coffeejunkie | 02nd beat; written

House 40 Rules
Version 2
[Some of you might remember a certain set of house rules going up prior to Yuri's disappearance. Otonashi isn't exactly second-in-command, but Hinata is emotionally out of commission, Naoi had already taken the burden of announcing her departure, and Noda is MIA.

Oh, and Yotsuba is too young to be making rules.. even though the potential for comedy is there.]

1. No loud music, shouting, or being loud after 11pm. There’s a little girl trying to sleep! It doesn’t matter if you stay up late, but keep the noise down.

2. Keep your eroge and other 18+ fare safely put away! If it’s left out in the living room, I’ll confiscate it. Yotsuba shouldn’t have to see that and neither should any visitors!

3. Everyone follows the rules. Even you, Noda..!

4. Please?

5. Try to keep your rooms clean.

6. Clean up after yourself in the kitchen.

7. Don’t leave your underwear in the bathroom… Keep that clean too.

8. The house is everyone’s responsibility, not just one person’s! Especially not just mine.

9. DON’T KILL EACH OTHER. I don’t care that it “didn’t matter” in the afterlife, it always matters!

10. Don’t make medieval traps! This includes BUT ISN'T LIMITED TO hammer traps, falling ceilings, collapsing floors, and spike pits! If you saw it in a JRPG dungeon, you can't make it in the house! (We can play an RPG instead.)

11. Don’t train in the living room! Keep it to your own room if you insist on doing it in the house…

12. Yotsuba: Make sure you go to school and do well. If you do, I’ll make sure to pick you up a gift at the end of each week. Oh, and find an adult that isn’t Noda if someone is bothering you!

13. Continue respecting Hayate.

14. If you want to set up an in-house visit, mark it either on the white board that Yuri set up or somewhere we can see it. It's better to let everyone know.

15. Don’t measure yourselves in the living room… Why is this even a problem..?! I won’t tell you that you can’t do it privately, because I know that’ll make you just want to do it more.
Noda, this means you… I've heard about your "competitions" and I'm telling now, I don't care..!

16. House meetings are still held on Sunday.

17. RESPECT EVERYONE'S PRIVACY. Knock before entering rooms unless it is an emergency! If I see you barging in, I'll... yell at you!

18. No throwing furniture, halberds, weapons, people, or… goldfish…

19. Why is there a goldfish named after me again..?

20. Okay! Please follow the rules. They aren’t even that hard to follow, you guys…

21. Don't discount me because I'm not Yuri! I don't think I should have to put on a bow and thigh-highs to enforce a rule around here...

-- voice;

[Well, there is a distinct lack of Yuri-specific rules. Like it or not, Yuri Nakamura is no longer in Luceti. He's in no rush to replace her, but the acceptance and healing process has to start somewhere. So, he might as well be the one to take initiative.]

I think that should do for now, unless I missed something... Any, uh... suggestions? [No punishment games though! Otonashi isn't much of a disciplinarian.]

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Ah... no. No, she had gone off alone by the time I got here. [Asking him to be completely at ease would be asking too much, but he is willing to entertain that Noda might be docile. For now.

The note he received from Yuri was not terribly personal, so he figures he can offer the small kindness of sharing it (even if it is at his own expense). He retreats to his room, but returns moments later with a folded slip of paper. The handwriting is indeed Yuri's:

Someone told me you were here on my way out. Did you forget to say hi or something? Dumbass.]

Here. If you want yours... I'll ask Naoi for it.

[He can't completely hide how down he feels. He wasn't expecting to meet up with Yuri after passing on from the after life, and when he was finally able to meet once more, he didn't exactly have a decent conversation other than the first day. To think that they won't be able to see Yuri was a heavy blow for him.

It takes a little time for him to notice Otonashi had left and came back as he gets handed the note Yuri had written for Otonashi, and takes the paper from the redhead to take a look at it. It was Yuri's handwriting, all right, and he couldn't help but let another laugh out. What other reaction could he make in this situation?]

So what's your excuse for not seeing Yurippe?

[He's actually feeling grateful that Otonashi's offering to talk to Naoi for the note, last time they talked he was hypnotized by those eyes... Not that he would openly admit it to Otonashi, nope.]

