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 Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 9:26 am
Damien hadn’t exactly been watching Naoya, but he HAD noticed that the bakeneko was cheerful pretty much all the time. Like. Nonstop. Who was that happy all the time? It was weird! And wrong!! Naoya was a class favorite, he was entertaining, helpful, and according to some of the other students: cute. Damien did not think he was very cute. Okay, maybe he was a little cute, but only in the way that kittens were cute. Because Naoya was a kitten. Totally. That’s why he purred when he got happy and stuff, right? Right.
The way that other people seemed to gravitate to Naoya was pretty dang infuriating. It made getting minions shenanigan companions very difficult! So, Damien decided that he would have to put an end to that. Mischief was not properly being carried out, after all. First, he’d just have to figure out exactly how to put an end to it. Observations were clearly needed.
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 9:27 am
Naoya hadn’t really paid Damien any real attention. He was the other class clown, he supposed, but the baphomet didn’t really seem to be trying to be funny? Everyone just thought he was? Including himself, but still! Naoya liked to think he knew when someone was being funny on purpose, and when they weren’t. Damien pretty squarely settled into the “not trying to be funny” box. It just didn’t help that everything the baphomet did was so over the top! Naoya didn’t think much of him until he noticed that the other boy was staring at him like… all the time.
At first, he thought it was just a coincidence. But after a week of the baphomet appearing in her peripheral vision, he began to worry. What was he doing? Suddenly the title of “the other class clown” did not seem to fit Damien at all.
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 9:27 am
One week of observations. Naoya seemed to have a pretty set schedule, which was useful. And, he stayed in the dorms, so that allowed for extra time to figure out what would be a good way to trip him up. It seemed that throughout the week, Naoya had noticed him staring. He had to get creative with ways to look totally unsuspicious. It seemed to work, the bakeneko never approached him about it. Turns out diving behind a potted plant really does work.
It seemed that Naoya did a variety of things, even if they all happened at about the same time each day. Classes, which Damien only really shared two of them with him… and then lunch… a long break period between classes twice a week that he spend out on the lawn doing weird moves with some geist kid… and then he’d go off campus for a few hours. Quite the busy schedule if Damien did say so himself. And he did. He was quite tired after his week of investigation, after all.
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 9:29 am
As the week went on, Naoya had tried to shake Damien off his trail, but it was hard to do when his days were all pretty much the same schedule! He swore he saw the baphomet lingering in the distance even when he was hanging out with Tybalt. His geist friend said they didn’t see him, though. It was really getting quite unnerving! He tried to figure out what he’d done to earn such a dogged pursuit, but nothing came to mind. Perhaps he’d have to approach Damien about it… but at the same time, that seemed a little scary now. Amatus had told him that sometimes people at his college would follow him around for hours and they were never the sort to be very friendly with. The more Naoya thought about it, the more nervous the whole thing made him. He’d just… have to change some stuff up next week. That was all. It was a school break after all! What a relief.
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 9:31 am
Damien was ready to make his move. He’d picked out the perfect sabotage. Awful shampoo! Naoya had really long hair, and lots of fur. Clearly he’d need special shampoo to maintain his adorable appearance. He’d just… casually slide the bottle of subpar shampoo into his locker and wait to see what happened! It was PERFECT! Absolutely DEVIOUS!!! He truly was an underappreciated genius in this school. Honestly, who else could come up with such a perfect scheme?
He’d even had a caretaker help him pick out the best one to use. Unbeknownst to them, of course. He’d been sure to sound innocent while asking for assistance. So, while everyone was getting ready to head into P.E., he waited until Naoya (and most of the others) were out before slipping the bottle of shampoo into his locker. Perfect.
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 9:32 am
Finally, it was Friday. The last day of classes, and then he could just… go spend the weekend at Amatus and Leah’s dorm or something. He was sure they wouldn’t mind! It would be kind of a bummer to not hang out with Lobeli for a weekend, but he supposed they’d have more weekends to hang out. He just wanted to get off campus for a bit, and going back to the Swirling Sands wasn’t exactly an option.
After P.E. he headed back inside to the locker room, exhausted but happy. Upon opening his locker he discovered something… new… Shampoo? He picked up the bottle curiously and eyed it. It seemed okay? He uncapped the lid, then sniffed. Ooh, what a lovely aroma… He grinned, then slid it into his bag before going to change. What a nice present! Too bad there wasn’t a note or anything…
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 9:33 am
This was a total disaster. The next school day, Naoya looked perfect!!! The Bakeneko’s fur had a new shine to it that it hadn’t had before, and his hair was styled even better, too! Everyone was giving him compliments - no one seemed to have an eye to spare for Damien himself despite the antics he’d been getting up to in the background. Honestly. Why was he so bad at sabotage? He should as the school to make a sabotage class or something. They were always open to suggestions. People would definitely want to take a sabotage class.
He was in the midst of his sulking when someone tapped him on the shoulder. Caught off guard, he flailed his arms a little as he skittered a few steps away - it took him a moment to realize, but it was Naoya himself. ”What-- what do you want?” Had he noticed? That the shampoo was from him??
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 9:34 am
The weekend with Ama had been very nice. Ama had even shared some of his beauty products with him! After showing his cousin the mysterious shampoo, Amatus had insisted that he use the correct variety. It was too expensive for him to get all the time with his allowance, but it was a lot better than the shampoo he’d been anonymously gifted. Apparently that shampoo was really bad for fur.
The day seemed to be going fine, but Naoya couldn’t help but notice that Damien was sulking. Quite a bit. It was really weird, considering his behavior over the last week. Finally after the others had started to head to lunch, he approached the baphomet. He seemed rather started. ”I wanted to ask why you’ve been followin’ me around.” He puffed himself up a little, trying not to get intimidated. Damien still scared him a little, after all.
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 9:35 am
Following… him… Damien blinked, feeling his face heat up as an embarrassed flush took over. He’d noticed!? The whole time!!? He glanced around, struggling to think of an excuse. ”Uhh, I wasn’t following you around. Why would I do that?? You’re like, the most boring person ever.” He waved a hand dismissively, trying to sound offended at the very idea. ”Besides, I have super important things to do, I don’t got time to follow you ‘n watch your stupid gymnastics stuff.” Oh. Oh no. He’d run his mouth. He could see the sly look on Naoya’s face starting to form.
”I MEAN, I HEARD, THAT-- THAT YOU DO THAT. UH. ON THE LAWN. WITH SOME FRIENDS OR SOMETHING. I DUNNO.” He waved his hands, getting more and more flustered with each passing second.
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 9:36 am
Sometimes, when people follow you around, it’s because they like you. That’s what Amatus had said. Perhaps Damien was just awkward about it. He was a really weird… weird kid…. Naoya did not appreciate being followed, but seeing his reaction to being called out suddenly made the whole ordeal a lot funnier than it had been. He grinned wide, giggling a little as the baphomet began to gesture frantically.
”Okay, suuuuuure. If you like me or somethin’ you shoulda just said so ! You scared me! Following people is creepy Damien, you shouldn’t do that. Alllllso that shampoo is really bad for fur, you shouldn’t use it okay?” He clicked his tongue, waving a finger as he spoke. The bell rang to officially signal the start of lunch - he had a “date” with some friends! ”Anyway thanks I guess. Don’t follow me anymore!” He reached out to pat Damien’s head - earning some flustered sputterings - and then turned to trot out of the classroom.
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