hand.
"I'm sorry, you were so quiet I didn't notice." You reach out, first with the intention to shake his hand, but then with something else in mind. You press your hand into his and start signing.
[Hello. My name is Daisy]To your slight surprise, he signs you back.
[Hello Daisy. Pardon my earlier intrusion. I truely did not know you were there.]
[It's quite alright.]
[If you'll pardon another intrusion, are you deaf? I ask because of the signing.]
[No more than you. I have no voice though. I had to learn to sign because I can't even scream.][An odd way of saying it, but to each their own. Will you direct me to a empty seat then?] You do so, and he sits down.
[The odd girl who asked about my blindness, what is her name?]
[Rin Tezuka.]
[She has a beautiful voice.][She does.] Something about the way he "said" it makes you want to hurt him. You supress the unwanted feelings.
[So you got to ask about my problem, so now I get to ask about yours, right?][What do you want to know?]You decide to come right out and say it.
[How are you going to paint if you can't see?]Hiki chickles softly. You find you like his laugh.
[I'm not. I'm going to sculpt. I can feel that, and I can get the shape right. Plus, people don't usually ask you to color statues!]He seems to be anxious to get to work, but he's patiently waiting for you to end the contact. You suppose you could talk a bit more with him...
And keep him away from Rin.... No, bad Daisy. Bad!Inventory:
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Topic: DAISY [Act 4: Voiceless] (Read 67275 times)