Film Sparkling Detective Akeboshi Koutarou: Fiance of the Funeral Procession Akeboshi Koutarou (lead) Sparkling Detective Akeboshi Koutarou Akeboshi Koutarou (lead) Kirameki Revolution Shima Hiroshi (lead) According to Lady Amane Nakano Ginzo (supporting) The Story Of My Favorite Idol Coming To Be My Assistant Kawaguchi Subaru (supporting)
Television I Hope To Be With You Forever Ike Masaya (lead) Love Paradox Hayashi Kouji (supporting) But My Little Brother Still Wants To Fall In Love!!! Akimoto Wataru (supporting)
My Future Plans
The third movie in the Sparkling Detective Akeboshi Koutarou series has been greenlit, so please look forward to it.
My Talents
My sparkling personality lights up a room ✨ I'm also fond of paper crafts.
Favorite Books, Movies, Music, and Food
I prefer classic novels. Please support my co-stars in Fiance of the Funeral Procession, coming soon to own on video and DVD!
My Ideal Partner
Height
175 cm/5'8"
Body Type
slim
Smokes
for spells
Drinks
yes
Drugs
that's bad for you!
Sign
Scorpio, Dog
Education
high school
Occupation
romance actor, exorcist
Income
that's private ✨
Children
none
Pets
none
Hobbies
reading, riding public transportation
[ after the general 'wtfuckery' of suddenly finding oneself on a cruise ship instead of a hotel and oushi manages to gather his bearings, he realizes something very distressing about these new living arrangements.
none of their things seem to have made it into their new rooms with them. ]
hey is kami with you
[ shit, wait, let him rephrase— ]
the doll the paper doll you sent over a few weeks ago is it in your room?
[Kami??? At first Natori thinks Oushi is asking if Natori is with a god (did he know Yato too?), until he gets the clarification. Did... oh, he really must have named it. That's. what the kids call "moe," right?
He takes a sec to process that, then...]
Well, I'm not in my room either. But no, it didn't come back to me at all. Other wards/supplies are missing too.
[and belongings, but Natori never inventoried the pile of presents he was given and doesn't really care about any of them, so it doesn't occur to him to mourn his endless supply of bad erotic novels.]
[ but he'll leave it at that. there's no point in making a fuss over a tiny paper doll, especially when there's all this other stuff going on. he quickly squashes the flare of disappointment that wants to bubble up in his chest, turning a sullen glare towards the foot of his bed. ]
i dunno if i can say i'm alright with it but it's not the worst thing in the world
what about you? is this just another tuesday for you?
I can say with confidence that I have never once been in a hotel that spontaneously decided to become a cruise ship. I've honestly never been on a cruise before, actually!
If you find some paper I can make another one. Though the terrible novels the receptionists gave me are gone too, so I can't send you the rest of the submarine story.
[It takes Natori a little longer than he anticipated to find his way to the Red Cardinal, so Haru likely makes it there before him. A few minutes before he arrives, Haru might spot a simple paper doll flutter into the entrance of the store, stark white against the general ambiance. It hovers inside for a moment before it makes a graceful loop to turn itself around and flies back out. Natori has it pinched between his fingers when he finally enters the bar, waving it at Haru as a hello.]
Sorry I'm late! I needed a little help finding the place.
[He's dressed casually, in minimalist Western clothes in solid colors that look like they came from the sort of store that charges $200 for a plain t-shirt. He's also wearing a pair of glasses and has a bucket hat pulled down over his hair, which he does not move to take off while he sits down.]
[ after snooping on rin's poll, having some discussions and doing some Deep Soul Searching, oushi has come to the one guy who seems like he can not only 1) help oushi, but 2) not laugh at him about it.
and so, ]
natori-san
you're still investigating this place and trying to find a way out, right?
can i help?
[ listen, is this their first talk after doing all that back at the gala? yes..... but it's only awkward if they make it awkward, ok. (they're gonna make it so awkward.) ]
[Look. Is it super awkward after that last night of the gala? Yes. But is Oushi's question super endearing? Also yes.
