paraboxical | [ pures catch-all ]

[Dropping from the heavens shouldn't be this hard.

She can't really say she was expecting this as a beginning, either; bottle that she needs to fill clutched in her hands, Kobato falls--

And lands in a tree.

She squawks, an indignant and overwhelmed noise, and then she realizes that she's fine.]

Phew!! That was a close one--

[The branch snaps.

She falls.]

Kyaaa--!

[Someone help her.]

[why is this even a thing that's happening-

is a thought that would maybe cross the minds of students that attend literally any other school, but when you go to Yumenosaki Academy Idol Division, you really just stop being surprised. some people might even watch her fall into the tree and wince but here's someone underneath the tree, chivalrous and brave and ready to catch her and

actually definitely not strong enough for this he's only a first year please help him

he's scrambling to his feet to catch her and for the record he does but that momentum was also Too Much and here's Suou Tsukasa crashing to the floor with a girl in his arms

wheezing gently]

M-Miss, are you alright...?!

[Whoops.

They go crashing down to the ground with another yelp, and Kobato slumps on top of him for a moment, dazed. Thanks, chivalrous knight.]

Ooh...

[And then it processes that here she is, on top of someone, who is definitely wheezing, and she scrambles to get off of him immediately.]

Oh no, I'm so sorry! Are you okay? You're not hurt, are you? Please say you're okay!

[luckily Tsukasa is a tiny knight but he is also a sturdy knight.

So even though this is undoubtedly embarrassing at the very least he's not injured? These are the small blessings that we're grateful about today.]

I-I'm okay—

[wait hold on one second]

But you shouldn't be asking about me...?! Aren't you the one who fell from great heights...?!

Oh...

[Right.

Well.

There are leaves in her hair and a bump on her head, but she just makes a fist with her hand and smiles and--]

I'm absolutely, totally fine!

[ok kobato]

[ . . . . that's not - ]

Please don't expect me to believe that.

We're going to the infirmary.

[HE'S DECIDED]

E-ehhh?

[Not as planned???]

Is that really okay? Um, thank you very much...!

[She's grateful, and she'll bow her head quickly, leaves fluttering everywhere.]

What do you mean "is that really okay"? [??? why are people at this school like this] You - fell...!

[from... somewhere?]

You should at least get your head checked!

[jeeze.... but look at those leaves fall he'll at least reach out and try to help because ladies don't want to appear unkept, right. so he'll reach out to gently free those leaves from her hair]

R-right...! Um, but don't worry, my head is pretty hard!

[She probably shouldn't sound so proud of that, though.]

More importantly, weren't you going somewhere or doing something? Is there anything I can help you with?

Please don't be so proud of that.

[don't worry, tsukasa's here to be the voice of reason

and he's a little startled at the question, blinking in confusion before shaking his head and immediately retracting his hand. um. he didn't mean to be forward.]

While that's a very kind offer, why don't we get your head checked first...?

[like honestly you haven't even offered your name and you're asking to help him? he's assuming concussion

soooo here he is, carefully offering an arm out to her because he's also assuming she needs to be steadied on the way to the infirmary]

Eh...? Oh, I... right.

[SHE WAS NOT ACTING LIKE A PROPER HUMAN AGAIN Ioryogi is going to be pissed at her...again....

But she'll at least take his arm, eyes wide from the help, and... bow her head quickly as well.]

Thank you... for all of your help!

Think nothing of it... Really, it would be far stranger if I were to just leave you by after you fell from such a great height?

[ . . . okay but speaking of which - ]

Ah.

Where did you... come from exactly? Were you napping in the tree...?

...Um.

[........]

W-well, there was a balloon... and it floated away from this poor boy and it had gotten caught up there. And I thought that if I could get it down, then... he would be happy again.

[And his heart would be healed and everyone would be happy.

She peers up. Nope, still stuck there.]

....

[It.

It would be rude to laugh at a lady so. He doesn't. But he does take a moment to compose himself with a hand coming up to his mouth to obscure any chuckle that might risk escaping.

When he does speak though, at least his eyes are just found.]

Were you able to retrieve it?

The balloon?

Well...

[Have the saddest of kicked puppy faces.]

No...

[It's still up there and that sucks.]

What am I going to do?

[Oh... a tilt of his head at that before a hum.]

After we get you to the infirmary, we can try again?

Though it would also be a matter of finding the little boy but if he's from around the area it shouldn't be too difficult to decipher it.

[A plan of action!]

[Such a plan!!]

Oh...is that really okay...? I mean--to help me so much?

[AREN'T YOU BUSY, PUNK]

It would be against my family creed to leave a maiden to deal with such a plight all by herself.

[Or something.]

And besides-

You're helping someone too, aren't you? Consider me inspired.

[Um.

What's a creed....... what the hell did he just say...

She just stares blankly at him for a moment, before she smiles uncertainly. All she got out of that is--]

Oh, um...thank you very much for your help! Let's hurry then!

[GOTTA GET THAT BALLOON (she skipped a step)]

.... was I not understood again....

[so how often does this happen to him.]

But ah - yes! I'm sorry, does your head hurt? Should I try to carry you?

[...?]

Oh, no, maybe if I try climbing the tree again, I can reach down and hand you the balloon...?

[She definitely forgot a step.]

[wait hold on-]

Please don't climb trees until your head has been examined!!

[A SMALL ANEURYSM.]

E-eh...? Oh, but I'm okay! And...and that child is still waiting, so...!

[chill out]

[WHY ARE YOU TELLING HIM TO CHILL OUT.

YOU CHILL OUT!!]

Then he can at least wait until your health has been examined and ensured...!!

B-but...!

[Kobato clearly has no sense of self-preservation.]

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