Round two (Hana)

Taerin has been getting around the building here and there; she was memorizing what was where and haven't really been getting lost too much. Other than that, she's been doing pretty good. Classes were over, which meant she had a lot of free time on her hands. Fortunately she wasn't given too much homework or projects or had to study hard on any test, which means she has little work to do which can be done later. Hooray! Right?

So to relax, Taerin has decided to come up the roof with her black knitted sweater with a chibi bunny's head on the center, black jeans and shoes with her hair tied into twin tails after taking a short rest at her dorm. She figured she'd rather not just stay stuck in her uniform all day. She just hope no one would get the wrong idea that Taerin's wearing all black or anything. Well, the bunny would say a lot but still.

The roof gave back so much memories; memories she would think at first were cute and lovely and the next moment full of regret and her illness of her mentality. She was practically back and forth with it; one minute it was amazing and exciting and the next minute she just wants to find a hole and just fall in it. No matter how much Taerin tries to remember it, it's stuck right in her head. At least she had the will to bother bringing it up, but the look on her face tells another story. It felt like a mistake to go back on the roof, but hey, at least she wasn't in the nurse's office where all the madness really started.

Walking to the fence, she slumped herself down against it, sitting on the ground as Taerin pulled out her smartphone and earbuds to listen to her music. Putting them on, she went onto picking a song just to ease herself. A soft sigh flew through her lips as she stared up the sky while the song she chose began to play. All she needed is some alone time by herself. As long as no one comes up here, she's fine. Right? 

The small girl walked through the hallways, thankfully ignored for the most part. People weren't exactly her forte, and she didn't want to deal with them, really. Mako was busy talking to someone about her manga in the magazine, and Hana had a bit of time to spare, herself. Sometimes going and finding a place to sit and doodle was a great way to find a little inspiration, she'd found. 'plus, I'd love to surprise my Mako with a few sketches for our group art project. She's so adorable when she has that look on her face.' Sure, they weren't in a relationship, but Hana was determined to ask her one day, when she got the courage.

It was after classes were over, for the most part, so the girl felt little need to wear the uniform. Instead, she was in what she normally wore - an almost cutesy short dress; it was white, matching her hat. Her hair as usual was short and unadorned with anything special. In her arms she clutched a sketchbook. The girl practically looked like a loli, save for the rather tsundere expression on her face. She was short, she didn't exactly have the body of most girls her age, and the strangely spunky short hairdo she wore didn't exactly help either.

It took a few minutes for her to get to the stairs, and a few seconds to arrive at the rooftop. The beautiful view of the partly cloudy sky was quickly marred, however, by the presence of another girl. 'Great. She's probably going to say something before I can turn around...' "Oh," she spoke aloud, "I didn't know anyone was up here..." Her voice was quiet, but still audible since she wasn't in the middle of a crowd. Immediately, she turned to walk the other direction.

Taerin Kwon | quick! before she gets away! ;3

Taerin slowly nodded her head to the beat of the song, her eyes becoming a little heavy. If someone else would listen to it, yes it would be very melodic to an extent in their perspective but it wouldn't be enough to put someone to sleep. Then again, everyone had their different tastes in something. Taerin has been following this type of genre for a while because the creativity is endless in it and you can practically make any style you want and even try out thousands of new ones everyday.

It looked like Taerin was slowly about to drift off into sleep. Today was just a sunny and warm day- a little hot since her sweater was a little heavy, but felt cozy nonetheless- she just wanted to dream it off. Hopefully she wouldn't dream about that day. Maybe something a little more... happy and relaxing and less violent, desperate, obsessive and definitely less molest-y and sexual. Looking back to the ground, did she see a girl entering the rooftops and hell, did she look adorable with that dress and her facial features. She practically looked like a little kid if Taerin could say so herself. Probably a first year or something. Already she felt herself slowly licking her lips just  with the tip of her tongue instead of the whole thing.

However, the girl turned around and began to make her way back down. Immediately, Taerin looked back at her phone to pause the current song, then sprang up to her feet as she decided to chase for the girl. "Wait!" She called, hopefully getting the girl's attention. "Why are you leaving?" She asked. Okay, maybe that sounded a little to... Let's try again. "I-I mean, you can stay here if you like. I don't mind any company." She corrected herself or so she thinks she did. with a soft and friendly smile. Honestly, she felt like round two was coming along shortly.