Natori's gut instinct is to reply with the typical exorcist tract-- that people without sight shouldn't get caught up in ayakashi activities. That's how his mentors would tell him to respond, and then they'd lecture him for thinking to ask as if there could be any other answer. But... Natori's been an outsider struggling to make inroads into the established exorcist community, and he certainly didn't go home and stop trying no matter how many times he was told to. Besides, Oushi is already caught up in ayakashi activities by virtue of being here at all. Oushi can't go home-- none of them can go home-- until they find a way out. It'd be naive to pretend that there was a way for Oushi to stay out of it entirely.
And also-- he thinks about Natsume's friend, the one who couldn't see anything but still went charging into the ayakashi realm to rescue him when he needed it. Natori was wrong when he'd said he shouldn't have come, back then. He's not so stubborn as to assume he could never be wrong again.]
Hi, Oushi-kun. [wait, actually maybe it's awkward to keep calling him that after they fucked. shit. whatever. it'd be weirder to suddenly switch, right?] I'm glad you're thinking about this. If it was the sort of thing any one person could accomplish on their own, we'd already be out of here, right? So yes, I think that's a good idea.
[ natori isn't even asking him why...? that alone fills oushi with far more relief than he realized he needed in this moment. no judgment, not even a question. just simple acceptance, and even an acknowledgment that it's a good idea. if oushi weren't so caught up in that relief, he might have found all this positive affirmation suspicious. ]
Haha, I'd be more worried if you had! I'm happy to support you, but at the same time you may be able to see things I don't. If I'm making assumptions that don't apply here, for example, because I'm filling things in with my previous experience, you might be better positioned to see the contradictions.
[Here he's thinking of smaller things, not the overall scope of the issue; obviously the hotel and the house are ayakashi, that much is indisputable.]
Talking to the people who have been here longer, I'd say. I have something specific in mind, but it might be better to talk about it via a more secure method than the watches. Are you up for some hand writing or does that feel too much like school?
[Because, crucially, the only space Natori has access to that is properly warded is his little bedroom, and that feels impossible when they've just hooked up.]
[Toma is more than glad to have that hour to prepare; after all, even if this is only a date in name, it wouldn't do to just show up in whatever he happened to be wearing when hanging out in his own room.
So he changes, makes sure he looks presentable - and, a bit before the agreed time, he's at the conservatory's entrance, keeping an eye out. When he does catch sight of Natori, he raises a hand to get his attention, offering a faint smile.]
UNO REVERSE let me know if I should tweak anything!
[Natori also needs that hour to prepare, though it doesn't go to his outfit. A few weeks ago he would have had more choices, but after a misadventure in a cave during the camping expedition he came back to find nearly everything in his room destroyed. He tosses on a simple black yukata (just about the only normal article of clothing he has left), grabs a slightly incongruous bucket hat and a pair of glasses, and heads over to the conservatory only a few minutes after getting Toma's last text.
Shortly before Natori's arrival, Toma might catch sight of a lone paper doll fluttering around a tree near the entrance to the conservatory like a misplaced butterfly. It's only there for a moment before it loops back into the conservatory proper; it might not be noticeable at all except that it's got a small magical signature of its own.
When Natori does come jogging up, it's from inside the conservatory rather than from the rest of the resort.]
Aza-san, right? Sorry, I thought I'd make it out before you got here. [He straightens out his yukata, then gives Toma an easy smile. The lizard is nowhere to be seen.] I was scoping out a place for a private chat. I hope you weren't waiting long?
[If Toma were a little less paranoid, maybe he could dismiss that glimpse of fluttering white; after all, up here, assuming it to be a butterfly would probably be the simplest explanation.
...Instead, however, Toma is himself, and is still turning the sighting over in his head when the man he's meeting approaches him - distinctly recognizable, as startlingly handsome as in the photo he sent Toma, if noticeably worse-dressed. No lizard tattoo in sight, either - which Toma also takes note of.]
