I hid in the shadows the moonlight ♛ of a chilly night illuminated

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[Kyouya appears with his laptop on the Plane, so he has good reason to be surprised when there is SNOW around him]

...what?

[Wrapping his laptop up in his blazer, he looks around. First instinct? Someone brought a snow machine. To the Plane at large, and so whoever may be responsible, even if it is Lapis and Lazuli]

I don't think that this is an advisable idea.

[A sigh. He pulls off his glasses to clear up the fog]

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[Kyouya just smiles and holds his laptop, still wrapped up, to her] Hold this for me?

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[She blinks but accepts it, holding it carefully.]

All right.

[She glances up. How can it snow without clouds, anyway?]

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[Kyouya disappears, and when he returns, it's with a fluffy coat that he drops on Haruhi's shoulders. As he takes back his laptop, he hands her gloves and a hat]

Thank you, Haruhi.

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[She's surprised, taking the gloves and hat from him. She gives him a curious look as she tugs the coat on better and pulls the gloves and hat on.]

Are these yours?

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[an amused smile] We aren't the same size.

[virginaesthetic.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes. Then where did you get these? I could unpack mine if someone needs this.

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No, they're not needed by anyone. It's not winter, after all.

[virginaesthetic.livejournal.com]

[She's still wary of the catch but oh well. There's only so much prodding she can do.]

I wonder why it's snowing here? There's no clouds and it isn't sticking.

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It seems impossible, doesn't it? And yet here it is. [he dusts some snow off of her hair]

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[She glances up a bit.]

A lot of things here seem impossible. But I guess they happen anyway... No wonder sempai likes it.

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Unfortunately. Ahh, Haruhi. [phrasing this carefully to make it as little like a decision as possible] What are your feelings about hosting on the Plane?

[virginaesthetic.livejournal.com]

Eh? I guess...that's what the Host Club does, isn't it? We've never seemed especially restricted. But I don't know if there's enough people here who would be interested.

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Tamaki seems to think there is. Hosting a party has also been suggested by some of your fellow hosts.

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But...you don't want to, do you? Because there's more to lose than to gain.

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[sometimes he forgets Haruhi's insight] The others don't calculate merits. We should walk to stay warm. [Kyouya starts off at a casual pace]

[virginaesthetic.livejournal.com]

[She follows, walking beside him to talk easier.]

You aren't talking about points or connections with business partners...

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[his hands are still wrapped around his protected computer, but he has the air of calculated casualness, the sort of casual meant to bother you by how measured it so clearly is]

Have you met anyone here you might be willing to call 'dangerous'?

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Dangerous...? [She pauses, thinking.] I haven't met anyone malicious. [This doesn't exactly answer the question, which she knows, but it's the best she can do.] You must have, if you're asking me.

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One or two. Security is very important to my family. If the family staff knew I could go to this place where they cannot reach, I suspect they would be grieved by it. [he suspects Tachibana would feel horrifically guilty, in fact] Quite a few students at Ouran have their own security details, in fact. Many have never been without some form of bodyguard within ten feet at any given point in their lives. Ouran's students are primary targets for danger as much as they are among the best-protected children in the world.

[as he's gotten a bit ahead of her, he stops to look back at her]

It isn't something most of them really think about. I wonder how much the children of commoners understand about taking that for granted?

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[She blinks. It isn't something she even thought about. The privilege of the rich can also be such a disadvantage in these situations.]

In school, we all learned basic safety measures against strangers and in public areas. My mom and dad taught me, too. And growing up, I was just used to taking care of myself. [She doesn't mean this in the way that all her issues imply, because she's Haruhi.] For them to not know...they could get into trouble so easily.

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It's a dangerous situation. I have tea at the onsen. You should join me.

[virginaesthetic.livejournal.com]

All right.

[She follows him, figuring he'll explain what he means.]

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[he doesn't talk again until he reaches the onsen, where he pulls her into the room he's requisitioned for his own work. The tea is sitting on a table, waiting for a host to serve it... a host who definitely isn't the sempai.]

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[It takes Haruhi a moment to realise what's expected of her. When she does, she just sighs and sets to work preparing and serving the tea. This part is pretty much second nature to her now as a Host. And of course, she serves Kyouya before serving herself and taking a seat.]

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[Kyouya smiles the secret smile that is constantly calculating Haruhi's debt]

One concern about dangerous and malicious people is a concern that certain hosts may decide to stand up against these people. I think I can rely on Kaoru's discretion, though lately he's had a few lapses.