Mine? I showed up late... and then I lost two days. Mister Layton said he forgot that time too, so it had to be more than just me... [Indeed, thanks for that, fourth wall event.]

Then Hinata found me. Then you, then Naoi... but not Yuri. [... Is that true? Some people treat me like they know me. I don't even have my own memories back. What am I supposed to believe?!]

Uhm... at least not that I remember. And you--you were lost, weren't you?

[Noda doesn't say anything as he heard Otonashi talk some more. There was no denying at being lost. Who knew that the forest would be so big?]

I had gone into the woods to do some training. [He doesn't have to say anymore, did he? He does notice Otonashi thinking about something, but he doesn't try to question it. It was probably something ~~wussy~~ he didn't need to know anyways.]

Right... U-uh. You remember all of it, though..? [Because memories seem to be an issue around here. Hinata has different memories than Otonashi, Yuri had different memories than both of them... Everything about memories and timelines is a mess.]

Naoi... er, he said that I was already here. [He shivers at this. Not remembering Luceti still bothers him... scares him, even.] And some people seem to... treat me that way. So maybe I did meet Yuri..? And maybe — uh, if you don't exactly remember what happened out there — maybe you saw Yuri off. [It's a weak theory, but perhaps a small comfort.]

I remember all of it, wandering around in the woods for who knows how long-- [And then he pauses as he listens to Otonashi talk, and his usual glare comes back onto his face. Never mind that possible memory issue, but...]

...So you were here before? And you don't remember it?

[He's looking at you with that look, Otonashi. Does it feel familiar?]

Ahh... you didn't make landmarks..? [Though maybe it wouldn't have helped.]

That's what I've heard. I don't know—or remember—anything about it... W-why? [Yes, he knows that look. But what else can he really say?!]

Gh... [Point taken. But Noda never considers a lot of things. He leaves that part alone as he focuses more on the latter.]

So you've met Yurippe and don't remember? Are you making your amnesia an excuse again?

[Can you hear the growl in his voice?]

[At least Noda isn't refuting him on this particular point. It's a small victory.]

Wh—

An excuse?! It has never been an excuse—! Why would I make that up?! Do you seriously think I like this..!?

Hmph, how should I know if you'd like it? I don't go forgetting important things like you do.

I don't do it on purpose! I hate it, I've always hated it! [He looks away for a second, stifling any number of harsh words he could direct at Noda. Seems like the other boy actually hit a nerve.]

W-why should I care what you think anyway?! You're just a jerk! A jerk who can't handle pi or—or even see when he's being used! [Okay, now this is just getting ridiculous. It's too bad neither of them seem to know when to quit, though...]

[Otonashi you gotta try harder than that. Noda gives a blank look back at you as a reaction.]

And? I accept that I'm a moron, and if I'm being useful to Yurippe in any way, I could care less.

[Which makes him feel sad again, but he wasn't going to mull over it so much.]

You— ... How can you accept being told you're an idiot so easily?! [Noda, ever comfortable with his stupidity.] B-besides, I didn't say that... exactly.

And... [He trails off, trying to carefully formulate his words in the interest of not being impaled on a halberd.]

At least I would not hide behind pathetic excuses of not being an idiot when it's the truth.

[And he looks so proud at that.]

That's, uh... that's not something I would be proud of.

[There's no easy way to say it, is there? Idiots. ALL OF THEM.]

[Well this is going nowhere and even Noda's realizing this finally.]

Tch, why am I still bothering to talk to you. When you get Yurippe's note from that shrimp who pretends to be a God, let me know.

[And with that he gets up from the couch and stomps off to his room, carrying his halberd with him.]

[He watches Noda walk away, his glare seeming to burn into the back of Noda's head. He should just let him go, let him be upset and angry, and let him work out those negative emotions by himself.

But instead, he steps forward.]

Noda. [Wait a second, he almost seems to say without ever speaking the words.]

[At this point, the conversation is done on Noda's side. Without turning around, he opens the door to his room and disappears into it, slamming the door behind him as he does.]

[WOW.

On a scale of one to rude, Noda is OFF THE CHARTS.

UNFORGIVABLY RUDE.

THE WORST EVER!!!]

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