Toma is fine; how should I address you? [He gives a small shake of his head, deliberately giving that smile a warmer, reassuring cast for a moment.] And, not at all. I'd love to see the spot you chose.
I'm Natori. "Akeboshi" is something of a screen name. [And not just in the sense of a username, though Toma likely could have gathered that much if he was poking around in Natori's profile long enough to see the names of his most recent movies. He tucks his hands into the opposite sleeves of his yukata and tilts his head to indicate the direction to walk in.] Shall we, then? It's not too far off, so I'll ask that we hold off on any substantive talk until we get there.
[Because by "private," what he really means is "warded"-- he took that hour of prep time and used it to set up his best defenses against magical eavesdropping. Paranoid? Maybe a little. Showing off? Also maybe a little. The point is there's a small grove just a few minutes away with a spell circle drawn in the dirt in the center, and he sets off towards it at a leisurely pace.]
Though I suppose there's no harm in getting some small talk out of the way. How long have you been in the hotel?
Hey, multiple swords! [At least, he assumes. Might as well.]
I can't do the origami myself. It'd create a vessel that a spirit could try to take up residence in, and then you'd have a haunted origami swan to deal with. But I can animate the paper if someone else folds it.
That's right! Unless you happen to use paper that's already developed a consciousness of its own, but that's usually something that only happens after 100 years or so. What I do isn't a true consciousness, it's more like an automated puppet.
[Cute...]
Then how about you do the folding yourself? That way it'll be both ghost-free and handmade.
[ at some point during the day on christmas, a helpful resort staff member will hand over to natori a black gift box wrapped in green and silver ribbon, a card tucked under the bow on top. when opened, the box contains a sheaf of high-quality, handmade paper, as well as a stick of cinnabar ink and a grinding stone.
the attached card reads simply, ]
It occurs to me only as I write this that I have no idea whether your work as an exorcist requires a specific type of paper or ink. If so, then I hope these will be useful to you in some other way.
[A folded letter elegantly tied with red cord is delivered by a paper butterfly and either left beneath your door or unceremoniously dropped onto your head, wherever you may be on the morning of the 1st. Unfolding it reveals hand-pressed paper inked with a greeting in calligraphy pen:]
Happy New Year 🐀
The Matoba clan would like to extend its most heartfelt greetings and thanks for your patronage throughout the year. We pray for the good health and fortune of all in our care.
The clan looks forward to your continued partnership in the year to come.
With sincerest wishes,
的場静司 53rd head of the Matoba
[You will notice the seal of a rat has been added to the greeting. Well, obviously, because it's 2008! Happy Year of the Rat!]
[ A note is left on Natori's door, a day or two after the basements revert from their dungeon configuration into their standard, depressing forms. ]
Mr. Natori, Though I've promised you a proper poison pen letter, I believe I need to get to know you better before I'm able to say anything truly scathing. Now that there's less risk of being covered in slime when exiting our living quarters, would you care to join me for coffee? I await the courtesy of your response, Alan Ross
[Actual Paper Letters are both extremely charming and also happen to be one of Natori's favorite things. Instead of getting a text back, Alan gets his own paper letter in response shortly after Natori read it. It slips itself under Alan's door, even though Alan certainly never told Natori which room was his. The letter lies still waiting for Alan to find it.]
Mr. Ross,
Firstly, happy new year. Thank you for your kindness last year, not least for waiting until you could personalize your curses. I look forward to our contact together in the year to come. Wishing you good health.
Coffee sounds lovely. Feel free to write the details on the enclosed paper doll. If you hold it in your hand and think my name, it will return to me. Text messages are also fine.
Sincerely yours, Shuichi Natori
[His signature looks an awful lot like a practiced autograph. As promised, there is also a paper doll tucked into the envelope, which does not lie still. Once Alan picks it up, it waves one arm at him as if to confirm that it's the one mentioned in the letter-- that is, if Alan's magic negation doesn't disrupt it.]
