Cosmos Quest (Naruto/Lupin III Collaborative Roleplay)

X] Sit with the heiress. Our awesome will rub off by sheer proximity.

Goddamn but Hinata is popular.

[x] Make it point to sit next to a different person every day. [x] sit next to the hyuuga

[X] Here Comes The Sun

"Hey, guys? I'll catch up with you at lunch."

Chouji looks a little hurt, but when you jerk your head in the raven-haired girl's direction and he gets a good look at her, he nods. Shika, already settling in to catch up on the sleep he missed to get here on time, doesn't acknowledge your words.

Trotting down the stairs, you call, "Mornin', Hyuuga-chan~!" The girl 'eeps!' and stares in terror as you approach, struggling to get her expression back under control. Ohmygod lookit her squishy pink little cheeks! She's like a child-princess in a storybook.

"Love the hair," you comment with a grin, taking the seat next to her. "Lots of girls our age can't pull off a cropped cut, but on you it makes a great impression. Feminine, but daring."

The terror gives way to utter bafflement. Oh, right, you haven't introduced yourself yet.

"I'm Ino," you say, winking. "You got a first name, or am I gonna have to stick with Hyuuga-chan?"

"... ah!" She suddenly blushes profusely, inclines her head in a halfbow of greeting, and rattles off a formal introduction. "I am very pleased to make your acquaintance! I am Hyuuga Hinata. How do you do?"

Oh, no. If the poor girl is this shaken by just you, how's she going to deal with those rude boys in the row ahead of you? You can clearly remember thumping each of them for something at least once.

[X] There's only one cure for acute anxiety: gentle teasing! "Quite well, that I am. This one has the honour of being Ino, of the Yamanaka Clan, that she does. A very good morning to you, Hinata-dono."

[X] Awww, the poor girl's wound tight as a drum. The Hyuuga are probably one of those really strict clans mom's always worried about offending. "Ne, Hinata-chan, there's no need to be so formal. We're all kids here; just let it ride."

[X] "Fine, thanks. How're you?" They're just first-day jitters. She'll calm down eventually.

Whhhhhhhhhy do we care about her......so booooooooooring......

[X] Awww, the poor girl's wound tight as a drum. The Hyuuga are probably one of those really strict clans mom's always worried about offending. "Ne, Hinata-chan, there's no need to be so formal. We're all kids here; just let it ride."

Don't look at me, I was hoping you'd stick with Shika and Chouji so I could introduce you to Kiba.

Damn it, that would have been so much more fun, doing tough guy talk with the Inuzuka.

Just be grateful I decided to deep-six any hint of a Naruto option before I even started writing the chapter.

Oh I am. I noticed he wasn't there and I kept my mouth SHUT to make sure no write-in option was inspired or attempted.

Naruto's a popular guy among questers, that's for sure. But yeah, I would've gone for Kiba like a shot. Oh well. He's going to be there for another 6 years.

[X] Awww, the poor girl's wound tight as a drum. The Hyuuga are probably one of those really strict clans mom's always worried about offending. "Ne, Hinata-chan, there's no need to be so formal. We're all kids here; just let it ride."

Learning to speak differently among different social groups (peer, superior, inferior, whatever) is healthy.

So, what's the first day like? Here's hoping it's practical demonstration time and not getting course packets and reading assignments. I always found the first day to be soooo boooooring. We'd have to get Lupino to practice her ventriloquism or something, spice things up.

[X] Awww, the poor girl's wound tight as a drum. The Hyuuga are probably one of those really strict clans mom's always worried about offending. "Ne, Hinata-chan, there's no need to be so formal. We're all kids here; just let it ride."

[X] Awww, the poor girl's wound tight as a drum. The Hyuuga are probably one of those really strict clans mom's always worried about offending. "Ne, Hinata-chan, there's no need to be so formal. We're all kids here; just let it ride."

[x] "Ne, Hinata-chan, there's no need to be so formal. We're all kids here; just let it ride."

We're movin' house, boys.