Hana froze in place when the girl suddenly called out to her. Her eyes opened a little wider, but she recovered her composure rather quickly. She let out a sigh, her shoulders slumping. She seemed... pleasant, at least. 'Crap. Why? Why are people so predictable? Now I'll be rude if I leave. I know I'm antisocial but I'm not actually that rude...' Would she let Hana ignore her and doodle? Or at least not talk constantly? It was impossible to know at the moment.

Hana slowly turned around, her eyes focusing on the girl who had apparently been listening to some sort of music. 'She's pretty at least. Maybe I can make a character out of her for the project. We do still need another character.' "I didn't want to interrupt," she half-lied, gripping her book a little tighter. "I... suppose if you don't mind." She had walked a fair distance from the dorms for this exact spot, after all.

The brunette walked over, eyeing the girl as she did so. 'Why did she care so much that I was leaving? did she feel bad for being in my spot? No wait... how would she know that was my spot? Is she lonely? I'm not even good company...' Once she'd reached a wall to lean against, Hana sat down with her book, opened it, and started doodling. "Thanks."

Taerin Kwon

"You're not interrupting anything! Or trying to, that is." Taerin said. Of course she had her music after all, but then again that doesn't mean she'd try to ignore her or anything, despite hoping not to have any company. She didn't want to seem so bothered by the fact, so she may as well try to have the girl stay here instead, that is, if she wanted to.

"Not at all." Tarin said. Now all she had to do was not repeat the same mistake she did the last time she was on the roof with somebody. The only difference was that no one was climbing up a fence with Taerin thinking they might try to suicide by jumping off. She decided to follow the girl and slump herself down against the wall, making sure she had some distance placed in between them. Chance are Taerin would obviously try to break the distance anyway.

"Anytime" She said, taking Hana's gratitude. Before going back to her song, Taerin couldn't help but notice the girl taking out her book and started doodling, already curious on what she was drawing. She just hoped she wasn't interrupting the girl. Leaning over a little, "What are you drawing?"

Hana had sat down and intended to mind her own business, her hat sitting on the ground next to her. She'd also intended to sit somewhere where the girl wouldn't watch her. Not because she was nervous about her drawings - she showed them to all of japan once a month. She just valued privacy. 'This girl's definitely not an artist. They know better than to get too nosy before it's done.' Hana sighed, but didn't look up from the drawing. Maybe she'd go away if she ignored her.

"Character design," she answered in her normal, quiet voice. The tone left no room to interpret that she was shy; she obviously just wasn't very social. "Class project." She was keenly aware she was getting watched at this point, and the girl obviously resembled her current companion, even if only slightly. 'Why are people so nosy? I've never felt the need get up in people's faces...'

Hana glanced at the girl finally, to see what she was doing. She felt the need to keep an eye on her new friend, because new people were uncomfortable, pretty or not. She wasn't forward enough to say she was being bothered though, and that probably meant this girl wasn't going away.

All the while she kept sketching, making a character that looked rather professional for someone Hana's age. At the moment, she was coloring in the hair and making it dark like the girl's. The clothes were different and rather cutesy, much like Hana's own.

Taerin Kwon | x3 Keep pushing! She'll have to pay more attention at some point!

"O-Oh..." Taerin said, watching the girl draw. Character designs, huh? Does this girl roleplay or something? Or maybe she was writing a book of some sort. Fashion, maybe? Taerin really never got herself involved in those types of activities, usually because she never really has the patience for them or just doesn't have that type of creativity. Music on the other hand was on another scale for her. 

Until that is, the girl mentioned what she was doing it for: projects. Of course! "Oohhh." She said, coming into a realization. Well, that explained a lot; a little better than the first thing Taerin thought the girl was doing when she was sketching. The girl is actually good, now that Taerin was observing her; surprising she's actually able to draw as a first year. Wait, was she even a first year to begin with? Looked like it.

Unable to make sense of the atmosphere, Taerin still tried to interact with the girl now coloring. "That's a really lovely drawing you're sketching." She compliment. Okay, now she just felt like she was trying a little hard at an attempt to trying to know the girl better without breaking out to her chaotic self. She still had to take her baby steps. "So uh... what's your class project about?"

The small girl didn't expect the girl to just suddenly stop asking questions. She also didn't disappoint. Several small noises were made; she was in awe or something, apparently. 'It's art. You could be good at it too if you'd drawn since you were three.' Not that she minded the compliment at all; in fact, a large part of Hana rather liked showing off her products... once they were finished. This project was going to wow everyone in the class, and she was going to feel completely smug about it. 'Heheh. I can't wait!'

