♘ Holding out for a hero ♔
[Tamaki and Kaoru are in the forest on the Plane, although they are trying to make their presence as inconspicuous as possible, as they seem to be setting up some kind of props in a shady tree.]
[hissing] Be careful with my daughter. If she breaks, who knows if when we’ll have time to make another.
[hisses right back] She’s not going to break! Geez... [but when Tamaki’s back is turned, Kaoru teleports to the top of a tall tree, depositing the cutout of their "damsel in distress" nice and safe on one of the boughs before appearing right near where he was, a new prop in his hand now]
[Tamaki turns around again expecting to find Kaoru there, but is surprised to find Kaoru and the cut-out Haruhi both missing] Kaoru? [He turns around in a circle around himself, and then starts looking behind trees and in bushes] Kaoru? Kaoru?
[Kaoru smiles mischievously and abuses his power teleports again so he’s right behind Tamaki, then taps him on the shoulder, his face a perfect mask of innocence] Tono, I’m right here. I was just putting Haruhi up in a tree. [points up at said tree branch] See?
[Tamaki jumps in surprise and then turns around blinking, panic replaced with confusion.] But - you... [Tamaki trails off as he looks up at the tree, another moment of confusion as he scratches the back of his head before looking back at Kaoru.] Oh. I guess that’s okay then. Is there anything else we need to set up?
[Kaoru shakes his head and pats Tamaki sympathetically on the shoulder] It’s all right. Things are a bit strange around here right now, but at least we’re not all trapped in one building again. [he places one last prop--a battery-powered speaker--in a nearby bush] But we should be all set now!
At least there’s that. [Tamaki doesn’t have time to think on this though, as they are now completely set up. He nods, confident and assertive.] Right! Let’s get in positions, men! [It doesn’t occur to him that Kaoru is only one person, so men is unnecessary. He grabs Kaoru’s shoulder and pulls him behind a tree to hide. He puts a hand on Kaoru’s shoulder, Tamaki’s expression serious and sincere, as if this is the most important thing in the world.] Kaoru, you can do the honours.
[Kaoru salutes and nods, his own expression equally serious (really, it’s more fun this way)] Yes sir! [he pulls out a remote that’s in charge of the sound system he’s hooked up in the area and hits 'play']
[a deadpan voice that some may recognize as belonging to Haruhi can be heard. the delivery of the lines in the recording sounds very robotic] "Please can you help me? I need help!" [and the recording is followed by a couple minutes of silence before it repeats again, over and over in a loop.]
[hissing] Be careful with my daughter. If she breaks, who knows if when we’ll have time to make another.
[hisses right back] She’s not going to break! Geez... [but when Tamaki’s back is turned, Kaoru teleports to the top of a tall tree, depositing the cutout of their "damsel in distress" nice and safe on one of the boughs before appearing right near where he was, a new prop in his hand now]
[Tamaki turns around again expecting to find Kaoru there, but is surprised to find Kaoru and the cut-out Haruhi both missing] Kaoru? [He turns around in a circle around himself, and then starts looking behind trees and in bushes] Kaoru? Kaoru?
[Kaoru smiles mischievously and abuses his power teleports again so he’s right behind Tamaki, then taps him on the shoulder, his face a perfect mask of innocence] Tono, I’m right here. I was just putting Haruhi up in a tree. [points up at said tree branch] See?
[Tamaki jumps in surprise and then turns around blinking, panic replaced with confusion.] But - you... [Tamaki trails off as he looks up at the tree, another moment of confusion as he scratches the back of his head before looking back at Kaoru.] Oh. I guess that’s okay then. Is there anything else we need to set up?
[Kaoru shakes his head and pats Tamaki sympathetically on the shoulder] It’s all right. Things are a bit strange around here right now, but at least we’re not all trapped in one building again. [he places one last prop--a battery-powered speaker--in a nearby bush] But we should be all set now!
At least there’s that. [Tamaki doesn’t have time to think on this though, as they are now completely set up. He nods, confident and assertive.] Right! Let’s get in positions, men! [It doesn’t occur to him that Kaoru is only one person, so men is unnecessary. He grabs Kaoru’s shoulder and pulls him behind a tree to hide. He puts a hand on Kaoru’s shoulder, Tamaki’s expression serious and sincere, as if this is the most important thing in the world.] Kaoru, you can do the honours.
[Kaoru salutes and nods, his own expression equally serious (really, it’s more fun this way)] Yes sir! [he pulls out a remote that’s in charge of the sound system he’s hooked up in the area and hits 'play']
[a deadpan voice that some may recognize as belonging to Haruhi can be heard. the delivery of the lines in the recording sounds very robotic] "Please can you help me? I need help!" [and the recording is followed by a couple minutes of silence before it repeats again, over and over in a loop.]