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un: AHHHSHIOKI | during the june event
none of their things seem to have made it into their new rooms with them. ]
hey is kami with you
[ shit, wait, let him rephrase— ]
the doll
the paper doll you sent over a few weeks ago
is it in your room?
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He takes a sec to process that, then...]
Well, I'm not in my room either. But no, it didn't come back to me at all. Other wards/supplies are missing too.
[and belongings, but Natori never inventoried the pile of presents he was given and doesn't really care about any of them, so it doesn't occur to him to mourn his endless supply of bad erotic novels.]
Are you alright? With whatever's going on.
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[ but he'll leave it at that. there's no point in making a fuss over a tiny paper doll, especially when there's all this other stuff going on. he quickly squashes the flare of disappointment that wants to bubble up in his chest, turning a sullen glare towards the foot of his bed. ]
i dunno if i can say i'm alright with it
but it's not the worst thing in the world
what about you? is this just another tuesday for you?
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If you find some paper I can make another one. Though the terrible novels the receptionists gave me are gone too, so I can't send you the rest of the submarine story.
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text > action
[It takes Natori a little longer than he anticipated to find his way to the Red Cardinal, so Haru likely makes it there before him. A few minutes before he arrives, Haru might spot a simple paper doll flutter into the entrance of the store, stark white against the general ambiance. It hovers inside for a moment before it makes a graceful loop to turn itself around and flies back out. Natori has it pinched between his fingers when he finally enters the bar, waving it at Haru as a hello.]
Sorry I'm late! I needed a little help finding the place.
[He's dressed casually, in minimalist Western clothes in solid colors that look like they came from the sort of store that charges $200 for a plain t-shirt. He's also wearing a pair of glasses and has a bucket hat pulled down over his hair, which he does not move to take off while he sits down.]
I hope you weren't waiting long.
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un: AHHHSHIOKI | text
and so, ]
natori-san
you're still investigating this place and trying to find a way out, right?
can i help?
[ listen, is this their first talk after doing all that back at the gala? yes..... but it's only awkward if they make it awkward, ok. (they're gonna make it so awkward.) ]
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Natori's gut instinct is to reply with the typical exorcist tract-- that people without sight shouldn't get caught up in ayakashi activities. That's how his mentors would tell him to respond, and then they'd lecture him for thinking to ask as if there could be any other answer. But... Natori's been an outsider struggling to make inroads into the established exorcist community, and he certainly didn't go home and stop trying no matter how many times he was told to. Besides, Oushi is already caught up in ayakashi activities by virtue of being here at all. Oushi can't go home-- none of them can go home-- until they find a way out. It'd be naive to pretend that there was a way for Oushi to stay out of it entirely.
And also-- he thinks about Natsume's friend, the one who couldn't see anything but still went charging into the ayakashi realm to rescue him when he needed it. Natori was wrong when he'd said he shouldn't have come, back then. He's not so stubborn as to assume he could never be wrong again.]
Hi, Oushi-kun. [wait, actually maybe it's awkward to keep calling him that after they fucked. shit. whatever. it'd be weirder to suddenly switch, right?] I'm glad you're thinking about this. If it was the sort of thing any one person could accomplish on their own, we'd already be out of here, right? So yes, I think that's a good idea.
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i've never done anything like this before
[ obviously... ]
sorry if i lean on you a lot
how should i start?
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[Here he's thinking of smaller things, not the overall scope of the issue; obviously the hotel and the house are ayakashi, that much is indisputable.]
Talking to the people who have been here longer, I'd say. I have something specific in mind, but it might be better to talk about it via a more secure method than the watches. Are you up for some hand writing or does that feel too much like school?
[Because, crucially, the only space Natori has access to that is properly warded is his little bedroom, and that feels impossible when they've just hooked up.]
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conservatory date; let me know if this works!
So he changes, makes sure he looks presentable - and, a bit before the agreed time, he's at the conservatory's entrance, keeping an eye out. When he does catch sight of Natori, he raises a hand to get his attention, offering a faint smile.]