Hana's spirits were lifted a little when she received the compliment, admittedly. Her disposition shifted slightly, and possibly noticeably - enough that she was willing to explain herself, anyway. "We're supposed to make a short manga. It's an example of ways to make money." Hana shifted a little, flipping through the pages. 'If you really want to see something, I'll show you!' "It's an easy assignment," she bragged, "you might recognize this character if you read manga magazines." Despite her words, her voice continued to be quiet and sure. 'Now this is something I don't mind showing off.'

Taerin Kwon

Making a short manga just to make money? Were they suppose to know what do already do for a manga? Making a manga just to make money as a class lesson doesn't really seem so... educational worthy. What if people didn't know how to draw? Do they get lessons first and then continue with the project? Taerin doesn't really draw; art wasn't really something she was good at, so she wouldn't know.

"Oh..." Taerin said. Truth be told, she doesn't read manga. Or at least not yet. It sounded a lot like manhwa back in Korea, but who knows? That still didn't kill the fact that Taerin believed this girl was an amazing artist. In reality, she didn't really care too much about that. There was something else that was more important that this girl had, but Taerin is trying her best to fight it. "I mean, do you just skip to the project? Like, do you have to just know how to draw to do it, or do they just teach you what to do step by step?" She asked. 

"There's a guide on the internet the teacher gave us," Hana admitted with a shrug. "But I already do it for a living, so it's really super simple for me. The hard part is doing it with a partner." The truth was she was super proud of this fact, and she looked forward to herself and Mako blowing the rest of the class out of the water. They were going way above and beyond, but how could they not? Even if the teacher had no idea they had their pride as manga artists and writers.

"Most people are new to it though. It's harder than one would think, I guess." 'There's a reason you have to try really hard to get published!' She flipped through a few more pages before going back to her doodle. She really didn't have more to add at the moment. Part of her was enjoying the spotlight, considering she was completely missing any other interest the other girl might have in her. Being a famous manga artist was one of her dreams, after all.

The brunette girl sighed, wondering what to do next with the character. She was beautiful, but they had an antagonist and a protagonist. A love interest maybe? No, the antagonist was supposed to be the love interest. What was this girl good for...? 'She could be an annoying fangirl,' she thought to herself idly, nearly smirking at the thought.

Taerin Kwon

"Ah, I see... Seems cool, though!" Taerin exclaimed. Honestly, she always envy those who can draw really well at a young age, or do anything well at a young age. Again, producing music was completely out of the question but drawing was a whole new level for her. Then again, the thought of being given some instructions online seems a little lazy on the behalf of the teacher. Ah well, nothing Taerin could do about it.

"Right, right. But then again, just being thrown instructions from some site on the internet isn't really helpful compared to getting a live demonstration. Unless there's a video... then I guess it's alright." Taerin said while shrugging. Living in a generation where technology is in total control is a little sad, but then again, without it there wouldn't be any good modern music or the fancy stuff some big electronic company produce that makes everyone's life easier. Eh, oh well.

Speaking of live demonstrations, an idea just popped into Taerin's head. She felt it was full proof considering this girl draws. But before that, "Oh and by the way, my name Kwon Taerin. Second year. Call me Taerin if you want or my last name Kwon." She gave a quick introduction of herself. "And speaking of drawing, I'd actually like to try something with you. That is, if you don't mind."

"I don't know," Hana shrugged. "I didn't bother looking, I already know what I'm doing." Hana was just a little bit overly proud of her skills, perhaps. They were one of two major things she cared about beyond her two little sisters at home, the other being Mako. 'Besides, I bet he doesn't know how to make a manga, the lazy bum. I feel like I teach him things about art sometimes.' Whether or not the other kids could figure it out wasn't really Hana's concern. She might show them if asked, but she'd gone out of her way to get a partner who was on her level in the project just so she could have things the way she expected them.

Suddenly, the girl was introducing herself. Taerin was her name, apparently. So now Hana had to give out her name, obviously. "...I'm Yomohiro Hana," she informed the girl slightly hesitantly. 'But sharing names doesn't make us friends.' "I'm a third year art student. It's... nice to meet you." Hana closed the book and turned enough to give a small polite bow.

