zuipperpips | [ RL with Shinji ]

[ she would never admit it, not in a million years. she is cool fun flirty party girl roxy lalonde, that's it. if right now she's feeling a little more like a girl who grew up without human contact and is nervous about stepping out into a busy world full of people, she's not going to show it. she doesn't really mean to stall, but at the same time, she can't quite help herself. so she comes out of Shinji's room to show off her outfit under the pretense that she's going to take what he says into account at all ]

Okay, Shinji-boy, what makes me look more like a super-serious transfer student? Sweater, or jacket?

[ she's made a credible try at pulling together a uniform to go with her story of being a potential transfer student, and is wearing a grey pleated skirt and white button-down, along with a red tie she may or may not have appearified from Dad Crocker's closet. In one hand, a grey jacket; in the other, a black sweater vest that she may or may not have appearified from Jane Crocker's closet. ]

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[shinji had never been lucky in his life. it comes with the territory of being the chosen one to decide on all of humanity's fate. good things never happened for no reason.

but only just chasing asuka and kaworu out of the apartment before slightly tipsy roxy showed up? maybe Someone out there thought the ikari boy deserved a break.]

Uh... [gosh, he's no good at clothes, he's a boy.] The jacket? Maybe?

[ rude, shinji. All she had was a nip with breakfast for some courage. And another one on her way out the door. And a third one for luck. She shrugs on the jacket, dropping the sweater on the chair ]

Bitchin. So hey, you sure I'm gonna be able to understand everyone at the school? Like, whatever the comm does with translating, that's gonna carry over, right?

[that...was a good question. he thinks over it for a second then responds,] I've never head of anyone else having problems when they went to someone else's world so yeah, you'll understand. And even if you can't, I can translate so it'll be okay. I think.

[pause.] Hopefully.

[ she fixes her hair, and tugs her skirt down, casting her eyes around the room ] Yeah, makes sense. You can be like, my Roxy-to-Japan ambassador.

Sooo... you eaten yet? I mean, anything you gotta do before we go?

[ she's pretty sure it would offend shinji to have another nip for courage right now, even though she brought a flask along in her messenger bag ]

[a flask what roxy WHY ARE YOU TAKING ALCOHOL ONTO A SCHOOL CAMPUS

but it wouldn't bother him any. i mean, he lived with misato. beer was her morning beverage of choice. and the lunch beverage. aaaaaaand the dinner beverage. and quite possibly the midnight snack one, too. the presence of alochol is normal by now.]

Not really. Unless you want something because I can make it. It's no problem. [so he might be stalling a bit himself. shinji hasn't been out among large crowds of people in some time, and the very idea makes his stomach heave. dealing with one person was taxing. dealing with hundreds was enough to make him want to call the whole thing off, but it was past time to face the outside world again. you had to start somewhere.]

Hokay. Time to face the music! And by music I mean totally rad places and people. Right? [ she links arms with him, pulling him toward the door. ] Let's go show them who's boss.

[all he can ask before being yanked out the apartment is,] Boss?

['cause there's only of those here and that's ~~social awkwardness~~ roxy. regardless of who is in charge, after walking and monorailing, they have arrived. gekkoukan high school, established 1999 as a cover-up for the devastating explosion of a kirijo group laboratory that dabbled in forces beyond their control and former location of the otherworldly labyrinth known as tatarus.

hella nice building.]

Wow. It's even bigger than it looked on the website....

That's some swank-ass genius factory right there. Haha, wonder what that'd come out as in Japanese? Course, you're hearing it in Japanese, and if you repeated it it'd be in English... whoa.

[ cool it, rox. stop rambling before shinji notices you're nervous. he's relying on you, you can feel it! ]

Okay, so where do we go? Principal or something?

[what do what do what do]

Go? The principal. I--well. Set up a tour for us a few days ago. Someone from the student council's going to show us around, but first, we've got to go to the principal so. Um. Yeah. We go to the principal. [way to not be redundant.]

[ yeah she's made up her mind gotta be strong for shin-chan desu. she pinches one of his cheeks ]

You're totes adorbs when you're flustered. C'mon, let's go, let's go! I'm prepared to wow these kids with my charm and genius and also booty.

H-hey--! [SHINJI IS A RESPONSIBLE ADULT STOP THAT. he heaves a long suffering sigh. what is it with girls steamrolling over him? not okay.]

[they're standing in front of the principal's office in no time at all. shinji visibly gulps, but manages to look roxy right in the eye and keep his voice from shaking.] Ready?

Born ready. [ she knocks on the door hard before she can stop herself, calling out ] Helloooo? The students for the tour are here!

[the principal calls out through the door, 'come in!' shinji almost stumbles over his feet while entering in his hurry, but manages to stay upright. aw, yeah. nice save. he bows, all too aware of its jerky nature.] Ah, please excuse us. I'm Shinji Ikari and this is Roxy Lalonde. We're here--

['yes, the tour, welcome, welcome!'

what follows must be the longest 'hope you like your time here' speech ever. oh, jeez.]

[ roxy's eyes glazed over about a minute in, and once they're ushered back out into the hallway, she lets out the biggest sign ever uttered by a human mouth

*sigh ]

What a windbag! Is that normal?

[shushing as loud as possible] He might be able to hear us!

Haha, shit--! [ she grabs his arm and runs down the hall with him, giggling ]

[he jobs behind, mentally flipping out some, but realizing...huh. this is what fun is like. shinji had forgotten.] Where are we even going?

He told us to go head to that classroom to hook up with the student rep! Like, 219, or 220? C'mon, race ya!

[ RL with Shinji ]

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