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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[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.

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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.

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[Haruhi twitches, because she knows. She just knows who and what he's referring to.

But no, must focus on other stuff.]

Ah...is Kaoru feeling better?

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I don't think he is. [watching her closely] Tamaki has already promised to be on his best behaviour if we choose to host. I wonder if we can trust commoner sense to prevent any moral crusades from disturbing or endangering the club?

[there is the quiet suggestion that any reckless actions from Haruhi may also put Tamaki and Kaoru into danger]

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[Yeah, she senses that and looks at him seriously.]

I wouldn't do anything that would hurt Tamaki-sempai or Kaoru.

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And yourself?

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I won't ruin anything.

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[smiling at her] Then I'm glad we have that settled.

[virginaesthetic.livejournal.com]

[She sighs.

Kyouya-sempai has a way of setting her on edge sometimes.]

So we are hosting here?

[hostclubmommy.livejournal.com]

Eventually. We'll likely start with a general party before we open up our services, and even that will take time.

[Mommy is going to hold daddy back for as long as possible]

[virginaesthetic.livejournal.com]

A party?

[hostclubmommy.livejournal.com]

Possibly winter-themed, considering the weather.

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The snow is very pretty...

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As long as the weather doesn't get worse.

[virginaesthetic.livejournal.com]

You can't even tell if it will without the clouds.

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This is going to make travelling to the Plane very troublesome.

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Hm...what if we kept some spare clothing here?