'What sort of idea does a girl try with a complete stranger?' Hana's eyebrow raised mentally rather than physically. She wasn't an emotional person, and in general she just always looked unapproachable, regardless, if one limited their experience with her to her demeanor. "... what do you want to try?" Maybe if she humored the girl she'd let her concentrate on her work.

Taerin Kwon

A third year student? Damn, Taerin was waaaay off from her assumptions. She didn't really look old enough to be a third year student to Taerin, but maybe that's just a lesson to never make assumptions out of anyone's appearance. She was at least lucky enough to hide her shocked expression, or mention the fact that she thought the girl was a first year. She somewhat became startled when Hana bowed just a little; so formal. "A-Ah, nice to meet you too." She stuttered for a moment, only bowing her head a little to return the bow Hana gave.

"Oh, well..." Taerin started off, pretending as if she was trying to remember what the thing was. Simply, she showed it by placing a finger on her chin and looked up at the sky. In reality, shehad to think for a moment about what she was going to say about what she wanted to do; she didn't want to look too suspicious or at least being thought of as a pervert or anything, even though it was technically true, but denied right away by Taerin. Finally, an idea popped up in her head.

"Ah, I remember now!" Taerin exclaimed, looking back at the girl. "I remember back at my old school when I was a freshman, my art teacher would say another method to draw is by using her hands to touch whatever your drawing. He said that you'll be able to have a good grasp of what you're drawing, like the size and texture to be more accurate for example. So when you draw, it's like you're feeling... while drawing, if that made any sense. I don't know, it was something like that." Taerin shrugged.

"And it really helped, too." Taerin lied. She just wanted a good excuse to touch this girl, but unsure if this excuse would seem valid enough for Hana to believe. "But now I kind of want to do it again, just to see if it still works for me. Would you mind being a model real quick?"

Hana had never heard of this technique before. What was more, the way she ooh'd and ahh'd earlier had made Hana think she was no art student at all. 'That sounds really weird. I get the whole eyes deceive you when drawing thing. I learned that when I was eight, but... normally this is practiced by not looking at the drawing, not by not looking at the subject... right?' "That sounds... harder than usual," Hana stated with a slight tilt of her head. Not that drawing was hard for her anymore. "Especially for someone who's not a full time art student." 'Maybe this technique is why she didn't stick with it. Heh.'

The shorter girl made a 'hm' noise before standing up. For a moment it looked like she might be preparing to say no and leave, but then she sat her book down. "I'm interested," she stated flatly. "Why do you need me as a model?" It wasn't as if there weren't other things to touch up here. 'Oh well. If it'll prove to me whether it's worth practicing, what the hell?'

Hana Sat where she was directed. Sitting still wasn't hard; she wasn't the most fidgety girl in the world, and being too twitchy made drawing incredibly difficult, so she'd had to learn no to do it a long time ago. 'Let's see what she can do. What can it hurt?' She didn't much care for the idea of someone touching her hands or face that wasn't Mako, but it wasn't like Mako was using it at the moment anyway, right? Whatever, she could draw something like that for the sake of showing off a technique.

Taerin Kwon | mweheheh

It definitely sounded like Taerin caught the girl's full attention. Perfect! It was all about quick wit right there and of course the situation. "It is actually hard at first but over time, it's actually really easy and fun." She went on, sprinkling more on her lie. Of course, this will be more fun for Taerin but the thought of this "hands on" drawing process did seem like a cool idea if it actually exists. There were a lot of ups and downs, but still nifty.

At first, it looked like the girl was about to get up and live, much for Taerin to slowly shift her smile into a disappointed frown, until she just wanted to put her book down and said she was interested. "Well, I've only drawn objects. It'd really help if I could draw a person instead." Taerin answered with a nod. With that quickly out of the way, she told Hana to sit right where she wanted; better than to stand if the girl had any chance of an attempt to run away.

"Alright! Let's get started." Taerin announce. She crouched down and started out small, which was the face. Her hands began to gently rub Hana's face. The texture of her skin was just so smooth, Taerin couldn't help widen her smile a little. Somewhat out of habit, she began to slightly squish the girl's cheeks with a giggle on top of it. "Don't worry, I'm just trying to see how wide your face is."

'This is all really weird. Why does she have to touch my face? Why did I agree to this I'm soooo uncomfortable!' Hana tried her hardest to keep from twitching or flinching while Taerin felt her cheeks and chin for proportions. Hana was relatively certain she'd never be able to draw like this. 'And I'm not sure this oddball can either.' Being so intrigued by art techniques was getting the better of her. 'Hana you idiot. What if Mako saw this?'