UNO REVERSE let me know if I should tweak anything!
Shortly before Natori's arrival, Toma might catch sight of a lone paper doll fluttering around a tree near the entrance to the conservatory like a misplaced butterfly. It's only there for a moment before it loops back into the conservatory proper; it might not be noticeable at all except that it's got a small magical signature of its own.
When Natori does come jogging up, it's from inside the conservatory rather than from the rest of the resort.]
Aza-san, right? Sorry, I thought I'd make it out before you got here. [He straightens out his yukata, then gives Toma an easy smile. The lizard is nowhere to be seen.] I was scoping out a place for a private chat. I hope you weren't waiting long?
looks good to me!!
...Instead, however, Toma is himself, and is still turning the sighting over in his head when the man he's meeting approaches him - distinctly recognizable, as startlingly handsome as in the photo he sent Toma, if noticeably worse-dressed. No lizard tattoo in sight, either - which Toma also takes note of.]
Toma is fine; how should I address you? [He gives a small shake of his head, deliberately giving that smile a warmer, reassuring cast for a moment.] And, not at all. I'd love to see the spot you chose.
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[Because by "private," what he really means is "warded"-- he took that hour of prep time and used it to set up his best defenses against magical eavesdropping. Paranoid? Maybe a little. Showing off? Also maybe a little. The point is there's a small grove just a few minutes away with a spell circle drawn in the dirt in the center, and he sets off towards it at a leisurely pace.]
Though I suppose there's no harm in getting some small talk out of the way. How long have you been in the hotel?
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can you make an origami swan? but using magic so it... moves.
i'd pay you for it, of course.
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I can't do the origami myself. It'd create a vessel that a spirit could try to take up residence in, and then you'd have a haunted origami swan to deal with. But I can animate the paper if someone else folds it.
Gift for someone?
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that's pretty cool. to be clear, that second option is ghost-free, right?
...yeah.
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[Cute...]
Then how about you do the folding yourself? That way it'll be both ghost-free and handmade.
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( 12/25 ) — special delivery
the attached card reads simply, ]
It occurs to me only as I write this that I have no idea whether your work as an exorcist requires a specific type of paper or ink. If so, then I hope these will be useful to you in some other way.
Merry Christmas.
Tseng
New Years Greetings;
Happy New Year 🐀
The Matoba clan would like to extend its most heartfelt greetings and thanks for your patronage throughout the year. We pray for the good health and fortune of all in our care.
The clan looks forward to your continued partnership in the year to come.
With sincerest wishes,
的場静司
53rd head of the Matoba
[You will notice the seal of a rat has been added to the greeting. Well, obviously, because it's 2008! Happy Year of the Rat!]
actual paper letter; early January
Mr. Natori,
Though I've promised you a proper poison pen letter, I believe I need to get to know you better before I'm able to say anything truly scathing. Now that there's less risk of being covered in slime when exiting our living quarters, would you care to join me for coffee?
I await the courtesy of your response,
Alan Ross
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Mr. Ross,
Firstly, happy new year. Thank you for your kindness last year, not least for waiting until you could personalize your curses. I look forward to our contact together in the year to come. Wishing you good health.
Coffee sounds lovely. Feel free to write the details on the enclosed paper doll. If you hold it in your hand and think my name, it will return to me. Text messages are also fine.
Sincerely yours,
Shuichi Natori
[His signature looks an awful lot like a practiced autograph. As promised, there is also a paper doll tucked into the envelope, which does not lie still. Once Alan picks it up, it waves one arm at him as if to confirm that it's the one mentioned in the letter-- that is, if Alan's magic negation doesn't disrupt it.]
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The doll waves again.
Alan carefully pinches its shoulder between thumb and forefinger. ]
I think maybe you'd best go, er, tell him I'll text him. Shuichi Natori. Him. Go tell him. Um.
[ What is ... is it gonna just go poof or run off or
what ]
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