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Who: Ryuta + Anyone interested
Where: School Hallway(s)
When: Fri April 21th, After School (Post 2nd Awakening)
What: Announcing Candidacy

Holding the large stack of papers was a little inconvenient. But it was all necessary for the plan. Ryuta thought this as his posted some on the hallway wall, careful to align them perfectly and in noticeable areas. After all, the first step was to make himself known. And while there were other less tactful ways to grab attention, he felt that this was a better alternative overall. Luckily, news about his 'job' didn't reach the other students. That was not the kind of attention he wanted to garner.

He sat the large stack of papers beside him to examine his work so far. He grinned in admiration of his flawless work. The signs read 'Ryuta Tanemoto for Student Council President' on the top portion in large letters to grab attention, while a smaller print was used to detail his plans for once he took office. While it wasn't everything he wanted to do, he knew it would be best to first test the waters before promising too much. And he even mentioned that he would be open to ideas from the students. He stood their for a bit to admire his work and to take a quick break.

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Mirai stepped in and carried along with the crowd heading outside after archery practice. Students and teachers had cleared from the school hallways long ago. The handful of clubs that were around on Friday had quite a few members filtering through the corridors, and quite a few of those were moving around a block or something that had arisen on the right side of the hallway.

He stopped to watch and when he saw who it was, he sauntered over to swipe a flier off the top of Ryuta's pile and stepped back to read it.

"Oh no." His tone was despairing but playful. "You want to get involved in politics?"

Ryuta looked over to see who walked up beside him, only to hear Mirai question him. Deciding to ignore the disparity in his words, he addressed Mirai casually. "Why yes I am. Currently, no student council is available due to this school just opening. If I won, I would be the first president. I think it would be nice to be the first Student Council President, don't you?" He looked up at the flier he posted on the board a moment ago, mesmerized by the thought.

"And it could prove advantageous in our rather odd situation."

"I think so too."

This made his motivations seem almost perfect. Except generosity or something had died inside him a long time ago. The advantage given to their group would be as useful for himself. He could think of worse things than to know somebody with a position of power who he could lean on or even blackmail. But in a remarkably short time, he felt as if his body had been chain when it came to carrying through on such things.

Still, he had no intention of letting this opportunity pass. He had every intention of using his loyalty to make sure this plan worked.

"I also think it's very brave of you. You're going to be taking on a lot more work, I suppose."

"Indeed. As the first president, I would need to set a good example for the future Student Council members. But it could also prove very rewarding as well." He then turned back toward Mirai with a vague curiosity. "Truth be told, I figured you would be against such an idea. I believed you would advocate for less authority and such. Makes me wonder what you are thinking right now..."

"... Hmmm," said Mirai, when Ryuta was done. Curiously, he took a second look at the leaflet, which was now the most interesting thing here. "I'm an honest man. I have my reasons for wanting you in the position, Ryuta-kun. We're always going to have someone in authority, right? Well then, as you mentioned, it should be one of us. You're our best candidate, right?"

Ryuta maintained his calm demeanor, showing only a small hint of curiosity behind his eyes. From what he has seen of Mirai so far, Mirai always kept his cards close to his chest. A rather interesting person to say the least. For him to so readily accept Ryuta's candidacy, it only added more depth to the mystery.

"I see. Then would you be willing to assist in my efforts?" It was risky. He could tell there was more to Mirai than meets the eye. But he needed all the help he could get if he wanted to win. And the greater the risk, the greater the reward.

Mirai found he could permit himself to be used. In the political climate of the school, he had been drafted into work for a cause before his bed was even warm and settled. So he had set off to make something positive of the event, just like he was doing today.

He had only to use the person who wished him to be used. Rules-kun really had to be trusting to think he was going to use him! For there would at least be some advantage he got out of this business. And the deepest spaces of his unconscious mind were telling him to visit upon Ryuta a lesson that it was too early to teach him yet. First he would have to tempt his associate once he was in that position. There was something fun about that.

"You already have my help, Tanemoto-kun. There's no need to ask for it." He smiled. "I can even help squeeze a few votes out of my friends, if you like."

Edited 2013-09-10 21:59 (UTC)

Ryuta replied in a professional, business like tone. "I doubt that would be necessary. Right now, there is no one running against me as of yet. I believe the best course of action would be to spread the news around the campus first. Make the student body start thinking about the election."

He then grabbed the stack of fliers and gave Mirai half of them. "Now would you be so kind as to post these in the dorms? I'm almost done here in the school."

Edited 2013-09-11 00:06 (UTC)

Mirai was already taking them before Ryuta had finished requesting it. It was quick and easy work and he would take steps to put them in the most noticeable of places. He had no intention of putting them somewhere so vulgar as the door, but in the sorts of locations people would remember. It was possible those on the door might be torn off and lost in the commotion, anyway.

He stood smiling at Ryuta for a moment afterwards. "... Sure." But his smile widened just a bit when he thought he could ask for a favour later, at any time. "Well, I'll get going," he said eventually. "I have a few things to do for myself also."

And with that, he was heading away.

The crowds had thinned down as Haruka walked through the hallway. She'd committed the route to her mental map well enough by now she didn't need to feel much to know what was there. She still missed things, though.

Like a sudden ball of paper her foot crunched on, nearby a trashcan.

She tilted her head curiously and bent down to pick it up. It'd been crumpled up carelessly and she felt a staple and the corner and the edges of certain parts felt ripped, as though the paper had been ripped up or ripped off of something.

"Ah. Good day, Shikata." Ryuta addressed her as she walked by. Noticing the small ball of paper, he let out a tired sigh. "Really now. If they didn't like it, they should have voiced their concerns." A quick glance toward the trashcan revealed a small pile of tossed fliers. Another look toward the hallway showed that some of the fliers where torn down, rather recently too. "All that work and it ends in the trash. I should have expected as much at least."

"Hey," Haruka said, turning her head in his direction. Hearing the rest of what he said, she smoothed the crumpled paper and, after a beat, said, looking with commiseration,

"Sounds sucky." She held the paper out to him. "What work?"

"It's a flier. I made it to announce my candidacy for Student Council President," replying back to her question in a tired tone. Feeling exhausted from picking up all the tossed fliers, Ryuta leans against a nearby wall for support as he thinks to himself.

"Perhaps I need to think of a different approach..."

Haruka seems to absorb that, as she listened to the considerable amount of paper rustling and the tiredness in his voice.

"Maybe?" She replied, tilting her head a bit. "There's always the school network if you don't mind a few trolls but at least it's harder to rip up your work? Unless you mean dealing with certain people, where Defeat Equals Friendship would be really tempting?"

"I was thinking that, but it wouldn't work. If people hide behind their computers, you can't really get a feel for them. I rather do things in person."

"There is is that option..." He mumbled to himself, but quickly dismissed the thought. "Anyway, what are you doing, Shikata?" The thought occurred to him that she may have been passing by, but he wanted to change the subject nonetheless.

Edited 2013-09-20 13:28 (UTC)

"Huh. I find not really? People don't really censor themselves online, since pesky things like face to face contact doesn't get in the way.

"Nothing much. Just grabbing coffee from machine and off to tackle script for tomorrow." She shrugged. "Want to come with?"

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