The girl's soft fingers caressed her cheek almost lovingly. Hana, for her part, really hoped that was her just being gentle. 'Really, the whole thing just feels like a sick joke.' "... my face isn't that wide..." she insisted weakly. Her own body image was rather weak, considering she knew of her own childish proportions. She wore the cutesy dresses because sexy things just looked awkward on someone who looked like, twelve.

Hana couldn't see what the girl was doodling. She hoped she was drawing quickly though. If she wasn't obsessed with Mako, or generally against touching people, maybe she'd find this romantic, who knew? But as it stood, Hana was just uncomfortable. 'Some girl is just... touching me...'

Taerin Kwon

"Well it looks like it, but you never know." Taerin said, shrugging. Of course she was just trying to make sure she have the exact width of Hana's face; don't want to get the proportions wrong! She had to make sure she had every detail right, or at least make sure it's accurate. But what are the chances of that happening? It's not like she's actually trying to draw the girl like this or anything. But for the sake of making it look believable, she had to.

Getting up, Taerin quickly rushed over to her bag to pull out her Japanese notebook with a pencil and a large eraser. She really had to make it look believable if she wanted to continue touching this girl. Opening her book, she began to draw a quick sketch of what she felt. In fact, it wasn't even a sketch at all. She was just drawing random shapes to make it look like she was sketching. Once she was done with the "face", she closed her book with the pencil bookmarking where she drew the face of the girl, then went back to Hana.

This time when Hana came back to the girl, her hands her around the girl's neck, followed by slowly tracing one of her index fingers down the girl's neck, followed by her other hands tracing its fingers down on Hana's arm. While doing so, Taerin looked as if she was actually focused on getting precised details. In reality, Taerin was just having somewhat of a good time touching Hana's soft skin.

Hana was doing her best to sit still during the entire thing. She didn't really talk at this point; she was becoming progressively more uncomfortable the whole time; there were hands touching her neck, shoulders, and eventually arms. 'Ugh. I hate being touched. Why did I agree to this? If that drawing isn't somehow really amazing I'll... I'll... do... something.'

On the bright side, Taerin wasn't talking as much at this point. She was busy concentrating on whatever she was up to; probably setting up some stupid prank. Hana flinched, glancing around. 'Is there a video camera somewhere? If this makes it to the internet or something She's going to die painfully.'

Hana sighed after a moment, deflating ever so slightly as she decided there was no place she could have reasonably hidden a camera. 'Just calm down. You can leave any time. You're doing your good deed for the day.'

TAG: Taerin Kwon

Continuing with the "technique", Taerin began to nod each time she traced a finger on Hana. She still kept on enjoying every last minute, even though she promised herself that she wouldn't pull off stuff like this again. However, this was for a good reason... at least to Taerin it is. Stopping for a moment, she went back to her notebook to draw yet more random shapes to help her act.

Putting the pencil in between the pages and closing her notebook, she scattered back to Hana once more. "Alright, don't take this in any wrong way on what I'm about to do." Taerin warned. Well, hopefully this girl wouldn't take what Taerin's about to do the wrong way. It is for the sketch after all, right?

Taerin wrapped her arms around Hana's back as she pulled her in for a hug, resting her chin on the girl's shoulder, smiling a little while doing so. "Just checking for the size of your torso is all." She said. It's all part of the technique, no big deal really.

'Alright, don't take this the wrong way on what I'm about to do.' Hana had enough time to be confused by the statement. She let out the tiniest of yelps when she was suddenly hugged tightly. 'How the heck am I supposed to take this?!' Hana wandered to herself, her eyes wide. 'You're not Mako!' She quickly pulled away, taking several large steps back and grabbing her book. "There's no way that was part of the drawing," she insisted firmly but quietly, her cheeks red with embarrassment.

"You didn't have to press yourself so close. That was..." 'completely inappropriate! Molesting people isn't a part of any art!' Outwardly, Hana just trailed off, unsure what to say. She went about smoothing her dress, keeping her eyes on the girl. "Are you even drawing anything?" Her voice was a little louder at this point, but nowhere near the level of a normal person who was shouting, "Or are you some pervert?" And since when were perverts into girls with bodies like hers? Hana was hardly what she considered attractive. Maybe cute, but that was most definitely not the same thing.

Taerin Kwon